CHOC HEDGEHOG

This is a more upmarket version of the old hedgehog recipe which was traditionally made with Marie biscuits.  This recipe substitutes sponge fingers for the biscuits, dark chocolate for the cocoa powder and also adds in almonds and cashews.  Much fancier altogether and I’m guessing much more delicious.

Choc Hedgehog

PORK CHOP CASSEROLE

Back in the 60s, which is around the time this recipe was published, the choice of pork cuts was a lot more limited than it is now.  You could buy roast pork and pork chops and not much else.  So although this recipe calls for shoulder pork shops you could really use any pork cut you wanted.  As it’s pre-metrics you need to convert the 10oz can of soup to 300ml and bake the casserole at 180o.

Pork Chop Casserole

MEATLOAF IN A BASIN

Most meatloaves I know of are baked in a tin or hand molded into a loaf shape.  This is the first time I’ve seen a recipe that steams the loaf in a basin, but trust Mum to have cut out and kept something different.  The combination of potato, carrot and onions together with sausage meat and some spices in this recipe should make for a tasty loaf.

Meatloaf in a basin

LEMONADE SCONES

I’m afraid the scone making gene skipped a generation with me.  Mum and my daughter both make terrific scones, mine could be used as paving stones.  This certainly seems an unusual recipe, substituting cream for the butter and lemonade for the milk which you would traditionally use.  I’ve no idea if it works, but as it was published in the cooking section of The Sun I have to assume it does.  Worth trying???

Lemonade Scones

 

APRICOT RICE PUDDING WITH MERANGUE

I realize that this handwritten recipe is very hard to read so I’ve typed it out down below.  It’s a classic case of Mum writing two recipes on the one piece of paper and the ink blurring through making both recipes really hard to decipher.  The recipe itself sounds quite good, if you like apricots that is.

Apricot Rice Pudding

BAKED APRICOT RICE PUDDING WITH MERAGUE

  • ½ cup short grain rice
  • ½ coconut
  • 1½ cups apricot nectar
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 eggs separated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • Grated rind of 1 lemon
  • ½ cup apricot jam
  • ¾ cup castor sugar

Cook rice, then mix with coconut.  Place in buttered pie dish.  Mix nectar, water, sugar and boil, remove from heat.  Beat egg yolks with vanilla, stir into nectar mixture with rind, pour over rice & coconut.  Place dish in tray of water.  Bake in mod oven 180o for 45 mins.  Cool.  Then spread with apricot jam, beat egg whites with castor sugar till stiff, spread on top.  Bake further 10-15 mins.