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Ham and Cornbread Shortcake

Recipe No. 302 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Meat. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Army TM10-412 · Meat · Pork

Serves 100 servings
View source — TM 10-412 Army Recipes (War Department, 1944) ↗

Recipe No. 302 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Meat. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Directions

  1. Prepare recipe for diced meat in gravy using 20 pounds cooked, diced ham. Prepare cornbread (recipe No. 39). Cut into servings and split. Serve the creamed ham between and over the split pieces of cornbread.

Notes

— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 302, Meat. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.