Recipes Used in the Cooking Schools, U. S. ArmyUnited States. Army
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Recipes Used in the Cooking Schools, U. S. Army
United States. Army
Cooking; Cooking for military personnel -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; United States. Army -- Commissariat
Take 6 pounds cold boiled potatoes diced in ¼-inch pieces; 2 pounds
onions, raw, chopped fine; 1 bunch parsley chopped fine; season with
salt and pepper. Make a French dressing as follows: 1 pint vinegar,
2 tablespoonfuls sugar (brown or white), 2 or 3 dashes red pepper,
1 ounce dry mustard, ½ pound bacon chopped fine and fried. Pour the
vinegar mixture on the hot bacon and grease. Then set back on stove to
keep warm, and when ready to serve pour the vinegar, grease, etc., over
the potatoes, etc., then serve.
=Saratoga potatoes.=
Dice potatoes raw, boil them until done, then drain and set away and
let cool. When cool fry in butter or lard until nice and brown. Add
parsley and chopped onions, 1 quart rich milk. Thicken with ¼ pound
flour. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.
=Escalloped potatoes (for 100 men).=
Take 35 pounds cold boiled potatoes, 8 pounds cheese, 8 cans condensed
milk, and 3 or 4 basting-spoonfuls of flour. Pare potatoes and slice
them. Grate cheese fine and mix cheese evenly with potatoes in bake
pan. Mix flour with milk and dilute milk with water until potatoes are
covered. Bake in slow oven.
It is sometimes thought to be an improvement to use less cheese and a
much larger quantity of finely ground beef suet.
=Fried mush (for 20 men).=
Take 2 quarts beef stock, 2 quarts water, 1 ounce salt, and set on
stove and let boil for 4 or 5 minutes. Add 2 pounds corn meal. Put the
meal in a flour sieve and shake it gradually, stirring it thoroly all
the time, until it commences to thicken. Then set on back part of stove
and let simmer for about 1 hour or till done, when it drops freely from
the paddle. Pour into dish pan about 1 inch deep and set aside to cool.
When cool cut into 2-inch squares. Have about ½ pound lard in frying
pan. Fry to nice brown color. Serve hot with sirup.
=Indian corn meal mush.=
Take 5 ounces corn meal, 2 quarts boiling water, 1 ounce salt. Mix corn
meal with cold water before putting it in, to prevent lumping. Stir in
slowly but be careful to keep the water boiling. Cover closely and let
boil 2½ hours. Stir frequently, to prevent scorching. Take off when
thick and let cool. Eight pounds corn meal enough for 80 men.
=Macaroni and cheese (for 80 men).=
Break 14 pounds macaroni into convenient lengths and put into boiler of
boiling salted water. Use eight or ten times as much water as macaroni.
Boil from 20 to 30 minutes, until tender. Draw off water and pour
macaroni into a well-greased bake pan and bake in a moderate oven 1½
hours or until done, then cover with the following dressing: Two cans
tomatoes, 2 gallons beef stock, salt and pepper to taste, teaspoonful
thyme or a little bay leaves, and a little suet or butter. Put all the
dressing in a small boiler on fire and keep stirring until ingredients
are well incorporated. Pass dressing thru a sieve and pour over
macaroni. Grate over macaroni and sauce 6 or 8 pounds cheese.
BREAD, BISCUITS, ETC.
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