HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 205, 1 September 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)

HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

SIMPLE PUDDING RECIPES. Steamed Rice Wash in several waters a, teaeupful and a half of whole iko and put it into a jar with a pinch of salt and six full teacupfuls of cold wate,r. Place the jar jn a pot with suflurtsnt water to come up to the neck ot the jar. Put on the lid and steam the rce for two hours. If it is found necessary to add more water to the not in coking, let it be boiling water so that the rice may not go off the boil. Ino- ivce should not be stirred. Wh en the dish is ready turn out the rice and sprinkle in sufficient sugar to sweeten Serve with stewed fruit of some kind * * » Mixed Dried Fnrts.—To prepare tlm fruits first wash thoroughly, then cover with cold water, and allow to steep overnight. Next day put the fruits into a casserole with sufficient sugar to sweeten. Set the d : sh at the side ot the hie, and allow it to s'mmer gentlv tor the iorenoon. * * # Simple Fritters.—Cut some slices of stale bread in quarters, and set the<=e on a plate, pouring over them a. little milk. Allow the bread to become wet without gettng soft. Next beat an egg on a plate, and flavour it with a little lemon or a few grains of nutme°afterwards dipping tlie wetted bread into the beaten egg. Put a p'ece r.t dripping into the frying pan, and fry the prepared broad until it is of a. pretty golden colour on both sdeis Put tow pieces of the br,ead together wth jam and then sprinkle with°a 11tle line sugar. The fritters, which ninv he served with stewed frui or a thin custard, should be jiilcd up in a hot d:sh on a paper d oyley and served verv hot. * * * A Rice Pudding.- Wash a teaeupful of whole rce in several waters, putting it on in a saucepan with just as much water as will cover it. Allow three to cook gently until the water is absorbed. Now add four teacupfuls of milk, half a teaspoonful of butter, a p;nch of salt, and the thinly pared rind of half a lemon. Allow the ingredients to simmer until the rice is quite tender, then pour it into a basin, remove the lemon rnd, and stir in sufficient sugar to sweeten, as also the yolk of an egsr. Beat th 0 white of the egg stiffly, and gently mix it in. Urease a p'ledish, strew it with finely grated breadcrumbs,, then pour in the pudding and hake in the oven ijntjl it is fl>Jelv browned.

USEFUL HINTS. A good way to ponch an egg so that tin- water do/os not touch it is to put a piece of butter at tlic bottom of an old teacup, then break in thy egg. ami place the cup : n a small pan of boiling water. In about five minutes the egi: will be set. Pass a knife round the sides, and turn out on to the toast. # * * chairs, if not worth recalling, can be mended in this way : Take some very stout brown paper, cut it to the requ'red shape and size, then paste six thicknesses together, and tack it to the chair frame. Be sure that the chair is dry then ornament the -eat with brass-headed nails al! round, and the result is a seat quite a- strong as the cane or wooden ones, and the cost is next to nothing. * * * Jlen who .wear double collars know how difficult it is to get the tie to .slip round the cellar without a lot of pulling. This, of coiir-,\ usually wears the tie nut very quickly. To avoid this, beloro puting on a new tie get someone to machine the neckband of the tie uiih three or four row- of -rtclr'ng. lb." tic u II then slip round the collar quite easily, anil will -.1 save a goo;! deal of wear. Many mother-arc at a loss to know what to do vvifTi baby from ten months on : he is just trying to toddle, and s 11 pto al lsorts of mischief. This idea may appeal to some. Procure a strong box of white wood about two feet high and two feet long, pad the edges with soni,« fell to keep the little one from injury, and lay a double p'ecc inside. Pop baby 111 with a few toys, .and he will amuv.' himself for a considerable time while mother get- about her house duties without the worry and fear of baby getting into mischief. A l>elt is a very good tiling to fasten '•ound baby, with a few holes pierced, and some coloured robbons threaded

through. The various small toys may bo sewn or tied to »].ese. The little one will always have them with him, and so save mother many steps running to pick them up each time they fail out of baby fingers. TWO HINTS ABOUT THE HAIR. When the hair is going grey, take an iron tonic and eat watercress. This will help to restore the colour by natural means. * * Before applying any tome, massage for at least ten minutes, going over the entire head. Then dab the tome into the roots. COMPLEXION HINTS. Avoid all sweets and pastries, eat fruit, fresh vegetables, especially cabbage, lettuce, and watercress. * * * Winn the face take care to make all the movements in an upward and outward direction. Never rub the (ace. downwards as this causes the msucles to droop. When the hands are rough and red, take an ounce of rosewater, add to this twenty-five drops of s : mple tinetune of benzoin, shake the bottle thoroughly, then add. half an ounce of glycerine. Bub this 1 well into the hands every night, and sleep in old kid gloves. HINTS FOB THE HOUSEWIFE. When the hands have become very soiled through gardening or housework do not plunge into water before remov:ng some of the grime. Take a little cream, oil, or even a piece of dripping, if nothing else is available ,and rub well into the skin, then wipe off with an old rag or piece of soft paper. Next wash the hands, first with warm water and soap, then with a paste made with oatmeal and water. 'This treatment will remove all traces of the work and leave the hands soft and whits.