Foods and home making

When the leg of pork (1) is cured, it is known as ham. The shoulder (9), cured, is called picnic shoulder. The fatty sections (4 and 5) also are cured and sold as bacon. Section 7, salted, is known as salt pork. The spareribs (6) are the lower part of the rib bones and the breast bone. Although there is very little meat on these bones, what there is is delicious. needs to be added to the frying pan. After browning the sur- face, it is well to add carefully a few tablespoons of water. Then cover the pan and allow the pork to steam. 388 Dinner Roast pork may be cooked in the oven in an uncovered pan the same way as the tender cuts of beef (see page 370), except that it is always roasted until well done. On page 390, the time and temperature for cooking pork in the oven are given. Chops also may be successfully cooked in the oven. A recipe for baking pork chops with a bread dressing follows : Beat the egg. Add the seasonings, pepper and onion. Mix well. Then add the bread crumbs and mix. Place the pork chops in a baking pan. Put some of the bread mix- ture on top of each chop. Put the water in the bottom of the pan. Cover the pan. Bake the chops in a moderate oven (joo° F.) for i£ hours. Serve hot. Yield : 6 servings. Why is liver a good food? Formerly liver was not classed among the wholesome foods.1 But since liver has been found to contain vitamins, iron, and copper, we should eat it. Liver is believed to contain not only vitamins, copper, and iron but other substances which will help to build the hemoglobin and red cells of blood. Patients suffering from too little hemo- globin and too few red cells in their blood have been benefited by eating liver.2 Because liver contains valuable substances and is palatable, we should learn how to prepare it for the table. Kidney, hearts, and sweetbreads also are nutritious foods. However, liver contains more of vitamin A than do these other organs. What kind of liver should we buy ? Calf’s liver is more deli- cate in flavor and more tender than beef liver. It is also more 1 See page 74 of Food, Nutrition, and Health by McCollum and Becker. 2 See page 204 of The Foundations of Nutrition, Revised Edition, by Dr. Mary Swartz Rose, The Macmillan Company. BAKED PORK CHOPS 1 teaspoon salt £ teaspoon celery salt 1 green pepper, chopped 1 egg 2 onion, chopped 3 cups soft bread crumbs 6 pork chops 3 tablespoons water Meat Soups and Left-Over Meat Dishes 389 expensive. Beef liver is good, especially if it is chopped before cooking. The liver of pork is tender. It usually costs less than calf’s liver. However, pork liver has a stronger flavor than veal or beef liver. Liver is sliced and sold by the pound. Six medium-sized slices of calf’s liver weigh about one pound. How is liver cooked ? Before cooking liver, wash it. If beef liver is used, remove the blood vessels and thin outer skin. According to some recent experimenting, beef liver is im- proved by soaking at least three or four hours in sour milk or buttermilk, but not in water.