American History
Related: About this forumHarry Truman's White House lunch and dinner menu, today 1952:
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bucolic_frolic
(47,016 posts)Rebl2
(14,712 posts)eye too. They did have liver though and potatoes.
bucolic_frolic
(47,016 posts)I don't go back that far, and don't really remember what we ate as a child, whether lettuce was available all year, or only frozen greens in the winter. I have no idea.
There is spinach soup, I missed that the first time.
MerryHolidays
(7,715 posts)I hope you're still giving 'em hell in heaven, President Truman. Thanks for all you did for the US and the world.
No Vested Interest
(5,196 posts)"disdained" Harry. He had not attended college, if I recall correctly.
Rebl2
(14,712 posts)in WW I though. I actually met him as a child at the dentist office of all places (in Kansas City in the 60s). I was probably nine or ten.
Glorfindel
(9,923 posts)That one produced uneven, ugly results.
Irish_Dem
(57,667 posts)Staph
(6,346 posts)it's buttered toast, lightly sprinkled with sugar. That sounds delicious, except with spinach soup!
Link to tweet
Twitter text from the Truman Library:
"From what we've seen, it's toast with butter and lightly sprinkled with sugar. Not sure we want to eat that with cabbage soup, but we don't want to judge unless we've tried it!"
Irish_Dem
(57,667 posts)Yes exactly, not sure it goes with spinach soup.
Chainfire
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(14,712 posts)Maybe croutons?