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Christmas Dinner Menu From 1918

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Christmas Dinner Menu From 1918

Dec 07, 2020 1 min read EPCHS

Updated: Dec. 19, 2022

Helen O’Shea Keleher recipes

This is a page from a loose-leaf notebook with handwritten notes on nutrition, foods and recipes that belonged to Helen O’Shea Keleher.

Dinner menu

Consommé/Bread Sticks

Olives/Salted Peanuts

Roasted Goose/Potatoes and stuffing

Cream of Lima Bean/Peas

Chicken croquette/Dressed lettuce

Cheese straws/English Plum Pudding

Sauce/Assorted Cookies

Bon Bon/Café Noir

Roasted Goose

Roasted Goose from "Tried Recipes" by the Ladies Aids Society of the First Christian Church of Lawrenceville, Illinois in 1918.

"Goose taste better if rubbed with salt, pepper, and a light vinegar that day before using. Fill pan half full of water. lay goose breast down add a little celery and onion. Cover and roast.  Baste frequently."

Ladies Aids Society of the First Christian Church of Lawrenceville, Illinois