Hulled corn. May be obtained in cans. Follow directions on same. To hull corn is quite a complicated process, requiring the use of lye, etc.
Canvas-back duck. Same directions as for teal duck. Roast for about eighteen minutes.
Celery mayonnaise. Cut raw celery in strips like matches and wash well, then put in napkin on cracked ice, so it will become crisp. Serve with well-seasoned mayonnaise sauce, either on top or separate, as desired.
Pound cake. One-half pound of butter, one-half pound of sugar, one-half pound of flour, five eggs, a little rum and a teaspoonful of baking powder. Beat the butter with sugar until white, add the eggs one by one, while beating briskly. Mix the flour and the baking powder in together, and last of all add the rum. Put in mould and bake in oven for one hour.
Fruit cake. To the pound cake batter add one-half pound of chopped mixed glacé fruits, and one-half pound of raisins.
NOVEMBER 11
| BREAKFAST | AFTERNOON TEA | ||||
| Pearl grits and cream | Chicken à la King | ||||
| Fried eggs | Bread and butter sandwiches | ||||
| Rolls | Raspberry water ice | ||||
| Chocolate | Champagne wafers | ||||
| Almond cake | |||||
| LUNCHEON | Tea | ||||
| Cold assorted meats | Chocolate | ||||
| Potato salad | Whipped cream | ||||
| Iced tea | |||||
| DINNER | |||||
| Consommé with tapioca | |||||
| Boiled salmon, mousseline sauce | |||||
| Potatoes Hollandaise | |||||
| Roast goose, apple sauce | |||||
| St. Francis potatoes | |||||
| Celery Victor | |||||
| Baked Alaska | |||||
| Coffee | |||||
Pearl grits with cream. See [hominy in cream].
Potato salad. Slice three boiled potatoes while hot. Add one small onion chopped fine, some chopped parsley, salt and pepper, two spoonsful of olive oil, and one each of boiling bouillon, or boiling water, and vinegar. Mix carefully so as not to break the potatoes, and serve in salad bowl with lettuce garnishing.