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Remove green skin from marrow and scoop out the seeds from centre with a spoon. Discard skin and seeds. Remove and discard rind from the bacon. Cut bacon into 1/ad pieces. Put these into a medium sized saucepan and fry for 3 minutes. Peel the onion; discard skin. Cut onion into small dice and fry with the bacon for a further 5 minutes. Add the minced beef; cook gently for 10 mins, stirring frequently. Stir in flour, tomato puree, crumbled meat cube, mixed herbs, salt and pepper. Cook for 2 mm, then add the water. Mix well then cook 9ently for 15 minutes with lid on the saucepan. Turn on the oven and set at moderate, 375F (Mark 5). Allow the mixture to cool slightly then pack into the hollow marrow. Brush the marrow with cooking oil and wrap in kitchen foil. Put into a baking tin and cook at the top of the pre-heated oven for 45 mm. Serve marrow on a hot serving dish garnished with heated tinned peas or cooked frozen peas, and parsley, it liked. This cost: 3s. 7d. Approximate preparation time: 15 mins. Cooking time: 1 hour 20 mins.
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1 small vegetable marrow
2 rashers streaky bacon
(see Mike for translation)
1 onion
¾ lb. Minced beef
1 level tbsp. Plain flour
2 1/4 oz. tin tomato puree
1 meat extract cube
½ level tsp. Mixed herbs
1 level tsp. Salt
½ level tsp. Pepper
1/4 pint water
1 tbsp. Cooking oil
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