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.

Vegetables

38 recipes in this part of The Metropolitan Cook Book.

Macaroni and Spaghetti

Macaroni and spaghetti are starchy foods, and dishes made from either are served in place of potatoes, and when combined with cheese, also…

Spaghetti and Tomatoes

Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and rinse. Put a layer of the spaghetti in a buttered baking dish. Cover it with…

Macaroni with Cheese

cup chopped or grated cheese Buttered crumbs (see page 29) Break macaroni into pieces one inch long, boil, strain and rinse. Stir cheese…

General Rules for Cooking Vegetables

Wash thoroughly. Pare, peel or scrape, if skins must be removed. Skins should be left on to keep in all the food value possible. Beets must…

General Table for Cooking Vegetables

Vegetables Special Directions Asparagus Tough lower ends cut off Time for Cooking 20 to 40 minutes 1 to 4 hours 45 minutes Beets (old) Cook…

Asparagus

Tough lower ends should be cut off. Cook in deep sauce-pan standing upright. The steam will cook the tender tips while the hard stalks will…

Golden Sauce

teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar Make sauce of first three ingredients, salt and pepper. Beat…

Buttered Vegetables

Most vegetables may be served buttered. After they are boiled and drained, they should be returned to the stove and the butter and…

Scalloped Cabbage

head cabbage teaspoon pepper 1½ cups white sauce (see page 29) cup bread crumbs 1 teaspoon salt Soak and wash half a head of firm cabbage…

Stuffed Cabbage

1 onion cup bread crumbs cup milk 1-21-2 1 egg Seasoning 1 green pepper Select solid cabbage, not too large, remove outside leaves, cut out…

Carrot Loaf

1 egg Salt, pepper 2 tablespoons red or green peppers 3 tablespoons minced bacon or other fat 1 tablespoon onion juice teaspoon mustard Mix…

Celery, Creole Style

1 cup diced celery 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon butter 2 teaspoons finely chopped green pepper 1-3 1-2 1-3 cup canned…

Succotash

To a pint of cooked corn add a pint of cooked and seasoned shelled lima beans. 1-41-41-2 cup butter cup flour teaspoon salt

Scalloped Corn

1 tablespoon sugar 1 pint fresh corn or drained, canned corn 1 cup bread crumbs 2 tablespoons cream 1½ cup milk Heat the milk in a double…

Corn a La Southern

1 pint scalded milk 1 medium-sized green pepper 1 can corn 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper Chop pepper, mix…

Fried Eggplant

Pare an eggplant, cut in thin slices, sprinkle with salt and pile on a plate. Cover with weight to extract the juice and let stand for one…

Stuffed Eggplant

2 tablespoons butter tablespoon onion 1 egg Seasoning Cook eggplant 15 minutes in enough boiling salted water to cover. Cut a slice from…

Creamed Mushrooms

Chopped Wash and stem mushrooms. Remove the peeling if it seems tough. Melt in a saucepan about 2 tablespoonfuls of butter for every half…

Boiled Onions in White Sauce

Peel the onions and cut off the roots, dropping into cold water as fast as they are peeled. Drain from the cold water and put in a stewpan…

Okra, Rice and Tomatoes

can tomatoes 2 tablespoons butter Salt and pepper Sprinkle of paprika Wash rice and cook in boiling, salted water until tender; drain, and…

Parsnip Fritters

Wash and cook parsnips in boiling water 15 minutes; remove the skins, mash; season with salt, pepper and butter. Flour the hands or dip…

Peas with Pork

1 tablespoon butter cup water 2 small white onions teaspoon pepper Cut pork into small bits. Put butter in stewpan, cover and place over…

Peas with Lettuce

1 head lettuce, the heart 1 small onion 1 teaspoon sugar cup water Put all ingredients into a stewpan; cover, and place over the fire and…

Mashed Potatoes

Speck pepper cup hot milk teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter Mash the hot potatoes with wire masher, or put through ricer. Add seasoning…

Potato Croquettes

teaspoon salt 1 egg or 2 yolks 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon celery salt Beat the eggs, mix with potatoes and add other ingredients. A…

Stuffed Potatoes

Select medium-sized, smooth-skinned oval potatoes. Bake in a hot oven 450°F. until tender, being careful not to overbrown the skin. Cut the…

Potatoes Au Gratin

Remove the skins from boiled or baked potatoes and cut them in cubes. Arrange the cubes in layers in a buttered baking dish, covering each…

Creamed Potatoes

Dice cold potatoes. Melt in a saucepan one tablespoon of butter for every cup of potatoes. Add the potatoes, tossing them about in the…

Escalloped Potatoes

Peel and cut raw potatoes in slices 1 inch thick. Put a layer in a buttered baking dish, dot with butter, salt and pepper. Repeat until…

Glazed Sweet Potatoes

6 medium sized sweet potatoes cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon butter Wash and pare the potatoes. Cook 10 minutes in boiling salt water. Drain…

Winter Squash

Cut off top of small Hubbard squash, remove seeds and stringy portion, place in pan and steam or bake about two hours until tender. Remove…

Escalloped Tomatoes

1 pint peeled and cooked 2 cups grated bread tomatoes or 1 small can crumbs 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter A suggestion of pepper…

Tomatoes, Corn and Cheese

pound cottage cheese 1 can sweet corn 1 pint canned tomatoes 1 tablespoon cracker crumbs 1 tablespoon butter Fresh corn and tomatoes can be…

Hashed Turnips

Chop cooked and drained turnips into rather large pieces. Return to the stewpan, and for a pint and a half of turnips, add a teaspoon of…

Baked Beans

1 quart beans pound salt fat pork 1 teaspoon mustard cup molasses 1 teaspoon salt Pick over and wash beans; cover with cold water and soak…

Red Beans

Red beans may be cooked as lima beans. They may be served in white sauce (see page 29), tomato or meat-stock sauce. 6 green peppers cup…

Stuffed Peppers

1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon melted fat teaspoon pepper cup bread crumbs cup milk Cut Select broad peppers that will stand on end and are…

Chili Con Carne

cup suet, forced through food chopper 1 red pepper, cut in strips onion, sliced 1-81-2 teaspoon pepper teaspoon mustard 1 tablespoon…

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