Cut the left over conservation pastry in squares and put a heaping teaspoon-
ful of chopped spinach in the center of each piece. Fold over, press together,
brush with beaten %%%, and brown in the oven.
To extend the left over spinach, chop and mix with any left over chopped
meat and a few crumbs. Season with salt, pepper, and onion, garnish with hard
cooked eggs, and serve hot.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP— Add 1% cups (1/2 can) of finely chopped DEL
MONTE Canned Spinach and the liquid from 1 can of the spinach to 1 cup of thin,
well seasoned, white sauce. Bring to the boiling point just before serving. One
tablespoon of chopped onion may be added if desired.
BALTIMORE SPINACH— Melt 2 tablespoons of fat, add 3 tablespoons of
Victory flour, 1 teaspoon of mustard, 1 teaspoon of salt✪ Pumpkin or Squash Tapioca Pudding, and ^ teaspoon of
pepper, and when thoroughly mixed add V^ cup of vinegar and Vz cup of liquid
drained from the spinach, and 2 tablespoons of corn sirup. Bring to the boiling
point, stirring constantly. Add 1^ cups (% can) of chopped DEL MONTE
Canned Spinach and cook until the spinach is thoroughly heated.
SPINACH HASH— Mix 1 cup of chopped DEL MONTE Canned Spinach and
1 cup each of dry crumbs and boiled rice, add 1 teaspoon each of onion juice and
salt, and ^ teaspoon of pepper. Melt 2 tablespoons of fat in a hot frying nan,
spread in the mixture and cook over a low fire until a brown crust is formed on
the bottom. Fold like an omelet before serving.
SPINACH CROQUETTES— Mix 1^ cups {Vt. can) of finely chopped and well
drained DEL MONTE Canned Spinach, 1 finely chopped, hard cooked ^^^, 1 tea-
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spoon of salt, Va teaspoon of pepper, and 1 well beaten egg. Mix thoroughly,
form into flat cakes, cover with crumbs, and brown in hot fat in the frying pan.
Serve with an onion sauce made by adding 1 cup of chopped boiled onion to 1 cup
of white sauce.
SPINACH SOUFFLE— Chop 1^ cups (1/2 can) of DEL MONTE Canned
Spinach and add to V2 cup of thick, well seasoned white sauce. Pour onto 2 well
beaten egg yolks, add 1 teaspoon grated onion, and fold in 2 stiffly beaten egg
whites. Pour into greased baking dish and bake 30 minutes.
SPINACH WITH HOMINY— Spread 1 cup of well seasoned, cooked, hominy
grits in the bottom of a greased baking dish, put in a layer of 1% cups {V2 can)
of well seasoned, chopped DEL MONTE Canned Spinach to which 1 tablespoon of
chopped DEL MONTE Canrfed Green Chile has been added. Cover with 1 cup of
hominy, sprinkle with Vs cup of grated cheese, and bake 15 minutes.
SPINACH LOAF— Mix 1^ cups \V2 caii) of drained and chopped DEL
MONTE Canned Spinach, 1 cup of crumbs, 1 well beaten egg, Vi cup of grated
cheese, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of salt,✪ Spinach Cakes and % teaspoon of pepper.
Pour into a greased baking dish and steam over boiling water, or bake in the
oven 25 minutes. Serve with hot DEL MONTE Canned Tomato Sauce.
JELLIED SPINACH WITH MEAT— Pour 1 cup of boiling, thick, well sea-
soned white sauce onto 2 tablespoons of softened gelatin. Add 1 cup of chopped
DEL MONTE Canned Spinach which has been drained, 1 tablespoon of onion
juice, and % cup each of celery✪ Jellied Spinach with Meat and any chopped, left, over, cooked meat. Pour
into a wet mold and when cold and firm, cut in slices.
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Cut the left over conservation pastry in squares and put a heaping teaspoon-
ful of chopped spinach in the center of each piece. Fold over, press together,
brush with beaten %%%, and brown in the oven.
To extend the left over spinach, chop and mix with any left over chopped
meat and a few crumbs. Season with salt, pepper, and onion, garnish with hard
cooked eggs, and serve hot.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP— Add 1% cups (1/2 can) of finely chopped DEL
MONTE Canned Spinach and the liquid from 1 can of the spinach to 1 cup of thin,
well seasoned, white sauce. Bring to the boiling point just before serving. One
tablespoon of chopped onion may be added if desired.
BALTIMORE SPINACH— Melt 2 tablespoons of fat, add 3 tablespoons of
Victory flour, 1 teaspoon of mustard, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ^ teaspoon of
pepper, and when thoroughly mixed add V^ cup of vinegar and Vz cup of liquid
drained from the spinach, and 2 tablespoons of corn sirup. Bring to the boiling
point, stirring constantly. Add 1^ cups (% can) of chopped DEL MONTE
Canned Spinach and cook until the spinach is thoroughly heated.
SPINACH HASH— Mix 1 cup of chopped DEL MONTE Canned Spinach and
1 cup each of dry crumbs and boiled rice, add 1 teaspoon each of onion juice and
salt, and ^ teaspoon of pepper. Melt 2 tablespoons of fat in a hot frying nan,
spread in the mixture and cook over a low fire until a brown crust is formed on
the bottom. Fold like an omelet before serving.
SPINACH CROQUETTES— Mix 1^ cups {Vt. can) of finely chopped and well
drained DEL MONTE Canned Spinach, 1 finely chopped, hard cooked ^^^, 1 tea-
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spoon of salt, Va teaspoon of pepper, and 1 well beaten egg. Mix thoroughly,
form into flat cakes, cover with crumbs, and brown in hot fat in the frying pan.
Serve with an onion sauce made by adding 1 cup of chopped boiled onion to 1 cup
of white sauce.
SPINACH SOUFFLE— Chop 1^ cups (1/2 can) of DEL MONTE Canned
Spinach and add to V2 cup of thick, well seasoned white sauce. Pour onto 2 well
beaten egg yolks, add 1 teaspoon grated onion, and fold in 2 stiffly beaten egg
whites. Pour into greased baking dish and bake 30 minutes.
SPINACH WITH HOMINY— Spread 1 cup of well seasoned, cooked, hominy
grits in the bottom of a greased baking dish, put in a layer of 1% cups {V2 can)
of well seasoned, chopped DEL MONTE Canned Spinach to which 1 tablespoon of
chopped DEL MONTE Canrfed Green Chile has been added. Cover with 1 cup of
hominy, sprinkle with Vs cup of grated cheese, and bake 15 minutes.
SPINACH LOAF— Mix 1^ cups \V2 caii) of drained and chopped DEL
MONTE Canned Spinach, 1 cup of crumbs, 1 well beaten egg, Vi cup of grated
cheese, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of salt, and % teaspoon of pepper.
Pour into a greased baking dish and steam over boiling water, or bake in the
oven 25 minutes. Serve with hot DEL MONTE Canned Tomato Sauce.
JELLIED SPINACH WITH MEAT— Pour 1 cup of boiling, thick, well sea-
soned white sauce onto 2 tablespoons of softened gelatin. Add 1 cup of chopped
DEL MONTE Canned Spinach which has been drained, 1 tablespoon of onion
juice, and % cup each of celery and any chopped, left, over, cooked meat. Pour
into a wet mold and when cold and firm, cut in slices.