Some recipes suitable for a haybox

Potato and Onion Soup
2 medium onions, sliced
l oz. butter or margarine
1 pint water or stock
1lb. peeled, sliced potatoes
1 bayleaf
1 pint milk
Salt & pepper

Melt butter in pan, add vegetables, cover and stew slowly for about 5 minutes until softening. Add bayleaf, milk and stock, bring to the boil. Simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, cover and put quickly into the haybox. Leave for about 45 minutes. When cooked, remove bayleaf, put through a sieve, Mouli or liquidiser. Season with salt, pepper and a grating of nutmeg.

Sweet and Sour Cabbage
1 oz. butter
1/2lb. white cabbage, shredded
1 apple, peeled, cored & chopped
2 tsp. brown sugar
1 clove
1tbs. wine vinegar
Salt & pepper

Melt butter in pan. Add all other ingredients, stir over a low gas for about 3 minutes. Transfer to haybox. Leave for about 45 minutes.