A very good new year to you!
It's national Bloody Mary Day! The menu suggestion for a fancy dinner this week from 52 Sunday Dinners from 1913 is very elaborate! and sounds delicious! How in the world did they get mangoes in January?
Oysters on the Half Shell
Mangoes
Salted Nuts
Olives
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Consomme Duchess with Imperial Sticks (the latter is just buttered toast in 1/3" strips)
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Crab Meat in Timbale Cases
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Roasted Goose with Potato and Walnut Stuffing
Chantilly Applesauce with Horseradish
Onions au Gratin
Endive, Celery, and Green and Red Pepper Salad
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Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce
Coconut Cake Cubes
Chocolate Walnut Cake
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Fruit
Raisins and Nuts
Roquefort Cheese with Water Biscuits
Café Noir
People born today include Paul Revere in 1735; Betsy Ross in 1752; and EM Forster in 1879; it's also the marriage day of James Fenimore Cooper in 1811.