Cut smoked and dried salmon in broiling slices and steep in water for half a day. Dry the slices on a cloth, brush with butter and broil about 5 minutes.

Breakfast for Forty.

August 10.

Fresh huckleberries (2 qts 24 cents.)

Summer apples (10 pents.)

Oatmeal and hominy grits (3 cups makes 3 qts, 7 cents.)

Beefsteak (18 orders, 2 1/4 lbs net and butter 45 cents.)

Mutton chops (9 orders, 1 1/2 lbs, 18 cents.)

Ham (9 orders, 1 lb net, 15 cents.)

Eggs any style (3 dozen 45 cents.)

Codfish balls ( 18 with 1 1/2 lbs fish etc. 24 cents.)

Fried mush (4 orders 4 cents.)

Potatoes baked, and a la Francaise (10 cents.)

Muffins (No. 582; 18, 14 cents.)

French rolls (30, 12 cents.)

Corn batter cakes (1 qt 9 cents.)

Milk 2 gal. 24, cream 2 qts 40, butter 1 1/4 lbs 25, syrup 8, coffee 8, tea 2, chocolate 8, bread 4, sugar 12 (131 cents.)

Total $3 68; 40 persons; little over 9 cents a plate.