Egg and Caviar Pate

6 hard boiled eggs

60g melted butter

Sour cream

Red and black caviar

Salt and pepper

Chopped parsley

Crackers

Method: Sieve eggs and mix with butter. Season well. Arrange pate in a mound on plate. Smooth top and sides, spoon over sour cream and coat eggs completely. Decorate top with caviar and lemon wedges. Finish with parsley. Serve with crackers.

Source: contributed by Mrs B. J. S. Vasey (A.C.H. Barmera Auxiliary) in The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1982 (Adelaide: 1982), p.6.

Cocktail Canapes

1 large loaf White Bread

1 small round Biscuit Cutter

Vegetable cooking Oil

Method:

Cut four rounds of Bread from each slice of bread. Heat oil (1/2-inch) in deep fry pan, fry the pieces until golden brown, turning once. Drain well on greaseproof paper. When cold, store in an airtight container. These bases will keep well for several days.

Toppings:

Cream Cheese: Pipe rosettes of Philadelphia Cheese onto croutes, garnish with Caper, sprinkle lightly with Paprika.

Salmon: Spread lightly with Salmon Spread, arrange baby Shrimps on top, garnish with a small piece of Lemon and a sprig of Parsley.

Sardines or Oysters: Spread a thin layer of Mayonnaise over base, top with a smoked Oyster or Sardine, garnish with red Caviar and Parsley.

Any other topping you may like, with dainty decorations.

Serve on a large tray or platter.

Source: Recipes Old and New (Dedicated to the many women who have worked in and for the Hutchinson Hospital during the last eighty years) (Gawler Health Services Joint Fund: November 1994), p.6.

Caviar Pie

3-4 oz black caviar

2 oz butter

parsley and radishes

6 eggs

1 container sour cream

Method: Hard boil eggs and when cold, push through sieve or blender. Season with salt and pepper. Melt butter and add to eggs. Press into 8" pie dish and freeze for one hour. Pour sour cream on to egg mixture and freeze for one hour. Place caviar in a layer on top of sour cream. Decorate with radish rings and springs of parsley. Serve in wedges. This quantity serves about 12.

Source: contributed by R. Bryant in Royal Adelaide Hospital Cookery Book: Our Favourite Recipes (Adelaide: 1981, 1st edition), p.31.

This month's recipes are all taken from a new addition 

to my collection of Adelaide cookbooks: