Jim had to work today and won't get off until about 7:00 this evening or, hopefully, earlier. I made him some sausage links and made gravy from the drippings. I made home made baking powder biscuits, too. And I have the coffee on.
I was going to tell you about an old time recipe I read today in a cookbook I had gotten at a book sale this summer. It was put together in the 1970s. I had seen this recipe in some of the really old recipe books before this, too.
Anyway, it's a stew and here is how they did it. Just get out a big 9x13 casserole pan. Put some grease in it. And then slice potatoes as a layer on the bottom. Salt and pepper this layer. Then, the next layer, slice carrots over the potatoes. The next layer is celery and onions. Then the next layer is beans ... any kind. (I would use green beans or peas.) Then the next layer is ground beef. (I would cook it part of the way first.) And the next layer is tomato sauce over the top. (I would use 2 of the small cans.) Then you bake it for 2 hours, covered, at 300 degrees. Put salt and pepper over the top. You could make this recipe in a small square pan, too. Or even make it for a big family in a turkey roaster.
I am gonna make this soon, I think. I read the recipe to Jim and he said he would like it. I know the kids would love it. I would make homemade bread to go with it.
Another old time recipe I am going to make is this ...
Cabbage Casserole: Just fry up some hamburger with onions and salt and pepper it. Add a large can of stewed tomatoes and a half head of cabbage and cook until done. Now, I would use my big cast iron skillet for this, start it on the top of the stove, and then put it in the oven and bake it until done. It would taste like cabbage rolls, I think. Anyway, a pan of cornbread would go good with this meal.
