Thursday, February 20, 2025

Chicken Flavoured Potato Salad

500g potatoes
1&1/2 cups water
1 pkt chicken noodle soup
2 Tbspn chopped parsley
2 Tbspn chopped onion or shallots

Method: Peel potatoes and cut into cubes, place in saucepan of boiling water. Add contents of soup pkt and simmer gently for 5-8 mins or until potatoes are tender (add extra water if needed). Cool, add parsley and shallots. Refrigerate until chilled.

Source: contributed by Elspeth Gill in Kelly's Cook Book. A New Collection of Favourite Recipes published by 'The Golden Girls' Port Lincoln Uniting Church 1997 (Adelaide: Queens Court Press, 1997), p.40.

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Walnut Damper Muffins

1/2 kg SR flour
1/2 tspn salt
1 Tbspn margarine
grated cheddar cheese
1/2 chopped onion
2 handfuls crushed walnuts
chives
milk

Method: Mix all ingredients together and add milk to form a dough. Place into muffin trays and cook for 15 mins in hot oven.

Source: Kelly's Cook Book. A New Collection of Favourite Recipes published by 'The Golden Girls' Port Lincoln Uniting Church 1997 (Adelaide: Queens Court Press, 1997), p.90.

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Hamburgers

1 kg mince
1 cup SR flour
2 cups milk or water
2 eggs
1 pkt chicken noodle soup
1 pkt French onion soup
1 onion finely chopped

Method: Mix together all ingredients. Mixture will be a bit 'sloppy' but will thicken. Spoon onto barbecue.

Source: contributed by Julie Monfries in Kelly's Cook Book. A New Collection of Favourite Recipes published by 'The Golden Girls' Port Lincoln Uniting Church 1997 (Adelaide: Queens Court Press, 1997), p.10.

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Marshmallow Slices

1 cup crushed cornflakes
1 cup coconut
1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 lb butter
1 dessertspoon cocoa

Method: Melt shortening, mix well with all dry ingredients. Press into scone tray and bake approx. 20 minutes in a moderate oven.

Marshmallow:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon gelatine

Method: Bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes. Cool, add a few drops cochineal then beat until stiff and frothy. Spread on cooled slice.

Melt 3&1/2 oz copha, add 1 cup drinking chocolate and stir. While still hot pour over marshmallow -- this creates a 'rocky-road' look. 

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.68.
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