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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 257, 9 March 1911, Page 8

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At Stratford on Tuesday a return match between New Plymouth and Stratford clubs took place, tile home team winning by 230 to 18G. In touching upon the question of pumice land, the Minister for Native Affairs stated at Auckland the other day that he thought we were upon the eve of a revelation regarding this class of land. TWO CAKES. LADY CAKE.—lngredients: Six ounces of Hour, six ounces of butter, half a pound of sugar, the whites of nine egg.*, almond essence. Method: Beat the butter to u cream, add the sugar gradually, and beat until it is all ercaniv: whip the white of the eggs to a stiff froth, add them to (lie 1 mix lure, and. lastly, beat in the (lour; add the almond flavoring, beat for fifteen minutes, and pour into a cake kin lined with greased paper. ISake in a moderate oven for about one hour and a half until done through. It shou'd not be cut until twontv-four hours alter it is baked. MADEIRA CAKE. ounces of loaf sugar, six ounces of Hour, four ounces of butter, one lemon, half a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda. Met hod: Whisk the eggs until they are very light; then add by degrees Ihe pounded sugar, the butter melted, the grated lemon peel, and the Hour; beat all well together; just before putting into the mould add the carbonate of soda and juice of the lemon; bake carefully for an hour. For a tea for these afternoon cakes select the Xew Crescent Brand. It, is a tea with a reputation. It is absolutely the finest '2s tea on live market, pleasing to the palate, soothing and satisfying. Your grocer sells it for a certainly.—Advt.