Dave’s Jerky Recipe

4 gallons good water
2 c. brown sugar
1 c. Morton tender quick
1 oz. garlic salt
2 oz. whole pepper corns
10-14 lb. meat, cut into 1/4 - 1/2 in strips

Soak meat in brine 12 hours.  Remove from brine and soak in following solution for teriyaki flavor.
Teriyaki Sauce

1 c. soya
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 c. dry white wine
1/2 t. onion [...]

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Mother’s Mince Meat

About 4 lbs. beef Ground
1/2 bushel apples chopped
3/4 c. molasses or more
salt
cinnamon
allspice
nutmeg and a little cloves
3/4 lb margarine
2 or 3 cups sugar white
3 pkg raisins
juice from meat and little water if needed.

Cook slow

No it is not really a recipe, it is an adventure!

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Unbanata (Italian Meat Pie)

1 1/2 lb. Ground Lean Pork, or beef
#2 can drained spinach
1 small can Ripe Olives, chopped
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 to 1 c. grated parmesan Cheese
1 large Egg, beaten
1/4 tsp. tabasco
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Dough:

1 c. milk
3 c. bisquick
1/4 c. mayonaise

Cook pork and onion over low heat until meat is no longer pink.  Cool.
Drain spinach, [...]

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Yaprakia (Stuffed Grape or Cabbage Leaves)

1 lb. ground chuck
1/2 lb. ground lamb or pork
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 T. ground caraway seeds
1 tsp. ground allspice
3/4 c. long grain rice (uncooked)
1/3 c. olive oil
1 clove garlic, very finely chopped
1 large onion
3 T. minced mint leaves
5 T. chopped broadleaf parsley

Place meat in large bowl.  Add all ingredients and mix thoroughly.  Place 1 [...]

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American Chop Suey

2 c. celery
1 large onion
1 green pepper
1 small can mushrooms
2 cans Tomato soup, undiluted
1 1/2lbs. Hamburg
salt, pepper

Quickly sear hamburg (breaking with a fork into loose crumbles) in hot fry pan.  In meantime partially cook celery cut in 2 inch lengths to the “crunchy” stage.
Remove hamburg from fry pan, and in same fat, saute thinly sliced [...]

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Swedish Meat Balls

 Combine, and make into meatballs

1 lb. ground beef (fine)
1 c. dried bread crumbs
1/4 c. minced onions
1 T. corn starch
few grains Allspice
1 egg slightly beaten
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. salad oil, to fry meatballs

Gravy

2 cans consomme
1 c. water
6 tsp. flour

Make gravy.  Pour over meatballs.  Let simmer in covered skillet 20-25 mins.
–Recipe from the 1958 Maine [...]

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Meat Ball Casserole

This recipe is so fantastically awesome that I almost wet myself when I read it.  It is JUST the kind of recipe I like to stumble upon, to prove what excellent gourmands there are in our country.
From the Maine March of Dimes Cookbook 1958.  Submitted by Harry Marble of WGAN-Radio in Portland, Maine.
MEAT BALL CASSEROLE

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Keftethes-Greek Meatballs

1 lb. Ground Chuck
1 egg
1 medium minced onion
dash ground allspice
dash garlic powder
juice of 1/2 lemon
3 T. olive oil
1 T. minced mint leaves
3 T. minced parsley
1 slice crusty bread–soaked in water and squeezed dry

Mix all ingredients together and allow to set for about 2 hours.  Shape into patties, roll in flour, and fry in pan which [...]

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Babooti (South African curried meat loaf)

lean beef ground up-chuck steak is good–1 lb.
1 slice stale bread-soaked in milk
1 soup spoon apricot jam
1 T. curry powder
1 egg
1 medium onion

Soak bread in milk and squeeze out dry.  Fry onions in butter a golden brown.  Mix curry powder, jam, 1 tsp. salt with fried onions.  Mix with meat, the soaked bread and the [...]

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Coconut Curry Kebabs

1 1/4 lb. boneless leg of lamb, cut into uniform chunks (could also use sirloin, pork or chicken)
1 (14-oz.) can coconut milk, divided
2 teaspoons curry powder, divided
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
1 (14-oz.) can reduced-sodium low-fat chicken broth
1/8 tsp. salt

1. Place meat in shallow baking dish. Add 1/2 cup of [...]

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