New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08

SEASONS OF THE YEAR
II should be remembered that In the estimate
made for general expenses. which included all
those expenses that remain the same day by day,
an allowance was made for breakfast of coffee with
condensed milk or cream. pint Of milk Gor break
fast cereaD. potatoes and six rolls or some home
made mullins. cakes biscuits. which should
not cost over cents. There were II cents allowed
for the variety OF the breakfast This was 10 be
spent about as follows: A breakfast cereal. cents;
meat eggs % cents: compete or fresh fruit or
radishes. cents: total. II cents.
A glance Mt these figures will show that the
favorte breakfas, meat Of this country-beefsteak-
is impossible beefsteak properly cut and served
Is always an expensive meat. The smallest steak
the porterhouse. is the most costly OF any cut
while II Includes n greater amount OF waste in the
way OF bone. fat and tough meat than any other
part of the animal. II is too expensive for break
fast meat At the present price Of beef the only
way a satisfactory service OF beefsteak can be Sc
cured for dinner is by buying the entire oin OF beer
al the moderate price charged for meat by the guam
tity Thus the choice tender parts Of the animal.
the tenderloin and the meat on the other SIDE OF
the bone" about which Thackeray has written.
will be secured for steaks. The remainder OF the
lon can be used for roasts ragouts and other pur-
poses There need be little fear of loss II there Is
Intelligent management. Any remnants OF meat LEFT
should be cut up as It is needed. Four mutton
chops within the range or the ~ cents SCI as.Se
fore Quarter OF mutton is purchased entire, when 1t
VIII not cost over r or Se byag mutton and lamb
at the downtown markets. but COMPARATIVELY httle
Snsnilty Mutton chops a, the uptown butchers
IL 10 Ii A pound. and manifesty TOO expensive
for a breakfast II eat.
TIE average person Is likely TO have a
capricous appetite at breakfast than at any OF the
other meals There has been long fast since din
ner the day before and the digestive powers are not
in their normal condition at the early hour at
which the American breakfast Is served great
many make their entire breakfast OF roll and cup
OF coffee and do not eat a substantial meal until
luncheon. business men and working women re-
qure more food for breakfast. Yet TINS should az
ways be a light. easily digested meal ESgs may
often take the place OF meat mere hlvit Is srLncu
delicate lamb chops n piece OF calfs liver orolied
and served with matre dnote butter INN sI re-,
OF veal outlets. Dreaded and accompani.di py TO-
mato sauce. manifestly more IN keeping WIN
4 perfect beefsteak should be taken from the ten
derest beef and cut from an men to ,h Two nehes
mushrooms. Such rich juicy meat Of melting melting
tenderness is seldom or never seen on the domestic
table 1t is properly dinner meat -.
The four breakfast courses given are arranged for
should always be made for either fresh or preserved
fruit at this meal In winter fresh frpi, IS ex
II Is IL, ~ frt are valuable winter food because
of the sugar they contain. Oranges and bananas.
unless they are purchased by the quantity , are
course. They should never be placed on the winter r
table chilled" but at about the temperature they
ordinary apples makes an excellent breakfast dish;
Peel and Guarer SIX nm o appes ana b aI
in a small pipkn stone pot cover them. and let
hours or unt the apples are red and transparent.
and the liquid around them is considerably reduced.
terranean oranges make an excellent breakfast
compete Peel them free them ,rom TIER s seeds
but do not add any water. they are much jucler
than apples. They will have little o. tie agreeable
are too expensive to serve at economic breakfasts.
and are not as good for compotes as the Mediter-
ranean or the Spanish fruit
Our winter breakfast will consist of a red compete
OF apples, cents; PURGE OF white beans. cents;
country sausages in cakes. l2ie cents: stewed pota-
toes corn mullins and coffee total II cents When
the apples purchased by the barrel at 81 so
In the fall and stored for use. four dishes of
the compete will be within the limit given. as 1t
does not require the whole OF the recipe. dash OF
a cold morning. is an excellent appetizer. but is
hardly within the money limit allowed at these
breakfasts.
on account OF the service Of sausage. a PURGE of
white beans Is substituted for the cereal courses
chops and. Ike the beans. would be within the linn
its OF the price allowed for the cereal course. Put
next sp day. At the end OF this Time the
put them into fresh water. cover them and let
spoonful Of salt and t small White onion and let
them continue to simmer well covered IN the oven yen
cooking add more boiling hot In the mornin NJ;
press the hot beans which should have absorbed all
the water. through PURGE sieve Spread them on r
platter 10 receive the fried sausage cakes. one
pound OF sausage meat at 12le cents IS allowed Ior
breakfast The sweetest country sausage may pe
purchased by the bag Of five pounds at TINS price
The dozen cornmeal mullins. which take the place
I'm this menu OF the 8 cents worth OF bakers rolls
nioxed FOR zach day on the general expense list,
are made as follows: Mix overnight a cup OF corn
meal n cup OF tour. three tablespoonfus or sugar,
n saltsnoonful OF salt teaspoonful OF cream
tartar and half a teaspoonfu or soda. SIT these
drv INGREDIENTS which Will cost about Ia cents to-
reither In the morning add an egg at ~ cents
cup OF milk. ~ cents. and teaaspoonfu OF melted
tho muffin batter thoroughly and bake II In but
tered muffin tins. The expense OF the pint Of milk
allowed in the general expenses to serve with the
breakfast cereal will allow for the cream sauce
served with the stewed potatoes
The menu for a spring breakfast is Radishes. s
centa hroiled calfa liver with maitra dhotel hut.