Category Archives: Appetizers & Party Foods

Serpent’s Tooth and Thankless Children

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(Cockles & Mussels in Garlic Cream Dip)

1 jar (2½-oz size) cockles
1 jar (2¼-oz size) mussels
2 cups heavy cream
¼ cup (½ stick) butter
4 cloves garlic
1 dash hot sauce
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup finely chopped chives

Drain cockles and mussels and set aside; reserving juices. Pour heavy cream into a heavy skillet and bring to rapid boil, uncovered and stirring constantly, until thick and reduced by one half (15-20 minutes).

Remove pan from heat. Meal butter in saucepans and add garlic; simmer 3-4 minutes or until garlic is tender but not browned. Add reserved fish juices, hot sauce, salt and pepper.

Pour reduced cream into butter 1 tablespoonful at a time, stirring constantly. Gently fold in cockles and mussels and transfer to wide fondue pot or chafing dish. Sprinkle with chives. Serve warm over candle flame with toast or French bread dippers.

Yield: About 2 cups sauce.

Note: Cockles and mussels are available, canned, in appetizer or fish sections of many supermarkets; if unavailable, canned or smoke oysters or other shellfish may be substituted.

Fillet Massada (Fried fillet in puffed pastry)

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Preparation time 35-40 minutes
Cooking time 30-35 minutes
Serves 6

What to prepare:
2 lbs. beef fillet
7 ozs. Mushrooms
7 ozs. Chicken livers
2 lbs. puff pastry
1 egg
Oil
Salt, pepper

(For best results for this dish, follow directions carefully).
Sauté meat on all sides, in a pan, for 2 minutes. Rinse the mushrooms, and chop into thin pieces. Chop the liver finely. Sauté liver and mushrooms in pan, for 3 minutes, seasoning. Remove, and let cool.

Roll the puff pastry on a wooden board, until 1/3-inch thick. Place the fried fillet in middle of pastry, and spread mixture of liver and mushrooms on and around it. Pinch pastry closed around fillet. Beat egg, and rub on dough.

From remainder of pastry, prepare strips for decoration. Place strips on dough and leave for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes place in baking dish, bake in medium-oven for 20-25 minutes.

After baking, remove from oven and let cool for 3-4 minutes. Cut into required portions.

How to serve:
Arrange cut portions in separate dishes, together with baked tomatoes stuffed with garden peas, baked marrows, glazed carrot, asparagus or stewed artichokes. Serve meat gravy separately.

Fillet Massada is served as main course, with red wine, vin rose, or champagne.

(Created by Chef Mordechai Drucker)

© All rights reserved by Sharon Publications Israel.

Mince Pies

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Cooking time: see stage 5
Preparation time: mincemeat 35-40 mins., mince pies depending upon dough used
Main cooking utensils: deep pay pans, cookie cutters

For 8-12 servings you will need:
For 2½ lb. mincemeat:
1 apple
scant cup shredded suet
½ cup brown sugar
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon
generous 3 cups mixed dried fruit
scant cup chopped candied peel
scant cup blanched almonds
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon mixed spice
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
4 tablespoons rum, brandy, or whiskey

Pastry:
Basic pie dough made with 2 cups all-purpose flour, etc., or puff paste made with 2 cups all-purpose flour, etc.

  1. Peel the apple, grate coarsely, the mix with the other ingredients. Put into clean jars, seal down.
  2. Roll out dough, cut rounds to fit into deep patty pans.
  3. Put in mincemeat.
  4. Cover with smaller round of pastry, brush edges with water, seal together. Make a slit in the top of each to allow the steam to escape.
  5. Bake as follows, basic pie dough – approximately 20 minutes in the center of a 425-450°F. oven. Puff paste – 20 minutes in center of 450-475°F. oven, reducing heat slightly after 10 minutes if necessary.

TO SERVE: Hot or cold. They may be dusted with granulated or sifted confectioners’ sugar.

TO VARY: Mix mincemeat with fruit juice instead of rum, but the mincemeat will not keep so well.

PRINTED IN CANADA. ©Copyright Paul Hamlyn Ltd. 1967

North Pole Party

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IGLOO CAKE

For a winter birthday or the hottest day in summer! Go on an around-the-house explorer’s party, ending at the North Pole with box lunches, sugar snow, funny little gnomes and Igloo Cake.

