Household Lore

NZ Truth, Issue 1193, 11 October 1928, Page 19

Household Lore

BLACK B E R R Y PU D D I N G

INGREDIENTS: 6ozs. flour, 2bzs. *■ '•BUga^,. : ■3DZsV^:buttie^,• v .•■% • :, teaspoon baking: powder: arid : a Vpin'clx: of salt. Mix the b'utt'er;.nour,;salt,.baking powder, arid sugar together^ using a. knife for the purpose. Add 2 tabfespoons of blackberry jelly "and . % : gill ' of -warm water. ' Stir all thoroughly and iipur into a well^greased mould,, at the bot--toiri ■of which hag ' b.e^n -spread a tablespoon ;of jam.;-. GbVer with* a' greased paper and i bteam" f or 1% hours. : ■.'■ :: .>- : '* r ; '' '''.;■•*>: ' .'■■''. I' :* ':; V/ : : : : •■"■.'"• AT this - season Vof ■'■ the year y/\yen t^ •' flowiers'are scarce one. is forced to 'fallibackvbn leaves' for'' decoration: purposes.' lieayes':- vsvill :ffesh-looking a long ■Mme'Jf';t'hey are: painted on ;bpth ; sides,, with vlins.e.eyvoili:ir6nirig.'the . leaf before it is'tuyhe^dvdyesrto'ibe: painted : the:':6theri:side^';V '% :.;/■::; ■.;' -.. ■■ „-.■ ; , -,'. .;.; •.-, i.v;:/ : :-;-#'- ; . v r-: ::*.:, \' t •'.*.■;■•:': '■■/.•'■;; Wrt EN -mj jlci; : pud[ditigs get ';> ■ burnt, V -don't ."I I . dejspairvj; /'iitst^rernove.-'the-, skiri, ad.d- ! somo>A;ore*'milk>:-a]gdra',little. ibutterj'andrbake; In ■>§. slow;: pyen.;. '.; \v;; ' : '-\- ;■ ■■ '"*•. ■^ ; .'-'' .'-• v;-V- ;;'.::? ■■*■■ ; '.: :?: ' '■:'■'■ - .;■ BRANDY SNAPS ;. ;/■': '■' :^:-\'- ' ,; : MIX-'-'to ; a , cream . 2;tablesppons butter, *T* 2 tablespoons dripping arid 2 tablespoons brown , sugar, ,'^dd ffe. cup of treacle' arid beat- well. v Now'mix 1" -tea 1--spoon r of .soda m ■a 1 little -mUk ' and add ,%' cup . of : sptir milk. Sift m flour enough :to stiffen 'the 'dpughr' and add 1 teaspoon oft - ginger. : JRoll . out thin, and cut >irito rounds. ; Bake dri. slow oVen. '. • : ; V : '.-:\ ''■ / .':-#::^ r '; ;: : .-#:;:.- :■.: ;..- ..*.■,: : ■•...;-': ; ■■„ THE easiest .way' : to .clean a greasy. : - ;^gas-stoye> is to rub. :iti:byer ■ with hewspape^ 1 ."; wnilesvthe is y still

PINEAPPLE SNOW

.TAKE the juice from' a small 'tin ,of . pineapple and' add boiling water sufficient to make 1 pint of liquid. Now dissolve a packet of lemon jelly crystals m. this - and .let it get- cold, When, it commences to set, add the stift'ly-beaten whites of two eggs and 4- tablespdbns sugar. Beat well with ■egg-beater until, it looks like;: ; show, then "add shredded pineapple. Put into a : glass dish and- serve with' whipped cream, oh. top. .•■--.'■':■' '?."■..;,"■■; ,V/.;:'."-';A'-* :v ■ >.\ .■.#■"'• '.''■■ ■ '.* : ■ '/ :: '-; : '.-' : D.AIN-SPOTS • may be ■: removed : : ;:f r.om< ;.). felt^hats with >an applications of Pipeclay., /Remove; the ;.triniminjir/:COyei< : thej.i-hat^.wtth/'pipec^y^^paste-i'and'Jle^ye for'two or three: d^ys. T,hen brush off; using.a stiff brush. ± ■■'■'■ y >:i. : : v ;'^-i- ' : ;■ .. ■:' : :;} } .s-A-:#) .-,-'■■ :\:;:\#^; : , : -. •' #... .-.- v>.. ! .\^ V, WATER;- stains; and grease spots may : ." v be' v reriioved,rwrth ;t eucalyptus. ■, \ .;i' ) -;.h:'--A- ; * -,/-■: •,r«:'. ; q ■';■-.■-•■■; %:■■: :■: CHQCOJLATE CAKE ':' ) , ; ■ :. ;-},X '^S" v TAK^;j2 /pups " sugai*, 2J4 cups .flour;i 1 '•:*.• rcup'-'butter, -1 'cup milk, 3 ;bakihg'-,'r>.b.yir-der,;.the yoljtsjof 5 eggs and whites of -2, and enbugh chocolate '" to give rich ; color. v Gream the butter and ?ugari -add iwell^beaten^ eggs,' then :.aiilk. and', flour. ;• Bake m: sandwich '• tinß: for 20 ijiinutes.v. .' ! r : r . ..-.- ; ■•' : ■ '•: " v . ■;. j ..■••'■•' ■'■■•■'■■• S'r ■>■'■* *■ ' : h ; - '-^ ■:.••' .'''■■■'■'■■■ " : ' ,|F xf^; have the misfortune; to spill *f- hojt grease 'on the^kitchen v table," pour cold^.at'er.'dnit/quickly. This cools the grease 1 and prevents the wood from absorbing it. : „.■ ; • ..' j ,' ■. '■ ■;:■.-. ■.•'■•js.. :•■. ■"' ■;■«'■ ■ •..•"• ■-•■■ : ■';■■ :,• " A TEASPOON of salt and a dessert; -T ,spoon ; of lemon Juice will remove^ irpnvmouldiromlineni : k : )• ■