Tuna Lemon Loaf

15 oz. can chunk style tuna

16 oz., can cream of asparagus soup

1 cup dry biscuit crumbs

1 small onion finely chopped

1 dessertspoon chopped parsley

3 eggs

1 tablespoon chopped canned pimento

1 tablespoon lemon juice

pinch pepper

Method: Combined the drained tuna with the soup, biscuit crumbs, onion, pimento and parsley. Separate whites and yolks of eggs. Lightly beat the yolks of the eggs and add the tuna mixture with lemon juice and pepper. Beat egg whites until stiff and frothy and gently fold through the mixture. Spoon mixture into well greased loaf tin and bake in moderate oven for 1 hour. Cool slightly before turning out of tin onto serving platter. Chill.

Optional: Surround with curly endive and garnish with cucumber twists. Serve with tossed side salad and separate bowl of lemon wedges and salad dressing sprinkled with a little paprika.

Source: Memory Lane Cookbook (Rotary Club of Naracoorte; 1986), p.32.

Piccalilli Cheese Balls

4 ozs. Creamed Cheese at room temperature

4 ozs. sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated

1/4 cup chopped Gherkins

1 dessertspoon chopped Pimento or Red Pepper

1 dessertspoon finely chopped Onion

1 pinch Garlic Salt

1/3 cup crushed Potato Crisps

Method: Combined all ingredients except potato crisps. Mix well and chill. Shape into balls and roll in potato crisps. Serve on toothpicks. Makes 1&1/2 dozen.

Source: Recipes for Slices and Snacks: Heartbeat Inc. Assistance Group, Adelaide Central Branch (Adelaide: n.d. [early 1980s?]), p.79.

Rice Wurst

1.1/2 lb pork, 3/4 tspn pepper, 1 cup rice, 2 tspn thyme, 1 dspn salt, 1.1/2 tspn ground pimento.

Source: Mince the cooked pork and add cooked rice, 1 cup stock and seasonings. Pack 1 inch deep into pyrex dishes and bake in hot oven 20 minutes or until edges brown a little. Fry slices together with bacon and eggs.

Source: contributed by Jean Wandel in Blyth Recipe Book: Favourite Tested Recipes of the Blyth Trinity Lutheran Ladies Guild (Blyth Womens Guild, 1972), p.12.

Party Cheese Ball

1 lb. Philadelphia cream cheese, softened at room temperature

8 oz extra tasty Cracker Barrel cheese

1 tablespoon chopped red pepper or canned pimento

1 tablespoon chopped green pepper

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

pinch cayenne pepper

2 oz. cashew nuts, chopped

Method: Beat the cream cheese until smooth, blend in shredded cheese. Add red pepper or canned pimento, green pepper, onion, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper; mix well. Chill for at least 2 hours. Shape into a ball and roll in chopped cashew nuts. Chill. Serve surrounded with cracker biscuits or Melba toast, providing a small knife for spreading.

Variation: Omit cashew nuts and roll in toasted chopped almonds or in chopped parsley. 

Source: Memory Lane Cookbook (Rotary Club of Naracoorte, 1986), p.16.

Party Cheese Ball

1 lb. Philadelphia cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1 tablespoon chopped red pepper or canned pimento
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 oz. cashew nuts, chopped
8 oz extra tasty Cracker Barrel Cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon lemon juice
pinch cayenne pepper

Method: Beat the cream cheese until smooth, blend in shredded cheese. Add red pepper or canned pimento, green pepper, onion, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper; mix well. Chill for at least 2 hours. Shape into a ball and roll in chopped cashew nuts. Chill. Serve surrounded with cracker biscuits or Melba toast, providing a small knife for spreading. Variation: Omit cashew nuts and roll in toasted chopped almonds or in chopped parsley.

Source: Memory Lane Cookbook (Rotary Club of Naracoorte, 1986), p.16.