The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22
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The New York World contains the
following admirable suggestions for what
is termed "a poor mans dinner" but
which, well cooked, is good enough for
ANYBODY:
A POOR MANS DINNER.
Beef soup
fBeet a Ia mode Patatoes in their Jackets.
Naesroui Cold-slaw,
Bird's-nest pudding.
1t must be understood from the begin
ming that poor mans dinner is to be
always very good eating. The slender
purse which forbids the deiicacies and
fat things of the market must find its
compensation in skillful, judicious cook
ing and neat, def serving. The bill OF
fare here offered, in the actual cost OF the
materials, comes within tine means OF
the humblest reader. just 80 far as ne
enjoys it, is altogether the affair OF
madame, and it is to her assistance we
come with few hints. In selecting beef
it must be kept in view that it is to
furnish also the soup. AS this is the
case, it is only as beef Ia mode that it
can do double duty at the same meal.
Let no housewife reject any one OF the
articles necessary for this dish. They
add but little to the expense and much
to its proper flavor. The provident
housewife will always keep her garden
provided with the various savory herbs
and different condimentsIwhich will mag
icaliy nelp her to set forth many different
dishes from limited and little varied
materials Habit is the foe of the table,
as many weary man, sicAening over his
potatoes, turnips and cabbage, will as
ser.. But to our receipts
BEEE SoUP.-Take the round of beef,
cut of the tough outer gristle, take out
the bone from the centre, break it up,
throw all into the pot, with half enough
water to cover, and stew, allowing half
an hour to each pound of meat, Take
the broth, To which, if notstrong enough,
ado sufficient stock, which as careful
housewife, you have always Oh hand.
Meanwhile slice three onions, and fry
them to a light brown. Take teaspoon
ful OF celery seed, a teaspeonful of cloves,
a blade of mace, half teaspoonful of
pepper, little allspice, a tablespoonful
of Worcestershire sauce. and stew all
together for two hours. Strain the soup,
and pot it again on the FIRE; salt it to
the taste.
BERF La M0DE.--If the round
should be tough it may stew TO adj
vantage in the soup pot; after taking
from the pot it will have lost some of its
richness this willbe supplied by larding
With larding-needle OF sharp knife stab
it thoroughly, and insert as deeply as
possible pound of salt pork cut into
strip az thick as your finger II up the
holes TO the surface with q force-meat
made In this manner: Take halfpint
of vinegar, chop into it three or four lit
tie onions, add teaspoonful of made
mustard, a teaspoonful of nutmeg, tea
spoonful ofsallspice, half teaspoonful of
pepper, some thyme and summer savory
chopped fine and tablespoonful of
brown sugar Let it simmer awhile,
boil up once and then pour over the
pork, letting it stand until cold. After
using the pork, mix with the liquor
sufficient bread-crumbs to make stiff
fcree-meat. Fill also with the force
meat the hole from which the bone was
taken. Having bound the beef about
with strip of Gotten, put it in baking
pan with little water, and cover tightly
to keep in the steam. Basic occasionally;
into the pan when nearly done put car
rots sliced very thin. Serve granished
with parsley. In carving cut horizontally
and very thin, and cover with the gravy.
MACARoNI.-Take half pound of
macaroni and stew in sauc 4pan of boil
ing water slightly salted, until soft and
tender. When drained, put layer in
baking-dish, and CRATE over it layer of
cheese, adding bits Of butter. Put layer
upon layer until the dish is filled, finish
ing with layer of cheese and a half cup
of.milk. Bake covered half an hour,
then brown and serve in same dish.
OoLD SLAw.--Cut cabbage into thin
shreds !. for the dressing, take one cup of