HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 10, 14 June 1901, Page 2

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

: j^iiExcn Paxcakes:— Two eggs. 2 ozs. butter, 2 ozs. sifted sugar, 2 ozs\ flour, A pint milk. Beat the. eggs thoroughly and put them into a basin with the butter which should be beaten to a, cream; stii\in the sugar and flour, and when the ingredients -r.ro well"mixed, add the milk; bake 20 minutes. Makmalad'e Pudding:'— Quarter Ib. suet, i lb. breadcrumbs, -|-lb. Gour, Jib. brown sugar, lb, laarmalade. 3 eggs; mix well and boil 2^ hours. Floating Isi.axd: — Six. eggs to a quart of milk; heat the lniik, "boat tlto yolks of eggs and stir in, then stir it till it thickens, but do not left it boil.' Sugar and essence to tast; beat the whites to a stiff froth and pour ovotthe top. . Tubilee Puddisg : — Two cupsllour, ! cup sugar, 2 cups" raisins^ Ttablesp" oodful oi warm water, 1 tablespoonfvd dripping, 1 teaspoonful of soda: mix, tie in a cloth night before. Nerb day, boil 3 hovers and serve \v tth swedt sauce. • Jam 1 lb. iiour, 4 ozs. biitter,.-2 'eggs, .-^.eup &j.igV, 1 cup iinalk, I 'te'ksp'ponf ql soda 8 tablgspoon"ftills'of jam'i boa,t .butter and sugar tc a cream and ad<l the eggs beateti; mix the spda with* the fioui-, anil .gr-aduairt add the .fiplty, milk, and iaa^-'-^.ie^p.tfif Boil or steam 2 hours^, ' • ' '•' ':

The Dairy Industry,! 3n response to oirv advertisement TMuofltuig- those interested in Hie esablishmont of creameries tlirbxio-iiout those districts, we h avo , so&r rece j vo n. mnna-'i of communications fi-om difJorwt ]■~-«( is, giving opinions on its Mvimbiliiy or otherwise, but nothing of a Buflicently definite or practical nature I. 0 waiT oTlfc taking the necessary stem .tor banging the matter to a head, -llio diflicidty appears to he with most is the want of reliable information! -Vo anticipated this difficulty when we suggested tlio wisdom of forming an intelligent committee of members appomted either Try {he local bodies !<armors' Unions, Clolis, Show Oomluitioffi or public meetings. Their business would lie lo collect this information and fomulato a business-like scheme for the consideration of the .settlors. Some of those who have wr'tton f/r interviewed us, are of the opin- :'. OJI t; iat »'O district is only suitable Kvr sheep, and would not carry the requisite number of cows ■necessary to wnuntau* creameries, whilst many oUxors are prepared to give every eneouxngomertf, and have offered to prov.rdo from ten1 !o thirty cows each. As to fh.o tiltimato .success of such an industry if started in these district? wo have littfce doubt, but do not overlook the .fact, that difficulties will have to bo overcome at first, and perhaps ror a year or two afterwards, iut in all industrial life this is the case as our i-cadots are aware. We however contend that if this industry is once established, in our midst,- the farmers here will bo no exception to f.ho rule followed iii other parts of the Colony, m finding it financially to their interests to" deal with creameries.-"We understand it was tho intention.of the chairman of the Rodney Agriculturaß Society, to place this' matter before the members' at a meeting called for last Saturday, a quorum not being present the meeting was adjourned', we would point out in reply to any 1 argument, that these districts are not( suitable for the creamery industry, 1 that at Waiuku where tho quality of tlle limel'(except in one part called" the t Aka Aka Swamp) is much below the t average in the settled parts of llodney County, and the avent of the New Zealand Dairy Association's creamer- z ids there, six or seven years ago, "has! 1 gradually placed eows'for sheep; 'tho! f district is now thriving, and nearly all! the settler? are thriving. We jcoulu'i :name many other striking instAnces.Ji but we mention "YY.aiuku- owing to its! close'proximity to this district.. . i The Dairy Industry |n Jhei 1 ... V Forth- ■' ~' After the ordinary business, had> been disposed of at tlie Pastoral andlj Industrial Association's annual meet-!. ing on Tuesday night, the 30th! ult.. ° a discussion took place, which we prefer to be deal with in this way. \( Mr. Townsend, one of the Govern-!! ment dairy experts was in attendance!} and after giving very clearly a few in-!" fcroductory reiiiarks invited questions from those present, Mr Townsancl. [ ■who seems to be thoroughly up pn the! 1 subject in all its details, is travelling through the North in order to give! the settlers information. lie had come i from Hokianga. It seems that the s "Canterbury" settlrrs of Waimumakii a have decided to establish a cheese factory, their m-. ans of communication not being good enough for a butter fact- I tory. After the Taranaki experience 1 that gentleman is somewhat surprised 1 to see our country. He told the meeting that much of "the land he had seen t was superior to the land in Taraniki. f Especially is he \i avourably impressed f with the heighbbuhootl of Ohaeawai i and towards Okaihu', and also with Waimata. In fact he iised such strong ajgumenis that will leave little ex- 1 cuso if action is not taken now. ■ rThe site recommended for the fact- l ory is on Mr. M. Hargrave's place^ at Ohaeawai; where there is a fine water- j fall to give power, and the clear water | for the needed use. A creamery will < do for Kaihoe and in time another " will do at Okaihau. The means to be employed to carry out the under- { taking to be a Co-operative Limited 1 liarbilty Company, shareholders to be ( milk suppliers- The money to ha obtained from the bank with a joint, and several guarantees anil of course! | the security of the buildings and plant; ■ Instances we're cited showing how in ' other places hie plan j.ihcl bor-n so worked as to rapi'tlly rediuo tho in- > debtedness. Among the advantages that would follow it was urged) thai, land within several miles of the factory would he of much greater value. One part of the discussion is of peculinterest to us in the north. Referring to the well known fact that climate gives flavour to fruit, it was asked if climate— sunshine— did not also af- ' feet the flavour of butter? The answer was a decided "yes," and it was stated by the expert gentleman—that eAperiance made it clear, that when a long spell of cold-, rainy weather is being passed through, that the butter then produced, though sweet and otherwise good, yet lacks that delicate •'nutty" flavour so prized by all good judges; and which adds very materially to the value as a supply for Jbrsfc class trade, wh ei-e-.pr ice is ox yocorittryl consideration. A meeting :s to be held at Ohaeawai on "Aoxt sale day. The! Whole affair is now placed so clearly before the people of the district, that a speedy satisfactory move uhouJd be made. " The father of feur district," the Hon.- H. "Williams, said some timo ago in reference t© another proposed industry, "It motes little difference where in the neighbourhood' the first irtove if made, others frill follow at once." So hero the' star ting 6f shis i.n-•J.ustry-wiil-,. in its'e.tf £c' a# enormous1

