Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Medieval Party Recipe--Syllabub

Vintage Party Recipes--Lemon Curd Dessert Sauce

Lemon Curd Dessert Sauce

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
Juice and lemon zest from one lemon
1 egg beaten

Melt butter, add sugar, and lemon juice and rind. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in egg. Cook until thickened. Keep in the refrigerator to serve on ice cream or pour into tart shells and top with whipped cream.

Vintage Party Recipes--Curried Fruit

Mix (1 lg can each):
pears, apricots, peaches and pineapple chunks
Frozen seeded sweet cherries, blueberries or strawberries
1 c. brown sugar
2 t. curry powder
2 T. butter
1/2 t. ginger
1/2 c. sherry

Drain fruit well and cut in large pieces. Combine sugar,butter, curry powder and ginger and to melt in small saucepan. In 3 qt. buttered baking dish, put a layer of fruit and pour half of sauce over top. Repeat. Pour sherry over fruit mixture and bake at 325 degrees for 60 min. Serve in individual bowls topped with a little sour cream. Serves 10.

Vintage Party Recipes--Caviar Stuffed Eggs

8 hard-boiled eggs
4 T. mayonnaise
2 t. lemon juice or vinegar
2 T. parsley
! T. dry mustard
Dash of cayenne
Saltand pepper to taste
1 sm. jar of caviar


Cut eggs in half. Remove yolks and mix with everything but the caviar. Mash egg yolks well with seasonings and stuff into egg white shells. Put a small mound of caviar on top of egg mixture. Serves 6.

Vintage Party Recipes--Hot Curried Crab Dip

Hot Curried Crab Dip

2 8-oz pkgs. cream cheese
1-1/2 c. crab meat
1/2 c. sherry
Juice of 3 lemons
Curry powder
Salt
Pepper

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix cream cheese warmed to room temperature with remaining ingredients. Put into oven and heat until bubbly. Let cool until dip is warm but not hot. Serve with crackers or melba toast rounds. Serves 10-12.

Vintage Party Recipes--Crab Meat Dip

Crab Meat Dip

1 8-oz. pkg cream cheese
1 c. crab meat
2 T. minced onion
1 T. milk\
1/2 t. horseradish
1/4 t. salt
pepper
1/3 c. toasted blanched almonds


Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all of the ingredients except the nuts. Put in a baking dish and then sprinkle the nuts on top. Bake for 30 minutes. Keep warm over a tealight.

Vintage Party Recipes-Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

Cucumbers, peeled and sliced thin
Vinegar water
Mayonnaise
Toasted Breadcrumbs
Salt
Paprika
White or rye bread

Using small biscuit cutter, cut cucumbers and bread in rounds the sm size. Soak cucmber rounds in half and half mixture of ice water and vinegar, leaving in refrigerator overnight. Just before serving spread bread with mayonnaise, top with drained cucumbers and sprinkle with paprika and salt.