Recipe: Browned Hash, Hash Cakes, and Pork and Potato Fry (1955)

BROWNED HASH

1 1/2 cups chopped cooked meat*
3 cups chopped cooked potatoes
1 onion, finely chopped
Broth or milk (optional)
Seasoning to taste

Mix meat, potatoes, and onion thoroughly. Moisten with a little broth or milk if desired, and season to taste.

Spread mixture in an even layer in a lightly greased fry pan. Cook slowly until browned on the bottom. If desired, turn and brown on the other side.

Turn hash out on a platter and garnish with parsley.

*The meat, potatoes, and onion may be chopped by hand or put through the food chopper, depending on die texture desired.

VARIATION:

HASH CAKES
Make the meat and vegetable mixture into flat cakes and fry slowly on both sides until crusty.

PORK AND POTATO FRY
Chop 1 1/2 cups canned cured pork loaf (Spam) and brown it lightly in a fry pan. Add 3 cups sliced or diced cooked potatoes and cook until brown on one side. Turn and brown on the other side.

Makes about 4 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Adapted from source: Money-Saving Main Dishes, USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 43, 1955