CHEESE DISHES REPLACE MEAT

[Welland Tribune October 1, 1943]

By Betsy Newman

Don’t forget that cheese may take the place of meat in the meal. You can serve creamed cheese or a rarebit over toast or potatoes as a substitute for meat or the cheese. Corn and tomato dish I’m giving you today.

Today’s Menu
Cheese, Corn and Tomatoes
Toast
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Raw Cauliflower, Pepper and
Lettuce Salad
White Cake with Orange Filling
Tea

Cheese, Corn and Tomatoes
3 tablespoons of flour
3 tablespoons of melted fat
1 onion, sliced
2 cups pf cooked corn
2 teaspoons of salt
1/4 to 1/2 lb of cheese cut thin (1 to 2 cups)

Brown flour in heavy skillet. Take flour from skillet and blend with 2 tablespoons of fat. Brown onion in remaining fat, add tomatoes, corn, salt and flour-fat mixture and cook about 10 minutes. Stir in cheese and when it has melted, serve on thin, crisp toast.

Orange Filling
2 tablespoons of flour
4 tablespoons of cornstarch
4 egg yolks, well beaten
1 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt

Mix smooth in double boiler; add slowly the following, stirring constantly.

1/2 cup of orange juice
2 teaspoons of butter
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1/4 cup of water
Grated rind of 1 orange

Cook over boiling water, stirring occasionally, until thick (about 20 minutes). Cool. Spread between layers of cake.

Make a plain white cake with whites of 4 eggs and bake in 3 layers. Put together with orange filling.

Lily Cake
1/3 cup of shortening
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of milk
1 3/4 cups of flour,/1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/3 teaspoon of lemon extract
2/3 teaspoon of vanilla extract
4 egg whites

Cream shortening, add sugar and cream well, add milk and flavorings alternately with flour sifted with salt and baking powder, and beat well. Whip egg whites stiff and fold into first mixture. Bake in layers for 20 minutes in 350 degree F oven.