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me jiauenng distinction paid to the anniversary of my birthday is an honor for which I dare not attempt to express my gratitude. I confide in your Excellency’s sensibility to interpret my feelings for this, and for the obliging manner in which you are pleased to announce this.” „ —George Washington to Compte de Rochambeau, February 24,1781.
All this fuss about cherry pie on Presidents^ Day may help the Traverse City cherry industry in Michigan, but really has little to do with the way George Washington ate in Virginia.
He generally dined on the food of the time: ham biscuits, kidney pie, chicken patties, pork cutlets, honeyglazed onions, fricasseed French style green beans, spinach salad and stewed cabbage.
Dessert was fruit and cheese served with a silver beaker of Madeira.
Jefferson’s Gift
“These are hampers containing samples of the best wines of this country, which l beg leave to present to the
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