- Joined
- May 12, 2010
- Location
- Now Florida but always a Kentuckian
Julia Dent Grant was the wife of Ulysses Grant and she loved to entertain. When she was First Lady, she had the White House serve elegant 29-course meals and the menus were done in French. It was said people had to get up and take an intermission before they could finish. She also had a stewart from Italy.
The Grant's daughter, Nellie's Wedding is suppose to be the standard for all White House Wedding. At the wedding breakfast, there was soft crabs on toast, chicken croquettes and peas, aspic of beef tongue, broiled spring chicken, strawberries with cream, wedding and other fancy cakes, ice cream and ices.
Mrs Grant's favorite beverage to serve was Roman Punch.
Recipe for Roman Punch inspired by Julia Grant.
1 quart lemon sherbert
1 cup rum
1 split (about 3/4 cup) champagne, iced.
Place sherbet in chilled bowl. Slowly mix in rum. Quickly add champagne.
Serve in sherbet glasses. Mixture should be mushy texture, to be sipped, not spooned.
The Grant's daughter, Nellie's Wedding is suppose to be the standard for all White House Wedding. At the wedding breakfast, there was soft crabs on toast, chicken croquettes and peas, aspic of beef tongue, broiled spring chicken, strawberries with cream, wedding and other fancy cakes, ice cream and ices.
Mrs Grant's favorite beverage to serve was Roman Punch.
Recipe for Roman Punch inspired by Julia Grant.
1 quart lemon sherbert
1 cup rum
1 split (about 3/4 cup) champagne, iced.
Place sherbet in chilled bowl. Slowly mix in rum. Quickly add champagne.
Serve in sherbet glasses. Mixture should be mushy texture, to be sipped, not spooned.