From 15 to 20 Years of Age

Breakfast

A very ripe banana with cream and dates Plain boiled wheat, or oatmeal, with cream Milk

Luncheon

Home-baked beans Whole wheat gems Milk

Dinner

Cream or vegetable soup Asparagus or peas Rice or a baked potato Egg custard or ice-cream Milk or cocoa

Summer Menu For The Normal Person

From 15 to 20 Years of Age

Breakfast

Melon or peaches

One or two eggs with whole wheat gems

Milk

Luncheon

Fresh peas, beans, or carrots Corn or potatoes Milk - sweet or sour

Dinner

Boiled onions, beets, or squash Potatoes or lima beans Lettuce and tomato salad with nuts Bran meal gems

Fall Menu For The Normal Person

From 15 to 20 Years of Age

Breakfast

Cantaloup

Corn cake with maple-sirup, or rice cake with honey Milk

Luncheon

Broiled fish Baked potatoes

Dinner

Cantaloup

Turnips, carrots, spinach, peas, beans, or onions - any two of these

Corn bread or baked potatoes Milk or cocoa

Winter Menu For The Normal Person

From 15 to 20 Years of Age

Breakfast

Soaked prunes

Rice, or corn hominy, with cream

Very ripe banana with nuts and cream

Luncheon

Whole wheat bread with nut butter and nuts Rich milk

Dinner

Soup

Winter squash or stewed pumpkin

Sweet potatoes

Celery and nuts.

Spring Menu For The Normal Person

From 20 to 33 Years of Age

Breakfast

Cherries or very sweet berries with sugar - no cream

Cereal with butter One or two eggs Whole wheat muffins Milk or cocoa

Luncheon

Peas in the pod

Baked potatoes or whole wheat gems

Buttermilk

Dinner

Soup

Asparagus or fresh peas

Potatoes

A green salad - optional

Bran meal gems.

Summer Menu For The Normal Person

From 20 to 33 Years of Age

Breakfast

Cantaloup or peaches Coddled eggs

Whole wheat or corn muffins Cocoa or milk

Luncheon

Boiled corn

Lettuce and tomato salad, with nuts and raisins

Dinner

A light soup

One or two fresh vegetables Rice or tender corn Ice-cream or gelatin

Fall Menu For The Normal Person

From 20 to 33 Years of Age

Breakfast

Choice of non-acid fruit

Two baked bananas with cream

Whole wheat, boiled

Nuts

Milk or cocoa

Luncheon

Home-baked beans

Lettuce, or celery, with nuts

Cottage cheese with whole wheat bread

Dinner

Soup - optional Sweet or white potato String or lima beans Lettuce, or romaine, with nuts Whole wheat or bran meal gems

Winter Menu For The Normal Person

From 20 to 33 Years of Age

Breakfast

A very ripe banana with dates, nuts, and cream Oatmeal or corn hominy - choice; small portion Milk or cocoa

Luncheon

A poached egg or a baked potato A glass of buttermilk

Dinner

Tender fish, broiled

Baked potatoes

Lettuce, or celery, with nuts and raisins.

Spring Menu For The Normal Person

From 33 to 50 Years of Age

Breakfast

Boiled whole wheat, or hominy, or corn bread Two eggs or a bowl of clabbered milk

Luncheon

One whipped egg and a pint of milk

A whole wheat cracker or a baked potato

Dinner

Cream soup

Asparagus, peas, turnips, or carrots

Potatoes or baked beans.

Summer Menu For The Normal Person

From 33 to 50 Years of Age \

Breakfast

Berries, peaches, or melon A baked sweet potato

A banana (very ripe) with nuts, cream, and raisins

Milk or cocoa

Luncheon

Tender corn on the cob, with butter A glass of milk - optional

Dinner

Fresh peas, beans, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, beets - any two of these Green corn or a potato Lettuce and tomato salad, with nuts Orange ice or peach ice

Fall Menu For The Normal Person

From 33 to 50 Years of Age

Breakfast

Two large, very ripe bananas, baked; serve with cream Whole wheat or graham gems One egg or a glass of milk

Luncheon

A large, baked potato and a poached egg Cocoa or chocolate

Dinner

Soup - cream of celery or tomato Turnips and lima beans Bran meal gems or a baked potato Cocoa or chocolate

Winter Menu For The Normal Person

From 33 to 50 Years of Age

Breakfast

Two eggs, coddled Whole wheat muffins

A cup of chocolate or a cup of hot water with sugar and cream

Luncheon

Home-baked beans Lettuce or celery A few nuts

Dinner

Carrots, parsnips, or cabbage A baked potato Broiled fish or a nut omelet Cocoa, chocolate, or sassafras tea

Note: Sassafras tea is made from the bark of red sassafras. (See p. 681.)

