Friday, August 28, 2015

Sultana Cake

1 cup S/R Flour
1 cup Plain Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Sultanas
1 cup Mashed Trombone
250 gm. Margarine
2 eggs

Method: Cream sugar and margarine. Add the eggs and then the remainder of the ingredients. Bake in a moderate oven 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Source: contributed by J. O'Donoghue in Trinity Gardens Primary School Recipe Book (Adelaide, n.d.), p.67.

Monday, August 24, 2015

Cold Oven Scones - Plain

2 cups S/R flour
1 egg
1 cup milk
Salt

Method: Combine all ingredients to make a soft dough. Pat out to approx. 3/4" thick and cut into 2" rounds. Place in cold oven and bring temperature up to 350F.

Source: contributed by J. Dragomir in Trinity Gardens Primary School Recipe Book (Adelaide, n.d.), p.86.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Peppermint Biscuits

1 cup coconut
1/4 cup sugar
4 Wheetbix [sic] (crushed)
1/2 cup S/R flour
4 oz. butter (melted)
1 tablespoon golden syrup

Peppermint Icing -
8 oz. Icing Sugar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint essence
Drop green colouring
Milk to make consistency for icing. Mix well.

Method: Mix all dry ingredients. Pour melted butter and golden syrup on to dry ingredients. Mix well. Press into a greased swiss roll tin. Bake 15 minutes in moderate oven. While still warm ice will [sic] peppermint icing mixture. Allow to set, then cut into slices.

Source: contributed by J. Dragomir in Trinity Gardens Primary School Recipe Book (Adelaide, n.d.), p.51.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Chocolate Cookies (Uncooked)

Bring to boil -

2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup milk

Remove from heat and add 1/3 cup peanut paste.

Put into a large bowl -

3 cups Oats (quick cooking)
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup nuts

Pour boiled mixture over oats and mix. Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased surface. Chill.

Method: Source: contributed by H. Pope in Trinity Gardens Primary School Recipe Book (Adelaide, n.d.), p.52.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Chinese Chews

1/2 cup S/R flour
1 cup plain flour
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
4 oz. melted butter
Pinch salt

Method: Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Put in a shallow tray. Bake in moderate oven for 40 minutes. Cut while hot. Makes approximately 20 slices.

Source: contributed by P. Nasisi in Trinity Gardens Primary School Recipe Book (Adelaide, n.d.), p.52.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Milk Cake (Uncooked)

14&1/2 oz. can Carnation milk, chilled
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
7 teaspoons gelatine
1/2 cup boiling water
4 tablespoons sugar
Coconut, fruit and cream

Method: Butter 2 sandwich tins and sprinkle with coconut. Beat milk to thicken, add vanilla, sugar and gelatine (dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water). Pour mixture into tins and set in refrigerator.

Turn our [sic] 1 cake, put fruit and cream on top - repeat with second cake.

Source: contributed by R. Brown in Trinity Gardens Primary School Recipe Book (Adelaide, n.d.), p.64.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Coconut Roughs (Uncooked)

1/3 cup hot mashed potato
1 oz. butter
1&2/3 cups icing sugar
1&1/4 tablespoons cocoa
1&3/4 cups coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch salt

Method: Beat butter into hot potato, gradually beat in sifted icing sugar, salt and cocoa. Add coconut and vanilla. Mix well. Spoon teaspoonsful on to greaseproof paper. Refrigerate until firm.

Source: contributed by J. Dragomir in Trinity Gardens Primary School Recipe Book (Adelaide, n.d.), p.64.
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