A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband with Bettina's Best Recipes

by Louise Bennett Weaver; Helen Cowles LeCron

"Yes, Mildred; a little darker than that, but keep stirring it so that it won't burn. There, that's exactly right!"

That evening Bettina served:

Leg of Lamb with Browned Potatoes
Gravy
Egg and Lettuce Salad
Strawberry Shortcake Cream
Coffee

BETTINA'S RECIPES

(All measurements are level)

Leg of Lamb and Browned Potatoes (Four portions)

3 lb. leg of lamb
6 potatoes
1 T-salt
¼ t-paprika
2 T-bacon fat
¹/₃ C-boiling water

Allow the lamb to stand in cold water for ten minutes. Remove and wipe dry. Place the fat in a frying-pan. Add the meat and cook until thoroughly browned on all sides. Place in the fireless cooker (or a slow oven) and surround the meat with the potatoes. Sprinkle with the salt and paprika. Add the water. (If in the cooker, place the heated disks under and over the meat.) Cook two hours.

Gravy (Four portions)