Thoughts for Food

Boston: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1946. Hardcover. Gray cloth with blue lettering, lacking the dust jacket. Ends worn. Pp 372. Index. "This book, consisting of one hundred twenty-five menus, with recipes, is intended for the woman who is both hame-maker and hostess. The menus, which range from intimate family dinners to meals for more elaborate occasions, have been carefully planned." From a time when meal times were traditional events. Table of Contents: Midday- Brunch, Summer Luncheons, Luncheons; Evening- Family Dinner, Friends for Dinner, Summer Dinners, Dinner Parties, Stag Dinners, Guests for Sunday Night Supper; Buffets- Buffets, Evening Snacks, The Cocktail Party. Sample menu: Family Dinner, page 162. Lamb Stew, Potato Dumplings, Green Beans au Gratin, Corn Relish, Rice Pudding, Balbrook, Custard Sauce, Coffee. ; 8vo .