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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9404, 31 December 1910, Page 3

TENNIS ;GAKE. Tennis and tea are inseparable, and .a good cake is apnreciated by all. The following recipe ■ for a Tennis Cake will please the patrons of the courts:—One pound of' butter, dee. pdund' and a quarter of caster sugtfr,* twelve eggs, one pound and a quarter of -flou,r, threequarters of a pound of ground almonds, half a pound of sultanas, four ounces of currants," four ounces of peel, four ounces of cut vanilla essence. Beat up the butter ,and sugar, add the eggs two at a time; rand, with the last add-the essence, then stir in the flour, and last of all the fruit, peel cut fine and the cherries; mix all to a nice cake batter, put into a papered tin, bake in a moderate oven, and when dono and cold," lay a "piece of almond paste on top and ice with fondant icing any co'our desired. A nice tea to serve with this cako is theJEmpire Company s Dragon" Blend, procurable from most storekeepers in this district at 2s.Bd per Ib. The "Dragon" blend is really delicious; it N has a captivating flavour, possesses great body and a fine texture. The drinking qualities"are superb,, and it will please most' palates. , Perhaps you have never tried a tea at 2s. 8d per pound. .If not; fust get a packet of D T r , agon f , brand >and note the difference. It costs but a few pence more, but tho greater satisfaction and pleasure it will give is worth pounds.—Adyt.'