The following is Buckeye Cookery's 1877 suggestions for a summer day's meals. The text recommends them particularly for Sunday, but we think you'd enjoy stretching these American dishes over the whole week.
"--Breakfast--Nutmeg melons; fried fish; boiled plover; saratoga potatoes; sliced tomatoes; Minnesota rolls; bread; coffee and chocolate.
"Dinner.--Green corn soup; baked chicken, cold veal loaf; mashed potatoes, summer squash, green corn pudding, baked tomatoes; corn starch pudding, blackberry pies; peaches, melons; ice-cream; centennial drops; white cake; tea and coffee.
"Lunch.--Cold chicken and veal; bread, cheese; lemon jelly; blackberries; Minnehaha cake; lemonade."
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