Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
BAG DINNERS FOR THE WORK.
INGMAN.
BY NJ. soyer, Chef Of Brooks CLUB,
London.

BY M. Soyer, Chef Of Brooks CLUB,
London.
The era Of paper bag cooking. which
have had the honor of recently per-
Letting, pens up a happier prospect
to the wife of the workingman. the
clerk or other employee on a small
salary, not only in the quantity of the
dishes she may prepare, but in more
leisure for herself.
Lest any frugal house mother may
be appalled, at the prospect of having
to use some two or three bags before
she can produce dinner, let me state
that all the following recipes, each Of
which have tested personally. can be
cooked in one bag, leaving only the
pudding, pie or tart to be considered.
In drawing up these dinners for a
week have had in mind household
consisting Of mother, father and three
or four children, ranging from twelve
to five years Of age
1t must be borne in mind that meat
wastes practically not at all during the
cooking process in the bag; therefore.
II you put four pounds into the bag.
four pounds will come out.
Sunday.
Allow a quarter of a pound of meat
per head for each child, and a half a
pound per head for the two adults, end
you will have two pounds left over.
either for Sunday nights supper or for
rext days dinner. AS to vegetables,
get so-oe carrots, onions and turnips.
mixed, and two pounds of potatoes.
Peel the potatoes, slice them very
thinly, and leave in water till needed.
Peel and slice the onions and turnips
and sorape the carrots. Cut all into
small squares. Wash well; leave on a
plate till needed. Take q little suet
or two good tablespoonfuls of drip
ping. Rub this into half a pound Of
hour, and salt to taste, being careful
not to overdo this and a little pepper
Mix to the ordinary dumping COSTS
tency with cold water, and shape into
dumplings about the size Of a big
Brazil nut.
Wash the beef well, but do not dry
It. Sprinkle 1t with seasoned -four
that is, -four to which little pepper
and salt have been added-on both
sides. Now grease the large bag thick
ly with beef dripping. Take the pota-
toes out Of their bowl. Do not dry
them, but sprinkle them lightly with
the seasoned -four. Then take the
pot toes, carrots, turnips and C.. ons,
and mix them all well together, sprinx-
ling them with very little salt. Take
handful OF this mixture and some
dumplings, and put them into tie bot
tom Of the bag. Then put in the flank
Of beef. Press 1t in as tightly and as
closely to the vegetables as possible.
Light the oven gas beforehand, lot II
get as hot as It can for eight minutes.
Then place the paper bag on the Nrc.l-
er, put the broiler on the shelf of
the oven, and close the door. Turn
the gas down half way. and leave
the bag In from an hour and a half
to two hours.
Monday.
What is left over from Sunday win
MAKE OinneF IOT MONDAY
Grease a bag well as before. Cut
up the remains Of the stewed beef into
small square pieces. Dust these with
fresh seasoned -four. Put two pounds
OF potatoes. cut small and busted with
salt. into creased bag as before.
Sprinkle the meat with a little DOW
dered sweet herbs put In the bag. and
add to II handful OF either rice. bar.
ley or oatmeal, which has been soak.
ing all night In cold water. II the
water has not been quite ell absorbed.
add this also. Now add the remains
Of any gravy which may be over from
the previous day. Close the bag, place
it on broiler as before, and cook for so
minutes.
A jam turnover will be just the
right sort Of substantial dish to follow
the beef For this you must have a
bag.
Rub four ounces Of lard or good
dripping into half pound OF -four sailed
to tas., till 1t crumbles well. Add
sufficient cold water to make to a stif
paste; roll out twice. Mark out a
square and spread this thickly with
any kind of jam liked. Fold over the
two sides FIRST and pinch well together.
Now fold over the two sides In the
same way. Brush over with water or
milk. and sprinkle well with Sroyn
sugar. Put into the creased bag and |
bake for forty-five minutes.
Tuesday.
Take two pounds of cold boiled po-
tatoes, pour on to them two wineglass-
fuls Of hot milk or water. add a good