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Dinner

Whether dinner is served at noon or at night, it is the hearty meal of the day. It should consist of at least three simple courses, but often includes five or six. A dinner of three courses should consist of soup, meats with vegetables, dessert. The soup should be light; the vegetables accompanying the meat should never be more than two, a starchy one and a green vegetable served as a salad; a light dessert and a cup of coffee. This may be enlarged to suit the occasion, but a careful balance should be kept.