Suppers: Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions
by Paul Pierce
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About This Book
From the original 1907 introduction:This volume will fill a vacuum in the needs of society; it will supply a long felt want of both men and women, who often, so often, have worried over the proper forms and menus for suppers. The book is compiled by Paul Pierce, publisher of What to Eat, the National Food Magazine, an international authority on all subjects pertaining to dinings and other social functions.
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- Suppers
- NOVEL SUGGESTIONS FOR SOCIAL OCCASIONS
- Compiled by
- PAUL PIERCE
- CHICAGO BREWER, BARSE & CO.
- To the Aristocracy of America.
- Publisher's Announcement.
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I.
- Chafing Dish Suppers—Chafing Dish Cooking and Serving—Chafing Dish Chat—A Chafing Dish Supper—A Chafing Dish Party—Over the Chafing Dish.
- Chafing Dish Chat.
- A Chafing Dish Supper.
- A Chafing Dish Party.
- Over the Chafing Dish.
- Sweetbreads with Peas.
- Lobster a la Newberg.
- Welsh Rarebit.
- CHAPTER II.
- German, Dutch and Bohemian Suppers—Some Queer German Suppers—A Dutch Supper—Bohemian Supper for Men—The Dutch Supper. Some Queer German Suppers.
- A Dutch Supper.
- Bohemian Supper for Men.
- The Dutch Supper.
- CHAPTER III.
- Entertaining in the Modern Apartment—A Little Sunday Night Supper—Stag Suppers—A Bachelor Supper.
- A Little Sunday Night Supper.
- A Stag Supper. 1.
- A Stag Supper. 2.
- A Bachelor Supper.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Suppers for Special Occasions—Danish Valentine Supper—A Hallowe'en Ghost Hunt—A Hallowe'en Supper—Hallowe'en Supper Menus—A Pie Party for Thanksgiving Season—The Pie Shelf—Birthday Suppers—Birthday Party.
- A Hallowe'en Ghost Hunt.
- A Hallowe'en Supper.
- Hallowe'en Supper Menus.
- A Pie Party for Thanksgiving Season.
- THE PIE SHELF.
- Birthday Supper. 1.
- Birthday Supper. 2.
- Birthday Party.
- CHAPTER V.
- Miscellaneous Suppers—Camping Parties and Clambakes—Nutting Party—Harvest Home Supper—Autumn Suppers—Dickens Supper—Boston Supper Party—Yachting Party—A Butterfly Supper—Young Married Couples Supper—Head Dress Supper Party—Quilting Supper—Wedding Supper—Waffle Supper—The Bohemian Picnic Supper—Railroad Party—Literary Supper—Peanut Party—Folk Lore Supper—Cake Walk Supper—Bridge Whist Supper—After Theatre Menus—A Cold Supper Menu for Hot Weather.
- Clam Bake.
- Nutting Party.
- Harvest Home Supper.
- An Autumn Supper.
- When the Frost is on the Pumpkin.
- A Dickens' Supper.
- A Boston Supper Party.
- A Yachting Party.
- A Butterfly Supper.
- Young Married Couples' Supper.
- A Head-Dress Supper Party.
- A Quilting Supper.
- Wedding Supper.
- A Waffle Supper.
- The Bohemian Picnic Supper.
- A Railroad Party.
- The Funville, Frolictown & Featherbrain Railway.
- Rules and Regulations.
- Literary Supper.
- A Peanut Party.
- Folk Lore Supper.
- Cake Walk Supper.
- Menu and Service for Bridge Supper Party.
- "After the Theatre" Menus.
- Oyster Crabs on Steak.
- A Cold Supper Menu for Hot Weather.
- CHAPTER VI.
- Toasts and Stories for Suppers.
- To "One of the Boys."
- "To the Salad of Life.
- An Englishman's Frank Toast.
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