Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
Reasons Why We
Should Savs Pork

The estimated number OF hogs Is
| 1000, 900 less than IT was a year ago
in this country. That In itself tells
us we must conserve pork. Pork can
be transported more readily to troops
in the Held than any other meat; an
other reason why we must conserve
pork. Pork not only contains the need
ed protein. but fat, q concentrated FOOD
high In fuel value, still another rea-
son why we should conserve pork.
Thrift Thoughts.
Spread the flavor of meat over other
foods so as to economixe on the guam
tity OF meat used.
Save all drippings and scraps of fat;
use them in making white sauce Tor
vegetables instead of butter.
Save all meat stock and small
amounts OF gravy. Add these with
small amounts Of meat. bread crumbs.
cold potato and seasonings and make
a loaf or pie.
Save meat by buying the cheaper
cuts. still rich in food value. Cut in
small pieces. add vegetables, thcken
the broth and serve a "one piece meal
The recipe to serve five people Isl:
One and one half pounds meat on
shoulder. Cut into two-inch pieces and
pour one quart boiling water over 1t.
Place over slow fire and cook one
hour. Add one teaspoonful Of salt
Cut into eighths four medium pota.
toes, three carrots, one small onion and
two stalks Of celery. Add to the meat
and cook until vegetables are tender
Thicker the broth and serve.
Meat souffle-Two cups chopped
soup meat, two cups dry bread crumbs
one egg, one half cup meat stock OF
| milk, little celery, onion. sage, pepper
and salt. Mix the meat, bread crumbs
| and seasoning together. Beat an egg
yolk in a cup, pour over 1t the stock
or milk, and pour over meat mixture
Beat the egg white stiff and fold In
carefully. Pour all into a we'll CREASED
baking dish and bake for twenty to
thirty minutes. Serve from baking
dish.
Save meat by eating rabbits. Secure
rabbits now while they are plentiful
Freeze and serve once week as rabbit
stew, rabbit pie, or fricassee rabbit.
Save meat by serving hominy
Hominy and cheese-Place alternate
layers Of cooked 11ominy and cheese IN
baking dish. Cover with white sauce,
and bake in a slow oven for twenty or
thirty minutes.
Hon1ny with chicken-Use cooked
chicken picked from the bones. Place
alternate layers Of cooked hominy and
chicken IN baking dish. Make
sauce from the chicken broth and pour
over all. Cover the top with toasted
bread crumbs and place In the oven
until heated thru, about twenty min
utes.
Mrs. Mary Gregg. homo demonstra-
ton agent, will continue the series OF
food conservation demonstrations at
the following places next week:
Monday, Dec. 10-F'ranklin school at
.. m. Meat substitutes and econom-
ical cuts Of meat demonstration; p.
M, home of Mrs. Anna r. Smelling. eos
West Main street, wheat and sugar
demonstration.
Tuesday, Dec. II, $3.50 p. m.-Fffth
street mission. Wheat and sugar saw
ing demonstration; p. m. Hartland'
wheat and sugar saving demonstration.
Wednesday, Dec. 12-Gilman. AN
day meeting.
Dec. 1S., $3.50 p. m.-F'riends church,
Bangor: wheat and sugar saving dem-
onstratlon.
Dec IA, p. m.--Woodbury school;
talk and demonstration on wheat and
sugar saving.
Dec Is. y. m.-Ferguson. Wheat
and sugar saving demonstration.