Coffee.
Pass, while you are still at table, or afterward, in the library or sitting-room.
First Week. Tuesday.
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Barley Broth.
Stewed Beef, with Macaroni.
Mashed Turnips. Kidney Beans.
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Southern Rice Pudding.
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Barley Broth.
2 lbs. of lean mutton, cut into strips; ½ lb. lean ham, or a cracked ham-bone; 1 onion; 1 turnip; ½ cup of barley, soaked two hours in a little tepid water; 3 quarts of cold water; pepper, salt, and chopped parsley.
Cook meat, bones, and the sliced vegetables together in the water three hours. Strain, cool, and skim the broth; season; put back over the fire, with the barley, and stew gently half an hour.