1 tablespoon butter ¼ pound dried beef, shredded 1 can (10½ ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup ¼ cup white wine ½ cup shredded process American cheese 2 tablespoons snipped parsley 1 tablespoon chopped pimiento Popovers (below)
Melt butter in saucepan; cook and stir meat in butter 3 minutes. Mix soup and wine; stir into saucepan. Cook , stirring constantly, until creamy. Stir in cheese, parsley and pimiento. Reduce heat; cook 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve chipped beef sauce over split hot Popovers. 4 servings.
POPOVERS
2 eggs 1 cup milk 1 cup Gold Medal Wondra flour ½ teaspoon salt
Heat oven to 450°. Grease 6 deep custard cups (5 ounces) or 8 medium muffin cups. with fork, beat eggs slightly; add milk, flour and salt. Beat just until smooth. Do not overbeat.
Fill custard cups ½ full, muffin cups ¾ full. Bake 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until deep golden brown. Immediately remove from cups. Serve hot. 6 to 8 popovers.
The quick-mixing flour blends in seconds with cold milk and no lumps; Popovers rise sky-high because you needn’t overbeat them.
Make Remoulade Sauce: in medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, and pepper; mix well. Stir in dill pickle, egg, garlic, capers, tarragon, chervil, and parsley.
Refrigerate, covered, until well chilled – several hours.
For each serving, arrange 6 shrimps, slightly overlapping, on shredded lettuce on individual plates. Cover generously with sauce.
You will need 1 lb. minced beef 1 large or 2 medium-sized onions seasonings ½ teaspoon mixed herbs 1 heaped teaspoon chopped parsley 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 potato flour toasted breadcrumbs hamburger buns tomato lettuce watercress
Sauce: 1 tablespoon corn oil ½ small onion, chopped ¼ oz. cornflour ½ lb. tomatoes, peeled and sliced ½ pint water 1 oz. chopped lean ham 1 oz. soft brown sugar ¼ level teaspoon paprika salt ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce ½ dessertspoon vinegar dash of Tabasco sauce few stuffed olives
Make sauce first. Heat oil in a saucepan, add onion and cook gently without browning for a few minutes. Stir in the cornflour and mix well. Add tomatoes, water and ham and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except olives and cook for a few more minutes. Season to taste, stir in the sliced stuffed olives. Put meat in a bowl, add grated onion, seasoning, herbs, parsley and sauce. Grate in raw peeled potato. Mix thoroughly. Form into large flat cakes. Flour and toss in toasted breadcrumbs. Either fry in hot fat or bake for 25 minutes in a moderately hot oven (375°F. or Gas Mark 5). Put the hamburgers inside the buns, pour over the sauce. Serve hot and, if liked with pickled gherkins on top. Garnish with tomato, lettuce and watercress.
2 heads celery 1 chicken stock cube 1 level tablespoon salt ½ pint well-flavored Vinaigrette sauce (see card 5 in this set) ½ level teaspoon paprika Cayenne pepper ¼ pint double cream 4 hard-boiled eggs 4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
Trim heads of celery, cutting off top third of branches and outside stalks; cut each head in half; put celery in a saucepan with trimmings, chicken stock cube and salt; cover with cold water and bring slowly to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes; remove from heat. and leave in hot water for 5 minutes; drain and cool. Arrange celery in a flat serving dish; spoon over half of the Vinaigrette sauce and allow celery to marinate in this mixture for at least 1 hour.
Combine remaining Vinaigrette sauce with paprika, a pinch of cayenne pepper and the double cream; mix well. Separate yolks from whites of eggs, and rub each separately through a wire sieve.
To serve: place blanched celery hearts on a serving dish; cover each celery half with dressing; garnish on-third of each portion with sieved egg white, one-third with sieved egg yolk, and remaining third with finely chopped parsley. Serve immediately. Serves 4.
Make sure the menu you plan fits the occasion. Consider the time of year, whether it’s to be in the backyard or at the beach and the type of equipment available before deciding on the food to be served.
Generally speaking, a buffet or help-yourself menu is the most popular kind. It gives the host more free time to mingle with the guests and makes for a more informal, get-acquainted type party.
Keep the menu simple and serve foods easy to handle. Meat, a salad, one or two vegetables, if it’s a dinner, a bread and dessert make ample fare for any barbecue. Unless you’re serving hot dogs and hamburgers, one kind of meat is plenty. Dress up the meat with a glaze, or serve relish or sauce accompaniments, if you like.
Have plenty of food. Remember, everyone eats more out-of-doors. A good rule to follow when ordering meat is to figure on 1½ to 2 servings per person. For each serving, allow ¼ to ⅓ pound solid meat with little or no fat (for example, ground round steak); ⅓ to ½ pound boneless but fatty meat; ½ to ¾ pound bone-in meat such as rib and leg roasts; 1 pound of very bony meat such as spareribs and chuck steaks; ½ chicken or 1 to 2 chops.
CHEESEBURGERS – Mixed Up Burgers
CHEESEBURGERS
1 pound ground beef 1 teaspoon salt 1 to 2 tablespoons minced onion 4 to 6 slices processed American cheese
Allow ¼ pound beef per serving. Combine beef, salt and onion; shape into 4 to 6 patties. Arrange hot briquets for grill barbecuing. Lay patties on grill over medium heat and barbecue about 10 minutes; turn. Barbecue patties about 3 minutes after turning. Then top each patty with a slice of the cheese. Continue barbecuing until meat is done and cheese melts; or about 3 minutes longer for medium-done Cheeseburgers.
