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June 22

06-22
Cream of Tomato Soup
Crisp Crackers
Fruit Salad, *Huntington Dressing
Salad Rolls
Custard Soufflé, Creamy Sauce
Café Noir

In 1914 June 22 was a Monday.

We are not having leftover meat from Sunday today. This seems more like a luncheon than dinner.

There are a lot of options for fruit salad in Fannie Farmer’s cook books. This one is going to be on the savory side, a salad course rather than a dessert. Following some of the existing recipes, you could arrange slices of your favorite fruits, like grapefruit, orange, banana, and/or grapes  and maybe some walnuts, on lettuce and pour over this savory dressing.

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June 21

06-21
Pimiento Consommé
Imperial Sticks
Chicken Fricassee, Curried
Savory Potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
*Carlton Salad
Cheese Straws
Strawberry Mousse
Lady Fingers

In 1914 June 21 was a Sunday.

I didn’t find a specific recipe for curried chicken fricassee. If I had to guess, add a little curry to the sauce.

The mousse is our eighth strawberry dessert this month

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June 20

06-20
Clam Soup
*Pimiento Cream
Browned Crackers
Lobster Salad
Parker House Rolls
Coffee Ice Cream
Rolled Wafers

In 1914 June 20 was a Saturday.

There are three versions of Lobster Salad. Pick your favorite!

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June 19

06-19

Mock Consommé
Bread Sticks
*Cold Halibut, Sauce Tyrolienne
Dinner Rolls
Dressed Sliced Cucumbers with Lettuce
Toasterettes
Raspberry Cream Puffs
Café Noir

In 1914 June 19 was a Friday. You know what I’m going to say… fish!

Bread sticks and dinner rolls and crackers seems a bit excessive.

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June 17

06-17
Cavaire Canapés
Clam Bouillon
Salmon Swedish Timbales
Green Peas
Chicken Mousse
Finger Rolls
*Bombe Mousselaine
Assorted Cakes
Dinner Punch

In 1914 June 17 was a Wednesday. This is a pretty elaborate dinner for a Wednesday.

Our seventh strawberry dessert this month and I made it!

You will need to make a batch of Strawberry Ice first.

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June 15

06-15
Appledore Soup
Crisp Crackers
French Fried Potatoes
*Corn Toast
Buttered Asparagus
Bread and Butter Pudding, Roxbury Sauce

In 1914 June 15 was a Monday. Instead of leftovers from Sunday’s roast, because there wasn’t one, we have a meatless meal.

Appledore Soup is just potato soup with ketchup stirred into it. This is a pretty starchy meal, except for the asparagus.

Roxbury is a part of Boston. There’s also a recipe for Cambridge Sauce, which is the next city over, across the river.

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June 14

06-14
Tomato Consommé
Croûtons
Fried Chicken, Southern Style
Baked Hominy
Tomato Fritters
*Lenox Strawberries
Cream Sponge Cake
Café Noir

In 1914 June 14 was a Sunday.

This was the first menu card I shared with the Mid-Century Menu Group on Facebook, joining daily menus and recipes from Meta Given’s The Modern Family Cook Book from 1948. And from there this project was launched.

Our sixth strawberry dessert this month and I tried it out!

After testing this out, I took my own suggestion. I sliced the strawberries and soaked them in the Lenox mixture, then heaped them on toasted biscuits, and topped with decorative globs of whipped cream (unsweetened, with a hint of almond extract). A delightful variation!

Although I said that the strawberries may have been named for the resort town of Lenox, MA, Mr. Scratch points out that they may have instead been named for The Lenox Hotel in Copley Square. Built in 1900, it was once the tallest building in Boston and is still operational today. This seems like more plausible source for the name since there is a recipe for Lenox Punch in the 1905 edition of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, but not the 1896.

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June 13


Spinach Soup
*Cheese Croûtons
Porterhouse Steak, Sauce Figaro
Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Creamed Asparagus
French Cream Cakes, Hot Chocolate Sauce

In 1914 June 13 was a Saturday.

Today is the day Scratch gave me this box of menus and recipes as an anniversary gift. Little did he know that it would launch this project.

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June 8

06-08
Turkish Soup
Pan Broiled Lamb Chops
Potatoes Paprika
Asparagus Mousselaine
*Steamed Rice, Strawberry Sauce

In 1914 June 8 was a Monday.

This is the fourth strawberry dessert of the month.

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June 7

06-07
Consommé Dubarry
Stuffed Cushion of Veal, Brown Gravy
Savory Potatoes
Tomato Fritters
Asparagus Salad
*Strawberry Ice Cream
Lady Fingers

In 1914 June 7 was a Sunday.

With Strawberry Ice Cream, we have our third strawberry dessert of the month.

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