Ahem ... Christmas dinner at Pres George Washington's!

[Zurie]

I thought that if you have an idle moment, you might be interested in this bit of history. Be warned: it's long! Found this in an article on food in history.

This was the menu served somewhere in the 1790's, for Christmas dinner at the Mt Vernon, President George Washington's home in Virginia, from start to finish:

King's Soup (an onion soup)
Oysters on the half shell
Broiled salted herring roe
Boiled rockfish

Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding
Mutton chops
Roast suckling pig
Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing
Round of cold boiled beef with horseradish sauce
Cold baked Virginia ham

Lima beans
Acorn squash
Baked celery with slivered almonds
Hominy pudding
Candied sweet potatoes
Cantaloupe pickle

Spiced peaches in brandy
Spiced cranberries
Mincemeat pie
Apple pie
Cherry pie
Chess tarts
Blancmange
Plums in wine jelly
Snowballs
Indian pudding
Great cake
Ice Cream
Plum pudding
Fruits, nuts, raisins

Port and Madeira

(They seemed to like desserts a lot!)

[duonyte]

This would be a massive challenge today with all of our conveniences - think of what a challenge it must have been then!

[Brenda.]

Wow I agree this must have been quite a task.

Thanks for sharing Zurie

Bren

[Rockamama]

Seems like they basically pulled out any and all edibles available, too!