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NEWS
EGG INSTEAD OF FLOUR
Eggs, now in seasonal abundance, nay be
used in various ways in cooking'to'spare
flour, cookery scientists of the TT.S,
Department of Agriculture suggest, VRier
ever egg is -used, it adds color and rich
pe,ss as well- as mineral' and protein value
to the dish. The following are possible
ways to- use egg in place of flour,
IN G0UP1 Instead of the .macaroni,spaghetti
or rice—usually served'in thin soup to
give it some "substance,” -take a‘tip from
Chinese cooks and use egg strands. Just
before the soup .is .ready to'serve and
while it is still .simmering, pour in beat
en egg gradually. The egg cooks in attrac
tivo yellow strands irmciiatcly on coming
in contact with the hot soup. Serve at
once,
FOR THJCKSnNG: Any cook who has ever
made custard" ‘mows the thickening ability
of egg. Egg may be used also to thicken
sane gravies and sauce3 in which flour is
ordinarily used. Two precautions must be
taken, however, to prevent egg from curd
ling rather than thickening. The first is
to cook at low hoat—simmering temperature
preferred. The second is to pour a little
of the hot mixture into the beaten egg
first, and then add this mixtiiro to tho
rest of the hot liquid.
For example, a cl<=.*r, slightly thick gravy
for chicken stow ray be made by adding a
little of the hot chicken broth to wo11
beat cn egg and then stirring the mixture
into the remainder of the broth. Never
hold the gravy over direct heat after the
egg is added.
An unsweetened soft custard—milk thick
ened with egg and seasoned with'salt, and
possibly also with grated onion, cheese
or herbs—makes an appetizing sauce for
fivsh vegetables in'placo of white sauco,
Evan in white sauce, egg my be used to
-aere'part of the flour. Make a thin
sauce, then add a snail'quantity of the
hot sauce to beaten egg, and stir the
mixture into the rest of the sauce. Heat
•a few minutes in the double boiler over
simmering water before serving,
Still another place whore egg may be used
to thicken sauce is in "boiled” salad
Cont, next column
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FOR BINDING Although a thick v:hite sauco
is generally preferred for binding to
gether the ingredients of medt loaf,meat
patties and similar mixtures, eggs may
be used successfully for this purpose, pro
vided the moat cooks at medium rather than
high temperature.
Taken from the—
Food and Home'Note's7,I Officcmoi‘-J0formation
Pr.e'sS’, Scrvico, U.S,-Department of Agricul
ture, Washington 25, D.C.
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