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TOMATO RELISH

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One of the joys of summer when I was growing up was the crop of tomatoes that Dad grew in the backyard.  I’m sure today’s tomatoes don’t taste as good.  My Uncle Alf had a much larger veggie patch with a lot more tomato plants and vegetables growing.  As a result my Auntie Elsie made tomato chutney, pickles and relish in abundance each year.  This is one of her recipes, written out by Mum on a piece of the now defunct Ansett Airlines notepaper.

Tomato Relish

TOMATO RELISH

  • 1.5kg ripe tomatoes
  • 500g onions
  • 500g sugar
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1½ tablespoons mustard
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • salt
  • brown vinegar

Peel and slice the onions, cut and slice peeled tomatoes and put all into a basin.  Sprinkle with salt.  Allow to remain overnight.  Next day put into preserving pan with just sufficient vinegar to cover, add sugar.  Boil gently for 1 hour.  Moisten dry ingredients with a little cold water and vinegar and stir them into mixture.  Boil together for another hour or until a nice consistency.

 

SPICED BANANA PUDDING

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Thel was one of Mum’s golfing friends and a very good cook, there’s a few of her recipes scattered throughout Mum’s collection.  This banana pudding would have appealed to Mum as she and Dad both liked bananas, there were always some in the fruit bowl.  This pudding would have been a good way to use up those that had ripened just a little too much.

Spiced Banana Pudding

SPICED BANANA PUDDING

  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 3 bananas
  • extra butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind

Sift flour, baking powder and salt, add half the sugar.  Fold in beaten egg mixed with milk and melted butter.  Pour into greased slab tin, top with banana slices, brush with extra melted butter.  Mix balance of sugar with orange rind and cinnamon, sprinkle over bananas.  Bake in mod oven 30-35 mins.  Serve hot or cold with cream or ice cream.

 

GOLDEN POTATO SALAD

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This another of Mum’s recipes that she’s pinned together when she couldn’t find the cellotape.  It was probably published before mayonnaise in all it’s different varieties was available in the supermarket.  If you don’t want to go to the trouble of making the mayonnaise use about a cup of a plain bought one and add the mustard and parsley.

Golden Potato Salad

 

LEMON TART

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I’ll admit that sometimes when I don’t have a lot of time to spare I buy a lemon tart from my local cake shop, but this old recipe of Mum’s reminds me that making your own isn’t all that hard.  The advantage of making it yourself is that you can give it a bit more lemon flavour, bought ones are usually a bit sweeter and don’t have that real lemon kick.

Lemon Tart