Emergency Cake

1 egg

1/4 cup butter

1 teaspoonful vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup milk

3/4 cup sugar

1&1/2 cups self-raising flour

Method: Melt butter. Sift dry ingredients. Drop beaten egg into melted butter, combine thoroughly. Pour into well-greased tins, bake 20 minutes in a moderate oven.

Source: A Cooks' Tour of Recipes. Published for the Adelaide University S.R.C. [Students' Representative Council]. (Adelaide: Commercial Publications of South Australia, 1955), p.79.

Tuna Dip (For Emergencies)

Great for grandchildren

Serves 4

185 g tin good quality tuna in olive oil

Olive oil, good quality

Chives or finely chopped cherry tomato to garnish (optional)

Method: Drain oil from tuna and place tuna in food processor. Blitz briefly. With motor running, drizzle in olive oil until mixture forms a soft spreadable paste. Put mixture in serving bowl and garnish. Serve with toast fingers or crackers.

Tip: Can also add chopped capers, lemon juice or Philadelphia light cream cheese, but it really doesn't need it.

Source: contributed by Jen Tolley in A Dash of QAC: A Sprinkle of Sweet and Savoury from our Members (Adelaide: Queen Adelaide Club, 2020), p.141.