The Metropolitan Cook Book

A life insurance company teaching its policyholders to eat: the Metropolitan's own cookbook, given away from the tower on Madison Square.

Meat

28 recipes in this part of The Metropolitan Cook Book.

Roast Beef

Wipe meat; rub with salt; put on rack in dripping pan. Place in a hot oven 450° F. until meat is seared on the outside, then reduce the…

Pan-Broiled Steak

Trim fat from steak, also part of bone, if desired. Wipe with damp cloth. Heat frying pan till very hot, or until blue smoke arises. Rub…

Hamburger Steak

Chop finely one pound lean raw beef; season highly with salt, pepper and a few drops of onion juice. Add cup milk gradually; mix with a…

Stuffing

2 tablespoons parsley teaspoon onion juice 2 tablespoons chopped celery 1 cup boiling water or stock teaspoon salt teaspoon paprika Trim…

Swiss Steak

Select a slice of round steak, cut about two inches thick. A steak from the top of the round is preferable. For a small family, half of the…

Pot Roast of Beef-Gravy

Nearly any of the tougher meats may be used. The rump or lower part of the round is preferable. Wipe meat, sear in hot frying pan, or in…

Gravy

To each cup of liquid add, gradually, 2 tablespoons flour mixed till smooth, with an equal quantity of cold water. Cook as white sauce…

Roast Veal

The leg, cushion (thickest part of leg), and loin are suitable pieces for roasting. When leg is to be used, it should be boned. Wipe meat…

Veal Loaf

1 tablespoon chopped Parsley 1 tablespoon lemon juice, if desired cup dry crumbs 2 tablespoons tomato catsup. cup milk 1 egg 1 onion Select…

Veal Cutlets

Pepper 4 tablespoons drippings or butter Fine bread crumbs 1 egg 1 tablespoon water Wipe meat and cut into pieces for individual serving…

Sauce for Cutlets

teaspoon pepper 1 pint stock, water, or strained tomato juice 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Make according to directions for white sauce. 2…

Veal and Ham Pie

1 teaspoon powdered herbs, salt, pepper, red pepper and mace to taste 1 tablespoon chopped parsley Pastry or biscuit dough Stock Cut veal…

Kidney Stew

medium-sized onion 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups water 2 tablespoons drippings Scrape and slice carrot, peel and slice onion, and cook…

Liver and Bacon

Cover slices of liver with boiling water and let stand 5 minutes. Fry bacon, then fry liver in bacon fat.

Braised Liver

Take a calf's liver and skewer into shape. Place a small piece of fat pork or bacon on the top of it and around it. In the covered baker…

Lamb and Mutton

Rules for Roast Beef can be followed for Roast Lamb. The leg, shoulder, or loin are suitable for roasting. 2 pounds lamb or mutton 1 onion

Lamb or Mutton Stew

cup carrot cup celery 1 quart stock or water 6 potatoes 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper Cut meat into 2-inch cubes. Reserve the tenderest…

Dumplings

4 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt 1 cup milk or water Sift dry ingredients together in mixing bowl. Mix to drop batter with liquid…

Braised Leg of Mutton

Have the butcher bone a leg of mutton. Wipe, stuff, sew and place in deep pan. Cook five minutes in one-fourth cup butter, a slice each of…

Pan Broiled Chops

Chops may be either loin or rib. Wipe and remove superfluous fat. Put chops in a smoking hot frying pan. Sear quickly on both sides…

Roast Pork

Wipe pork, sprinkle with salt and pepper, place on rack in dripping pan or roaster, and dredge meat and bottom of pan with flour. Place in…

Pork Chops with Dressing

6 pork chops onion, finely chopped 1½ cups bread crumbs 2 tablespoons pork fat, chopped teaspoon pepper 3-41-41 teaspoon salt cup hot water…

Baked Ham

1 cup brown sugar 4 dozen cloves Wash a ham thoroughly and place in kettle with cold water. Cook slowly until tender. Remove from kettle…

Baked Slice of Ham

Melt about 2 tablespoons of brown sugar in a frying pan, place a slice of ham about 1½ inch thick in the pan and brown it on both sides…

Plain Fried Ham

Cut a thin slice from the center of a ham and gash the fat on the edge in several places; put in hot frying pan, brown quickly on one side…

Roast Chicken

After chicken has been dressed and cleaned, fill with stuffing, truss securely in compact shape, and lay on its back in roasting pan…

Stuffing for Roast Chicken

4 cups bread crumbs 2 teaspoons salt 1 egg, slightly beaten teaspoon pepper teaspoon poultry seasoning or onion 2 tablespoons butter…

Chicken Fricassee

3 pounds chicken 1 onion 2 cloves bay leaf 1 teaspoon salt cup chopped salt pork fat or other fat cup flour Singe, draw and disjoint a…

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