Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cookbook
Published 1954
Original price unknown
Found in a used book store in Seattle
Football may now have the twelfth man, but way back in the 50's Betty Crocker gave us The Fourth Meal - that between meal snack that made everything better. First named in Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cookbook, the idea of the 4th meal is just one of many mealtime innovations. But like the best of days, this book starts with breakfast.
Of the many ways to dress up breakfast cereal is the Teddy Bear in a Bowl; half a pear on Wheaties with a raisin face and banana ears. Or make a Chocolate Cereal Sundae, "pour chocolate milk over crispy corn puffs. No sugar is needed." For Lightning Quick Waffles, "just follow the directions on the Bisquick package."
So, wait, whatnow? People needed to be told this?
Lunch is where the fun really begins - from stay-at-home lunches to be best midmeal totes is discussed. Did you know that for the man,a metal lunchbox is the way to go because "it can be scalded frequently" and for a fine young lady, a lunchbox "should be attractive so that carrying it doesn't seem a burden"? No matter what you put it in, a 4-star lunch is nourishing, appetizing, tasty, and planned for carrying. May I recommend the following selections: Deviled Frankfurter Salad Sandwich, Miroton of Seafood, a handful of radishes, and Fruit-Marshmallow Cream. With a Prune Malted Milk on the side.
Furthermore, the ultimate value of soups and corned beef hash in cans is espoused, and lunchtime mainstay, the Green and Gold Salad is deconstructed into it's basic parts - green peas, cubed American cheese, and yellow squeezy mustard.
The Dinner chapter gets even more delectable with tasty and filing treats like Beef Birds (thinly sliced flank steak rolled around a pickle slice and fried in hot fat), Crispy Fried Pike (fish dredged in sour milk and Bisquick), Barbecued Trout, Beet Horseradish Mold, and Tuck-A-Way Meatloaf (meatloaf with whole hard-boiled eggs hidden inside). This is truly Housewife Cuisine at it's finest. There's even a sub-heading for how best to use leftovers. Extra bacon can go into soup as a garnish and you know all that extraneous veal you've got just sitting around? Well, pop it right in some BBQ sauce and serve it on a bun.
Finally, the Fourth Meal, The Snack! According to the introduction, "for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you eat the things you think you should eat. But in between, you can eat the things you like... We hope these suggestions will add to the enjoyment of life in your home - for every member of your family and for the friends who drop in to share your hospitality." Serving nibbles such as Angels on Horseback (oysters wrapped in bacon), Hollywood Dunk (deviled ham, horseradish, and whipped cream), and Forgotten Meringues (leave egg whites in the oven overnight) all but guarantees your guests will know ex-actly what you think of them.
Here's a dinnertime treat for all the ages:
Full of Baloney
2 cups cubed raw potatoes
1 1/2 cups cut-up bologna
2 tbsp minced green pepper
6 tbsp Gold Metal Flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 tbsp butter
2 cups milk
Heat oven to 350. Arrange potatoes, bologna, green pepper, flour, and seasonings in layers in 1 1/2quart baking dish, dotting each layer with butter. Pour milk over and bake 1 hour.
And the Dirtiest Recipe Name Award goes to... Three in One Tossed Salad!
Published 1954
Original price unknown
Found in a used book store in Seattle
Football may now have the twelfth man, but way back in the 50's Betty Crocker gave us The Fourth Meal - that between meal snack that made everything better. First named in Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cookbook, the idea of the 4th meal is just one of many mealtime innovations. But like the best of days, this book starts with breakfast.
Of the many ways to dress up breakfast cereal is the Teddy Bear in a Bowl; half a pear on Wheaties with a raisin face and banana ears. Or make a Chocolate Cereal Sundae, "pour chocolate milk over crispy corn puffs. No sugar is needed." For Lightning Quick Waffles, "just follow the directions on the Bisquick package."
So, wait, whatnow? People needed to be told this?
Lunch is where the fun really begins - from stay-at-home lunches to be best midmeal totes is discussed. Did you know that for the man,a metal lunchbox is the way to go because "it can be scalded frequently" and for a fine young lady, a lunchbox "should be attractive so that carrying it doesn't seem a burden"? No matter what you put it in, a 4-star lunch is nourishing, appetizing, tasty, and planned for carrying. May I recommend the following selections: Deviled Frankfurter Salad Sandwich, Miroton of Seafood, a handful of radishes, and Fruit-Marshmallow Cream. With a Prune Malted Milk on the side.
Furthermore, the ultimate value of soups and corned beef hash in cans is espoused, and lunchtime mainstay, the Green and Gold Salad is deconstructed into it's basic parts - green peas, cubed American cheese, and yellow squeezy mustard.
The Dinner chapter gets even more delectable with tasty and filing treats like Beef Birds (thinly sliced flank steak rolled around a pickle slice and fried in hot fat), Crispy Fried Pike (fish dredged in sour milk and Bisquick), Barbecued Trout, Beet Horseradish Mold, and Tuck-A-Way Meatloaf (meatloaf with whole hard-boiled eggs hidden inside). This is truly Housewife Cuisine at it's finest. There's even a sub-heading for how best to use leftovers. Extra bacon can go into soup as a garnish and you know all that extraneous veal you've got just sitting around? Well, pop it right in some BBQ sauce and serve it on a bun.
Finally, the Fourth Meal, The Snack! According to the introduction, "for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you eat the things you think you should eat. But in between, you can eat the things you like... We hope these suggestions will add to the enjoyment of life in your home - for every member of your family and for the friends who drop in to share your hospitality." Serving nibbles such as Angels on Horseback (oysters wrapped in bacon), Hollywood Dunk (deviled ham, horseradish, and whipped cream), and Forgotten Meringues (leave egg whites in the oven overnight) all but guarantees your guests will know ex-actly what you think of them.
Here's a dinnertime treat for all the ages:
Full of Baloney
2 cups cubed raw potatoes
1 1/2 cups cut-up bologna
2 tbsp minced green pepper
6 tbsp Gold Metal Flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 tbsp butter
2 cups milk
Heat oven to 350. Arrange potatoes, bologna, green pepper, flour, and seasonings in layers in 1 1/2quart baking dish, dotting each layer with butter. Pour milk over and bake 1 hour.
And the Dirtiest Recipe Name Award goes to... Three in One Tossed Salad!
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