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HOW TO FRY MEATS

Put a small amount of grease in the frying pan, or salt pork, and when quite hot put in the steak. If the steak is about half inch thick, fry for about 1 minute before turning. Salt and pepper to taste.

Beef, veal, pork and mutton can be done in the same way.

BEEF STEAK AND ONIONS

Follow the recipe for steak. Slice in some raw onions—about six to a pound of steak—and have enough grease to cook without burning.

HOW TO BROIL MEAT

Put the broiler on, and when hot put on the meat for about two or three minutes. Then turn and cook on the other side. Add a little salt, pepper and butter.

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APPLE SAUCE FOR THREE

Pare and slice one quart of apples
2 tablespoonsful of sugar

Cover all this with cold water, and boil for twenty minutes to a half hour.

You can make nice apple sauce with evaporated apples, but they must be soaked over night.

PRUNES

Soak prunes over night.
2 cups of prunes
1½ tablespoonsful of sugar

Boil till soft—about thirty minutes.

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TO BOIL FRESH POTATOES

Either peeled or in their jackets

Put into boiling water, with a little salt, and boil for 20 minutes to half an hour.

TO BOIL FRESH STRING-BEANS

Pull the strings off, and cut into pieces into a bowl of cold water. Drain water off, and cook in boiling water for 20 minutes. Pour off the water, and add pepper, salt and a little butter.

TO BOIL FRESH SWEET CORN

Husk and remove the corn silk. Cook in boiling water for fifteen minutes.

Use the corn silk for cigarettes!!

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TO BOIL FRESH PEAS

Shell the peas, and put them into boiling water—enough to cover them. Then cook for half an hour, or until soft. Drain off the water, and put on a little butter, pepper and salt.

HOW TO COOK CANNED TOMATOES

Stew for five to ten minutes. Put in some cracker crumbs (to thicken), a little butter, salt and pepper.

HOW TO COOK CANNED CORN

Stew for five or six minutes, and add a little salt, pepper and butter.

RICE PUDDING FOR FOUR PEOPLE

1 quart of milk
2 heaping tablespoonsful of rice
A little salt
1 tablespoonful of sugar

A little nutmeg grated if you have it

Mix this all together, and put in a slow oven. Give one stir after about ten minutes, and then cook in a slow oven ¾ of an hour.

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PEACH PIE FOR FOUR PEOPLE

To make peach pie from evaporated peaches, soak one cup of evaporated peaches over night. In the morning, stew with 1½ tablespoonsful of sugar about twenty minutes.

PASTRY

2 cups of flour—sifted
2 heaping tablespoonsful of lard (or half butter and half lard)
A little salt

Mix flour, lard and salt well together, and then add enough cold water to make the dough soft enough to roll out. If it sticks to the rolling pin, use a little flour. Then grease the pie plate, and take half of the dough,