The Dixie Cook-Book

“The best is none too good.” Southern family receipts gathered across generations and printed in Atlanta in 1883 — and, in the same volume, everything else a household was expected to know: the laundry, the sick-room, dressmaking, babies, and a year's bill of fare.

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Bill of Fare for August

1. Sunday. BREAKFAST-Nutmeg melon, broiled mackerel, potatoes whole, buttered toast, flannel cakes with syrup. DINNER-Chicken soup, roast tenderloin of beef, new potatoes, boiled corn in the ear; blackberry pie, ice cream, cake, watermelon.

SUPPER-Light biscuit, sliced cold beef, chicken sandwiches, cake and berries. 2. BREAKFAST-Graham gems, broiled mutton chops, fried potatoes, sliced cucumbers. DINNER-Roast beef , boiled potatoes, macaroni with cheese, young beets, tomatoes; rice pudding, cake. SUPPER-Toasted gems, dried beef frizzled, stewed berries, sweet buns 3. BREAKFAST-Hot muffins, broiled beefsteak, boiled eggs. Meat pie, boiled potatoes, green corn pudding, dressed lettuce; watermelon, pie, boiled potatoes, green corn pudding, dressed lettuce; watermelon,

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