Thursday, July 24, 2025

CC Stuffed Eggs

1/2 cup Tangy BBQ CC's [corn chips]
2 Tbsp mayonnaise
3 rashers bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
4 hard boiled eggs
2 tsp parsley, chopped
paprika

Method: Cut shelled eggs in half lengthwise. Mash egg yolks and combined with other ingredients. Fill egg whites, heaping full and sprinkle with paprika.

Source: contributed by Ros Rowe in A Collection of Favourite Recipes - The Point Turton Progress Association ("All proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward improvements to the Point Turton Playground"). (n.p., 1995), p. 16.

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Colourful Salad

125 gm unsalted pe[p]itas kernels
parsley & chives
1-2 Tbsp salad oil
375 gm dried apricots, diced
1 large tin sweetcorn

Method: Combine all ingredients and serve.

Source: contributed by Verna Hage in A Collection of Favourite Recipes - The Point Turton Progress Association ("All proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward improvements to the Point Turton Playground"). (n.p., 1995), p.16.

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Cheese Ball

1 cup smoked almonds
1/3 cup Kraft mayonnaise (not home made)
2 shallots, finely chopped
250 gm cream cheese
1/2 cup bacon pieces, gently fried
1 Tbspn parsley, chopped

Method: Mix all together. Mould in to a cone shape and set in fridge. After 1 - 3 hours add smoked almonds to represent a pine cone.

Source: A Collection of Favourite Recipes - The Point Turton Progress Association ("All proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward improvements to the Point Turton Playground"). (n.p., 1995), p.12.



Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Dark Punch

1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup blackberry juice
1/2 cup raspberry juice
3/4 cup sugar syrup
1 cup strong tea
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup orange juice
2 cups water

Method: Combine ingredients, stir and chill. Freeze a large block of ice with a spray of white gardenias in it. Place in punch bowl, add punch, garnish with slices of lemon, orange, berries, mint leaves.

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.72.

Friday, July 4, 2025

Fruit Salad Jam

7 lb. melons, 5&1/4 lb. sugar, 2 oranges, 1 lemon, 3 bananas, 2 apples (grated), 1 small tin crushed pineapple, 5 passionfruit.

Method: Cut or mince melon, sprinkle 1 cup sugar and stand overnight. Shred oranges and lemon, bruise bananas with fork. Put all fruit in pan except passionfruit, with rest of sugar and bring to boil. Simmer 1&1/2 hrs., add passionfruit, boil 1/2 hr. or until jellies.

Source: contributed by Mrs T. P. Wakefield in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.78.
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