July 21, 1955 Mixed Grill Dinner, Easy Chocolate Souffle, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mixed Grill Dinner

4 lamb chops
4 link sausage
4 slices bacon
2 firm tomatoes, sliced thick
3 sweet potatoes, cooked, sliced
4 slices canned pineapple

 Grease bottom of broiler pan.  Arrange slices of sweet potato, pineapple and tomato. (If you wish sprinkle sweet potatoes with a little butter and brown sugar to glaze them. Place sausages on top of pineapple. Then set broiler rack over all and place lamb chops on rack. Place broiler pan about 2 inches from heat. Broil chops on one side, turn and sear well on other. Move broiler pan down a notch and let broil until chops are done well. Remove rack, turn potatoes and tomatoes and baste, return rack and continue cooking. Five minutes before chops are done, lay slices of bacon on rack and cook until crisp. Remove from oven and serve. Arrange on each plate 1 chop, 1 sausage, slices of potato and tomato, 1 ring of pineapple and bacon.

Note: Some broiler racks are not arranged for this type of meal, if rack is not of the wire type (such as cake rack) use a cake rack.

Easy Chocolate Souffle

From Mrs. Frank Finnegan, Fairport, N.Y.

3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
2 squares baking chocolate
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
Whipped cream

Heat milk, sugar, chocolate and salt in top of double boiler. When chocolate is melted, beat until smooth. Add vanilla. Drop in 2 eggs and beat with egg beater for one minute, HARD. Cover and cook for 30 minutes WITHOUT REMOVING COVER. Serve with cream whipped or with hard sauce.

Mrs. Finnegan's comments: This souffle may be cooked while dinner is being eaten. This dessert ber family thinks is superb. I think so, too.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c. shortening
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. white sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. soda
2 t. hot water
3 c. rolled oats
1 pkg (6-oz.) chocolate chips or 1 c. chocolate chips (about)
1 t. vanilla
1 c. nut meats

Cream shortening and sugars, add eggs. Sift together flour and salt, add to mixture. Add soda dissolved in hot water. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, vanilla, an nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet, bake at 375 degrees about 12 minutes. Yield: 5 dozen cookies.