Cheese Dip

1  4 oz. packet cream cheese
1  8 oz. packet Coon matured cheese (grated)
A few chives or spring onions chopped finely
2  dessert spoons dry sherry

Method: Mix all the above ingredients thoroughly together and form into a round shape and roll in finely chopped nuts.

Source: contributed by Mrs. Tom McGovern, Warradale, S.A. in Cook-Along with the Autistic Children's Association of South Australia Inc. (Adelaide: Allied Publishing Co., n.d. [1971-1972]), p.13.

Cream Sherry Delight

Cut 1 pkt of white marshmallows in quarters. Pour over 1/2 cup sherry (sweet or cream) and soak overnight. Couple of hours before serving drain 440g can pineapple pieces, and beat 300ml carton cream till thick. Fold all together and chill.

Source: contributed by J. Edwards in Centenary Cook Book 1878-1978 by St. Paul's Lutheran Women, Yorketown (Yorketown, [1978]), p.10 ['Potpourri' insert].

Chinese Veal

1 small can crushed pineapple
6 veal cutlets
1 tablespoon lemon juice
6 slices fresh canned pineapple
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
Salt and pepper
Flour

Method: Roll cutlets in flour, pepper, salt, fry quickly to brown, place in a casserole dish, mix crushed pineapple, some lemon juice and sherry, and pour over cutlets. Cover, cook for 1 hour in moderate oven 375°, fry pineapple slices and arrange around cutlets. Garnish with parsley, serve with boiled rice.

Source: contributed by Mrs. Thelma Stewart (A.C.H. Volunteer Service) in The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1978 (Port Adelaide: Messenger Press, 1978), p.31.

Chicken with Rice

1 large onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 large apple
2 oz. butter
2 cups cooked chicken
Pinch rosemary
1 tablespoon fruit chutney
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 8 oz. tin condensed cream of mushroom soup
A few breadcrumbs
1 cup rice

Method: Boil rice in salted water for 15 mins. Drain. Chop the onion, celery and apple and fry in butter until they are beginning to brown. Put a generous layer of rice in the base of a large ovenproof dish and make a hollow in the centre. Mix the cooked chopped chicken, rosemary, chutney, sherry, salt and pepper and condensed mushroom soup. Pour into the rice. Cover with the chopped apples and onions and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Bake in moderate oven for 40 minutes. Makes 6 helpings.

Source: The Possum Cookery Book in Aid of Miss Minda - Telethon (Brighton: Minda Home Auxiliary, n.d. [1960s - post 1963]), p.40

Apricot Hors-d'oeuvre

Dried apricots, sherry, cashews, cream cheese.

Method: Soak dried apricots in sherry for 2 days. Drain, top with cream cheese and a cashew.

Source: contributed by S. Thompson in Centenary Cook Book 1878-1978 by St. Paul's Lutheran Women, Yorketown (Yorketown, [1978]), p.8.

Three Prawn/Seafood Cocktail Sauces

(1) Seafood Cocktail Sauce

(Note: T = Tablespoon; t = teaspoon.)

100 ml mayonnaise
100 ml tomato sauce (variation is to add a dash of Worcestershire sauce)
50 ml melted vanilla icecream or fresh cream
pinch salt
pinch lemon pepper
1 t lemon juice
1 T port wine

Method: Combine all ingredients & chill before serving.

Source: contributed by Dawn Ellis to The Northern Automotive Restoration Club S. A. Inc. 10th Anniversary Cookbook. Compiled & typed by Lynne Newbold (Clare: Northern Argus, 1984) [Number 0408] - "dedicated to N.A.R.C. from it's [sic] feminine members". (p.92)

(2) Cocktail Sauce for Seafood

1/2 pint vanilla icecream
1&1/2 cups mild tomato sauce
2 T worcestershire sauce
1/2 clove garlic
salt & cayenne pepper
1/2 cup light cream

Method: Allow icecream to soften in bowl. Add sauces etc. Just before serving add cream. I can recommend but I use 1/4 of the quantity.

