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"The talents of the broad-hipped, ample-bosomed Mammy who presided over the plantation kitchen have often been celebrated, and justly so. She was touched with the same spark of genius that has animated the great cooks of all times. By her magic she has called forth dishes that are unrivaled anywhere. What is more delicious than her ham, crunchy with sugar and spice, her golden fried chicken, tender brown biscuit, or snowy-white light bread? Most important of all, the plantation cook has left behind her a living proof of her virtuosity in the form of treasured recipes which offer us a real taste of life in the Old South."
Apparently Mammy used lots of Morrell pork in her dishes, including the featured bacon and peanut butter canapé recipe made by cutting bread into rounds, frying it, spreading it with peanut butter, and putting a piece of crisp bacon on top. I can hear the banjos playin’.
Gloria’s Glorified Tomatoes sound darn good though:
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Gloria’s Glorified Tomatoes sound darn good though:
"Wash 6 medium-sized tomatoes and cut in half. Sprinkle with salt, black pepper and sugar, and dot with butter. Place under broiler and broil until tender. Have a small round of buttered toast for each tomato, place on them thin rounds of Morrell Pride Tender Ham, broiled, then the tomato, and cover with the following sauce: Cream 3 T butter, add gradually 2 T sugar, ¾ t dry mustard, 1/8 t salt and 1/8 t black pepper. Add 1 egg beaten light, with 2 T of vinegar. Cook in a double boiler until thick, stirring constantly."
Did some follow-up on the canned ham labeled SZYNKA on the back page ad. It's Polish, so there must have been a community that Morrell was eager to market to somewhere. A Polish community that would have loved to recipes from the American South(?)
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