Savoury splits

[igenlode]

I had rather more success with my "savoury splits" (delicious, filling things to have during a day's hard work or night watch) than with my earlier attempt at "potato scones".


Although I'm not sure just how much grated vegetable filling one can get into scones only about two inches across!

(Looks as if this is a scan of the original cutting my recipe was transcribed from: 2nd March 1941).


I misread the recipe and used mashed potato instead of "sieved cooked potato", so my splits weren't all that economical -- I was effectively adding double quantities of butter! It does explain why I needed far less than 4 tablespoons of milk, though... and why the offcut that I ate (unsplit) tasted so good ;-)

I was very intrigued to discover that it's apparently possible to make your own vinegar just by saving your apple peel...

Comments

[sallymn]

Oooh, thye look yummy!

Sis is planning some sort of beetroot fritter thing tonight, a new recipe...

[igenlode]

They were tasty -- I had four of them last night with grated carrot and beetroot bound together with a spoonful of chutney, and a little chopped gherkin to counteract the sweetness of the vegetables.

I've done improvised vegeburgers before incorporating chopped beetroot, but it does make it very difficult to know when they are cooked, as they remain 'pink in the middle' in perpetuity ;-D

[sallymn]

I was wrong, the recipe she did was for a sort of beetroot bourguignon, a vegetarian version of the beef one I guess, and very nice too.

I may suggest fritters to her, we've had carrot bhajis which are similar to fritters and very good :)

[igenlode]

I was wrong, the recipe she did was for a sort of beetroot bourguignon, a vegetarian version of the beef one I guess, and very nice too.

That sounded interesting, but all the recipes seem to involve using mushrooms as a substitute for the missing 'meaty' flavour, and I have a violent aversion to those; as I'm not a vegetarian I'll stick to making borshch with beef stock ;-p