Source: contributed by Flora Haskett to The Northern Automotive Restoration Club S. A. Inc. 10th Anniversary Cookbook. Compiled & typed by Lynne Newbold (Clare: Northern Argus, 1984) [Number 0408] - "dedicated to N.A.R.C. from it's [sic] feminine members". (p.90)

(3) Prawn Cocktail Sauce

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup icecream
1/2 tin tomato paste
1 T Worcestershire sauce
little brandy or sherry

Method: Beat all ingredients together.

Source: contributed by Julie Davey to The Northern Automotive Restoration Club S. A. Inc. 10th Anniversary Cookbook. Compiled & typed by Lynne Newbold (Clare: Northern Argus, 1984) [Number 0408] - "dedicated to N.A.R.C. from it's [sic] feminine members". (p.91).

No Cook Fruit Cake

8 oz (250g) coffee or arrowroot biscuits
1 T sherry
2 T cocoa
1 egg
1 T full cream dry powdered milk
4 T butter or margarine
1 cup icing sugar
1 cup mixed fruit
pinch salt

Method: Crush biscuits finely, add fruit, sherry, salt, powdered milk & cocoa. Beat egg & sugar together & add to dry ingredients. Melt butter & blend well through the mixture. Press into buttered tin. Allow to set & ice with white icing & sprinkle with coconut.

Source: contributed by Lisa Weckert, aged 8, to The Northern Automotive Restoration Club S. A. Inc. 10th Anniversary Cookbook . Compiled & typed by Lynne Newbold (Clare: Northern Argus, 1984) [Number 0408] - "dedicated to N.A.R.C. from it's [sic] feminine members."

Note: "T" = Tablespoon

No Bake Christmas Cake

125g copha
250g milk coffee biscuits
90g brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cocoa
125g chopped dates
1 teaspoon mixed spice
425g chopped raisins
30g chopped mixed nuts
grated rind 1 orange
3 tablespoons sherry or orange juice
1 tablespoon coffee essence

Method: Melt copha over low heat. Crush biscuits & place in large bowl with sugar, salt, cocoa, spice, fruit, nuts & orange rind. Combine sherry & coffee with melted copha, add to dry ingredients, mix thoroughly. Press mix into 15cm round lined cake tin. Refrigerate until set. Serve in small blocks, store in fridge.

Source: American River C.W.A. Recipes for Christmas and Special Occasions (1998), p.72.

Quick'n'Easy Chilled Avocado [Soup]

1/2 cup lemon or lime juice
3 large Avocados
3 cans cream of celery soup
Dry sherry & nutmeg to taste

Puree peeled Avocados, gradually blend in canned undiluted soup. Process until smooth. Season to taste with citrus juice, sherry, freshly ground black pepper & nutmeg. Chill. An avocado stone placed in the soup will stop it discolouring so you can make it ahead of time.

Source: American River C.W.A. Recipes for Christmas and Special Occasions (1998), p.13.

Peanut Butter Bread

2/3 cup Peanut Butter
1 tablespoon Soft Shortening
2/3 cup Milk
3&1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 cups sifted all purpose Flour
3/4 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Vinegar or Sherry

Method: Beat sherry, peanut butter, sugar, shortening, egg and milk together until blended and smooth, resift flour with baking powder and salt. Add to first mixture blending just until smooth. Stir in peanuts. Spoon into well greased loaf pan 8&1/2 by 4&1/2 by 2&3/4". Let stand 20 minutes. Bake at 350°F or Gas mark 4 (moderate oven) for 1&1/4 hours or just until loaf is done.

Turn onto wire rack. Cool thoroughly before storing.

Yield: 1 loaf.

Note: All purpose flour, also known as general purpose flour or family flour. This flour milled from selected high protein wheats. Self raising flour is made from all purpose flour to which leavening and salt have been added.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.108.

Cucumber Supreme

Allow 1/2 large cucumber for each person.

Wash and dry thoroughly. Slice through centre lengthways. Scoop out seeds.

Place halved cucumbers into large saucepan of salted boiling water. Simmer 10 minutes -- allow to cool -- remove from saucepan and strain carefully. Place in fridge until needed.

Make a rich white sauce, add a tin of tuna or salmon, paprika, pepper, wine, a glass of sherry, one tablespoon of chopped parsley and a good squeeze of pure lemon juice.

