WARTIME RECIPES

CARROT FUDGE

Ingredients

Carrots
Gelatin
Orange essence

Method

Finely grate carrots and cook four tablespoons full in just enough water to cover for 10 minutes.

Add flavouring with orange essence, grated orange rind or orange squash / cordial.

Melt a leaf of gelatin.

Add gelatin to mixture.

Cook quickly for a few minutes stirring all the time.

Spoon into a flat dish.

Leave to set.

Cut into cubes.

CARROT SANDWICH FILLING

Method

Add two parts of grated raw carrot to one part of finely shredded white heart cabbage and bind with chutney or sweet pickle. Pepper and salt to taste.

or

Bind some grated raw carrot with mustard sauce flavoured with a dash of vinegar.

EGG-LESS MAYONNAISE

Ingredients

1 small potato mashed
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp vinegar
125ml vegetable oil
Salt and pepper

Method

Mash the potato until very smooth. Add the mustard and mix well. Add the vinegar and mix well. Very gradually add the oil mixing all the time, season with salt and pepper.

SUGARLESS APPLE DESSERT

Ingredients

Cooking apples
Condensed milk
Orange juice
Nuts or grated chocolate

Method

Grate raw cooking apple.

Whip together with the condensed milk.

Add a little orange juice.

Arrange in dishes with nuts or grated chocolate on top.