TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 211, 30 May 1908, Page 11

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

, {3pecia}lj Written for The Dominion.). PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS BY. AN : • EXPERT. -. . J). : ' SATURDAY. , " / Savoury Flank Steak. Leeks. Potatoes. Bread and Buitor Pudding. ' 1 SUNDAY., ~ Boast Veal. Bacon. Mashed Pota- ■ . toos, Plum Pudding. Baked Apple * Dumplings. SUPPER. { Sheep's Trotters; Beetroot-Salad. Cream Puffs. Pineapple Cako. FLANK STEAK. _ _ ' : Embedded; in fat, below the sirloin, is a'thin strip of lean, meat, weighing about two pounds, called flank steak. It is juicy and not very . full of flavour/ It makes a very tasty ■ dish, boiled for five or six minutes, andserved with a tomato puree. It can also be made with a stuffing, of thyme, parsley, breadcrumbs,, salt, and pepper,, and the steak rolled Tound • it.. Stew, "it.,, with'vegetables, '.and.serve;, . — CREAiI PUFFS. : Put half a pint of water and 2oz. of butter - - into a saucepan- Whon it boils,'empty at once into it . (in-a lump) .a quarter lb. of .flour. Stir this quickly for a minute. ' Take it off the fire, and.'beat'it for another minute. Then put; the ■. mixture into aVlargo? basin, :and . beat .into it three' eggs, one at. a time. . Beat it- for about '20 minutes, and then put tlie mixture in small round heaps on a floured tin. | Bake it in a moderate-oven until very'hard \and dry. Let the oven! get' slower towards' the end of the baking. They should'be well baked or they fall quickly, and do not keep their shape. One white of egg may bo left out of tho mixture . and put .with'the cream before beating or used in any other, way. This is. a, very easy, rccipo to . make. The,' puff ' cases . are better put into an air-tight tin after baking. Chocolate icing is' a- groat improvement to cream puffs. . . ■ ... ■ ,■ - v - N ■■■■ YVONNE. - My thoughts are touched withi tears, Yvonne, My spirits .lose their glow;: ' They turn to far-off Carcassonne,. ' To you who loved mo so. - No suns how shine,> no moons : have, shone, , No stars their .radiance.throw • > : Like those, when you were mine, -mignonno,' ; So many years;ago. .. Your , picture to my heart is pressed— Your lips so'red and. rare, V-■ ' The Bourbon roses' at your breast, . The'lilies in your hair, / . v . Of all -'their fragrance "still-possessed, '■ You-..seom to mo more fair Than when my ; youth had years, pore blest . And days; more debonair. V, , My good sword now I loan upon, •My steed:grows staid and slow; ... / .We've reached thy banks, 0 rare Garonne! Far fromv the. Rhine, and Po; So slowly-back to Carcassonne, m i With only Scars'to show, ■ . .. . We'll ; seek .vrathin its shade, Yvonne,.. , The peace; you only '"know. —Hamilton. Adrian Piffard.

V A STAY-AT-HOME CHARITY. -V \ • THE TWO GARMENT SOCIETY., "This is one of the finest'pieces of work done in Wellington,••-.said a Jady. the other day. " Very- littlo is said about it, and yet .the effect Vo'f it;permeates,the ivhole city." Sho was referring to the output of.that.Socioty which, - bccauso if'asks so' .little : from each .• member,'' calls .itself ■ the . Two Garment' Society. '.It! is i simply: constructed. ~Her Excellency.-Lady l'lunket is president,- Mrs., C.. H. .Izard, is still' as sho " has been for years,' hon'. secretary, and the'ro 'are twenty vice-presidents, each of Whom 'undertakes to supply to the Society's treasure chest; at least • two V garmentsa year; new ones or olil and repaired. It is also hoped tliat slie will, secure promises of two garments from as many of her v acquaintances as rossible; and faithfully is this duty carried 'out, '• with tho resultYthaf there' are, few of . the poor of Wellington who do not receive as--1 sistanco from the' Society; and practically n'ono of, the Wellington women able to help who havo nof at some time or other been asked to contribute their share of the garments;:'.';' '• ' ''■ -"' In the homes of the vice-presidents there aro cupboards or bottom drawers dedicated; the year, round to the collection of' garments . for tho poor, and onco each year, towards the ! endlof, May, these, are; brought out and sent to,the Girls' Friendly Society's Room, where I a large room is rented for the.-purpose of sorting and distributing ■ the year's harvest. As many of tho vice-presidents as can-spare the time-are on duty, and they spend a busy morning, opening bundles, sorting them out • on to the large tables, each of which is label- ; led with the name of a"'different institution; end finally packing them in big bundles.: In < less than no time the room-looks like a huge old-clothes shop, as the tables are heaped with garments of overy description, cuffs, socks', scarves, blouses, night-gowns, dressingjackets, and everything 'else,' even boots, for . though the members of the Society can- . , not'make boots, they can'and willingly do receivo subscriptions, with which the boots are bought. . • " ■ ' Most of the bundles are sent to institutions, and -blessed is ' that member: of tho Society who takes tho trouble to allot her contribution before sending it in. Some of ;. them work ''entirely : for a given institution, . which is tho best 'method, some work for several, and carefully the gifts, ,so that no sorting is required. Help is given -.. :in private .cases according to'the discretion of the committeo da tho .annual 'distribution , ' day, but, as the figures published below show, it is tho. institutions that profit most. An uncommon feature about this work is that the Society has hardly any funds. Tho vice-presidents subscribe an annual 2s. 6d. oach, and with this the rent of the room, ne- ' oessary printing bills,, etc., have to be paid, - and. any other, bffcrings aro promptly converted into boots or stockings. Ono member ' was pleased to .bo able to buy sixty pairs of stockings : for tho ' Levin Memorial- Homo with tho contributions received from her friends. ' ': This is a,; charity that appeals to many women who Have not tho opportunity, of visiting among .the poor, but who havo a certain amount.of loisure that they liko to'turn to ' account,- .and who, even if they , have not enough time, to make -now garments for the.-'; Society, can patch up old ones, and send them off ivith a long lease of life. In the , list we publish below the figures refer first N to new garments and then to old and mended s , ones. ' This -year 2472 garments wore coli iected and distributed to the -Seaman's Mission, Sailors' Rest, Home of Compassion, 'Aged Neody, Ohiro, St. Mary's, Aloxaiidra, and Irvin.Homes, Wellington Ladies' Christian Association, Salvation Army, St. John's Ambulanco, St. Paul's, Dorcas,, anc( tho Convalescent :Home. ' Many private cases were, 'also helped. Tho vice-presidents rare most grateful to their associates. The collection was as follows Mrs. D. Anderson, 42 now garments, 8 worn ; ,Mrs. J. Barr, 50 and 54; Mrs. Beauchamp, 20; Mr 3. H. I). Crawford, 26 and. 104; Mrs. Corrigan, 30' and 105;' Mrs. A. Do Castro, 2G and 86; Mrs. R. Gibbs, 60 and 52; Miss Harding, 41 and 30; Mrs. Hoby, 45 and 20; Mrs; J. Holmes, 42 and 66 ; Mrs. C. H. Izard, 261' and 437; Mrs. J. ,I\ Lrike, 37 and 32; Mrs. H. Rav.-son, 6 and 71; Mrs. PiAssoll, 10 and 14; Mrs. F. Rutherford. 37 and 84; Mrs. Samuel; 62; Mrs. 'Salmond, 26 and 24 ; Mrs. T. Young, CO and 64.