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cut in eighths lengthwise, and soak in cold water for half an hour; drain, dry, and fry in deep fat about seven minutes; drain on soft paper, and sprinkle with salt. Cook only one layer in the basket at a time. 271.—HASHED BROWN POTATOES

Melt in the frying pan four tablespoons sausage fat, beef drippings, or other fat; add two cups chopped boiled potatoes, season, and cook slowly twenty minutes, or until well browned; fold double, and garnish with parsley.

272.—LYONNAISE POTATOES

4 boiled potatoes 2 tablespoons sausage fat ½ teaspoon salt 2 slices onion finely chopped 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Cut potatoes in half-inch cubes, and season with salt and pepper; put fat in frying pan, add onion, and cook slowly for ten minutes; add potatoes, stir well, and cook for ten minutes without browning.

273.—PAN-ROASTED POTATOES (Franconia)

Prepare potatoes as for boiling (see No. 266), boil ten minutes, drain, and cook in roasting pan with meat about forty minutes; baste often with fat in pan.

274.—SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH CHEESE

Wash and pare four potatoes, cut in very thin slices, put half of them in a greased baking dish; dredge with flour, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and two tablespoons grated cheese; repeat; cover with hot milk, and bake in a moderate oven one hour, or until potatoes are tender. Very old potatoes should not be used in this way.

275.—SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH PEPPERS AND CHEESE

1 quart half-inch potato cubes ½ teaspoon salt 1 onion chopped ½ teaspoon paprika 2 tablespoons bacon fat 2 canned red peppers 4 tablespoons flour ½ cup grated cheese 2 cups hot milk ½ cup buttered crumbs

Cook potatoes and onion in boiling salted water twenty minutes, and drain; melt bacon fat, add flour, and blend well; add milk and stir until smooth; add salt, paprika, peppers chopped, and cheese; mix with potatoes; turn into a greased baking dish, cover with Buttered Crumbs (see No. 472), and bake fifteen minutes, or until brown.

276.—STUFFED POTATOES WITH CHEESE AND BACON

4 large potatoes ¼ teaspoon paprika 4 tablespoons grated cheese ¼ cup hot milk ¾ teaspoon salt 4 slices bacon

Wash potatoes and bake in a hot oven forty-five minutes; cut in halves lengthwise, remove potato, and force through potato ricer; add cheese, seasonings, and hot milk, beat vigorously, and refill potato skins; place half a slice of bacon on top of each, and put on the upper grate of a hot oven until bacon is crisp.

277.—STUFFED POTATOES WITH NUTS AND CHEESE

4 hot baked potatoes ½ tablespoon butter ¼ cup nuts chopped fine ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup grated cheese ¼ teaspoon pepper ¼ cup milk Butter and paprika

Cut potatoes in halves, lengthwise, remove potato, and mash; add nuts, cheese, milk, butter, and seasonings, and beat until very light; refill shells, heaping mixture in the center, make a slight depression with spoon, put in a small bit of butter, sprinkle with paprika, and brown in a hot oven.

278.—FRENCH FRIED SWEET POTATOES

Cut cold boiled sweet potatoes into eighths lengthwise, fry in deep fat until brown, drain on soft paper, and sprinkle with salt.

279.—GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Cut cooked sweet potatoes in one-third-inch slices lengthwise, put in a greased dripping pan, brush with melted butter or drippings, sprinkle thickly with brown sugar, and bake in a hot oven until glazed with melted sugar.

280.—SWEET POTATO CUSTARD

3 cooked sweet potatoes ¼ nutmeg grated 2 eggs ¼ cup brown sugar 1/3 teaspoon salt 1 quart milk

Force potatoes through a ricer; beat the eggs and milk with potato; add other ingredients, pour into buttered baking dish or cups, and bake in a slow oven until firm.

281.—STUFFED SWEET POTATOES

3 medium-sized baked sweet potatoes 1 tablespoon butter ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup milk 1/8 teaspoon pepper Powdered sugar

Cut baked potatoes in halves lengthwise; mash potatoes, add salt, pepper, butter, and milk, and beat well; fill potato shells lightly, sprinkle thickly with sugar, and bake in a hot oven until brown. Sliced marshmallows may be used instead of sugar.

282.—CREAMED SALSIFY (Oyster Plant)

Cut off the tops of a bunch of salsify; scrape, cut in quarter-inch slices, and keep white by putting in cold water with a tablespoon of vinegar in it until ready to cook; drain; cook in boiling salted water about twenty-five minutes, or until tender; drain, and mix with one cup of White Sauce (see No. 207).

283.—SPINACH

Pick over spinach, and wash well in several waters; put in kettle without water, cover, and cook about half an hour, or until tender; chop fine and season with salt, pepper, and butter. A thin slice of fat salt pork or a tablespoon of bacon fat may be cooked with spinach if preferred. In that case, omit butter. Or cook in ham or corned beef stock, drain, and season only with pepper. Garnish with thin slices of hard-cooked egg, or sprinkle with the yolk of egg pressed through a sieve.

284.—BAKED WINTER SQUASH

Cut half a small squash into four pieces, scrape out seeds and stringy part, put in a pan, shell side up, and bake in a hot oven about forty minutes. Remove from shell with a spoon, press through a sieve, season with salt, pepper, and butter, and serve. Or put in a greased baking dish, cover with Buttered Crumbs (see No. 472), and bake until crumbs are brown.

