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Breakfasts and teas

1907

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Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
If one loves the reigning color, brown, give a brown breakfast in which all shades from seal to orange are used in pretty combination. A flat wreath of brown foliage extends inside the plate line. In the center of. the table is a pyramid made of the tiny artificial oranges, buds and blossoms that are shown in the milliners' windows. From this pyramid radiate streamers of light brown tulle in wavy lines across the table to the wreath at the edge. Yellow candles with autumn leaf shades in yellows and browns are placed inside the space between the center and the wreath. 32 Breakfasts and Teas The name cards are placed inside little boxes dec- orated with pyrographic work and suitable for jewel boxes. The creamed lobster is served in cups covered with brown tissue paper, the browned chops, browned fried potatoes, and browned rice croquettes are served on plates decorated with a design of brown oak leaves and acorns. The ice cream is chocolate frozen in shape of large English walnuts and the little squares of white cake bear the design of a leaf in tiny choco- late candies. A Musical Romance. Have it for entertainment at breakfast with prizes for the one who answers best. Each question is an- swered by the name of a song. Questions. 1. Who was the lover? 2. Who was his sweetheart? 3. In what country were they born? 4. On what river was his home? 5. What was his favorite state? 6. Where did he first meet her? 7. What part of the day was it? 8. How was her hair arranged? 9. What flower did he offer her? 10. When did he propose to her? 11. What did he say to her? 12. What was her reply? 13. When were they married ? 14. Her maid of honor was from Scotland; what was her name? Breakfasts and Teas 33 The best man was a soldier; who was he? When in the civil war did the groom and best man become acquainted? A little sister of the bride was flower girl; what was her name? In what church was the ceremony solemnized ? In the thoroughfares of what foreign city did they spend their honeymoon? What motto greeted them as they entered their new dwelling? Who did the bridegroom finally turn out to be? Answers. Ben Bolt. Sweet Marie. America. Suanne River. Maryland, My Maryland. Comin' Through the Rye. In the Gloaming. Her Golden Hair was Hanging Down her Back. Sweet Violets. After the Ball. Won't You Be My Sweetheart? If you Ain't Got No Money You Needn't Come Around. In Springtime, Gentle Anne. Annie Laurie. Warrior Bold. While We Were Marching Through Georgia. Marguerite. 34 Breakfasts and Teas 1 8. Church Across The Way. 19. Streets of Cairo. 20. Home, Sweet Home. 21. The Man That Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo. The answers to the above should not be arbitrary. There are many songs that afford quite as good an- swers as those given above, and the score should credit anyone that makes a reply which fits the question. A Red Rose Breakfast. "I find earth not gray, but rosy, Heaven not grim, but fair of hue." Here is a pretty breakfast for the month of June. Have for the centerpiece a huge bowl of jacque- minot roses. Use long sprays of the leaves and arrange the flowers very loosely in the bowl. Have for the boutonnieres at each cover a bunch of red rose buds tied with scarlet ribbon.