Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book Part 32

At a breakfast party the dress of the ladies should be more simple than at a dinner or a supper party.

ECONOMICAL DINNERS FOR SMALL FAMILIES.--The receipts for these plain dishes are generally to be found in Miss Leslie's "Directions for Cookery," a work to which the present book is supplemental.

SPRING.--Boiled ham; spinach; asparagus; poke; potatoes[369-*]--Rhubarb pie.

[369-* There is no necessity for repeating the mention of potatoes.

It will of course be understood that potatoes should const.i.tute a portion of every dinner. Also that pickles should always be on the table with beef and mutton.]

Veal cutlets; cold ham; spinach; turnips; poke; asparagus--Baked batter pudding.

Broiled halibut cutlets; cold ham; spinach; turnips; asparagus--Boiled indian pudding.

Calf's liver fried with ham; asparagus; turnips; poke; spinach--Rhubarb pudding.

Boiled leg of mutton; stewed onions; turnips; carrots--Baked rice pudding.

Family soup; fried ham and eggs; asparagus; beets; spinach--Baked indian pudding.

Corned beef; cabbage; carrots; stewed onions; beets--Fritters.

Broiled shad; cold corned beef; carrots; spinach; asparagus--Eastern pudding.

Veal pie; fried ham and eggs; asparagus; spinach; turnips--Gooseberry fool.

Roast veal; peas; asparagus; spinach--Gooseberry pudding.

Boiled rock-fish; hashed veal; peas; spinach; asparagus--Farmer's rice pudding.

Boiled ham; peas; beans; spinach--Gooseberry pie.

Veal soup; cold ham; stewed onions; beans; peas--Currant pie.

Roast beef; horse-radish; peas; beans; asparagus--Custard in a dish.

Fresh cod-fish boiled; cold roast beef; horse-radish; peas; beans; spinach--Eastern pudding.

Mutton soup; the meat that was boiled in it; stewed onions; turnips; suet dumplings--Currant pie.

Roast lamb with mint-sauce; asparagus; peas; spinach--Custard in a dish.

Boiled black-fish; cold roast lamb; spring salad; beans; peas--Gooseberry pudding.

Green pea-soup; veal cutlets; salad; peas; beans--Currant pie.

Boiled ham; fried chickens; peas; beans; salad--Fritters or pancakes.

Roast fillet of veal; cold ham; peas; beans; salad--Gooseberry pie.

Hashed veal; broiled ham with eggs; peas; beans--Boiled indian pudding.

Boiled sea-ba.s.s; beef-steaks; onions; beans; peas--Currant pie.

Stewed breast of veal; fried ham with eggs; peas; beans--Gooseberry pudding.

Fresh cod-fish boiled; mutton chops; stewed onions; beans; peas--Baked batter pudding.

Baked beef with a batter pudding under it; beans; peas--Gooseberry pie.

Broiled mackerel; stewed mutton; stewed onions; beans; peas--Boiled rice pudding.

Boiled halibut; beef-steaks; onions; beans; peas--Currant pudding.

Salt cod-fish; stewed onions; veal cutlets; beans; peas--Baked rice pudding.

PLAIN DINNERS FOR SUMMER.--Clam soup; beef-steaks; stewed onions; peas; beans; summer cabbage--Cherry pie.

Boiled ham; veal cutlets; cuc.u.mbers; beans; peas--Custard pudding.

Cat-fish soup; cold ham; cuc.u.mbers; peas; beans--Cherry pie.

Stewed fillet of veal; cold ham; squashes; beans; beets--Batter pudding, baked.

Boiled black-fish; beef-steak pie; squashes; beans; beets--Cherry pudding.

Fried sea-ba.s.s; stewed knuckle of veal; cuc.u.mbers; squashes; beans--Raspberry pudding.

Boiled mackerel; beef-steaks; onions; cuc.u.mbers; beans; squashes--Baked rice pudding.

Clam soup; stewed fillet of veal; cuc.u.mbers; beets; fried egg-plant--Sweet potatoe pudding.

Beef-steaks with stewed onions; boiled crabs; cuc.u.mbers; squashes; boiled corn--Raspberry pie.

Stewed leg of mutton; turnips; squashes; beets; cuc.u.mbers--Blackberry pie.

Boiled ham; clam fritters; beans; summer cabbage; corn--Custard pudding.

Clam pie; cold ham; sweet potatoes; lima beans; squashes--Boiled batter pudding.

Boiled fowls; fried ham and eggs; lima beans; sweet potatoes; beets--Raspberry pie.

Roast ducks; stewed egg-plant; lima beans; sweet potatoes; turnips--Custard.

Boiled leg of mutton; nasturtian sauce; turnips; tomatoes; beets--Blackberry pie.