Image via WikipediaBy Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff WriterBetsy Stanford turns 107 years young on Tuesday, and the spunky matriarch from the District has no shortage of longevity advice - from dietary to spiritual to downright racy.
What to eat? Anything and everything. "Juicy steaks . . . pork chops - as much as you want!" Stanford exclaims. "Everything they say not to eat, I've been eating it since I was 45 years old."
These days, she admits to a particular fondness for a smoothie made of Guinness stout mixed with the nutritional supplement Ensure, a drop of vanilla flavoring and a sprinkle of nutmeg "if [the stout] is too bitter."
"I drink stout. It's good for you, baby!" Stanford said as she held forth with a group of relatives and fellow worshipers at her 107th birthday celebration Sunday at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Northwest.
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