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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.
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 cinnamonStewed 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 milkBoiled 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 doughBaking 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 pineapplePineapple 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