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| State Prison Nashville, Tennessee | 
Our Steward who has had more experience
as a prison official than any one here has charge of the preparation
of the food for the prisoners which is kept fresh in our cold
storage. The following is an average menu which varies with the
seasons.
MENU 
HOLIDAY DINNER 
Barbecued pork, apple butter, cake
bananas, oranges, barbecued mutton, pickles, coffee with sugar,
apples, light bread, sweet potatoes, mincemeat spies, buttermilk,
candy ,cornbread.
REGULAR MENU
MONDAY 
Breakfast: Stewed beef, Irish potatoes,
onions, cornbread and coffee  
Dinner: Boiled bacon, cabbage with
vinegar, cornbread. 
Supper: Molasses, prunes, cornbread,
coffee, beef 
TUESDAY  
Breakfast: Beef hash with Onions, Irish
potatoes, cornbread and coffee. 
Dinner: Bacon, peas, green Onions,
cornbread. 
Supper: Molasses, stewed apples,
cornbread and coffee 
WEDNESDAY 
Breakfast: Fried bacon, fried hominy,
raised gravy, corn bread and coffee.
Dinner: Bacon, new Irish potatoes,
sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and onions with black pepper and vinegar,
cornbread.
Supper: Molasses, stewed rice,
light bread, buttermilk, coffee and bacon. 
THURSDAY 
Breakfast: Beef hash, onions, Irish
potatoes, cornbread and coffee.
Dinner: Bacon, soup beans, stewed corn,
onions and cornbread. 
Supper: Molasses, evaporated peaches,
fried bacon, cornbread and coffee. 
FRIDAY 
Breakfast: Beef stew, Irish potatoes,
cornbread and coffee. 
Dinner Stewed beef, baked sweet
potatoes, stewed tomatoes and cornbread. 
Supper: Molasses, light bread,
buttermilk and coffee. 
SATURDAY 
Breakfast: Beef hash with onions, Irish
potatoes, cornbread and coffee. 
Dinner: Bacon, kraut, baked Irish
potatoes and cornbread. 
Supper: Molasses, stewed apples,
cornbread, coffee, beef. 
SUNDAY 
Breakfast: Fried bacon, fried onions,
evaporated apples, raised gravy, cornbread and coffee. 
Dinner: Peas, green corn, radishes,
cornbread, buttermilk and beef. 
No supper on Sundays 
(Source: Journal: Appendix Tennessee. General Assembly. Senate, 1907, p. 47-47, available on Google Books, Link
 
 
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