- 1 c. macaroni
- 2 qt. boiling water
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 Tb. butter
- 2 Tb. flour
- 1-1/2 c. scalded milk
- 2/3 c. grated cheese
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 c. finely chopped, cold boiled ham
- 1/4 c. crumbs
Break the macaroni into inch lengths and cook it in the boiling water to which has been added 2 teaspoonfuls of salt. Drain, and then reheat it in a white sauce made of the butter, flour, and milk. Add the cheese and season with salt and paprika. Arrange in layers in a baking dish, placing the cold ham between each two layers of macaroni and having the top layer of macaroni, sprinkle the crumbs on top of the upper layer, and bake the food until the crumbs are brown. Garnish with parsley and serve.
96. MACARONI AND KIDNEY BEANS.--The combination of canned kidney beans and macaroni is a rather unusual one, but it makes a very appetizing dish, especially when canned tomatoes are added, as in the recipe here given.
MACARONI AND KIDNEY BEANS
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Sufficient to Serve Eight
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- 1 c. macaroni
- 2 qt. water
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 Tb. butter
- 2 Tb. flour
- 3/4 c. hot milk
- 1/2 c. canned tomatoes
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 c. canned kidney beans
Cook the macaroni in the salted water until it is tender and then drain it. Prepare the sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan, rubbing the flour into it until a smooth paste is formed, and then adding slowly the hot milk. Cook this sauce for 5 minutes. Force the tomato through a sieve, turn it into the hot sauce, and season all with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over the macaroni and the kidney beans, and then heat all together. When the food is thoroughly heated, turn it into a dish and serve.
97. SPAGHETTI WITH CHEESE AND TOMATO SAUCE.--The accompanying recipe for spaghetti with cheese and tomato sauce will serve to illustrate that this form of Italian paste may be prepared in the same manner as macaroni; that is, to show how simple it is to substitute one kind of Italian paste for another. Any of these pastes, as has been mentioned, is especially appetizing when prepared with cheese and tomato.