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Shannon News, 21 September 1928, Page 3

One or two points of importance to exhibitors in the cookery section was mentioned by the .judge (Mr Whitehead) at the Foxton Horticultural Show.' Some exhibitors, said Mr Whitehead, considered it necessary to put a heavy dressing of jam in sponge sandwich* with the result that the moisture and colour therefrom soaked into the cake, giving it a deleterious appearance when cut. The effect was obvious when referred to, the moial being that economy in jam means better results. Referring to the fruit cake exhibits, Mr Whitehead mentioned that housewives in some instances failed to attain excellence of results because, of insufficient mixing before baking. The moral in this instance is to mix tlioioughly —don't be afraid of overdoing it. Further, the oven should be rather hotter than is required for baking ■when the fruit cake is put in, the reason being that the heat will .“set the mixture, and prevent the fruit from sinking. The temperature of the oven should be made to fall to the required degree after the cake is put in—not, as in many cases, brought up to heat from near cold. —Herald.