This is really neither here nor there, but the elementary school I attended was named after President James A. Garfield. I had wondered whether this was the case, but confirmed it in an article that talked about the school’s closing. Garfield is one of those presidents who wasn’t in office very long. Due to an
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The Lemonade Lucy
Rutherford Hayes‘ beard always reminded me of Shredded Wheat cereal. I remember looking at it in a book about the presidents that my family had. U understand that for other people, thinking about the presidents doesn’t match up with thinking about comestibles. For most other people who have taken an American history class, Hayes is
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The Unconditional Surrender
I have always thought that Ulysses S. Grant was the most handsome of our presidents. There, I said it. If it can be said that the Civil War had a darling, from the Union point of view, that would have been Ulysses S. Grant. Most of his fame came from his deeds on the field,
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The Tennessee Tailor
Andrew Johnson is a president who I first remember learning about in the fourth grade. I remember learning about him and trying to understand what impeachment is. Andrew Johnson, like many of the other presidents is someone given to us by swirling, crazy circumstances. Abraham Lincoln choose him as his running mate largely as a
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The Better Angel
There are a bazillion sources of information on Abraham Lincoln. At Ford’s Theatre, which I very, very much want to visit, there is a large spiraling tower of books about him. That makes it a challenge to identify just one element to focus on to create a tribute cupcake for him. Even if you want
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English Muffin Bread
A long time ago, I came across a recipe for microwave English muffin bread. It piqued my curiosity at the time. This was in my early days of online recipe searching. Seriously, I still have binders full of recipes that I printed out from the internet, as well as more than one binder of recipe… Continue reading English Muffin Bread
Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits
Listening to the Alton Brown podcast made me want to make biscuits. In one of the episodes, he started to talk about his grandmother’s biscuits. In another episode he mentioned that he doesn’t drink a lot of dairy around, but keeps it around for biscuits. He reignited the biscuit lust that had lain dormant in… Continue reading Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits