Food Friday: Pigs in a Blanket (Sort of)

Sometimes foods that have a familiar name might not be what we expect. In my book From the Family Kitchen I wrote about American Chop Suey and how most regions in the United States have a version of this dish but call it by different names.

I found another example today in my copy of  Presbyterian Cook Book. The Women's Society of the First Presbyterian Church. Winfield, Kansas. ca. 1932.

Their recipe, Pigs in a Blanket is a little different than what I would usually associate with that name. No pigs (hot dogs) and no biscuit blanket here. But hey, everything is better with bacon.

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Food Friday: Rice with Pimentoes

Today's recipes are courtesy of the 1917 cookbook, The Community Cook Book. Compiled and published by the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church. South Orange, New Jersey.

From the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega

Rice and Pimentoes, a tasty sounding combination. There are actually two recipes for this on the same page. I like that one calls for a "snappy" cheese. The other recipe concludes "this is always liked." Was there a little competition with the rice dishes there at the First Presbyterian Church?

One of the reasons I love this cookbook is that it's full of advertisements. Including this one at the top of the page for a guy who owns an auto livery and is the  undertaker.

Have you or a family member ever made Rice with Pimentoes? What's your recipe for this dish?

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