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Cheese and Orange Salad

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Here is a recipe in two parts.  First part is for the salad , second part is the dressing.  As its a French dressing you could get away with a shop bought alternative.  This would be perfect for a sixties themed party. 8 oz. cubed cheddar cheese 2 oranges 2 medium sized onions 4 half inch slices of bread fat for frying watercress French Dressing 6 tablespoons of olive oil 1 tablespoon of orange juice 2 tablespoons of lemon juice grated rind of 1 orange salt pinch of cayenne pepper 1. Place cheese in a mixing bowl.  Remove rind and pith from oranges and separate orange segments.  Peel onions and slice thinly, separate into rings. 2. Cut bread in to half inch cubes, heat fat to smoking point (really really hot) and fry until golden brown, then drain well. 3. Wash watercress if needed.  Make dressing by mixing all ingredients together. 4. Toss all ingredients in dressing separately and arrange in circles overlapping towards the centre. *Editors Note* This is quite a straightf...

Cornish Potato Cake

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"] [/caption] This is a tradtional Cornish recipe.  For this you will need: Half a pound of boiled potatoes . Half an ounce of butter . 2 oz. flour Pinch of salt. 1.  Mash the boiled potatoes while hot with the butter and mix well together. 2. Add salt and sprinkle in the flour mixing evenly. 3. Roll out  very thin on a floured board and cut out in rounds about the size of a saucer. 4. Place on a hot griddle or greased frying pan. 5. Stab with fork and cook three minutes on each side.  Serve hot.