Italian Tomato (A nice Dutch dish)

Here is another recipe from the 1935 Women's Guild Cook Book. This one struck me as strange because of the title. I don't understand why they just didn't call it Dutch Tomato. Either way, this one is just a little too gross for me.

Italian Tomato (A nice Dutch dish)

1 can tomatoes
1 cup chopped celery
4 hard boiled eggs
salt
pepper
Bit of onion
Butter, about 4 tablespoons
Flour, enough to thicken the tomatoes
Grated cheese

Melt butter in saucepan. Add flour. Add tomatoes, celery and seasoning. Let the mixture thicken some and turn out into a baking dish. Add hard boiled eggs, sliced. Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Mint Cocktail

I like to go through my collection of old cookbooks to see if I can find interesting recipes. Sometimes I come across some strange ones like this mint cocktail. When I saw the recipe, I just thought"wow, this is really a stretch and did people really serve this". This was listed under a menu for holiday dinners as an appetizer. The recipe comes from a 1935 Women's Guild of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Cook Book.

Mint Cocktail

1 can grapefruit
3 oranges
1/4 lb. after dinner mints

Cut the grapefruit into small cubes, remove the pulp of the oranges and cut into small pieces. Break the mints into tiny pieces and mix with the fruit before serving, keeping in a cold place. Serve in sherbet or cocktail glasses and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Beef Brownies

Okay, I am getting nauseous just thinking about this recipe. I came across it in one of those plastic bound cookbooks that you see from churches or PTA's and thought I had to share it with all of you. As a child, I remember my Great Grandmother, Nanny, bringing a mincemeat pie. I always thought they sounded disgusting. The fact that her mean husband George actually prepared them, made the thought of tasting them even more horrifying. Anyway, these brownies call for mincemeat, Yucko!!

Beef Brownies

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup mincemeat
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 squares chocolate, melted
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream together margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a 9x12 greased baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.