This week in Marcellus’ Culinary History – July 14

Another week, another instllament of This week in Marcellus’ Culinary History. We continue to feature recipes in the Meats and Casseroles section of the Home Arts of Cooking Marcellus Centennial Cookbook, 1879-1979. Hope you’ve tried a few of the recipes published 46 years ago. Bon Appétit!

Marian Pyle’s Sausage Fruit Bake
1 lb pork sausage
1 can (1 lb.) sweet potatoes, drained
1 can (1 lb.) sliced peaches, drained
3 tart cooking apples, sliced
2 Tbs. butter, melted
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
Pan fry crumbled sausage over medium heat, 15 or 20 minutes. Drain off excess fat. In a buttered, 2-quart casserole, alternate layers of sausage, sweet potatoes and fruit. Pour melted butter over top and sprinkle with brown sugar. Cover and bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Remove cover and bake 15 minutes longer or until apples are tender.

Pauline Kirby’s Sautéed Liver
1 lb. liver, sliced in small strips and dipped in flour
2 apples, sliced
2 onions, sliced
1 Tbs. oil
1 Tbs. vinegar
Sauté onion in oil until brown. Add apple. Cook one Minute. Add liver and cook until browned. Add vinegar and stir. This is a stir-fry dish. Serve over rice.

Nona Bell Beadle’s Salmon Biscuit Roll with Lemon Sauce
½ cup each chopped celery and green pepper
¼ cup sliced green onion
½ cup chopped black olives
2 Tbs. butter (oleo)
1 can Salmon
1 ¾ cup bisquick
Milk
Sesame seeds
Lemon Sauce
Sauté vegetables lightly in the butter, add olives. Drain salmon (reserving liquid for sauce), add to vegetables, mix lightly with fork. Stir bisquick and enough milk just until all holds together. On lightly floured board, knead about 12 turns. Roll mixture into rectangle. Spread with vegetable mix and roll up like jelly roll. Put on greased shallow dish and brush top with 1 Tbs. milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 400 for 25 to 30 minutes. Slice and serve hot with lemon sauce.

Lemon Sauce:
Melt 2 Tbs. butter and blend in 2 Tbs. flour. Add enough milk to salmon liquid to make 1 ½ cups. Cook till thickened and season and add 1 Tbs. lemon juice.

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