Google Books has a copy of the 1922 title The Stag Cook Book: Written For Men By Men, in which two “dishes” are recommended by Booth Tarkington.  This is what Tark has to say about the first:

My favorite dish is corn flakes. They should be placed in a saucer or hollow dish, then lifted in both hands and rolled for a moment, then dropped back into the dish. After that an indefinite quantity of cream should be poured on them. They should be eaten with a spoon. I don’t know how to prepare anything else for the table.

He then follows up with a beach-side approach to steamed clams.  Take a look!

(Kudos to Matthew Yglesias for blogging about this.)