07 May President Roosevelt’s Favorite Dish

It’s been a while since I’ve written about one of my favorite World War II veterans, Lt. Col. Monroe F. “Buddy” Stamps. Buddy also served our country in Korea and on his very last day of duty barely made it out alive.

Buddy grew up in Manchester, GA, a stone’s throw from President Roosevelt’s Little White House at Warm Springs.  Buddy’s mother happened to be a friend of Miss Daisy Bonner, the President’s cook while he was at Warm Springs.

Daisy cooked for the President for twenty years.  In fact, she prepared “the first meal and the last” that he enjoyed in his beloved little home in rural Georgia near the healing springs.  Just so no one would forget she scribbled those words on the kitchen wall.

Mrs. Stamps, Buddy’s Mom, asked Daisy to autograph this recipe, which Daisy labeled as the President’s favorite. Rumor has it that Daisy was indeed FDR’s preferred cook.

I read here that FDR’s favorite meal was “Brunswick Stew” but I beg to disagree.  Daisy said it was “The Country Captain!” and I’ll take her word for it.

Daisy Bonner died on April 23, 1958, at her home in Warm Springs.  She was only 55 years old.
 
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