Sunday, August 26, 2012

Luncheon to the honourable Lyndon B. Johnson.

Here is a fascinating piece of Australiana for everybody to enjoy. 1966
A luncheon for Lyndon B Johnson, USA president ( having been signed in as president on a plane from Texas after the assassination of JFK) given by Harold Holt ( the only Australian Prime Minister to totally disappear in a swimming accident off Portsea beach).
Note the generic style wines being served; Moselle, burgundy and champagne ( who would serve a sweet Moselle style wine with prawns?)
Whiting Caprice...crumbed and fried whiting fillets topped with fried banana!!!!!
Pineapple Capricornia..god knows what this is....



Surely protocol would call for the toast to the sovereign head of the host country first.!! but "all the way with LBJ" was the norm for the time.

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