Pineapple step-ups

Thanks for this c 1960s recipe Vicki. Glamorous? No. Tasty? Yes.

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Pineapple Step-Ups

1/4 cup pineapple juice

1 tablespoon margarine

1 dessertspoon brown sugar

Pinch ground cloves

1/4 to 1/2 cup diced bacon

2 cups diced veal, or pork, chicken, lamb, etc.

1/2 cup diced onion

1 egg

2/3rds cup fine white breadcrumbs

Salt and pepper

6 rings canned pineapple

Method: Combined in saucepan, 1/4 cup pineapple juice, margarine, brown sugar and cloves. Heat and stir well. Place in bowl diced meat, onion, white breadcrumbs, and mix. Add egg, salt and pepper and combine well. If mixture is too dry, add a little pineapple juice. Then add half contents of saucepan and press mixture together well with fingers. Form into 6 found flat patties, and place one on top of each pineapple ring. Brush baking dish with melted margarine and place Step-ups in dish. Pour remainder of liquid in saucepan over Step-ups. Completely seal dish with sheet of Alfoil. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 350F on shelf below centre of oven.

Source: contributed by Mrs. W. Ker in The Possum Cookery Book in Aid of Miss Minda - Telethon (Brighton: Minda Home Auxiliary, n.d. [1960s - post 1963]), p.24.