Showing posts with label Slavery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Slavery. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

George Washington's Ice House at Mount Vernon

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So did you know that one of George Washington’s favorite desserts was ice cream? In fact, he liked this soft, creamy treat so much that he ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Dolley Madison Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream!

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Legend has it that in the early nineteenth century, a freed slave named Sallie Shadd went into her family’s catering business in Wilmington,...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Dickens Meets Tyler at the White House

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One of the most famous guests to dine at the White House during John Tyler’s presidency was the great English writer, Charles Dickens. Upon...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Dickens Meets Tyler at the White House

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One of the most famous guests to dine at the White House during John Tyler’s presidency was the great English writer, Charles Dickens. Upon...
Sunday, December 5, 2010

Charles Dickens at the White House

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One of the most famous guests to dine at the White House during John Tyler’s presidency was the great English writer, Charles Dickens. Upon...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Franklin Pierce, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and a Hard-Boiled Egg

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In 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act , which outraged many northerners who believed he was supporting slavery ...
Friday, July 9, 2010

Dolley Madison Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

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Legend has it that in the early nineteenth century, a freed slave named Sallie Shadd went into her family’s catering business in Wilmington,...

James Hemings: Thomas Jefferson's Head Chef

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Before departing for his diplomatic appointment in France, Thomas Jefferson decided to bring his teenage slave James Hemings with him for...
Thursday, July 8, 2010

George Washington Glazed Baked Ham

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According to historians at Mount Vernon , Martha Washington carefully supervised the preparation of the hams and bacon that were eaten by t...