[Illustration: Loin roast]
MENU IDEA
Pork Loin Roast
Oven Browned Potatoes
Broccoli
Molded Cranberry Salad
Corn Sticks
Butter or Margarine
Pumpkin-Pecan Pie
Beverage
_3 to 5-pound pork loin roast_
_Salt and pepper_
Have backbone removed from loin. Season. Place fat side up on rack in
open roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so bulb reaches center of
thickest part. Be careful that thermometer does not rest in fat or on
bone. Do not add water. Do not cover. Roast in moderate oven (350° F.)
until meat thermometer registers 185° F. Allow about 35 to 40 minutes
per pound for roasting.