The Saturday Sip: May 13, 2023

Your etiquette tip, quote and an Emily Post Cookbook recipe to start your weekend off right!

The Tip

When filling out an RSVP card to reply to a wedding invitation, if there is an “M” at the start of a line that begins the reply use it by filling in the rest of your title and your name. Ms. Eliza Perkins would fill out a reply card that started with “M” by writing “s. Eliza Perkins” after it. The “M” already being present she does not need to write it again but merely finish out the line.

M____________

Ms. Eliza Perkins

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The Recipe

Emily’s Sea Food and Rice recipe sounds like a simple way to whip up a great meal, any time of year! (Please note: these recipes are from 1951, we do not change the language used in them but may make notations for clarification.)

Emily Post’s Cookbook, 1951, pg. 221

Sea Food And Rice

Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 oz package frozen shrimps

• 1 No. 1 can minced clams

• 1 cup crab meat

• 1 No 2 1/2 can whole tomatoes, drained

• 3 medium onions, chopped

• 2 tbs. butter

• 3 tsp. glacé de viande or concentrated meat jelly

• 1 green pepper, cut in pieces

• 2 cups cooked rice

• 1 tsp. paprika

• 1 tsp. salt

• 1/2 tsp. curry powder

• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Directions

Canned, frozen, or fresh sea food and canned or fresh tomatoes can be used. Cook onions and pepper in the butter till onions are golden, add tomatoes, glacé de viande, and the seasonings, and cook 5 minutes. Add rice, shrimps, clams, and crab meat and stir gently so as not to break up shrimps or pieces of crab. Serve as soon as all is hot. [or cooked if using fresh seafood.] Do not overcook or clams will be tough and shrimps and crab meat will break into pieces.

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The Quote

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Any plans to try Emily’s seafood and rice? Does it remind you of any favorite meals? Tell us about it in the comments! We hope you’ve enjoyed the Saturday Sip today.

Up next is Monday’s Awesome Etiquette podcast with a particularly interesting question about apologizing. Keep an eye out for it along with our Community Member Bonus Question and the Etiquette Extra.

Until then,

Lizzie and Dan