Christmas Cheer (2)

400ml can of condensed milk
300ml cream
3 eggs
1 cup whiskey or brandy
1&1/2 table spoons chocolate topping
1&1/4 table spoons coconut essence

Method: Mix all well in a blender, bottle & store.

Source: American River C.W.A. Recipes for Christmas and Special Occasions (1998), p.10.

Dinner Mints

4 tablespoons Butter
8 tablespoons Sugar
4 tablespoons fresh Milk
4 tablespoons Cocoa
13 tablespoons Bonlac Powdered Milk (or similar)
Peppermint Essence

Method: Heat butter, sugar and fresh milk until dissolved. Remove from heat. Add peppermint essence, cocoa and skim milk. Beat until smooth. Leave until cold. Roll in balls in chocolate sprinkles.

Source: contributed by Mrs. Alexander Gray in The Possum Cookery Book in Aid of Miss Minda - Telethon (Brighton: Minda Home Auxiliary, n.d. [1960s - post 1963]), p.75.

Very Easy But Delicious Sweet

1 sponge or plain butter cake
6 oz. cream
3 or 4 ripe pears
Few drops of almond essence

Method: Split cake through centre. Whip cream with icing sugar and essence to taste. Spread cream on half cake -- place peeled half pears closely on top. Add another layer of cream, then top with cake and more cream if desired. Strained tinned pears may be used, but fresh ones are better. Put in refrigerator for 1/2 hr. before serving.

Source: The Possum Cookery Book in Aid of Miss Minda - Telethon (Brighton: Minda Home Auxiliary, n.d. [1960s - post 1963]), p.62.

Almond Peach Torte

Ingredients: 1/2 pkt plain sweet biscuits, 4 oz margarine.

Filling: 1 pkt lemon jelly crystals, 6 oz peach nectar (juice from preserved canned peaches), 1 pkt Philadelphia cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp almond essence, 1 large can chilled evaporated milk, peach slices, 3 Tbls lemon juice.

Method: Make crumb crust and press into container. Dissolve jelly crystals in hot peach juice. Cool. Cream cheese, almond essence and sugar until fluffy. Add jelly and when partially set, whip iced evaporated milk and lemon juice in with this mixture. Fold in drained, sliced peaches. Pour into casing, chill and decorate with cream and almonds.

Source: contributed by B. Bastian in Booleroo Centre Primary School 1885-1985 Centenary Recipe Book (Revised edition 1985 of 1970 edition), p.47.

Curried Tuna

Ingredients: 1 large tin chunk tuna, 1&3/4 cups milk, 2 oz butter or margarine, 2 Tbls plain flour, 1 tsp curry, 1 dsp lemon juice or a few drops essence of lemon, 2 tomatoes (peeled), salt and pepper.

Method: Put all ingredients into saucepan, except flour and curry, and bring to boil. Thicken with flour and curry. Serve on toast.

Source: contributed by J. Jaeschke in Booleroo Centre Primary School 1885-1985 Centenary Recipe Book (Revised edition 1985 of 1970 edition), p.27.

Home Made New Zealand Chocolate

1 lb copha, 2 cups full cream powdered milk, vanilla or lemon essence, 2 heaped cups icing sugar, 6 Tbls cocoa, pinch salt.

Method: Melt copha over hot water. Add sifted dry ingredients, then essence. Beat 10 mins. Pour into buttered tin. Cut into squares when cold. To vary flavour, add mixed fruit, ginger, raisins, nuts or coconut.

Source: contributed by E. Corkin in Booleroo Centre Primary School 1885-1985 Centenary Recipe Book (Revised edition 1985 of 1970 edition, p.118.

Economical Plum Pudding

2 large cups fresh breadcrumbs, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 cup mixed fruit, 1 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp carb. soda, 1/2 cup milk, 1 Tbls butter, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp lemon essence, 1 Tbls sweet sherry.

Method: Combined dry ingredients other than carb. soda which is dissolved in milk, then added. Melt butter and add to mixture. Beat eggs and mix in with all ingredients. Place in a greased steamer, cover and steam for 1&1/2 hours.

