GENERAL TOPICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 June 1928, Page 17

GENERAL TOPICS.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S EXAMPLE.

Women ccc-upy high positions in the South Australian Educational Department. Besides Dr. Constance Davey, who is State Psychologist and advises the Department, Dr Gertrude Halley is the principal medical officer, while Dr. Helen Mayo, chief honorary medical officer to the South Australian Babies’ Hospital, frequently gives valuable aid in kindergarten problems.

x HOW SHALL I MEND IT? A cigarette burn on the dining-room talneci-txi is both annoying and unsightly. To mend it, -ray tne edges round the hole as neatiy as possiuie, ana, Jia.iug loobed a piece of material from tiie hem ox the elotn, place mis underneath and fix in position with a strip o £ adhesive piaster. \v ltn a moderately warm iron press through a saeet oi brown paper, and then siaiiu a heavy weignt o.er tne mend ami leave for at least two hours, so that tiie piaster can stick nxiniy and the material edges we-d themselves together .neatly.

SCARVES AGAIN. The vague of the muffled neck is asserting ltseix as part ox the pi ice to oe paia ior tiie return to laslnon ox the smart tailor-made look. B-xrorts to popularise high collars for indoor wear, maue irom time to time during recent seasons, have , met with iittie support. Women (says a nondon writer), pre.er the low neck-nne, which has given tnem health and nrrn round tnroats in place ox ugly necks, on which tigtit collars registered their mark. Outdoor, however, siuail fur necklets have been worn uy the hundred thousand in summer as well as winter, and the dressmakers are consequently thinking out fabric alternatives to the fur choker. One such idea advanced this spring is the long narrow scan wrapped closely round the throat and tied m% large now slightly to tne side, much alter the manner of the scarves worn by olalashioned little Trench boys. These are worn with spring tailormades, and are of the same shade as the liat.

THE OHIO COATEE. Eor the theatre it’ is quite permissible to wear a little coatee ol velvet, brocade of sequins. This is quite a good idea for getting extra wear out of black frocks, which so soon lose their ireshness around the neck alter a few outings, writes an overseas corre sjxmclent. Eor an over-ail wrap, however, the “Magpie’ ’effect is listed, in the “incredibly smart.” It is of rich black velvet, collared and cutied, with ermine (or other white lur). it has a large rolled collar of the soft fur standing up round the neck and shoulders, and then sweeps shawlwise into a narrower line at the left hip where it is held by a huge jewelled, lastening. As it continues down the opening it widens in line from the waist to the right side of the hem of the coat where it finishes in a full fold. The very cuffs of lur lollow the line of the arm to the elbow. It is a very useful coat which can be expressed in many different and not so expensive materials.

STUFFED- KIDNEYS. Four kidneys, 1 tablespoonful onion, 2 tablespoonfuls butter, 1 tablespoonful parsley, 1 tablesponoful breadcrumbs, J lemon (juice), pepper and salt. Split the kidneys nearly through, dip in melted butter. Broil on a greased grid for 8 minutes. Make a stuffing of the crumbs, parsley, parboiled onion and butter; season it well and heat in a saucepan. Add the lemon juice. Put some or the stuffing between the two sides of the kidney. Pour a little melted butter over and serve hot. SERVE BEETROOT AS A JELLY. Cook until tender. Peel and cut into slices. Pub in mould and add one dessertspoonful of gelatine dissolv ed in a - breakiastcupful of hot water. The liquid should be seasoned with pepper find salt. The addition of a little vinegar to the gelatine mixture is an improvement. When cool turn out and serve. This is a delicious addition to cold meat or poultry, and makes a very pretty dish for the table. AN ECONOMICAL DISH. Cold boiled salt beef mixes well with roast beef or poultry in croquettes, shepherd’s pie, meat cake, kromeskis, and may be used alone for the following pudding: Mince Jib cold salt beef, freed from gristle and fat, and mix it with 3oz of cooked rice, an ounce of butter, and coz of grated cheese; bind with the yolks of 2 eggs, season with pepper and salt if necessary, and last of all stir in the stiffly whipped whites of the eggs. Put into a greased mould or basin, cover, with greased paper, and steam for an hour. Turn out and coat with brown or tomato sauce.

WHOLEMEAL RECIPES. Whole Gingerbread. —ljlb fine wholemeal, lib treacle, Jib brown sugar, Jib butter, ;|oz car raw ay seeds crushed, Joz ginger, shredded lemon peel, t pint milk, I teaspoonful carbonate soda Mix the dry ingredients except the 'soda. Then add the treacle and milk luke-warm, in which the soda should be dissolved. Turn into a greased baking tin and hake about one and a half hours in verv slow oven. Wholemea 1 Biscuits.— Wholemeal Hour, 1 cupful butter, 2 cupfuls sugar, ‘ cupful milk, 1 teaspoonful carbonate soda, 1 tablespoonfnl water. Mix the butetr, sugar, milk and soda dissolved in the water. Then stir in enough wholemeal flour to make a stiff paste. Roll out on floured board and cut into rounds. They should be rather thin. Place on baking sheet and bake in moderate oven until crisp, about 15 minutes.

DOUGHNUT RINGS. Doughnuts made from this recipe are deliciouslv light, and, cut as rings,, much daintier than the round solid kind. Required: 6oz flour, 1 egg, 2 oz castor sugar, 1 oz margarine, 1 teaspoonful baking powder, and a little milk to mix. Sieve the flour with the baking powder and rub in the margarine. Add the sugar and, lastly, the beaten egg. Use a little milk if necessary to obtain a mixture that is soft and light. Turn on to a floured board and lightly roll to about half an inch thick. Gut

into roundS, cutting a second small circle out of each round, so that each has a hole in the middle. (A small tin lid will serve for this latter purpose.) Drop into boiling fat and cook for about three minutes, turning as required. Drain, and while still warm sprinkle with castor sugar.