Savoury Trays

Serve on either rectangular trays with food in vertical lines or round trays with food in wheel-spoke fashion:

Eggs in mayonnaise: Beetroot (dried on kitchen paper) diced and covered with french dressing: Asparagus spears: Red and Green peppers, sliced thinly: Tomatoes (halved and scalloped): Peas in mint: Carrots (baby), dipped in orange juice: Dried Apricots with cream cheese in centre: Variety of cold meats (bite size pieces).

Source: contributed by P. J. Young in Royal Adelaide Hospital Cookery Book: Our Favourite Recipes (Adelaide: 1981, 1st edition), p.7.

Rice Wurst

1.1/2 lb pork, 3/4 tspn pepper, 1 cup rice, 2 tspn thyme, 1 dspn salt, 1.1/2 tspn ground pimento.

Source: Mince the cooked pork and add cooked rice, 1 cup stock and seasonings. Pack 1 inch deep into pyrex dishes and bake in hot oven 20 minutes or until edges brown a little. Fry slices together with bacon and eggs.

Source: contributed by Jean Wandel in Blyth Recipe Book: Favourite Tested Recipes of the Blyth Trinity Lutheran Ladies Guild (Blyth Womens Guild, 1972), p.12.

Pineapple and Sausage Patties

1&1/2 lb. sausage meat

2 cups soft white breadcrumbs

1 tbspn. mixed herbs

salt and pepper to taste

1 cup drained pineapple pieces

1 chopped onion

Method: Roll in flour, egg or breadcrumbs. This mixture can either be made into a loaf and roasted, or rolled into patties and fried.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.99.

Tuna Croquettes with Pineapple

1/4 cup chopped onion, 1 slightly beaten egg, 2 tbspn butter, 1/2 cup grated cheese, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 tspn salt, 1 tbspn cornflour, pinch of pepper, 1 can tuna, flaked and drained, 2 cups cooked rice, oil for frying.

Method: Cook onions in butter, add milk and thicken, then add rest of ingredients. Chill several hours. Shape into patties, roll in breadcrumbs. Serve on broiled pineapple pieces.

Source: contributed by Dora Zacher in Blyth Recipe Book: Favourite Tested Recipes of the Blyth Trinity Lutheran Ladies Guild (Blyth Womens Guild, 1972), p.14

Pineapple Savoury

If you want something different in stew, fry the meat with onion and add 2 dspns port, cook, then add 1/2 can crushed pineapple, several bananas and 2 extra dspns port. This can be done with any meat.

Source: contributed by Dora Zacher in Blyth Recipe Book: Favourite Tested Recipes of the Blyth Trinity Lutheran Ladies Guild (Blyth Womens Guild, 1972), p.14.

Pineapple Meat Cake

1 lb minced steak, 1 egg, 1 chopped onion, salt and pepper, 1 pkt pea and ham soup, 1 small can sliced pineapple, 1 level dspn cornflour, 1 dspn soy sauce.

Combine steak, onion, soup, egg, salt and pepper. Mix well together. Form into large cakes, fry quickly on both sides. Place in an ovenware dish. Drain pineapple, reserving liquid. Place slices on top of meat cakes. Make up juice to 1/2 pint with water. Blend with cornflour and soy sauce. Bring to the boil. Pour over the meat cakes. Cover and bake for 1 hour.

Source: contributed by Gretchen Bartsch in Blyth Recipe Book: Favourite Tested Recipes of the Blyth Trinity Lutheran Ladies Guild (Blyth Womens Guild, 1972), p.9.