Vintage Drip

15 Apr, 2009 in art pottery by admin

Vintage Drip

These Old-Fashion Beef "birds" Are Made With Round Steak. Try Them Soon!

I am a firm believer in family-style meals at home several times a week for today's busy families. This is a time for family bonding, discussion, and passing on family values to the younger generation. Call me old-fashion but I do believe that a lot of our old-fashion recipes are the best route to go here. They are easy, usually inexpensive, mostly healthy or can be adjusted to be, and they are tasty. This recipe is a perfect example. The ingredients are relatively inexpensive, easy to prepare, and can easily be adjusted to make it more healthy by using lower-fat cheese, canola oil instead of solid shortening, and cutting the amount of salt in half.

OLD FASHIONED BEEF "BIRDS"
This recipe is another from the area where I grew up in Southern Indiana.

1 1/2 lb round steak
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 tbsp shortening
1 can condensed consomme
1/2 tsp dry mustard

Cut the steak into 6 serving pieces and pound with a meat mallet or the edge of a saucer.

Chop the mushrooms and mix with the onion and Cheddar cheese. Put 3 tablespoons of the mixture in the center of each piece of steak; reserve remaining mixture. Roll the beef pieces jellyroll style and fasten with a wooden toothpick. In a shallow dish or pie plate, combine the flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge the meat rolls in the flour mixture, rolling to cover all sides.

Melt the shortening in a large skillet and brown the meat rolls in the skillet. Pour off the drippings. Combine the consomme and dry mustard; add to the skillet with the steak rolls. Cover and cook slowly for 45 minutes. Add the remaining cheese mixture to skillet and continue to slow cook for another 45 minutes. If desired, thicken the liquid with some cornstarch or flour to make a gravy to serve over the steak rolls.

Enjoy!

About the Author

Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes with others on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com

Have vintage beaded hat with a rounded point on top, like something dripping upside down. What's it called?

This hat has an odd shape. It has sort of "wings" that rest on the side of the head. It is very ornate with beads and small flowers. It comes to a rounded point at the top which is shaped like a thick piece of taffy dripping down from a jar, if that makes any sense whatsoever. I can email a photo if that helps. I would like to know if that style has a name. Thanks so much.
Here's a URL of 2 photos that a reader was so kind to suggest!!!!

Pointy Hat 2

and

Pointy Hat 1

Thanks for everyone's help!

Why don't you put the picture on photobucket, and put the url in there so we can see it! Use added details.

(EDIT) well my brother told me that it could be from the 17-1900s, but hes not sure. He said take to an antique road show, and they'll tell you everything about it, you may be able to get some good money off of it. But i'd keep it. its very beautiful.

Gibson 1957 VOS into two vintage Bassman Heads side by side