The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
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The White House Table Sup.
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manifested an altogether kindly and
wholly pardonable interest in the daily
life of their Chief Executive and such
members of his household as consti- IN
tue the first family OF the land 8 For
more than century the White. House
in Washington has been the center
Of the domestic interest Of the repub-
lie. It is not necessary, therefore, to 3
make apology for taking an interest
in the matter Of what the White House
inmates eat. # 4 W
* Mr.. Roosevelt and his family might
be described without offense as good
eaters" They demand the best and
get It. Aside from formal functions y
however, such as state dinners to
diplomats and other dignitaries, the
Roosevelt table ia not an extravagant
one. For breakfast, luncheon and din
ner the president and his wife and
children eat about the same things
as are eaten by other American
families in comfortable circumstances.
There is an inflexible rule that viands
shall be wholesome, as well as ap-
petizing. ii ss q,
Where the presidents family has an
advantage over the families OF men
less highly placed is that the White
House steward gets first pick, as a
rule, OF whatever the market affords.
Tradesmen, Of course, always are
anxious to secure the White House
patronage. They cannot advertise
themselves as "Porkchop purvey0r, by
royal warrant to His Majesty the
King" as might be done by some lucky
butcher in London or other European
capital, but the fact that they furnish
meat, or eggs, or butter to the White
House helps their trade Immensely.
Most Of the White House marketing
Is done at Washington's center market.
reputed to be one Of the best In any
city. Every dealer In the market
knows Henry Pinckney, the colored;
White House steward, and he gener-
ally gets what he wants, though some
times he has to enter into scrambels.
with the stewards from the homes of
Vice President Fairbanks and other
notables. A good deal Of tact has.
to be exercised by the dealers, espec-
tally when the steward from q foreign
embassy makes demand for some
tempting edible that has been reserved
for the White House table.
On one day in June the following
were the menus of three White House
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fairly representative of what the
of year:
Oranges and Cantalopes.
49, Cereals
EGGS, Bacon or Lamb Chops,
Hot Cakes 9s or Waftles. Al !.
Luncheon.
Little Neck CLAIMS. Y
STUFFED Olives. Celery. Il,
Consomme OF Chicken.
Fish :Saute. n 5
EGGS la Turque.
New Spring Beans, asparagus and! 59
Strawberries: Ice Cream.
Split Pea Soup.
Eillet of Bass and Mashed Potatoes
Chocolate Filters oslf Is v saafss
Long Island D1ckling. s5
Broiled Sweet Potatoes. New String
Stuffed Green Peppers.
Fruit Salad. is5
Tartelettes aux Blackberries.
Neapolitan Ice Cream. ~ s isf
Roaao oiiess.
SQUAD has been the most popular
game Of the past season on fashion
able tables, and 1t has been in demand
at the White House. Eggs play big
part in the presidents bill OF fare.
From them there is no danger OF
potmaine poisoning or faint Epicure-
ans of the most exacting kind find in
eggs an old standby. 4, "A f;
There are two large square tables
in the state dining. room at the White
House. When two guests are dinef
one OF the tables is used and where