LIVE AND LEARN

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 22 December 1933, Page 4

LIVE AND LEARN

TIPS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. There are many useful little “tips” which are worth knowing about cooking and preparing food. In these days, when servants are rarer than they used to be, it is a boon t» know of anything which saves the housewife who is also “head cook and bottle-washer’’ unnecessary time and trouble. If flour is lumpy, warm it. on a plate in the oven before using. A slight tap with the back of a spoon will cause the lumps to disappear. Milk puddings are greatly improved by a pinch of oatmeal, which gives a delicious creaminess. When making treacle tarts sprinkle breadcrumbs over the syrup before cooking -and it will neither boil over nor sink in. Remember that when frying rashers of “back” bacon the lean often gets hard before the fat is cooked. If the rind from the rashers is laid under the lean in the frving pan the cooking will be even and the bacon beautifully cooked. When peeling apples for salads or tarts, drop the slices into a pan of cold water as soon as they arc cut; this will prevent discolouration. When making a fruit roly-poly use half-flour, half breadcrumbs. This will make a light and casilv-digcsted crust. When boiling eggs for salads put a little salt in the water and the shells will come off easily.