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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19334, 26 May 1937, Page 11

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by MOLLY PARK

LIVER AS A FOOD

TO-DAY liver is considered a neeessary food as it has such wonderful qualities as a body-builder both for children and adults. Doctors have proved that it has the required properties for the cure and prevention of anaemia. With the various new methods of preparing and serving it, liver is not the uninteresting dish of a few years ago: The one essential factor with liver is to make sure it is quite fresh and not over-cooked. The following are a few ways of serving this valuable dish. LIVER AND BACON Bacon I lb. Liver 1 lb. Pour boiling water over the liver and let it stand for a few minutes. Drain and wipe well. Cut into slices half an inch thick and dredge with flour, salt and pepper. l<'ry the rashers of bacon, then the liver in the same fat.

STUFFED STEAMED LIVER Cut a large pocket in the liver and stuff with sage and onion dressing, then sew up. Place the liver in a basin with a few rashers of bacon on toj). Cover wiili greased paper and steam for about 2i hours. ■CURRJED LIVER Liver I lb. Lean ham i lb. Water i' breakrast cups Onion 1 medium sized Curry powder.. 1 heaped teaspoon Salt and pepper to tasic. Put the liver and water in a saucepan and boil for one hour. .Mince the liver and onion. Put all ingredients into a saucepan with the liquid anil simmer for half an hour. Thicken with a little flour and serve on toast. STEWED LIVER Slices of liver One large onion Slices of fat bacon Parsley and thyme Vegetables Popper and salt Cut the liver info slices about .Tin long and l2in thick. Miiiee the pursley, thyme and onion. Cut thin slices of bacon, dip the liver in Hour, pepper and salt, lay it oil slices of bacon, sprinkle with herbs and roll up in the bacon, fastening with a toothpick. Slice some carrots, parsnip, turnip and onion and place; these in the bottom of a stew pan. Place the -rolls on top of the vegetables. Pour over enough stock to cover, season, and simmer for one Ixour,