A Calendar of Dinners

Marion Harris Neil's calendar of dinners — a year of menus and 615 recipes, one Crisco kitchen at a time.

This site is the complete 1915 book A Calendar of Dinners, page by page as originally printed — period spelling, remedies and opinions included. About this edition →

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Soups

9 recipes

Fish

17 recipes

Meats

14 recipes

Vegetables

16 recipes

Salads

12 recipes

Puddings

22 recipes

Sandwiches

28 recipes

Breads

40 recipes

Muffins

26 recipes

Cakes

66 recipes

Eggs

358 recipes

Highlights

Dressed Crab

1 good sized heavy crab 6 tablespoonfuls Crisco 2 tablespoonfuls breadcrumbs 3 tablespoonfuls olive oil 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar…

Sweetbreads with Mushroom Puree

Blanch and prepare sweetbreads, by cutting away all the windpipes and fibrous nerves. When they are quite cool, put under a…

Rolled Oats Bread

2 cupfuls boiling water 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1 cupful rolled oats 1/2 cupful molasses 2 teaspoonfuls salt 1/2 yeast cake 1/2…

Baked Beefsteak

Cut 2 pounds of sirloin, 1/2 inch thick. Mix one cup bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1/2…

Savory Lentil Dish

4 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco 1 cupful lentils 1 bay leaf 3 springs parsley 1 chopped onion Salt, pepper, and powdered mace to…

Fillet of Beef

Trim fillet into good shape. Lard it plentifully, letting the whole upper surface be perforated with lardoons. Place in baking…

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