DON'T FORGET THESE MEATS

New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 210, 2 July 1943, Page 19

DON'T FORGET THESE MEATS

ON’T forget the cheaper meatsD such as Liver, Kidney, Brains, Sweetbreads and Tripe. Tastily seasoned and intelligently cooked these can form delicious meals, and nutritionally, they furnish as good protein as other meat. Liver is one of the very best sources of iron. Kidneys run a close second. Liver is also especially rich in Vitamins A, B1 and B2, It is wise to order these meats from the butcher in advance. Brain Pie (Good Food-Value) Soak four+ sets of sheep’s brains in salted water for half an hour, then drain. Place in saucepan, bring to the boil, then drain and chop lightly. Butter a pie-dish, line thickly with breadcrumbs, then put layer of brains, sprinkle with chopped parsley and season to taste. Repeat layers till dish is full, finishing with crumbs, Beat two eggs with a breakfast cup of milk, and pinch of salt, pour over all, and dot with small pieces of butter. Bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes, Liver Rissoles (Good Food-Value) Chop up.a sheep’s or lamb’s fry, with about two ounces of lean bacon or ham and a small onion, add about an ounce of shredded suet and a cup of breadcrumbs, pepper and salt to taste. Mix well, bind with a beaten egg, and form into little cakes, Roll in flour and fry in deep boiling fat until brown. Make gravy in pan after pouring off most of fat. Serve with green vegetable and jacket potatoes. Poor Man‘s Goose (Good Food-Value) Slice thickly a lamb’s or sheep’s fry. Make plenty of sage and onion stuffing with 80zs. breadcrumbs, 2 chopped parboiled onions, 20zs. butter, about 1 dozen sage leaves chopped finely, or a teaspoon of dried and powdered sage, a pinch of ginger, pepper and salt to taste and mixed with a beaten egg (or even -milk if egg not available). At the bottom of greased casserole or pie-dish put a double layer of sliced par-boiled potatoes, then a layer of liver-slices, then a layer of stuffing, Repeat layers till dish is full, finishing with potatoes, A little chopped bacon may be added if liked, and some people like to pour over a teacu of water or gravy before covering wi lid or greased paper, and baking in moderate oven for about 142 hours, Serve with apple sauce. Faggot Loaves (Traditional Hampshire Recipe) Beat up an egg and make into a batter with 2 tablespoons flour and a little milk, adding pepper and salt, and dried Sage to taste. Mince about lb, raw liver, 2 medium onions and 2 rashers of bacon, soak 2 or 3 slices of bread in milk. Then mix all ingredients with the batter, and put into greased tins or cups, cover with greased paper and cook in hot oven for half to three-quarters of an

hour, or cook in meéat-tin marked into squares, and covered with greased paper. Eat hot or cold. Good with apple-sauce. Captain’s Kidneys ‘ Skin kidneys, split openg flour well and season with pepper and salt, Peel large onions, scoop out centre and insert half a kidney, Cook in greased, covered casserole in oven, or over low heat, until onions are soft. Serve with gravy, jacket potatoes and a green vegetable. Next week:-Oxtail, Tripe and Kidneys.