I think it may be time for me to start branching out… using some kidneys or brains or something. but I’m on a strict budget until my trip over the pond (17 days!) and, also, I’m terrified of kidneys and brains (yeah, yeah unless they’re ground up in hot dog form). it seems like the brits are always eatin’ on kidneys, perhaps I’ll come back nicely evolved. nevertheless I’m going to keep plowing through my stack of YOT CBs and think about offal later.
joe & jim loaned me a couple of their YOT CBs about a year ago and while flipping through one discovered a lovely little promotional number tucked inside titled timely meat recipes for meal appeal.
published in 1945
the gist of the foreword (after it dedicates this book to the american homemaker) is every meal revolves around meat and/or lard because, lets get real, meat is the “main stay” and contains more essential nutrients than any other food. (quotes around “main stay” not added by me). here’s one of their examples:
And when you ask Mrs. Neighbor across the back fence what she is having for Sunday dinner, is she going to say that she has decided on a tossed green salad? Well, hardly! She’s more likely to come up with an idea such as roast leg of lamb with mint sauce, and the salad will be fit into the menu later.
totally. I mean, tossed green salad for sunday dinner? the horror!
so I decided on something from the luncheon section. picked out because split peas are cheap and I had some hot dogs in the freezer.
split pea soup with frankfurters after the jump.
