SPANISH STEW

Three pounds of round of beef, cut in small pieces; 1 clove of
garlic, 1 chopped onion, season with pepper and salt, bring to boil,
then simmer until well done; thicken with corn meal, add chili
sauce, add 1 pint ripe olives, 1 pint pimento olives, 34 cupful seed-
less raisins. Cook 20 minutes. Chili sauce can be made night before
and does not have to be hot.

Chili Sauce: Fifteen dried red chili peppers (take out seeds
and wash thoroughly), soak in water 1 hour, let simmer with
enough water to cover 15 minutes. Cool, scrape out all pulp and
add to water peppers were boiled in. Fry 2 tablespoonfuls onions,
chopped fine, in 1 tablespoonful lard and add to chili sauce (thicken
with flour, and put into stew when adding corn meal).

RUSSIAN PEASANT DISH

One-half pound round steak, chopped fine; 1 small onion,
minced; 1 green pepper, minced; salt and pepper to taste. Place all
in a pot, cover with cold water and boil slowly ™% hour; then add
14 can of tomatoes, and boil until the water has evaporated. Takes
about 1 hour.

QUICK CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

1 medium sized onion 3 lbs. cabbage
2 tablespoonfuls cooking oil (or 1 tin corned beef
bacon fat if desired)

Slice onion and cook it for a few minutes in oil in heavy pan
which has a tight cover (waterless aluminum or Dutch oven).
Add cabbage, shredded; cover and let cook 20 minutes. Add corned
beef, cut in fairly large cubes, and let cook about 15 minutes longer.
A heavy pot with tight cover is essential for this dish.

VEAL CUTLETS

1 egg 1 cupful cracker crumbs
2 tablespoonfuls tomato ketchup 114 pounds veal cutlets
1 tablespoonful butter 1 cupful water

1 tablespoonful flour

Cut cutlets into pieces for serving. Roll in egg and crumbs,
and fry until brown. Melt butter in top of double boiler; blend
in flour, add water and ketchup. Salt and pepper cutlets; place
in sauce and cook in double boiler 1% to 2 hours or longer if
cook is out to tea or bridge. This dish can be prepared in the
morning and reheated after.

—Mrs. Harry E. Donigan (Powell River)
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