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300 Favourite Recipes by Selwyn District Girl Guides

300 Favourite Recipes by Selwyn District Girl Guides.

A scarce New Zealand community cookbook compiled by the Selwyn District Girl Guides, containing a wide range of practical home recipes across savoury dishes, baking, preserves, confectionery, drinks, sandwich ideas and handy hints.

Format: Softcover booklet with stapled/cloth-tape style spine.

Condition: Used vintage condition. Covers show age toning, marks, rubbing, small spots and general handling wear. Interior pages show age toning and light marks consistent with use. Please view photos as part of the condition description.

Contents / recipe sections include:

  • Hors d’Oeuvres
  • Soup
  • Fish
  • Entrees and Savouries
  • Salads and Salad Dressings
  • Meat and Poultry
  • Overseas — Fish, Meat, Sweet, Cakes
  • Hot Puddings
  • Cold Sweets, Fillings and Sweet Sauces
  • Cakes
  • Biscuits and Small Cakes
  • Breads, Pikelets, Scones
  • Jams and Preserves
  • Pickles, Chutneys and Sauces
  • Confectionery
  • Drinks
  • Sandwich Suggestions
  • Handy Hints

 recipe examples from the photographed pages include

Celery cheese sticks; cheese muffins; cucumber slices; mushroom dip; sardine celery sticks; savoury fingers; savoury topping for biscuits or scones; cauliflower soup; corn chowder; Mongole soup; minestrone soup; mussel soup; oyster bisque; oxtail soup; baked fish; fish with sauce; crayfish souffle; curried fish; fish chowder; fish curry and rice with tomato chutney; fish entree; fish pie with macaroni; salmon luncheon.

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