Monday, November 10, 2008

Salmon Meringue Tart

(May be eaten hot with vegetables, or cold with salads)

1" x 10" lightly cooked Pastry Shell
1 x 8 oz tin Salmon
1/2 pint Milk
Knob Butter
2 Eggs
1 rounded tbsp. Cornflour
Squeeze of Lemon juice
Salt and Pepper

Method: Drain salmon, remove skin and bones. Flake into a saucepan, add milk and butter, bring to boiling point. Separate eggs, blend Cornflour with the yolks and add to saucepan and cook one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, season with salt, pepper and lemon juice and turn into tart shell. Beat egg whites (with small pinch cream of tartar) until stiff, cover salmon with this meringue, bake for 15 minutes at 375 deg. When cooked sprinkle with chopped parsley and grated cheese.

Source: contributed by Mrs. M. Horgan in The Lunchbox: A Selection of Tried Recipes (Clare: Bihar Mission Auxiliary. 2nd edn, 1975; 1st edn 1968), p.64.
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