George Washington and his Hoe Cakes

 

It has always fascinated me as to what were the favorite foods of our founding fathers and that of our presidents. So starting today, I’m going to tell you what foods were the favorite for each of our presidents each week. If you might know of anything else they liked besides what I highlighted, please send me a message, I’d love to know.

Today we will look at what George Washington’s favorite foods were. He was considered a very simple man who loved his hoe cakes also known as Johnny Cakes. 

The hoe cakes of Washington’s time were made with cornmeal and were semi-thin like pancakes then fried in oil until golden brown. If you’ve never been to Mount Vernon, I recommend you visit Washington’s home and take a gander into the café at the entrance and order yourself some hoe cakes. You will thank me later for the recommendation. They are delicious especially if you pour some honey butter over top and have a cup of coffee with it.  Washington also loved fish freshly caught along the Potomac River and relished the fruits grown on his farm and the various nuts harvested from his farm and surrounding plantations in the area.

There were many entertainments held in the Washington home that included succulent roast beef, minced pies, cabbage, onions, and potatoes grown on his farm, and desserts such as tarts, various fruits grown on the farm, and homemade cheeses, pickles, jams, and other home-grown delicacies from his vast farming plantation. 

 

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Ashford University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft, and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week.