Beth's Economy Recipes  Beth's Kitchen

FIRST WEEK

 

1ST DAY OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MENU PLAN

 

BREAKFAST                                       LUNCH

 

FORTIFIED ORANGE DRINK           PEANUT BUTTER-RAISIN

SAUSAGE PATTIES                           SANDWICHES, CARROT STICKS

MUFFINS                                              MOLASSES COOKIES

MILK, COFFEE                                    MILK, TEA

 

DINNER                                                 TIP:

 

*SKILLET CHICKEN BARBECUE    BUY WHOLE FRYERS AND CUT

SPINACH, CORNBREAD                   THEM UP YOURSELF.  THEY'RE

FRUIT CUPS                                         USUALLY PRICED A FEW CENTS

ICE CREAM                                          PER POUND LOWER THAN CUT-UP

MILK, TEA, COFFEE                          CHICKENS.

 

 

SKILLET CHICKEN BARBECUE

 

1 (2-1/2 TO 3-LB.) CHICKEN, CUT UP

1/4 CUP FLOUR                                   1 TEASPOON SALT

1/8 TEASPOON PEPPER                    3 TABLESPOON SALAD OIL

1 (7-1/2 OZ.) CAN HUNT'S TOMATO SAUCE WITH ONIONS

1/2 CUP WATER                                 2 TABLESPOONS VINEGAR

1 TABLESPOON BROWN SUGAR  1 TEASPOON WORCESTERSHIRE

1/2 TEASPOON SALT                          SAUCE

 

COAT CHICKEN WITH FLOUR, 1 TEASPOON SALT AND PEPPER IN SKILLET BROWN IN OIL OVER MEDIUM HEAT; POUR OVER CHICKEN, SIMMER, COV­ERED, BASTING SEVERAL TIMES, 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL CHICKEN IS TENDER.  MAKES 4 SERVINGS.

 

 

 

2ND DAY OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MENU PLAN

 

BREAKFAST                                       LUNCH

 

APPLE JUICE                                       DEVILED EGGS

CORNMEAL PATTIES WITH          LETTUCE-TOMATO SANDWICHES

MARGARINE & SYRUP                    MILK, TEA

MILK, COFFEE

 

DINNER                                                 TIP:

 

*DUTCH MEAT LOAF                      *FOR TIME-SAVING CONVENIENCE

HASHED BROWN POTATOES        MAKE TWO MEAT LOAVES.

GREEN BEANS, COLESLAW            FREEZE ONE FOR LATER USE IN 

GINGERSNAPS                                    SANDWICHES OR A "LAZY-DAY"

MILK, TEA, COFFEE                          LUNCH.

 

 

DUTCH MEAT LOAF

 

1-1/2 LBS. LEAN GROUND BEEF     1 CUP FRESH BREAD CRUMBS

1 MEDIUM ONION, CHOPPED

1 (7-1/2 OZ.) CAN HUNT'S TOMATO SAUCE

1 EGG                                                     1-1/2 TEASPOONS SALT

1/8 TEASPOON PEPPER                    3/4 CUP WATER

2 TABLESPOONS SUGAR                 2 TABLESPOONS PREPARED

1 TABLESPOON VINEGAR                 MUSTARD

 

LIGHTLY MIX BEEF, BREAD CRUMBS, ONION, 1/2 HUNT'S SAUCE, EGG, SALT AND PEPPER.  SHAPE INTO LOAF IN SHALLOW PAN.  COMBINE RE­MAINING HUNT'S SAUCE WITH REST OF INGREDIENTS; POUR OVER LOAF.  BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 1-1/4 HOURS.  BASTE LOAF SEVERAL TIMES.  NOTE; MAKES 4 SERVINGS WITH ENOUGH FOR TOMORROW'S LUNCH.


