At a breakfast party the dress of the ladies should be more simple than at a dinner or a supper party.
ECONOMICAL DINNERS FOR SMALL FAMILIES.--The receipts for these plain dishes are generally to be found in Miss Leslie"s "Directions for Cookery," a work to which the present book is supplemental.
SPRING.--Boiled ham; spinach; asparagus; poke; potatoes[369-*]--Rhubarb pie.
[369-* There is no necessity for repeating the mention of potatoes.
It will of course be understood that potatoes should const.i.tute a portion of every dinner. Also that pickles should always be on the table with beef and mutton.]
Veal cutlets; cold ham; spinach; turnips; poke; asparagus--Baked batter pudding.
Broiled halibut cutlets; cold ham; spinach; turnips; asparagus--Boiled indian pudding.
Calf"s liver fried with ham; asparagus; turnips; poke; spinach--Rhubarb pudding.
Boiled leg of mutton; stewed onions; turnips; carrots--Baked rice pudding.
Family soup; fried ham and eggs; asparagus; beets; spinach--Baked indian pudding.
Corned beef; cabbage; carrots; stewed onions; beets--Fritters.
Broiled shad; cold corned beef; carrots; spinach; asparagus--Eastern pudding.
Veal pie; fried ham and eggs; asparagus; spinach; turnips--Gooseberry fool.
Roast veal; peas; asparagus; spinach--Gooseberry pudding.
Boiled rock-fish; hashed veal; peas; spinach; asparagus--Farmer"s rice pudding.
Boiled ham; peas; beans; spinach--Gooseberry pie.
Veal soup; cold ham; stewed onions; beans; peas--Currant pie.
Roast beef; horse-radish; peas; beans; asparagus--Custard in a dish.
Fresh cod-fish boiled; cold roast beef; horse-radish; peas; beans; spinach--Eastern pudding.
Mutton soup; the meat that was boiled in it; stewed onions; turnips; suet dumplings--Currant pie.
Roast lamb with mint-sauce; asparagus; peas; spinach--Custard in a dish.
Boiled black-fish; cold roast lamb; spring salad; beans; peas--Gooseberry pudding.
Green pea-soup; veal cutlets; salad; peas; beans--Currant pie.
Boiled ham; fried chickens; peas; beans; salad--Fritters or pancakes.
Roast fillet of veal; cold ham; peas; beans; salad--Gooseberry pie.
Hashed veal; broiled ham with eggs; peas; beans--Boiled indian pudding.
Boiled sea-ba.s.s; beef-steaks; onions; beans; peas--Currant pie.
Stewed breast of veal; fried ham with eggs; peas; beans--Gooseberry pudding.
Fresh cod-fish boiled; mutton chops; stewed onions; beans; peas--Baked batter pudding.
Baked beef with a batter pudding under it; beans; peas--Gooseberry pie.
Broiled mackerel; stewed mutton; stewed onions; beans; peas--Boiled rice pudding.
Boiled halibut; beef-steaks; onions; beans; peas--Currant pudding.
Salt cod-fish; stewed onions; veal cutlets; beans; peas--Baked rice pudding.
PLAIN DINNERS FOR SUMMER.--Clam soup; beef-steaks; stewed onions; peas; beans; summer cabbage--Cherry pie.
Boiled ham; veal cutlets; cuc.u.mbers; beans; peas--Custard pudding.
Cat-fish soup; cold ham; cuc.u.mbers; peas; beans--Cherry pie.
Stewed fillet of veal; cold ham; squashes; beans; beets--Batter pudding, baked.
Boiled black-fish; beef-steak pie; squashes; beans; beets--Cherry pudding.
Fried sea-ba.s.s; stewed knuckle of veal; cuc.u.mbers; squashes; beans--Raspberry pudding.
Boiled mackerel; beef-steaks; onions; cuc.u.mbers; beans; squashes--Baked rice pudding.
Clam soup; stewed fillet of veal; cuc.u.mbers; beets; fried egg-plant--Sweet potatoe pudding.
Beef-steaks with stewed onions; boiled crabs; cuc.u.mbers; squashes; boiled corn--Raspberry pie.
Stewed leg of mutton; turnips; squashes; beets; cuc.u.mbers--Blackberry pie.
Boiled ham; clam fritters; beans; summer cabbage; corn--Custard pudding.
Clam pie; cold ham; sweet potatoes; lima beans; squashes--Boiled batter pudding.
Boiled fowls; fried ham and eggs; lima beans; sweet potatoes; beets--Raspberry pie.
Roast ducks; stewed egg-plant; lima beans; sweet potatoes; turnips--Custard.
Boiled leg of mutton; nasturtian sauce; turnips; tomatoes; beets--Blackberry pie.