BEEF LOAF

To two pounds of chopped beef take three egg yolks, three tablespoons of
parsley, three tablespoons of melted chicken-fat, four heaping
tablespoons of soft bread crumbs, one-half teaspoon of kitchen bouquet,
two teaspoons of lemon juice, grated peel of one lemon, one teaspoon of
salt, one-half teaspoon of onion-juice and one teaspoon of pepper. Mix
and bake twenty-five minutes in a quick oven with one-fourth cup of
melted chicken-fat, and one-half cup of boiling water. Baste often.


HAMBURGER STEAK

Take one pound of raw beef, cut off fat and stringy pieces, chop
extremely fine, season with salt and pepper, grate in part of an onion
or fry with onions. Make into round cakes a little less than one-half
inch thick. Heat pan blue hot, grease lightly; add cakes, count sixty,
then turn them and cook on the other side until brown. When well browned
they are done if liked rare. Cook ten minutes if liked well done.


BITKI (RUSSIAN HAMBURGER STEAK)

Take two cups of clear beef chopped, and two cups of bread crumbs that
have been soaked in a little water, leaving them quite moist, mix
thoroughly with the beef, season with pepper and salt and shape into
individual cakes. Fry as directed for Hamburger Steak.


CHOPPED MEAT WITH RAISINS (ROUMANIAN)