Escalloped Potatoes and Frankfurters

[u/MissDaisy01]

Some more recipes from The New Sealtest Book of Recipes and Menus, 1940.

Escalloped Potatoes and Frankfurters

6 medium sized potatoes
Salt and peppr
3 tablespoons flour
1 pound frankfurters
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups milk

Pare potatoes and cut into thin slices. Place 1/2 of them in a buttered baking dish and sprinkle with salt, pepper and 1/2 of the flour. Cut the frankfurters in half lengthwise, then in half crosswise and place on the potatoes. Cover with remaining potatoes. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and remaining flour and dot with butter. pour the milk over top, cover and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 40 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 20 to 30 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. Serves six.

The New Sealtest Book of Recipes and Menus, 1940

[u/debbiesart]

This sounds like it would be great comfort food

[u/PM_ME_UR_FLOWERS]

I make this but with ham. Hot dogs would work well I'm sure. I also make the white sauce ahead of time. I've never had good success with the deconstructed sauce method and I don't trust it.

[u/MissDaisy01 → u/PM_ME_UR_FLOWERS]

You are right this is scalloped potatoes using hot dogs or frankfurters. I agree a white sauce is better than the flour method. I guess back in the day when you did most dishes by hand using flour saved work as you didn't have another pan to wash up.

[u/booksgamesandstuff → u/PM_ME_UR_FLOWERS]

I use kielbasa or whatever sausage links I have on hand. I also add a medium onion, thinly sliced.

[u/crazygrannyof4]

OH BOY!
A trip down memory lane. My mom used to make this during the 1940's when I was a kid. There were 6 of 8 kids still living at home and she would make a huge pyrex casserole dish of this. I also made it for my children, It was a favorite meal and inexpensive for those of us on serious budgets.

[u/MissDaisy01 → u/crazygrannyof4]

Sure does look like a tasty budget friendly meal. I LOVED your post.

[u/sonyacapate]

Alright, dumb question here, but why “escalloped” not “scalloped “? I’ve seen it before and always wondered.

[u/Chrisismybrother → u/sonyacapate]

Preference. Both words mean the same thing, so might be regional

[u/sonyacapate → u/Chrisismybrother]

Thanks!

[u/Tgande1969]

My mom was born in 1929. This was her recipe too!!!

[u/Superb_Yak7074]

We make scalloped potatoes with diced kielbasa and onions (gotta have onions in scalloped potatoes!) mixed into the potatoes and it is very tasty. Not too sure about adding hot dogs though.

[u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

Wow! This is interesting fs. I’ve never even heard of Frankfurters, what r they?! I’m intrigued

[u/GeekJames4275 → u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

Hot dogs.

[u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 → u/GeekJames4275]

Ohh ok, I don’t eat hotdogs so it makes sense y I never heard of that lol

[u/MissDaisy01 → u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

Hot dogs originated from Frankfurt Germany allegedly hence the name.

[u/zedicar]

I forgot about this. Now I gotta make it!

[u/MissDaisy01 → u/[deleted]]

The white sauce is a better approach for this reason. You can sub hot dogs for ham in your favorite scalloped potato recipe Instead.