Stewed Pears.— Wash them thoroughly, and put them into a
stew-pan which has a tight cover, with sugar enough to sweeten and
water to keep from burning, and a little stick cinnamon✪ Stewed Pears. Stew 2 or
3 hours.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT.
13
Breakfast— California Breakfast Food with Cream.
Minced Veal on Toast. Breadand Butter. Coffee.
Dinner— Pot Roast. Potatoes. Stewed Tomatoes. Bread and
Butter. Snow Pudding.
Supper— Sliced Pot Roast. Thin Bread and Butter. Cut up
Peaches. Plain Cake with Boiled Frosting. Tea.
Boiled Frosting. — Mix i cup sugar with ]4. cup swe ;t milk✪ Boiled Frosting,
put over fire and stir till it boils, then boil 5 minutes without stirring
on the back of the stove. Take off fire and beat with a Dover Egg
Beater to a cream. Spread on cake at once and very quickly.
THURSDAY, SEPT.
14
Breakfast— Oatmeal with Cream. Poached Eggs on
Toast. Doughnuts. Coffee.
Dinner— Sauted Meat. Potatoes. Succotash. Bread and Butter.
Peach Pudding.
Supper— Dried Beef.
Cake. Tea.
Baking Powder Biscuit. Baked Apples.
Baking Powder Biscuit.— Sift with 2 cups flour, i teaspoonful
baking powder and }4. teaspoonful salt. Rub in a scant tablespoon-
ful lard and butter mixed, and wet with enough sweet milk to make
a soft dough✪ Baking Powder Biscuit. Handle lightly with the finger tips, and as little as
possible. Roll 1 inch thick, cut small, bake 20 minutes or till brown.
A stale loaf of bread, dipped quickly into cold wa-
ter, then baked for half an hour is better than when
fresh. I take but half a loaf for my small family of
three.-^Frud^nce Prim in Good Housekeeping.
MONDAY,
MAY
Breakfast.— Hominy with Cream. Warmed over Chicken. ■
Hread and Butter. Coffee. -*-
Dinner.— Mutton Chops. Potatoes. Canned Peas. Bread and
Butter. Pineapple Omelet.
Supper.— Scalloped Potatoes. Hot Buttered Toast. Fruit Cake.
lea.
Pineapple Omelet, — 3 beaten eggs, a teaspoonful of lemon
juice, and a tablespoonful powdered sugar. Cook as a plain break-
fast omelet should be cooked; and just before folding it put within
■2 heaping tablespoonfuls grated pineapple✪ Pineapple Omelet, either fresh or canned.
Serve the omelet hot, dusted with powdered sugar.
TUESDAY,
MAY
Breakfast. — Dropped Eggs on Toast. Hominy Cakes ^^^
with Maple Syrup. Doughnuts. Coffee. ^^^
Dinner.— Pot Roast. Gravy. Mashed Potatoes. Asparagus.
Breiid and Butter. Rice Pudding.
Supper.— Lettuce Served with Mayonnaise. Bread and Butter.
Preserves. Cake. Tea.
Asparagus. — Cut off the tough stalks, wash the tender parts,
and tie in bunches again. Place in a saucepan and cover with boil-
ing water. It will take from 15 to 30 minutes to cook the asparagus;
ten minutes before taking it up add a tablespoonful of salt for each
bunch. When done, serve on toast with butter sauce, or with a
little plain butter spread over^t.
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
Breakfast.— Oatmeal with Cream. Fried Salt Mackerel, ^^m
Creamed Potatoes. Graham Puffs. Coffee. ^^^
Dinner.— Sauted Pot Roast. Boiled Potatoes. Parsnips. Bread
and Butter. Delmonico Pudding.
Supper.— Salmon Patties. Bread and Butter. Canned Fruit.
Cake. Cocoa. ✪ Graham Puffs
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Stewed Pears.— Wash them thoroughly, and put them into a
stew-pan which has a tight cover, with sugar enough to sweeten and
water to keep from burning, and a little stick cinnamon. Stew 2 or
3 hours.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT.
13
Breakfast— California Breakfast Food with Cream.
Minced Veal on Toast. Breadand Butter. Coffee.
Dinner— Pot Roast. Potatoes. Stewed Tomatoes. Bread and
Butter. Snow Pudding.
Supper— Sliced Pot Roast. Thin Bread and Butter. Cut up
Peaches. Plain Cake with Boiled Frosting. Tea.
Boiled Frosting. — Mix i cup sugar with ]4. cup swe ;t milk,
put over fire and stir till it boils, then boil 5 minutes without stirring
on the back of the stove. Take off fire and beat with a Dover Egg
Beater to a cream. Spread on cake at once and very quickly.
THURSDAY, SEPT.
14
Breakfast— Oatmeal with Cream. Poached Eggs on
Toast. Doughnuts. Coffee.
Dinner— Sauted Meat. Potatoes. Succotash. Bread and Butter.
Peach Pudding.
Supper— Dried Beef.
Cake. Tea.
Baking Powder Biscuit. Baked Apples.
Baking Powder Biscuit.— Sift with 2 cups flour, i teaspoonful
baking powder and }4. teaspoonful salt. Rub in a scant tablespoon-
ful lard and butter mixed, and wet with enough sweet milk to make
a soft dough. Handle lightly with the finger tips, and as little as
possible. Roll 1 inch thick, cut small, bake 20 minutes or till brown.
A stale loaf of bread, dipped quickly into cold wa-
ter, then baked for half an hour is better than when
fresh. I take but half a loaf for my small family of
three.-^Frud^nce Prim in Good Housekeeping.
MONDAY,
MAY
Breakfast.— Hominy with Cream. Warmed over Chicken. ■
Hread and Butter. Coffee. -*-
Dinner.— Mutton Chops. Potatoes. Canned Peas. Bread and
Butter. Pineapple Omelet.
Supper.— Scalloped Potatoes. Hot Buttered Toast. Fruit Cake.
lea.
Pineapple Omelet, — 3 beaten eggs, a teaspoonful of lemon
juice, and a tablespoonful powdered sugar. Cook as a plain break-
fast omelet should be cooked; and just before folding it put within
■2 heaping tablespoonfuls grated pineapple, either fresh or canned.
Serve the omelet hot, dusted with powdered sugar.
TUESDAY,
MAY
Breakfast. — Dropped Eggs on Toast. Hominy Cakes ^^^
with Maple Syrup. Doughnuts. Coffee. ^^^
Dinner.— Pot Roast. Gravy. Mashed Potatoes. Asparagus.
Breiid and Butter. Rice Pudding.
Supper.— Lettuce Served with Mayonnaise. Bread and Butter.
Preserves. Cake. Tea.
Asparagus. — Cut off the tough stalks, wash the tender parts,
and tie in bunches again. Place in a saucepan and cover with boil-
ing water. It will take from 15 to 30 minutes to cook the asparagus;
ten minutes before taking it up add a tablespoonful of salt for each
bunch. When done, serve on toast with butter sauce, or with a
little plain butter spread over^t.
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
Breakfast.— Oatmeal with Cream. Fried Salt Mackerel, ^^m
Creamed Potatoes. Graham Puffs. Coffee. ^^^
Dinner.— Sauted Pot Roast. Boiled Potatoes. Parsnips. Bread
and Butter. Delmonico Pudding.
Supper.— Salmon Patties. Bread and Butter. Canned Fruit.
Cake. Cocoa.