1 Egg Chocolate Pudding

2 oz butter
1 egg
1 tbs cocoa
vanilla essence
1 level tsp baking soda
1 dsp golden syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup S.R. flour
3/4 cup milk

Method: Melt butter and sugar, add egg and syrup. Beat well. Add sifted flour and cocoa and a pinch of salt, then vanilla and finally baking soda, dissolved in the milk. Bake for 1/2 hour at 450F. Serve with custard or cream.

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.37 ['Winter Menu']

Beef and Tomato

500 g frying steak
4 tomatoes, sliced
1 white onion, chopped
1 sm tsp granulated garlic
1 sm tsp green ginger root
handful frozen peas
1 tbs black soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp vinegar
2 tbs oil

Method: Heat oil in frypan or wok with ginger and quick fry the steak which has been cut into small slices. Before removing meat from pan, add soy sauce and garlic, stir into meat, then remove meat and set aside. Now add to the oil - onions, tomatoes, peas, chopped ginger, sugar and vinegar; quick fry. Now add cooked steak, stir a few times and serve.

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.55 ['Spring Menu']

Beans and Prawns

frozen green beans
cooked prawns
soy sauce
oyster sauce

Method: Heat some oil in frypan or wok and add as many beans as desired - stir fry them and then add prawns and 3 tsp soy sauce and 4 tsp oyster sauce.

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.54 ['Spring Menu']

Tomato & Celery Soup

1 can Cream of Celery Soup
1 can Tomato Soup
1&1/2 cans of water

Method: Blend all ingredients together. Heat. Garnish with a dob of whipped cream or sour cream when serving.

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.36 ['Winter Menu']

Apricot Chocolate Gateau

1 x 9" sponge
1/2 pint cream
2 tbs drinking chocolate
1 tsp instant coffee
2 tbs apricot jam
juice of 1/2 large orange or some cointreau
1 tbs icing sugar

Method: Freeze sponge cake, then cut into 3 layers. Place bottom layer on serving plate. Mix orange juice or cointreau with apricot jam and cover bottom layer with half this mixture. Beat cream, drinking chocolate, coffee and icing sugar until just stiff. Cover bottom sponge layer with cream mixture. Put on next sponge layer and cover with jam mixture then cream. Put on top layer and cover entire cake with cream. Decorate with walnuts and grated chocolate. Best made day before required and kept in refrigerator.

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.31 ['Autumn Menu']

Parsley Soup

Potatoes - about 6 ozs. per person.
Butter or margarine - about 1 oz. for 3 persons.
Parsley.
Milk - 1 pint to 3 persons.
Salt and pepper.

Method: Peel and boil the potatoes in about a cup of salted water: don't over-salt the water. When cooked, put them through a sieve. Add the butter or margarine, milk and the chopped parsley. Use a good-sized bunch of parsley for 6-8 serves. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. Use very little pepper or it will overshadow the parsley.

Source: contributed by E. F. Millhouse 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.7.

Cheese Dips

1 pkt. Philadelphia cheese.
1/2 pkt. Velveeta cheese.
1/2 jar Gorgonzola cheese, mixed with mayonnaise to cream consistency.

Variations:
Pineapple - To basic mixture add 1/2 cup crushed pineapple.
Smoked Oyster - To basic mixture add 1 tin smoked oysters.
Shrimps - To basic mixture add small jar shrimps.
Anchovy - To basic mixture add small tin chopped anchovies.

Serve in bowl or scooped-out cabbage or pineapple case. Sprinkle dip with paprika.

Source: contributed by Mrs. A. I. Sach; Mrs. J. Miller 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.

A Dinner Cooked with Claret

Soup: To give your pea soup a lift, add 1 soup spoon of claret per person when serving.

Beef Steak Special: This is particularly good with gravy beef. Cut beef in 3/4 inch slices and lay in oven-proof dish; slice onion or leeks over the top and pour over enough claret to just cover. Put in refrigerator for 24 hours. Drain beef and coat well with seasoned flour and return to claret in dish with onions. Add any other vegetables in season, e.g. peppers, tomatoes, and celery. Cook slowly in oven for approx. 4 hours. Cheap and wholesome.

Spiced Pears: Heat a pint of claret in a saucepan and then put in 3 or 4 peeled (but not cored) pears, together with 1/2 cup sugar, a little nutmeg, and stick cinnamon, and 1 clove. Cook slowly and serve with fruit together with the liquor, hot or cold, with cream.

Source: contributed by Mrs. Alan Archer 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.25.

Long-Keeping Mayonnaise

1 cup milk.
1 small cup sugar.
3/4 cup vinegar.
3 eggs.
1 teaspoon mustard.
1 teaspoon salt.

Method: Beat all well together, then put 2 tablespoons of butter into saucepan and when just melted, add the other ingredients. Stir until it is thick like honey, but do not let it boil. Put in a glass jar when cool, and it will keep over six months, especially in a refrigerator. Makes over a pint, which can be thinned before use, if required.

Source: contributed by C. Magarey 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.61.

Rice Souffle

2&1/2 oz. rice.
1 pint milk.
5 ozs. sugar.
2 eggs.
Strawberry jam.
1/3 pint apple puree.
Brandy.

Method: Cook the washed rice and the milk in a double saucepan until creamy, then cool slightly. Mix 1 oz. sugar and the egg yolks and add to the rice. Put a third of the rice in a greased fireproof dish and spread with jam. Continue with alternate layers of rice and jam, then spread puree over. Top with a meringue mixture made with the egg whites and the rest of the sugar. Bake in a moderate oven (350 deg. F.) for 20 minus. Pour brandy over, set alight, and serve immediately.