Fill cucumber with mixture -- sprinkle with breadcrumbs -- bake in moderate oven 20-30 minutes; cover with foil if necessary. Serve hot with pulled lettuce salad mixed with Italian dressing and slices of lemon.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Recipe Book (Kurralta Park: Colour Printing House Pty. Ltd., c.1985), p.18.

[Microwave] Shrimp de Jonghe

3/4 cup margarine
4-5 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
1/4 teaspoon tarragon
1 tblspn. chopped parsley
dash of ground nutmeg
dash of dried thyme
1/4 tspn. chives, finely chopped
1/4 tspn. instant minced onion
1&1/2 tspns. salt
1/2 cup dry sherry
3/4 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1kg. raw, shelled deveined shrimp

Method: Melt butter in a deep, 2 litre, heat resistant non-metal[l]ic casserole in microwave for 1 min. Add sliced garlic and heat uncovered for 2&1/2 minutes on high. Remove garlic from butter. Add tarragon, parsley, nutmeg, thyme, chives, onion[,] salt, sherry to butter and stir to combine. Remove 1/4 cup of seasoned butter and mix with 3/4 cup of breadcrumbs. Place shrimp in shallow 2 litre casserole with the remaining seasoned butter. Stir to coat shrimp. Sprinkle buttered breadcrumbs over shrimp. Heat uncovered in microwave for 10 minutes or until crumbs are brown and shrimp are pink. Do not over-cook shrimp as they will become tough. Serves 4.

Source: contributed by Dagmar Preusker in Angaston Kindergarten Jubilee Cookery Book 1955-1985. 1986 edition (Angaston, 1986), p.33.

Honey Soy Chicken Wings

Discard wingtips. Allow 3-4 wings per person.

18 chicken wings
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons honey
1 garlic clove crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger [ginger root may be kept well in sherry]
1 teaspoon 5 spice powder [from Chinese shops]
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons sesame oil

Method: Joint wings. Marinade in all ingredients, turning wings once or twice. Roast in single layer in moderate oven 30 minutes or until golden brown. Turn wings and serve when tender and golden brown.

Source: Honey Recipes from the Clare Valley. Compiled by Margaret George, 'Skillogalee', Sevenhill, South Australia (Clare: Tilbrook Brothers 'Northern Argus', 1984), n.p.

Cherry Brandy [& Advocatt nos. 1 & 2]

Cherry Brandy

Dissolve and cool:
1&1/2 cups sugar
1 cup boiling water
Then add:

1&1/2 cups brandy
2 teaspoons almond essence
1 good teaspoon cochineal

(Mix with advocatt [sic] and dry ginger for a delicious drink)

Advocatt - Recipe No. 1

12 eggs
1 cup cold boiled milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon malt extract
1 bottle sherry
1 small bottle brandy
1 tin condensed milk

Method: Beat eggs, milk, vanilla and malt together. Add slowly sherry and brandy. Shake well and bottle.

Advocatt - Recipe no. 2

8 eggs
3 oz (85 ml) vanilla ess.
1 tin condensed milk
1/2 bottle brandy

Method: Empty into large bowl the milk, break in the yolks of eggs and add vanilla and brandy and mix well. Whip egg whites (but not stiff), mix both together beating well. Bottle.

Source: More Favourite Recipes from our Quartermaster Marj Dennes in aid of Blue Lake Ladies Pipe Band (Mount Gambier, S.A.: 1981), pp.54-5.

Fruit Cup (For 100 people)

BASE -
5 cups cold tea
3 cups strained rhubarb juice
1 bottle passionfruit topping
1 lb (450g) sugar
1 litre water (boiled until sugar dissolved - let cool)
1 large tin pineapple juice
1/2 gal. orange juice cordial
1 bottle fruit cup cordial

Method: When ready to serve add 8 large bottles lemonade, 4 large bottles dry ginger, small quantity soda water, crushed ice. Slice bananas and mint leaves. Can be laced with gin or sherry.

Source: More Favourite Recipes from our Quartermaster Marj Dennes in aid of Blue Lake Ladies Pipe Band (Mount Gambier, S.A.: 1981), p.54.

