Hedgehogs

New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 181, 11 December 1942, Page 15

Hedgehogs

Dear Aunt Daisy, Can you give me a recipe for hedge-hogs-a kind of glorified rock cake with some kind of wheat flakes on the outside? My children love the bought ones, and I should like to make some. An Ink Hint: This week, my schoolgirl daughter came home with a very big ink stain on a rust coloured frock. I was afraid to try salts of lemon, in case it lifted the colour as well as the ink! However, I put some vinegar into a saucet and laid the ink stain in that, leaving it for about an hour, Then I took it out, and rubbed salt into the ink spots-which were big ones, for the ink well had been knocked into her lap! I left that on for about another hour, and then washed the dress out in soft suds. The staifi was completely removed. I pass the hint on, for it is so simple and effective, "Niece from Sydenharn." Very mariy thanks for the most useful hint. Here is the Hedgehog recipe:-Hedgehogs~-One egg; 1 cup butter; 1% cups tlour; pinch salt; 1 tablespoon chopped cardied peel if liked; % cup sugat; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 cup sultanas ot dates; 2 cups wheat flakes. Cream the butter and sugar, gradually add the beaten egg, then the milk; the cleaned stltanas, chopped peel, and lastly, the sifted flour, salt and baking powder. Mix it smoothly, and evenly, Lift the teaspoonfuls of the mixture into the flakes on paper, and toss them till completely covered. Place on buttered baking trays, and bake in moderate oven till light brown and crisp. Cool on trays, and store in ‘airtight tins,