3RD DAY OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MENU PLAN

 

BREAKFAST                                       LUNCH

 

APRICOT NECTAR                            TOMATO SOUP

FLUFFY OMELET                               MEAT LOAF SANDWICHES

TOAST                                                  MILK, TEA

MILK, COFFEE

 

DINNER                                                 TIP:

 

LIVER AND ONIONS                          IF YOUR MAKE YOUR OWN SALAD

SCALLOPED POTATOES                  DRESSINGS YOU CAN ACHIEVE

*GREEN SALAD WITH TANGY      GOURMET RESULTS AT A

  FRENCH DRESSING                         FRACTION OF THE COST OF

BROWNIES                                          BOTTLED DRESSINGS.

MILK, TEA, COFFEE

 

TANGY FRENCH DRESSING

 

2/3 CUP SALAD OIL                           2/3 CUP VINEGAR

1/3 CUP WATER                                 2 TABLESPOONS CHOPPED CHIVES

2 TEASPOONS SUGAR                        OR GREEN ONION

2 TEASPOONS WORCESTERSHIRE               1/2 TEASPOON SALT

  SAUCE                                                1/2 TEASPOON PAPRIKA

1/2 TEASPOON CELERY SALT        1/8 TEASPOON PEPPER

1/4 TEASPOON DRY MUSTARD

COMBINED ALL INGREDIENTS; SHAKE WELL IN COVERED JAR.

MAKES 1-3/4 CUPS.

 

 

 

 

4TH DAY OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MENU PLAN

 

BREAKFAST                                       LUNCH

 

TOMATO JUICE                                 EGG SALAD SANDWICHES

CORN FLAKES, BANANAS, MILK                RADISH ROSES

TOAST, MARGARINE                       MILK, TEA

MILK, COFFEE

 

DINNER                                                 TIP:

 

*KITCHEN CUPBOARD QUICKIE  WHEN BUYING BREADS AND

PEAS, CARROT-RAISIN SALAD    CEREALS, BE SURE TO CHECK

CUSTARD                                            THAT THEY ARE ENRICHED OR

MILK, TEA, COFFEE                          WHOLE-GRAIN PRODUCTS.

 

KITCHEN CUPBOARD QUICKIE

 

1 (12 OZ.) CAN LUNCHEON MEAT

1-1/2 LBS. COOKED OR CANNED SWEET POTATOES, SLICED

1 (14 OZ) CAN HUNT'S SLICED PEACHES

1/2 CUP HUNT'S CATSUP                 1/4 CUP RAISINS

2 TABLESPOONS BROWN SUGAR                1/4 TEASPOON CINNAMON

1/2 CUP SOUR CREAM

 

CUT MEAT INTO 6 SLICES.  ARRANGE LAYER OF POTATO SLICES IN GREASED CASSEROLE, THEN A LAYER OF DRAINED PEACHES (RESERVE SYRUP).  PLACE MEAT SLICES OVER ALL.  BRING TO BOIL IN SAUCE­PAN; 1/2 CUP RESERVED SYRUP, HUNT'S CATSUP, RAISINS, SUGAR AND CINNAMON.  POUR OVER CASSEROLE.  SPOON SOUR CREAM ON TOP.  BAKE AT 375 DEGREES FOR 25 MINUTES.  MAKES 4 SERVINGS.

 

 


5TH DAY OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MENU PLAN

 

BREAKFAST                                       LUNCH

 

GRAPEFRUIT HALVES                      HOT DOGS AND BUNS

FRENCH TOAST, MARGARINE      CARROT STICKS

MILK, COFFEE                                    PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

                                                                MILK, TEA

 

DINNER                                                 TIP:

 

*MEATBALL SOUP POT                  THERE IS A REGULAR SUPPLY

ONION BISCUITS                               OF CITRUS FRUITS (ESPECIALLY

APPLESAUCE                                      ORANGES AND APPLES) THROUGH-

MILK, TEA, COFFEE                          OUT THE WINTER SEASON -- SO

                                                                THESE CAN BE USED IN YOUR

                                                                MENU PLANNING.