285.—PLYMOUTH SUCCOTASH

½ cup dried Lima beans 1/8 teaspoon pepper Corned beef stock ¾ cup corned beef cut in small pieces ½ can corn

Soak beans over night, drain, cover with cold water, and cook one hour; drain, cover with stock, and cook until tender; add corn, pepper, and meat, and simmer ten minutes. Add salt if necessary. Any stock or left-over bits of meat may be used.

286.—BAKED TOMATOES

Cut four tomatoes in halves crosswise, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cover with buttered crumbs; bake in a hot oven about twenty minutes, and serve with Mustard Pickle Sauce (see No. 200) or cooked salad dressing.

287.—TOMATO CUSTARD

1 can tomatoes 4 cloves 1 cup water ½ bay leaf 1¼ teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon pepper ¼ cup cracker dust 2 slices onion 2 eggs

Simmer tomatoes, water, and seasonings for fifteen minutes, and press through a sieve; add crumbs and slightly beaten eggs, and bake in greased custard cups about twenty minutes, or until firm; turn out on platter and pour Cheese Sauce (see No. 188) around them.

288.—FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Wipe tomatoes, cut in thick slices, season with salt and pepper, dip first in flour, then in egg, then in crumbs, and fry in deep fat until brown. Or season, dip in flour only, and sauté in butter.

289.—STEWED TOMATOES

1 can tomatoes, or 6 ripe tomatoes ¼ teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon sugar ½ cup bread crust crumbs ¼ teaspoon pepper

Put tomatoes in a stew pan; if fresh tomatoes are used, scald, peel, and cut in pieces. Add seasonings, except pepper, and cook slowly for thirty minutes; add butter and crumbs just before serving.

290.—STUFFED TOMATOES

Select six medium-sized tomatoes; cut a thin slice from the top of each, and remove the pulp; rub slices through a sieve, and add to pulp; add one cup soft stale bread crumbs, one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, and one tablespoon tomato ketchup; mix well, fill tomatoes, cover with Buttered Crumbs (see No. 472), and bake in a moderate oven half an hour.

291.—CREAMED WHITE TURNIPS

Cook two cups of half-inch cubes of white turnip in boiling salted water half an hour, or until tender; drain, and mix with one cup of White Sauce (see No. 207).

292.—VEGETABLE HASH

2 cups cooked cabbage 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 cup cooked potatoes 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup cooked turnips 2 tablespoons beef drippings 1 cup cooked beets 1/3 cup stock or water 1 tablespoon grated onion

Mix vegetables and seasonings; melt fat in frying pan, add vegetables and stock; cook slowly half an hour. Fold, and serve on a hot dish. If vegetables are left from a boiled dinner, omit salt.

CHAPTER XIV CEREALS, MACARONI, AND RICE 293.—CORN MEAL MUSH

3½ cups boiling water 1 cup fine corn meal 1 teaspoon salt

Add meal to boiling salted water by sifting it slowly through the fingers, while stirring rapidly with the other hand. Boil for ten minutes, and cook over hot water for two hours. Serve hot as a cereal. Or pour into one-pound baking powder boxes to cool; slice, dip in flour, and sauté in butter; or dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Serve either for breakfast, or as an accompaniment to roast pork, or, with sirup, for dessert.

294.—STEAMED HOMINY

4 cups boiling water 1 cup fine hominy 1 teaspoon salt

Put salt and boiling water in top of double boiler, place in direct contact with range, sift in hominy slowly, and boil for ten minutes, stirring often; cover, and cook over hot water two hours.

295.—SCALLOPED MACARONI AND CHEESE

1½ cups elbow macaroni ½ cup cheese cut fine 1 onion ¼ teaspoon mustard 1 cup White Sauce (see No. 207) 1/3 cup Buttered Crumbs (see No. 472)

Cook macaroni and onion in boiling salted water until tender, and drain; remove onion, add cheese and mustard to sauce and mix with macaroni; turn into a greased baking dish, cover with crumbs, and bake in a moderate oven until crumbs are brown.

296.—NOODLE PASTE

1 egg ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon water Bread flour

Beat egg slightly, add water, salt, and flour enough to make a very stiff dough; knead well for three minutes, adding flour if necessary. Roll out as thin as possible; cut in fancy shapes with small vegetable cutter; or roll like a jelly roll and cut thin slices from the end. Cook in soup, or in boiling salted water. If served as a vegetable, season with butter, salt, and pepper, or serve with White Sauce (see No. 207).

297.—NOODLE BALLS (for Soup)

Roll Noodle Paste (see No. 296) very thin, fold double, and cut with small round vegetable cutter, or end of pastry tube; fry in deep fat until puffed into balls. Drain on soft paper.

298.—SCOTCH OATMEAL

4 cups boiling water 1 cup oatmeal 1 teaspoon salt

Put water and salt in top of double boiler, place in direct contact with range, sift in oatmeal slowly, and boil for five minutes, stirring often; cover, and cook over hot water four hours, or cook on back of range over night.

299.—POLENTA WITH CHEESE

2 cups boiling water 1 cup corn meal 2 cups milk 1 cup cheese grated, or soft cheese cut fine 1 teaspoon salt

Heat water and milk to the boiling point, add salt, and sift in corn meal very slowly. Cook over hot water two hours, or put into a fireless cooker for three hours. When cooked, add cheese, pour into a shallow pan until half an inch thick. When cold, cut into two-inch squares, dip in crumbs, then in egg, and then again in crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Or roll in flour and sauté in butter. Mustard, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, etc., may be added if desired.

300.—POLENTA WITH DATES

Prepare recipe for Polenta with Cheese (see No. 299), using in place of the cheese one and a half cups of dates, which have been washed, stoned, and cut in pieces. Serve hot

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