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To: bgill
Who pays $10 for creamed corn?

Ha! I guess if they pay it the steak house will charge it. There was no creamed corn served a this State Dinner.

State Dinner for Prime Minister David Cameron. Clooney was seated at the Head Table across from the President and Prime Minister, and beside Mrs. Obama.

First Course - Crisped Halibut with Potato Crust,Shaved Brussels Sprouts, Applewood Smoked Bacon

Second Course - Spring Garden Lettuces, Shallot Dressing, Shaved Breakfast Radish, Cucumbers and Avocados

Wine: Peter Michael Chardonnay "Ma-Belle Fille" 2009 (Sonoma County, CA)

Main Course - Bison Wellington, Red Wine Reduction, French Beans, Cipollini Onion

Wine: Leonetti Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (Walla Walla Valley, WA)

Dessert - Warm Meyer Lemon Steamed Pudding with Idaho Huckleberry Sauce and Newtown Pippin Apples

Wine: Iron Horse Russian Cuvee 2007 (Green Valley, Sonoma County, CA)

During the White House reception before the dinner, Thibaut-Janisson Brut NV, Virginia (Central Region, Monticello) was served. Above: Place settings for the President and Prime Minister, who will sit beside each other at the Head Table.

50 posted on 10/07/2012 6:22:36 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
It's good to be king.

Then again, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed fat man is king.

5.56mm

51 posted on 10/07/2012 6:29:05 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

A 4 serving box of lemon pudding costs about 75 cents or less if it’s homemade. One can only imagine how much that State Dinner pudding cost us taxpayers.


59 posted on 10/07/2012 8:01:32 AM PDT by bgill
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