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What might the economical dinner menu consist of in 1905? What was on a vegetarian menu in 1910? If you visited the White House in 1913, what might be served? Collected in this cook book you'll find a variety of old-fashioned dinner menus from the 1890s through the 1920s. There are simple menus perfect for an old-fashioned dinner night and six to twelve course formal dinners great for an old-fashioned dinner party. You'll also find suggestions and advice from antique cook books on how to serve dinner without a maid, old-fashioned table etiquette, and setting and decorating a table the old-fashioned way. "The palate that craves cakes, candies, and pastry may not be tickled by plainer diet, and the girl whose ideal of an agreeable lunch is realized in coffee and 'sinkers,' may turn with scorn from a meal that makes less strain upon digestion." - The National Cook Book (1896) 1914 Menu Chicken Stewed with OlivesChartreuse of SpinachBaked SquashRhubarb TartsCoffee A "Calendar of Dinners" with 615 RecipesMarion Harris Neil