Have butcher cut pocket in steaks. Cook onion and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter in skillet on thermostatic top burner at 212 degrees for 5 minutes. Add parsley, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Lightly season pockets with additional salt and pepper; fill with 2 tablespoons mushroom mixture. Secure with a wooden tooth pick. Place in preheated Gas broiler about 3 inches from high flame. Broil 5 minutes or until nicely browned; turn and broil 2 to 3 minutes longer. Garnish with softened butter and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
REUBEN GRILL
2½-oz. corned beef, chopped 2-oz. process Swiss cheese, grated ¾ C. chopped drained sauerkraut, packed (reserve juice) ¼ C. sauerkraut juice ¼ C. mayonnaise Salt Pepper 8 slices rye bread 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
Combine first 7 ingredients, mix well. Brush bread with butter on one side only. Spread the buttered side of each slice of bread evenly with ¼-inch layer of corned beef mixture. Place in preheated Gas broiler about 7 to 9 inches from high flame. Broil about 5 minutes. Press 2 halves together. Serve immediately. Makes 4 sandwiches.
SIX ’N ONE HAMBURGER
1 lb. ground beef ½ C. canned whole tomatoes, chopped and well drained ¾ C. soft bread crumbs 1 tsp. salt ¼ tsp. pepper 2 Tbsp. chopped onion 2 tsp. chopped fresh parsley ½ C. shredded Cheddar cheese
Place ground beef in medium size mixing bowl. In small bowl combine tomatoes, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, onion and parsley. Add combined ingredients to beef and toss lightly with a fork. Form mixture into a large patty, 6 × 6 × 1 inches in the center of a 12-inch square of aluminum foil. Fold exposed 3-inch edge of foil underneath to fit size of meat patty. Place in preheated Gas broiler about 3 inches from high flame. Broil about 6 minutes or until nicely browned; turn meat with pancake turner and remove foil. Broil about 6 minutes on second side. Remove meat from broiler; top with cheese. Cut into squares. Makes 6 servings.
STRAWBERRY POUND CAKE DELIGHT
1 12-oz. frozen pound cake, thawed 1 C. commercial sour cream ¼ C. brown sugar, packed 1 pt. fresh strawberries
Slice cake into four ½-inch lengthwise layers; lay cake layers in bottom of broiler pan. Spread sour cream evenly over top of each layer; sprinkle with brown sugar. Using a spatula, swirl top of the mixture to slightly blend the cream and sugar. Place in preheated Gas broiler about 7 to 9 inches from high flame. Broil 6 to 7 minutes. Make two separate cakes, placing one layer on top of another, keeping cream and sugar side up. Cut each cake crosswise into 3 servings. Using 1 pint of berries, garnish the top of each serving. Pour strawberry glaze over berries on cake. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.