Baked Hash.
1/2 pint of hashed meat.
1/2 pint of cold mashed potatoes.
1/2 pint of milk or stock.
3 teaspoonfuls of butter.
1 teaspoonful of flour.
1/8 teaspoonful of pepper.
1/2 teaspoonful of salt.
Use any kind of cold cooked meat. Have it freed from fat and bones, and chopped rather fine. Season it with the salt and pepper. Put two teaspoonfuls of the butter in a small pan and set it on the fire. When the butter is hot, add the flour, and stir until the mixture is smooth and frothy. Gradually add the milk, and boil for three minutes. Add the meat to this, and boil up once; then put in a baking-dish. Spread the mashed potatoes over this and dot with the remaining teaspoonful of butter. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.
Cooked hominy or rice may be substituted for the potatoes.