The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-05-16
eAo DINNERS Fer THE WORK.
iNGMAN.
BY N. soyer. Chef Of Brooks clu5.
London.

The era Of paper bag cooking, which
I have had the honor Of recently per.
fecting, opens up a happier prospect
to the wife OF the workingman. the
clerk or other employe on 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 a 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 q
week have had in mind q household
consisting OF mother. father and three
or four children, ranging from twelve
to Ave years OF age.
1t must be borne in mind that meat
wastes practically not at all during the
cooking process In the bag: therefore.
IL you put four pounds into the bag.
four pounds will come out.
Sunday.
Allow a quarter OF pound OF meat
per head for each child. and a half
pound per head for the two adults, end
you will have two pounds left over.
either for Sunday nights supper or for
next days dinner As to vegetables.
| get Some 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 scrape the carrots. Cut all into
| small squares. Wash we'll; leave on a
plate till needed. Take a little suet
or two good tablespoonfuls of drip.
ping. Rub this into half a pound OF
-four, and salt to taste. being careful
not to overdo this and little pepper.
Mix to the ordinary dumping coIsis-
tency with cold water. and shape into
dumplings about the size OF big
| Brazil nut.
Wash the beef well, but do not dry
1t. Sprinkle II with seasoned u ,ur-
that Is. flour to which a 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
tie seasoned -four. Then take the
pot toes. carrots. turnlps and o. ons.
and mix them all well together. sprinS-
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. Let Il
get as hot as 1t can for eight minutes
Then place the paper bag on the "roIl-
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 will
make dinner for Monday
Grease bag well as before. Cut
up the remains OF the steHed beef into
small square pieces. Dust these with
fresh seasoned -four. Put two pounds
OF potatoes, cut small and busted with
salt. into a creased bag as before.
Sprinkle the meat with a little pow
dered sweet herbs put In the bag, and
add to 1t 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
1t on broiler as before. and cook for 90
minutes
A Jam turnover will be Just the
right Sort OF substantial dish TO follow
the beef. For this you mu4t have a
bag.
Rub four ounces OF lard or good
dripping Into half pound OF -four sailed
to tas'e till II crumbies we'll Add
sufficient cold water to make to a stiff
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 field over the two sides In the
same way. Brush over with water or
milk. and sprinkle well with brown
sugar Put into the creased bag and
bake for forty-fiye minutes
Tuesday.
Take two pounds OF cold boiieo POI
tatoes, pour ON to them two wineglass-
fuls OF hot milk or water, add a good
big lump OF dripping or cold bacon fat.
and mash to pulp. then beat up with
FORK an quite Hight. Take one and a
half pounds Of either sausages or sau.
sage meat Of the former squeeze the
meat out Of the skins) and make into
small cakes each sausage making Two
cakes. Sprinkle little finely chopped
onion On too OF each cake Make the
potato pulp into thick round cakes.
and nut a sausage cake on top OF each
Place IN well creased bag Close II,
and cook III a hot oven for hfteen
minutes.
Old.fasAioned Irish plum porridge
goak half a pound OF oatmeal over