Creamy Almond Soup

5 hard boiled eggs
1 litre chicken stock
2 tablespoons snipped chives
2 tablespoons flaked toasted almonds
200g blanched almonds
2 x 300ml thickened cream
2 tablespoons sherry

Method: Peel eggs and separate yolks from the whites. Place the egg yolks and blanched almonds in a food processor and process until they form a smooth paste. Slice the egg whites into thin strips and set aside. Heat the stock in a large saucepan, add cream then stir in egg yolk and almond paste. Stirring, bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Season. Stir in the sherry and serve hot, garnished with flaked toasted almonds and snipped chives.

Serves 4.

Source: contributed by C. Nottage in Penneshaw Area School: Culinary Creations (Penneshaw Area School Welfare Club, Kangaroo Island: 1998), p.9.

Baked Grapefruit

3 large grapefruit.
1 cup crushed pineapple.
Brown sugar.
Sherry.
6 cherries or pieces of crystallised ginger.

Method: Cut the grapefruit into halves and cut out the pulp. Carefully remove the seeds and coarse membranes and chop pulp. Put into a bowl with the crushed pineapple and sherry and leave until ready to bake. Place grapefruit shells in an oven-proof dish and fill with mixture. Sprinkle top with the brown sugar and a dot of butter. Bake 10 mins., until hot and bubbling. Be careful not to burn tops. Serve at once, garnished with cherries or ginger.

Source: contributed by Mrs. K. V. Parish in The Walford Recipe Book. Compiled by the Parent-Teacher Association of the Walford Church of England Girls' School. (Adelaide: Messenger Press; October 1966), p.5

Mock Turtle Soup

5 lb. veal bone.
1 carrot.
1 onion.
1 leek.
1 clove garlic.
1/2 cup flour.
1/2 cup white table wine.
2 hard-boiled eggs.
10 oz. puree of tomato.
2 quarts stock or water.
1 cup sherry.
Thyme.
Pepper and salt.
Lemon.
Bay leaf.
Parsley.

Method: Braise the veal bone slowly. Dice and add carrot, onion, leek, then garlic, thyme, bay leaf, parsley and flour. Let simmer a few minutes and add white wine, puree of tomato and the stock or water. Cook for 2 hours, then strain, add cayenne pepper, salt and sherry. Garnish with 2 hard-boiled eggs and slice of lemon. Serve piping hot.

Source: contributed by Mrs. A. I. Sach in The Walford Recipe Book. Compiled by the Parent-Teacher Association of the Walford Church of England Girls' School. (Adelaide: Messenger Press; October 1966), p.9.

Veal Casserole with Corn

3/4 lb. stewing steak, 1/4 lb. bacon (in 1 slice); 1 chopped onion (med. size), 1&1/2 tbsps. flour, 2 tbsps. cooking sherry or (1 tbsp. lemon juice and 1 tsp. sugar), 3/4 cup water, salt and pepper, 1/2 cup sweetcorn kernels, 1/2 cup chopped celery.

Method: Cut veal and bacon into squares. Fry bacon first for a few mins. in a frying pan. Add chopped onion, continue frying for 3 mins. Toss veal cubes in flour, add them all with the flour to frying bacon and onion, fry another 3 mins. Remove from heat, add all other ingredients except celery. Stir well, return to heat, cook few mins. until gravy has thickened. Tip into casserole dish, cover with lid. Cook in slow oven for 2&1/2 hours at 300 deg. F. After the first hour add celery. Note: This dish may be cooked in a covered pan on the top of the stove instead of in the oven, simmer gently for 1&3/4 hours.

Source: contributed by Mrs. S. T. Greenslade in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.13.

Gelatine Ice Cream Dessert

1 packet jelly crystals
1 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water (*or use 3/4 cup cold water and 1/4 cup sweet sherry)
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Method: Dissolve jelly crystals in boiling water and add cold water. Add ice cream by spoonfuls, stirring until melted. Chill until slightly thickened then stir well. Pour into individual dishes or one large bowl. Decorate with fresh fruit (or canned). Chill until set (approximately 1 hour). Makes 7 servings.

Source: contributed by Mrs. W. Hobbs (Secretary A.C.H. Fullarton Aux.) in The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1982 (Adelaide: 1982), p.40.