Source: contributed by A. Arthur in Booleroo Centre Primary School 1885-1985 Centenary Recipe Book (Revised edition 1985 of 1970 edition), p.57.

Cherry Ripe Balls

2 cups Bran Buds

1 tin condensed milk

2 cups coconut

6 oz Copha

4 oz chopped cherries

2 tabspn Bo Bo raspberry cordial extract

Method: Mix dry ingredients, add condensed milk and melted Copha. Shape into balls, let set and dip in melted chocolate. Makes approx. 6 doz.

Source: contributed by Winsome Dinning in  The Embroiderers' Recipe Book. Compiled by members of The Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia Incorporated ([Adelaide], n.d.), p.56.

Note: Bo Bo [the Clown] raspberry cordial extract - see https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/bobo-clown (National Film & Sound Archive [image source]); http://www.awesomeadelaide.com/tag/bobo-cordial/ (Awesome Adelaide); http://knifeandforkintheroad.com/2013/08/28/on-bobo-cordial-bottles-of-pop/ (blog)

Broken Hill Pudding

(use as Xmas pudding)

2 cups S R flour

1 cup raw sugar

1 dstspn carb soda dissolved in 1 cup boiling water

1 cup currants/dates or figs

little lemon essence & peel

1 lge tblspn butter

2 tblspns jam

Method: For richer pudding add sherry[,] mashed banana or grated apple. Mix all together & boil or steam for 2&1/2 hours.

Source: contributed by Judy McIntyre in Cook Book: St Joseph's School, Clare (Clare: St Joseph's School, 1991), p.69.

Spinster Buttons

10 ozs. SR flour

2 eggs

4 ozs. butter

essence of lemon

Method: Rub butter into flour, beat eggs and sugar together, take pieces the size of a walnut, roll in hands and flatten, dip sides in sugar, and bake in oven for 10 minutes.

Source: The Golden Wattle Cookery Book. Compiled by Ladies of the Kindergarten Committee. In aid of Kindergarten Funds. (Lobethal: 1948), p.75.

Note: sugar omitted from ingredients -

However, see a likely source in the faithful Green and Gold Cookery Book. Containing many good and proved recipes. Seventeenth edition (Revised). Issued by the Combined Congregational and Baptist Churches of South Australia in the interests of King's College (Adelaide, n.d. [?1944]):

Chocolate Log

1 or 2 pkts. of plain chocolate biscuits (not iced or chocolate coated biscuits but biscuits flavoured with chocolate)

Sherry or marsala or peppermint essence well diluted in milk

Whipped cream

Icing

1 cup icing sugar

3 tbspns. cocoa

1/3 cup of margarine

Method: Sprinkle each biscuit with sherry, marsala or peppermint essence. Sandwich the biscuits together with cream in the form of a log. Whip together all the icing ingredients and set the mixture roughly over the log and score with a fork to resemble bark.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.111.

Australian Cakes

1 lb. of flour

5 eggs

1 lb. of sifted sugar

pineapple flavouring

Method: Break the eggs into a basin, beat in the sugar, and when well mixed let it stand for 1/2 an hour; sift the flour, and stir it in by degrees; add pineapple flavouring to taste, then pour into a Yorkshire pudding-tin that has been buttered and sprinkled with flour and sugar; bake in a moderate oven until quite firm. When cold cut into fingers, pile on a dish, and sprinkle with sugar. Time - 20 to 30 minutes to bake. Sufficient for 2 or 3 dozen fingers.

Source: Memory Lane Cookbook (Rotary Club of Naracoorte, 1986), p.8.

Paron med Myntasas (Pears in Mint Cream)

Large can pears

1/2-1 pint cream

3 tablespoons mint liqueur or a dew [sic] drops peppermint oil and 1 drop of green colouring

1 oz. semi sweet chocolate

6 oz. black grapes

Method: Drain pears and arrange on platter. Whip cream flavoured with liqueur and spoon onto pears (keeping shape of pears). Sliver the chocolate at room temperature with a potato peeler and sprinkle on pears. Garnish with grapes and set in fridge 2 hours or more. Serve with green lime jelly and ice cream.

