What to Eat, How to Serve it

"What to Eat, How to Serve it" by Christine Terhune Herrick is a helpful guide from the late 1800s about cooking and manners at the table. The book tells you how to plan meals and serve them properly for different events and times of the year. It shows how important it is to make a good dinner at home. It gives lots of information on how to set up a nice place to eat and how to serve food in a way that looks good. It starts by talking about how the dining room is the main place where families come together to eat. Herrick explains what makes a good dining room, like how it's better to have it upstairs where it's brighter and healthier than in a basement. She gives ideas for making dining rooms better, like what decorations, furniture, and lights to use. This book would be interesting to people who want to learn about managing a household, giving useful tips to make eating meals a better experience for families.