Allow ¼ point meat per serving. Combine beef, veal and pork with minced onion, salt and rosemary in a bowl. Shape meat into thin patties. Arrange hot briquets for grill barbecuing. Grill patties over medium heat about 20 minutes, or until well done, turning once.
FOUR BARBECUED HOT DOG COMBINATIONS
DIXIE DOGS: Split frankfurters lengthwise; spread cut surfaces with peanut butter; wrap in a stripe of bacon. Grill barbecue over medium heat until bacon is done as desired, turning once. Slide into toasted frankfurter rolls.
WISCONSIN’S PRIDE: Split frankfurters lengthwise; insert a thin strip of processed American cheese, wrap in a strip of bacon. Grill barbecue over medium heat until bacon is done as desired, turning once. Serve in toasted frankfurter rolls.
BOSTON’S BEST: Split frankfurters lengthwise; spread cut surface with mustard. Sprinkle with sweet pickle relish; fill with drained baked beans. wrap each frankfurter securely in a double thickness of heavy-duty aluminum foil, twisting the ends. Place on briquets and barbecue 4 to 5 minutes, turning once. Unwrap and serve in toasted frankfurter rolls.
CONEY ISLAND SPECIAL: Split frankfurters lengthwise; spread with mustard and then with catchup. Fill with drained sauerkraut and wrap each frankfurter in a double thickness of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place on briquets and barbecue 4 to 5 minutes, turning once. Unwrap and serve in frankfurter rolls.
1 can (12 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained ½ cup chopped celery ½ tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. chopped onion 3 Tbsp. diced green pepper 2 Tbsp. chopped pimiento ⅓ cup French dressing 1 Tbsp. vinegar
Combine all ingredients in a bowl; toss to mix well. Put mixture into pint-sized, screw-top jar. Store in the refrigerator 2 or 3 days before using. Makes about 1 pint.
TOMATO RELISH
1 lb. green peppers 1 lb. onions, peeled 1 lb. green tomatoes 3½ lbs. green cabbage 2 cups sugar 2 Tbsp. mustard seed 2 Tbsp. celery seed 1 tsp. ginger 2 Tbsp. salt 1 qt. vinegar
Remove seeds from peppers. Put all vegetables through a food chopper using the medium blade. Combine all ingredients in a kettle. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. pour, at once, into hot sterilized jars. Seal jars as directed by manufacturer. Makes 3 to 4 pints.
CUCUMBER RELISH
Combine 1¾ cups finely chopped cucumber with ½ cup grated carrot, ¼ cup minced onion, 2 tsp. salt, ¼ cup vinegar and ¾ tsp. dill seed; toss to mix well. Put in a jar; cover and chill several hours to blend flavors. Makes 2 cups.
APPLE RELISH QUICKY
Combine ½ cup minced unpared apple, ½ cup drained, minced dill pickle and 1 Tbsp. French dressing. Chill mixture, covered, several hours before using. Makes. 1cup relish.
Either fry in a little hot fat turning carefully or bake on a well-greased pan.
Toast buns and butter if wished.
Put the hamburgers on buns and keep warm until required – do not overcook otherwise they dry and toughen.
Garnish with raw onion rings, slices of apple dipped in lemon juice, olives and candied cherries on toothpicks, chopped scallions, and yogurt (or mayonnaise) and parsley.
TO SERVE: Hot with knives and forks and salad, or make smaller so they can be heated with fingers, see Card 24.
TO VARY: Omit the grated raw potato and add a little flour to bind; add chopped parsley and little Worcestershire sauce.
Cooking time: 40-50 mins. Preparation time: 15 mins. Main cooking utensils: skilled, 8-to9-in. plain ring mold, shallow pan or dish for water, 2 saucepans Oven temperature: 325-350°F. Oven position: center
For 4-6 people you need: 1 red sweet pepper 1½ cups cooked rice ½ cup butter or margarine 2 medium onions ½ green sweet pepper 1 small clove garlic 1 cup ground beef 6-oz. can concentrated tomato paste 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon chili powder pinch pepper 1 pack frozen peas 1 small can tomato soup 2 chopped hard-cooked eggs
Cut red pepper into strips and arrange at intervals in the bottom of the ring mold.
Combine rice and half the melted butter, spoon into mold over pepper.
Chop onions, green pepper, grind or crush garlic, fry in remaining butter until tender.
Add ground beef, cook until brown.
Stir in tomato paste and seasonings.
Meanwhile, cook the peas, strain, put over the rice, then cover with the beef mixture made in stages 3, 4, and 5. Press each layer firmly.
Set mold in shallow pan of hot water.
Bake until quite firm to the touch.
TO SERVE: Turn out onto hot dish. Heat tomato soup, add hard-cooked eggs, and serve separately.
Mastering the art of omelet-making is a must for serious after-dinner entertainers. With a little practice you will quickly have the expertise to prepare 20-30 individual omelets, right in front of your guests, in a matter of minutes.
This dessert omelet is an easy one and requires no special talents; it is finished in the oven and no flipping or unmolding is necessary. For more omelet recipes, see Index.
12 eggs 2 tablespoons superfine sugar ¼ cup dairy sour cream ⅓ cup flour 1½ teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup strawberry preserves 2 tablespoons Cointreau
Break eggs into large mixing bowl and beat well. Stir in sugar and sour cream. Sift flour over eggs and add salt. Mix gently but thoroughly.
Heat butter in deep, heavy skillet suitable for presentation at table. When foaming, pour in eggs and cook slowly until bottom has set. Place in 375 F oven 7-10 minutes or until firm. Heat strawberry preserves.
Remove from oven and spread with warm strawberry preserves; sprinkle lightly with Cointreau.
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