Bacon Recipes

BACON, COOKING OF...Baconshould always be cooked at moderate temperature. Cooking it too fast detracts greatly from its flavor. It is well to nick edges of bacon with knife or scissors before cooking to prevent curling. Bacon, baked in the oven, is sweeter and much more flavorful than bacon cooked any other way. It requires much less attention also. Place bacon on a pan and place it in a moderate oven of 375 degrees F. and bake about 15 minutes, or until done, turning once. The fat that collects in pan during baking should be poured off.

To pan-fry bacon, the most common method of cooking it, arrange slicesin a cold pan, preferably a heavy one. Cook over moderate heat, turning each slice several times. When done, drain on heavy paper, place on a hot platter and serve. If cooking a large amount, drain off excessfat while cooking.

To broil bacon, place slices on a broiler rack and cook under moderate heat until crisp, turning each slice occasionally.Broiled bacon need not be drained beforeserving asmost of the fat drains off during cooking.

BACON BAKED WITH SPINACH AND EGG

... Cook spinach and chop fine, seasoning well with salt and pepper. Heap lightly in a buttered baking dish. Smooth the top and place over spinach 2 slicesof bacon for each person to be served. Place in a moderate oven of 375 degrees F. until bacon is almost cooked, then carefully break an egg for each person over the bacon. Sprinkle eggs lightly with salt and pepper and place in oven again until eggs are firm. Serve from baking dish. Tocomplete the menu servemixed or molded fruit salad and baked fruit dumplings.

LIVER, SPAGHETTI AND BACON

1pound beef or 2 cups canned tomatoes calf liver 1small onion, minced 2 tablespoons flour 1teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter Dash of pepper

Y2 pound spaghetti, ~ teaspoon sugar cooked Strips of bacon Scald liver, drain and dice. Dust with flour and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Melt fat, add meat and fry slowly until brown. Arrange alternate layers of meat and spaghetti in a well oiled casserole or baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients, except bacon, and pour over spaghetti and meat. Cover with strips of bacon and cook, covered, for 45 minutes in a moderate oven of 350 degrees F., then uncover and bake 15 minutes longer to crisp bacon.

LIVER WITH BACON

1pound beef or Salt,pepper and flour calf liver 12strips bacon Have liver sliced thin. If it is beef liver, remove outer skin and veins. Cut in serving pieces.Sprinkle each with salt and pepper and dredge with flour. Fry bacon, remove from pan and keep hot while cooking liver. Put liver into hot bacon fat and brown on both sides. Five to eight minutes is sufficienttime for cooking. Remove liver to a hot platter, arrange bacon slices around it and if tomatoes are in season, surround with slices of broiled or fried tomatoes and serve all piping hot.

HAMBURG PATTIES WITH BACON AND TOMATOES

1pound ground beef 1teaspoon salt ~ cup grated cheese Dash of pepper 2 tablespoons chopped 1egg green pepper ~ cup milk 1teaspoon grated onion Baconslices % cup bread crumbs 3 tomatoes

Mix meat, cheese,green pepper, onion and bread crumbs. Add salt and pepper and mix well. Add egg and mix it in. Add sufficientmilk to moisten slightly. Shape into balls. Wrap each ball in a strip of bacon. Place in baking pan and bake in a moderate oven of 350 degrees F. until meat is cooked and bacon is crisp, 30 to 40 minutes.

Place halved, seasoned tomatoes in oven on separate pan to bake during last 20 minutes. Arrange meat balls and tomatoes alternately on platter, . garnishing with watercress or parsley. Serve with succotash, sliced pickles, peaches and cake.

STANDARD CLUB SANDWICH ...Place a crisp piece of lettuce and a slice of cold chicken on slice of buttered toast. Spread with mayonnaise, top generously with crisp hot bacon, then add second slice of toast. Spread with mayonnaise or tartar sauce, cover with lettuce, sliced tomatoes and stuffedolives, sliced.Top with third slice buttered toast spread with mayonnaise. Garnish and serve.

Baked or boiled ham, tongue or roast veal may be substituted for chicken. They are better if browned slightly in butter before making sandwich.

SAVORY LIMA BEAN SCALLOP

1~ cupsdried lima 1cup condensed beans tomato soup 1small onion, diced ~ cup water ~ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons melted 1cup chopped celery butter 2 tablespoons chopped Pepper green peppers Strips of bacon Soak beans in cold water for 6 to 8 hours. Drain and coverwith boiling water. Add the slicedonion and cook slowly until tender. Drain, add salt, celery, green pepper, tomato soup, water, melted fat, and pepper and salt to taste. Pour into a greased casserole, top generously with strips of bacon and buttered crumbs and bake in a moderate oven of 375 degrees F. for about 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with salad of mixed greens and chocolate ice cream sundae.

