The Omaha guide., 1936-11-07
FOOD MEN LIKE
BY Hildegarde Johnson

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What man hasn't one or two IA
yorltc dishes? don't know of one
But do we women ever put forth
extra effort to serve honest-to-good
ness foods-ifoods that men will
ave about for hours-even days ?
No, we don't.
I've been asking men here. there
ard everywhere about their favor
res. Practically every man longs
for a good strong, cup of black
eofee beefsteak done to a turn
with natural French fried onions
Spoon bread simply dripping
with butter and maple syrup
chocolate cake with rich thick ic-
ing and apple pie oozing with good
ness.
Here are the recipes for all. Try
them and have the men folk beam
with enjoyment and admiration for
your expert way in preparing their
pets"
Beefsteak
Get as good a cut as possible. A
steak Two inches thick is the best.
[ think. Wipe off with cloth wrung
out of cold water. Preheat the boil
er. Scar the steak on both sides I'M
der a high flame. Now reduce the
flame and broil. Turn occasionally
until it is broiled rare, medium. or
well done. Dress it with salt and
copper and plenty Of butter.
French Fried Onions
Peel mlld-havored onions and slice
them into a bowl Of milk. Let stand
for twenty minutes. Drain and dry
them In a towel. Make batter by
Sitting n cup of flour with a
rinch of salt. Beat two eggs. add
two thirds cup Of milk and one
tablespoon of melted shortening
Add to the flour and beat until
smooth. Mix the onions, not all at
nc. into the batter. Lift them out
and fry in a deep, hot fat until a
golden brown,
Spoon Bread
Sift into two cups of boiling
milk one sup of sifted corn meal.
Stir constantly. When smooth and
can be poured. remove from fire and
add one tablespoon melted shorten
ing and a little salt. Cool and add
beaten yolks of three eggs and one
teaspoon of baking powder. Then
add stiifly beaten egg whites. Bake
a fairly hot oven until set and
brown. Be sure to serve it hot with
a spoon.
Chocolate Layer Cake
One half cup shortening,
cup sugar, two eggs, one teaspoon
vanilla extract; one cup milk; two
and one half cups pastry flour, three
teaspoons baking powder, one
fourth teaspoon salt.
Cream shortening, add sugar. a
little at a time; beat until light,
Add beaten yolks and flavoring.
Add -four. sifted with salt and bak-
ing powder alternately with milk.
Fold in stifhy beaten egg whites.
Bake IN three creased layer cake
pans in a moderate oven for about
twenty minutes. Spread filing
thickly between layers and cover
top and sides with icing.
Old Fashioned Chocolate Filling
Two and one half squares cho-
colate, three tablespoons cream,
three-fourths cup confeetioner's or
powdered sugar. one tablespoon
corn starch, one egg yolk, one-eight
teaspoon salt. one teaspoon van
lila
Melt chocolate in double boiler;
add cream and mix in sugar slowly.
Add cornstarch mixed with a lit
tie cold water. Add yolk and cook,
stirring constantly until smooth
and thick Remove from fire. add
salt and vanilla.
Chocolate icing
Two and one half squares cho-
c%olate, one tablespoon butter. n
unbeaten egg white, two cups con-
~fectioner's sugar, two thirds table
spoon thin cream
Melt chocolate with butter. put
egg white into shallow dish, add
sugar slowly, beating until light
and smooth. Add chocolate and
sufficient cream to make right con-
sisteney to spread.
Apple Pie
Four to six tart, juicy apples,
three-fourth cup sugar, n tea
spoon cinnamon or nutmeg as de-
sired, one tablespoon fine brandy,
one teaspoon lemon juice, n tea
spoon butter
Line a pan with pie paste and fill
with thinly sliced apples. Add the