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Pan-Pacific cook book

1915

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Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Mix together a quart of flour, a teaspoon of saltBahmia—Armenian (Okra and Lamb Stew), and six ounces of chopped suet; blend with a scant cup of water and roll out in two circles, one much larger than the other. Grease a rimmed bowl and line it with the larger crust. Cut a pound and a half of round steak into finger lengths; add three mutton kidneys, sliced, roll all in flour and place in bowl. Season with chopped thyme and parsley, tomato catsup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, and add half a cup of broth or water. Moisten the edge of the paste and cover with the smaller piece, pinching well together. Scald a pudding cloth and dredge liberally with flour, to keep the water out. Place across the top and tie tightly beneath the rim ; then gather the corners at the top and tie again. Place in a large saucepan ; cover well with boil- ing water and boil from three to four hours without stop- ping. 251. BEEF STEW— AUSTRALIAN Cut two pounds of beef shin as for stew ; dust with pep- per, salt and flour. Fry quickly in dripping with a sliced onion until it browns ; then remove to a kettle and cover with a quart of cold water. Add an onion, stuck with two or three cloves, a kitchen bouquet and half a bay leaf. Simmer until the meat is tender, then add two cups of soup vegetablesBeef Stew—Australian, chopped coarsely and browned slightly in butter ; cook slowly until tender. Serve with mashed po- tatoes. 252. BOUREQUIS— ARMENIAN Chop fine a thick slice of mutton and half an onion. Sea- son with salt, paprika, melted butter and a little mace, and bind with an egg slightly beaten. Form into balls the size of a walnut. Brown these in butter; then place in a bak- ing pan, cover with tomato sauce and bake slowly for an hour, basting often. Add sour cream and a teaspoon of sugarBourequis—Armenian to the sauce and serve in a rice ring. 74 ENTREES AND LUNCH DISPIES 253. BRACIOLINL— FLORENTINE * Cut a pound and a half of top round of beef into thin slices. Melt a large spoonful of dripping and fry in it until transparent a thinly sliced onion ; then add the beef and fry until brown. Pour in a cup of thin, well-seasoned gravy. or soup, cover and simmer until tender. Serve on a bed of macaroni. 254. BUBBLE AND SQUEAK— AUSTRALIAN Cut cold roast, or boiled corned beef into slices and fry for a few moments in dripping. Remove to a hot platter and cook the remains of a boiled cabbageBubble and Squeak—Australian, chopped fine, in the dripping. Season wfith salt and pepper and stir until quite hot ; then sprinkle with a few drops of vinegar and arrange in a pile on the platter with the beef around it. 255. CABBAGE STUFFED— DANISH Pass through a chopper twice a pound of any kind of cold meat, a small onion and a green pepper (without the seed). Season highly with salt, paprika, nutmeg and all- spice. Mix with a beaten eggCabbage Stuffed—Danish; add a spoonful of catsup and enough water to moisten slightly. Boil a small firm cabbage for twenty minutes. Cut out the stalk and fill the cavity with the meat. Close it with a small piece of stalk tied on. Steam for an hour and serve with melted butter. 256. CABBAGE STUFFED— SWEDISH Canadian Roll