Rice

Wash rice thoroughly, rubbing with the hands to free it from its flour. Cover with plenty of boiling water, salt and cook until soft. Drain in colander, saving water for soup, bread, or other uses. Place rice in oven until time to serve. Grains should be large and separated.

Rice Potato Cake

Rice (boiled Mashed potato 1 egg, beaten

Butter

Cheese, grated Salt

Mix equal quantities of rice and mashed potato, add egg and seasoning, spread one inch deep in buttered baking pan, cover with grated cheese and bake one-half hour. Turn out on platter and garnish.

Rice Potato Pie

Potatoes Boiled rice Poultry seasoning 2 tablespoons milk

Onion salt

Salt

Butter

Use either mashed potato or crush cold boiled potatoes, mix with equal quantity of rice, add seasoning, put into pie pan, dot with butter, pour over this two or three tablespoons milk, press edges with fork, bake one-half hour. Serve in pan or remove to platter.

Scalloped Apples

3/4 cup flour, scant 1 1/2 cups sugar

Salt and butter Apples, sliced

Mix flour, sugar, salt. Put a layer of sliced apples in baking dish, sprinkle with two tablespoons of the mixture and bits of butter. Repeat until dish is heaping full, as the apples cook down considerably. Sweetening is varied with acidity of apples. Bake one hour in slow oven.

Scalloped Cabbage

Chopped cabbage Cracker crumbs Butter

Milk

Salt, pepper

Boil cabbage in salted water until tender. Drain. Put layer about of cabbage and cracker crumbs into a baking dish, season with salt, pepper and plenty of butter. Pour over this milk to cover. Bake until nicely browned.

Spanish String Beans

3 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, chopped fine 1 small can Del Monte Tomato Sauce

1 quart string beans Salt, pepper Paprika

Cook onion in olive oil until tender, add uncooked beans, tomato sauce, and seasoning. Cook slowly two hours. Do not add water unless in danger of burning.

Stewed Corn

With sharp knife cut through center of each row of grains, and then scrape from cob. Put corn into saucepan, season with salt, pepper and butter, add enough hot milk to moisten well, and cook ten minutes.

Sweet Potatoes And Apples (Southern Style)

Use boiled sweet potatoes and fresh apples, both sliced. Butter baking dish, put two layers of apples on bottom, sprinkle with salt, then add layer of sweet potatoes, sprinkle with sugar, alternate until dish is full. Have top layer apples. Over this pour slice of butter melted, or put bits of butter on each layer. Bake one hour or more.