THE WOMAN WHO WANTS TO BE THIN

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7039, 29 January 1910, Page 11

THE WOMAN WHO WANTS TO BE THIN

Oranges will lend ploasant aid to the woman who wants to grow thinner. She must tako tho juice of at least two at every meal, and these must not be sweet ones. She must also give up oil with her salad and substitutes lemon juice foivinegar. She cannot havo cream or sugar in hor coffee, and tho coffeo itself, save at ■breakfast, must ;;ive place to sugarless and railklcss weak tea. She can have ftU the acid fruit she wants, but if it bo stewed no sugar must be added. Crapos. peaches, melons, prunes, and bananas are taboo, as they axe flesh, producers. No cereals for her, no hot bread save dry toast, no pork in any form, no veal, and no water with her meals, and just as little away from them as sko can endure, mineral water being taken by preference. Dr Weir Mitchell advocates copious draughts of skim milk for the safe reduction of flesh. Ho stated if it be taken plentifully at and between meals it will possibly cause a patient to lose half a pound of flesh a day. Baths must bo taken in cold water and hard flesh brush must be plied vigorously. THE USEFUL TOMATO SEVERAL WAYS OF COOTvING IT. Creamed tomatoes make a good luncheon or supper dish. Fry the toma-toes-till they are soft, then take them out carefully and lay them in a hot dish while adding a tablespoonful of flour to the fat and liquor left in tho pan. Stir this until it bubbles, and then pour in a. cupful of milk, to which has 'been added a tiny pinch of baking soda. Stir until the saiice is smooth and thick, and put salt and pepper to taste and pour tho sauce over tho tomatoes. Then there are tomato fritters. To make thorn, tnke large, firm tomatoes, irnpeeled, and cut them into fairly thick slices. Sprinklo them with a little salti and pepper before dipping them into the (batter, which may bo made by mixing a cup each of warm water and sifted flour—a tablespoonful of butter being first melted in'the water —a saltspoonful of salt, and the white of an egg. beaten istiff and whipped in, the last thing. Have tho fat hot, and lay the batier■covered slices of tomato in it. They should be cooked to a delicate brown,' before they are taken out. Tomatoes are excellent with eggs as a 'breakfast or luncheon dish. To make* -scframibled tomatoes and eggs, peel and: slice the tomatoes, cook them until tender in a little butter or dripping, and 'when they are done stir in the beaten eggs and cook these just till they set, ■no longer, or they will curdle. Fried tomatoes with poached or fried eggs will be liked by those who appro- 1 knato tomatoes.

Use the solid part of the tomato after it is cooked, straining ofi the superfluous liquor and setting it aside for soup or 'sauce. Make the firm portion of tha 'tomato smoking hot, spread it in tho "base of a dish, and on tho surface lay 'poached or fried eggs. Dust them with) salt and pepper, then serve them. Tomatoes are excellent cooked with 'macaroni. The macaroni must b& .boiled' tsoft and then it and the stewed tomatoes must be put together. Cheese must be sifted over each layer, tho dish should) bo set. in the oven, and covered for a quarter of an hour and allowed to become heated through, in order that tha mixed' flavours may blend. A littlo onion juice with the tomato is an im-j provement to thoso who do not object) to the taste of onion. LEATHEE BLOTTING PADS For the writing-table a dainty blotton can be made easily, by the deft-finger-' cd. composed of, three or four leaves of blotting-naper cut to fit a cover of thin leather on which a'border design! 'is burned, either the familair Greek' 'key design or any simple leaf or scroll bne. The shape should be oblong, and the leaves fastened together at one end •with a dainty bow of ribbon. To accompany this blotter there might bo a penwiper cut in the shape of a small book, the inner leaves being of chamois leather, and the covers of leather tied together with tiny hows of baby iribhon. THE BEST EXEECISE FOE WOMEN Walking is the 'best exercise for women, says a physician. It brings into play every muscle without straining any, and it is an exercise that poor ■ women as well as rich can take. Do I approve of horseback riding and golf? Yes, to a certain extent; but if women only knew it, the best aid to a good figure and good complexion is a brisk walk in the sunlight. It is difficult to give any specified number of miles or hours for a woman to walk. A good rule is to walk until she ia just short of being tired, and always to walk in proper dress—no trailing skirts, thin shoes, or feather-trimmed hats. The theory of walking before breakfast is wrong. Tho healthiest woman can't stand walking on an emptv stomach.