1950s comfort recipes
I still have neck trouble. My late grandmother to the rescue! Given the speed of healing, I ought to be back to normal Thursday or Friday. Whatever ‘normal’ is. Anyhow, Grandma’s recipes are comforting at times like this.
Egg & Spinach
Pick over some young spinach & wash well. Drain it well, then chop it very finely, & a little chopped onion. Arrange on slices of tomatoe; pour over some mayonnaise, & garnish with hard boiled egg.
Honey Crispies
½ cup chopped peanuts, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup coconut, 2 cups rolled oats, 1 tablespoon honey ½ teaspoon carb soda and 4 oz butter or good dripping.
Put all dry ingredients into a bowl. Melt butter and honey, dissolve soda in a little hot water and mix all together. Pat down flat in a greased tin, and cook in a moderate oven till nicely browned. Cut into fingers while still hot.
Orange Marie Baskets
Six smooth skinned oranges 1/3 rd cup water, 1 teaspn gelatine 2 eggs, 1 desertspn lemon juice, ½ teaspn grated lemon rind 1 oz marshmallows. With a sharp knife cut off top of orange skink leaving handle straps. Cut flesh from oranges leaving neat basket shells. Remove pulp from flesh & chop finely. Dissolve gelatine in water. Mix sugar & lemon rind & juice & add to beaten egg yolks. Cook over boiling water to a custard consistency. Coll & add gelatine & chopped orange pulp. When nearly set add chopped marshmallows. Chill & serve piled in orange baskets. Serve with finger biscuits.
Madeira Salad
1 cup grated carrot, ½ cup each minced cucumber & ripe apple, ½ cup mayonnaise, lettuce, 1 orange. Mix carrot, cucumber, apple & mayonnaise together. Srve in crisp lettuce leaves & garnish with orange slices.
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