The international cook book

If possible, build a breakfast room or con\ ert some room into a breakfast room. Furnish this room so that it will have indi- viduahty and will be colorful. Window hangings, table linen. dishes, and pictures should be harmonious and cheerful. If the regular dining room is used to serve breakfast, this meal may be distinguished from other meals by reserving for its use special linen and, whenever possible, special table appointments. Today we consider the breakfast admirable if it is a bit unusual, gay, and attractive. Breakfast linen should be colorful. The square cloth with the bright border of stripes, conventional design, or flowers is recommended. Napkins should match, of course. The table decoration should be simple, unassuming, and good to look at. Flowers or fruit are suitable for the breakfast centerpiece. Seasonal table decorations may be used, such as 19 20 THE INTERNATION partridge berries, bitter sweet, bayl fruit trees in the spring. Lay the table carefully whether : just as important to consider the taken each time the table is laid is the keynote for a weU-set tabl person. The knife is placed to th fork to the left. Next to the kni for cereal and next to the cereal cofifee spoon is placed on the sauc and butter plate is put to the le the tip of the fork. The bread ai on the bread and butter plate. T right of the plate near the tip o carefully folded is placed to the left The silver used for breakfast si should always be clean and poHs should be grouped at the right of serve the coffee. The coffee servic sugar, and creamer, is placed in fr and pepper shakers are placed in j table. The family breakfast is of greate it is the one that we have to consid( Suggested Menus for the Family fjif MENUS AND TABLE SERVICE Menu 3 Half grapefruit Dry cereal with sugar and cream Plain omelet Graham toast Butter Apple j< Coffee Milk Menu 4 Sliced oranges Buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup Country sausage Coffee ' Milk Menu 5 Baked apple Scrambled eggs Broiled bacon Com muffins Butter Currant and raspberry Coffee Alilk Dry or cooked cereal served with sugar and cream is as a breakfast food. Where there are gro-^Tng childr( family, cereal is an essential part of the breakfast men planning a breakfast for adults the cereal may be omiti Fruit, such as sliced peaches, strawberries or fresh 1 any kind, may be served with a dry cereal, sugar, and ci first course for breakfast, in which case the regular fri is omitted. Prunes, dates, or raisins may be added to cereal, and again the regular fruit course may be omitti When any one of the foregoing breakfast menus is to I the fruit course is already on the table when the family Jams and iellies help to decorate the most matt 22 THE INTERNATIONAL COOK BOOK Toast may be made at the table or may be served from the kitchen on a bread plate, carefully covered with a napkin to keep it from getting cold. Hot breads are ser\'ed on a bread plate similarly covered with a napkin. Pancakes may be served in a covered dish from the kitchen or, when an electric pancake griddle is available, they may be baked at the table, assuring their crispness. Waffles, too, are better if cooked on an electric waffle iron at the table.