Another great family treat was Sweetcorn Patties or as this printed version from a magazine calls them Sweetcorn cakes
SWEETCORN PATTIES
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MOCK FISH PATTIES
I guess these are the old version of American Hash Browns, maybe not quite so crunchy, but just as delicious. Mum’s being making them since I was a little girl and they’ve always been one of my favourites.
The old recipe is a bit faded at the edges but reads:
MOCK FISH PATTIES
- 2 cups grated raw potato
- 1 dessertspoon finely minced onion
- 2 rounded tablespoons plain flour
- ½ teaspoon salt,
- 1 egg
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
- 1 dessertspoon anchovy essence (optional)
Combine potato with onion, flour, salt, pepper & parsley. Add unbeaten egg and anchovy essence. Mix well, drop spoonfuls in hot fat & fry until golden brown on both sides. Flatten each piece with back of spoon as it cooks.
FLUMMERY
While on the dessert theme, I thought I’d add this one. It’s another of Mum’s great standbys. I can’t count the number of times she made it or I’ve eaten it. I can still see it in the bowl she always served it in. A family classic.
STRAWBERRY CREAM ROYAL
This was one of Mum’s recipes that I made many times myself. In the ’70s dinner parties at home were the way everyone entertained. I thought this was a great dessert, it was quick and easy to make, could be made beforehand and tasted great. What more could you want?
BRANDIED FRUIT FOR ICE CREAM
For quite a few years this was one of Mum’s favourite dessert recipes, probably because Dad liked it on his nightly bowl of ice cream. Everytime I looked in their fridge there seemed to be a jar there marinating. I think with the addition of a few other fruits it could still be good today.
COCONUT ROUGH SLICE
I don’t remember Mum making lots and lots of biscuits, but she did make quite a few slices in her time. Unbaked ones like this one were always a favourite, especially in summer when using the oven heated up the kitchen too much. These days with air conditioners that isn’t so much of a problem, but unbaked slices are still a quite a good way to make a sweet treat.
POTATO BACON SALAD
I’m pretty sure that Mum did make this Potato salad though. The combination of potato and bacon would have been a winner for her, it’s always a great flavour combination.
TABOULI
This salad would have seemed bit exotic to Mum back in 1997, she may well have eaten it and she obviously intended to try making it as she cut it out of the magazine, but I think the combination of the different parsley and the burghul, might have been just a bit much for her. She was after all nearly 80 by then.
CAESAR SALAD
This is a really common salad these days and especially loved by my husband, but I’m not sure it was made all that much back in 1997 when Mum cut this recipe out of a magazine. I doubt that Mum even knew what Cos lettuce was as her salads were always made with Iceberg Lettuce.
MUM’S CORN PIE
I think Mum’s Egg and Bacon Pies were my favorite and the best thing to take on a picnic, but as well she made this Corn Pie. This was more for at home lunches. It makes quite a large pie and is great with a salad.
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