The Book of a Thousand Menus

A thousand menus for 1927 — sixty-seven weeks of breakfasts, lunches and dinners, reckoned to the calorie and the vitamin.

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Meatless, to Gain Weight—Summer: Week Two

MONDAY

Breakfast

Honeydew melon, dates or raisins Whole wheat muffins

Milk or cocoa

Lunch

Spinach with poached egg

Whole wheat bread

Corn on the cob

Sliced tomatoes

Radishes

Cantaloupe

Dinner

Baked potatoes

String beans

Peas

Mashed parsnips

Salad: Romaine and cucumber, mayonnaise dressing

Berries and cream

Iced cocoa

TUESDAY

Breakfast

Stewed prunes and raisins

Corn muffins with butter

Milk

Lunch

Salad: Cucumber, tomato and lettuce, Russian dressing

Rye bread or toast

Rice (brown) custard pudding with raisins

Dinner

Eggs a la King with mushrooms

Beet greens or spinach Baked potato

Salad: Lettuce hearts with sliced tomato, mayonnaise dressing

Pineapple delight

Iced Kaffee Hag

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast

Muskmelon and raisins or dates English graham muffins

Milk

Lunch

Rye toast

Coddled eggs

Stewed tomatoes

Salad: Cucumber and radishes, sour cream dressing

Fresh fruit

Dinner

Macaroni and cheese

Cauliflower

Summer squash

Fruit salad served on lettuce, mayonnaise dressing

Radishes

Olives

Prune whip

Iced cocoa or Sanka

THURSDAY

Breakfast

Cantaloupe and figs or raisins

Blueberry muffins

Milk or cocoa

Lunch

Vegetable soup

Wheatsworth crackers

Butter beans

Salad: Endive and date

Radishes

Tapioca custard pudding

Dinner

Baked potato

Brussels sprouts

Corn on the cob

Buttered beets

Salad: Lettuce hearts, mayonnaise dressing

Almond bisque

FRIDAY

Breakfast

Puffed rice and blueberries with cream Rye or graham toast, buttered w Fonigh

Milk or cocoa

Lunch

Boston brown bread

Cottage or cream cheese

Buttered carrots

Salad: Fruit on lettuce leaves, creamed mayonnaise dressing

Buttermilk or milk

Dinner

Eggs baked in brown rice nests, tomato sauce Butter beans

Peas

Salad: Celery cabbage (shredded) and tomatoes, Thousand Island dressing

Fruit gelatin with cream

Iced cocoa

SATURDAY

Breakfast

Cornflakes with blackberries and cream Graham muffins Milk

Lunch

Carrots and peas

Peach shortcake with cream

Dinner

Stuffed baked potato Asparagus Buttered beets

Salad: Shredded cabbage and cucumbers, mayonnaise or sour cream dressing

Jellied custard

SUNDAY

Breakfast

Muskmelon

Raisins

Spiced whole wheat coffee cake

Milk

Dinner

Omelet with asparagus tips

Baked potatoes

Lima beans

Buttered beets

Salad: Waldorf with chopped figs, mayonnaise dressing Tapioca custard served with crushed berries Supper

Creamed asparagus soup

Boston brown bread, lettuce and pimento cream cheese sandwiches

Banana whip

Cocoa

If there is no sour cream on hand when sour cream dressing is desired, add some lemon juice to sweet cream and this will make a satisfactory substitute.

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