This section is from the book "The Cook County Cook Book", by The Associated College Women Workers. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
Spread over a small platter, thoroughly buttered, warm mashed potatoes, mixed with enough milk to make it a little soft, and set in the oven to brown. When stiffened enough, and as brown as pie crust, pour over it minced cold mutton, warmed in a little thickened gravy. Is a nice breakfast dish. - Mrs. J. R. Bogen, 2722 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
Cut any kind of meat in dice (veal is especially nice), add onion or any preferred seasoning. Stew and thicken with flour. Have cold, creamed potatoes, butter the bake-dish, put layer of meat and then layer of potatoes, and repeat till dish is filled, having potatoes on top. Put a few dots of butter on top and bake in a hot oven. - Mrs. B. Callahan, 1020 N. Clark St., Chicago, 111.
Have 1 cup cold chopped meat, 1 cup mashed potatoes. 1 teaspoon onion juice, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon butter, 1/4 cup gravy or milk, salt and pepper. Beat potatoes with milk and butter and line baking-dish, fill in other ingredients, and cover with potatoes. Bake until brown. - Mrs. A. Cohen, 454 E. 38th Place, Chicago, 111.
Take some left-over beef, put through the chopper, also 1 onion, chopped. Slice some cold potatoes, put potatoes and meat in a little dish, a layer of each alternately, season well with salt and pepper, and sage or summer savory, if desired. Pour over all beef gravy, also a little butter. Cover with a close lid and bake in oven. - Mrs. Arthur Blakely, 3217 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
Fry 1 sliced onion in 1/4 of a cup melted butter until a golden brown. Add 1/4 cup flour, cook until frothy, then stir in gradually 1 pt. of brown stock, season, with salt and pepper. Cook 8 minutes, stir in 3 cups cold meat, cut into small pieces. Mix well, then turn into a buttered baking-dish, cover with seasoned hot mashed potato, brush with egg and brown in the oven. - Mrs. Geo. R. Edmonds, 424 E. 39th St., Chicago, 111.
Have 1 cup cold mince meat, 1 small onion, 1/4 cup gravy, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup mashed potatoes, 1/4 cup hot milk, 1/2 teaspoon butter, pepper. Put meat, onions (chopped fine), gravy, salt and pepper into a baking-dish. Heat milk and butter together and beat them into mashed potatoes. Cover meat with potatoes, smoothing with a wet knife. Bake in a moderate oven until brown. - Mrs. B. Basil, 2906 Vernon Ave., Chicago, 111.
 
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