My Mum's 1922 Recipe Book A collection of hand-written Recipes which my Mum, pictured here in 1924, assembled and used throughout World WarTwo whenever the ingredients were available. I shall choose one or two each month, at random, for you to

My Mum's 1920's Recipe Book
A collection of hand-written Recipes which my Mum, Mabel Mary pictured here in 1924, assembled and used throughout World WarTwo whenever the ingredients were available. I shall choose one or two each month, at random, for you to try. Happy Cooking, and don't blame me if it all goes wrong !

Mabel Mary White
1900 - 1996

May Recipe of the Month

CHOCOLATE PUDDING
3ozs. Breadcrumbs 2 Eggs 2ozs. grated Chocolate
½ pint of Milk 2ozs. Castor Sugar 2ozs. Butter

1 dessertspoonful Cream and Flavouring

Mix Chocolate, Breadcrumbs and Sugar together. Boil Milk with Butter and pour it over. Let the mixture stand for half-an-hour. Then mix in yolks of Eggs and Flavouring. Bake in a moderate oven until just set. Beat up whites of Eggs with 1½ dessertspoonfuls of Castor Sugar. Drop blobs of this onto pudding to decorate, and put back into oven till pale coffee colour. Serve Hot or Cold.

COCOANUT CHEESECAKES
1 whole Egg 2ozs. grated Cocoanut 1¼ ozs.Castor Sugar
½ teaspoonful Lemon Juice and Short Pastry

Grease some patty pans, and line with the pastry. Beat up the Egg well, and add to it the Sugar, Cocoanut, and Lemon Juice. If too dry, add a little Milk, and fill the lined patty tins with the mixture. Sprinkle the top of each with some of the Cocoanut. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 15 to 20 minutes.