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Otago Witness, Issue 2522, 16 July 1902, Page 73

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Mother would be glad to learn a procps? for washing infant's coat of white bearskin or nestling, so as to retain its original bright finish. Can any reader oblige with the Jesired information f ViotET. —(l) Set the milk m a perfectly pure and dry atmosphere, and keep the apartment at an even temperature of about GOcleg., in •which case shallow pans will throw up cream in about 24 Ihours. When the cream is skimmed and set apart for ripening subsequent skimmings should be thoroughly stirred in to ensure even ripening. In churning commence slowly, and only gradually increase the gpeed, ceasing when the butter is in granular form. The more thoroughly +he buttermilk is removed the better the chance of the butter continuing sound and swest. In salting only the finest ar-d purest salt, ground as fine as possible, should be used. The quantity varies (from Joz to ljoz peT Ib, according to the length of time ycu wish to beep it. If to be kept five or six months Joz is the most suitable quantity to use. (2) The following is the method of making bread with yeast. For brown bread put in equal quantities of whole meal and ordinary flour.—To make the yeast One handful of hops m v.me pannikins (pints) of watar. Boil gently for two hours, adding boiling water to keep up the quantity first put on Let stand till lukewarm; then add Jib sugar, one handful of flour; stir well and bottle, tying the corks down. The above will make seven bottles jeady for use in three days, and will keep thiee months.—Td set the sponge Boil eight ordinary sized potatoes (don't peel them) without salt; biuise well. When lukewarm, add two pannikins of flour, Jib of sugar, and two bottles of yeast; mix well, cover clo.se, and 'et it stand in a moderately warm place. Set at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.—To set the dough : Take sufficient flour to make 12 4lb loaves. Put about 10 pannikins of lukewarm water on the sponge, stirring, and straining it on the flour; mix into an easy dough, covering close; let it stand in a warm place all night; set at 9 o'cloak in tbe evening. At 7 a.m. mix two handfuls of salt in two puv.nikins of lukewarm water, 'pour over the dough .and mix well; knead it well for 15 minutes, work into it as much -flour as possible. It will generally rise sufficient in four hours; knirad again -for 10 -mmutps, and mnk? into loaves. If wanted to make a smaller quantity, take smaller quantities of all the ingredients in proportion. If -the above .recipe is followed -correctly there will he no Teascn to grumble at the bread. If. W. —Thcie is ro prsparation which will remove hairs permanently. The only means oi doing so Jb by electrolysis. It »3 a =low and expensive process, only a few hairs being killed at a sitting. Mr Jenkins, Rattray street, undertakes the work. K. D. P.—The fact of the King dying prior to Coronation would, make no difference to the succession. Emperor William is not crowned, and .probably never will be now. The Prmce of Wales, should he survive, will succeed his father, Prince Edward of Wales being the next m succession.