TODAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 4

TODAY'S DINNER.

(Specially written for Too Common) \'' WKDNESDA.Y, Kromcskies, potatoes, beans, apricot pudding, KROMESKIES. • Threo ounces cold meat, loz, lean ham, 3 itsr. mushrooms, 1 1 tablespoonful of ■ cream, . Joz. y- . , flour,-,}oz! butter.'J ]ill of' stock. Seasoning to taste, Jib. pastry. sauce' Ayitli ; i-tho .Nbutter;,floiir, .and, Etock. Chop the meat and mushroom, add * 1 them to the sauco, with tho mushrooms, a • , ' • dash of nutmeg, and a squoezo of lemon juice,. ' 1 tablespoonful of cream. Mix all well together and season to taste. Make a quarter : :«of ;a pound;of. short pastry., 801 lit - out vepj thinly ont into rounds, put' some of the;mix- / ture - (which' should; be cool) on -each round, w . ..wet tho edge, fold over and closo securoly. RoU each one In egg and crumb. Fry m deep fat * till a milden brown, draiu on paper, pile on ; a hot dish and garnish with parsley. TOE TO-MORROW. a.'jv. l ; tag vof mutton,-; onions,. green . peas, f stowed fruit for cold fruit pudding, Btale bread,

The;" Girls' ReaimvGujld.' 5, : ; ; f■; 'i-Tho'members' of the Kia bra centro of tho. Girls'Bealm Guild : held their annual Cnrist:ma3 gflt-night of:their secretary, ■82 ■ Clyde Quay on Monday ovenjng Inst. ; l'hp'greater p'ortion .of the funds raised at tho recent garden, fote had been utilised to provide suitable 'Christmas .'■ gifte for ; tho ,-' poor 'and wedy, 6uch as jpackages of tea, bottles of lavender water, tobacco, and a'.wondqrM 'a'e'sortttient of toys and Christmas stockings. ; A" ibusy .time' was spent. in: packing 'andP labelling ,tho. gifts, which were afterwards : distributed •to .!. tno,; following :—Benevolent.: Trustees,. Sf 'John's-Ambulance,; Salvation .Army : . Home, 'Hoino'l for. :lrtcufab|esj' "Street Mission, .Buckle , Street.Creche,,St.VMafy's Homo, Levin Cottage ■Home,' Convalescent -Home, ■ Wellington; Hospical, Presbyterian Babies' Homo,' pnd :sbvwal ;poor fariiilies.. The usual ..Christmas hamper,: which the,contro annually dispatches ito . tne .patients'at - leper -Island, was ! also •packed, and contained' Christmas pudding, Cake, ■an .assortment: of .'dried, fruits,' sweets and bon ibons,"a tin -of. biscuits,, and a...quantity! of, 'puzriesttc.'':.• The Kia Ora girb hope -'.iiiext :>year'.;to assist :a 'young gin' who is. desirous ipf ;.being 'trained as: a teacher.' : '■■'. . " ' '. Mr.,and Mrs. C. P. ;llackii'tosh>are"'at'pre-' scnt<6pending..sv:holiday; jn'AncWand,' \ '.-};... ■•:;Miss .'Kathleen' Mary ■Kemp.jpungest, dangh:ter ofrDr; -;W;; G.^Kcmpi.Hip.',■■.'•formerly-, of. Wellington,':died:.:bn,' November 7'.'at Oakhnrst, :St. ; Helens^jEarkiVHastingSi' England. Miss •Kemp;was;i%hef 27th;yeftr.; ;:.',.. >' /"".' : V.-'.Mrj. Justice Edwards 7 , and Mrs.''Edwards ar--five 'fromv Auckland ■to-day,- and will spend Christmas ;at ;thejr h?dmel"at; Island -Bay. •';.'• . • ,':'Misij Xloyd jjHaisclV.-left ■ yesterday "for a ..visit' tbrTimnrn.v.She'-will-.iiot retnrn- to .Wellington,' itilirtheend of. January, or beginning, of Febru-: ary.^. :;■-,: <■■'■:;':?."::■■:■?,',::■■'; '■■ ■'■' '■■■■'■■:''■■ ■',-. ■:■.•'■•.■'..'•■ - ; i ;.: r Mr3^Ti.TVard?left ; ;yestertbjy for a;visit to ■Nelson.; / : :r ;/' ::i --- - : :.-y': ■'Mr'. , ', and' Mrs. Firth'-'havo"gone-:to' Mount hCppk.:;:;,: -■;.'.'{i' , .. ■;;;■' ■?, ■'■■", -..-.'. ■■::'. '■■'■ v , ' , ;'£ Jliss ,-Agnes ■■ aid'.-^Hl'ss■■ -Emily ;.M'Glashan, of ■Dun'edin;'are : :stpyingi''at:the Arcadia, on their iway ijtprAucklan^^-..:,.:;;;^.■':..,..;. v ;;;' ; . ;;v ; . [ '.Mlis ;Ma'rbhapl;', ; - 'principal -.of.; .the Dunedin i Girls'!iHigE:Scttflol;,-wh.o'is,now.'in Wellington, -.to -visit'.'Aunklnndi after Christmas., '; j-.'Mi63; ( '-Hblcies, '.whp,'has' been spending. 6ome! .mbntlis in•En^nndjand.on,tKe.Continent, lias iarrivodr in.Dunedin, whero she .will. some ■ little;time";with her sister 'before returning.to iW^llingtbn/^^r:-:-;;;-;:;:;:-:;:".;'^;.:^'. , /;-:,-;:;';;. . ;:':'-Mr^;:Ro_b(uson : , ...of, Picton, ■ arrived yesterday ! oniU;Vyislt'.-tq sKe^iparenta; Mr. and: Mrs. -Trcaad'vthe Misses'Blacklock, ; of Duuedin : -by '■ tof ;; : : : .-. y- "''.■ ' : 1 '.',;/■,.;.':•' '■ "?Mri!'raiid TUrl, "ilfatik' Grady are /going,V ; , to. England in'.March.j:!'•.-■ :..',•'■'■.:.; ■■ : ;■-■;■>>':■:.',;-;. '■:■)■■ ; ;!' arrived from Auckland 'yes-. r terd'ay,;;.an4-is"Xtaying, at the, Grandjlotel., •-.>;. been staying with for.Rotorua;. ■■~..: V :Miss" : ißari:owy Melbourne, /' is' staying ;Vithi;aira ! .:-;a;;.vJ. : .iWhiU.'.-:>k■:- : ;-.-."'- : --'i ■: y.:H v ;'' ;:-'M.rs;'/Gasblborg;'i'of.'iMasterton,. is. staying; at ; '-v.-| '■■'■-•li.- •.'.■; ; ' '.■!•,-.;■:•'', V . :- .. •.■Mri'-:and : Mrs. .Littlebnry .are visiting Auck-: Jand. '{.•:-!S'l'.'\ ■'■■■■■' '■' ; ;'..•;'':'■ '•■.-'' \ ; : :■:■. : ■ .'/■ .■'"'.. \.y:i- - ;Mrsi" Phil.'-Myers, of Hpbson StTeetj and'her ■ two children "are leaving for Pahnoi'stpn North for -.tlie-. Christiuas' -hotidays! ,Thoy proceed .by i the; Auckland" express '.to-day..: ; >' :.:,;..". .-.•