Nine pounds of standing rib-loin cut,
  Fifty oysters,
  Four branches of celery,
  Five points of milk,
  One-half pint of cream for coffee,
  One-quarter pound of coffee,
  One-quarter peck of onions,
  One bunch of beets,
  One small head of lettuce,
  Two peppers,
  Two dozen rolls,
  One pound of butter,
  Two eggs,
  One-half pound of plum pudding,
  One extra large pie, making twelve small cuts,
  One-quarter pound of sugar.

CORN RELISH

Place in a preserving kettle

  One can of shoepeg corn,
  One quart of cooked string beans,
  One quart of cooked lima beans,
  Eight green peppers, cut in small pieces,
  One small head of cabbage, shredded fine,
  One ounce of mustard seed.

Equal parts of vinegar and water to cover.  Bring to a boil and cook for thirty-five minutes.  Now place in a bowl

  One cup of flour,
  One-half cup of yellow mustard,
  One-half cup of salt,
  One-half cup of sugar,
  One ounce of paprika,
  Two cups of vinegar.

Stir to dissolve and then add to the boiling mixture.  Cook for fifteen minutes and then fill into all-glass jars and seal.  Store in a cool dry place.

FOR EIGHT COUPLES

In English communities it is the custom to sit up and watch the departing year out and to welcome in the new.  The farmers in the north country visit the orchards, while the folk in the highlands visit and return calls.

The custom of New Year’s calling is very old indeed, and in the years of long ago the Beau Brummels and dandies of the times enjoyed the New Year’s calling as a very rare sport.

The mummers who are abroad this day follow the ancient custom of dear old Scotland, where these rites have prevailed for many centuries.

Toast the old year out and new one in with a loving cup: 

  Ring out the old with all its hate,
  Ring in the new with love and cheer,
  Ring on, oh bells of time;
  Ring with joy, ere ye be too late.

To prepare a loving cup for welcoming the new year for fifteen persons: 

NEW YEAR’S PUNCH

  One and one-half gallons of cider,
  One-half dozen bananas, sliced thin,
  One small bottle of cherries, cut into bits.

Place a large lump in the ice bowl and stir to blend.  Serve in tall punch glasses.

A MIDNIGHT REPAST

Oysters a la Newburg
Pimento Sandwiches
Pickles Celery
Salted Nuts
New Year’s Punch Coffee

or

Creamed Chicken Delmonte
Celery Salad
Home-made Pickles      Olives
Rolls      Butter
New Year’s Punch      Tea or Coffee

A punch may be made with part grape juice and part lemonade and then the fruit added.