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1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Lemon Sauce.— 2 cups hot water, i cup sugar, 3 heaping tea- spoonfuls corn starch, grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon- ful butter. Boil the water and sugar five minutes, add the corn starch wet in a little cold water. Cook ten minutes, add the lemon rind and juice, and butter. Stir till the butter is melted and serve at once. FRIDAY, FEB. 17 Breakfast. — Oatmeal and Cream. Beet Hash. Bread and Butter. Coffee. Dinner.— Hamand Eggs. Parsnips. White Potatoes. Breadand Butter. Cup Custard. Supper.— Macaroni with Cheese. Fresh Graham Bread and But- ter. Canned Cherries. Cake. Tea. Beet Hash. — Chop the meat and beets together, add the pota- toes and chop very fine. Put the fat which was left from the meat in a frying pan and when liquid pick out the bits of brown fat, add the hash and just enough boiling water to moisten well, cover and cook until brown, then fold as you would an omelet, and serve at once. SATURDAY, FEB. Omelet. 18 Breakfast. — Indian Mush with Cream. Hot Buttered Toast. Coffee. Dinner.— Fried Hahbut. Boiled White Potatoes. Stewed Toma- toes. Bread and Butter. Hot Apple Pie. Cheese. Supper. — Baked Beans. Boston Brown Bread. Apple Sauce. Cake. Indian Mush. — Put one quart of water on to boil. Mix one pint of corn meal one teaspoonful of salt, and one tablespoonful of flour with one pint of cold milk. Stir this gradually into the boil- ing water and boil half an hour, stirring often. Cook an extra supply and pour in a tin to fry the next morning. SUNDAY, FEB. 19 Breakfast.— Fried Indian Mush with Maple Svrup. Warmed Beans. Toasted Boston Brown Bread and Butter. CttfTee. Dinner.— Roast Beef. Gravy. Browned Baked Potatoes (Rule Jan. 15th.) Turnips. Boiled Onions. Celery. Bread and But- ter. Mince l*ie and Cheese. Supper.— Oyster Stew witli Crackers. Canned Pears. Feather Cake. Feather Cakf.— 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, i tablespoonful butterLemon Sauce, i cup milk, 2 cups flour, 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder. MONDAY, FEB. 20 Breakfast. — Oranges. Broiled Salt Mackerel. Po- tatoes Warmed in Milk. Bread and Butter. Coffee. Dinner. — Roast Beef Warmed in the Gravy. Baked White Pota- toes. Canned Corn. Bread and Butter. Pumpkin Pie. Supper.— Egg Vermicelli. Currant Jelly. Thin Bread and Butter. h eather Cake. Cocoa. Egg Vermicelli. ^Boil three eggs twenty minutes. Separate the yolks and chop the whites. Toast four slices of bread, cut in small pieces, make a cup of thick cream sauceEgg Vermicelli and add the chopped whites and while hot pour over the toast. Rub the yolks through a fine strainer over the whole. TUESDAY, FEB. 21 Breakfast. — California Breakfast Food with Cream. Poached Eggs on Toast. Doughnuts and Coffee. Dinner. — Roast Veal with Dressing. Mashed White Potatoes, Celery. Bread and Butter. Apple Float. Supper.— Milk Toast. Cheese. Canned Peaches. Cake. Tea. Api'LE Float.— Prepare 12 tart apples as for sauce. When cold add whites of two beaten eggs, then beat the whole till quite stiff. Make a soft custard with the yolksApple Float. When ready to serve, put the apple on the custard. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 Breakfast. — Oatmeal and Cream. Cold Roast Veal. Fried Potatoes. Graham Muffins. Butter. Coffee. Dinner,— Ham and Eggs. Baked Potatoes. Stewed Tomatoes.