The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Spring 2004, Vol. 36, No. 1
| Typical Menu at the Branch Homes in 1875 | |
| Sunday | |
| Breakfast: | boiled ham, potatoes, brown bread, butter, coffee |
| Dinner: | roast mutton, potatoes, beets, pie, bread, butter, coffee |
| Supper: | bread and butter, cookies, fruit, tea, tomatoes |
| Monday | |
| Breakfast: | corned beef, potatoes, bread, butter, coffee |
| Dinner: | vegetable soup, boiled beef, potatoes, bread, crackers |
| Supper: | mush and syrup, warm biscuit, butter, cheese, tea |
| Tuesday | |
| Breakfast: | Irish stew, potatoes, bread, butter, coffee |
| Dinner: | pork-loins, peas or green beans, cucumbers, bread, butter, coffee |
| Supper: | bread, butter, cake, fruit, tea |
| Wednesday | |
| Breakfast: | beef, stewed onions, potatoes, bread, butter, coffee |
| Dinner: | roast mutton, tomatoes, brown and white bread, coffee |
| Supper: | cold beef or tongue, beets, bread, butter, tea |
| Thursday | |
| Breakfast: | shoulders, potatoes, bread, butter, coffee |
| Dinner: | roast beef, potatoes, bread, butter, pie, coffee |
| Supper: | warm biscuit, bread, butter, fruit, tea |
| Friday | |
| Breakfast: | mackerel, stewed onions, potatoes, bread, butter, coffee |
| Dinner: | corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, bread, butter, coffee |
| Supper: | bread, butter, cake, fruit, tea |
| Saturday | |
| Breakfast: | beef fricassee, bread, butter, coffee |
| Dinner: | pork or bacon, beans, cucumbers, potatoes, bread, butter, coffee |
| Supper: | rice and syrup, bread, biscuit, cheese, tea |
| Typical Menu at the Branch Homes in 1900 | |
| Sunday | |
| Breakfast: | cold sliced ham, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Dinner: | mutton stew, apple pie, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Supper: | raspberries, sugar cookies, bread, oleomargarine |
| Monday | |
| Breakfast: | beef fricassee, pearl hominy, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Dinner: | roast beef, barley soup, potatoes, crackers, bread, oleomargarine |
| Supper: | rice pudding, syrup, biscuit, bread, oleomargarine |
| Tuesday | |
| Breakfast: | cold roast beef, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Dinner: | S.P. shoulder, cabbage, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Supper: | stewed apples, ginger cake, bread, oleomargarine, cheese, tea |
| Wednesday | |
| Breakfast: | corned-beef hash, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Dinner: | roast beef, lima beans, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Supper: | cold corned beef, pickles, bread, oleomargarine, tea |
| Thursday | |
| Breakfast: | Irish stew, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Dinner: | roast beef, string beans, potatoes, apple pie, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Supper: | mush, syrup, biscuit, bread, oleomargarine, tea |
| Friday | |
| Breakfast: | mackerel, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Dinner: | cod fish with egg sauce, tomatoes, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Supper: | stewed peaches, cake, bread, oleomargarine, cheese, tea |
| Saturday | |
| Breakfast: | corned-beef hash, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Dinner: | S.P. shoulder, navy beans or cabbage, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffee |
| Supper: | rice pudding, syrup, biscuit, bread, oleomargarine, tea |
Source: Central Branch annual reports for 1875 and 1900
Branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
State-Run Homes (in 1922)