Weirdest Things U.S. Presidents Have Eaten At Thanksgiving

You think your family has wacky traditions? You got nothing on William Howard Taft and his possums.

Yes, William Howard Taft went in for roasted Georgia possums.

Yes, William Howard Taft went in for roasted Georgia possums.

Each with a potato in its mouth!

George W. Bush ate "morelia-style gazpacho."

George W. Bush ate "morelia-style gazpacho."

Which, it turns out, is not tomato soup but a chopped tropical fruit salad?

FDR was all about oyster stew.

FDR was all about oyster stew.

Here's a recipe, if you're into it.

Ronald Reagan always had persimmon pudding.

Ronald Reagan always had persimmon pudding.

You can make it too! Here's Nancy Reagan's (housekeeper's) recipe.


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Source: washingtonpost.com

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