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Cook's Corner
Your fortnightly recipe to
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Orkney Bacon Savoury
½ lb, bacon, minced.
1/4lb mushrooms, chopped.
3 tomatoes, sliced.
1 onion, chopped.
2 beaten eggs.
½ lb grated cheese.
4 oz breadcrumbs.
2 oz margarine.
Add the minced bacon and chopped onion to the beaten egg and beat again. Mix the
cheese and breadcrumbs together. Grease a casserole and put in layers, half the
bacon mixture, half the mushrooms, half the tomatoes and half the cheese and breadcrumbs
mixture. Repeat the layers again in the same order. Put dabs of margarine on
the top and bake for 30 minutes in oven (400), (mark 6).
Banana Charlotte
8 ripe bananas
4 dessertspoons apricot jam.
1 lemon.
2oz castor sugar.
1/4lb fresh butter.
Wineglass of rum.
Slices of bread.
Thickly butter a deep pie-dish. Cut a thin piece of bread to cover the bottom of the
dish, butter both sides and fit it in. Cut oblong slices of bread, butter on both
sides, and line the sides of the mould overlapping slightly. Cut the bananas in half
lengthways and then quarter lengthways. Place the pieces in a dish and pour on the glass
of rum and the juice of the lemon and let them soak for some time. Sprinkle with sugar.
Place a layer of the bananas into the mould and spread a layer of apricot jam on
top. Repeat the process until the mould is full. Pour the rum over the bananas in
the mould and cover with more slices of buttered bread. Bake in oven for 1 hour
(350), (mark 4) until brown. Turn out on to a hot dish and serve with custard or
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At our August meeting John Wilson, assisted
by Ranger, his Golden Labrador, told us all about the training of Guide Dogs for the
Blind. Chosen puppies are taken from their mothers at six weeks and trained in basic
behaviour by a nominated 'puppy walking family' till they are one year old. They then have
ten to twelve months of intensive training before being allocated to their new homes. Much
care is taken in matching dogs to the requirements of individual owners; whether they are
still in employment (in which case, a dog may be required to sit inactive for long periods
in, perhaps, an office environment), or retired. Also the amount of travelling that will
be required - public transport work forms a large part of a dog's training. Even
prospective owners have to be trained to make sure that they will be suitable for a Guide
Dog, besides knowing how to check their dog for any health problems between twice-yearly
visits from a vet. Guide Dogs are retired at ten years old. The total cost from birth to
retirement being around £37,000 for each dog, raised solely from charitable
contributions. About 5,6000 dogs working in the UK at present are giving much needed and
appreciated independence to the blind. We are pleased to learn that Ranger will be staying
with John as a pet when his time comes to be replaced by a younger dog.
August has been a busy month for the Institute. Besides entering a float in the Sheringham
Carnival Parade, members helped the organisers by stewarding, selling raffle tickets and
collecting money at various events during Carnival week. We also held a successful sale on
Otterndorf Green, the star being member Jean Edwards who entertained passers by with
demonstrations of items for sale, from an exercise bike to colourful scarves!
Our next meeting is on Thursday 9th September, when Mrs Jose Gallagher, a volunteer Tour
Guide at Felbrigg Hall for many years, will be speaking on the history of this local
National Trust property and the families who have lived there. The meeting will be at St.
Andrew's Church Hall and will start at 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome.
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