TESTED RECIPES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 59, 2 December 1937, Page 12

TESTED RECIPES

SCONES. Ingredients: 2i cups of flour, 2 heaped teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 1 teaspoonful of sugar, 1 teaspoonful of salt, loz. of butter, 1 egg, A little milk, Method: Sieve together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt, mix in the butter and mix with an egg beaten up with a little milk. Cook on the top 'shelf of a very hot oven (Gas No. 7). [Contributed by Mrs S. Jones.]

saying, "If you have a difficult mountain to climb you must start where you are." A practical effort to help one's own town or city led to a nnlted etfort to promate world peace. ^ Mrs Gordon told about many of the s inore intimate experiences of the con1 ference. She spoke about the wonderful friendship between the British Dominion of Canada and the United States of America and said that though each had an army and navy, the will to war was absent, and the armaments were not needed. It was during the conference that hostilities between China and Japan broke out, and everyone wondered how 1 the Chinese and Japan ese delegates would be effected. Mrs Gordon said that though each delegate was passion- • ately loyal to her Qountry, she was loyal also to her principals, realising that it was only by sincere friendliI . ness between the women that one could 1 expect the ultimate reality of the peace I of the world, even if this did not corrie I to-morrow, next week or even nest year. I The spgaker said that it was necessary for everybody to do her little bit towards gaining the peace of the world, and tremendous hope and courage and inspiration were needed with each person working in her own smalt corner to form a solid construction of peace-minded people. She said that though there would be moments of setback and despair, the work would never disappear. "The Pan-Pacific Conference was of great value, as' it enabled the delegates to malce comparisons of experiences," said the speaker, "and there was a feeiing of give and take. Each delegate was able to give some help to anothet and all took home a wider experience to build something better than ever before, to make .better wives, mothers and citizens. ' ' At the conclusion of her talk Mrs Gordon was very sincerely thanked by Mrs H. Lovell-Smith, cirele leader, who said that the talk had been an inspiration to all members. Mrs Sarah Jones also said that it had been a great prlf vilege to hear Mrs Gordon speak. Earlier in the evening the guest of honour received a eharming posy made by Mrs Dyer, and during the supper interval the members of the cirele wero given the opportunity to meet Mrs Gordon and ask questions. P.U. room, where the flowers Wero The meeting was held in the W.U. beautifully arranged. Lovely mixed bowls were the artistie work of Mrs Dyer, and on the president 's table was a vase of pink carnations.