Derek Lyons wrote:
"Jean B." wrote:

Folks sometimes try to locate recipes for foods consumed at school
lunches in days of yore. Therefore, I thought I'd list the recipes from
a booklet entitled "School Lunch Program: Recipes and Menus, 1946",
which was compiled and published in Vermont. This booklet will
eventually be very hard to find in the cookbook and recipe book clutter,
so speak up in the near future if you want me to type a recipe for you.
:-) Note that all recipes are for 12 or 50....

baked beans; baked bean loaf; chili con carne;

I'd be curious to see these three.

Thx.

D.

Okay. Here you go. (I assume the 12-serving amounts will suffice.) I
will do some formatting as I type.

Before I start, the booklet is "School Lunch Program Menus and Recipes,
1946. Prepared by the Vermont State School Lunch Committee and
published by the State Department of Education.

Baked Beans (12 servings)

1 qt dried beans
1/2 c diced salt pork or bacon
1 onion, finely chopped
1/4 c molasses, sugar, or syrup
1 Tbsp salt
2/3 tsp dry mustard

Pick over and wash beans thoroughly. Soak in cold water about 6 hours.
Do not drain. Add boiling water to cover. Simmer about 1 hour until
beans are tender but not mushy. Add salt pork or bacon, sweetener,
salt, and mustard. [No indication of when onion should be added.]
Place in baking pan and bake in slow oven (300-325F) 3-4 hours, adding
water if needed.

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Baked Bean Loaf (12 servings)

1 qt baked beans or boiled navy or kidney beans
1 1/2 c bread crumbs
1 medium onion, chopped
1 c milk, water, or bean liquid
6 eggs
1 tsp salt

Mash beans. Add other ingredients and stir to blend well. Pour into
well-oiled baking pan.

Bake in moderate oven (350F) about 45 minutes.

Serve with tomato, Spanish, or Creole sauce.

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Chili con Carne (12 servings)

2 lbs hamburg
1 qt cooked kidney beans
1 green pepper[, chopped]
1/2 c finely chopped onion
1 qt tomatoes
2 tsps salt
[pepper]
[no mention of chili powder or its individual components!!]

Cook onions, green pepper, and meat until brown and meat is thoroughly
cooked, mixing to a smooth consistency. Add salt and pepper. Add beans
and tomatoes. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.

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Don't shoot the messenger! Boy that is a really bad recipe even for New
Englanders. :-(

--
Jean B.