Dangerous Food Foes Warn of Ptomaine Perils and Freshness
A health note warns readers about dangers in perishable foods, from mouldy bread and stale fish to bad ice and musty custards. It stresses frying, boiling, and proper storage, including acid use with fish, boiling water for drinking, and pest prevention with screens and ventilation. It urges careful handling to avoid contamination and illness.
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Jeane Watts
Hiss
Sydney Smith
Bluff Squires
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Chickahbominy
Offcer
Housekeeping Questions on German French Cookery and Fireless Cookers
A reader from Peoria asks for German and French cookery books in translation and practical kitchen guidance. The Exchange discusses made in America fireless cookers, home cooking methods, and provides recipes for roast beef gravy Indian meat puddings and timbales with historical kitchen anecdotes.
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Willame & Fisher
Alan
Peoria
Pierre Caron
Rs. Frederic Sherman
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Chicago
Family Meals for a Week Breakfast and Luncheon Menus
A dated menu style listing for a week includes breakfast items such as strawberries cereal and cream shad roe creauettes toast tea coffee and oranges. Luncheon features cold corned beef Boston baked beans brown bread and various desserts with tea. Dinner offerings include split pea soup cannelloni of corned beef potatoes spinach and lemon sauce with black coffee.
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Boston
Luncheon and Breakfast Menu Highlights From the Day
The menu lists stewed rhubarb cereal and cream, stewed kidneys and French rolls with tea and coffee. Luncheon features baked pork and beans, liver, cod and leftovers, biscuits, lettuce salad, crackers and cheese, spinach, potatoes, and various vegetables. Breakfast offerings include oranges cereal and cream, bacon, beefsteak, toast, tea or coffee, and multiple sides.
Evening menu remnants reveal varied dinner and breakfast items
The text lists multiple breakfast and dinner dishes such as fried fish with potato biscuits, toast and tea, cold ham, macaroni pudding, meat soup with noodles, asparagus, baked sardines, mashed potatoes, and custard. It includes leftovers like soup, shad, and various fruit and coffee offerings.
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