Weather Signs

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6536, 18 February 1928, Page 7

Weather Signs

OF GOOD WEATHER— Heavy dew. early in the morning. Soft, delicate clouds. A clear, rosy sky at sunset A grey sky in the morning. Dawn first seen on the horizor

Sea birds flying but far to seaward Clouds decreasing in size, OP BAD WEATHER— Red sty in the morning. Dawn above bank of clouds (wind). Bright yellow sky at sunset (wind). Pale, watery sky at sunset (rain). Watery moon. Light-coloured small clouds driving across dark, heavy masses. Unusual clearness of distant sounds. Sea birds flying far inland. Animals in- the fields seeking sheltered places. Pigs carrying straw into their sties. * * Rain before seven, fine before eleven’ ’often proves true.

Our Sweet-making Corner SOFT CHOCOLATE CANDY. Put half a pound of sugar Into a saucepan with two tablespoonsful of milk, a piece of butter the size of a smal legg, and three teaspoonsful of strong cocoa. Boil the mixture slowly over the gas, and test it by dropping a little in cold water, as you do for toffee. When it becomes thick and hardens in the water, take your saucepan off the fire, and stir into the mixture half a pound of desiccated coconut. When well mixed turn the candy out on to a buttered dish, and allow it to cool.