During the Roosevelt years. FDR spent time talking to the American people via radio; these became his famous “Fireside Chats.” On Christmas Eve, Roosevelt would do one of his chats and then read Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” to his grandchildren. This what he said in 1944, the turning point of World War II: “The … More Plum Pudding & Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Christmas Message, 1944
Happy/Merry Christmas/Hannukah/Holiday Season/Winter Solstice and a wonderful, hope-filled New Year. A big “Thank You” to each and every one of you for reading “Gherkins & Tomatoes.” Seven years before the sonorous words of the American Declaration of Independence rang out in Philadelphia, George Washington ate the following Christmas brunch. Betty, the only sister of his … More George Washington’s Christmas Brunch, 1769
Hands down, my vote for the greatest presidents we’ve seen in this country goes to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. John Kennedy might have been a truly great president, but he died before he could prove his mettle, though his stand against the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis counts … More Election-Day Menu: Food from Our Greatest Presidents
CYNTHIA D. BERTELSEN 
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