I'll bet this recipe title from A World of Good Eating (Heloise Frost, 1951) will throw a few dog lovers into panic/ disgust mode.
Alsatian in this case just means the recipe is supposedly from Alsace, according to the New England housewife writer. Alsatian Meat is a casserole of a leftover roast with veggies and noodles, not actual Alsatian meat. Serve with a side of garlic bread and maybe some Greenies Breath Buster Bites.
Love that little doll illustration in the lower righthand corner - the colours of the skirt make it look so soft!
ReplyDeleteThe casserole sounds good, too, but I wonder why the pork has to be fresh when beef or lamb don't.
The book has a lot of little illustrations that make it more fun to go through.
DeleteI am not sure about the need for pork to be fresh. My guess would maybe be that it's more likely to overcook and dry out than beef and lamb, but that's a guess based on very little aside from watching "Chopped" judges worry about contestants reheating precooked meat from someone who doesn't personally eat meat.
Alsatian meat could also be a recipe for dog food, well, food for a very specific kind of dog. Cooking for your pet is a certain niche audience these days. Hopefully pets are less judgmental of cooking than people are...
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