Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-17


very thin slice of streaky bacon, skew
er 1t on with toothpick and clip off
the sharp ends after skewering. Lay
compactly but without crowding in a
well-buttered bag, add teaspoonful
of water, tablespoonful of tomato
catsup, or fresh tomatoes peeled and
sliced. or else half gill of stock. flaw
ored with celery. seal and cook twenty
five minutes in fairly hot oven.
Giblet patties suit some palates. To
make them, parboil the giblets, mash
or mince fine, throwing out all strings
or Jumps, also shreds of onion and a
very little celery, with, If you like, a
crate Of nutmeg or of lemon peel.
Moisten with melted butter or rich
stock, cut five inch squares of good
puff paste, cover half each diagonally
with the prepared liver, fold over the
other half. pinch tight together and
bake in a well creased bag fifteen min
utes in fairly hot oven.
Parboil pound of Calls liver. When
tender. but not ragged. take up cool
and cut in strips as thick as they are
wide. Wrap each strip in slice of
thin bacon, roll in -four. put in bag
well greased-and cook for ten min
utes in hot oven.
Baked lambs heart is much ap-
proved by those who like that sort of
thing. Get three hearts. cut out the
tops and soak at least two hours in
cold slightly sailed water to remove
the blood. Take out, rinse. drain we'll.
stun with bread crumbs or any stuff
fling Apprehension plain mashed po-
tatoes or boiled rice will answer. Fast
en- the tops we'll over the stuffing. Lay
In a well buttered bag and cook for
fifty minutes to an hour in a fairly
hot oven.
Beef heart can be cooked the same
way, but must soak longer-three
hours at least. 1t must also cook long
err, the time depending on the weight.
Split and clean lamb kidneys, scald
in lightly sailed water very quickly.
drop in cold water a minute or two.
then cut in quarters. Take a spoonful
of -four and season it we'll with salt,
pepper and very little grated nut
meg. Roll the quartered kidneys In 1t,
then shake upon each a single drop of
tabasco. Get a fine skewer and have
ready thin sliced streaky bacon.
Thread one end of slice .on the
skewer. then put on a piece of kidney,
double the free end OF the bacon over
the point, and skewer 1t fast. Add
another piece of kidney, fold the ba-
con again. When the slice gives out
put on fresh one. Leave the point
of the skewer projecting almost an
inch. then stick over the point a piece
of white potato SO that 1t will not tear
the bag. FIJI as many skewers as
needed, lay them points foremost, that
Is toward the mouth, in a well but
tered bag Add lump of butter rolled
in flour and spoonful of tomato cat
sup, or half spoonful of Worcester
sauce, and the same amount of water.
Seal and cook In a hot oven fifteen
to twenty-five minutes. depending on
how heavily the bag is loaded.
Chicken livers, or those of squad,
can be cooked In the same manner
leaving out the catsup and adding only
/ the butter. Beef kidney, sliced rather
thin, highly seasoned, and cooked be-
tween thin slices OF bacon for twelve
minutes in . hot oven, Is a near ap-
proach - grilled kidney.
Blanche sweetbreads by scalding
them in a slightly sailed water then
parboil. and put between plates to
press. Trim neatly. put in a very
well creased bag with a sauce of
butter, cream. sherry wine and sea
soning-only be careful to touch light
ly with the the herbs-and cook forty
minutes to an hour in an even oven
only moderately hot
Brains of any sort must be scalded
in boiling salt water, peeled and
dropped in cold water for at least ten
minutes. Half an hour will not hurt.
The ways of cooking them are many.
For scrambled brains, parboil them
until they Just begin to break, drain
out, and mix with beaten eggs, adding
seasoning to taste. Pour into well
| buttered bag with an extra lump of
butter at the bottom of 1t, lay another
lump on top, seal and cook in a hot
oven twenty-five to fifty minutes, &C
cording to the size of the bag.
The b. in-and-egg mixture can be
served for breakfast or a late supper
on toast thus: Have rounds of crisp
buttered toast. cover neatly with the
mixture, sprinkle with grated Par
mesan and dot with bits of butter.
Cook inside a well creased bag ten to
twelve minutes in fairly hot oven.
Brains scalded and peeled can be
cooked with strips of bacon laid over
them, adding a very little stock or
milk and water. Season them to taste
and cook In fairly hot oven twenty
five to thirty-ave minutes. Serve with
baked apples or baked sweet potatoes.
Copyright. 1911, by the Associated
Literary Press)