Spring Menu For The Normal Person

From 50 to 65 Years of Age

Breakfast

A cup of hot water with milk or sugar A coddled egg and a baked potato

Luncheon

Junket or a bowl of clabbered milk One or two baked bananas

Dinner

Peas or asparagus

New potatoes or bran meal gems

A cup of cocoa or a cup of hot water with cream

Summer Menu For The Normal Person

From 50 to 65 Years of Age

Breakfast

Peaches, plums, or melon Coarse cereal with cream Cocoa or hot water with cream

Luncheon

A sweet potato with butter Cheese with water-cracker Milk or chocolate

Dinner

Peas, beans, or carrots Lettuce or spinach Green corn or a potato Cottage cheese with cream and a water-cracker

Fall Menu For The Normal Person

From 50 to 65 Years of Age

Breakfast

A bunch of grapes or a melon

Bran meal gems or plain boiled wheat

Cocoa or hot water with cream

Luncheon

Very ripe bananas with cream Dates and nuts A glass of milk

Dinner

Lima beans and creamed onions

A baked potato

Whole wheat or bran meal gems.

Winter Menu For The Normal Person

Prom 50 to 65 Years of Age

Breakfast

Soaked prunes Baked chestnuts Clabbered milk or junket

Luncheon

A bowl of milk with boiled rice

Dinner

Baked onions and winter squash Baked beans A cup of cocoa

One or two whole wheat crackers and cottage cheese

Spring Menu For The Normal Person

From 65 to 80 Years of Age

Breakfast

Two or three very ripe bananas, baked; serve with cream

Nuts, raisins, and either cream or cottage cheese

Cocoa or hot water

Luncheon

A bowl of sour milk

Rye bread or bran meal gems

Dinner

Cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, or squash A potato Cheese or an egg

Note: If there is a tendency toward rheumatism, gout, or lumbago, eggs should be omitted.

Summer Menu For The Normal Person

From 65 to 80 Years of Age

Breakfast

Peaches, pears, grapes, or melon A baked sweet potato or potato cakes Sassafras tea with cream (See recipe, p. 681)

Luncheon

String beans or new peas Rye bread Cottage cheese

Dinner

Carrots, squash, beets, or onions Lima beans or a potato Buttermilk Bran meal gems

Fall Menu For The Normal Person

From 65 to 80 Years of Age

Breakfast

Melon, persimmons, or a baked apple

Boiled chestnuts or rice with cream

A cup of chocolate or a cup of hot water

Luncheon

A bowl of milk with corn bread

Dinner

Boiled onions, carrots, or stewed pumpkin

A potato - sweet or white

A baked banana with cream cheese

A cup of cocoa or chocolate.

Winter Menu For The Normal Person

From 65 to 80 Years of Age

Breakfast

Soaked prunes

Boiled wheat - small portion

Cream, hot water, or chocolate

Luncheon

A Spanish onion cooked en casserole

A baked potato

Buttermilk

Dinner

Stewed pumpkin or winter squash

A sweet potato

Broiled fish - small portion

Cocoa.

Spring Menu For The Normal Person

From 85 to 100 Years of Age

Breakfast

Two baked bananas, with cream

Two egg whites, whipped into a glass of milk

Luncheon

New peas in the pod (See recipe p. 679) A glass of sour milk

Dinner

Bean soup

Baked sweet or white potatoes

Cottage cheese with cream and sugar.

Summer Menu For The Normal Person

From 85 to 100 Years of Age

Breakfast

Cantaloup

A bowl of clabbered milk

Bran meal gems

Luncheon

Puree of rice with milk

Dinner

A baked or boiled sweet potato

Puree of peas

Egg custard or gelatin.

Fall Menu For The Normal Person

From 85 to 100 Years of Age

Breakfast

Wheat flakes, thoroughly cooked; serve with cream

Warm milk

Luncheon

A coddled egg with a baked potato A cup of chocolate

Dinner

Cream of celery soup

Bran meal gems

A potato

Cocoa or sassafras tea (See recipe, p. 681)

Winter Menu For The Normal Person

Prom 85 to 100 Years of Age

Breakfast

Two very ripe bananas, baked, eaten with nut butter and cream Sassafras tea or a cup of chocolate

Luncheon

Cream of potato soup Whole wheat crackers

Dinner

Puree of peas or beans A potato - sweet or white Chocolate or hot milk