Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-11
MAKE MEAT
GO FARTHER
WAR TIME RECIPES THAT ARE
HELPFUL TO HOUSEWIFE ~
CONSERVING FOOD.

CONSERVING FOOD.
The question of making meat go
farther in the f. q Of increasing e1s
ports for army and allied use II cut
ting down the supply and win continue
to cut It down till after the end Of the
war. The use of meat stretchers"
such as corn, potatoes and other cer-
calls and vegetables to make small
amount of meat serve several persons
is followed in thousands of econom.
ically managed kitchens without $50.
rificing food values. Here arc some
recipes from Farmers Bulletin No.
5S5, department of agriculture:
Corn Meal and Meat Dishes.
A number Of dishes are made from
corn meal and meat or fish in which
mush IS used, or which resemble mush
in some particular. Recipes for GseA
dishes follow:
Mush With Pork o. Beet.
One pound of lean pork. part Mat
and part bone; one-half teaspoouful
powdered sage. one cup corn meal, ono
teaspoonful salt, water.
Cook the pork in water uuf4 the
meat can be removed easily from the
bone. Remove the meat, cool tAo
broth and remove the fat. Redues the
broth to about q quart or add W1AeP
enough to bring 1t up to about quar-,
and cook the corn meal IN It. Add t31e
meat finely chopped and the SEASON
ings. Pack in granite bread tins. CT
into slices and fry. Bea may Be Used
in the same way. Thls serves ak
PEOPLE.
Pork With Batter puodtaR
A dish corresponding to the York
shire pudding which Is frequaatly
served with roast beef, can be made
out Of corn meal to serve with roaSt
pork.
One-fourth cup corn meal, ono cup
milk, one-han teaspoon salt, two eGEs.
Place the milk, corn meal and salt
in the top of double boiler and cook
them about ten minutes, or until the
meal has expanded to form q thorough
mixture. After the mixture has coobod,
tins thoroughly, allowing to each about
pork. Bake In moderate oven, bast-
of the pork. This serves four people.
Corn Meal ScrappIe.
One pigs head split in halves. tvo
cups corn meal, salt and sage.
Follow the above directions for cook.
ing corn meal with pork, but use
double the amount of water.
Corn Meal Fish eai1s.
Two cups cold white corn meal
mush, one cup shredded coddah, one
egg, one tablespoon fat
Pick over the Goldfish and soak Il 70
remove salt. If necessary. ,ombino
the ingredients and drop BY sn onfuls
into hot fat Drain on porous paper,
These Goldfish balls compare vePy T.
vorably in taste with those made hugn
potato and are prepared more eas6y
and quickly. The mush must be rs dry
as possible. This makes twelve fish
balls.
Chicken and Corn Meal croqusetps.
One cup white corn meal mush, one
cup chopped chicken, few drops Of
onion juice, one egg, salt and pepper.
Combine the ingredients and drop hy
spoonfals into hot fat White corn
meal may be combined very satisfao.
torily with other kinds Of cold meat -
make croQuettes. In general, com
meal need not be egged and crumbed
like ordinary croquettes for the hard
ening OF the corn meal on the su1faoo
of the mixture forms the Necessary
crust. This serves three people.
Tamaies.
Meat from one-half boiled chicken
one Glove garlic or one-half medium
size onion, one-fourth teaspoon cay
enne, one teaspoon salt, one cup corn
meal, two or three small red peppers,
corn husks.
Chop the chicken; season with tho
cayenne pepper, garlic or onion finely
chopped, and salt; form the meat intp
little balls about two inches long and
three-fOurths of an inch in diameter.
Pour boiling water over the meal and
stir; use water enough to mako .
thick paste. Take heap4ng teaspoon
Of the paste, pat it out Dat and Vs1D Q
roll Of chicken in 1t; then wrap each
roll, as made, in corn hHsks which
have been softened by immersion h
hot water, tying the hus0 with pieoo
of string close to each end Of the roll
Trim off the ends of the huskS, allow
ing them to project an inch or Two
over the ends of the rolls. Cover ths
rolls with the broth in which the ch1ck
en- was cooked. or with boiling salte6
water. Add two or three small shUR
red peppers and boil fifteen minutes.
Tamales are usually made with ch5ce
en- but other meats may be used Il d.
sired. This serves four people,
Pork or Chicken VIA MuoA
Blocks Of fried corn meal muaA aTo
sometimes served with roast pork and
are q common accompaniment At haed
chicken. particularly in the so1ehesa
states The hush Is made By IL
usual method, is cooled, cut into sa1nee
and fried q delicate brown.
Food Will win the war.
Do a bit every bite.
Remember the meatless and Vab
less days and keep them wholly
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