Outdoor Cooking

Cooking out of doors in 1940 — bean holes, spits, clambakes and burgoo, from three food writers who thought a campfire was the best joke going.

Steer Beef and Veal

23 recipes in this part of Outdoor Cooking.

Steer Beef and Veal

"Oh, you'll be beef for Uncle Sam's Injuns. It's 'beef, beef, beef,' I hear them cry.

Brazilian Beef in Backwoods Style

(Churrasco) Even when done in a city oven the flavor of Brazilian beef cooked in backwoods style is swell, although the meat is a bit tough…

Hunters' Beef

(A Pioneer American Recipe) "Select a fine fat round weighing about 25 pounds. Take 3 ounces saltpeter, 3 of brown sugar, 1 ounce cloves…

Argentine Roast Beef Ribs

(Asado a la Parrilla) This is one of the grand but homely dishes of the Argentine where even the ribs of beef are especially well furnished…

Deviled Roast Beef

Spread thin slices of cold roast with prepared mustard. Dip in bread crumbs, dot with butter and grill over red coals.

Sweet and Sour Beef

I 1/2 POUNDS LEAN BEEF I BAY LEAF I SMALL ONION I CUP GINGER SNAPS BROKEN I TEASPOON WHOLE MIXED SPICE 1/2 CUP VINEGAR SALT AND PEPPER 1/2…

Beef Pot Roast

Mix flour with salt and pepper. Wipe meat with damp cloth, then dredge with flour and seasonings. Heat fat in a heavy pan and sear ends and…

Pot Roast Gravy

Skim fat from pot liquor and strain 2 cups of pot liquor for the gravy. 4 TABLESPOONS FLOUR 4 TABLESPOONS POT FAT 2 CUPS POT LIQUOR I CAN…

Grilled Marrowbones

Have butcher split bones lengthwise. Season marrow with salt and pepper and spread with a little mustard. Lay bones on a grill over very…

Frizzled Jerky

Pour boiling water over jerky (dried or chipped beef), let it stand " 'arf a mo'," then drain and fry in butter till the edges curl or…

Creamed Dried Beef

The beef itself supplies salt enough, but you might like a dash of pepper.

Celery Tops

Cover tongue with cold water, add seasonings, bring rapidly to boiling point, lower heat and simmer 21/2 hours. Then remove skin and simmer…

Pickled Tongue

Soak a pickled tongue overnight, drain and boil tender in water with 3 slices onion and 4 cloves. Peel tongue and place in pan to bake…

Vermont Boiled Dinner

"Put corned beef in hot water to cover at seven A.M. Eight o'clock put in beef. Nine o'clock put in cabbage in bag.

Corned Beef

Start corned beef cooking in cold water to more than cover, bring slowly to boiling point and simmer until tender. Slow and even cooking is…

Corned Beef Hash

CORNED BEEF COLD BOILED POTATOES EVAPORATED MILK EGGS Use canned or leftover corned beef and chop it fairly fine. Have potatoes cooked the…

Leftover Veal

VEAL BALLS 3 TABLESPOONS BUTTER 2 TABLESPOONS CRACKER CRUMBS I EGG, SLIGHTLY BEATEN SALT AND PEPPER A GRATING OF NUTMEG EGG, CRACKER CRUMBS…

Pope's Nose of Veal

Ask the butcher for those precious jewels of meat which lie on either side of the calf's tail. Braise them with a few soaked apricots, fat…

Leftover Roast Veal

Cut veal in thin slices, dip in warm white sauce mixed with grated mellow cheese, and arrange overlapping in the shape of a small veal…

Veal Birds

Use thin slices, flattened with cleaver. Cut in narrow strips, spread with dressing, or liver stuffing, roll, skewer with toothpicks and…

Wiener Schnitzel

Have little thin steaks cut by the butcher from loin of veal, and flattened with his meat cleaver. Rub with salt and pepper, dip in egg…

Paprika Veal Steak

I SLICE VEAL ROUND BUTTER I CUP SOUR CREAM I TABLESPOON FLOUR SALT 2 TEASPOONS PAPRIKA Fry veal in butter slowly until golden brown…

Veal with Sour Cream

Veal in 1-inch cubes. Heat fat or butter and throw into it a minced onion. Add meat, season with salt and plenty paprika, cover and let…

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