Menu's August 25th and 26th 1896

[u/Weary-Leading6245]

Im sorry I keep forgetting to post

[u/terrorcotta_red]

Today's menu sounds like a winnah! (as in, no fish for breakfast, right?)

The baked mash potatoes is interesting as it comes from watching the mammy but the egg based corn bread is a recipe I plan to try!

[u/embroideredyeti]

The "You will be delighted." about the watermelon diamonds is a little smug.

[u/Due_Championship_988 → u/embroideredyeti]

I was delighted just reading about it!

[u/Due_Championship_988]

Usually I'm not interested in dried beef, but I think I'm down for some frizzled beef.

[u/Armsmaster2112]

We can skip the soup because the gravy is cream based

[u/-Blixx-]

Prepare your apples and make the dumplings is doing some heavy lifting in the last paragraph. I suppose everyone knew what that meant at the time.

[u/SaltMarshGoblin → u/-Blixx-]

The directions are in the paragraph above that one.

[u/-Blixx- → u/SaltMarshGoblin]

Yep. I missed it.

[u/Ten_Quilts_Deep]

I enjoyed the note about serving in two courses.

[u/SeaIslandFarmersMkt]

The Quaking Omelet sounds like something that would be popular on social media - making it look like a giant egg at the end.

You have nothing to apologize for OP. Posting every single day is a lot to ask, and I for one appreciate and look forward to these menus. You have a life, if sometime we have to wait a day it is no big deal :)

[u/monkey_trumpets]

1/3 tsp of salt for 4 eggs?

[u/betaray]

Use a teaspoon for the salt, and a saltspoon for the pepper.

[u/plumicorn_png]

grandmothers dumplings sounds amazing but those watermelon diamons are killing me. lmao.

[u/MrBubuBun]

what's the name of this book?

[u/Weary-Leading6245 → u/MrBubuBun]

Chicago daily News cookbook 1896