Piquant Ham Balls

2 cups minced ham or cooked pickled pork

1 cup finely crushed pretzels or cracker biscuits

6 oz. cream cheese spread at room temperature

1 dessertspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon made mustard

Dash of black pepper

Cream or top of milk as required

2 or 3 tablespoons chopped chives (for rolling the mixture in)

Method: Combined thoroughly the cream cheese and ham then mix in the other ingredients until consistency is suitable for shaping. Form into balls about the size of a small walnut, roll in the chives, set out on trays covered with greaseproof paper and chill thoroughly before serving. Delicious with pre-party drinks.

Source: Delicious Pork Recipes. Presented by the Australian Pig Society (S.A. Branch) & United Farmers & Graziers of S.A. (Adelaide: c1968-70), n.p.

Cheesey Bits & Pieces

2 pkts. long pretzels broken into pieces

250g salted peanuts

90g butter

4 tbspn. oil

1/2 tspn. salt

1&1/2 tspn. paprika

2 tspn. Worcestershire sauce

1 tblspn. chopped parsley

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tbspns. Parmesan cheese (grated)

Method: Place pretzels and peanuts in a baking dish. Melt butter, add oil, salt, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, parsley and garlic. Sprinkle over pretzels and nuts. Bake in a slow oven for 45 mins. stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cheese and toss lightly. Cool and serve as a nibble.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.5.