THE WENDY HUT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 29 March 1930, Page 11

THE WENDY HUT

, , • '. BENJAMIN BUYS A.MAGIC CARPET '

Benjamin bought a Magic iGarpet!: . ' Hey Ho! Who'll come for a ride ? . - You cannot get in, yo,u get on! You see, my carriageVhas no inside! : Who will ride on ', Come, leave' your lessons ', anivleaye your play. -.- % jj ■'; ■'*'"' Bide! Ride! on my Magic Carpet Over the hills and far-away,;; - ; All his friends joined tittle Black Benjamin, < ; ' Everyone of his friends he found— }, ; : But nothing would make' Magic Carpet . ' •.'/, S»' Ws%f (Silly old Carpet), leave the ground! , OUR CONNER ' )> ALMOND CANDY %; Peel a quarter of a pound of sweet almonds by dropping them into boiling water and then rubbing v off the skins. Dry them and cut them into little l spikes. I Put one pound of sugar into a saucepan, with a tablespoonful of vinegar,! and two tablespoonsful of water. Stir]

gently, and boil the mixture till a little of it hardens when dropped in cold water. Now pour the syrup over one stiffly beaten white of egg, beating, vigorously with a wooden spoon all the time. Add the almonds—which should be perfectly dry by now—beat again till the candy is quite stiff, then place it in little rough heaps on a buttered dish to dry, ! TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE Last week you saw a queer drawing of the letter B suddenly taking on legs, hands, eyes and a mouth, and giving orders! I suppose most of you decided that the English word represented by this strange picture was borders—B orders! And this was the word hidden in the puzzle, of which the solution is: ; ACROSS 2. Girl's name. (Ethel). 7. Monster. (Ogre). 9. Gifted. (Able). 11. Scheme. (Plan). 12. Girl's name. (Gwen). 13.. Therefore. (So). 14. Greasy liquid. (Oil). 16. Preposition. (At).

17. Hidden word. (Borders) 20. Encountered. (Met) 21. Possessive pronoun. (Its) :23. Instruct. , ' (Train), 20. You. - (Thee), ■ 28. Continent. . (Asia). , 30, Robustness. (Hardiness). DOWN •L; Jumps. (Hops). .2. Historical period. : • (Era). .3. Voice. (Tenor). ; 4. Bird. > (Eagle). ,;5. Cricket., term (abb), LBW). C. Portable shelter. (Tent). 8. The earth. ' , / (Globe). 10. Smallest. (Least). 15. Notion. • : ' (Idea). 18. Water animal. ' : (Otter). 19. Cleanse. . ;'•' " (Rinse). 20. Insect. (Moth). 22. Oceans. . (Seas).: 24. Colour. • (Red). 25. Boy's name. -. , (lan). 27. Exclamation. • \ m & \ 29. Part of verb 'to be.' (Is).' Beside this week's puzzle you see N a picture of the letter D hanging by a rope. I think you will quickly discover the common English word represented by this. It is hidden, as usual, in the puzzle. Clues:— ACROSS 1. Affirmative. 5. Definite article. ■■*;•■ • 8. Amuse. " '., 11. Moderately hot. " ' J2. Imitated.

13. Hidden word. ' '•» 18. Part of verb 'to be.' 19. Suitable. ~( ; 20. French for 'the' (masculine). 21. Number. ■; 23. Musical note. , ,jF 2 '' 24. Resound. ' 25. Bird's home. 20. Thoroughfare (abbreviated). "" , 27. Fasten. 28. Exclamation of enquiry. DOWN 1. Tree. 2. Girl's name. 3. Narrow band. ' ' 4. Conjunction, f". "' 5. Rapped. :7 ' 6. Hasten. 7. Conclusion. 7 9. A printing measure: 10. Thanks! 13. Va%ys. " " f ' : 14. Upright. ' , '■ „ 15. At once. ~ ■' 10. One who tends the sick. 17. What you bite with. 21. A small child. 22. Undivided.