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.

Poultry and Left-over Meats

19 recipes in this part of The Metropolitan Cook Book.

To Fry Chicken

Select young chicken. Cut up. Wash, drain, but do not dry, Dredge well with flour and seasoning. Use drippings for fat-salt pork, bacon…

Chicken a La King

2 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk or 1 cup milk and 1 cup chicken stock 2 cups cooked chicken cut in pieces 1 pimento teaspoon pepper Melt…

Chicken a La Maryland

Cut up chicken as for fricassee. Dip in egg and bread crumbs. Bake in oven, adding small amount of water and basting frequently. Fifteen…

Chicken Pie

Bit of bay leaf Salt teaspoon pepper cup flour Pie crust or biscuit dough Dress, clean, and cut up chicken. Put in a stewpan with onion…

Prune and Apple Stuffing

3 cups bread crumbs cup melted fat 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups mashed pota- 1 cup apples, pared, cut½ cup soaked, stewed and in eighths, and…

Mashed Potato Stuffing

toes, highly seasoned with salt and pepper cup chopped, parboiled onions 2 egg yolks Mix ingredients in order given.

General Directions

2 tablespoons melted fat teaspoon sage Almost any left-over meat may be combined with other foods, well seasoned, and be made up into very…

Casserole of Rice and Meat

2 cups chopped, cooked meat 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper teaspoon onion juice 1 tablespoon chopped cup fine bread crumbs parsley 4 cups…

Shepherd's Pie or Scalloped Meat

2 cups chopped, cooked 2 cups left-over gravy meat 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups mashed potato teaspoon pepper teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon onion…

Minced Meat on Toast

Use any meat, heating in gravy, white sauce, or tomato sauce. Add butter, season well, and serve on hot toast. 1 to 2 cups chopped meat 2…

Hash

teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon mixed onion Enough milk, water or celery stock to moisten 3 to 4 tablespoons butter Any available left-over meat…

Baked Rice and Meat

1 cup canned tomatoes, 1 tablespoon Worcestersalt and pepper ½ cup rice 2 tablespoons butter shire sauce 2 medium-sized onions Cook the…

Preparation of Croquettes

21-8 teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper In general, use equal amounts of white sauce and meat. Less will be needed if meat is freshly cooked…

Hollandaise Sauce

teaspoon salt Sprinkle of cayenne 1 tablespoon lemon juice Mash the butter, divide in three pieces. Put one piece in a pan with the egg…

Mint Sauce

2 tablespoons sugar cup vinegar Wash mint and pick leaves from stems. Chop fine. Add sugar to vinegar. Pour over mint leaves. Let stand one…

Cream or White Sauce

II 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons butter teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons flour III 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon…

Chili Sauce

6 green peppers (small) finely chopped 1 pint brown sugar 1 pint vinegar 3 tablespoons salt tablespoon allspice 1 tablespoon cinnamon…

Mustard Pickle

1 quart small cucumbers 1 quart large cucumbers, sliced or diced 2 quarts small pearl onions 1 quart green tomatoes, sliced 3 small heads…

Scrambled Eggs (Tablespoons butter teaspoon)

3 tablespoons butter teaspoon pepper teaspoon salt The general rule is to use 1 tablespoon milk and tablespoon butter for each egg. Beat…

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