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Decorations for Evening Parties in 1861

Sunday, 27 March 2005

Decorations for Evening Parties

(from Civil War Cooking, The House Keeper's Encyclopedia, by Mrs. E. F. Haskell, first published 1861; New Edition, r. L. Sept 1992

Much taste can be employed in decorating the table; where flowers are plenty, nothing is more beautiful than well arranged bouquets.

A few articles are deemed essential for parties: chicken salad, ice cream, whips or flummeries, jellies, fruit, nuts, coffee and tea, sandwiches, cake, and fancy confectionaries.

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