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December

p. 477 · The White House Cook Book
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MEATS.--Beef, veal, mutton, pork, venison.

POULTRY AND GAME.--Rabbits, hares, grouse, pheasants, woodcock, snipe,

partridges, turkey, fowls, chickens, pullets, geese, wild geese,

ducks, wild duck, tame duck, canvas-back duck, quails.

FISH.--Turbot, sturgeon, haddock, halibut, eels, striped bass,

flounders, salmon, fresh cod, blackfish, whitefish, grouper, cusk,

shad, mullet, a sweet panfish, black bass, yellow perch, salmon-trout,

pickerel, cisco, skate, wall-eyed pike, terrapin, crayfish, green

turtle, prawns, hard crabs, soft crabs, scallops, frogs' legs,

oysters.

VEGETABLES.--- Potatoes, cabbages, onions, winter squash, beets,

turnips, pumpkins, carrots, parsnips, dried beans, dried peas,

mushrooms, parsley, shallots, Brussels-sprouts, leeks, horse-radish,

garlic, mint, sage and small salads. Garden herbs which are mostly

used for stuffings and for flavoring dishes, soups, etc., or for

garnishing, may be found either green or dried the year round, always

in season.

Melons can be had at most of our markets from July 1st until the 15th

of October; they are received from the South in the early part of the

season, and are not as fresh and good as those ripened in our own

vicinity.

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