THE HOUSEWIFE’S CORNER

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4443, 31 July 1909, Page 3

THE HOUSEWIFE’S CORNER

To Our Lady Friends : RECIPIES.

A Family Cake.— Dry 2 lbs of flour, rub into it 3 ozs. butter and 2 ozs. of lard, add a little salt, powdered ginger and cinnamon. Set £ of an ounce of yeast in a basin with a teaspoonful of brown sugar, and work with a spoon until it becomes liquid ; slightly warm half a pint of new milk and add to the I yeast. Beat two eggs to a good froth. Make a hole in the centre of the flour, pour in the yeast, and let it work for ten minutes Then work in all the flour till it leaves the hands clean, wetting it with the beaten eggs and tepid water. Set the dough to rise for two hours, then place it in a warmed basin, work into it half a pound of cleaned currants, and 5 ozs. of moist sugar. Knead up till well mixed, place in a tin and bake for nearly two hours. If preferred, the dough can be divided into four flat cakes and baked on a tin.

Welsh Cheesecake— Line the edges of a pie dish with pastry. Half fill the inside of the dish with any stewed fruit preferred. Take two eggs, their weight in butter, sugar, and flour, make into a batter by thoroughly beating. Spread this on the fruit, and bake in a quick oven for about 20 minutes. Shake sugar over this and serve.

Madrid Creams.-Soak half an of gelatine in 1 pint of milk, Jet it stand for 1 hour ; then place it on the stove and stir till all is dissolved ; sweeten and flavour to taste with vanilla essence- While still very hot, stir in the beaten yolks of three eggs, and when a little cooler add the whites eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Pour into small, wetted moulds, turn out to serve, and scatter over white granulated sugar, rubbed into cochineal. HINTS FOR THE HOUSE.

A smoky lamp is often the result of a clogged and dirty wick. Take the wick out of the lamp and soak it in a little strong washing soda and hot water. Then dry thoroughly and the lamp will burn much better.

Add a little soda when stewing a fowl and it will make the flesh more tender.

Two or three lumps of sugar added to starch made with boiling water will make it stiffer and more glossy. A teaspoonful of turpentine added to every quart of starch, either hot or cold, will give a brilliantly polished surface and prevent the irons sticking. SELECTIONS.

There is no man suddenly either extremely wicked or excellently good, but grows so; either as he lets himself slide down to viciousness, or holds himself up in virtue Sidney.

Who are the wise ? They who have govern’d, with a selfcontrol, Each wild and baneful passion of the soul— Curb’d the strong impulse of all fierce desires, But kept alive affection’s purest fires : They who have past the labyrinth of life, Without one hour of weakness or cf

strife ; Prepared each change of fortune to endure, Humble though rich, dignified though poor; Skilled in the latent movements of

the heart ; Learned in the lore which nature

can impart; Teaching that sweet philosophy aloud vVhich sees the “ silver lining ” of the cloud, Looking for good in all beneath the skies : These are the truly wise ! —• Prince.

The ardent pious wish is prized in heaven as high as the performance.—Schiller.