This section is from the book "Lessons In Cooking Through Preparation Of Meals", by Eva Robeeta Robinson. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in Cooking Through Preparation of Meals.
Beef Pudding
With
Tomato And Spaghetti
Potatoes On The Half Shell
Cucumber Salad Peach Shortcake
Put sufficient cold cooked beef through the meat grinder to make 2 c. In this case use the corned beef left, also the meat left from the flank chops. Break up enough spaghetti to make 2-3 c, and boil 20 m. Peel 2 good-sized tomatoes and cut them into small bits. Put a layer of spaghetti in the bottom of a buttered baking dish, over this a layer of chopped meat, then a layer of tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, and dots of butter. Proceed in this way until the ingredients are used, having tomatoes for the top layer. Cover with buttered crumbs and bake 20 m in a hot oven.
See directions for Stuffed Potatoes on p. 28.
Cut 2 cucumbers into thin slices or cubes, cover with boiling water for an instant, then drain and let stand in salted ice water for an hour. When ready to serve, drain, cover with salad dressing and serve on lettuce leaf.
2 c flour, 4 t baking powder, 1 1/2 t salt, 2 T shortening, 3/4 c water or milk; roll into two sheets 1/2 in. thick, spread with melted butter and bake with buttered sides together, p. 47, or make individual shortcakes.
About 1 h before dinner pare the cucumbers, cut into cubes and stand in salted ice water. Wash and scrub 4 good-sized potatoes and place in oven to bake, then break up sufficient spaghetti to fill 2-3 c, and while cooking put the cold cooked beef through the grinder, and then peel and cut up the tomatoes. Now finish the preparation of the beef pudding and place in the oven. Make the shortcake and bake, then prepare the peaches for it. Finish the cucumber salad, serve on salad plates on a lettuce leaf, and set in a cool place until needed. By this time the potatoes will be done and they may be mashed and put back in the shells, and browned. Remove the shortcake from the oven, finish its preparation and let stand until needed. Cut the bread and butter and place on the table. Serve the dinner. The shortcake should be served with cream.
A good way is to put a spoonful of ice cream or whipped cream on top of each serving.
 
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