Banana Fool

Banana Fool

This recipe was originally published in the Queenslander, May 21st 1904

Ingredients

3 bananas

280ml or 10oz custard or whipped cream

orange juice to taste

sugar (optional)

 Method

Blend the bananas with the juice.

Stir in the custard or whipped cream and the sugar.

Freeze for a couple of hours in a covered container until partially set or churn in an ice-cream machine.

Goblin sandwiches. A halloween treat from the 1930's

Goblin Sandwiches

Goblin Sandwiches, originally published in The Queenslander, October 29th, 1936

Ingredients for each sandwich

1 slice each of white and brown bread

margarine or butter (optional)

cheese spread (home made or store bought)

shredded ham

pickles

stuffed olives

You can find the recipe for home made cheese spread here

 Method

Butter both slices of bread (optional)

Spread one of the slices of bread with the cheese spread.

Sprinkle the ham on top.

Top with the second slice of bread.

Make a face using slices of stuffed olive for the eyes and nose, half a pickle cut in half again for the lips and tiny rectangles of pickle for the eyebrows.