Breakfast

Baked apples with cream Oatmeal Dry toast Coffee

Luncheon

Poached eggs, Blanchard Spring lamb tenderloin, Thomas Lettuce salad

Sliced fruit with whipped cream Cakes Coffee

Dinner

Cream of parsnips

Ripe olives

Fillet of bass, Argentina

Roast duckling, apple sauce

Green corn

Cauliflower, Hollandaise

Romaine salad, Roquefort dressing

Raspberry water ice

Assorted cakes

Coffee

Poached eggs, Blanchard. Cut two English muffins in half, toast them, and lay a slice of broiled ham on each. Put a poached egg on top of the ham, and cover with cream sauce.

Cream of parsnips, II. Put three pounds of veal bones in a casserole, add three quarts of water and a handful of salt, bring to a boil, and skim. Then add six sliced parsnips and a bouquet garni, and boil for an hour; then remove the bones and the bouquet. Put three ounces of butter in another vessel, heat, then add three spoonfuls of flour, and when hot add the broth and parsnips. Boil for half an hour, then strain through a fine sieve, put back in the casserole, season with salt and pepper, and add a pint of boiling cream.

Fillet of bass, Argentina. Put two ounces of butter in a casserole, add a sliced onion and a sliced carrot, and simmer until done. Then add a can of sliced French mushrooms, one-half can of sliced pimentos, four peeled and sliced tomatoes, one cupful of tomato sauce, and a little salt and pepper. Boil for ten minutes. Place four fillets of bass in a buttered pan, season with salt and pepper, cover with the above sauce, and bake in oven until done. Serve the fish from a platter with the sauce over it.

Cranberry jelly. To three quarts of cranberries add two pounds of granulated sugar and one quart of water. Cook thoroughly, and force through a fine sieve. Cook the juice for fifteen minutes, and then pour into individual moulds.

Crab apple jelly, and marmalade. To eight quarts of crab apples add three quarts of water. Boil slowly for an hour, adding more water to make up for evaporation. Strain through a flannel bag, but do not squeeze. Measure the juice and add an equal amount of sugar. Boil for twenty minutes, pour into glasses, and seal when cold. Make a marmalade of the remainder of the apples left in the bag, by pressing through a sieve, and then adding an equal amount of cane sugar. Cook until well done. Flavor with lemon or cinnamon.

Apricot and peach marmalade. Cut some firm ripe apricots in half and remove the stones. Add a few spoonfuls of water and cook until soft. Strain through a sieve, and add three-quarters of a pound of cane sugar to every pound of fruit. Crack some of the stones and add the kernels to the fruit. Continue to stir and cook until it thickens. Then pour immediately into hot glasses. Allow to become thoroughly cold before covering. Peach marmalade may be prepared in the same manner.

Brandied cherries. Select some fine Queen Anne cherries and cut off about half of the stem with scissors. Arrange the cherries in glass jars or bottles. Melt two and one-half pounds of granulated cane sugar with a very little water, being very careful not to let it scorch. Remove from the fire and add half a vanilla bean, then add slowly one gallon of brandy. When cold pour over the cherries, seal well, and keep in a cool place.

Brandied peaches. Rub some sound white peaches with a crash towel to remove the down. Prick all over with a needle, drop in cold water, drain, put in a kettle, cover with fresh cold water, and add a small piece of alum the size of a hazelnut. Place over a fire, stir occasionally, and as they float to the surface of the liquid take them out and place in a pan of cold water. Drain, and arrange in quart glass jars. Pour over brandy enough to cover the peaches.

Seal and put away in a cool place, and let stand for two weeks. Then drain off brandy into a kettle, and allow three pounds of sugar to each gallon of brandy. Stir well to melt the sugar. Pour this over the peaches, seal hermetically, and put away in a cool place.

Preserved cherries. To each pound of stoned cherries allow one pound of granulated cane sugar. Crack some of the stones and tie the kernels in a piece of gauze, so they may be removed after the boiling. Then put all in a preserving kettle, boil, and skim, until the syrup is clear. Then put the cherries in jars; boil the syrup a little longer, and pour over the fruit.

Preserved green gage plums. Use a pound of sugar for each pound of plums. Have the fruit clean and dry, and prick all over to keep the skins from breaking. Melt the sugar with as little water as possible, and when boiling add the plums, a layer at a time. Boil for a few minutes, then lift out with a skimmer and place singly on a dish to cool. Continue in this way until the plums are removed. When the last layer is finished return the first ones cooked to the kettle, and continue in reverse order, and boil until transparent. Then take out and arrange closely in glass jars. When all are in the jars pour the hot syrup over them, and seal.