Evening star., 1942-09-10

Defeat Rising Prices
Unusual Recipes Make Use of Meats
In Interesting New Ways

Ingenuity-that's trait to be
cultivated by any homemaker these
days. With a bit of ingenuity on
call, pound of meat can be made
to serve six, and no lean and hungry
looks, either. With ingenuity look
ing over her shoulder when she
opens the refrigerator door, meagre
quantity of leftover cooked meat
is pure velvet to the planner of
meals. At dinner time it appears,
in attractive incognito, as delicious
dish of her devising. The meat
stretches-the budget stretches
and all Is well on the home front.
These recipes will prove It.:
LIVER sAvoRY.
l pound thinly sliced beef liver.
Seasoned -four.
tablespoons fat.
"a cup diced celery.
l cup diced onions.
l green pepper, diced.
21a cups canned tomatoes.
" pound American cheddar
cheese, finely diced.
Ia teaspoons salt.
Il teaspoon pepper.
1 t6-ounce) package egg noodles.
Sprinkle liver with seasoned flour.
Fry in fat until brown. Place in
baking dish. Mix celery, onions,
green pepper and tomatoes. Pour
over sliced liver. Cover and simmer
one hour. Add cheese and cook until
cheese is melted. Add salt and pep
per. Meanwhile cook noodles in
boiling water until tender. Arrange
noodles around liver on serving
dish. Top with vegetable mixture.
Approximate yield: Six portions.
BAKED CHICKEN
AND MACARoNI.
Ia cups diced, cooked leftover
chicken.
2 cups cooked macaroni.
u pound American cheddar
cheese, diced.
2 tablespoons butter.
2 tablespoons -four.
u teaspoon salt.
1s teaspoon pepper.
l cup milk.
Place layer Of half the chicken,
macaroni and cheese in baking dish,
Melt butter over hot water. Add
flour, salt and pepper and blend
thoroughly. Add milk gradually,
stirring constantly until mixture
thickens. Pour half the sauce over
the mixture in the baking dish. Add
another layer of remaining chicken.
macaroni and sauce. Top with re-
manning cheese and bake in a mod
crate oven $3.50 F) about Is min
utes or until brown. Approximate
yield: Six portions.
NEW ORLEANS CASSEROLE.
IL cups raw rice.
3Z2 cups canned tomatoes.
l large onion, finley chopped.
IL teaspoons salt
pound hamburger.
Few grains pepper.
strips bacon.
Wash rice thoroughly, place In
casserole. Pour tomatoes over rice.
Top with onion, sprinkle with "a
teaspoon salt. Season meat with
remaining salt and pepper: spread
over onion. Top with bacon strips,
Bake in hot oven (400 degrees F.
one hour. Approximate yield: Six
portions.
BEEF CHARTREUSE.
cups ground, cooked leftover
meat.
teaspoon salt.
Few grains pepper.
tablespoon grated onion
tablespoon chopped parsley.
"a cup soft bread crumbs.
egg, beaten.
Tomato juice.
4 cups cooked rice.
Mix meat, salt, pepper, onion,
parsley and bread crumbs. Add egg
Add enough tomato juice to hold
ingredients together. Line creased
custard cups with rice. Fill center
with meat mixture, top with rice.
Place custard cups in pan of warm
water. Bake in moderate oven
(350 degrees F. As minutes. Unmold
Serve with Spanish sauce. Approx
mate yield: Six portions.
SPANISH SAUCE.
4 tablespoons butter.
4 tablespoons minced onion.
6 tablespoons minced green pepper.
! Glove garlic.
"a cup chopped stuffed olives.
Salt and pepper.
2H2 cups canned tomatoes.
Heat butter, add onion, green pep
per and garlic. Cook until golden
brown. Remove garlic. Add olives,
salt, pepper and tomatoes. Cook
until thickened, stirring frequently.
Approximate yield: Six portions.