1 package of our devils food cake mix
1 package of our fluffy white frosting mix
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
¼ teaspoon shortening

Bake cake in 2 layer pans, 8 x 1½ inches, as directed on package. Prepare frosting mix as directed on package.

Cut layers into halves to make 4 semicircles; put halves together with frosting to form igloo. Place cake upright on cut edge on serving plate or tray. Frost top and sides of igloo.

Melt chocolate and shortening over low heat. Using teaspoon, drizzle melted chocolate on top and sides of igloo in parallel crisscross lines to make ice block squares. Surround igloo with sprinkling of granulated sugar for snow.

Into each box lunch, tuck a whole carrot, an apple, a small chocolate bar for quick energy and at the last minute, 2 hot crusty fish sticks. Stories about penguins, polar bears and walruses will keep the children happy during lunch.

© Copyright 1971 by General Mills, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Danish Liver Pate

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Cooking time: 1 hour
Preparation time: 15-20 mins.
Main cooking utensils: 1-quart ovenproof dish, deep baking pan
Oven temperature: 375°F
Oven position: center

For 4-8 servings you need*:
½-¾ lb. calf or pork liver
¼ lb. bacon
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup flour
⅔ cup milk
Seasoning
1 egg
2 teaspoons grated onion
1-2 teaspoons sherry (optional)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

*Serve with salad for 4 people or as an hors d’oeuvre or sandwich filling for larger number.

  1. Wash the liver. Take away the sinews and veins, cut liver and chop or grind three times then grind bacon with liver.
  2. Make a thick sauce or butter, flour, and milk, stirring well; add seasoning.
  3. Mix the liver and bacon thoroughly with the sauce and egg.
  4. Add grated onion and sherry then season with salt and pepper.
  5. Place mixture in a greased dish. Place this is in a pan filled with water, cover with foil or greased wax paper, and cook until firm.

TO SERVE: With hot toast and butter, as an hors d’oeuvre

TO VARY: Use chicken or other poultry liver. For coarse pâté grind only once.

TO STORE: Melt little butter, pour over pâté. This prevents it drying. Pâté will keep some time in a refrigerator, so it is worth making a large quantity – this pâté is creamy so keeps particularly well.

© Copyright Paul Hamlyn Ltd. 1967

Appe-teasers

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JELLIED TOMATO MADRILENE

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (2 tablespoons)
2¼ cups tomato juice
3 chicken bouillon cubes
2 cups boiling water
½ teaspoon grated onion
⅛ teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper

Sprinkle gelatin on tomato juice to soften. Dissolve bouillon cubes in water; stir into gelatin mixture until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in onion, salt and pepper. Cool; refrigerate until set.

To serve, break up jellied madrilene with fork; garnish with dill weed if desired. 8 servings (about ½ cup each).

LEMON SOUP

1 can (10¾ ounces) condensed chicken broth (1¼ cups)
1 cup water
1 egg
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Measure all ingredients into small saucepan. Beat with rotary beater until blended. Heat just to boiling over low heat, stirring constantly to prevent curdling. 6 servings (about ½ cup each).

In hot weather, serve Jellied Tomato Madrilene in a small bowl placed in a large bowl filled with crushed ice.

© Copyright 1981 by General Mills, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A

Steamed Meat In Noodle Cases (Sui Mai)

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Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time: 20 minutes
To serve: 6-8

You will need
8 oz. flour
½ pint boiling water
Filling:
14 oz. minced pork
2 tablespoons ham, chopped
2 tablespoons mushrooms, chopped
2 tablespoons hard-boiled egg yolk, chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 teaspoon gingelly oil
2 teaspoons sherry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon monosodium glutamate
Garnish:
10-20 shelled prawns
10-20 green peas

Mix the boiling water with sifted flour into a noodle dough. Set aside for 20-30 minutes, covered with a damp cloth. Mix minced pork with all ingredients listed under ‘Filling’, and dived into 30 meat balls. Roll the dough out to a to 1-inch in diameter. Cut the roll into 30 balls, and roll each ball out into a 3-inch round.

Put the filling in the centre of the round, and form into a cylindrical shape. Pull out the top of each a little to look like a flower, and put the prawns and green peas on the top. Place. ina steamer, cover and steam for 20 minutes.

