Beware Hydatids
Dear Aunt Daisy, First, let me pass on a piece of advice received from a neighbour. It is about "puha"’, or rauriki, the native green-stuff; I heard you speaking of it one morning. A doctor in Hastings who has made a
special study of hydatids has discovered that puha and water-cress are the two main carriers of the germ, and therefore are best /eft alone. The next item is, that I saw in The Listener that someone had mentioned date tea or coffee. Have you tried bran and treacle tea? My family are very fond of it. Here are the quantities-3 breakfast cups of bran, and 1 Ib. of treacle, well browned in the oven; use 2 teaspoons to each cup. Another hint that some might like to try is blackcurrant and gooseberry jam. I put 1% Ibs. of blackcurrants (which were given to me) to 12 Ibs. of gooseberries, and it makes a very nice jam. This is the second season I have done this. We do not like the plain voose-
berry.
A.
D.
(Otane).
Yes, it is indeed necessary to be very sure that watercress and puha are gathered from only perfectly clean and un contaminated sources. Unless you are sure of this, it is certainly better to let them severely alone.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 149, 1 May 1942, Page 23
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217Beware Hydatids New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 149, 1 May 1942, Page 23
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