Is today's economic downturn greater than the 'Great Depression'? Are we going to see bread lines and over filled soup kitchens? For the first time in several decades Japanese citizens were in bread lines on new years eve! The idea of bread lines, soup kitchens, and the great depression got my thinking about what the President of the United States was eating while the average citizen suffered. I was lucky enough to find the menu to a meal between Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover - I guess they were not experiencing the full the stresses of the times. Maybe they couldn't figure out how to save America on an empty stomach or did they need to take a nap after such a meal?
Consomme curried celery
Rolled toast and salted almonds
Brook trout w/tartar sauce
White potato curls
Cucumber aspic
Chicken Supreme w/Spanish rice
Sweet potato croquettes
Grassed beans clarified apples
Hearts of lettuce & assorted cheeses
Toasted crackers
Vanilla ice cream in molds
Pink crystal pears
Pound cake candies fruits
Coffee
What would you eat if you knew tomorrow the worlds economy would collapse, many would suffer insurmountable losses, businesses would fail, people would endure hardships they never previously encountered, and you were the President who had to turn things around?
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