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ANSWKRS TO COEEESPONDENTS. Baked Eoly-pols. — In reply to the request for this recipe, •'Arrowite" kindly s«nds the following : One level teacup shredded fat, dripping, or butter, three teacups of flo-ur, lib of apples or dates, one tablespoonful of brown sugai, one teaspoonful of baking powder, milk or -water to mix. Eoll out, spread fruit, jam, or currants over, then sugar if fruit is used; roll up, iasten the ends, brush, egg over, and bake three-quarters bT an hour in a buttered dish. Housekeeper. — Make a strong lather with soft soap and hot water, and let it staoid until cold. Wash the sheepskin in it, carefully squeezing out all the dirt from th,9 wool. Wash in oold watei until all th© soap is out. Dissolve lib each of salt and alum in two gallons of hot water, put the skin into a tub, and pour the liqiiid over it If not sufficient to cover, add more hot water. Let soak for 12 hours, then hang on a pole to drip. Whiem well drained stretch carefully en a board to dry, and stretch several tixne3 when drying. Before quitt dry sprinkle on the flesh side one ounce each of powdered alum and saltpetre, rubbing it well in. J f the wool ig not firm on the skin, allow it to remain a couple of days, then rub again with alum. Fold tho flesh sides together, and hang in the shade two or three days, turning over each day till quite dry. Scrape the flesh side well with a dull knife, and then rub with i/ivmice stone to make the skin soft. Several skins may be sewn together to ma<ko large rugs. Fot colouring, procure any of the dyes sold by chemists. Sew a loop of strong cloth on to the corners of each skin Prepare the d.ye in a shallow vat, having it hot, and the wool damp. Let two persons stand, on opposite sides, each holding two corners of the pelt by the cloth loops, and dip the wool side into the dye bath, moving gently till all parts are coloured alike. Ein3e in the same manner. When the wool is dry card it until it is smooth and fluffy.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2674, 14 June 1905, Page 64
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