The farm cook & rule book

Score the steak closely on both sides, put the seasonings into it and mix the bread crumbs and tomatoes and spread over one side of the steak. Roll and skewer. Sear. Place in a casserole. Pour on water or stock, cover closely and bake in a slow oven 1 hour. Lift up steak, thicken drippings to make gravy and pour over the steak. Mexican Beef 2 cupfuls boiled rice 1 onion 4 cupfuls tomatoes % pound round beef, chopped 1 green pepper 3 tablespoonfuls fat 1% teaspoonfuls salt Add the cooked and strained tomatoes to the rice. Place the fat in a frying pan and brown the chopped onion in this. Then add the green pepper cut in bits and the chopped meat. Stir in the rice and tomato mixture and add the salt. Cook 20 minutes. Sausage Stuffed Apples Select large rosy red apples and scoop out the pulp, leaving a thick shell. Chop or grind the apple pulp which was removed, add 1/2 teaspoonful of salt and mix thoroughly with cooked sausage. Fill the apples with this mixture and bake in a medium oven until the apples are tender. Serve with baked or browned potatoes. Ham with Potatoes Wash and pare 8 potatoes and steam or boil in salted water until tender. Cut in tiny cubes and mix with IV2 cupfuls of ham which has been put through a grinder or cut in small pieces. Season with 1 teaspoonful of salt, ^ teaspoonful of pepper and a dash of onion juice. Beat 2 eggs until light, add 4 cupfuls of milk and 3 tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Place the potatoes and ham in a buttered baking dish and pour on the milk mixture. Bake until set, which requires about 1 hour. Old-fashioned Scrapple Add 1 teaspoonful of salt to 4I/2 cupfuls of rapidly boiling water and add II/2 cupfuls of cornmeal very slowly while stirring constantly. When all the meal has been added, let the mixture boil 3 minutes, then set over water, in a double boiler if one is available, to cook 2 or 3 hours. Stir 2 cupfuls of sausage through this mush. Let cook 20 minutes longer; then empty into a pan first moistened in water. When cold and firm, cut in slices, dip in flour and brown in fat. Hamburg Balls Put 1 pound of round steak through the food grinder and season highly with salt, pepper and a few drops of onion juice. Shape into balls and broil in a frying pan. Dried Beef Gravy y^ pound chipped beef 4 tablespoonfuls flour 4 tablespoonfuls butter 2 cupfuls milk Brown the butter lightly in a frying pan and add the beef which has been pulled into small pieces. Stir until the meat is frizzled. Add the flour and stir until it is browned. Stir in the milk and boil gently a few minutes, about 5, stirring constantly. Serve with boiled potatoes, rice or hot biscuits. Casserole of Ham Place a slice of ham cut an inch thick in a casserole or a pan. Spread on top a paste made by mixing % cupful of brown sugar, 1/^ cupful of fine bread crumbs, i/2 teaspoonful of mustard and l^ cupful of water together. Pour over this % cupful of apple cider. Bake II/2 hours in a moderate oven. Baked Pork Chops Season pork chops with salt and pepper, dip in beaten egg and roll in bread crumbs. Heat frying pan on the stove, place the chops in it and set in the oven. Bake until the meat is tender. A large spoonful of dressing may be placed on top of every chop. Baked Spareribs