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Breakfast on a Time Limit

NEARLY every one has a time limit for breakfast - either in the preparing or eating of it. That is probably the reason that for most people breakfast becomes more or less of a static affair. You may like coffee and toast as the framework of the meal, and some one else may wish fruit and eggs, varying the drink from coffee to cocoa or milk. If we must catch a certain car, we know about how long it takes to put down our static breakfast, and if we must needs prepare it also, we have found out how long that takes. When a change in the routine is made, we must Breakfast on a Time Limit allow extra time or take the chance of missing that car.

As a light breakfast suits the mistress of this kitchenette, the routine is to turn on the hot-water faucet (in a house where forty-eight apartments are supplied with hot water from a boiler, I count the water fresh enough to use for cooking), measure two level tablespoonfuls of coffee into the top of the percolator, and pour over it a cup of water, now quite hot from the faucet, and set the coffeepot on the simmerer. In three minutes it begins to bubble up and sing its cheery song. I light the burners of the oven for toast, cut two slices of bread, prepare grapefruit, orange, or bananas, and set my breakfast table. Getting the pint bottle of milk from the dumb waiter, I wipe off the mouth of the bottle and dip out the cream for coffee. When the gas oven has been lighted for five minutes, the slices of bread a are placed on the broiler, set up close to the flame. Three minutes of close watching are necessary now to ensure slices of golden brown toast without even a blackened streak near the edges. This is buttered, and the coffee poured, and all soon disappear in order that a certain car may be caught.

For the bride whose time limit is set by another's car and appetite, I have included a variety of breakfasts which may be built up from the static breakfast of fruit or cereal, eggs or meat, toast or hot bread, and breakfast drink.

Spring Breakfast Menus Stewed Apricots Waffles with Maple Sirup Coffee Sliced Oranges Prepared Cereal Eggs à la Goldenrod Coffee Breakfast on a Time Limit Strawberries with Cream French Omelet French Rolls and Butter Coffee Orange Juice Wheat Cereal Pop-overs Coffee Sliced Bananas, Raisins, and Cream Eggs in Ramekins Toast Coffee Grapefruit Chicken Hash on Toast Coffee Sliced Oranges Creamed Eggs on Toast Rolls and Jelly Coffee Sliced Bananas with Cream Hot Biscuits Marmalade Coffee Strawberries on the Stem Ham Croutons with Poached Eggs Coffee or Cocoa Grapefruit Waffles with Honey Coffee or Cocoa Breakfasts for the Summer Time Raspberries and Cream French Rolls Coffee Butter Sliced Peaches Creamed Chicken on Toast Coffee Halves of Peaches with Whipped Cream Poached Eggs on Toast Coffee Blackberries with Powdered Sugar French Rolls Coffee and Cookies Cold Baked Apple Creamed Eggs on Toast Coffee Breakfast on a Time Limit Blueberries with Milk Waffles Maple Sirup Coffee Raspberries and Cream Creamed Dried Beef and Pop-overs Coffee Blackberries Crisp Rolls and Butter Coffee Sliced Peaches French Omelet Coffee Blueberry Muffins Scrambled Eggs Coffee Autumn Breakfasts Sliced Pineapple Graham Muffins and Honey Coffee Canteloupe Cereal and Cream Hot Rolls and Marmalade Coffee Grapes French Toast and Sirup Coffee Canteloupe Broiled Bacon and Toast Coffee White Grapes Corn Fritters Hard Rolls Coffee Creamy Omelet Hot Biscuit Strawberry Jam Coffee Bartlett Pears Poached Eggs on Toast Coffee Concord Grapes Creamed Dried Beef on Toast Coffee Sliced Peaches Shirred Eggs Toast Coffee Breakfast on a Time Limit Watermelon Prepared Cereal Fish Cakes and Toast Coffee Winter Breakfast Menus Sliced Oranges Wheat Cereal Soft Cooked Eggs Toast Coffee Stewed Prunes Fried Wheat Cereal Coffee Halves of Oranges Oatmeal and Cream Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast Coffee Grapefruit Prepared Cereal Bacon and Eggs and Toast Coffee or Cocoa Prunes with Cream Poached Eggs on Toast Coffee Sliced Bananas with Cream Creamed Beef and Potato Cakes Hard Rolls Coffee Sliced Oranges Raisin and Corn-Meal Mush with Cream Soft Cooked Eggs Coffee or Cocoa Cold Baked Apple with Cream Prepared Cereal Bacon and Eggs Coffee Stewed Dried Peaches with Cream Asparagus Omelet Coffee or Milk Grapefruit Calves' Liver and Bacon French Rolls Coffee or Cocoa