Vintage Menu Plans ~ August

I hope you’ve been enjoying these vintage menu plans. To me, they are like a little time capsule from a different era, one in which meals were eaten together at the table and much care went into the planning and preparation. Times change and while we might not always have time for meals like these, I do believe they can inspire us to at least occasionally elevate the dinner table experience.

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VINTAGE MENU PLANS
AUGUST

This is the cookbook where I found these menus (mine is the 1976 edition):

DINNERS:

Meatloaf*
Sautéed Pineapple Rings
Cucumber, peas and watercress salad bowl with Horseradish French Dressin
Chilled Melon

Broiled Steak*
Hashed Brown Potatoes
Creamed Fresh Corn
Mixed Green Salad, Roquefort Cheese Dressing
Fresh Fruit Platter with Crackers

Apricot Juice
Barbecued Chicken*
Riced Potatoes
Corn Fritters
Peach Bavarian Cream

Baked Stuffed Fish*
Creamed New Potatoes with Parsley
Peas with Onion Butter
Mixed Salad Greens
Pear Upside-down Cake

Dill Pickle Hors d’Oeuvres
Ham Cheese Savory*
French Fried Potato Twirls
Baked Summer Squash and Tomatoes
Grape and Pear Salad
Peppermint Mousse

Grapefruit Juice
Chicken à la King*
Stuffed Vegetable Marrow
Jellied Vegetable Salad
Boston Cream Pie

Sunday Dinner

Honeydew Melon
French Fried Chicken*
Potato Soufflé
Green Beans
Lettuce Salad with Chive French Dressing
Butterscotch Parfait

LUNCHEONS:

Bridge Luncheon

Jellied Madrilene
Melba Toast
Sliced Cold Chicken and Ham with Watercress*
Fruit Salad in Orange Ice Rings
Petits Fours
Mint Iced Tea

Continental Soup
Chicken Club Sandwiches*
Rum Custard

Corn and Celery Casserole*
Graham Biscuits
Pickled Watermelon Rind
Dream Pie

Alfresco Luncheon

Scalloped Corn and Sausages*
Pepper Relish Sandwiches
Hawaiian Wedges
Gingersnaps

Labor Day Picnic

Tomato Juice
Savory Meatloaf*
Green Onions, Carrot Sticks, Cucumber Wedges
Cheese and Dill Sandwiches
Oatmeal Cookies
Lemonade

Baked Eggs and Canadian Bacon on Toasted English Muffins with Hollandaise Sauce*
Orange Meringue Ring with Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Avocado Fruit Salad Bowl*
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches
Grape Sherbet
Haystacks

Would you like me to make any of the starred recipes? If so, leave me a comment and tell me which one(s) you are interested in. As long as they don’t include mushrooms or nuts (I’m allergic to these) and I can find the ingredients I’ll give it a whirl.

*These recipes are included in the cookbook.