What is Abraham Lincoln's favorite food?

Long before he was President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was known to put on an apron and help his wife cook dinner after a hard day's work. He favored mostly simple food, like corned beef and cabbage, venison and apples.
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What was Lincoln's favorite sweet treat?

Fresh, hot gingerbread was one of Lincoln's favorite childhood treats. This supermoist molasses gingerbread is great any time of year. Like Washington, Lincoln loved corn cakes. He used to say that he could eat them as fast as two women could make them.
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What foods did Lincoln eat?

When Lincoln did eat, he apparently enjoyed simple food such as corned beef and cabbage, cornpone and chicken fricassee—these were the kinds of dishes Mary Todd Lincoln would have prepared for her family back in Springfield.
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Was Abe Lincoln a vegetarian?

Abraham Lincoln was rumored to be a vegetarian Former President of the United States. While Abe was in support of animal rights, there is no evidence that he was veg.
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What pets did Abraham Lincoln have?

Abraham Lincoln's Pets
  • Pig.
  • Family's beloved dog, Fido (who stayed home in Springfield, Ill.)
  • Ponies belonging to Tad and Willy Lincoln.
  • White rabbit.
  • Nanny and Nanko, goats.
  • Jack, Tad Lincoln's turkey.
  • Jip, Lincoln's dog.
  • Dogs.
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Did Lincoln use tobacco?

7. He didn't smoke or drink. Lincoln didn't drink. Alcohol made him feel "flabby and undone." He didn't smoke or chew tobacco, either.
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Did Abraham Lincoln have cats?

President Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)

Lincoln was the first president to bring felines into the White House. His cats Tabby and Dixie were gifts from Secretary of State William Seward. Lincoln was quite the cat person, even rescuing three motherless kittens while visiting General Grant during the Civil War.
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What was George Washington's favorite meal?

Family members and visitors alike testified that hoecakes were among George Washington's favorite foods. He invariably ate them at breakfast, covered with butter and honey, along with hot tea—a “temperate repast” enjoyed each morning.
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What are 3 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln?

➢ At 6 foot, 4 inches, Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president. ➢ Lincoln was the first president to be born outside of the original thirteen colonies. ➢ Lincoln was the first president to be photographed at his inauguration. John Wilkes Booth (his assassin) can be seen standing close to Lincoln in the picture.
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What was Abe Lincoln's favorite book?

Even though Lincoln had very little formal education, he loved to read, and neighbors remembered how he would walk for miles to borrow a book. Some of his favorite books included Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington, Robinson Crusoe, Pilgrim's Progress, and Aesop's Fables.
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Did Lincoln play marbles?

He spoke to about 15,000 people. * Lincoln played marbles to relieve stress during the Civil War.
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What was Teddy Roosevelt's favorite food?

Teddy Roosevelt was a determined guy, and when it came to dinnertime, he made sure that his favorite comfort foods were a priority. Pigs in blankets, turtle soup and fried chicken smothered in white gravy kept him running—that and plenty of coffee, sweetened with as many as seven lumps of sugar!
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What was Thomas Jefferson's favorite food?

Thomas Jefferson: Mac and cheese.
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What is Abraham Lincoln's most famous quote?

Abraham Lincoln > Quotes
  • “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” ...
  • “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” ...
  • “No man is poor who has a Godly mother.” ...
  • “We are not enemies, but friends. ...
  • “I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ”
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Who was the drunkest president?

Ulysses S. Grant was one of the most habitual presidential dipsomaniacs. His lifelong reliance on alcohol to smooth his internal demons tarnished his distinguished career. With a low tolerance for the sauce, one or two drinks made him inebriated.
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Which president ate jelly beans?

President Reagan and his jar of Jelly Bellies.

When Ronald Reagan ran for Governor of California in 1966, he began eating "Goelitz Mini Jelly Beans" as part of his successful attempt to give up pipe smoking.
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Who was president for 1 day?

President for One Day may refer to: David Rice Atchison, a 19th-century U.S. Senator best known for the claim that he served as Acting President of the United States on March 4, 1849.
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Did Abe Lincoln have a dog?

Fido, a yellow mongrel dog the Abraham Lincoln family adopted about 1855, stayed behind when the Lincolns moved to Washington, D.C., in 1861 and was stabbed to death sometime in 1866. The man who killed Fido has gone down in history as a shiftless drunk, but that characterization might be unfair.
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Which president had a pet turkey?

One special animal in the Lincoln White House was Jack the turkey. Jack originally was on the Lincoln's dinner menu, but Tad became fond of the bird and pleaded with his father to spare Jack's life. President Lincoln relented, and Jack became part of the Presidential household.
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Who was the first cat?

There were other earlier cat-like species but Proailurus (meaning "before the cat"; also called "Leman's Dawn Cat"), which appeared about 30 million years ago, is generally considered the first "true cat".
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What was Lincoln's addiction?

Drugstores back then offered a cornucopia of now illegal or controlled substances. In just one three month sampling of the Corneau & Diller's ledger lists Lincoln's Springfield neighbors buying morphine, laudanum, chloroform, quinine, opium pills, mercury, and belladonna (from the deadly nightshade plant).
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What President smoked 20 cigars a day?

Grant was said to smoke 20 cigars a day. His habit increased during the Civil War, after the Battle at Fort Donelson in Tennessee in mid-February 1862.
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Did Abe Lincoln smoke cigars?

Because he died before his birthday in 1953, he was a mere 109 years old, not 111 as was reported at the time. Even so, he had a noteworthy prescription for a long life: "Work hard, don't worry and smoke plenty of cigars."
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