Put half of spaghetti into a greased baking dish; mix ham and egg, and add half of it to spaghetti; mix sauce and ketchup, and pour half of it over ham; repeat; cover with crumbs, and bake in a hot oven about fifteen minutes.

311.—CREOLE SPAGHETTI

2 cups spaghetti broken in 2-inch pieces1 cup tomatoes
1 onion chopped fine½ teaspoon salt
1 green pepper chopped fine½ teaspoon paprika
3 tablespoons bacon fat

Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until tender, and drain; cook onion and pepper in bacon fat for ten minutes, stirring often; add tomatoes and seasonings, put in top of double boiler, add spaghetti, and cook half an hour. Macaroni may be used in place of spaghetti.

312.—ITALIAN SPAGHETTI

2 cups spaghetti broken in 2-inch pieces½ bay leaf
½ onion1 can condensed tomato soup
4 cloves¼ cup grated cheese

Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water with the onion, cloves, and bay leaf until tender; drain, remove onion, cloves, and bay leaf; add soup and cheese, and heat to boiling point. One-half can tomatoes seasoned, stewed until thick, and pressed through a sieve, may be used in place of soup. Macaroni may be used in place of spaghetti.


CHAPTER XV

CROQUETTES AND FRITTERS[9]