Sesame Greens

Equal quantities of:
green beans, cut into 5cm. lengths
zucchini chunks
celery chunks
lemon juice
2 tbspns. sesame seeds, toasted

Method: Blanch beans for 4 mins. in boiling water, zucchini for 2 mins. Run under cold water & drain. Add celery & squeeze over lemon juice. Toss lightly with sesame seeds. Chill & serve in individual lettuce cups.

Source: contributed by Jill Eastham in Angaston Kindergarten Jubilee Cookery Book 1955-1985. 1986 edition (Angaston, 1986), p.14.

Country Rice Salad

3 cups cooked brown rice (1 cup uncooked)
125g. mushrooms, sliced
1 red or green pepper, chopped
3 shallots, chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup diced cheese
1/4 cup chopped parsley

Dressing: 1 cup French dressing, 1 clove garlic, crushed, 1/2 cup Fountain Stir Fry Sweet & Sour sauce, 1 tbspn. finely chopped peanuts or crunchy peanut butter, 2 tspns. sesame seeds.

Method: Combine rice, mushrooms, pepper, shallots, celery, tomatoes and nuts. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Blend all dressing ingredients thoroughly. Pour over rice and toss well. Allow 1 hour to stand before serving if possible. Garnish with a few extra mushrooms, chopped parsley and cheese.

Serves 4.

Source: contributed by Dagmar Preusker in Angaston Kindergarten Jubilee Cookery Book 1955-1985. 1986 edition (Angaston, 1986), pp.12-13.

Crunch

[Children's Munchies for Parties]

Spread butter and vegemite on dry bread. Sprinkle with grated cheese, poppy or sesame seeds. Cut into fingers. Bake in moderate oven.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.128.

Camembert Hot Bread

Cut a French stick into 2 cm wide slices almost through to the base. Finely chop a 125g Australian camembert cheese and add 3 tbspns. butter, salt, pepper and chopped parsley. Beat well. Spread cheese mixture onto each side of bread. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Wrap in foil and bake in a hot oven for 15 mins.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.44.

Date Fingers

250g chopped dates

2 tsp mango rind

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup sun-flower seeds

2 tbsp sesame seeds

1/4 cup mango juice

90g butter

2 eggs beaten

1&1/2 cups wholemeal s.r. flour

Method: Boil dates, mango juice and rind, butter and sugar together for a few minutes, when cool add eggs, flour and seeds. Spread in swiss roll tin and cook in moderate oven about 1/2 hour. Cut into fingers when cook. (You can sprinkle sesame seeds on top before baking.)

Source: contributed by R. Eiffe in Library Cookbook: West Torrens Public Library - Recipes Supplied by Friends, Borrowers and Staff (West Torrens: 1985 [1st edn]).

Savoury Fingers

Butter bread and spread with one of the following. Cut into fingers and bake in a moderate oven for 10-15 minutes. Serve hot or cold. Store in an airtight container for further use.

* vegemite or promite and grated cheese

* parmesan cheese and garlic salt

* sesame or poppy seeds

* tomato paste/pesto topped with bacon bits and grated cheese

Source: Cooking Barossa Style by the Ebenezer Community Centre (2000), p.85.

Surprise Meat Balls

250g minced topside

250g sausage mince

1 pkt. chicken noodle soup

1 finely chopped onion

Method: Combine the topside, sausage mince, 1 packet chicken noodle soup, and the onion. Mould meat ball mixture around a button mushroom. Dust with flour, dip in beaten egg and roll in a mixture of 1&1/2 cups breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup sesame seeds. Fry in a little oil until golden. It makes about 12.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.102.

Creamy Sesame and Date Balls

225gm cottage cheese

50gm chopped dates

25gm sesame seeds roasted

100gm sesame seeds, roasted and ground

lemon juice.

Method: Mix all to-gether except for raosted [sic] seeds. Form into small balls and coat with sesame seeds. Leave in the refrigerator overnight to harden and develop flavour. Try substituting dates for other dried fruit, for example dried pear.

Source: Our Jubilee Year Recipe Book [Ascot Park Uniting Church Friendship Group] (Adelaide, 1986), p.21.

Cheese Log

8 oz Philly cream cheese

1/2 jar Kraft cream cheese

8-12 oz grated matured cheese

chives chopped

garlic crushed

almonds

sesame seeds

caraway seeds

tabasco sauce

freshly ground black pepper

Method: Cream philly cheese, add kraft cream cheese, mix in flavourings, then grated mature cheese, form into 4 portions, roll in chopped almonds and seeds mixed together. Chill until firm.

Source: contributed by J. Edwards in Lutheran Jubilee 150 Cook Book 1838-1988 Vol 2 by St. Paul's Congregation, Yorketown (1988), p.9.

Cheese Ball

500 gm grated tasty cheese
250 gm soft cream cheese

Various flavours can be added:
1. Walnut cream cheese cubes, gherkin and grated onion.
2. Crushed pineapple.
3. Devilled ham spread or chicken and corn spread.
4. Smoked salmon spread.

Method: Combine all ingredients. Shape into ball. Roll in sesame seed, poppy seed or paprika powder.

Source: contributed by M. Hutchings in Flinders Favourites: Hawker Centenary Recipe Book (6th edition, 1996).