Cut fat salt pork in small cubes, try out, and
remove scraps ; there should be about one-third
cup fat. Add two cups cold boiled potatoes,
finely chopped, one-eighth teaspoon pepper,
and salt if necessary✪ Hashed Potatoes. Mix potatoes thoroughly
with fat; cook four minutes, stirring constantly;
then let stand until browned underneath.
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Cook one and one-half tablespoons butter and
one tablespoon finely chopped onion, five min-
utes. Melt three tablespoons butter, add two
cups cold sliced boiled potatoes, season with
salt and pepper, and cook until potatoes have
absorbed butter. Add butter and onion, and
when well mixed add one-half tablespoon finely
chopped parsley✪ Lyonnaise Potatoes.
Creamed Peas
Drain one can small peas, rinse thoroughly,
cover with boiling water, boil one minute, and
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again drain. Melt three tablespoons butter, add
the peas, and cook five minutes. Dredge with
one tablespoon fiour mixed with one teaspoon
sugar; cook one minute. Add one-third cup
cream, and salt and pepper to taste✪ Creamed Peas.
String Beans a la Maitre d" Hotel
Drain and rinse one can small French beans,
and cut each bean in three pieces. Put into a
hot blazer and heat thoroughly, adding just
enough water or stock to prevent beans from
burning. Cream two and one-half tablespoons
butter, add one teaspoon lemon juice, one-fourth
teaspoon salt, and one-eighth teaspoon paprika.
Add prepared butter to beans and sprinkle with
one teaspoon finely chopped parsley✪ String Beans a la Maitre d' Hotel.
Smothered Tomatoes
Cut three small tomatoes in halves crosswise.
Melt one and one-half tablespoons butter✪ Smothered Tomatoes in hot
blazer, arrange tomatoes in pan, skin side down,
cover, and cook until soft. Season with salt and
pepper, and sprinkle with sugar.
Tomatoes in White Sauce
Wipe and peel three tomatoes and slice cross-
wise. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, roll in
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flour and heat in blazer, using enough butter to
prevent burning. Tomatoes should be watched
carefully and turned during heating. Melt two
tablespoons butter, add two tablespoons flour
mixed with one-fourth teaspoon salt, and pour
on gradually one and one-third cups milk✪ Tomatoes in White Sauce. Stir
constantly until sauce thickens, then pour over
tomatoes.
Devilled Tomatoes
Wipe, peel, and slice crosswise three toma-
toes. Season with salt and pepper, coat with
flour, and cook in a hot blazer until thoroughly
heated, using enough butter to prevent burning.
Cream one-fourth cup butter, add two teaspoons
powdered sugar, one teaspoon mustard, one-
fourth teaspoon salt, a few grains cayenne, the
yolk of one hard-boiled egg, one egg slightly
beaten, and two tablespoons vinegar. Cook
over hot water, stirring constantly, until it thick-
ens. Pour over tomatoes.
Tomato Curry
Cook two tablespoons butter with one-half
tablespoon finely chopped onion, until yellow.
Add one sour apple, pared, cored, and cut in
small pieces, and cook eight minutes. Add
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one-half cup stock, two cups canned tomatoes,
one-half tablespoon curry powder, one teaspoon
vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. As soon
as boiling point is reached, add one cup boiled
rice✪ Tomato Curry, and cook five minutes.
Curried Vegetables ✪ Curried Vegetables
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Cut fat salt pork in small cubes, try out, and remove scraps ; there should be about one-third cup fat. Add two cups cold boiled potatoes, finely chopped, one-eighth teaspoon pepper, and salt if necessary. Mix potatoes thoroughly with fat; cook four minutes, stirring constantly; then let stand until browned underneath.
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Cook one and one-half tablespoons butter and one tablespoon finely chopped onion, five minutes. Melt three tablespoons butter, add two cups cold sliced boiled potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook until potatoes have absorbed butter. Add butter and onion, and when well mixed add one-half tablespoon finely chopped parsley.
Creamed Peas
Drain one can small peas, rinse thoroughly, cover with boiling water, boil one minute, and
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again drain. Melt three tablespoons butter, add the peas, and cook five minutes. Dredge with one tablespoon flour mixed with one teaspoon sugar; cook one minute. Add one-third cup cream, and salt and pepper to taste.
String Beans a la Maitre d" Hotel
Drain and rinse one can small French beans, and cut each bean in three pieces. Put into a hot blazer and heat thoroughly, adding just enough water or stock to prevent beans from burning. Cream two and one-half tablespoons butter, add one teaspoon lemon juice, one-fourth teaspoon salt, and one-eighth teaspoon paprika. Add prepared butter to beans and sprinkle with one teaspoon finely chopped parsley.
Smothered Tomatoes
Cut three small tomatoes in halves crosswise. Melt one and one-half tablespoons butter in hot blazer, arrange tomatoes in pan, skin side down, cover, and cook until soft. Season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with sugar.
Tomatoes in White Sauce
Wipe and peel three tomatoes and slice crosswise. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, roll in
Vegetables
flour and heat in blazer, using enough butter to prevent burning. Tomatoes should be watched carefully and turned during heating. Melt two tablespoons butter, add two tablespoons flour mixed with one-fourth teaspoon salt, and pour on gradually one and one-third cups milk. Stir constantly until sauce thickens, then pour over tomatoes.
Devilled Tomatoes
Wipe, peel, and slice crosswise three tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, coat with flour, and cook in a hot blazer until thoroughly heated, using enough butter to prevent burning. Cream one-fourth cup butter, add two teaspoons powdered sugar, one teaspoon mustard, onefourth teaspoon salt, a few grains cayenne, the yolk of one hard-boiled egg, one egg slightly beaten, and two tablespoons vinegar. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until it thickens. Pour over tomatoes.
Tomato Curry
Cook two tablespoons butter with one-half tablespoon finely chopped onion, until yellow. Add one sour apple, pared, cored, and cut in small pieces, and cook eight minutes. Add
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one-half cup stock, two cups canned tomatoes, one-half tablespoon curry powder, one teaspoon vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. As soon as boiling point is reached, add one cup boiled rice, and cook five minutes.
Curried Vegetables
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Hashed PotatoesLyonnaise PotatoesCreamed PeasStewed MushroomsCreamed MushroomsString Beans a la Maitre d' HotelDevilled TomatoesSmothered TomatoesTomatoes in White SauceTomato CurryCurried Vegetables