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www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com x February 15 — 28, 2018 x 5<br />
FOODIE FOR<br />
THOUGHT<br />
Dine Like a Dignitary<br />
Even Commanders in Chief Crave Comfort Food<br />
by Kirsten Harrington<br />
They may live in the most famous<br />
house in the country, dine with royalty<br />
from afar, and jet across the world in<br />
Air Force One, but when it comes to<br />
food preferences, U.S. presidents are<br />
just like the rest of us. Each one has<br />
a favorite comfort food or snack for<br />
which he is known. President Donald<br />
Trump has a penchant for potato chips<br />
(specifically Lay’s brand), former<br />
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt<br />
loved a great grilled cheese, and<br />
who can forget former President<br />
Ronald Reagan’s love of jelly beans?<br />
According to the Smithsonian archives,<br />
George Washington had only<br />
one original tooth left when he took<br />
office as a result of using his pearly<br />
whites to crack walnuts, one of his<br />
best-loved snacks. While Michelle<br />
and Barack Obama are remembered<br />
for plucking produce from their own<br />
garden and promoting healthy eating<br />
habits, George W. Bush may be<br />
remembered for indulging in cheeseburger<br />
pizzas. We have Thomas<br />
Jefferson to thank in part for the popularity<br />
of macaroni and cheese, for he<br />
discovered this tubular pasta served<br />
with Parmesan while in Europe and<br />
later served a “macaroni pie” at a<br />
state dinner.<br />
With Presidents Day just around<br />
the corner, why not use the holiday<br />
as an excuse to try something new?<br />
You might learn a few fun facts about<br />
history and find a new dish for the<br />
dinner table in the process. Just because<br />
you don’t have access to your<br />
own personal chef doesn’t mean you<br />
cannot eat presidentially. Here are a<br />
few favorites of past commanders in<br />
chief to get you inspired:<br />
Former President Kennedy’s<br />
New England Fish Chowder<br />
According to presidential archives,<br />
a young woman wrote a letter to<br />
John F. Kennedy asking him what he<br />
liked to eat. He advised his secretary<br />
to reply with this recipe for his favorite<br />
soup:<br />
Ingredients:<br />
2 pounds haddock<br />
2 ounces salt pork, diced<br />
2 onions, sliced<br />
4 large potatoes, diced<br />
1 cup celery, chopped<br />
1 bay leaf, crumbled<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
Freshly ground black pepper<br />
1 quart milk<br />
2 tablespoons butter<br />
Method:<br />
Put the haddock in a soup pot<br />
with 2 cups of water and simmer<br />
for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving<br />
the broth. Remove any bones from<br />
the fish and set fish aside. Sauté<br />
the salt pork in the soup pot until<br />
crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove<br />
the pork and set aside. Sauté the<br />
onions in the pork fat until golden<br />
brown. Add the fish, potatoes, celery,<br />
bay leaf, salt and pepper to<br />
taste. Pour in the reserved fish broth<br />
plus enough boiling water to make<br />
3 cups liquid. Simmer for 30 minutes.<br />
Add the milk and butter, and<br />
simmer for 5 minutes. Serve the<br />
chowder sprinkled with the diced<br />
pork.<br />
Mamie’s<br />
Million Dollar Fudge<br />
Former President Dwight D.<br />
Eisenhower was known for his vegetable<br />
soup recipe, which was often<br />
requested by the public and reprinted<br />
in various newspapers; however,<br />
it was his wife’s famous fudge that<br />
still enjoys a following today.<br />
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2018
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