This section is from the book "Cooking For Profit", by Jessup Whitehead. Also available from Amazon: Cooking for Profit.
First meal that caused talk. Superb French rolls; fine creamery butter. Not much besides, but these are a feast by themselves.
Calf's liver, fried, plenty of gravy (10 cents.)
Cold roast mutton from dinner (charged that meal.)
Baked potatoes (18, 3 cents - half left.)
Molasses pound cake, warm (11/2 lbs, 14 cents.)
Butter (12 ounces @ 24, 18 cents.)
Cream, coffee, tea, etc., (19 cents.)
 
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