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August 28

08-28

Fried Perch
Baked Potatoes
Shell Beans
*Stuffed Cucumbers
Dinner Braids
Steamed Apple Pudding
Hard and Liquid Sauce

In 1914 August 28 was a Friday. What do you know? Fish!

Dinner Braids are Parker House Rolls with an extra tablespoon of butter that have been braided.

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August 25

08-25

Cream of Pea Soup
Toasted Triangles
Cold Sliced Corned Beef
Baked Potatoes, Hotel Style
Devilled Tomatoes
Milk Sherbet
*Berwick Sponge Cake

In 1914 August 25 was a Tuesday.

Berwick Sponge Cake was famous in New England. The Boston and Maine Railway stopped in North Berwick and passengers flocked to a nearby restaurant where Mary Ann Briggs had invented and sold this cake. The 11-year-old Kate Douglas Wiggin (later the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm) remembered seeing Charles Dickens offered a piece of Berwick sponge cake at the station. After the restaurant closed, the recipe was sold to a Boston bakery. The New England Historical Society has more about the cake.

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August 24

08-24

*Mock Sweetbreads, Tomato Sauce
Riced Potatoes
Succotash
Watercress Salad
Dream Sandwiches
Peach Cottage Pudding, Cream Sauce

In 1914 August 24 was a Monday.

It’s interesting that veal was a cheaper meat than sweetbreads that it was worth it to make basically tiny meatloaves instead of serving real sweetbreads.

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August 22

08-22

Watermelon Cubes
Sherry Dressing
*Breslin Baked Bluefish
Stuffed Potatoes in Half Shells
Creamed Cauliflower
Charlotte Russe

In 1914 August 22 was a Saturday.

Are Stuffed Potatoes in Half Shells the same as Baked Potatoes in Half Shells?

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August 20

08-20

Clam Chowder
Cold Sliced Tongue
Baked Potatoes
Dinner Rolls
Blackberries and Cream
*Priscilla Cake

In 1914 August 20 was a Thursday.

I’m wondering if the Priscilla Cake has anything to do with The Modern Priscilla magazine.

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August 19

08-19

*Veal Cutlets, Horseradish Sauce
Riced Potatoes
Succotash
Lettuce and Tomato Mayonnaise
Steamed Blueberry Pudding, Creamy Sauce

In 1914 August 19 was a Wednesday.

I am presuming the salad is lettuce dressed with tomato mayonnaise and not a lettuce and tomato salad with mayonnaise dressing.

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August 17

08-17

Appledore Soup
Croûtons
French Fried Potatoes
Succotash
Baked Tomatoes
*Sautéd Pears, Chocolate Sauce
Sponge Cakes

In 1914 August 17 was a Monday. A meatless Monday, to be specific. With two different kinds of potatoes — the soup as well as the French fries.

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August 16

08-16

*Canteloupe Suprême
Roast Stuffed Leg of Veal, Brown Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Buttered Cauliflower
Hindu Salad
Cheese Sandwiches
Macaroon Cream
Café Noir

In 1914 August 16 was a Sunday. We’re having cantaloupe as an appetizer, which sounds quite refreshing on an August day. See how to make it:

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