Mushroom Pate

2 onions
500g mushrooms, finely chopped
1 tsp PU-vegetable oil [polyunsaturated]
3 tsp curry powder
1 Tblsp mixed herbs
1/2 cup bran
1/4 cup wheat germ
6 drops Tabasco sauce

Method: Saute onions and mushrooms in oil for 20 minutes, stirring. Mix curry with herbs, bran and wheat germ and add to vegetables. Add Tabasco and mix well. Bake in oiled terrine at 200°C for 1 hour, covered. Serve with chopped raw vegetables and toasted wholemeal triangles.

Source: Rumbles Cookbook: low fat, low cholesterol, low salt and high fibre recipes edited by Judy Read (Adelaide: Royal Adelaide Hospital Health Promotion Unit, n.d. [1980s]), p.19.

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.