Fall Meal Planning Ideas from the 1930s

Get some unique fall meal planning ideas straight out of the 1930s. You’ll get two weeks’ worth of meal ideas featuring breakfast, lunch, and dinner all planned out.

These days with meal planning we have so many options. You can get on Pinterest and get endless meal ideas or even use a service like Eat At Home that makes meal plans for you.

Homemakers of the past couldn’t just hop on the internet to find meals for their meal plans. Instead, they had cookbooks, family recipes, and magazines, and another interesting option was booklets that were available from brands.

I love collecting these booklets that often feature recipes and sometimes even full meal plans. While they are to encourage people to use their products they also provide an insight into the type of meals people were eating during that time.

This summer I shared a summer meal plan from the 1930s that was found in the Calendar of Meat Recipes which was given out by the Dressed Beef and Pork Packers from Iowa.

I love that the meal plans in this booklet are divided up seasonally. Since I shared the summer ideas I want to share the fall meal planning ideas with you now.

A great way to use these meal planning ideas is by using my meal planner so you can stay organized and make meal planning a lot easier!

1930s Fall Meal Planning Ideas

When I can find similar recipes I will link to them. If you see a recipe you are interested in that doesn’t have a link let me know. I’m happy to try many of them to share.

1930s Fall Meal Plan Week One

Sunday Breakfast

Grapefruit
Broiled Lamb Patties
English Muffins
Currant Jelly
Coffee

Sunday Lunch

Toasted Meat Sandwiches
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
Celery and Olives
Apple Strudel
Coffee

Sunday Dinner

Consommé
Croutons
Rib Roast of Beef
Piquant Sauce
Browned Potatoes
Buttered Asparagus Tips
Cranberry and Orange Salad
Mince Tarts
Coffee

Monday Breakfast

Tomato Juice
Oatmeal and Cream
Broiled Bacon
Toast
Coffee

Monday Lunch

Sliced Roast Beef
Hot Barbecue Sauce
Rye Bread
Combination Salad
Figs in Syrup
Coffee

Monday Dinner

Braised Veal Steak with Mushrooms
Riced Potatoes
Buttered Green Beans
Endive Salad
French Dressing
Apple Fritters
Coffee

Tuesday Breakfast

Apple Sauce
Canadian Style Bacon
Hot Corn Bread
Coffee
Milk

Tuesday Lunch

Curried Lamb in Rice Ring
Cole Slaw
Hard Rolls
Grapefruit Half
Tea

Tuesday Dinner

Pork Roast with Spicy Sauce
Scalloped Potatoes
Browned Parsnips
Tomato Salad
Pear Meringue
Coffee

Wednesday Breakfast

Sliced Oranges
Creamy Roast Pork
Baking Powder Biscuits
Peach Preserves
Coffee

Wednesday Lunch

Ham Rolls with Apples
Head Lettuce Salad
Thousand Island Dressing
Cottage Pudding
Milk

Wednesday Dinner

Beef Short Ribs
Browned Potatoes
Buttered Beets
Stuffed Prune Salad
Raspberry Ice
Macaroons
Coffee

Thursday Breakfast

Fruit Cup
Sausage Links
Wheat Cakes
Brown Sugar Syrup
Coffee

Thursday Lunch

Hungarian Veal Goulash
Molded Fruit Salad
Sugar Cookies
Coffee

Thursday Dinner

Leg of Lamb
Creamed Potatoes
Peas and Minted Carrots
Cloverleaf Rolls
Pineapple and Cabbage Salad
Spice Cake
Coffee

Friday Breakfast

Stewed Prunes
Bacon Omelet
Whole Wheat Toast
Apple Jelly
Coffee
Milk

Friday Lunch

Lamb and Eggplant en Casserole
Pear Salad
Cheese Biscuits
Honey
Coffee

Friday Dinner

Braised Pork Chops
Scalloped Corn
Baked Squash
Vegetable Salad Bowl
Vanilla Ice Cream
Pineapple Sauce
Coffee

Saturday Breakfast

Peach Half
Minced Lamb
French Toast
Maple Syrup
Coffee

Saturday Lunch

Liver and Sausage Rolls
Grated Carrot Salad
Hot Rolls
Baked Apple
Tea

Saturday Dinner

Roasted Veal Shoulder
Baked Potatoes
Buttered Wax Beans
Grapefruit and Orange Salad
Steamed Date Pudding
Hard Sauce
Coffee

1930S FALL MEAL PLAN WEEK TWO