MEMS. FOR WOMEN MOTORISTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 35, 4 May 1927, Page 5

MEMS. FOR WOMEN MOTORISTS

EXPLORING THE OBVIOUS In coming- across mechanical trouble of any sort in motoring, the woman driver should exhaust as far as she can the obvious causes before embarking upon an investigation of the less obvious ones. It may be useful to draw attention to one or two likely causes of trouble. Whether women drivers are more forgetful than men drivers or not I shall not presume to guess, but it has often been demonstrated that loss of power on starting out on a journey has been due to the handbrake being left on a few notches. If smoke is seen issuing from the floorboards, it is possible that the handbrake has not been released properly. In justice to the average woman driver it must be admitted, however, that this error is only common to novices. The writer was told the other day of an experience which conveys a useful hint in the diagnosing of trouble. A car was being turned in a narrow country lane with somewhat steep banks, when the engine unaccountably spluttered and came to a stop. Efforts were made to coax the engine into life again, first with the self-starter and later, when the batteries showed signs of exhaustion, with the starting handle: but to no avail. The magneto was dismantled and other recondite operations were carried out. but still the car refused to go. Then the reason of the stoppage was discovered. When the car was being reversed during the turning process it had bumped somewhat into one of the high banks of earth and a piece of the bank had embedded itself in the exhaust pipe. When the obstruction was removed and the engine cranked up again, it began to go as if nothing had happened. APPLE CAKE The Swedes make a delicious apple dish which should interest the home caterer who finds it a little difficult to vary the sweet course. Two pounds of apples are needed for a “family” dish, and these should be cored, cut into quarters, and gently stewed. While they are cooling make the following paste: Cream half a pound of butter and half a pound of castor sugar together, and work into it three fiat tablespoonsful of cornflour, half a pound of ground almonds, and two tablespoonsful of finely chopped candied peel. Roll this paste out, and, having put a layer of the stewed apples at the bottom of a pie dish, spread some of the paste over them. Add more apples, and more paste, until the dish is full. There should be apples at the top, and over these should be strewn a handful of blanched and chopped almonds. Bake in a moderate oven until the paste is cooked. To bring out the flavour of the almonds and apples, and make the* dish a party one, serve thick cream with it. Baking soda, shaken thickly over a burn, will prevent blistering, and ease the pain. * * * . Brass that is rubbed once a week with flannel moistened with sewing machine oil is unlikely to tarnish.