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Physical culture cook book

1901

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Presented as published in 1901. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
22. Hash. — Corned beef makes the best hash, and pot roast comes next. Roast beef is not' so good. Take two cups cold boiled pota- toes, chopped, and one cup chopped meat ; put in frying pan with one-half to one-quarter cup- ful of the water the corned beef was boiled in, according as it is more or less salty (or use water if other meat is used), one tablespoonful butter, and cook gently twenty minutes. If you wish it browned have another pan hot, put in a bit of butter, then the hash, and brown. Serve with poached eggs if desired. 23. Creamed Dried Beef. — One tablespoon- ful butter, browned in a frying pan; put in about one-half pound chipped beef, and let get thoroughly hot. Pour in about' one cup milk, and thicken with a little flourCreamed Dried Beef and water. Scrambled eggs put around the beef are a nice addition to it. 24. Ham Patties. — One pint of ham, which has been previously cooked, mix with two parts of bread crumbs, wet with milk. Put the THE PHYSICAL CULTURE COOK BOOK. 123 batter in gem pans, break one egg over each, sprinkle the top thickly with cracker crumbsHam Patties, and bake until browned over. A nice break- fast dish. 25. Ham and Eggs. — Have the ham sliced very thin, and broil over a clear fire two min- utes on each side. Cook the eggs in two table- spoonfuls of sweet oilHam and Eggs. 26. Bacon and Eggs. — The best way to cook bacon is to slice it thin, remove the rind, lay the slices on a wire broiler and put this in a dripping pan in a hot oven until crisp and brown. Serve with poached eggs. 124 THE PHYSICAL CULTURE COOK BOOK. CEREALS. Cereals should be served often for break- fast, and there are so many delicious and wholesome varieties nowadays that there is no excuse for serving the same thing day after day. It is well to have several different grains in the pantry, and to alternate them. They will keep well if transferred from the original packages to glass jars, which should be labeled for convenience. The directions which are supplied with the different cereals are generally best not fol- lowed. They seldom recommend long enough cooking. The usual fifteen minutes of the re- ceipt must always be lengthened to half an hour, while an hour's steaming is better still. Do not serve oat-meal in summer, as it is too heating. Cereal served with stewed fruits, dates, etc., make a pleasant change from the beaten track, and are usually relished by children. 27. Indian Meal Mush. — Have one quart of water boiling fast and stir in slowly one cup- ful Indian meIndian Meal Mushn!. Boil one hour. THE PHYSICAL CULTURE COOK BOOK. 125 28. Rolled Oats. — Place on stove in milk, salt to taste, bring to a boil and set off immediately. Serve as soon as sufficiently cool. We do not consider oatmeal a particularly valuable food. It can scarcely be cooked too long. A good way is to put one cup meal into four cups boiling waterRolled Oats and set on the back of the stove over night. 29. Rolled-Oats Baked.— Steep rolled oats in sufficient sweet milk to cover it; season with salt and nutmeg to taste ; put the mixture in a cool place or in an ice-chest for about one and a half hours, to prevent the milk from curdling and to allow the oats to absorb the miik. Rolled-Oats Baked