MACARONI BAKED WITH TOMATOES AND BACON

3 cupscooked Y2 teaspoon sugar macaroni Dash of pepper 3 cups canned Y2 cup buttered tomatoes crumbs Y2 teaspoon salt 6 strips bacon Add salt, sugar and pepper to tomatoes. Arrange in layers with cooked macaroni in baking dish. Cover with buttered crumbs and strips of bacon. Bake in a moderate oven of 350 degrees F. for about I hour. Serve with creamed peas and carrots, molded vegetable salad and Apple Brown Betty.

BACON BAKED WITH PEAS

6 slicesbacon 2 cups cookedpeas Y2 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper

I cup cream or thin white sauce I teaspoon grated onion 2 tablespoons melted butter Y2 cup soft bread crumbs Cook bacon slowly until crisp, then dice. Add bacon to peas, together with 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat, the salt, pepper, cream and onion. Turn into a greased casseroleand top with crumbs combined with melted butter. Bake in a hot oven of 400 degrees F. for 20 minutes. Serve with scalloped potatoes, tomato salad and cake a la mode.

SWEET POTATO AND BACON BOULETTES

6 medium sweet 4 tablespoons melted potatoes butter

I Y2 teaspoonssalt 3 slicescookedbacon Dash of pepper Parsley Cook potatoes until tender in boiling water. Mash well, add salt, pepper and 3 tablespoons melted fat.When cool enough to handle, form into round balls, 2 inches in diameter. Sprinkle with the chopped bacon, brush with I tablespoon melted butter and brown in a moderate oven of 375 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes. Garnish with parsley. Serve with creamed mushrooms, fresh fruit salad and mincemeat tarts.

BAKED STRING BEANS WITH BACON

2 pounds string beans VB teaspoon pepper 6 slicesbacon 3 tablespoons melted 1Y2 cups cream or fat thin white sauce Y2 cup finebread

I Y<i teaspoonssalt crumbs Cook string beans, cut in l-Inch lengths, until tender. Meanwhile cut bacon into dice and fry until crisp. Add bacon and cream to green beans. Add salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons melted fat. Arrange in greased casserole and cover with crumbs, combined with remaining I tablespoon fat. Bake in a hot oven of 425 degrees F. for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with creamed potatoes, spiced peaches and orange cake.

HOT OPEN CHEESE AND BACON SAND.

WICHES ... Arrange slicesof American cheeseon thick slicesof bread from which crusts have been trimmed. Spread a layer of chili sauceover cheese and cover with slicesof uncooked bacon, nicked at edges with a sharp knife to prevent curling. Bake on a rack in a pan in a moderate oven of 375 degrees F. until cheese is melted and bacon crisp. Serveimmediately garnished with olives and pickles in tiny lettuce cup. A delicious luncheon or supper sandwich.

BACON SANDWICHES

1. Fry slicesof bacon, not too crisp. Cut bread in Y<i inch slices, butter and spread lightly with prepared mustard. Between slices put bacon and a little chopped pimiento or olives. Toast and serve hot. 2. Mix chopped bacon and mashed cooked liver seasoned with pepper and salt and mixed with cream. Decorate plate with border of hard-cooked eggs cut lengthwise, with a sprig of watercresson each. 3. Seasonchopped crisp bacon with mayonnaise and place, with a lettuce leaf, berween slices of buttered toast. Add tomato slices when in season.

BACON WITH BANANAS

12slicesbacon 4 tablespoons butter 6 bananas I tablespoon lemon juice Peel bananas and brush with lemon juice and 2 tablespoons melted fat. Fry gently in remainder of fat until golden brown on all sides and tender. Remove to a platter, and in same frying pan, cook bacon until crisp. Arrange bacon around bananas and serve as a main dish for luncheon or supper. Serve with scalloped potatoes, orange and nut salad and strawberry shortcake.

MEAT SUGGESTIONS FOR THE APPETIZER TRAY

1. Peel cooked frankfurters, cut in inch lengths, split lengthwise, and fit a slice of dill pickle between halves. Serve on canape picks. 2. Selectsmall frankfurters or cut larger ones in half; wrap with thin bacon strips. Broil or fry slowly and serve hot. 3. Wrap strips of bacon around large stuffed olives, fasten with canape picks, broil and serve hot. 4. Wrap strips of bacon around oysters.Broil or bake on a rack in baking pan in oven. Securewith canape picks while cooking and serve on same sticks. 5. Skin and mash liverwurst, adding mayonnaise to moisten. Add chopped olives and pickled onions. Serve as a spread for crackers or canapes. 6. Place a cube of corned beef and a sweetpickled onion on each canapepick and servecold. 7. Season cream cheese with horseradish and chopped olives.Spread on thin dried beef,roll and fasten with canape picks, leaving them in for serving.