ENTREES

COMPANY MEATLOAF

Y% cup butter or margarine 2 eggs

1lb. mushrooms, sliced (leave 7 3 lbs. ground beef (or 2 Ibs. beef and 1 Ib.
whole) lean pork)

1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon salt

1 medium onion, minced ¥% teaspoon pepper

4 cups soft bread crumbs Y% cup milk

1 teaspoon salt ¥% cup ketchup

¥% teaspoon pepper 1% teaspoons dry mustard

Y% teaspoon dried thyme 3 or 4tablespoons minced onion

Y% cup minced parsley

Early in the day: for stuffing, sauté, in butter, all but 7 mushrooms, the lemon juice
and onion for 3 minutes. Toss in the bread crumbs, then the seasonings. Beat eggs
lightly with fork, mix in meat to which has been added some chopped onion if
desired, then add balance of ingredients. Pack half of meat mixture into a10x 5x3
greased loaf pan. Pack stuffing on top and cover with remaining meat, bringing it
well down over stuffing. Make a small dent along top of meat loaf and fill with
ketchup. Place reserved mushrooms on top. Refrigerate till needed. About 12
hours before serving, heat oven to 400°, and bake loaf for 1 hour and 10 minutes. 8
Servings.

Elva Dennis

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE

Crust:
3% cups flour Sift dry ingredients together and cut in
1 cup shortening shortening till crumbly — add water
% teaspoon baking powder gradually. Roll to 2” thickness.
Pinch of salt
About 1 cup of ice water
Filling:
¥% |b. veal or beef kidney
1% Ibs. Round steak, stewing beef
or shoulder steak
Salt and pepper
1 can drained mushrooms
(optional)

Cube beef and cut up kidney — remove fat and gristle. Add salt and pepper and
cook until tender (about 1 hour) on top of stove. Remove meat and kidney from
gravy and place in deep pie dish or casserole — placing egg cup or china steamer in
center. Pour on gravy — if too much gravy it can be stored in frig for several days
and used to pep up acan of soup, or other gravies. Cut a strip of pastry and place
on dampened edge of pie dish. Cover with pastry, leaving hole in center, and
crinkle edges with fork. Bake in hot (400°) oven until pastry is cooked and golden
brown. Serves 6.

Joan Cave