WOMEN’S INTERESTS

Grey River Argus, 1 September 1938, Page 9

WOMEN’S INTERESTS

HINTS FOR THE HOME

[BY

“TOHEROA”]

Apple Marmalade: i Ingredients: 31b cooking apples, 3 lemons, 3 pints boiling water, 4ilb sugar. ' I Method: Wash and thinly slice the lemons, removing the seed?, place in basin with the boiling water and' leave overnight. Cook lemons in liquid till rinds are tender. Wash, core and thinly slice the unpeeled apples, add to lemons and cook slowly till apples are tender. Add the heated sugar, stir till dissolved, then boil quickly till mixture jells in a few minutes when tested on a cold saucer. Pour into warm, dry jars and when cold, seal the contents securely before storing in a dry, cool, airy place.

Apple Meringues: Ingredients: 6 cooking apples, 3 dessertspoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons sultanas, I cup seeded raisins or chopped prunes or dates, 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind, 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 eggs whites (custard made with egg yolks), 2 tablespoons castor sugar 6 drained cherries. Method: Chop the stoned raisins, dates or prunes and mix with the sugar, sultanas, grated lemon rind, cinnamon and butter. Wash, wipe and core the apples a little more than half way through from the blossom end. Slit the skin around centre to prevent apples breaking. Fill centre cavity with prepared fruit mixture and place apples on buttered baking dish. Bake slowly till apples are soft .through centre without being broken. Whisk egg whites to stiff froth,l gradually add castor sugar and pile meringue in centre of each apple. Top with drained cherries and leave ( in oven till meringue is set and light- ( ly browned. Serve with custard made with the egg yolks or with whipped cream. * Apple Meringue Cake: Ingredients: I cup butter, 2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, li cups self-raising flour (or plain flour with one teaspoon baking powder), pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon, 1 Granny Smith apple, 2 tablespoons castor sugar (for meringue). | Method: Cream the butter and] sugar, gradually add egg yolks and! milk, stir in sifted flour and salt and, place mixture in a buttered sandwich or shallow cake pan, spreading] the surface evenly. Peel, core and thinly slice the apple, place on top 1 of mixture and sprinkle lightly with powdered cinnamon mixed with a des-] sertspoon of sugar. Bake in moder-] ately hot oven till both cake mixture and apple are cooked. Whisk egg whites to stiff froth, gradually add; castor sugar and arrange meringue on top of apple. Return cake to oven] to slowly set and lightly brown the meringue, then serve hot or cold as a cake or dessert.

Apple Crumb Pudding;

Ingredients: 4 cooking apples, 1 lemon, J cup sugar, water as required, 1 tablespoon butter, 3 eggs, 1 cup breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon. Method: Peel, core and slice apples and place in saucepan with grated yellow rind' and only sufficient water to prevent burning while cooking the apples slowly till tender. Crush apples with fork, add butter, strained juice of half a lemon, sugar, bread-, crumbs, and egg yolks, mixing thoroughly. Fold in the stiffly whisk-j cd egg whites, pour mixture into but-| tered fire-proof china dish and sprinkle surface with powdered cin- 1 ' namon. Bake slowly for 30 to 40 minutes till set and lightly browned and serve hot or cold with custard or cream. Apple Nut Cake: Ingredients: l?cups cooked unsweetened ‘pulped apple, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, i cup chopped walnuts, J cup seeded raisins, i cup sultanas. 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons cocoa, 2 level teaspoons carbonate of soda, pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon of mixed spice, grated nutmeg, and powdered cinnamon, al teaspoon baking-powder. Method: Peel, core and slice apples, place in saucepan and cook slowly till tender, adding only sufficient water to prevent burning. Rub through coarse sieve or crush apples to smooth pulp with spoon or fork and leave till cool. Cream the butter and sugar, gradually add chopped nuts, seeded raisins, sultanas, prepared apples and sifted flour, cocoa, salt, spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, carbonate of soda and baking powder, mixing thoroughly. .Pour into a buttered cake pan and bake in moderately hot oven for S to 1 hour. Turn cooked mixture on to cake cooler till cold. The cake may be covered with suitable icing or spread with butter cream and sprinkled with chopped nuts. I

Butter Cream: Cream 2oz butter,] gradually., stir in 1 cup sifted icing sugar and a few drops of vanilla or lemon essence. Cream thoroughly before spreading on the cold cake.

