The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30
H 0 M E
H | N T S
WAYS WITH MEAT
By
FRANCES
fORTENBERRY
Homo Economies
Director Miss. Power
. Light Co.
Wise Shopper

Wise shopper
It's wise shopper who watches
the advertisements for specials"
at her meat DEALERS. The weekend
is a particularly good time to find
these. Quite often specials" are
on the less tender cuts of meat.
When cooked low and slow" these
cuts are as tender as other cuts
Serious Business
Wise homemakers find 1t eco
nomical to buy a large cut OF neat
then use it for several meals or
freeze ii In her home freezer. The
value or the meat, plus the value
OF the fuel consumed in cooking
a large cut, is usually considered
less than that required for Nook.
ing several smaller cuts.
TOothpick 1t On
A novel way to add unusual
flavor to roasts is with toothpicks.
Fasten onion sections. olives, or
garlic cloves on toothpicks then
insert the picks into the surface
OF the meat so that the food rests
against the meat. AS it cooks. the
juices drip down into the meat and
baste 1t, much as when the ia, sur.
face on meat melts and runs down
through the meat
MacarOni Magic
The bland flavor of macaroni Is
a good canvas ON which to paint
with various meat flavorA Ground
beef Is good choice, and another
member OF the beef family can also
be used to give distinctive flavo,
--corned beef, II is Make a casse.
role of macaroni. bits of cooked
corred beef. sauteed chopped on.
ION and a flavorful cheese sauce
Top with buttered crumbs and
bake 80 minutes in a moderate
oven (350s FL
Soup Smartie
quick meal-in- one-soup re
suits when a can of condensed
vegetable soup and a pound OF
cubed bologna are simmered about
10 minutes with cups boiling
water. Add Drowned, cubed onion
and green pepper, and favorite
spices If you would make this truly
your own dish.
Substitution, Please.
The next time you fix favorite
barbecued spareribs, substitute
lemon or lime juice for part of the
Vlnegar--it gives a very refresh
ing flavor
Pleasant Pork Chops
Here's a new way to add savory
flavor to pork chops during cook
ing: Use water as the liquid, but
add rings of large sweet onions
and uncooked prunes Youll find
unusual goodness In the resulting
dish.
Scrambled Egg Surprise
Thin frankfurter slices with
scrambled eggs are something TO
shout about-especially for a late.
evening snack. Brown minced on.
lon and green pepper In drippings
add sliced franks" and egg mix.
ture. Cook to the just-glossy stage
and serve very hot.
Stuffed Peppers
Stuffed green peppers With
mixture of liver sausage and bread
crumbs, literally seasoned with
diced onion and crumbled bacon
Precook the peppers first, and a,
NhS oohO tA0uC pal lldtiy GOOh the
bacon and onion. Use the bacon
drippings to moisten the bread
crumb-and-liver sausage combina.
ton. Stuff into peppers and con-
tinue cooking in the oven. This
stuffing is also good for tomatoes,
onions and cabbage leaves.
Upsy-Daisy
Upside-down corn cake is a good
supper choice. Brown thin ham
slices In frying pan, then pour in
favorite corn bread batter. Bake
30 minutes In 400 oven. Serve
with tomato sauce or creamed
asparagus.
81, Si-Good!
Meat loaf takes on an Italian
air when " cup grated Parmesan
cheese is added to your favorite
meat loaf mixture.