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.

June 27, 1955 Baked Roast Beef Hash, Thick Brown Gravy for Hash, Fresh Peas, Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Milk Drinks The Youngsters Can Make, Strawberry Crush, Frosted Apricot Milk

Menu

Baked Roast Beef Hash in Casserole

New Peas      Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Strawberry Shortcake

Milk - - - Coffee

Baked Roast Beef Hash

3 c. left over roast beef, cut into half-inch cubes
2 c. boiled potatoes cut into half-inch cubes

1/4 c. fresh green onions, cut in half-inch pieces and sauteed in 1 T. butter
1 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
2 c. thick brown gravy
Buttered crumbs

Combine all ingredients except buttered crumbs. Pour into a well greased  casserole about 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2. Sprinkle with buttered crumbs. Bake at 400 degrees 20 minutes or until crumbs are brown and hash is heated through.

Thick Brown Gravy for Hash

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. finely minced onion
1/4 c. flour
2 c. stock or water combined with 2 bouillon cubes or leftover gravy

Saute onion in butter. Add flour and blend until smooth. Slowly add stock and cook until thick.

Fresh Peas

Cook shelled peas in small amount of boiling water about 10 minutes. Add a little salt and sugar in cooking water. AVOID OVERCOOKING.

Strawberry Shortcake

2 c. Biscuit Mix
2 T. sugar
2/3 c. milk
2 T. butter
Strawberries

Add sugar to biscuit mix, add milk and stir just until you make a soft dough. Knead gently for about 1/2 minute on lightly floured cloth. Cut into large biscuits about 3" in diameter. Bake at 450 degrees about 15 minutes. Split, butter, place fruit between layers and over top. Top with whipped cream if desired. Yield: 6 shortcakes.


Small Fry Cookery

Chocolate Chip Cookies

(From the Basic Cake Mix)

1/3 c. shortening
2 1/4 c. cake mix
1 egg
1 T. water
1 . vanilla
1 6 oz. pk. chocolate chips
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Cut shortening into cake mix, using a pastry blender until there are no large lumps left (about 35 strokes). Add chocolate bits and nuts and mix to distribute, about 10 strokes. Beat egg slightly, add water and vanilla; mix with first mixture until well combined, aboug 45 strokes. Drop batter onto a lightly greased cookie sheet leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Bake for 25 minutes at 325 degrees. Yield: 3 dozen.

Milk Drinks The Youngsters Can Make:

Strawberry Crush

1 c. sweetened fresh crushed strawberries
4 c. milk

Combine berries with milk. Top with ice cream if desired. Serve immediately. Serves 4.

Frosted Apricot Milk

(Frosted Apricot milk is another between-meal tempter especially appealing to the young fry. The recipe calls for pureed apricots. We suggest that you borrow from baby's shelf. Easier and quicker than pureeing.)

2 1/2 c. well-chilled milk
2/3 c. pureed pureed apricots
1 t. lemon juice
5 scoops vanilla ice cream

Mix 1/2 c. pureed apricots, lemon juice and 1 scoop ice cream together and beat well until blended. Add remaining milk and mix together. Pour into tall glasses and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to each.