I’ve decided to make this a monthly series. At the beginning of each month I’ll share a collection of vintage menu plans from one of my cookbooks. At the end of the year we’ll have an interesting collection of seasonal meal plans. Enjoy!
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VINTAGE MENU PLANS
FEBRUARY
Do you usually serve dessert with your meals? David’s mom usually did but mine did not. He is the youngest child in his family – his oldest brother is almost 10 years older – so his mom was more of a 50s-era mother. I am the oldest in my family so my mom was definitely more 60s-era. I think his mom enjoyed cooking more than mine did, too. Or perhaps it was more expected.
All of these vintage menus include dessert which seems like a lot of extra work. And honestly? Most don’t even sound all that appealing to me. What are your thoughts?
This is the cookbook where I found these menus (mine is the 1976 edition):
DINNERS:
Chicken Fricassee with Dumplings *
Buttered Cauliflower
Pickled Beets
Cranberry Molded Salad
Baked Custard
Chicken Soup
Meatloaf with Tomato Sauce *
Buttered Shoestring Carrots
Creamed Broccoli
Celery
Cherry Cottage Pudding
Grapefruit Juice
Sausage and Corn Casserole *
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Endive with French Dressing
Baked Apples with Ginger Whipped Cream
Black Bean Soup
Roast Beef *
Franconia Potatoes
Buttered Green Beans
Lettuce with Horse-radish Mayonnaise
Peppermint Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce
Egg Canapés
Crown of Frankfurters *
Hot Potato Salad
Braised Celery
Piccalilli
Plum Pie
Roast Pork and Sage Stuffing *
Spinach Ring
Apple Frappé
Celery
Frosted Gingerbread
Sunday Dinner
Consommé à la Royale
Candle Roast of Pork *
Baked Potatoes
Cauliflower with Browned Crumbs
Cranberry Orange Relish
Orange Chiffon Pie
LUNCHEONS:
Split Pea Soup *
Toasted Soup Rings
Orange Bavarian Cream
Vegetable Chowder *
Toasted Cheese Sticks
Frosted Jelly Roll with Cherries
Individual Ham and Egg Soufflés *
Oatmeal Muffins
Pineapple and Banana Salad
Barbecued Beef Patties *
Buttered Spinach
Green Onions
Orange Charlotte Russe
Baked Stuffed Onions *
Spiced Beets
Peanut Butter Bread
Corn and Cheese Soufflé with Tomato Sauce *
Whole-wheat Toast Sticks
Banbury Tarts
Bridge Luncheon
Broiled Lamb Chops *
Buttered Peas in French-Fried Potato Baskets
Olives and Pickles
Bran Muffins
Orange Shortcake
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.
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I’m both curious and slightly horrified about the Crown of Frankfurters. What *is* it?
Ha! Only two ingredients – frankfurters and sauerkraut. But the presentation! It involves SEWING the frankfurters together in such a way as to create a “crown”. You then fill the center with sauerkraut and bake.
I’m not sure I like the sound of most of them.
Yeah, not exactly my top choices, either.