Food + Drink

Mrs. Roosevelt’s Spice Cake

The Most Popular Cake at the Turn of the Century 🥮

Dec 4, 2024 •

“Fond of Most Things in the Dessert Line”

President Roosevelt’s Favorite Cookies + Pies 🍰

Jul 4, 2024 •

Butter Sculptures + Buttermilk 🥛

TR’s Deliberations on Dairy

Jun 5, 2024 •

“The Bad Habits of the Banana Skin”

TR + Fruit 🍌

May 1, 2024 •

Cherry Bounce 🍒

A Presidential Drink

Feb 7, 2024 •

Liquid Pepper 🌶️

Tabasco Sauce, the McIlhenny Family, and Theodore Roosevelt

Jan 3, 2024 •

and

“Red in Cranberry Dressed”

The Sauce-y Story of Thanksgiving Food in TR’s White House 🦃

Nov 1, 2023 •

Spilling Over the Sides

Theodore Roosevelt's Love of Peaches 🍑

Aug 2, 2023 •

“Almost Enough for Lunch by Itself”

Record-Breaking Strawberries in the GAPE

May 3, 2023 •

“Meet Me at the Brazilian Coffee House”

The Business Foray of Theodore Roosevelt's Children

Jan 4, 2023 •

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