Friday, July 28, 2017

Crumble Topping I

3/4 cup cornflakes
1/4 cup coconut
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup condensed milk

Method: Combine all ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle over any stewed fruit base.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.112.

Monday, July 24, 2017

Chocolate Log

1 or 2 pkts. of plain chocolate biscuits (not iced or chocolate coated biscuits but biscuits flavoured with chocolate)
Sherry or marsala or peppermint essence well diluted in milk
Whipped cream

Icing
1 cup icing sugar
3 tbspns. cocoa
1/3 cup of margarine

Method: Sprinkle each biscuit with sherry, marsala or peppermint essence. Sandwich the biscuits together with cream in the form of a log. Whip together all the icing ingredients and set the mixture roughly over the log and score with a fork to resemble bark.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.111.

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Curry Tuna

Fry 2 or 3 apples, onion. Make up 1 packet curry and rice soup, mix with 3/4 pt. water, add to onion and apple, add 8 oz. tin tuna. Serve with rice.

Source: contributed by Pearl Tressider, Tumby Bay Aux. in The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1982 (Adelaide: 1982), p.9.

Sunday, July 16, 2017

7 Minute Chicken Casserole

1 cooked chicken
1 tomato
1/2 cup peas
1 apple
1 onion
1 pkt. dutch curry soup
1 cup celery
1/2 cup sultanas
1 carrot
1 pint water

Method: Chop cooked chicken and vegetables, add pkt. soup and water and simmer until vegetables are cooked. Put into casserole and serve. Simple and delicious.

Source: contributed by Collen Dearing, President, A.C.H. Rostrevor Aux. in The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1982 (Adelaide: 1982), p.13.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Tropical Cocktail

1 oz pineapple cordial, 1 oz gin. Fill glasses with lemonade. Dash green lime. Decorate with sherry and lemon or orange slices.

Source: contributed by Caroline Zacher in Blyth Recipe Book: Favourite Tested Recipes of the Blyth Trinity Lutheran Ladies Guild (Blyth Womens Guild, 1972), p.68.

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Nutty Chicken Casserole

Fry 1 kg chicken portions until browned. Place in an ovenproof dish. Saute 1 finely chopped onion with 1/2 cup celery and 190g tin of champignons. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup dry white wine, and the contents of one 400g can Heinz chicken vegetable soup. Pour into casserole. Top with 50g toasted flaked almonds. Cover and bake at 350F for 1 hour. Serves 6.

Source: contributed by Mrs. E. Burzacott, A.C.H. Ceduna Auxiliary in The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1982 (Adelaide: 1982), p.13.
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