From the Parish Pantry by The Parish of St Stephen & St Aidan, Lower Hutt

From the “Parish Pantry” by The Parish of St Stephen & St Aidan, Lower Hutt.

Published November 1984. ISBN 0-473-00277-9. A vintage New Zealand parish/community cookbook featuring home-style recipes contributed and compiled by the recipe committee, with illustrations credited to Mel Lock.

This booklet is a lovely local Lower Hutt church cookbook, with a mixture of soups, starters, luncheon dishes, vegetables, meats, fish, desserts, baking, children’s party ideas and drinks.

Format: Stapled softcover booklet.

Condition: Used vintage condition. Covers show age toning, foxing/marks, handling wear, edge wear and a cut-out/notched area to the lower front cover. Interior pages show age toning and light marks consistent with use. Please view photos as part of the condition description.

Recipe index from the supplied photos includes:

Soups / Starters: Carrot Soup; Corn Chowder; French Onion Soup; Gazpacho; Green Pea Soup; Mushroom Soup; Pumpkin Vichyssoise; Cream of Silverbeet Soup; Tomato Soup; Watermelon Soup; Cheese Ball; Cheese Log; Cheese Nut Ball; Chicken Liver Pate; Savoury Nibbles.

Entrees / Luncheon: Apple & Bacon Roll; Crustless Quiche; Fish Puff; Frypan Pizza; Luncheon Dish; Onion & Gruyere Quiche; Pilchard Lasagne; Pineapple & Salmon Loaf; Smoked Fish Quiche; Speedy Salmon Salad; Salmon Mould; Spinach Quiche; Lentil Rissoles; Lentil Roast; Stuffed Green Peppers; Cottage Cheese Loaf; Soya Bean Patties; Zucchini Pancakes.

Salads / Vegetables: Carrots and Zucchini; Dhall; Horseradish & Apple Salad; Ratatouille; Red Cabbage; Rice Salad; Tomato, Onion & Cheese Savoury.

Meats / Fish: Kebabs; Pork Kebabs; Peanut Sauce; Scallop & Lychee Kebabs; Fruit & Vegetable Kebabs; Grilled Vegetable Kebabs; Salad Kebabs; Marinade for Kebabs; Peanut Sauce for Lamb or Beef Sate; Fillet De Porc A L’Ail; Interlaken Creamed Pork and Rice; Pork Curry; Pork Stroganoff; Minted Lamb Casserole; Savoury Chops; Savoury Lambs Fry; German Beef Stew; Savoury Onion Steak; Singhalese Beef Curry; Veal Birds; Chicken & Mushrooms; Chicken Casserole; Chicken in Sour Cream; Chicken Legs in Nectar; Italian Chicken; Chicken Tarragon; Savoury Chicken; Meat Loaf; “More”; Moussaka; Tasty Mince; Sausage Loaf; Sausage or Chop Casserole; Savoury Crumble; Savoury Sausages; Fish Balls (Fresh); Fish Balls (Smoked); Fish Caprice; Fish in Orange Sauce.

Desserts: Coffee Pear Dessert; Nectarine Cream; Apricot Pudding; Lime Mousse; Dutch Apple Tart; Steamed Pudding; Delicious Pie; Ambrosia; Cream Caramel; Banana Coconut Caramel Dessert; Coffee Chocolate Mousse; “Clootie” Dumpling; Border Flan; Zuccotto; Simple Ice Cream; Strawberry Marshmallow Ice Cream; Quick Chocolate Steamed Pudding; Caroline Tart; Rhubarb & Raisin Pie; Swedish Applecake; Danish Citrus Cream; Date Chocolate Torte; Honey Custard (Sugarless); Pumpkin Pie (Sugarless).

Cakes / Biscuits: Apfelkuchen; Apple Cake; Carrot Cake (Sugarless); Brown Walnut Cake; Coffee Sponge; Banana Cake (Sugarless); One Egg Chocolate Sponge; Dutch Cake; Ginger Bread; White Fruit Cake; Chocolate Mint Cake; Easy Fruit Cake; Mocha Cake; Mayonnaise Cake; Orange Cake; Vanilla Cake; Sponge Parkin; Apple Muffins; Bran Muffins; Marmalade Muffins; Apple Scones; Sugar Buns; Malt Bread; Quick Sunday Buns; Scottish Wholemeal Bread; Easy Oven Risen Bread; Bread.

Kids Stuff: Butterscotch Cookies; Chocolate (Fruit & Nut); Chocolate Fudge Cake; Ginger Ice; Licorice Allsorts; Margaret’s Never Fail Chocolate Cake; Margaret’s Popcorn Coatings; Playdough; Children’s Party Ideas; Ideas for Baby Cooking.

Drinks: Mulled Wine; Punch; Kahlua; Lemon Cordial; Passionfruit Cordial; Pink Champagne.