Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Asparagus Dip

125 g cream cheese
1 small can green asparagus pieces
salt & pepper
lemon juice

Method: Drain asparagus (reserve some liquid). Mash asparagus pieces with a fork. Place cream cheese in a basin (or your blender) and beat until smooth and softened. Gradually beat in asparagus pulp and mix to a soft consistency by adding a little asparagus liquid if necessary. Season with salt and pepper and flavour with lemon juice.

Source: contributed by Jo Fuller in The Embroiderers' Recipe Book. Compiled by members of The Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia Incorporated ([Adelaide], n.d.), p.7.

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Snow Soup

2 white onions
1 large Granny Smith apple
2 stalks celery
2 medium size potatoes
4 cups chicken stock
1 tspn sugar
1 tspn curry powder
1 tspn salt
1 cup cream
chives to garnish

Method: Chop all vegetables. Place in saucepan with stock and seasoning. Cook until tender, then blend or put through a sieve until mixture is smooth. Chill. Add cream to soup and garnish with chives.

Source: contributed by Yvonne Martin in The Embroiderers' Recipe Book. Compiled by members of The Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia Incorporated ([Adelaide], n.d.), p.6.

Friday, July 16, 2021

Little Steak & Kidney Rolls

750 g round steak 1/2" thick
3 sheeps' kidneys
4 rashers bacon
1 onion, grated
finely chopped parsley
pepper and salt
2 tabspns shortening (1/2 butter, 1/2 oil)
2 tabspns flour
1 tabspn tomato sauce
1/2 tspn nutmeg
1 dessertspn soy sauce
2 cups stock

Method: Trim the steak into pieces 1&1/2 x 4&1/2 inches.
Remove skin from kidneys and slice thinly. Divide the kidney between the steak pieces. Remove the rind from the bacon and chop two rashers small, sprinkle over kidney with a little pepper, salt, onion and chopped parsley. Roll up firmly and tie each with coarse cotton.
Roll in a little seasoned flour.
Heat butter and oil in pan and brown rolls evenly.
Remove rolls and place in a casserole. Add remaining flour and any pieces of parsley, onion, etc. left over.
Brown and add stock, sauces and nutmeg.
When boiling pour over rolls. Cover and bake in a moderate oven for 1&1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is cooked.
Take from the oven 20 minutes before cooking is completed and remove cotton from the rolls.
Cut the remaining bacon into short lengths and roll into small rolls, thread on short skewers and place on top of the meat.
Cook in the oven without the lid for the remainder of the cooking time.

Source: contributed by V. McGeorge in The Embroiderers' Recipe Book. Compiled by members of The Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia Incorporated ([Adelaide], n.d.), p.28.

Monday, July 12, 2021

Savoury Crisps

Cut fairly thick slices of bread, spread with following mixture: 1 cup grated cheese, 1 walnut of butter (melted), 1 beaten egg, 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp. tomato sauce, cayenne pepper, salt. Cut bread into small squares, put piece bacon on each square and cook in fairly hot oven till crisp.

Source: contributed by Mrs R. W. Humphrys in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.5.

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Chicken Noodle Savoury

1 pkt. chicken noodle soup, 1 lb. minced steak, 1 medium onion chopped, 3/4 cup uncooked rice, 1 pt. water, salt and pepper to taste, 2 dsps. tomato sauce (optional), 2 dsps. Worcestershire sauce (optional).

Method: Combined all ingredients in a casserole dish. Cover and cook in a moderate oven for 1 hr. Serve with vegetables or hot toast.

Source: contributed by Mrs J. H. Kelly in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.5.

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Tuna Casserole

2 cups cooked rice, 1 cup cream or top of milk, 1/4 lb. cheese, 1 tin tuna.

Method: Beat cheese and milk together, pour over rice and add tuna. Mix well, place in casserole, top with bread crumbs, dobs of butter, put in oven 20 minutes or until brown.

Source: contributed by Mrs A. T. Johns in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.5.
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