be rolled in some form of fat-proof coating and cooked in hot fat. Pork chops also require long cooking, but they contain enough fat in themselves to finish the cooking if they are placed directly on hot pan. Pork Chops Wipe chops, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place in a hot frying pan ; reduce heat, cover, cook slowly until tender and well- browned on both sides, about twenty minutes. Veal Chops Trim and wipe the chops or slices from the thick part of the leg. Season with salt and pepper, roll in bread crumbs, then in egg beaten with 1 tb. water, and again in crumbs. Sauter in hot salt pork fat or lard till well browned on both sides. Arrange in a circle about the dish, and fill the center with mashed potatoes, peas, tomato sauce, or boiled and seasoned string beans. The chops may also be rolled in flour and cooked as above. Ham Wipe ham, remove the rind. Place ham in a hot frying pan and cook ten minutes or till brown on both sides. Put on a platter and keep warm. Make a gravy by adding 2 tb. flour to the fat in the pan and gradually stirring in 1 c. milk. Or fry eggs in the fat left in the pan and serve with the ham. If cooked too long, ham will become hard and dry. Bacon Remove rind from thin slices of bacon. Put bacon in a fine wire broiler, place over a dripping pan and bake in a hot oven until bacon is crisp and brown, turning once. The fat which has dripped into the pan may be used for frying. 96 DOMESTIC SCIENCE Lemon Butter 2 tb. butter | tb. lemon juice \ ts. salt \ tb. minced parsley \ ssp. pepper✪ Lemon Butter Mix well and spread on hot broiled steak, chops, or fish, after placing them on the platter. Brown Mushroom Sauce 4 tb. butter 1 pt. hot stock 5 tb. flour Salt and pepper | can mushrooms Brown the butter, add flour and brown, but be careful not to burn. Let cool a little and add the stock gradually. Cook till smooth. Season, add mushrooms, and cook five minutes. 1 tb. Worcestershire sauce or catsup may be added. Baked Breaded Veal and Tomato Sauce One cup bread crumbs, 3 tb. chopped salt pork, salt, and pepper. Wipe veal chops or steak✪ Baked Breaded Veal and Tomato Sauce and spread with the dressing, after putting in the pan. Bake 30 m. and serve with a sauce. Lamb chops may be prepared in the same way. If the crumbs are too brown before sufficiently baked, baste with a little hot water. Put tomato sauce in the center of the platter and arrange the chops around the edge. Hamburg Steak Chop the round of beef fine and season with salt and pepper, and if desired, a little onion✪ Hamburg Steak. Make into cakes. Put in a greased broiler and broil over clear coals. Spread with butter. Veal Loaf 2 Ib. lean veal chopped with \ Ib. salt pork. Add 4 butter crackers, rolled, 2 beaten eggs, 2 ts. salt, 1 ssp. pepper, 1 ssp. nutmeg✪ Veal Loaf. Pack into a small bread pan and bake slowly 2 hr. It may be served hot with a tomato sauce, or be served cold. COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION OF MEATS 97 Dried Beef and Cream £ Ib. dried beef, thinly sliced 1 c. milk 2 tb. butter 2 tb. flour✪ Dried Beef and Cream Remove the skin and separate meat in pieces. Cover with hot water and let stand 10 m. Drain and fry in the hot butter. Add the milk and when boiling stir in the flour wet in a little cold milk or water. Cook till smooth.

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be rolled in some form of fat-proof coating and cooked in hot fat. Pork chops also require long cooking, but they contain enough fat in themselves to finish the cooking if they are placed directly on hot pan. Pork Chops Wipe chops, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place in a hot frying pan ; reduce heat, cover, cook slowly until tender and well- browned on both sides, about twenty minutes. Veal Chops Trim and wipe the chops or slices from the thick part of the leg. Season with salt and pepper, roll in bread crumbs, then in egg beaten with 1 tb. water, and again in crumbs. Sauter in hot salt pork fat or lard till well browned on both sides. Arrange in a circle about the dish, and fill the center with mashed potatoes, peas, tomato sauce, or boiled and seasoned string beans. The chops may also be rolled in flour and cooked as above. Ham Wipe ham, remove the rind. Place ham in a hot frying pan and cook ten minutes or till brown on both sides. Put on a platter and keep warm. Make a gravy by adding 2 tb. flour to the fat in the pan and gradually stirring in 1 c. milk. Or fry eggs in the fat left in the pan and serve with the ham. If cooked too long, ham will become hard and dry. Bacon Remove rind from thin slices of bacon. Put bacon in a fine wire broiler, place over a dripping pan and bake in a hot oven until bacon is crisp and brown, turning once. The fat which has dripped into the pan may be used for frying. 96 DOMESTIC SCIENCE Lemon Butter 2 tb. butter | tb. lemon juice \ ts. salt \ tb. minced parsley \ ssp. pepper Mix well and spread on hot broiled steak, chops, or fish, after placing them on the platter. Brown Mushroom Sauce 4 tb. butter 1 pt. hot stock 5 tb. flour Salt and pepper | can mushrooms Brown the butter, add flour and brown, but be careful not to burn. Let cool a little and add the stock gradually. Cook till smooth. Season, add mushrooms, and cook five minutes. 1 tb. Worcestershire sauce or catsup may be added. Baked Breaded Veal and Tomato Sauce One cup bread crumbs, 3 tb. chopped salt pork, salt, and pepper. Wipe veal chops or steak and spread with the dressing, after putting in the pan. Bake 30 m. and serve with a sauce. Lamb chops may be prepared in the same way. If the crumbs are too brown before sufficiently baked, baste with a little hot water. Put tomato sauce in the center of the platter and arrange the chops around the edge. Hamburg Steak Chop the round of beef fine and season with salt and pepper, and if desired, a little onion. Make into cakes. Put in a greased broiler and broil over clear coals. Spread with butter. Veal Loaf 2 Ib. lean veal chopped with \ Ib. salt pork. Add 4 butter crackers, rolled, 2 beaten eggs, 2 ts. salt, 1 ssp. pepper, 1 ssp. nutmeg. Pack into a small bread pan and bake slowly 2 hr. It may be served hot with a tomato sauce, or be served cold. COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION OF MEATS 97 Dried Beef and Cream £ Ib. dried beef, thinly sliced 1 c. milk 2 tb. butter 2 tb. flour Remove the skin and separate meat in pieces. Cover with hot water and let stand 10 m. Drain and fry in the hot butter. Add the milk and when boiling stir in the flour wet in a little cold milk or water. Cook till smooth.

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