Source: contributed by Mrs. Jean Last, Auxiliary Organiser in The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1982 (Adelaide: 1982), p.37.

Cold Tea Pudding

1 cup butter

1 cup flour

1 cup breadcrumbs

1 cup sugar

1 tspn. nutmeg

lemon peel

2 cups fruit

lemon essence

Method: Rub all together and mix with 1 cup cold tea with 1 teaspoon carb. soda stirred well into it. Boil in cloth for 3 hours. (Coffee may be substituted for tea).

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.112.

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.

Cassata

1/2 sponge, crumbled

2 litres vanilla ice cream

Method: Beat ice cream, divide into four bowls. Into first bowl add 1 heaped tsp Nescafe dissolved in a little water. Second bowl - add 2 tbs Creme de Menthe and green colour. Third bowl - add 1/2 tsp almond essence and 1/4 cup chopped almonds. Fourth bowl - add 2 tbs cherry brandy, 1 cup chopped crystalised cherries and a few sultanas soaked in brandy. Make a layer of each bowl in the ice cream container, sprinkling crumbs of cake between each layer. Re-freeze until hard. Can be made several days ahead. [Serves 4]

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.27 ['Autumn Menu']

Mum's Holiday Sipper

13 oz Scotch whiskey or brandy

2 tbsp chocolate topping

1/2 tsp peppermint or coffee essence

1 ctn (250g) cream

1 tin condensed milk

Method: Do not add the whiskey or brandy until last. Mix together all other ingredients, gently mixing thoroughly. Don't over mix or it may curdle or separate. Add whiskey/brandy base and fold in. Pour into clean bottles, seal and store or refrigerate and serve chilled. Always good for New Year's Eve or an ideal Christmas/birthday gift.

Source: contributed by Bronwyn Williams in Burra Kindy Cookbook (Burra, 2002).

Mock Yeast Cake

1 tbspn. butter

1/2 cup hot mashed potato

1 cup sugar

1 beaten egg

3/4 cup milk

Little lemon essence and nutmeg

1/2 cup sultanas

2 cups S.R. flour

Method: Beat butter into potato, add remaining ingredients in order given. Place mixture in large cake tin, sprinkle over topping made from: -

1 cup plain flour

1 cup sugar

1/4 lb. melted butter

Little nutmeg or cinn.

Mix all well together till crumbly. Bake in moderate oven.

Source: contributed by T. Pope in Recipe Book Containing the Favourite Recipes of Members of the Payneham Methodist Women's Fellowship, 1961 (Payneham [Adelaide]: 1961), p.10.

After Dinner Mints

125g "philly" cream cheese
60g butter
1t peppermint essence
500g icing sugar
Cooking chocolate
Toasted blanched almonds

Method: Cream together the cheese and butter until soft and creamy. Mix in the peppermint essence and the sifted icing sugar to form a soft (but not sticky) paste. A little extra icing sugar can be added to the mixture if it is needed. Roll small teaspoonsful of the mixture into balls. Place in the refrigerator to set for 1-2 hours. Lastly dip each mint into melted cooking chocolate, and top with a blanched, toasted almond.

Source: 1979 Christmas Cookery with Gas from the Home Service Department South Australian Gas Company ([Adelaide]: South Australian Gas Company, 1979).

Lazy Continental Cake

1 bought sponge cake
1/4 cup coffee essence
1 large carton whipped cream
3/4 cup mixed nuts
2 tablespoons brandy
100g cooking chocolate
1/2 cup mixed nuts [sic; ?=berry jam]

Method: Cut sponge into 4 layers while frozen (makes it easy to cut). Melt chocolate in saucepan over boiling water. Add coffee and brandy, beating until smooth. Cool and then mix into whipped cream. Spread each layer with berry jam and then chocolate cream mixture. Sprinkle the top of the cake with mixed nuts. Can be filled or decorated in 100 different ways.

Source: contributed by M. McLean in The Princess Royal Cookbook compiled by a sub-committee of The Muscular Dystrophy Association of South Australia (Kent Town: Peacock Publications, 1984 reprint of 1981 first edition; ISBN 0909209502), p82.