stride from our present isolation. Its success will moan, not only other dairy Eactoriosand creameries, but thoroughly organised fruit preferring Avorlce as well, so that by-and-by, even our miserable-looking pot-holed gumfields will become smiling' orchards. The people who hsve succeeded in other ■districts, tell us that all theso changes can be brought about here, and moreover, some of them are ready lo join us jn the work. (-Northern Luminary).

ROtTND THE WORLD. Wealthy Enssians, after, death seel repose in. glass coffins. to say, Turkey and Grew are without telephones. TJio native lieu of New Zealand i an expert, rat-killer. The cholera is only fatal to parson: who are great smokers. TJio song of tlie nightingale can b< heard at the distance of a mile. T.he animal that first succumbs tc extreme cold is the horse. Nearly all the ice consumed in ftroal Britain comes from Noiway.' Nearly ail the -shoes worn in Japan are made of straw or wood, Most of the patients iii lunatic asylums hare; brown or Mack. eyes. The young man of Samoa, when in love, has the name of liis sweetheart tattooed upon his forearm. Soldiers in the. .Italian Army are allowed two frdiirs in the middle of the day for r nap, Cairo is the greatest town of Africa-; its inhabitants number 200,000. 25000 being- Europeans. The most .powerful locomotive in ihe world,weighs 103 tons, and is us* 3d on the Illinois Central Railway. A pen cairyicg a small electric lamp o prevent shadows when writing-, has 3een patented in Germany. In "Wales, up to the year 1850, it vas customary for people attending jhiireh to smoke during Divine service. When blocks of ice are laid flat hey melt quicker, than if permitted ■o rest on their ends; The Boers whitewash the sides of mt heaps so that this possible cover nay be a conspicuous point for their ire. The tirst mention of gloves occurs h liiith, which-means that they have! >een worn for at least 3,000 years. i The seal is a clumsy 'animal on land, nit it is remarkably ngile in tlie watt, and can eat/.'h almost any fish. j A new reguiator introduced in Swiss J ratches works so accurately that the ime-jueces do not vary ten Seecnds in . month: An elephant's sense of smell is so Lelica'te that the animal can scent a Luman being* at a distance of 1,000 rards. An open vault in a Parisian cemetry tas electrical appliances to prevent the jurial of persons who may be only in trance. A "Boston '-physician asserts that line-tenths of the cases of diphtheria I -re traceable to defective drainsge :nd imperfeetive ventilation. The Bussian State stieptre h of solid fold, 3 ft. long, and contains, among ts ornaments; 268 diamonds; 560 ■ nbies and 15 emeralds. - The natives of the Philippines man- ; ifacture a fery gauzy, transparent ' abric for ladies' dresses from the! ib'res of the pineapple leaf; It is call-, d pina cldth; In the course of iVr6 'or three geiier" i itions the siirvivc'r's of the Indian Cemtory tribes will be among- the •ichest peuplii ih America: Persons' ivilh grey or bilic eyes mve keener vision than those with jrown or dark-coloured eyos, and^heir >ight is more durable. South Africa ig, of volcanic origin, ' md the land in ihs vicinity of Kirn is as sulj)hurous thai' even ahls ; ;au.not exist upon it. ! The bodies of-the poor in i'ojartlo, ( Porio Ilico, iire conveyed to the eeme;ry in hired coffins and are deposited n a, pit demoted to general use. JjadieK .wlio sleep with their hair .ightly pinned un ought to know tliat ;his practice retards the circulation of the blood, and injuriously affects (.he growth of tlie hair: An express train is lwn by electricity between Dusseldorf ilnil Orefeld. Germany, a. distance of fourteeil miles. and the trip is made in twenty-iwo mintites; Some people ire(jiiontiy cli-ink tea as a remedy for headache. The habit should be practised with caution, as an eminent, phyßioijui states that tlio tannic acid in thy tea causes rheumatism. C.abo are rim in. inhverp, Belgium; by the city. A yearly coxninutntioii ticket costs £4, ir.iicl tile possessor (;f one can use it ms lif'oeii^ as he chooses every day in t.be year-,' ! 'When Li Hung- Clrang was in Am-' .sterdam he got an exper'c to value ilte diamonds bjul other gems he wecrs 'id ihis official attire, Kdcl he is said to jhave been grsatly disappointed Yj ike ;low price set upon them. , AD electrical horsewhip gives the laniroal a siiock ijasfcead. of a cut. A jsma.ll bat'.ery is imbedded in the collitlcid ..handle, and thin is controlled by a Jruali 'button. Jockoys are said to use Btf.Bh iiiDgs;

