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Below is listed what the "menu" will be at the Inaugural.
What will we be having? Maybe just whisky...and lots of it.
*sigh*
Anyone else?:o
Holly
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01132009/news/politics/o_to_arrive_in_a_lincoln_149979.htm
"They're going to party like it's 1861!
In what will be a Lincoln-themed inauguration from top to bottom, Obama won't only follow in the footsteps of the former president - he'll also eat like him, it was announced yesterday
Obama's jampacked Abe-apalooza moved into high gear with an announcement from the Congressional Inaugural Committee that it will hold a luncheon next Tuesday following the swearing-in ceremony that's modeled after foods Lincoln enjoyed.
The lunch menu is only the latest in a slew of references and tributes to Lincoln that will be folded into Obama's big day.
Part of the meal will even be served on replicas of the china picked out by First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln at the beginning of her husband's first term in office in 1861.
The appetizer will feature a seafood stew in puff pastry - including scallops, shrimp and lobster - in honor of Lincoln's love of seafood.
The main course of a "Brace of American Birds (pheasant and duck)" with sour-cherry chutney will be served with molasses sweet potatoes - a nod to the root vegetables and wild game that Honest Abe ate as a child in Indiana.
The Lincoln-fest luncheon at Statuary Hall, a chamber of the Capitol building, will serve some 200 guests, including members of the Supreme Court, the incoming Cabinet and congressional leaders.
"It's always good to model yourself after a great president," said Eric Foner, a professor of American history at Columbia University. "The proof will be in the pudding."
The guests will enjoy an apple cinnamon sponge cake for dessert, which recalls Lincoln's love of apples."
PBJ and some scotch............
with the way prices are.......... there will be lots of PBJ......for the future
ZonieDiver
01-16-2009, 17:37
PBJ and some scotch............
with the way prices are.......... there will be lots of PBJ......for the future
Make sure your PB isn't the one on the recall list for salmonella! :)
Defender968
01-18-2009, 15:13
Below is listed what the "menu" will be at the Inaugural.
What will we be having? Maybe just whisky...and lots of it.
*sigh*
Anyone else?:o"
First thought...S%#@ sandwich, a big one. :(
Let's see now...what shall I have...
An entree, of course...microwaved chicken nuggets, perhaps, to symbolize the mindless instinct of our media as they pecked at the previous President.
A side of some sort. Strawberries, I think; their red color will acknowledge the intellectual foundation of the incoming administration.
And for dessert? A pecan butter cookie, broken into pieces. The pecans will symbolize the nuts who expect the new administration to live up to its promises, the butter will hearken back to the campaign contributions from George Soros that greased the skids, and the broken cookie will symbolize the broken hopes and dreams the new administration will deliver.
Ahh, symbolism. :cool:
PETA will not be pleased.
nmap, I hate it when you are overtly optimistic and joyful, its so unbecoming.
Red Flag 1
01-18-2009, 18:05
Let's see now...what shall I have...
An entree, of course...microwaved chicken nuggets, perhaps, to symbolize the mindless instinct of our media as they pecked at the previous President.
A side of some sort. Strawberries, I think; their red color will acknowledge the intellectual foundation of the incoming administration.
And for dessert? A pecan butter cookie, broken into pieces. The pecans will symbolize the nuts who expect the new administration to live up to its promises, the butter will hearken back to the campaign contributions from George Soros that greased the skids, and the broken cookie will symbolize the broken hopes and dreams the new administration will deliver.
Ahh, symbolism. :cool:
What, no Rev Wright salad? No Bill Ayres watermellon balls, with seeds?
Hang your head nmap.
RF 1
nmap,
Awesome!:lifter
Well, at least am "going green" for the occasion!:rolleyes:
Holly
"They're going to party like it's 1861!
In what will be a Lincoln-themed inauguration from top to bottom, ..................luncheon next Tuesday following the swearing-in ceremony that's modeled after foods Lincoln enjoyed.
The guests will enjoy an apple cinnamon sponge cake for dessert, which recalls Lincoln's love of apples."
Aaww, I really think that's great that a Dem Pres is honoring a Republican President in such a manner. That's touching.. that's so.....:eek: I feel the unifying love of the idealist.
Sorry.. in a bit of a pithy mood today!
:munchin
Aaww, I really think that's great that a Dem Pres is honoring a Republican President in such a manner. That's touching.. that's so.....:eek: I feel the unifying love of the idealist.
Sorry.. in a bit of a pithy mood today!
:munchin
Saoirse,
Am right with you...*sigh*! Am sure there are a few others here that feel the same.
But, to relax, am going to attempt some Bannas Foster this afternoon.
For no-matter what is happening, cooking always relaxes me.;)
Saoirse,
Am right with you...*sigh*! Am sure there are a few others here that feel the same.
But, to relax, am going to attempt some Bannas Foster this afternoon.
For no-matter what is happening, cooking always relaxes me.;)
hhhmmm.. Bananas Foster, eh??? YUM!!!!
Well, I just started my sauce for baked ziti for tomorrow.. homecoming for my honey! LOL But we should probably "shush" on all our cooking, lest we both have a HOUSEFUL of HUNGRY MEN! LOL :D
hhhmmm.. Bananas Foster, eh??? YUM!!!!
Well, I just started my sauce for baked ziti for tomorrow.. homecoming for my honey! LOL But we should probably "shush" on all our cooking, lest we both have a HOUSEFUL of HUNGRY MEN! LOL :D
Saoirse,
Have an italian-based "chef" in my family that adores baked pastas...for good reason! The homemade sauces are so thick and rich, it is not a wonder why that culture is so robust in nature.
Well, in any case, it is good to cook, at "times like these!":)
Holly
For no-matter what is happening, cooking always relaxes me.;)
WHOA !!!!!
A HOT Blonde with a HOT sister to match, who has a deep, deep LOVE for our country and who LOVES to cook.....
Holly........How you doin' ;)
Sdiver,
Oh my indeed!
Am curious to watch the television specials airing the Inaugural feasts tonight...Well, maybe not!
A sip of Whiskey anyone??:o
Holly
Sdiver,
Oh my indeed!
Am curious to watch the television specials airing the Inaugural feasts tonight...Well, maybe not!
A sip of Whiskey anyone??:o
Holly
Echo.. it would take more than a sip of whiskey to withstand watching those specials. But "House" marathon lended a lot of great pithy humor on my day of "mourning". BTW.. the sauce came out GREAT (as it always does), lots of meat, tomatoes, onions, peppers... yummy! It goes in the oven tomorrow with the rest of the recipe. Hope your Bananas Foster turned out great! :D
Echo.. it would take more than a sip of whiskey to withstand watching those specials. But "House" marathon lended a lot of great pithy humor on my day of "mourning". BTW.. the sauce came out GREAT (as it always does), lots of meat, tomatoes, onions, peppers... yummy! It goes in the oven tomorrow with the rest of the recipe. Hope your Bananas Foster turned out great! :D
Saoirse,
Am glad the sauce came out great...it is all about the sauce, IMHO.;)
In keeping with the tone of the Gourmet Guerrila, the below recipie is pretty much what I did, except I use light rum, and skip the bananna liqueur.
It is easy, and very tasty.
(Then I hit the treadmill!)
And it DID clear away any Inaugural Day blues.:)
Holly
http://www.brennansneworleans.com/r_bananasfoster.html
Bananas Foster
¼ cup (½ stick) butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup banana liqueur
4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then halved
¼ cup dark rum
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
Combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet.
Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
Stir in the banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan. When the banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum.
Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum.
When the flames subside, lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream.
Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve immediately.