Apricot Roll (Rich)

4 oz chopped dried apricots
4 oz crushed Marie biscuits
2 oz chopped marshmallows
1/2 cup condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method: Combine all together in mixing bowl.

Roll in rolls 6" x 1" diameter, then roll in coconut or crushed nuts. Place on foil and roll up until sealed. Place in fridge to set. These keep for months. Just before using cut into slices approx. 1/2" thick.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.69.

Boules Au Chocolat (to serve with coffee)

125g ground almonds
125g caster sugar
1-2 egg whites
1 tb melted chocolate
Chocolate sauce or chocolate topping
Raisins and crushed nuts

Method: Mix ground almonds and sugar well. Fork in enough egg white to bring mixture together and mix to a paste with the chocolate. Chill 10 minutes, then roll portions of mix into balls pressing a raisin in the middle of each one. Roll in crushed nuts and bake on greased tray for 10 minutes at 180C to just firm the boules and colour the nuts.

Source: contributed by Marjorie Smith in A Taste of Zonta Flavoured with Celebrities. Zonta Club of Adelaide Flinders Inc. District 23, Area 2 (n.p. [?Adelaide], 2003), p.72.