George Washington's Last Meal With His Troops...

Aside from being the United States first president, George Washington was also the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), leading the Americans to complete victory over the British. He is the only General ever to achieve such a feat.

At the close of the Revolutionary War, Washington hosted a "Farewell" to his troops and to the French troops who helped the Continental Army. On November 2nd, 1783, at Rockingham House in Rocky Hill, New Jersey, General Washington gave his farewell address to the army. A formal dinner was given on December 4th, 1783 at Fraunces Tavern in New York.



The meal entailed:

Fish House Punch

Crab Claws w/Dill Mustard Sauce

Pate Maison Fraunces

Cheddar Biscuits

Sorrel Soup w/Sippets

Cold Poached Striped Bass w/Cucumber Sauce

White Wine

Mushroom Pastry Beefsteak and Kidney Pie

Roasted Lamb w/Oyster Forcemeat

Baked Smoked Country Ham

Madeira molded Wine Jelly

Yam and Chestnut Pippins

Pilau of Rice Ragoo

French Beans

Skillet Cranberries

Watermelon Pickles

Pear Honey

Sally Lunn Molded Butter Prints

Carrot Tea Cake

Tipsy Squire Tansy Pie

Whiskey Nut Balls

Chocolate Truffles

Apples

Hazelnuts

Pears

Almonds

Grapes

Tobacco

Coffee

Madeira Port

On December 23rd, 1783 General George Washington resigned his commission as Commander in Chief of the Army to the Congress. From there, he presided over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia before taking the role as the first president of the United States.