Chiquita banana-Banana scallops 1948

Banana Scallops

6 green-tipped bananas¼ cup evaporated milk, undiluted½ teaspoon salt¾ cup bread crumbs or corn meal Fat for fryingPeel bananas and cut into 1-inch pieces. Add salt to milk. Dip each piece in milk; roll in crumbs. Fry in hot fat 1½ - 2 minutes or until tender and brown. 6 servings.

Green bean and onion shortcake 1944

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Vidalia onion & green bean Shortcake
Ingredients
1 Vidalia sweet onion, thinly sliced,1 can or sm bag frozen green beans. 1/4 c. butter1 c. sour cream1 box 8 1/4 oz. corn muffin mix1 egg, beaten1/3 c. milk1 sm. can creamed corn2 drops Tabasco Sauce1 tsp. dill1 c. grated sharp cheese
Directions
Sauté onion in butter. Cool. Add sour cream to muffin mix. Blend in egg with milk, creamed corn, Tabasco, salt, dill. Pour into greased 8×8 inch pan. Sprinkle 1/2 c. cheese on top. Pat onion mixture on top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered at 425° for 25 minutes.

Saltines 1946 Country Gentleman soup

Use up snips of leftover veggies. In a new soup! Treat hubby to this premium soup.

1/2C Cooked corn

1c mixed cooked veggies

1c cooked stock (veggie)

1c thin white sauce

"premium" crackers (saltines)

add all, heat thouroughly. Top with crackers.

Meal in one Vegetable soup pot 1947

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Vegetable Hi-Hat 1948

*Vegetable-Pork Loaf

*Green Beans

*Onions

*Sauteed corn in tomatoes

*Fluffy whipped potatoes

Recipe:

1 1/2 lbs ham or beef (ground)

1 egg slightly beaten

1 TB vinegar

2 tsp mustard

1/2 c evaporated milk

2 slices bread, cubed

1c grated carrot

1c finely cut celery

3 halved peaches

3 marashino cherries

Prep:

Mix meat, vinegar,milk, bread,mustard,veggies. . Put cherries in halved peaches, put into bottom and sides of mold ring. Put in meat. Unmold. Bake moderate oven 375 for 1 hour.

Tomato Treasure Baskets 1941 Hellman's Mayo

Ingrediants: 8 full size tomatoes
3/4 lbs cottege cheese
4 TB Real Mayonnaise
3/8 tsp grated onion
1/8 tsp salt
1/8tsp pepper
1/2 spanish onion, cut into rings
1 large green pepper, sliced
1 large sweet red pepper, sliced
romaine lettuce

Directions: Cut off stem end of tomatoes. Remove seeds, and invert to drain. Mix cottege cheese with mayo and seasonings, diced onion.Fill tomatoes with cottege mixture. Put back on tops. Arrange filled tomatoes on bed of lettuce with pepper rings as shown. Serve with Nut mayonnaise.

Spinach Ring dinner 1946

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Hunts Spanish Rice Casserole 1948

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Summer chop suey 1947

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1943 Peas recipes Birds-eye

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A pickle of a recipe!

This recipe is culled from a WWII cookbook that helped Victory Garden growers make the most of their produce. It's another example of saving money, and a good way to show some patriotic pride this July 4.Sweet Cucumber Pickles (Short Process)1 gallon cucumbers6 cups sugar1 tablespoon mixed spices1 ½ quarts vinegar1 cup waterWash and dry fresh cucumbers. Cover with brine (1 cup salt dissolved in 1 gallon cold water). Let stand 24 hours. Drain. Puncture each cucumber in 2 or 3 places with needle. Simmer (do not boil) ½ of the sugar, the spices, vinegar, and water 30 minutes. Add cucumbers. Simmer 15 minutes. Let stand 2 days. Drain off the liquid. Pack the pickles in hot jars. Add the remaining sugar to the liquid. Boil 5 minutes. Pour, while hot, over the pickles and seal at once.

Baked Bean Sandwiches 1943

1943 baked bean sandwich


Yield
2 Servings
Measure
Ingredient
1 cup
Baked beans
¼ cup
Walnuts; chopped
¼ cup
Celery; chopped
2 teaspoons
Onion; minced
¼ teaspoon
Salt
1 teaspoon
Pickle; chopped
2 teaspoons
Catsup

Buttered whole wheat bread

1944 Green Tomato Pie

1944 Green Tomato Pie:

pastry for a double-crust

1/2 cup sugar

2 tbsp flour

1 lemon, grated rind only

1/4 tsp ground allspice

1/4 tsp salt

4 cups peeled and sliced green tomato

1 tbsp lemon juice

3 tsp butter.

Line a pie pan with pie dough. Mix the sugar, flour, lemon rind, allspice, and salt together. Sprinkle just a little of this at the bottom of the pie shell. Arrange the tomato slices, a layer at a time, as you cover each layer with the sugar mixture, lemon juice, and a dot of butter on each slice. Keep layering until you reach the top of the pie tin. Cover with a latticed top and bake at 350F for 45 minutes.

Bread shell surprises

Bread-Shell Surprises:

18 slices bread

1 can Stokely's Finest Party Peas

10 1/2-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

Cut bread into rounds; place 6 in shallow pan. Cut centers out of remaining rounds. Stack 2 rings on each round. Bake in hot oven (425 F.) until lightly browned. Drain peas, saving 1/4 cup liquid. Stir liquid into soup. Add peas; heat. Serve in shells. The secret of this mouthwatering dish is in those finest Party Peas, brimful of vitamins and minerals. So treat your family to nothing but the finest... Stokely's Finest.