Cold Meat and Potato, Baked

Ingredients

• a round tablespoonful of cold butter
• a teaspoonful of chopped onion
• a tablespoonful of flour
• two-thirds of a cupful of cold milk or water
• a cupful of cold meat finely chopped
• hot or cold mashed potatoes

Method

1. 1

   In a frying pan, heat cold butter, stir in chopped onion and flour until smooth.

2. 2

   Add milk or water, season, and bring to a boil.

3. 3

   Add chopped meat, heat thoroughly, then transfer to a buttered dish.

4. 4

   Spread mashed potatoes on top and bake for 15-20 minutes in a moderate oven.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 74. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COLD MEAT AND POTATO, BAKED. Put in a frying pan a round tablespoonful of cold butter; when it be- comes hot, stir into it a teaspoonful of chopped onion and a tablespoonful of flour, stirring it constantly until it is smooth and frothy; then add two- thirds of a cupful of cold milk or water. Season this with salt and pepper and allow it to come to a boil; then add a cupful of cold meat finely chopped and cleared from bone and skin; let this all heat thoroughly; then turn it into a shallow dish well buttered. Spread hot or cold mashed pota-

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