How to Cook in Casserole Dishes

The 1912 case for the casserole - sixteen kinds of recipes for cooking and serving in one dish.

Cold Meat Recipes

16 recipes in this part of How to Cook in Casserole Dishes.

Chicken Au Gratin

½ lb. cold chicken ½ cupful grated cheese 2 heaping tablespoonfuls (2 ozs.) rice 1/2 pint (I cup) tomato sauce A few bread crumbs Salt and…

Chicken Ramequins

1½ cupfuls cooked chicken cubes ½ pint (1 cup) cooked peas 1 gill (1/2 cup) sliced mushrooms 2 ozs. (1/4 cup) butter 2 tablespoonfuls…

Chopped Veal

1 lb. chopped veal I heaping tablespoonful (I 3/4 pint (1½ cups) gravy or stock oz.) butter I heaping tablespoonful (I Seasoning salt…

Cottage Pie

Some cold potatoes Some cold chopped meat A little gravy Salt and pepper to taste A little dripping

Macaroni Ragout

1½ package macaroni 2 tablespoonfuls chopped cooked ham 1 tablespoonful chopped 2 tablespoonfuls cornstarch 1/2 pint (I cup) milk chopped I…

Creamed Dried Beef with Macaroni

1½ lb. sliced dried beef 4 ozs. (4 tablespoonfuls) but- ¼ lb. macaroni ter 4 hard cooked eggs cut in 4 ozs. (4 tablespoonfuls) flour rings…

Mutton Hash

Some cold mutton Bunch sweet herbs oz.) butter I small onion oz.) flour I celery stalk Salt and pepper Some mashed potatoes I heaping…

Pork Pie

1 tablespoonful chopped parsley Salt and pepper to taste 4 ozs. (1 cup) grated cheese I onion 1/2 pint (I cup) cream 1 egg Some pastry Cut…

Puffs of Meat

1 cupful diced roast meat 2 eggs 1/2 pint (I cup) milk 1 teaspoonful baking powder 1 cupful diced roast meat I heaping tablespoonful (I…

Réchauffé of Beef

Some slices of cold roast 3 tablespoonfuls red currant beef, rare if possible jelly I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful) butter 1 wineglassful…

Soufflé of Veal

1 pint (2 cups) cold cooked 1 pint (2 cups) milk chopped veal 2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls) butter 2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls)…

Surprise Potatoes

5 large potatoes 1 lb. cold meat 3 mushrooms 2 heaping tablespoonfuls (2 ozs.) butter 1/2 tablespoonful chopped parsley Salt and pepper to…

Tongue Ramequins

1 cupful diced cooked tongue I firm lettuce 2 pickled walnuts I hard cooked egg Seasoning of salt and pepper Some chopped aspic jelly Chop…

Tongue Stanley

Some good white stock or sauce A few slices cold tongue Some poached eggs A few chopped pistachio Salt and pepper to season nuts Cut the…

Turkey En Casserole

The remains of a turkey I heaping tablespoonful (I oz.) butter I heaping tablespoonful (I oz.) flour 1 pint (2 cups) stock I bay leaf 3…

Veal Ramequins

1 lb. diced cooked veal ¼ lb. cooked ham or tongue 1 tablespoonful chopped parsley 6 cooked button mushrooms 4 tablespoonfuls white sauce…

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