Parsnip Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. fresh parsnips
1 lb. potatoes
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 lb. salt pork
cracker crumbs (2 crackers)

Preparation

Chop pork fine and put through grinder.
Pare potatoes and parsnips; slice.
Put one layer of pork, one layer of potatoes and one layer of parsnip.
Repeat until all are used.
Cover with cold water; season with pepper and salt.
Cook 45 minutes.
Note: Cost, including gas heat, = $0.2137 in 1917 terms.
From Telegram Conservation Cook Book, page 91.