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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.
Dinner- Roast Beef. Gravy. Browned Baked Potatoes. Succo- tash. Vanilla Ice Cream. Cake. Supper— Cold Roast Bee* Thin Bread and Butter. Berries. Cake. Russian Tea. Baked Clams. — Wash and scrub the shells, put them in a large dripping-pan in a very hot oven and when the shells o[ en they are done. Serve on the half shell and let each person season them to taste with melted butter, pepper and vinegarBaked Clams. MONDAY, AUG. 21 Breakfast- Oatmeal with Cream. Scrambled Eggs. Hot Buttered Toast. CofEee. Dinner— Soup. Beef Olives. Potatoes. Stewed Tomatoes. Bread and Butter. Berry Pudding. Supper— Cheese Fritters. Bread and Butter. Baked Apples. Cream Cake. Tea. Cream Cake. — i cup milk, i cup sugar, 2 scant teacupfuls flour, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, i tablespoonful butter, i egg. Bake in jelly tins in a hot oven, Fillijtk^. — A teacup of sweet cream, and 2 tablespoonfuls sugar whipped with an egg beaten till stiff, and fla- vored with vanilCream Cakela. The cream should be spread Qiieach layer both inside and outside. Keep in a cool place. TUESDAY, AUG. 22 Breakfast— Musk-melons. Liver and Bacon. Bread and Butter. Coffee. Dinner — Corned Beef. Cabbage. Potatoes. Boiled Onions. Bread and Butter. Chocolate Blanc-mange. Supper— Cold Sliced Corned Beef. Sliced Cucumbers, Bread and Butter. Sliced Pineapple. Cake. Tea. Boiled Onions. — Peel the onions under water, pour over boil- ing water and cook ten minutes, adding Jj teaspoonful salt. Drain and pour over boiling salted water, a second time and yet a third to take away the strong odor. Make a gravy of rich milkBoiled Onions, and butter, season, serve very hot. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23 Breakfast— Hominy with Cream. Corned Beef Hash. Bread and Butter. Coffee. Dinner— Veal Cutlet. Potatoes, Peas. Corn. Bread and Butter. Apple Pie. Cheese. Supper— Egg Salad. Bread andButtcr. Berries. Cake. Lemon- ade. Egg Salad,— Boil the eggs % an hour, put them in cold water and let stand a few minutes, then take off the shells, taking care not to break the egg. Cut them into halves lengthwise, take out yolks and mix them with i saltspoonful of dry mustard, a little pepper, 2 tablespoon fuls vinegar, i tablespoonful olive oil. Mix very smooth and put back in whites. Place them on a plate and garmsh with lettuce. This rule is for J3 dozen eggsEgg Salad. THURSDAY, AUG. 24 Breakfast— Baked Apples with Cream. Hashed Veal on Toast. Fried Hominy. Bread and Butter. Coffee. Dinner— Irish Stew. Stewed Tomatoes. Lettuce. Bread and jiultcr. Water-melon. Supper —Fried Egg-plant. Bread and Butter. Baked Pears. Cake. Raspberry Shrub. Irish Stew. — 3 pounds of lean mutton cut into pieces not more than 2 inches square. Stew the meat gently in enough cold water to cover it. until it is tender, remove from the fire, strain off the gravy and set in a cool place to allow the fat to rise to the top. Skim oft every particle of this and return the gravy to the stove, season to taste with a little chopped onion and put the meat into it with a dozen potatoesIrish Stew which have been parboiled and sliced. Cook 15 minutes and serve very hot. FRIDAY, AUG. 25 Breakfast— Wheat Germ with Cream. Warmed over Stew. Bread and Butter. Coffee. Dinner— Baked Halibut. Hollandaise Sauce, Potatoes. Corn.