Spinach Water: Do not throw away the water in which spinach has been boiled. Put it through a sieve and add the beaten yolk of an egg. It provides a most nourishing puree as spinach is rich in iron. Spinach goes well with old carrots, as an extra vegetable. Scrape the carrots,'cut into pieces, removing any hard portions. They should cook for at least twenty minutes with a teaspoon of salt. DRESSING UP THE HOME. In the winter, when draughts are always trying to insinuate themselves there is some excuse for dark and heavy curtains, but these must be put away for spring and summer, and something fight and pretty substituted in every room. Cretonnes and printed linens, voiles and nets will always be popular and there is a choice of charming designs —checks and gingham-like patterns for kitchen, little floral designs for the “cottagy” home and very sophisticated patterns for* the home- with a modern trend. And all these attractive designs wash well, too. Oil-silk is practical for curtains and drapes very well, too. Being waterproof, it seems specially adapted for the bathroom and kitchen. It is dust-' resisting and never needs washing,

and for that reason it is suitable for the nursery and kitchen. It can be sewed or machined just like any other, material, and of course, it lasts for years. When planning window treatments/ you must remember that the general effect of the room is always better if you use the same material for curtains, cushions and bedspread. If your carpet is plain and your walls are painted or distempered, then the room will look more " cheerful for having a gay-patterned material for curtains, etc., If on the other hand your carpet or rugs are full of colour and your wallpaper bright, let your curtains and cushion covers be made of plain coloured material. The shape of the curtains is another important point,]; For casement and similar short windows, nothing is prettier than a rather full curtain which comes to about four inches below the sill. This applies to the side curtains. ’ ' v • J The top of the window will need either a pelmet or a ! valance. The latter suits a rather simply furnished room such as a kitchen, and the rooms of a cottage,, bungalow or small flat. The pelmet is more correct in formal rooms. _ : '. ' , ■

Net and lace curtains invariably . shrink when they first visit the wash- • tub. For this reason it is wise to cut them at least three inches too long and turn up the hem twice, tack- ■ ing the second turning with a loose ' slipstitch so that you can let it down | before the curtains are washed for I the first time. . , SPARKLING WINDOWS. Clean, sparkling window panes re- ] fleet the work of good housewives. Do not clean windows when the sun is shining on them as uneven evaporation causes streakiness. Clean the inside first then while cleaning the outside it is possible to see if any dirt remains, the better Chamois is the best type of window cleaning cloth.' Two pieces of chamois skin about 18in. 1 square are desirable using one for I washing and the other for drying. For washing, usually nothing more than clear warm water is needed. If very ' dirty a little ammonia added will help ' cleaning. Kerosene in the vyater helps j in cutting grease and leaves a brilliant lustre. One of the finer friction I cleansers or whiting moistened with a little water is very effective-if the 1 glass is much soiled. When windows are steamy try rubbing them alter ] they are cleaned with a cloth 'upon [ which a little glycerine has been sprinkled, this resists dampness. Swab corners and frames with a piece of flannel : squeezed out pfy kerosene. Flies and spiders will avipd them then. Tissue paper moistened with methylated spirits when rubbed on panes gives a brilliant lustre to glass. GOLDEN RULES FOR MARRIAGE. “Mr Claude Mullins, the London South-western magistrate, distributed . the prizes in the Rosebhry County ( School for Girls, Epsom,” * says the Morning Post. On the question of marriage he had five golden rules to lay down:— “1. Study marriage in all its aspects before embarking on it, just as you study history and geography, only a good deal better; and be frank with your partner before marriage. “2. Try to arrange harmony in the home in the matter of money, and try to get the husband tc realise that wives and mothers probably work as hard as he does; and try To get him to realise that there is no trade union for mothers.

“3. Share your friends, and do not jump to foolish conclusions if you see your partner talking to someone of your sex on the top of a bus. “4. Be prepared by knowing how to cook, and what food gives- good values.

“5. Remember what Moses said, that man cannot live by . bread alone, and do not Ignore spiritual values. "If these golden rules were followed,” Mr Mullins added, “I should be out of work on most- Tuesday afternoons, and juvenile courts would largely close down.” VALUE OF DISPLAY. Sir Charles Higham, opening a new window display factory in London, said: “Visitors t o England are constantly commenting on the belter display of our women. Their complexions, tlie.’r hair, their shoes and stockings have improved beyond rect - k’on To-day our women are a world attraction bearing comparison, probabiy for the first time with the glamour of the I American and the chic of the Paris-, ian. This is good natipppl window dressing. ""s-'-i “Our firemen and fire-engines arc one of the most magnificent displays ever seen in the streets, of any city. Our policemen contribute * a national display of vital importance—by being the most clean-shaven and smartlyuniformed in the world."Display is vital to commerce. It tells the world the extent of our ntyl tional imagination, ambition and] health. The commercial future of this country not only rests in the value of the goods we are offering, but the manner in which we are displaying them. Great Britain to-day is outstanding in the shop window of the world. THE SUCCESSFUL COIFFURE. Does the way you are wearing your hair at the moment mean a thing in the expression of your personality? (asks a writer in the Weekly Herald). Have you realised that youth hair cut is of more importance to the enhancing and accentuating of your individual personality than any ’amount of dresses, hats and make-ups? If, having read thus far,- your cheeks pinken and you avoid my eve, it means that you are' one of. the thousands of women wh 0 are bullied or hypnotised into that old side parting with a flat bit on top and three waves on each side. -. ’ ' Sometimes, perhaps, J when you come out from the shampoo and set, looking as -you have always looked, which means looking, so far/as your coiffure is concerned; the twin; of'all the other women who patronise thb particular establishment, a rebellious spark may glow inside you and you , 5

