From The Virginia House-Wife by Mary Randolph

[rymrytr.livejournal.com]

Got cold, left over beef? Some Scallop Shells just lyin' around?

This Cookbook was published in about 1828. My copy, a modern reprint, is a combination of two Cookbooks and purports to be the first "American" cookbooks.

Seriously, Great Great Grandma had it pretty rough compared to you and I!

A NICE LITTLE DISH OF BEEF

Mince cold roast beef, fat and lean, very fine, add chopped onion, pepper, salt and a little good gravy, fill scallop shells, two parts full, and fill them up with potatoes mashed smooth with cream, put a bit of butter on the top, and set them in an oven to brown.

Comments

[outsdr.livejournal.com]

Probably a special dish once upon a time!

[bitchie-poo.livejournal.com]

it sounds like it would be quite tasty... except for the scallop shells...

Scalloped Potatoes!?!

[la-lux.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, my mom makes something like this except with ham and sliced potatoes in a casserole dish and we call it...SCALLOPED POTATOES! I always wondered why "scalloped", I can't wait to tell her, thank you!

PS, it IS delicious <3

[rymrytr.livejournal.com]

Ah! The mind of the young!

I didn't even begin to relate the two "Scallop" and "Scalloped" together. It would be interesting to dig further. :o)

[gwolfsong.livejournal.com]

Here I was thinking that was a really tasty way to fill pasta shells...*L* You know, like another thing with stuffed shells? What do I know? :)