Mock Shrimp Paste

8 oz tomatoes, skinned and mashed
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 oz butter
1 cup soft breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
1 egg
1/2 tspn nutmeg

Method: Place butter in saucepan, add onion and tomato and cook till tender. Beat with a fork, add well beaten egg, breadcrumbs and seasoning. (Cheese finely grated, improves this). Keep in the fridge. Excellent for sandwiches or on toast.

Source: contributed by Shirley Low in Kelly's Cook Book. A New Collection of Favourite Recipes published by 'The Golden Girls' Port Lincoln Uniting Church 1997 (Adelaide: Queens Court Press, 1997), p.14.

Steak or Mutton Paste

1 lb. (500g) steak or mutton (free from fat and skin), cut from anywhere on sheep or beast.

1/4 lb. butter

1/2 teaspoon mace

1/2 teaspoon anchovy sauce

1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

pepper to taste

Method: Cut meat into pieces and put into basin, or double boiler, with other ingredients. Put lid on and steam for 3 hours. Remove meat and mince, then mix well with liquid. Pour into jars with screwtop lids.

Source: Memory Lane Cookbook (Rotary Club of Naracoorte, 1986), p.124.