'Freedom toast' served on Air Force One
French toast no more
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President Bush waves as he boards Air Force One during a recent trip.
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MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida (Reuters) -- On President Bush's Air Force One flight to Florida Wednesday it was au revoir French toast, hello "Freedom toast."
"Stuffed Freedom Toast" topped the breakfast menu, in a subtle slap at the French for helping to confound U.S. attempts to get the U.N. Security Council to authorize military force against Iraq.
The name change for the venerable breakfast dish -- in this case stuffed with cream cheese -- followed similar moves by the U.S. Congress and some restaurants across the country to change "French fries" to "Freedom fries."
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, asked about the newly titled "Freedom toast," smiled and said, "We're always proud of the men and women of our Air Force."
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