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Florentine Ring (Fish) - 1970s

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It looks like a burnt curry, and its the latest card from that massive cardex that I acquired a few weeks ago.  Florentine is the name given to any dish that is paired with spinach, in this case its not obvious that this is a fish dish, but it is. It has a cooking time of 1 hour, and will take 25 minutes to prepare.  Best to have an 8 inch ring tin handy and a sauce pan, and pre-heat your oven to 350f which is 180c.  Out of this recipe you'll get enough to serve three greedy gannets or six smallish portions. 2lb/1kg Fresh Spinach White Sauce: 2 oz/50g butter 2 oz/50g flour half a pint/275ml milk seasoning 3 egg yolks good pinch of nutmeg Filling:  1lb/0.5kg fish fillets half a pint/275ml milk 2 oz/50g butter 2 oz/50g flour 3-4 oz/75-100g grated cheese seasoning Garnish: 1oz/25g grated cheese and tomatos 1. Cook spinach in a very little salted water.  Drain well and chop. 2. Make a thick white sauce in the usual way. (not sure how to make white sauce? see  h...

Marguerite Patten's Stuffed Peppers - 1970's

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This is most probably the simplest and healthiest dish that I can make without a recipe book near me.  Here Marguerite Patten gives us a quick simple recipe for this classic dish which I personally reckon was more sixties?  Regardless, Ms Patten gives us some alternatives with Cheese or minced meat instead of rice at the end of recipe, but I'll leave that up to you. A neat little recipe which can be adjusted and modified easily. 4 green peppers 2 onions 3 tomatoes 2 oz margarine 3 oz cooked rice seasoning (salt and pepper?) little parsley chopped 1. Halve the peppers lenthwise and remove seeds and hard centre 2. Out into boiling salted water and cook for about 5 minutes early. 3. Take out and drain. 4. Meanwhile fry the chopped onions and tomatoes int he margarine, add to the rice, season well and put into the centre of the peppers. 5. Cover with greased paper , put into a well greased dish and bake in teh centre of a moderate oven (375F - Gas Mark 6). Sprinkle with Parsley.