MEAT FILLING FOR NOODLES
- 1 cup ground beef
- 2 tblsp. fat
- 1 small onion
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 cup bread cubes
- salt and pepper
- 2 tblsp. butter
Make a recipe of noodle dough (see above). Roll thin, let dry and cut into 3 inch squares. Brown meat in hot fat with the onion and seasoning. Soak bread cubes in water and press dry then add to the meat. Spoon mixture on the center of the noodle squares, fold in half and seal edges, like little pillows. Drop the filled squares into salted boiling water and cook 8 to 10 minutes. Lift carefully with draining spoon to a serving dish and top with the half cup of bread crumbs which have been browned in butter.
EGG BALLS FOR SOUP
Rub the yolks of three or four hard boiled eggs to a smooth paste and salt. To these add two raw ones lightly beaten. Add enough flour to hold the paste together. Make into balls with floured hands and set in cool place until just before your soup comes off. Put the balls carefully into the soup and boil one minute.
SPINACH FILLING FOR NOODLES
- 2 lbs. raw spinach, chopped
- 3 tblsp. butter
- salt and pepper
- 1½ cups bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
Make a recipe of noodle dough (see above). Steam and brown the spinach in melted butter. Add the eggs, 1 cup of dry bread crumbs and the seasoning. Mix well, spoon mixture on noodle dough squares and proceed as above.
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER SOUP
- 1½ cups diced salsify
- 1½ cups water
- 1 tblsp. vinegar
- 1 tblsp. butter
- 1 quart milk
- salt and pepper