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An American Family History

 

from Aunt Pit's Recipe Box

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Taste and health benefits of Butter, Shortening (Crisco/Spry), and Lard are still hotly debated. Aunt Pit wasn't afraid of any of them.

1 cup crisco [shortening]
1 onion chopped
2 cups cooked spaghetti
1 lb hamburger
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups tomatoes (canned)
3/4 cup grated cheese

fry onion in Crisco

add meat and seasonings

Cook 5 minutes.

Make a layer of spaghetti in baking dish

Add meat mixture and its drippings.

then add another layer of spaghett.

Pour in tomatoes

sprinkle with grated cheese,

cover dish

bake in moderate oven 35 minutes

remove cover bake 10 min. longer

all measurements level

 

Sometimes Aunt Pit didn't tell us the exact oven temperatures. Here's a cheat sheet.
Cool oven 250°F
Slow oven 250–350°F
Moderate oven 350–375°F
Hot oven 375–450°F

 

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German Lutherans
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