Household Help Column.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 42, 11 March 1899, Page 2

Household Help Column.

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h\ reply to Mb? N., tl4dn<y recipe fen' voipUbio unrrow jam J have received the following:— " In n, country whvre fimt is so plentiful it i-j smrp using that. &oiik» people Irtke Veg-otables to make j.xm. Cau'ots ran I>j wmd to mike a good im>fjcKorc of apri<'ot f.irn, but who in New Zoaldiifl Wi>uld thmk of domtj this. Veffot.tble ni'u'iow and also tomatoes can bi spic^l ii-p with lemons, ;»m<f?r, and othtu- spiee-4 to f(tve thorn flavour, but wliv not use them a"corfling to nature? Ho\Vij\ er, here is the recipe :—

12H)t! of vcg^htble marrow skinned a,ii({ cut into sum ll pieces, removing nil the si>o(K to cc|Ucxt woi^lit of sugar. NprtMd Unit the sug-ir o\ <-r the marrow and let it staurT; all night. Ne\t rlfivarlfl llbp^oservpd finger, thivc? iemons cut ftno, ;md a swill teasposvLifnl of Caymno poppw. and the l'oin'Wtid»r of flip sif^rtr. BorJ till dear, whu'h Mill be about two hours or njoiv. Betoi'o bottling .ukl a little citric nwA ov <i ly\ el d( j s j rt^paouiul of tartarie «cid." Confpliments to " Mary " and sha ciiu take tlie discoloju'ing off her enamelled

saucepans by nibbing then! well wiui ashes and elbow greasie. — Ail OlAiio Hotjsekeei e!k. H.K.L. calls our attention to the followiug as a good way ot treating vegetables marrow : —

VEGEiTABIiE MARROW PRESERVE. Two vegetable marrows, crystallised sugar, two lenJons, essence of gingei ; wash and dry the rnauows, arid pare them rather 1 thickly, cut in quarleis, and remove all the seeds and find parts ; put those and the skins into a jelly pan covered with water, let boil for half m\ hour, strain. Cut up the marrow m pieces 2m long and lin square. Allow lib of sugar to each lib of mirrow, and for each 21b one lemon ; put the svgar 1 into a preserving pan, and to each lib nllow one teacuprul of tlJe liquid* got b\ boiling the skins, &o. Let this boll up, add the grated rind and juice oJ: the lemons', add the marrow and one deseitspoonful dssdnce of ginger ; boil for 30 lo 45 minutes, or till the pieces of marrow 1 look transpaient.