Crab a la Newberg

1 - 16ozs can asparagus soup

1 - 8ozs can mushrooms

1 tin crab meat

1 pint milk

1/2 pint cream

3 tlbspns sherry.

Method: Mix together, - heat but do not boil. Serves 6-8 people.

For extra add can of onion soup.

Source: contributed by Mrs. A. Grieve (Jun) 'Patanga' in A Pinch of Salt [n.p.: Hansen Press; n.d. [pre-metric?]; Introduction: "women of the Lucindale District who answered the call for their tried favourite recipes… to raise funds for a very worthy cause. The Spastic Children."], p.2.

Chicken Casserole

1 chicken or approx' 2lb chicken pieces, cook chicken in foil for approx' 1 hour. Strip cooked chicken from bones and cut up meat. Place in casserole or saucepan.

Mix up either a packet or a tin of cream of chicken soup.

1&1/2-2 chicken cubes, 1 pint of water[,] 1 tablespoon Soya Sauce, Pinch Nutmeg, 1 finely chopped onion, 1 tblspoon plain flour, 1 tablspoon butter.

Bring the above to the boil and simmer until thickened. Add 7 oz tin mushrooms or champignons, 1 small tin pineapple pieces (not juice).

Pour over chicken and simmer gently until required. Serve with rice if desired.

Source: contributed by Mrs. [?.] Staritski, Lucindale in A Pinch of Salt [n.p.: Hansen Press; n.d. [pre-metric?]; Introduction: "women of the Lucindale District who answered the call for their tried favourite recipes… to raise funds for a very worthy cause. The Spastic Children."], p.3

Chicken Savoy

12 ozs cubed chicken cooked, 2 ozs can mushrooms, 2ozs butter, 1 sliced red capsicum, 1 sliced onion, 1 cup white sauce (with 1/2 tspn chopped parsley)[,] 4 olives, 4 slices of buttered toast.

Method: Fry capsicum in butter, add mushrooms and onion. Stir into sauce, add chicken. Pile on toast and garnish with olive.

Source: A Pinch of Salt [n.p.: Hansen Press; n.d. [pre-metric?]; Introduction: "women of the Lucindale District who answered the call for their tried favourite recipes… to raise funds for a very worthy cause. The Spastic Children."], p.4.

A Party Dish. Chicken with Walnuts.

2 ozs walnuts, 1 small onion, 1 small red pepper, 4 tblspns oil, 12 ozs cooked chicken cut in strips, 1/2 pint chicken stock, 1/2 oz. cornflour, 1 tbpsn soy sauce, 2 tblspns sherry, 5 ozs can water chestnuts drained and sliced[,] 4-6 ozs cooked rice, chopped parsley.

Method: Fry walnuts coars[e]ly broken, sliced onion and sliced pepper in oil, until tender but do not brown, stir in chicken, add stock. Mix cornflour with soy sauce and sugar[,] add to ingredients in pan and simmer for 3 mins stirring constantly[,] add sherry and chestnuts and warm through.

Serve hot with rice, sprinkled with parsley.

Source: contributed by Mrs. P. Paltridge, 'Tapinue' in A Pinch of Salt [n.p.: Hansen Press; n.d. [pre-metric?]; Introduction: "women of the Lucindale District who answered the call for their tried favourite recipes… to raise funds for a very worthy cause. The Spastic Children."], p.4.