This dessert recipe from the New Idea is an interesting take on the old chocolate ripe cake from the ’60s. Not sure you’d get away with it only costing $3.50 to make these days, but it would still be an economical dessert for 6 people.
Mum collected this recipe from the Herald Sun back in the ’80s, back then her curries were always made with curry powder. This must have seemed a bit exotic to her – curry rubbed onto the skin of a lamb roast. Her lamb roasts were always baked plain and served with homemade mint sauce and, of course, gravy.
This one is for ginger lovers. As it says, it’s deliciously moist, especially when left for a day before serving.
On a cold winter’s night Mum often made a steamed pudding for dessert. It was an quick, economical dessert for a family of five. I think it also worked well for Mum as you could put it on to cook mid-afternoon and not have to make it during the tea time rush. This recipe she cut out from the Herald Sun is great because it gives lots of variations of the basic mixture.
I like the little note that Mum’s written on the top of this cutting – Like a Quiche – which suggests she either made it herself or it was made by someone else and she liked it. It does seem to have a strange combination of ingredients, especially the cabbage, but it could be worth a try.
The combination of rhubarb, banana and orange seems unusual to me in this recipe, but I think the banana and orange would take some of the tartness out of the rhubarb, which could be good. I haven’t cooked it as my husband hates rhubarb, but you might like to try it out.
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