Any other fruit may be used in the same way, and if a richer crust is wanted, two tablespoons of fat instead of one may be used. =Corn Coffee.= Roast common field corn as brown as possible without burning. Grind coarsely, and steep like coffee. Add milk and sugar, and you will find it a delicious drink. =Noodle Soup=, page 305. MONDAY, MAY _Breakfast._ _Dinner._ _Supper._ Oatmeal Mush, with Pea Soup. Bread Pancakes. Milk and Sugar. Mutton Stew. Fried Bacon. Bread. Broiled Potatoes. Tea. Coffee. Bread. =Oatmeal Mush=, page 91. =Pea Soup.= _Ingredients_, one pound of peas, one onion, two tablespoons of beef fat, salt and pepper. Additions to be made according to taste. One fourth of a pound of pork, or a ham-bone, a pinch of red pepper, or, an hour before serving, different vegetables, as carrots and turnips, chopped and fried. Soak the peas over night in two quarts of water. In the morning pour it off, put on fresh water, and cook with the onion and fat until very soft. Then mash or press the peas through a colander or soup-strainer to remove the skins, and add enough water to make two quarts of somewhat thick soup. Season. =Mutton Stew=, page 187. =Bread Pancakes.= Make in the following manner: One quart of milk, three eggs, one tablespoon of butter, one teaspoon of salt. Add to this one cup of flour, and two cups of bread crumbs that have been soaked soft in milk or water and mashed smooth. The batter should be rather thick. Bake in small cakes, adding more flour if they stick. TUESDAY, MAY _Breakfast._ _Dinner._ _Supper._ Oatmeal Mush and Fried Fish, with Fried Farina Pudding. Milk. Mint Sauce. Broiled Salt Pork. Buttered Toast. Fried Potatoes. Bread. Tea. Coffee. Bread. =Mint Sauce.= Two tablespoons of chopped green mint, one tablespoon of sugar, one half cup of vinegar. Mix and let stand an hour or two. =Fried Farina Pudding.= One pint of water, one pint of milk, one teaspoon of salt, one half pint of farina, two eggs. Mix the flour and eggs smooth with a part of the milk. Heat the remainder to boiling, and stir in the egg and flour. Continue stirring until it thickens, then cook for fifteen minutes in a double boiler. When cold, cut it in slices and fry them brown on a griddle. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER _Breakfast._ _Dinner._ _Supper._ Soda-biscuit. Pea Soup. Corn Mush and Baked Potatoes, with Irish Stew. Molasses. Drawn Butter Sauce. Bread. Bread and Grated Cocoa. Cheese. Tea. =Drawn Butter Sauce.= Make according to the rule for White Sauce (page 130), except use water instead of milk, and part beef fat instead of all butter. =Irish Stew= (page 186). SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER