This old recipe also goes back to earlier times here in the US but for many, a "supper meal" fed a hungry family.
- 6 or more slices of bacon
- 2 cups cold cooked potatoes (boiled and sliced) * sweet potatoes can be used
- 3 green peppers finely chopped
- 1 cup of milk (whole milk)
Fry the bacon and remove to a dish and keep warm.
Add the potatoes and green pepper and onions to the bacon drippings.
When everything gets brown add 1 cup of milk and cook until milk is nearly all absorbed.
Fold the mixture over like an omelet. Serve with the bacon slices.
There were always potatoes, onions, and bell peppers on hand as many had gardens.
My Mom grew up poor during the depression and during the war. She used to eat bacon grease sandwiches when they ran out of their rations of butter.