Cats' Whispers

NZ Truth, Issue 1212, 21 February 1929, Page 11

Cats' Whispers

•ASKJUS Omr Replies To Inquiries

"Enquirer" (Chrlstchurch) : To starch semi-stiff collars uae boiled starch, into which has been added a little resin. Another method is to add a piece of soap to the starch and stir until it has thoroughly dissolved. Soap will not only give an excellent gloss, but will prevent the iron from sticking. "X.Y.Z.": To frost windows, dissolve some Epsom salts m hot water, and make it as strong as possible. Brush over the window while hot. "Hot Weather": Soak perspiration stains m a weak' solution of chloride of lime. Wash well afterwards, to remove all traces of the solution. "A.M.": Two gallons of boiling water, 2ozs. cream of tartar, 3ozs. ground ginger 2 lemons (cut into slices). Let the whole stand together until nearly cool; strain it, and add to the. liquor 31bs. brown sugar; then put m a little alcohol, a small quantity of oil of cloves and oil of : cinnamon. When about lukewarm, put m about % pint of yeast; m about 14 hours skim and filter it. If bottled, be careful to tie the corks on well.

Cookery Nook

"pOOKERY NOOK" recipes are supplied for "N.Z. Truth" exclusively each week by Miss Marion Christian, demonstrator at the Wellington Gas Company.

Beef Steak and Tomato Pudding Ingredients. — %lb. Suet Pastry, lib. Steak, 2 Tomatoes, 1 Tablespoon Flour, Pepper and Salt, % Pint Water. LJethod. — Skin tomatoes and cut iyrto slices. Cut steak into pieces,, toss m flour, pepper and salt, line a greased pudding basin with pastry, place In the steaw and tomatoes m layers, add water, cover with pastry, and steam for 2 hours. Beef Steak and Mushroom Pudding Make as m preceding recipe, only use %lb. mushrooms instead of tomatoes. Preserved Rhubarb Cut rhubarb Into pieces about one inch m length and to lib. rhubarb add lib sugar. Put into a large bowl and allow to stand '24 hours. To 121bs. rhubarb add grated rind and ..juice of 6 lemons, 31bs. cooking figs, and 21bs. more sugar. Let the preserve boil for '1%, hours, taking care to remove all scum, so that the jam may be transparent.