Helen O' Shea Kehler

Christmas Dinner Menu From 1918

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Updated: Dec. 19, 2022

Helen O’Shea Keleher recipes

This is a page from a loose-leaf notebook with handwritten notes on nutrition, foods and recipes that belonged to Helen O’Shea Keleher.

Dinner menu

Consommé/Bread Sticks

Olives/Salted Peanuts

Roasted Goose/Potatoes and stuffing

Cream of Lima Bean/Peas

Chicken croquette/Dressed lettuce

Cheese straws/English Plum Pudding

Sauce/Assorted Cookies

Bon Bon/Café Noir

Roasted Goose

Roasted Goose from “Tried Recipes” by the Ladies Aids Society of the First Christian Church of Lawrenceville, Illinois in 1918.

“Goose taste better if rubbed with salt, pepper, and a light vinegar that day before using. Fill pan half full of water. lay goose breast down add a little celery and onion. Cover and roast.  Baste frequently.”

Ladies Aids Society of the First Christian Church of Lawrenceville, Illinois
 

Since 1954 the El Paso County Historical Society has been a driving force in the historic scene of El Paso. EPCHS strives to foster research into the history of the El Paso area; acquire and make available to the public historic materials; publish and encourage historical writing pertaining to the area; and to develop public consciousness of our rich heritage.