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.

HomeMeatless Menus for Gaining Weight—Winter › Meatless, to Gain Weight—Winter: Week Three

Meatless, to Gain Weight—Winter: Week Three

MONDAY

Breakfast

Sliced orange

Raisins

Whole wheat toast

Coddled eggs

Milk or cereal coffee

Lunch

Creamed celery soup

Kidney beans

Peas

Celery

Olives

Fruit gelatin with cream

Dinner

String beans

Baked sweet potatoes

Spaghetti and cheese

Salad: Combination vegetable and fruit, mayonnaise dressing

Prune whip

TUESDAY

Breakfast

Sliced bananas and cream

Poached eggs on graham toast

Postum or cereal coffee

Lunch

Nut meats

Graham toast

Boiled cabbage

Carrots

Celery

Stewed prunes

Dinner

Vegetable soup strained, with noodles

Baked potatoes Lima beans

Creamed parsnips

Salad: Shredded lettuce, chopped celery and prunes stuffed with cream cheese and one half of walnut meat, mayonnaise dressing

Snow pudding, custard sauce

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast

Stewed figs and raisins

Bran bread toast

Coddled eggs

Milk or cereal coffee

Lunch

Creamed tomato soup

Baked potato

String beans

Grapes or dates

Dinner

Corn pudding

Buttered beets

Rutabaga

Salad: Combination vegetable, dressing to suit

Pineapple delight

THURSDAY

Breakfast

Stewed Ruby prunes and raisins

Whole wheat muffins

Boiled eggs

Milk or cereal coffee

Lunch

Bean soup

Boiled potatoes served with butter and parsley Carrots

Celery

Olives

Nut meats

Dinner

Corn and cheese soufflé

Baked tomatoes

Baked potatoes

Salad: Lettuce and chopped cooked celery root, Indian dressing

Pumpkin custard

FRIDAY

Breakfast

Stewed apricots

Bran flakes with cream

Whole wheat toast

Milk or cereal coffee

Lunch

Plain omelet

Buttered beets

Salad: Lettuce and grated carrot, mayonnaise dressing

Dates

Nuts

Dinner

Creamed pea soup with egg drops

Baked sweet potatoes

Carrots and peas

Baked winter squash Olives Celery

Fruit salad with whipped cream

Raisins

SATURDAY

Breakfast

Dates

Raisins

Graham biscuits

Coddled eggs

Milk or cereal coffee

Lunch

Tomato bouillon

Toasted crackers

Stewed corn

Endive

Olives

Rice custard pudding cooked with raisins

Nuts

Dinner

Lima beans (dried) plain, served with butter and seasoning

Creamed cabbage

Spanish potatoes

Salad: Combination vegetable, mayonnaise dressing

Bavarian cream

SUNDAY

Breakfast

Grapefruit

Dates

Coffee muffins

Plain omelet

Sanka or cereal coffee

Dinner

Vegetable soup

Creamed potato loaf

Tomatoes and mushrooms

Candied parsnips

Celery

Olives

Peach (canned) roll, peach syrup or cream Supper

Baked sweet potatoes

Butter

Cottage cheese with caraway seed

Rye bread

Peas

Baked apple

Kaffee Hag or Postum

Oil is the most fattening of all the foods we have. For this reason oily dressings may freely be used by those who are attempting to add a few pounds to their weight. Acid tends to reduce weight and for this reason acids should be used sparingly in the dressings.

← Meatless, to Gain Weight—Winter: Week TwoMeatless, to Gain Weight—Winter: Week Four →