LUNCHEON AND OTHER DISHES
Reading edition
CHICKEN PATTIES
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken stock
½ teaspoon salt
few grains cayenne
1 cup cold diced chicken
Melt butter in saucepan; stir in flour; add chicken stock; season and bring to a boil; add chicken and cook slowly 5 minutes. Fill patty shells and serve at once.
PATTY SHELLS
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons shortening
ice water
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add shortening and rub in very lightly with tips of fingers; add very slowly enough cold water, to make stiff dough. Roll out thin; cut into circles and form on the outside of patty or muffin tins. Bake in hot oven, open side down, until light brown; remove carefully from tins and return shells to oven and bake 5 minutes, open side up.
BOSTON BAKED BEANS
1 quart beans
½ pound salt pork
1 tablespoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
Wash and soak beans over night. Put half into bean pot; wash salt pork and place in center; add remainder of beans, salt, pepper, mustard, molasses, and 4 cups cold water; cover. Put into slow oven and bake 8 hours. Add more water if needed.
BAKED MACARONI WITH CHEESE
1 cup macaroni
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup milk
½ cup grated cheese
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon paprika
Boil macaroni in salted water until soft. Drain and mix with sauce. Put into buttered dish; cover with grated cheese and bake 20 minutes in hot oven.
SAUCE
Melt butter in saucepan; add flour, mix well and add cold milk slowly, stirring until smooth; add cheese and seasoning. Boil until cheese is melted.
CHEESE IN SCALLOP SHELLS OR RAMEKINS
1 cup milk
2 cups bread crumbs
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups grated American cheese
Pour milk over bread crumbs, add seasoning, half of grated cheese and mix well. Put into greased scallop shells or ramekins; sprinkle with remainder of cheese and a few fresh bread crumbs and bake in moderate oven 30 minutes.
KIDNEY BEANS WITH BACON
Wash and soak 2 cups kidney beans in cold water over night; drain, cover with boiling water, add ¼ pound bacon, boil until beans are tender, and drain. Season beans with salt and pepper to taste. Brown thin slices of bacon in frying pan, and serve over beans.
TOMATOES AND EGGS
Grease muffin tins; put one thick slice of unpeeled tomato into each tin; season with salt and pepper; break 1 egg on top of each slice; again season with salt and pepper and put a small piece of butter on top of each egg. Bake in oven until egg is set and cooked through but not hard. Serve on small rounds of toast and garnish with parsley.
CORN PUDDING
1 quart fresh corn cut from cob
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
3 eggs slightly beaten
2 cups milk
3 tablespoons melted butter
Put all ingredients into greased baking dish and bake slowly in moderate oven until firm.
ONIONS AND POTATOES
1 quart potatoes
1 quart onions
1 teaspoon salt
Wash, pare and cut potatoes and onions in half-inch rounds. Put into saucepan with boiling water to cover, adding salt. Boil about 30 minutes, or until tender. Drain, put into dish and cover with Thick Cream Sauce page 35. Bake in hot oven about 25 minutes. Serve in baking dish.
FRENCH TOAST
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon Dr. Price's Baking Powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
1 egg
sliced bread
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add milk and beaten egg; beat well. Into this dip bread. Fry in hot fat. Drain and serve hot with powdered sugar.
CHEESE STRAWS
1 cup grated American cheese
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/16 teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
Mix together cheese and flour sifted with baking powder and seasoning; add beaten egg; mix well; add milk enough to make a stiff dough. Roll out ¼ inch thick, on floured board; cut into strips 5 inches long and ¼ inch wide. Bake in hot oven 15 minutes.
CHEESE SOUFFLÉ
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
½ cup milk
½ teaspoon salt
few grains cayenne
1 cup grated American cheese
yolks of 3 eggs
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
whites of 3 eggs
Melt butter; add flour, and when well mixed add milk slowly. Add salt, cayenne, and cheese. Remove from fire, add beaten yolks of eggs. Cool mixture and mix in baking powder and beaten egg whites. Bake in greased dish 25 minutes in slow oven. Serve at once.