Old Newspaper Recipes - Savoury

In amongst the old recipe collection were a variety of recipes from old newspapers. All the savoury recipes are collected below.

Old Promotional Recipes

Collected here are recipes that came from the same old recipes collection, but are specifically brand-based or promotional recipes that had been collected.

Old Typed Recipes

This collection of recipes appear all to have been typed on a typewriter. Although, not the same typewriter as there is some variation in the type font and the paper.

Old Recipes - Other Savoury

Collection of savoury recipes that couldn’t be collected into other groups, plus below them some other recipes that had a few recipes on the page.

Other Recipes

Old Recipes - Beef & Lamb

These are a collection of beef and chicken recipes in the collection of old recipes we have (we realised it would take too long to write out and post these individually so have brought the remainders together as one blog post).

Beef

Lamb

Old Recipes - Seafood

A collection of the seafood recipes in the collection of old recipes we have (we realised it would take too long to write out and post these individually so have brought the remainders together as one blog post).

Old Recipes - Mince

A collection of the mince recipes in the collection of old recipes we have (we realised it would take too long to write out and post these individually so have brought the remainders together as one blog post).

Old Recipes - Chicken

A collection of the chicken recipes in the collection of old recipes we have (we realised it would take too long to write out and post these individually so have brought the remainders together as one blog post).

Old Recipes - Salads

A couple of salads and dressing recipes.

Old Recipes - Soups

A collection of soup recipes, two of which are Val's, her recipes have appeared a few times in other posts in this old recipe collection.

Old Recipes - Fig Chutney

6 lbs figs

3/4 lb raisins

1/2 lb pres ginger

2 lb dates

1/4 lb almonds

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

2 quarts vinegar

2 teaspoons salt

Method:

Cut figs, dates, pres ginger, onions, almonds into pieces. 

Boil vinegar & sugar, pour onto ingredients & let stand overnight.

Next day boil for about 3 hours or till thick and dark.

Old Recipes - Tomato Relish

There are two recipes for tomato relish, which appear similar though have some differences throughout their recipes. Both are presented below.

Old Recipes - Pate

2/4 cup chicken stock

1 1/2 teaspoon gelatine

2 tablespoon cold water

^^^^ Combine ^^^^

Pour into base greased mould

Decorate with chopped olives, parsley or whatever

2 tablespoons brandy

1lb chicken livers

4 rashers bacon, chopped

2 small onions, chopped

2 tablespoons dry sherry

4 tablespoons cream

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Salt & pepper to taste

3oz butter

Chop chicken livers roughly. Marinate in brandy. For 1 1/2 hours

Heat 1 oz butter, brown above.

Heat other 1 oz, brown onions & chopped bacon with bay leaf & pink thyme, add chicken livers & cook 5 minutes. Put in blender, then add cream, parsley, pepper & salt, sherry lastly melt, 3oz butter & blend in. 

Old Recipes - Spaghetti and Mince Meat Casserole

250g spaghetti

30g butter

1 onion

500g minced meat

400g can tomato sauce

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 bay leaf

Salt & Pepper

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Method:

Cook spaghetti in large pan boiling salted water for 10 minutes, drain, ??? butter in pan, add chopped onion, meat, cook returning oven high heat for 5 minutes, pour off any ???, add tomato sauce, bring to boil, reduce heat ??? cover for 5 minutes, discard bay leaf. 

Spread half the spaghetti over base of oven proof dish, top with half the meat mixture, spread layer of spaghetti over mixture. Pour sauce over top, sprinkle over cheese, bake covered in moderate oven 30 minutes. 

Sauce: butter in pan ?? in flour add with ?? sauce boils and ??

Old Recipes - Broccoli Lorraine (Nancie's)

750g broccoli (cut into 2" slices)

1/2oz butter

4 bacon (diced)

1 onion (thinly sliced)

1 1/4 cup milk

2/3 cup cream

4 eggs beaten

1/4 cup grated cheese

Salt and Pepper

Method:

Arrange broccoli in greased casserole. Melt butter. Add bacon, fry till crisp. 

Sprinkle on top of broccoli. Fry onion till golden brown.

Add to broccoli mixture. Mix together, milk, cream eggs, cheese and salt & pepper.

Pour over casserole. 

Moderate oven - 20-30 minutes.

Old Recipes - BBQ Style Lamb

Serves 4-6

Cooking time 1 hour med oven or microwave on high 7 minutes then medium 10 minutes

1.5 kg thick leg chops

1 small onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

60g button mushrooms, sliced

1 small green capsicum, seeded & chopped

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1 chilli powder (1/2 would do)

1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/2 cup tomato paste

1 cup water, 1/2 cup microwave

1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

Salt & Pepper if desired

1 large glad oven bag (35c48 cm) floured

Method:

Arrange in shallow baking dish.

Trim chops of fate place 1 layer in bag.

Toss vegies. Together & spread over chops.

Blend mustard, chilli, tabasco, sugar, tomato paste with water, add cheese & season.

Pour over vegies.

Tie bag, make 4-6 holes in top of bag.

Bake for time given or until chops are tender.

Old Recipes - Herbed Bread

Serves 8

125g butter, softened (4oz)

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 french loaf

1 teaspoon mixed herbs

1/4 teaspoon onion salt

Method:

  1. Combine butter and flavourings, mix well

  2. Without cutting through the bottom crust, slash bread into 2cm diagonal slices, spread each slice liberally with herb butter and re-form into loaf. Spread any leftover button on outside of loaf. 

  3. Wrap loaf in foil, place in 450ºF (230ºC) oven for 5 minutes

  4. Separate slices and serve hot to accompanying salads.

Old Recipes - Tomato Sauce

In this collection of photos we found three versions of Tomato Sauce all with similar ingredients although slightly different quantities. They all seem to have the same handwriting.

They all contain tomatoes, in either 12lb or 16lb amounts. 

Vinegar, salt, cloves, cayenne pepper, garlic are all present.

Some variations with other ingredients become apparent with apples in one of the recipes and onions in another. 

All three are presented below.

Old Recipes - Schnitzel

150g white veal

100g white button mushrooms

1 litre stock

A little flour, salt & 2 teaspoon cream

Method:

Slice veal finely.

Heat oil, when very hot, stir in veal gently, a little salt. 1/2 minute, add a little flour, veal stock or white wine & blend. Remove immediately, add slightly cooked mushrooms and cream. Return to heat, do not boil, when very hot. 

Serve immediately with potatoes blended with chopped cooked bacon and grated cheese.