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• MEMORIES OF RMHCL
• • Introduction
  • Their Memories

Typical Menu of 1877

Breakfast:

	Day		Meal
	Sunday		bread and butter, coffee
	Monday		bread, butter, boiled bread, fried potatoes, coffee
	Tuesday		bread, butter, oatmeal porridge, coffee
	Wednesday		bread, butter, potatoes, coffee
	Thursday		bread, butter, cornmeal porridge, coffee
	Friday		bread, butter, boiled rice, coffee
	Saturday		bread, butter, boiled bread, coffee

Dinner:

	Day		Meal
	Sunday		stewed meat, potatoes, bread
	Monday		corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, bread
	Tuesday		roast beef, potatoes, bread, bread pudding
	Wednesday		soup, boiled beef, potatoes, bread
	Thursday		Irish stew, bread, baked bread pudding
	Friday		boiled beef, fish, potatoes, bread, carrots
	Saturday		roast beef, potatoes, bread, pickles, pudding

Tea:

	Day		Meal
	Sunday		bread, butter, tea
	Monday		bread, butter, tea, baked apples
	Tuesday		bread, butter, tea
	Wednesday		bread, butter, tea, preserves
	Thursday		bread, butter, tea, buns
	Friday		bread, butter, tea, apple pies
	Saturday		bread, butter, tea, stewed prunes

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Typical Meal of 1912