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One hundred-portion war time recipes

1918

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Presented as published in 1918. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Saw ribs across twice and cut in two between each rib. Brown in a quick oven. Put into a kettle of boiUng water. Cook slowly two and one-half hours or until tender. Add carrots, turnips and onions one hour before meat is cooked and potatoes one-half hour. Season and thicken. Serve one piece meat to a portion. BEEF STEAK PIE WITH POTATO CRUST Beef, lean, cut in cubes . Water . . Salt . . . Pepper . . Rice flour Cornstarch 21 18 5 12' 12 lbs. qts. oz. oz. oz. oz. Fat VA lbs. Hot mashed potato .... 25 lbs. 14 Butterine Salt . . Pepper. oz. oz. i oz. Put beef in baking dish and cover with melted fat, brown fifteen to twenty minutes in a very hot oven. Put into kettle, add water and cook slowly one and one-half to two hours. Thicken and season. Season potatoes and beat until fluffy. Put meat mixture into baking dishes and spread potatoes on top. Brown in oven. Note. — Lamb, mutton or chicken may be used in this way. SCALLOPED BEEF WITH RICE AND TOMATO Beef, cooked and diced .... Rice, dry. . . . Tomatoes . . . Green peppers, chopped . . . Onions, chopped 2 oz. 7K lbs. Salt 2 oz. 43^ lbs. Rice stock ... 3 qts. 6 qts. Bread crumbs. .12 oz. Fat 4 oz. 8 oz. 14 MEATS Cook rice, drain, and mix with meat and tomato, adding seasonings and rice stock. Put in pans, sprinkle with buttered crumbs and brown in oven. Serve six to seven ounces to a portion. Note. — Other meats may be substituted for beef. BRAISED OX JOINTS WITH VEGETABLES Bay leaf . Salt . . . Pepper . . Rice flour Cornstarch Fat . . . 2 8 oz. Moz. 7 oz. 7 oz. 14 oz. Ox tails, cut at joints .... 20 lbs. Water 12 qts. Carrots, diced. . 3 lbs. Onions, diced . . 1 lb. Turnips, diced . 3 lbs. Potatoes, diced . 6 lbs. Brown ox tails in hot oven, put into kettle with water, and cook two hours. Add carrots, onions, turnips, bay leaf and salt. Cook thirty minutes after it begins to boil, and add potatoes. Cook twenty minutes. Thicken and add seasoning if needed. HAMBURGER ROAST Cooked meat . . 12 lbs. Pepper l^tsp. Potatoes, cooked 12 lbs. Sage 1 oz. Onions, ground . 2 oz. Stock 5 qts. Salt 2K oz. Mashed potato . 10 lbs. Grind meat and potatoes, season and mix thoroughly. Spread in baking pans and cover with about a half inch layer of the mashed potato. Brown in oven. Serve six to seven ounce portions with gravy. SCALLOPED CHICKEN AND CORN Cooked chicken . 5^ lbs. Corn No. 2 cans . 14 Salt 5 oz. Pepper ^ oz. Bread crumbs. .12 oz. Fat 4 oz. Gravy Stock . . . 4 qts Rice flour . 5 oz. Cornstarch . 5 oz. Fat . . . . 101 oz. Salt . . . . 1 oz. MEATS 15 Dice chicken, add corn, gravy and seasonings. If corn is watery make gravy thicker or add a few bread crumbs. Put into baking dishes, sprinkle with buttered crumbs and brown in oven. Note. — Twenty pounds of undressed chicken is needed. MOLDED CHICKEN LOAF Cooked chicken . 7 lbs. Gelatine .... 6 oz. Stock 5 qts. Salt 2^ oz. Parsley, chopped H cup Pepper IK tsp.