Savoury Tripe

1&1/2 lb tripe
1/2 oz butter
1 onion
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup water
1 cup evaporated milk
1 carrot
1 chicken stock cube
3 sticks celery
salt and pepper
1 dessertspoon Worcestershire sauce

Method: Cut tripe into 1 inch pieces, place in saucepan. Cover with water, add little salt; simmer one hour. Drain. Melt butter in saucepan. Fry chopped onion 2 minutes. Add flour, cook few minutes, remove from heat, add water, milk and crumbled stock cube. Return to heat, stir until sauce boils and thickens. Cook diced carrot and celery until tender, drain and add with tripe to sauce. Stir in Worcestershire sauce.

Serves 4.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.43.

Chicken and Vegetable Casserole

1 Cooked Chicken cut in pieces
1 large can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 large can Vegetable Soup
Salt and Pepper

Mix altogether and place in casserole dish. Heat in moderate oven.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.35.

Amy Johnson Cake

Pastry:
Rub 2 tablespoons butter or margarin[e] into 1 cup of S.R. Flour, sieved with pinch of salt. Add a little milk to make a firm dough. Roll out and line cake tin, one deeper than a swiss roll tin. Spread with plum and raspberry jam and sprinkle with currants.

Cake:
Beat 2 tablespoons butter with small cup sugar, add 2 eggs, and beat well. Add a little milk and 1 cup S.R. Flour sifted with a pinch of salt. Spread cake mixture over currants and bake in a moderate oven.

When cool, ice with lemon icing and cut into oblong pieces.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.93.

Marsala Dip

1 pkt Continental French Onion Soup
2 cups sour cream
1-2 tablespoons Marsala
chocolate slices and strawberries

Method: Combine first three ingredients thoroughly and chill for one hour. Serve with chocolate slices and strawberries.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.15.

Moomba Slice

4 oz butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mixed fruit
2 cups self-raising flour
pinch salt
blanched almonds

Method: Melt butter or substitute in saucepan. When melted add 1 cup sugar and stir until combined, allow to cool slightly, but stir occasionally so mixture does not go hard. Add beaten egg, mixed fruit and flour. Mix and place in greased and lined slice tin. Cook at 375°[F] for 20 minutes. When cool, ice with lemon icing and sprinkle with blanched almonds.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.87.

Starter

1 tin Grosse & Blackwell's Consomme (Campbell's Consomme substitutes perfectly)
1 small Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1/2 teaspoon curry powder

Method: Whip the consomme and cream cheese together, retaining some consomme for decoration. Add curry powder and whip again. Serve in individual dishes and decorate with chopped consomme and parsley. Chill well before serving.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.17.

Cucumber Supreme

Allow 1/2 large cucumber for each person.

Wash and dry thoroughly. Slice through centre lengthways. Scoop out seeds.

Place halved cucumbers into large saucepan of salted boiling water. Simmer 10 minutes -- allow to cool -- remove from saucepan and strain carefully. Place in fridge until needed.

Make a rich white sauce, add a tin of tuna or salmon, paprika, pepper, wine, a glass of sherry, one tablespoon of chopped parsley and a good squeeze of pure lemon juice.

Fill cucumber with mixture -- sprinkle with breadcrumbs -- bake in moderate oven 20-30 minutes; cover with foil if necessary. Serve hot with pulled lettuce salad mixed with Italian dressing and slices of lemon.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.18.