Show FARE ABUNDANT BUT PLAIN sunday dinner at the home of the second president in the year 1818 henry bradshaw B fearson Fears an englishman dined with john attains adams second president of the united states et at the boston home of the fine old statesman then 84 years old the sunday dinner was as follows first course a pudding made of indian corn molasses and butter second veal bacon neck of mutton knutton potatoes cabbages carrots and indian beans madeira wine of which each drank two glasses we sat down to dinner at I 1 at 2 nearly all went a second time to church for tea ea we had poun deake sweet bread and butter and bread made of indian corn and rye tea was brought from the kitchen and handed round by a neat white servant gli girl 1 1 fearson says further tile the establishment of this political patriarch consists of a house two stories high containing I 1 believe eight rooms of two men and three maidservants maid mald servants three horses and a plain carriage |