Rice Muffins - 1940

1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup cooked rice
3 Tablespoons melted shortening
1 1/2 cups flour
5 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar

Beat egg, add milk, rice and melted shortening; mix thoroughly. Add flour sifted with baking powder, salt, and sugar. Mix together quickly. Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake in moderately hot oven at 425 about 30 minutes. Makes 12.

Source: A Guide to Royal Success in Baking, copyright 1940, Standard Brands Inc.

Vegetable Casserole - 1940

2 large mild onions
4 large firm tomatoes
2 cups diced potatoes
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup sliced carrots
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
4 tablespoons fat

Slice onions and tomatoes about 1/2 inch thick and place in layers in greased casserole with potatoes, celery and carrots. Sprinkle each layer with salt, pepper and paprika; add fat, cover and bake in moderate oven (375) 1 hour or until tender. Serves 6 to 8.

Recipe taken from 250 Ways to Serve Fresh Vegetables, edited by Ruth Berolzheimer, published for the Culinary Arts Institute, copyright 1940