will vovv.to yourself that, next time, you will indeed demand a coxscomb or a page boy or a fringe. Or, at any rate, something that will make someone say, “Why, my dear, how new (o' distinguished, or witty, or beautiful) you look.” .

But; when . the -next time comes along and you demand a coxscomb or 'a page boy or a fringe, the person ' that copes with your hair invariably says (a) it would be too difficult to keep in order; or (b) it wouldn’t do with your hair;, or (c) it wouldn’t do. If, * in the face of all opposition, confused but determined to assort yourself, you plunge ■ for, say,, the , page boy cut and do eventually obtain it, the odds .are that you look I terrible and all that somebody says is “My dear,, what is wrong? Oh, ' you’ve got one . of those what’s 1 bobs.”. . J , So you sadly decide that the fancy ways are not for you, and return to ,the old style .With only an occasional shift of. the parting from one side to the other to relieve the monotony, and keep your hair .from getting thin. Actually it is not a case of the fancy ways not being for you, it is merely a’case of .not having had a trained! hair stylist, to show you how. j The hair stylist must be the archl- | tect of hairdressing. He must also be able at a rapid glhnce to survey the client’s pecularities of facial and skull formation and determine what manner of cut will be necessary. This is where corrective hair styling comes in. ' .■ 'The secret Of a successful coiffure lies in.its cut Haircuttings or "efli-' lage,” as it is'called in the Rue de la Paix, is becoming more and more important with modern hail' stylists. In order to. achieve a coiffure of any distinction effilage should be done with a razor after/ the hair has been shampooed and is still wot. The rdzor-cut method Of. moulding hair to head in. proper lines without scissors will in future reveal higher artistic expression in the hairdressing craft. The c.utting of the hair sideways i of great biological value and is health 'promoting to. the hair. of the hair is essential to skilful hair styling as the. perfect cutting is tol first-class -tailoring. No amount of stitching and pressing will im'prove the appearance of a garment which, is badly cut. It is the same with hair. Aii Important thing to remember is that the back of the neck is one of the first, places tp show the signs of ! age, and it is neither wise nor becoming to reveal it. . WASHING PATIENT’S HAIR. /To wash the hair of a woman who is ill in bed presents Jittle difficulty. The most satisfactory" result is obtained; when lies on her [back. Her head,is raised and the top of the mattress is folded under, after the pillows are ■ removed. . ;< Place the invaliji’s head so that the hair falls down over, the top of I he mattress into a basin-standing , oir the ' wire mattress.. Remove her gown and drape'.-a/light b'anket around her shoulders, fastening it Arrange p mackintosh to protect the top of-' theYbeclj; b/anket.'. and wire :mpttress/'pnd ■ wasl'f hair well, rinsing in WarmA'vatet ' '■ I When the hair is dried a little the

mattress may be turned back, and the bed and patient arranged as before. The hair should be rubbed very dry with towels, but a radiator near at hand helps considerably. Household Hints If fly-papei' falls on furniture or leather, do not try to wash it off, but rub butler along the surface, and no harm will result. When boiling a pudding in a cloth, grease the cloth well with butter or drippng, using a knife to spread it on. The pudding will not stick if this is done. « • » • «"•« Never hang in the sun garments put them in a draught in the shade or in the evening air. To slice hard-boiled eggs for. salad without cracking or. crumbling the yolks, use a knife dipped in hot water that have been cleaned with, petrol, and wiped dry, -re-heat the ■ k'nifp as it cools. To make soiled white shoes black, paint lightly with black Indian ink. This is permanent and waterproof. Use a large brush and paint evenly. ♦ * * -T- ♦ ♦ • A piano will have a much better tone and more volume if placed away, from the wall, either entirely or. gt one *nd. A .teaspoonful of marmalade, preferably home-made, used instead of the usual candied peel in fruit cakes, will keep it fresh longer and give the cake a delicious flavour. To renovate tarnished silver shoes, clean them.with a mixture of stale breadcrumbs, and powdered washing blue. Dust the brumbs off thoroughly, then polish with a velvet pad. Tarnished looking-glasses will, retain their lustre if rubbed with a blue bag (ordinary washing blue bag), and polished with a soft cloth or chamois leather.