Welcome to my kitchen!
I’m doing something a little different today – The Royal Mom has an old cookbook from 1942 that had some interesting bacon recipes in it. She thought it would be fun to give you the recipes and for me to whip them up in my castle kitchen. I’m totally on board with one of them but not so sure about the other!
The book is called “New American Cook Book” and has tons of old recipes that have been around forever but there are some that we’ve never heard of.
First is the one that I think sounds yummy………….
FRIED BACON AND APPLES
This recipe could NOT be any more simple! But would sure make an interesting side with ANYTHING…..especially chicken I think.
INGREDIENTS
12 slices bacon
3 firm apples
3 tablespoons sugar
DIRECTIONS
Fry bacon crisp. Remove to hot platter and keep warm. Wash and quarter apples, removing all core and seeds. Put them in hot bacon fat. Cover tightly. Fry until they are partly soft, turning once. Sprinkle on sugar. Continue frying, uncovered until well browned. Serve hot, garnished with bacon. NOTE: Pineapple rings, dipped in flour and browned in bacon fat are also delicious with bacon.
Sounds tasty doesn’t it…………
Now this one I’m not so sure about – I guess it’s an appetizer type thing – not sure – just thought it was interesting! By the way – there are no photos in this cookbook so I googled and got these photos which MAY or MAY NOT look like the finished product !
BACON ROLLS
INGREDIENTS
12 bacon slices
2 cups bread crumbs
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons diced green pepper
1 small onion finely diced
1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
DIRECTIONS
Combine bread crumbs, celery, green pepper and onion, and season with salt and pepper. Moisten with slightly beaten egg and milk. Place a tablespoon of this mixture on a slice of bacon. Roll the bacon slice around the mixture and fasten the ends with a toothpick. cook these in the oven until the bacon is crisp and the roll is heated through. Serve while hot.
I thought it might be fun to see a couple of recipes from this 1942 cookbook and maybe experiment with something from that time…..that was five years before the Royal Mom made an entrance into the world so you know they’re old recipes (oops…..did I say something indelicate???).
Your usual giggles…..Happy Saturday from the Castle!
King T !
TWO Spoiled Cats 
Those do sound yummy! I want some! LOL!🥓🍎😺🥰
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I agree…….I’m definitely going to enjoy the apple (or even pineapple!) recipe.
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They both sound tasty, but as bacon plays such a big part I don’t think I would be able to adjust them.
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No I knew you wouldn’t be able to enjoy these “as is” – just thought it was a fun thing to share some OLD recipes from that cookbook…..interesting!
Hugs, Pam
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Hey, mama uses bacon and soda on HER teeth, too! She may change now that she knows the truth, haha. She asked her dental hygenist what toothpaste the hygenist used and she said, only baking soda, haven’t ever used toothpaste! And this was the WIFE of the very good dentist!!!!
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My Mom knows people who only use baking soda…..I think if BACON was good for teeth my Mom would know about it! HAHAHAHA
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I think I remember seeing the New American CookBook. I don’t remember where I saw it. Perhaps my mother or grandmother had it.
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This particular book is all taped together and belonged to my husbands’ next door neighbor. She was a sweet lady and it’s a treasured item in our kitchen. It is VERY WELL WORN too so I know she relied on it for many many years.
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I’m sure there are a lot of great recipes in there too.
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There are – it’s interesting to see what was popular in different timeframes.
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You know, BOTH of those recipies are winners! Where I come from in the South, fried apples are green ones, cut into small wedges, added to a frying pan with crisco…in this case bacon grease sounds totally right…with no sugar added. The natural sweetness of the apples (granny smith) would be sufficient and they were eaten as a side for supper. Nowadays some add sugar and they become dessert-like. That’s OK too.
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Oh you made my mouth water just reading about those apples cookin’ away – oh the aroma would be fab. Granny Smith are my FAVE apples – I make my pies with those.
Hugs, Pam
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Sometimes you can’t beat an old recipe. Other times they are labor intensive as new recipes take shortcuts. These are easy enough.
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They really are both super duper easy……I like EASY……….!
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Those both sound good Teddy! Love the Bacon and Soda idea!!!
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They both sound dee-lish!!
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They look delicious Chef Teddy. Thank you for the recipe. XO
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We thought so too Ernie!
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Oh boy! This sounds really good! ~Ernie
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In the words of Meg Ryan, “Yes, yes, yes!!!”
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In the words of ME – “TOTALLY TOTALLY!!”
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My Sis-in-law makes the Bacon Rolls for almost anytime we used to get together. She doesn’t do celery. We love them! The fried bacon and apples sound like a winner! Good choices Baking King Teddy!
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Oh that’s great to know that those bacon rolls are delish – I would leave out celery too. Bacon and apples (or even pineapple) would be a total “YUM-FEST” !!!!!
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Jerry’s Mom made a mustard dip for the bacon rolls but I liked them nakey, no dip. Jerry and I were talking about them after I showed him the recipe and we had both forgotten about the dip. Yep, I could eat them right now!
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I’ll have to make those next time we have our neighbors over for a snack-fest!
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Not sure about the second recipe, but we think the first is a definite winner. It would be super yummy. Thanks for sharing. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, angel Mauricio, Misty May, angel Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
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Fun to find some old recipes in an old cook book!!!!
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I don’t think I could do apples but; maybe the pineapple one. I am fussy when certain things are mixed together. Thanks for the recipe. Have a nice day. 72 and more rain again later today. For 3 days it says counting today. The weather guy said we have not had a rain free weekend since the beginning of August.
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We actually could use more rain here……this year there have been people who have had WAY TOO MUCH rain and those who would LOVE to have MORE RAIN!
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Holy Bacon-moly those are two very fine recipes.
Someone here had a BLT for lunch and we have Bolognese sauce cooking in the c.pot with bacon in it too
2 cheers for Bacon
Hugs cecilia
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YAY for you! By the end of the day you and “someone” will be totally “BACONIZED” !!!!!
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These both sound pretty yummy. The picture of the bacon rolls reminds Mom of an appetizer she’s had at parties, but those have bacon wrapped around chunks of turkey breast.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Ohhhh that sounds good too!!!!!!
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MMMMMMMMM bacon rollss sound so so guud Chef Teddy!
An wee ADOOR Garfield comick!!! Whole BACON INNDEED 😉
***purrss*** BellaDharma an ((hugss)) BellaSita Mum
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More bacon please
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I’m with you on that!
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That first recipe reminds me of the fried apples and onions that Laura Ingalls Wilder talked about in her book Farmer Boy. Her husband, Almonzo, was the farmer boy and he loved fried apples and onions, and of course it was all fried in bacon grease or lard.
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Never had fried apples with onions – sounds interesting.
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It’s fun to look through old cookbooks. Great recipes Teddy. I like your cartoons.
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Thanks – old recipes are sometimes super interesting…..food trends through the ages!
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Tasty combination!
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