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

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

October Recipe of the Month

A KIND OF BAKEWELL TART
     2 ozs. Butter                   1 Egg             3ozs Ground Rice
     3ozs. Fine Sugar     Short Pastry      Jam      1oz. Ground Almonds
             1 teaspoonful Baking Powder, and a pinch of Salt

Cream Butter and Sugar gradually, adding other ingredients, with the Egg well beaten. The mixture must be so stiff not to drop off the spoon. Spread plate with short pastry, and spread pastry thinly with jam,then spread mixture over it and bake for 20 minutes.

BANANA TRIFLE

Peel and slice finely 12 Bananas; place them in a deep bowl; pour over them a wineglass of Sherry; leave in a cool place for half-an-hour. Crumble 6 sponge cakes, add to them a gill of Sherry to which has been added a little Rum; leave them till the Sherry is absorbed. Make one pint of Custard, using two Eggs, Sugar and Vanilla to taste. When cold add the cake crumbs to Bananas and pour Custard over the whole.
Whip 1½ gills of Double Cream till stiff, add a little Sugar and Vanilla. Cover the top of the trifle with this mixture. Have ready a pint of Jelly which has set. Chop it finely and add to it half its bulk in finely chopped Bananas. Make a ring with this around the trifle. Bananas for decorating must only be chopped and peeled at the last minute, as they will discolour and spoil the dish.