Square shapes:

You can make as many shapes as you like and garnish with the ingredients as the photographs show.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text © Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968.

Stuffed Crown Roast of Pork

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Nothing could be more magnificent for a dinner party than a crown roast of pork. Juice and roasted to a succulent perfection. It is fitted here with green rice stuffing but other stuffings can be used.

Preparation time: 30 min.
Roasting time: about 2 hrs.
Oven temperature: 400°F and 375°F

For 6 to 8 servings you will need:
1 crown roast of pork, about 8 to 9 lbs.
Salt and black pepper
Green Rice Stuffing (recipe follows)
Stuffed olives, orange slices and parsley for garnish

Green Rice Stuffing: In skillet, sauté 1 cup thinly sliced green onions. in 2 Tbsp. heated butter or margarine. Cook stirring, for 3 to 5 min. Add 1/2 cup chopped parsley. Cook 2 to 3 min. longer. Add to 4 cups hot, cooked, seasoned rice.

Preparation:

  1. Have butcher prepare a tied crown roast of pork. Wipe with damp paper toweling. Cover tips of ribs with foil to keep them from charring. Rub roast with salt and black pepper. Place in foil-lined roasting pan.
  2. Roast at 400°F for 10 min. Reduce heat to 375°F. Continue roasting, uncovered, for about 2 hrs. or until thermometer registers 175°F to 180°F. Juice should run clear with no trace of rosy color.
  3. Meanwhile, prepare Green Rice Stuffing.
  4. Transfer roast to serving platter. Remove string from roast. Wrap strip of foil around base of roast. Spoon rice stuffing into center. Garnish ribs with stuffed olives skewered in place with toothpicks. Surround platter with orange slices and parsley.

Good served with: Stuffed tomatoes, glazed onions, butter-lemon asparagus, and a lemon soufflé for dessert.

©MCMLXXXIV. My Great Recipes. All Rights Reserved. Printed in Holland.

Salmon Mousse

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Cooking time: 12 mins.
Preparation time: 25 mins.
Main cooking utensils: saucepan, 5-in. soufflé dish, wax paper

For 6-8 servings you need:
2½ tablespoons margarine
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1¼ cups milk
seasoning
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 envelope powdered gelatin
⅓ cup water
1 lb. canned or cooked salmon
little anchovy paste
2 medium-sized ripe tomatoes
⅔ cup whipping cream
2 egg whites

Garnish:
stuffed olive
dill pickle
wafer-thin cucumber slices

  1. Tie a double band of wax paper around the outside of a 5 in. soufflé dish, grease lightly with margarine.
  2. Make white sauce with 2 tablespoons margarine, flour, milk, and seasoning; add lemon juice.
  3. Dissolve gelatin in hot water, add to sauce, allow to cool, covering with damp paper to prevent a skin forming.
  4. Stir in flaked salmon, anchovy paste, and tomato purée – made by rubbing the tomatoes through a sieve.
  5. Allow mixture to stiffen slightly, then fold in lightly whipped cream and the stiffly beaten egg whites.
  6. Put into soufflé dish, allow to set, then carefully remove paper.
  7. Garnish with small pieces of stuff olive, dill pickle and twists of cucumber.

TO SERVE: With mayonnaise well flavored with lemon juice with Potato salad: Mix cooked diced potato with mayonnaise and chopped scallions or grated onion, and garnish with chopped scallion tops.

PRINTED IN CANADA. © Copyright Paul Hamlyn Ltd 1967

Sillcocktail (Herring Cocktail)

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Cooking time: approximately 10 min

Ingredients: (4 pers)
1 small head of lettuce
1 can paprika salad
1 herring fillet or 1 can of pickled herring
1 can black caviar
4 raw egg yolks

Sauce:
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon mustard
3-4 tablespoons cream
salt, white pepper

Preparation:
1. Finely shred the rinsed salad and put it together with paprika strips at the bottom of a serving glass.

2. Cut the herring into thin pieces and spread on top.

3. Stir together vinegar oil and spices. Add the cream while stirring and moisten the salad with this sauce.

4. Add the caviar and top with a raw egg yolk.

5. Garnish with a thin slice of lemon.

© Hemmets Journal AB S/H/2

Poorly translated from the original Swedish by Google Translate.