RECIPES.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5391, 22 February 1929, Page 4

RECIPES.

POTATO DUMPLINGS. Sieve four large belled potatoes, stir into 6oz of flour, add one teaspoonful of grated onion, two tablespoonsful of chopped parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Mix to a smooth dough with an egg, beaten up with three tablespoons of milk or water. Shape into small balls, droip into a ian of boiling water, and cook for 15 minutes. Drain well. These make a tasty luncheon dish coatejd with cheese or tomato- sajice and served! on hot buttered toast. POTATOES AU G.RATIN. Sieve 11b of cooked potatoes, season, stir in loz of butter, 1 gill of hot milk, and a beaten egg. Put into a buttered! fireproof dish, sprinkle thickly with grated, cheese, pour over a spoonful of oiled butter and brown in the oven. SAVOURY POTATOES. Cut up lib of peeled potatoes inti) thin slices. Put them into a pan with * 2oz of grated cheese, salt and pepper. J ust c.over with stock and cook gently for about -20 minutes. Drain and turn into pie dish, sprinkle with gratejd cheese, and brown in the oven. PORK AND APPLE PIE. Remove the bones from 1 to. 21b of pork cutlets, taking off the meat in one piece. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and a pinch of. mixed! spice. Fill a pie dish with alternate layers, of pork and sliced apples. Add half a pint of water or stock, c,ov<jr with short 1 crust pastry, and bake in good oven for one hour. Cover the pastry with thick paper as soon as it is s.ufiieiently brown. Serve either* hot o<r cold. PARIS TALK. All smart Pa.ris is wearing- a short string of blue china beads, graduated in size and worn choker wise at the base of the throat. These beads may be worn with all simple fffeeks, and especially those of black crepe ’de; chine. Navy blue is still very popular for morning wear, especially navy repp, trimmed with white, tucked crepe de chine, and white scarf with blue. The newest nectfdine is shaped like the ace of clubs. This is a most effective novelty for evening wear invelvets. Veils fall in flutes very similar to those seen in the skirts of some of tiie smartest frocks. Over, tightly fitting hats they are decidedly becoming. The tendency for more dressy and feminine styles is apparent in the new season’s millinery. There is a wonderful amount od : detail in the new models, just as, is in the dresses, giving a suggestion of elegance. The greatest, interest centres this season in brims rather than crowns, for crowns r.e*nain closcvfitting toithe head.

PRESERVATION OF THE HAIR. In ordcjr to dress and gloss the hair, brush it frequently with a soft brush, and then once a day with a moderately stiff brush to stimulate the roots and keep the scalp healthy. Twic,e daily the scalp should be massaged with the finger tips and the hair pulled by closing the fingers on it. While massaging, the scalp should tie pinched between the finger balls as well as rubbed thoroughly in all directions. Washing docs not hurt the hair in any way. The best soap to use is a getod quality Castile, preferably in liquid form. It should' be made into a. thick lather and applied to the wet hair, then worked into the scalp with the balls of the fingers. Whejn the sc,alp is well kneaded rinse several times in alternately hot and tepid, and finally absolutely cold water. After a brisk rub with a rough bath towel sunlight is excellent, as the chemical rays are a tonic. Jf after washing the hair is very dry, a little olive ar cocoanut oil may be rubbed into the scalp. : If women would only be content with the kind of hair they have they might preserve its colour and strength better, rnstejad, they want straight hair if theirs is" curbed', curled hair if it is straight. Consequently many heads of hair are grossly maltreated to secure desired effects —wreath'qd, retted andl steeped, parboiled and; electrocuted, curled anti c.rimpecl. The hair is boiund to be abnormal as a result of such treatment, and the sqalp will become unhealthy. i s much more likely to develop prematurely because of such abuse. If one postpones old age he may postpone the marks of it. But grey hairs, are not unattractive, and' if they will come; why not accept them and recognise the dignity they- confer ? A NEW INVENTION. A combined lingerie clasp and'perfume holder, in the form of an article of jewellery, is the invention of Ray. A. Harris. The holder contains, an absorbent pad moistened with perfume, and lias openings for tiie escape of the latter provided by filigree work on an ornamental scroll. To attach the holder, to the clothing there is a. clasp which carries a. ring. Chains attached to the ring have clasps at their ends', to grip the shoulder-straps of the wear.er. A NURSERY NOVELTY. To make the cleaning of teeth as amusing as. possible is a sure way to nursery dental hygiene. The latest novelty for this purpose is a comic toothbrush stand. It is a small wooden figure, grotesque of form and fac.e, and in his outstretched arms he holds a toothbrush.