Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, 23 October 1913, Page 57

Domestic

By; Maureen.

- ' 5 > Rhubarb Turnovers. • ; Make pastry, roll it out and cut into rounds ' about Sin- across. Put on each some sweetened rhubarb, moisten the edges and turn them over until they overlap in 7 the centre. Brush them over with white of ’ egg, sprinkle with castor 7 sugar, and bake on wellgreased tins in; a quick oven for about 10 minutes. ' ■ Bruit Juice Pudding. Take the juice of one quart of any fruit put into a saucepan and heat. Mix one cupful of sugar and two heaping tablespoohfuls of cornflour, wet in a little cold water, thoroughly and gradually pour into the hot fruit juice. 5 Stir briskly and cook five minutes. Pour into moulds and serve cold with rich cream and sugar. Muttonettes. Purchase mutton cut from the leg in slices about half an inch thick. On each side lay a large tablespoonful, of stuffing, made with breadcrumbs, a beaten egg, butter, salt, pepper, sage, and summer savory. Roll up the slices, pinning with small wooden toothpicks, to keep the dressing in. Put a-little butter and water hi a baking-pan with the mutton and cook in hot oven three-quarters of an hour. Baste often, and when done thicken the gravy, pour over the meat, garnish with parsley, and serve on hot dish. To Cleanse a Thermos Flask. When cleansing a thermos flask, pay particular attention to the metal rim just above the bottle neck, and keep it quite free from any liquid animal or Vegetable food. The grooves in the cup and ridges on the outside of the neck should be free of stain indeed, the cup must always be thoroughly sterilised as soon as possible after use and kept quite bright. Well swill out the flask with hot soda water with many rinsings until all trace of soda and mustiness has gone. Dry and stand it aside uncorked in the sweet air. Well scald the cork and with the cup stand near by the flask until wanted. But before being put into use a flush out with clean water will be necessary to get rid of any dust that may have gathered while it has stood aside. Liquids should be well below the boiling point before being poured into a flask. Any one of the metal polishes sold will do ■ for brightening up the metal exterior. : Household Hints. . Before washing lace collars, baste them closely m on a piece of white cloth. They will not be stretched or torn. . Don’t use soda for washing china with gilt on it. If you do the gilt will gradually disappear. Use a good -a yellow soap as a cleansing agent and no harm will be • done. . A kitchen remedy for a burn or scald is raw egg white, and an excellent remedy it is, for it makes a sort ' , of varnish which protects the skin from the air and soon causes the. stinging and smarting to cease. To remove the label from a jar or bottle is often rather difficult. This method is always successful: Wet the label thoroughly and then hold it near a fire for a moment. • The steam thus generated immediately acts on the . paste or gum. > All wearers of serge know that it has one disagreejpible quality grows shiny with hard wear. Washing, cr ■ sponging, and pressing fail to remove this shine. Wash or clean the dress or skirt thoroughly, then take . a piece of very fine emery-paper and rub the goods lightly. This process lifts the slight nap and the shiny look disappears. Never let a birdcage hang in a room , where the gas is alight, unless it is exceptionally well ventilated. The air near the ceiling is always the most impure at night. Set the cage on the table, or, better still, on • the floor (presuming you have no cat), and you will | find the - bird’s health improved. ? Vd ; ; • ; ; ■ -