Source: contributed by Dorothy Canty 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.35.

Fish in Casserole

Cheap fresh fish, or even fish that has been previously cooked may be used in this recipe.

Method: Line oven-proof dish with 1 cup breadcrumbs. Place fish on crumbs and pour over sauce made from 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon prepared mustard, and 1/2 cup melted butter. Bake 20 minutes in hot oven.

Source: contributed by N. J. Magarey 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.11.

Old Fashioned Meat Pickle

(Beef recommended)
1&1/4 lb. salt, 6 ozs. brown sugar, 1/2 oz. salt petre, 1 gallon water.

Method: Put all the ingredients for the pickle into a large pan, bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes, skim well. Strain into a large basin or pickling jar and leave until quite cold (cold brine should allow a fresh egg or small potato to float on its surface). Wipe meat thoroughly with a damp cloth. Put meat into the cold pickle, cover and keep in a cool place 8-10 days. Turn the meat every day.

Source: contributed by Mrs. J. Bagshaw in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.11.

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.

Savoury Bread and Butter Pudding

6 thin slices of bread, butter or marg. for spreading, 4 ozs. grated cheddar cheese, a little chutney, 2 eggs, 3/4 pint milk, salt and pepper to taste, 1/4 lb. bacon rashers.

Method: Trim away the crusts and spread bread lightly with butter or marg. Make sandwiches with grated cheese and chutney, reserving heaped tbsp. cheese for topping. Cut the sandwiches in halves diagonally, arrange in a greased 2 pint casserole. Whisk together eggs, milk, and seasoning and pour over sandwiches. Stand for 10 mins, then sprinkle with the reserved cheese, and put in centre of mod. oven and bake for 30 mins. Meanwhile grill bacon rashers to serve with the baked pudding.

Source: contributed by Mrs. F. B. Greenslade in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.11.

Egyptian Pudding

1 cup plain flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp. carb. soda in 1/2 cup milk, 1 tbsp. jam, 1 small tbsp. butter, 1/2 cup of dates or sultanas, 1/2 tsp. spice.

Method: Mix together and steam for 2 hours.

Source: contributed by Mrs. J. Tyler & Mrs. D. Carmichael in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.41

Bacon Rolls

Cook bacon until transparent. It must be limp not crisp. Cut slices in halves and cut rolled pastry into strip just a little wider than bacon. Place each half strip bacon on pastry and roll up. They may need tooth picks to fasten them whilst baking. They must be served hot.

Source: contributed by Mrs. D. Carmichael in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.6

Fruit Salad for 80 Guests

20 apples (6 lbs.), 27 bananas (9 lbs.), 20 oranges, 4 pineapples, passionfruit, sugar to sweeten.

Source: contributed by Mrs. C. F. Schulze in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.49.

Pizza Pie

Scone dough: 8 ozs. S.R. flour, 3/4 cup milk, 1 oz. butter, pinch salt. Sift flour and salt, rub in butter, add milk and mix to soft dough. Roll out thinly to line pizza pie tray or pyrex plate. This mixture makes two pies.

Filling: 1 small finely chopped onion, 1 cup grated cheese, 1/2 cup thick white sauce, 1/2 cup tomato puree, 1 tin sardines (drained and mashed). Spread sardines over base of dough, sprinkle onion and then grated cheese. Mix sauce and tomato and spread over pie and bake in hot oven 450 deg. for 15-20 minutes.

Variation filling: 1/2 cup chopped bacon, 1 small diced onion, 1/2 cup sweetcorn, 1/2 cup grated cheese, 1/2 cup white sauce, 1/2 cup tomato puree.

Source: contributed by Mrs. M. P. Wakefield in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.6

Schnapper Mornay

2 small schnapper, 2 cups mornay sauce, 1 medium sized white onion, 2 tbspns. chopped parsley; 2-3 tbspns. of lemon juice, 3 hard boiled eggs, chopped[;] cayenne pepper to taste, salt.

Method: Boil schnapper in salted water and vinegar. When cold, skin, bone and crumble fish into chunks. Combine all ingredients, chopping parsley and onion finely, and add to the sauce. Top with bread crumbs and butter and heat thoroughly before serving.

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

Steak and Pineapple

Grease casserole and place pieces of steak in dish. Cream 2 ozs. butter and 3 tbsps of sugar and spread on steak. Then place a circle of tin pineapple pieces on top of each piece of steak. Arrange small potatoes in end of casserole and baste. Cover dish with foil, cook in 400 degree oven for 1&1/2 hours.

Source: contributed by Mrs. G. Kelly in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.11.

Savoury Salmon or Tuna Roll

15 oz. tin or two 8 oz. tins tuna or salmon, 1/2 level tsp. salt, pepper to taste, 2 tbsps. chopped chives, 2 tbsps. chopped parsley, 2 hard boiled eggs (chopped), 1/2 lb. plain scone dough, adding 1 tsp. grated lemon rind to flour.

Method: Flake fish and add salt, pepper, chives, parsley, lemon juice and hard cooked eggs, combine all lightly. Roll scone dough into oblong 1/4" thick, spread with fish mixture, wet edges and roll up from the long side. Place seam edge down on a greased baking dish and pinch ends securely. Glaze with milk or egg and milk. Bake in hot oven 25-30 mins. Serve in 1" thick slices with tomato, cheese or parsley sauce, and individual salads.

Source: contributed by C. Pavy in Urania Methodist Guild Cookery Book. Book II. (Kadina: Kadina & Wallaroo Times, 1965), p.6.