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Bobkat · **Posted:** Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:28 pm

Gee, thanks so much Brownie, this recipe brought the memories flooding back - including it's yumminess. I'm going to have to make some soon!

Bobkat

Brownie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:44 pm

Yes Bobkat, I feel the same way about those devilled eggs. But I could easily live without their old companion dish, the cheese cube, slice of cabana and little red cocktail onion on a toothpick. [smilie=rlp_smilie_178.gif]

Those things are best forgotten.

Hens and Hobbits · **Posted:** Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:39 pm

Flashbacks of the '70's...I got sent to the principal's office for taking my big brother's Skyhooks LP in for show and tell, you know the one where there was a dismembered finger got the LP confiscated and got into more trouble when my big brother was called into the principal's office to explain the "filth" he was listening too

I think that the principal secretly wanted the LP for herself to listen to.

Here is my favourite recipe from the 70's actually made it for dinner the other night as my mum gave me her Dutch Oven and had found my old school cook book.

Apricot Chicken

Serves 4

4 pieces chicken Maryland
2 tablespoons butter
1 pkt French onion soup
1 tin apricot halves.

Fry chicken pieces in butter on both sides and place in casserole. Blend soup mix with apricots and nectar cover pieces and cook in oven for 1 1/2 -2 hours or until tender.

Serve with rice.

NB:
For a more modern version try caramelising onions to replace the French onion soup and serve with cous cous.

Brownie · **Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:39 pm

Brownie wrote:

DEVILLED EGGS

Ingredients:
12 eggs (not too fresh or they won't peel well - over a week old)
1 or 2 desertspoons of curry powder
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
finely chopped parsley
Salt & pepper
Optional - Mustard greens from garden
Optional - a small dash of vinegar, balsamic or other type

Hardboil 12 eggs. Peel while hot. Carefully cut in half lengthways and scoop the yolks into a bowl. Put aside the halved egg whites. While the yolks are warm, add the curry powder and mash with a fork, adding the mayonnaise and chopped parsley too. Add salt and pepper to taste. If the taste needs a little more kick, add a small amount of balsamic (or other) vinegar. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8315/7886692514_3b2796a1fe_b.jpg

Put some of the mixture back into each half of egg, and arrange them on serving plate. Grind pepper on top. If you have mustard greens in the garden, shred some and put on the serving plate to add some extra heat to the eggs. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/7886693060_fecac84f79_b.jpg

A favourite old 70's recipe best served on a daggy old 70's egg platter. :-D

Sorry, just realised the photos I linked to here didn't work. These should -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86068744@N05/7942487138/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86068744@N05/7942487530/

Thanks for the Apricot chicken recipe Hens & Hobbits. Ah the simplicity of a school recipe, and so tasty. I hope your brother got over his 'thing' with dirty music. Those Skyhooks boys wore their pants too tight. That must have been the problem.

Hens and Hobbits · **Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:18 pm

Brownie wrote:

Thanks for the Apricot chicken recipe Hens & Hobbits. Ah the simplicity of a school recipe, and so tasty. I hope your brother got over his 'thing' with dirty music. Those Skyhooks boys wore their pants too tight. That must have been the problem.

I don't think he ever forgave me for having that LP confiscated

Saw Red Simmons at a soccer match the other weekend, forgot about those tight pants of yesteryear...I probably didn't even notice them at that age.

I saw those Mother of Pearl type gold rimmed egg serving dishes at an opp shop recently. Pity I didn't buy them to put those Devilled Eggs on them!

In hindsight, our mothers and grandmothers were very resourceful and skillfully concocted healthy dishes with a few basic ingredients.

The simple things in life are often the best.

Brownie · **Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:41 pm

Hens and Hobbits wrote:

I saw those Mother of Pearl type gold rimmed egg serving dishes at an opp shop recently. Pity I didn't buy them to put those Devilled Eggs on them!
In hindsight, our mothers and grandmothers were very resourceful and skillfully concocted healthy dishes with a few basic ingredients.
The simple things in life are often the best.

NO! You saw an old egg serving dish and didn't grab it? NO! [smilie=a_doh.gif]

Hens and Hobbits · **Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:14 pm

Brownie wrote:

NO! You saw an old egg serving dish and didn't grab it? NO! [smilie=a_doh.gif]

I know

This is what they looked like.

I have been good with my Opp Shop rescues lately and not bring anything home.

Hens and Hobbits · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:12 pm

Hi, Brownie,

I went into the next township to look for those vintage egg serving plates I saw and didn't buy awhile back, your deviled egg recipe motivated me to head back down the line in search of them. There are six Opp Shops there, I couldn't remember which one had them in. After visiting 5 shops I had all but given up hope and my feet were rather weary, and lo and behold in the very last shop that was a fair hike from the others I found ONE remaining plate and purchased it for the grand sum of $3!

Thank you for the inspiration and flashbacks of '70's cuisine, here is a photo of today's lunch.

Brownie · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:15 pm

Hens and Hobbits wrote:

.... lo and behold in the very last shop that was a fair hike from the others I found ONE remaining plate and purchased it for the grand sum of $3!
Thank you for the inspiration and flashbacks of '70's cuisine, here is a photo of today's lunch.

Yippee! That looks fantastic Hens and Hobbits. And get a load of the piping nozzle you used. It sure looks great. That plate makes it look super special and it's in such good condition. I'm hunting now for a similar old dish. Thanks for sharing your lunch treat with us. Your persistence has paid off.

Hens and Hobbits · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:49 pm

Brownie wrote:

And get a load of the piping nozzle you used. It sure looks great. That plate makes it look super special and it's in such good condition. I'm hunting now for a similar old dish.

Brownie, I had forgotten all about Deviled Eggs...So thanks again for the recipe :-D

There were 3 plates in the Opp Shop when I first saw them, I guess I was very lucky to find one, especially at that price.

Multix disposable piping bags are great to use, there are 5 in a box with 4 nozzles and coupler and only a couple of dollars. http://www.multix.com.au/product-details/piping-bags#&p

for your egg plate hunt!

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