How to Prepare and Serve a Meal and Interior Decoration

About this eBook

Author

Lansdown, Lillian B.

Title

How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration

Credits

Produced by David Starner, Michelle Shephard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

TX: Technology: Home economics

Subject

Interior decoration

Category

Text

eBook-No.

7350

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7350

Release Date

January 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HOW TO PREPARE AND SERVE A MEAL AND INTERIOR DECORATION
2. 2.By LILLIAN B. LANSDOWN
3. 3.HOW TO PREPARE AND SERVE A MEAL — I. BEFORE THE MEAL IS SERVED — II. ENTER THE WAITRESS — III. BREAKFAST — IV. LUNCHEONS — V. THE INFORMAL (HOME) DINNER — VI. THE FORMAL DINNER — VII. AFTERNOON TEAS — VIII. SUPPERS — IX. OUTSIDE THE EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT — X. CARVING HINTS — XI. PLANNING A MENU — XII. MENUS FOR A THANKSGIVING, A CHRISTMAS AND A LENTEN DINNER
4. 4.CHAPTER I: BEFORE THE MEAL IS SERVED — IN THE BUTLER’S PANTRY — BEFORE ANYTHING EDIBLE COMES TO THE TABLE — NAPKINS, SILVER, CHINA AND GLASS — DESIRABLE IMPROVEMENTS — CHAPTER II: ENTER THE WAITRESS — THE MAID AT THE TABLE
5. 5.CHAPTER III: BREAKFAST — BREAKFAST FRUIT — CEREALS — TOAST — BACON — EGGS — COFFEE — FOR THE CHILDREN
6. 6.CHAPTER IV: LUNCHEONS — THE INFORMAL LUNCHEON — THE FORMAL LUNCHEON — THE FORMAL LUNCHEON MENU
7. 7.CHAPTER V: THE INFORMAL (HOME) DINNER — TWELVE MENUS FOR GOOD FAMILY DINNERS
8. 8.CHAPTER VI: THE FORMAL DINNER — THE WHAT’S WHAT OF A FORMAL DINNER — THE COURSES — A GOOD FRUIT COCKTAIL RECIPE — THREE FORMAL DINNER MENUS
9. 9.CHAPTER VII: AFTERNOON TEAS — THE INFORMAL TEA — THE FORMAL TEA
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII: SUPPERS — THE LATE SUPPER
11. 11.CHAPTER IX: OUTSIDE THE EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT — SHERRY OR MADEIRA — SAUTERNE OR RHINE WINE — CLARET — CHAMPAGNE, BURGUNDY OR PORT — CORDIALS AND LIQUEURS
12. 12.CHAPTER X: CARVING HINTS
13. 13.CHAPTER XI: PLANNING A MENU — SOUP — HORS D’OEVRES — FISH — ENTREES — SALADS — DESSERTS — THE ROASTS
14. 14.CHAPTER XII: MENUS FOR A THANKSGIVING—A CHRISTMAS AND A LENTEN DINNER — THANKSGIVING DINNER — CHRISTMAS DINNER — LENTEN DINNER — INTERIOR DECORATION
15. 15.CHAPTER I: LINES AND CURVES — CURVED LINES — BROKEN LINES — VERTICAL LINES
16. 16.CHAPTER II: FORM, COLOR AND PROPORTION — OBLONG — THE SQUARE — THE TRIANGLE — CURVED FORMS — COLOR — PROPORTION
17. 17.CHAPTER III: INDIVIDUAL ROOMS OF THE HOUSE — THE DINING ROOM AND “WORK ROOMS” — WORKING ROOMS VERSUS LIVING ROOMS
18. 18.CHAPTER IV: LIVING ROOM, DRAWING ROOM AND LIBRARY
19. 19.CHAPTER V: BED ROOM, NURSERY AND PLAY ROOM — NURSERY AND PLAY ROOM
20. 20.CHAPTER VI: SOME HINTS ANENT PERIOD FURNITURE

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