Ham and scalloped potatoes
4 medium-sized potatoes, sliced
1 tablespoon grated onion
2 cups hot milk
½ pound thinly sliced ham, cut in serving pieces
Salt, pepper
Put half of the potatoes into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle with half the onion, a little salt, and pepper. Use salt sparingly.
Add ham. Cover with rest of potatoes, seasonings, and onion.
Add milk until it barely shows between the potato slices on top. Save rest of milk to add during cooking if needed.
Cover dish and bake at 350° F. (moderate oven) about 1 hour. Remove cover last 15 or 20 minutes to allow potatoes to brown on top.
Menu Suggestion
Serve with tomato juice, snap beans, and cabbage salad. Choose a fruit dessert such as dried-fruit whip.
Other Potato-Meat Dishes
Use ham trimmings, cheese, roast meat, chipped dried beef, frankfurters, or corned beef in place of ham in the recipe above.
Mashed Potato-Meat Pie.—Moisten leftover mashed potatoes with hot milk and beat until fluffy. Put a meat stew in a baking dish, top with the potatoes, and brown lightly at 400° F. (hot oven).