Harry S. Truman
Backyard grilled steak
Move the steaks to a cooler part of the grill if the outside browns too quickly.
The thirty-third president came from Missouri.
Family or White House tradition
Bess Truman’s Ozark pudding tradition supplies the link for this apple-and-walnut dessert. The thin batter bakes around the fruit into a soft centre with a crisp upper crust.
The president & the table
In his diary for 3 January 1952, Truman described a daily pattern that included fruit, egg and bacon at breakfast, and steak, vegetables and fruit ice in the evening. His own record is a better starting point than a menu assembled from presidential stereotypes.
Behind this story
Harry S. Truman diary, 3 January 1952; Bess Truman’s Ozark pudding tradition.