Recipe #19 Lamb Croquettes

I dug the food grinder out of the box of transferred household items that goes on the big kitchen aid mixer. I am proud of myself for putting the grinder attachment for the Hamilton Beach mixer in the "for sale" box. Started by grinding ham for salad and sent Lenny to the store for celery because the texture was too pasty for my liking. It is okay, will be good on crackers. Followed the ham with the lamb and had about 1/2 cup so I cut the following recipe by 1/8. It made 2 patties. I don't know if mom used bread crumbs on or in the patties or not at all. Surprisingly I have found no recipe in the collection for lamb croquettes. I guess dad will have to tell me how close they are because I am not a fan!

Ham Croquettes

In medium size saucepan melt:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
Blend in:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (used seasoned flour and skipped onion and dry mustard)
2 tablespoons grated onion
2 teaspoons dry mustard
Slowly add, stirring constantly:
2 cups milk
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes, or until mixture is very thick.
Remove from heat. Stir in:
4 cups coarsely ground cooked ham (lamb) fat and gristle removed
1/4 cup chopped parsley
(skipped this next part and the crumbs)Spread mixture evenly in a shallow pan. Chill several hours or until firm.
Cut chilled mixture into 12 equal size parts, shape into croquettes.
Roll croquettes in sifted dry bread or cracker crumbs
Dip in mixture of:
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons water
Roll again in crumbs.
In deep frying pan heat fat, 1 1/2 inches deep, to 390 degrees. Fry croquettes 3 or 4 at a time, in hot fat, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper, keep hot.
Makes 12 croquettes.

Croquet anyone?

Ham, lamb, salmon croquettes. The consistency of these has always been suspect but I find myself wanting to revisit these. When Dad gave me the leftover church lamb, he said he would rather have it how ever you are going to fix it... Like croquettes. I have leftover ham hinting at the same treatment. He has been having food stick in his craw. I suspect it is because he talks when he eats and doesn't breathe between bites and words. But he thinks he has throat cancer or at the very least that the meat was too spicy or tough.

Lost and Found

2 very important recipes have been found. 1st THE Cheese Straw recipe card, complete with notes. Turns out margarine and a little more flour is the answer. The next recipe heavily notated is mom's pound cake recipe. It is in a Fredericksburg area cookbook. I need to study the hyroglyphics and get cooking.