South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-09
COTTAGE CHEESE
RICH IN PROTEIN
Exceeds Strength of Most
Meats and MAY be Used in
Numerous Ways.

TEN than most meats and is very
much cheaper. Every pound con-
tains more than three ounces Of pro-
TEN, the chief material for body
building Ii is also a valuable source
OF energy. though not so high as
foods with more fat. II follows that
its value in this respect can be
greatly increased by serving it with
cream as is so commonly done.
Cottage cheese alone is an appe-
tizing and nutritious dish. IL may
also be served with sweet or sour
cream, and some people add little
sugar. or chives, chopped onion, or
caraway seed.
The following recipes illustrate a
number Of ways i'm which cottage
cheese may be served.
Preserves and jelly.
Pour over cottage cheese any fruit
preserN es. such as strawberries. figs
or cherries. Serve with bread or
| crackers. If preferred. cottage
/ cheese balls may be served separ-
ately and eaten with the preserves.
A very dainty dish may be made by
dropping a bit OF jelly into a nest
Of the cottage cheese.
Cottage Cheese Salad.
Mix thoroughly one pound OF
cheese. one and one-half tablespoon
fuls of cream, one tablespoon of
| chopped parsley and salt 10 taste.
First. fiji a rectangular tin mold with
cold water 10 chill and wet the sur
face: line the bottom with waved
paper. then pack in three layers,
putting two or three parallel strips
Of pimento between layers Cover
with waxed paper and set i'm a cool
place until ready 10 serve; then run
a knife around the sides and inVert
the mold. Cut in slices and serve ON
lettuce leaves with French dressing
and waters. Minced olives may be
used instead of the parsley. and
chopped nuts also may be added.
Cottage Cheese Rolls.
A large variety Of rolls, suitable
for serving as the main dish at din
ner. may be made by combining le-
gumes (beans of various kinds. cow
peas. lentils, or peas). with cottage
cheese. and adding bread crumbs 10
make the mixture thick enough to
form into a roll Beans are usually
mashed. but peas or small lima
beans may be combined whole with
/ bread crumbs and cottage cheese,
and enough OF the liquor in which
the vegetables have been cooked
may be added 20 get the right CON
sistency; or. instead of beans or
peas, chopped spinach, beet tops, or
head lettuce may be added.
Boston Roast.
One pound can of kidney beans
or equivalent of cooked beans: one
half pound Of cottage cheese; bread
crumbs; salt.
Mash the beans or put them
throu h a meat grinder. Add the
cheese and bread crumbs enough 10
make the mixture sufficiently stiff 10
be formed into a roll. Bake i'm a
moderate oven, basting occasionally
with butter or other fat. and water.
/ serve with tomato sauce. This dish
may be Favored with chopped
onions. cooked in butter or other
fat and a very little water until ten
der.
Cottage Cheese Roast.
Two cupfuls OF cooked lima beans;
one-fourth pound of cottage cheese;
five canned pimentos, chopped;
bread crumbs; salt.
Put the first three ingredients
through a meat chopper. Mix thor
oughly and add bread crumbs until
il is stiff enough to form into a roll.
Brown in the oven. basting occa-
sionaHy with butter or other fat, and
water.
Cheese and Nut Roast.
One cupful Of cottage cheese; one
cupful of chopped English walnuts;
One cupful Of bread crumbs; two
tablespoonfuls OF chopped onion:
One tablespoonful Of butter; juice
Of half a lemon; salt and pepper.
Cook the onion in the butter or
other fat and a little water until
tender. Mix the other ingredients
and moisten with the water i'm which
the onion has been cooked. Pour into
a shallow baking dish and brown in
the oven.
For use with eggs. milk toast. or
other dishes
One cupful of milk; one table,
spoonful of cottage cheese. two
tablespoonfuls OF -four; salt ana
pepper 70 taste.
Thicker the milk with the flour
and just before serving add the
cheese. stirring until ii is melted.
This sauce may be used in prepar-
ing creamed eggs OF for ordinary
milk toast. The quantity OF cheese
in Their ecipe may be increased, MAX
ing a sauce suitable for using with
macaroni or rice.
LOANS ON FARM LANDS.