Mangawai Monday, May 27th. atos a red letter day at the Hakaru, on the occasion of a welcome to Mr, and Mrs. Lavcock, who have talcen over the "Cornish Anns." A large number of inhabitants around put in, an appearance and •spent a very pleasant evening, and all expressed their wish that Mr. and Mis. Laycook would have a succo&si'ul ca-. reer. Dancing- was indulged in until! early hours. Cheers were given to Mrs. Sarah, the outgoing landlady, and also to the incoming occupiers before the final leave talcing. " Surprise was noticed when it wan' found that the Coastal Company'?! steamer, Kotiti canto in last week, ixij place of the Kawaxi. We were glad to! see our captain in his usual place, Avith ' his right hand support, Mr. Olson. On the s.s, Kawau leaving next day a large concourse of people gave hearty sheers as she proceeded out to sea. r It is hoped that now the Coastal Jompany has pAu-chased the. s.s, Katvau, we shall have better and move .'eg'Ular service. It Vas reported that the I?oh -Hoy vas coining in on Saturday last, but she did not arrive

Several persons from here will avail themselves of the opportunity ov reduced fares, to take a trip to Auckland to Avitness the entry of Royalty into the town. * *

It has been suggested by some of the friends of Mrs. Sarah, that upon her retirement from business, afterj thirty seven years of active life at Hakarau, to present her with a testimonial- Should any Avish to give a subscription however small, please forward the same te Mr. Jones, the secretary, Manga wai.I understand that Messrs Dreverl and Asken have agreed to haul timber next season for the Timber Company, I and have taken over the engines' that 'Mr- ; Poote used last season.

The contract for roofing the Tarsi achool has been let to Mr. Sumerville, who will commence work as soon as Aveather permits. The scholars at present are attanding the Beach School: Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan celebrated their silver wedding iafet week, in the usual style.

# Mr. King of the Heads, has been ailing- for some few days, with terrible internal pains,andhq. has gone to be, treated at the City Hospital. Aye hope! it is nothing very serious and that he' will return recovered, On Friday last a fancy and plain dress ball took place in the Hall, the j proceeds of which Avere to wipe off a small debt still owing thereon. j . A petition has been drawn, up (and is Availing for signatures) to the Minister of Lands, asking- for a grant to be placed iiipon the e^timats? towards, a surveyed road from' Arai to Manga-' Avai Port, via Messrs Sturch, Boldero and Modney's; It is hoped it will be largely signed.

(Oavii Correspoudent)

Port Albert.

Our Postmistress, Miss Yates, lias been .promoted to a position in the Telephone Exchange, Auckland. She takes with her the kind wishes of many settlers who have received from herj every courtesy and prompt attention .while in the performance of her! didies. !

There is quire an exbdus -of people to the Duke and Duchess demonstrations in Auckland. The Kaipara steam-, er took a small quotb, while the coach proprietors have a rich harvest of fares • As ihb Kaipara S. B, Company's small steamer's- could cot possibly take all fruit and general .iiarfejo on two occasions-. The s.s; ■TVairoa" is mhi v.ii at lrregiikr times to ship ifUM away. ;This is none too soon, aS it k :* 0 fpr growfert Iti Itav^ htllf - t'hfeir ' fi«ms%nmelib .cf fruit left for a week orr the whari i

(Own Correspondent.)