Evening star., 1949-03-02
FOOD ECONOMY.

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For Mrs. S. S., Rockville: There
are many ways to economic ana
still supply your family with an
adequate diet.
First. suggest buying bacon
squares in the place OF the higher
priced bacon. These squares come
from the jowl of the pig. The
fat is rich and the meat COOKS
crunbly. You must slice 1t your
sell. but that is easy if you cut
the large squares in half.
AS to hamburger, when prices
are low (25 cents or less a pound
buy plate beef in large pieces. 10
or IL pounds, remove outer COW
ering (feed dog, or discard this)
then separate fat. lean meat
bones. Cook bones for soup stock,
chill. remove fat. Run lean meat
through meat chopper, use for
hamburger or meat loaf. then
grind fat Git renders out quicker
put in deep kettle and cook over
moderate heat until cracking is
light brown. Strain into can Tor
cooking fat. This fat is rich ano
soft. not like suet.
Another dish your family will
like is meat balls, long cooked
To l12 pounds of ground beef
add 3 slices stale bread, wet.
squeezed out and crumbled. l on
ion, smothered in butter or fat
until soft, salt, pepper and l egg
Mix thoroughly, make into balls,
fry quickly on both sides until
brown. Remove to deep utensil'
then use drips in frying pan,
brown 3 tablespoons flour in the
drippings. Add water and cook
until smooth. Pour over meat
balls: taste for seasoning. cover
and cook very slowly for hour or
more. Fireless cooker is fine for
this. Better the second day
warmed over.
Butter: Here is my pet recipe for
homemade "butter." Iwould have
given this recipe much sooner
but hoped after I mentioned 1T In
the editorial section last June that
the butter people would take
heed and withdraw their objection
to colored margarine, and that the
tax would be off. But the fight
still goes on, so here goes:
Take a 3-pound can of our best
vegetable cooking fat, put in &
warm place (do not melt. Poul
hot water in mixing bowl, dry out
then turn in the tat. add 3 table
spoonfuls salt, / teaspoon butter
color (available at chain drut
stores. blend well. then add
can Qarge) undiluted evaporatec
milk, "a at time, beat well. until
completely Incorporated. Line
square refrigerator dish with
parchment paper (cake box lin
ing's fine) fill dish with butter
cover and chill 4 or more hours
or overnight, invert dish. remove
paper and cut your butter" Nc
rancid taste, just a pure. sweet
tasting spread.
For a delicious dessert, melt one
of the well-knoWn gelatin desserts
in y cup boiling water, beat
cup undiluted evaporated milk
until double in bulk to the hot
gelatin add p cup ice cubes. ther
add to the milk and beat well
Makes quart Of dessert. Crushed
fruit may be added right after
beating. May be made u houl
before mealtime and be ready tt
serve.
Also, Whipped cream" can be
made using evaporated milk ane
it will stand up from one meal te
the next. Here's how: One cur
evaporated milk, beat with rotary
beater until double in bulk. adding
sugar as you beat until 3 table
spoonfuls have been used. Have
ready the juice ~ lemons. ado
a little, beat. continue adding 8
teaspoonful at a time. beating vel
between each addition until cream
stands in peaks. Do not use more
than necessary.
If you like sauerkraut, try this
A piece of loin pork (have ribs
sawed free of back bone) place ir
deep cooking utensil g quarts) cut