Assorted recipes from my grandmother's cookbook- dated 1942

[sunshine]

Giblet and egg spread (for sandwiches)

Giblets from 1 chicken
1 shelled, hard-cooked egg
1 T. cream
1 t. minced onion
1/2 t. Worcestershire sauce
1t. catsup
1/2 t. salt

Cook giblets. Drain; put through medium blade of food chopper with hard- cooked egg. Add remaining ingredients.

Fork and Spoon Vegetable Soup

1/4 c. minced suet
3 lbs. beef shank with bone
4 springs parsley
4 celery tops
1 bay leaf
7 peppercorns
2 qts water
2 T. salt
6 pared, small, whole potatoes
12 scraped, small whole carrots
2 c. pared, yellow turnips
1 can tomatoes (3 1/2 c.)
1/2 lb. cut-up green beans,
2 c. celery, in 2" lengths

Saute' suet in kettle until fat is tried out. Remove suet; brown meat lightly on all sides in fat left in kettle. Tie next 4 ingredients in cheesecloth bag. Add to meat with water and salt. Simmer, covered, 3 hrs. or until meat is tender. Remove meat from broth. Strain broth; measure; add water to make 2 quarts. Chill broth and meat, in refrigerator overnight. Next day, remove fat from surface of broth. Cut meat into large pieces; add to broth. Bring to boil; add potatoes and next 4 vegetables. Cover; simmer 20 minutes. Add beans and celery; simmer 20 min. or until vegetables are tender. Salt to taste. Makes about 6-7 hearty servings.


Beef and Potato Cakes

2 1/2 c. ground, leftover, cooked beef
1 1/2 c. cold seasoned mashed potatoes
1/2 t. salt
1 t. A1 sauce
speck pepper
2 t. minced onion
flour
2 T. melted fat or salad oil

Mix together all ingredients, except flour and fat. Shape into 6 patties or cakes. Roll very lightly in flour; saute' in hot fat until brown on all sides. Makes 4-6 servings.

[sunshine]

Steamed Walnut Brown Bread

1/2 c. soft bread crumbs
3/4 c. bottled milk or 6 T. evaporated milk and 6 T. water
1/4 c molasses
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. unsifted whole-wheat flour
1/2 c. yellow corn meal
1/2 c. rolled oats
1 t. baking soda
6 T. water
1/2 c. chopped walnut meats or raisins

Soak bread crumbs in milk. When soft, rub through strainer. Combein remaining ingredients except nuts; add to crumbs. Thoroughly blend. add nuts. Pour into a greased, floured, 1 1/2 qt. pudding mold. Cover and steam 2 hrs. or until done. Makes 1 loaf.

[Katybird]

, the beef potato cakes sound great. I am going to try them soon. Thanks for sharing these recipes with us. I love old recipes, they are so great.

[Darlene]

Have you tried any of these Denise? Good old down home cooking.

[sunshine]

These are ones I remember my grandmother making as I was growing up--- I've eaten them all at some point.

[captclearance]

The meat and potato patties sound yummy !
Thanks for the recipes !