December 2010
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Birds Without Heads Recipe
2 ounces butter 4 tablespoons finely chopped onion 4 ounces mushrooms, finely chopped 2 ounces ham, finely chopped 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley 6 escalopes 1 ounce butter Wine or stock 1 carrot 1 bay leaf 4 sprigs parsley Salt and pepper Melt the 2 ounces of butter, add onions, mushrooms, chopped ham and parsley and gently cook for 15 minutes: divide into 4 and spread mixture on each...
Dec 30th
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Birds Without Heads Recipe
2 ounces butter 4 tablespoons finely chopped onion 4 ounces mushrooms, finely chopped 2 ounces ham, finely chopped 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley 6 escalopes 1 ounce butter Wine or stock 1 carrot 1 bay leaf 4 sprigs parsley Salt and pepper Melt the 2 ounces of butter, add onions, mushrooms, chopped ham and parsley and gently cook for 15 minutes: divide into 4 and spread mixture on each...
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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“The cold meats have been replaced by the “mornay”. Under this guise...”
– It wasn’t just his safari suits & stubbies that made Don Dunstan memorable, or being Premier of South Australia; he was also an oasis in a sea of food bogans. Don Dunstan’s Cookbook, 1976
Dec 29th
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“The cold meats have been replaced by the “mornay”. Under this guise...”
– It wasn’t just his safari suits & stubbies that made Don Dunstan memorable, or being Premier of South Australia; he was also an oasis in a sea of food bogans. Don Dunstan’s Cookbook, 1976
Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Tumblr I swear, every time you crash on me even if...
nocturnal-owl: I wish you were a person so I could punch you out.
Dec 28th
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Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe
2 large tins condensed chicken soup ½ pint cream 2 tablespoons sherry Chopped parsley Bread sticks Prepare soup according to directions but dilute with only half the quantity of liquid specified. Heat gently. Just before serving add the cream and sherry; heat but do not boil. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley and accompanied by breadsticks. Don’t bother cooking; just add alcohol. -The...
Dec 28th
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Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe
2 large tins condensed chicken soup ½ pint cream 2 tablespoons sherry Chopped parsley Bread sticks Prepare soup according to directions but dilute with only half the quantity of liquid specified. Heat gently. Just before serving add the cream and sherry; heat but do not boil. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley and accompanied by breadsticks. Don’t bother cooking; just add alcohol. -The...
Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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“I invite guests for 8 p.m. so as to leave time for drinks, introductions and...”
– Muu-muu me! The Australian Hostess Cookbook, 1968?, Mrs L. Flitcroft
Dec 27th
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“I invite guests for 8 p.m. so as to leave time for drinks, introductions and...”
– Muu-muu me! The Australian Hostess Cookbook, 1968?, Mrs L. Flitcroft
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Chinese Chip Buttie Recipe
Serves 1 2 slices white bread, buttered on 1 side 1 tablespoon diced, cooked chicken 4-5 large potato crisps, lightly crushed 1 scant tablespoon finely sliced celery 1 tablespoon bean sprouts, fresh or canned Preheat Sandwich Toaster. Spread chicken over the unbuttered side of 1 slice of bread. Sprinkle with potato chips, celery and bean sprouts. Cover with remaining bread, buttered side up, and...
Dec 26th
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Chinese Chip Buttie Recipe
Serves 1 2 slices white bread, buttered on 1 side 1 tablespoon diced, cooked chicken 4-5 large potato crisps, lightly crushed 1 scant tablespoon finely sliced celery 1 tablespoon bean sprouts, fresh or canned Preheat Sandwich Toaster. Spread chicken over the unbuttered side of 1 slice of bread. Sprinkle with potato chips, celery and bean sprouts. Cover with remaining bread, buttered side up, and...
Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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“There’s nothing wrong with good old Aussie traditionals like Beef Shin,...”
– Australia’s not so traditional anymore, it seems. Australian Gas Cookbook, 1970’s?, auth? publisher Decalon Pty. Ltd.
Dec 23rd
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“There’s nothing wrong with good old Aussie traditionals like Beef Shin,...”
– Australia’s not so traditional anymore, it seems. Australian Gas Cookbook, 1970’s?, auth? publisher Decalon Pty. Ltd.
Dec 23rd
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Celery and Orange Stuffed Hearts Recipe
2 lambs. hearts 1 onion, sliced 1 celery stick, chopped 15 g (½ oz) butter 150 ml (¼ pint) beef stock STUFFING: 50 g (2 oz) fresh white breadcrumbs ½ celery stick, finely chopped grated rind of ½ orange ½ teaspoon dried thyme salt and pepper little beaten egg Remove the fat from the hearts, rinse thoroughly, then drain. Cut out the tubes with scissors. To make the stuffing: Mix the...
Dec 22nd
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Celery and Orange Stuffed Hearts Recipe
2 lambs. hearts 1 onion, sliced 1 celery stick, chopped 15 g (½ oz) butter 150 ml (¼ pint) beef stock STUFFING: 50 g (2 oz) fresh white breadcrumbs ½ celery stick, finely chopped grated rind of ½ orange ½ teaspoon dried thyme salt and pepper little beaten egg Remove the fat from the hearts, rinse thoroughly, then drain. Cut out the tubes with scissors. To make the stuffing: Mix the...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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“To prepare your house for the invasion, scatter ashtrays everywhere, as...”
– Defensive ashtrays go into battle against rampant cigarette smokers. The Australian Cookbook in Colour, 1970, 1978, Babette Hayes
Dec 20th
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“To prepare your house for the invasion, scatter ashtrays everywhere, as...”
– Defensive ashtrays go into battle against rampant cigarette smokers. The Australian Cookbook in Colour, 1970, 1978, Babette Hayes
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Fruit Curry Sauce Recipe
makes 500ml (approx) ½ small onion (25g approx) ½ cooking apple (100g approx) 1 banana (150g approx) 6 seedless raisins 1 tomato (50g approx) 1 x 5ml spoon desiccated coconut 50g flour 1 x 10ml spoon curry powder salt 500ml vegetable stock (p27) lemon juice Prepare the onion and apple, and chop them finely. Slice the banana. Chop the raisins. Skin and chop the tomato. Melt the fat in a saucepan,...
Dec 17th
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Fruit Curry Sauce Recipe
makes 500ml (approx) ½ small onion (25g approx) ½ cooking apple (100g approx) 1 banana (150g approx) 6 seedless raisins 1 tomato (50g approx) 1 x 5ml spoon desiccated coconut 50g flour 1 x 10ml spoon curry powder salt 500ml vegetable stock (p27) lemon juice Prepare the onion and apple, and chop them finely. Slice the banana. Chop the raisins. Skin and chop the tomato. Melt the fat in a saucepan,...
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“The two major sandwich schools-the businesslike and the ladylike- persist to...”
– I never went to sandwich school. Life Picture Cook Book, 1951-58, edited by Mary Hamman
Dec 15th
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