Secret Recipes

I may be snarky or make fun of some of these old cook books and recipes, but to be fair, even the most silly usually has something in it that looks like it might be of interest. So going back to the 1960s to be original, curtesy of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce...

I'd try these, one more way to use up all those apples. Besides, I love cornbread. 

Corn Bread Ring-A-Lings

1 package corn bread mix

2 t worcestershire sauce

2-3 apples, cored but not peeled

9 brown and serve sausages

Prepare cornbread according to directions on package, adding lea and perrins when milk and egg are added. Pou mixture into a well greased 9 inch square pan. Cut apples into 1/2 inch slices. Place slices over the top of the cornbread. Push brown and serve sausages down on the apples so that the dough comes through the center of the apples slices and onto the sausages. Bake as directed on the package. Cut into squares and serve with maple syrup and fried eggs. 

They are a small tip of the hat to toad in the hole.

I love sausage too. Here's some with a secret that I'd be willing to try but I won't because what would I do with the rest of the box of cornflakes?

Sausage with a Secret
1 lb bulk sausage meat
1 T worcestershire sauce
4 pineapple slices, drained
1 egg, well beaten
1 c cornflakes crumbs
2 T oil

Mash sausage meat, work in lea and perrins. Cut sausage meat into 8 pieces and shape into 3 inch round patties 1/2 inch thick. Wipe pineapple slices dry. Place pineapple slices on sausage patties. Top with remaining sausage patties. seal edges well. Make a hole in the center of the patty by pushing sausage around the center hole of the pineapple. Heat oil in skillet. Brown patties very slowly over a low flame about 15 minutes on each side. Cook until well browned on both sides. Serve hot with waffles, pancakes, or french toast.

Wait a minute, where do the cornflakes come in??? And the egg? I fixed one error in the recipe by adding the word "inch" Now I think you must mix the cornflakes and egg in with the sausage meat to begin. Or dredge the patties in egg and then crumbs before frying? Oh, I get it, that's the Secret!