Judy’s Dad’s Cornish Pasties – the Falcke Family

Our commemorative Recipe Book features a wide variety of recipes that have special meaning to the person or family who shared them – but it is the personal story behind each recipe that opens a window into their lives.

Our late Bundoora resident, Dorothy and her daughter Judy, gave us the recipe for their family Cornish pasties – as made by Dorothy’s husband/Judy’s dad. Growing up, his family had owned the local deli in Thornbury and he learned all he knew about food there.

Serving in Papua New Guinea and Borneo from 1941 to 45, he and the other soldiers lived on bully beef – which they came to hate. But there was one occasion when the menu changed. Lost in the Borneo jungle while on guard duty, he and his mate thought they heard Japanese footsteps and fired their guns in the general direction. Things went quiet and when they investigated, they found they’d shot a wild boar. They lived it up on roast pork for days.

It wasn’t roast pork that Judy and Dorothy shared though – it was ‘Dad’s Cornish Pasties’.

Pictured here is a sample of the family favourite which can be found in ‘Serving History With Love a Vasey RSL Culinary Journey’.

Vale Dorothy
We send our condolences to Judy and the whole family – Dorothy passed away late last year. We are very honoured to keep her memory alive through her contribution to this Recipe Book.

Serving History With Love: A Vasey RSL Culinary Journey

Priced at $50, all profits go to support the veterans participating in the V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program.

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