 

 

MEATBALL SOUP POT

 

+ 1 LB. GROUND BEEF                       + 1 EGG

+ 1/2 CUP SOFT BREAD CRUMBS  + 1/4 CUP WATER

+ 1/2 TEASPOON SALT                     + 1/2 TEASPOON CHILI POWDER

  2 TABLESPOONS SALAD OIL         3 CUPS WATER

  1 ONION, QUARTERED                     1 CUP SLICED CELERY

  1 BAY LEAF                                         1 CUP SLICED CARROTS

  1 CUP SHREDDED CABBAGE          1 TEASPOON SALT

  1 (5-1/2 OZ.) CAN HUNT'S TOMATO PASTE

  1/2 TEASPOON ACCENT                  1 (14 OZ.) CAN KIDNEY

                                                                  BEANS

 

COMBINE FIRST 6 INGREDIENTS (+) SHAPE INTO SMALL BALLS.  BROWN IN DEEP KETTLE IN SALAD OIL.  DRAIN FAT.  ADD REMAINING INGRE­DIENTS EXCEPT BEANS.  BRING TO BOIL, SIMMER, COVERED, 35 MINUTES.  REMOVE BAY LEAF AND ADD BEANS, UNDRAINED, LAST 10 MINUTES.  MAKE 4 SERVINGS.

 

 

 

6TH DAY OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MENU PLAN

 

BREAKFAST                                       LUNCH

 

APPLE WEDGES                                 VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

SCRAMBLED EGGS                            CRACKERS, BANANAS

TOAST, MARGARINE                       MILK, TEA

MILK, COFFEE                                   

 

DINNER                                                 TIP:

 

*STEAK'N'ONION SANDWICHES  CARROTS AND YELLOW SWEET

BUTTERED CARROTS, COLESLAW              POTATOES, UNLIKE MOST ROOT

ICE CREAM                                          VEGETABLES, ARE RICH IN

MILK, TEA, COFFEE                          VITAMIN A.

 

 

STEAK'N'ONION SANDWICHES

 

1 MEDIUM ONION, SLICED             1 CLOVE GARLIC, MINCED

1 TABLESPOON SALAD OIL           1/4 CUP WATER

1 (7-1/2 OZ.) CAN HUNT'S TOMATO SAUCE WITH CHEESE

1/2 TEASPOON SUGAR                     1/2 TEASPOON SALT

1/4 TEASPOON BASIL                       1/8 TEASPOON PEPPER

4 CUBE STEAKS OR HAMBURGER PATTIES

4 SLICES FRENCH BREAD, TOASTED

 

COOK ONION AND GARLIC IN OIL UNTIL TENDER.  ADD HUNT'S SAUCE, WATER, SUGAR, SALT, BASIL AND PEPPER; SIMMER 5 TO 10 MINUTES.  MEANWHILE, FRY OR BROIL STEAKS TO DESIRED DONENESS.  PLACE ON BREAD SLICES AND SPOON SAUCE OVER.  MAKES 4 SERVINGS.        

 


7TH DAY OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MENU PLAN

 

BREAKFAST                                       LUNCH

 

FORTIFIED ORANGE DRINK           GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES

OATMEAL WITH MILK                   CELERY STICKS

TOAST, MARGARINE                       STRAWBERRY GELATIN WHIP

MILK, COFFEE                                    MILK, TEA

 

DINNER                                                 TIP:

 

*FRIKADELLERS                                FORTIFIED AND ENRICHED FOODS

RICE, PEAS                                           SUPPLY "SYNTHETIC VITAMINS"

PEAR AND LIME GELATIN             WHICH CAN ADD SUBSTANTIALLY

 SALAD, BREAD, MARG.                TO THE PORTION OF DAILY

MILK, TEA, COFFEE          VITAMIN NEEDS.