WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 259, 25 July 1908, Page 11

WOMAN'S WORLD.

; TO-DAY'S DINNER. Specially Written for Tjri Dohinios.) PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS BY AN ..... . , EXPEBT. SATURDAY. Boast Beef. Horso Eadish. Potatoes.' ■ .Baked Pumpkin. Slice Pudding. : . - ' SUNDAY. ' Lamb arid Mint Sauce.' Baked Potatoes. ' Cauliflower. Crocus Padding. Fruit Jelly. ■:■. • Supper. -.- .■ Roast Beef, v Beetroot; Kice and Prunes, . Celery. Cheese. ■ . !' CROCUS PUDDING. _ Method.—Boil a pint of milk and stir-into it four i teaspoonl'uls of flour, mixed to a smooth paste : with ; a little cold milk. , Boil this for three minutes to cook the flour v Move from tile stove, and add tho grated rind and juice of,two lemons and sugar to taste.: . Arrange half the macaroons in a docp dish, arid, add , tho sauce and rest of the macaroons alternately. Stand this aside ,to cool. 1 When it is cold turn it out/'and' dccbrato it with angelica or anything that is available -and suitable for the' purpose.; • . MINT SAUCE. For'the inexperienced cook this sauce often presents difficulties. The. ideal sauce,contains a large proportion of vory finely chopped mint. 1 When-chopping mint,-do not try to do-so immediately, it is washed. Let it; dry .first; and the..worb will be ,vory._ easy. .In order to prevent the sugar remaining at the bottom of the sauce boat melt it with a.little boiling water first. Do not uso moro water than is neccs-saryf-two or; three teaspoonfuls should suffice. ; ECONOMY IN THE USE OF QAS. Ons thing in the winter makes a very big 'draft on, the family' exchequer, arid that is gas.\ ! The-''regulation of -it depends eritirely upon the mistress' of tho household,-- and a few hints regarding economy in its use'given by a writer in the "Syduoy Morning Herald" may. be'of use. " The wisb woman makes a'jveokly inspection of her 1 gas' brackets. The whole business need' occupy littlo more than a quarter of an hour, and the added comfort to her family will' be'immense. ,At such times she will carry round with-her a small wrench arid a pieco_ of fine wire. She will also take the precaution of turning the gas off e.t the meter during her operations. Many of the ordinary ; bat-wing burners,' especially tho ones ; iii use in the kitchen, emit ii 7ery poor light,- ;'simply bccause they aro ohoked : with dust. . It is a moment's work to take these off with'the'wrench, poke out the dust -with tbe wire, and blow through them. Tho taps may have become stiff, or too loose, and a touch of' oil or a, little adjustment will rectify this. -There' may be dust choking the outlet; of. the pipe, which a puff t from : a bicycle pump will promptly dislodgo without calling in tne aid of a plumber. Tho taps and' 'burners 'of the gas stove may be similarly treated; if it is found that these are choked 1 , with fat, a little strong. soda-water at boiling point, and a little vigorous use of tho wire,.will mend matters... In .the'living rooms, where tho incandescent lights, are used, tho glass chimneys,- if dirty, may .bo very gently lifted off -and washed, though this is 'an operation that should, as a rule, be postponed until the fitting of- a ■ new gauze mantle' is needed. En passant, a saving, may bo effected when these glasses are new by laying .them in- a large saucepan, covering, them ;with ; water, and bringing! them slowly up to boiling point. This undoubtedly lengthens the life of glass.'

* Before putting on the now gauze mantle, ' the burner part should bo lifted off and blown through, to scatter the fragments of asbestos that congregate therel"lf "a leak is suspected at tho spot whore tho patent filament, joins the gas bracket, a touch or paint will'remedy tho matter. The chain for tlio pilot-light should bo cleaned while the mantle is off ; this is a favourite fly haunt, and the housemaid and her hasty cloth invariably work damage if it is done at any other time. This 'same pilot-light : should be 'attached .to all incandescent lights; they cost but a': shilling or two extrji, and the laziest of us does not object to touching 'the chain and lowering the light if a . room is to be disused for an hour or two, while there is an inconquerable objection to stretching up to a tap that is probably out of- reach. What the gas bill foria'mediuin-sized'houso of eight rooms should be depends upon the price of gas in the suburb and tho habits of tho family. An average account for a liberal supply for tho quarter for lighting alone might bo estimated .'at-: about :£2, . whilo a : gas stovo and bath-heater would probably bring the amount to £4. Anything larger should arouse suspicion that there is. carelessness or a leak to blame, while in a summer quarter theso sums should be considerably less.

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