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Otago Witness, Issue 3336, 20 February 1918, Page 49

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Perplexed. —To salt mutton for early use sprinkle with salt, and' a few hours afterwards hang it to drain. Then rub salt well in, and put it into a tub with a close cover. It should bo turned, every day, and if wanted soon should be rubbed daily also. Mutton can also be kept sweet if kept in a well-ventilated .safe after being brushed over with the following mixture: —Take a quart of best vinegar, 2cz sugar, and 2oz salt. Boil together for a few minutes and use when cold. Willowbank. —If you' write to the secretary, Otago Education Board, Jetty street, Dunedin, you will be able to obtain all particulars about the profession of public school . teachers^. Mary.—(l) The bride and bridegroom sit together at the wedding breakfast, either at one end of the table or at the middle of one side, whichever is most convenient. (2) The chief bridesmaid follows the bride down the aisle and stands behind her during the ceremony, taking her glove .and her bouquet when the ring is put on. She also goes into the vestry for the signing of the register and generally helps the bride to change her dress for going away, and so on. The best man accompanies the bridegroom to the church and stands behind him during the ceremony. He should see that the all-important ring is not forgotten, and he generally sees to the paying of the fees to the clergyman and any others necessary on behalf of the bridegroom. At the wedding breakfast he can make himself. useful in various ways, and helps to get the luggage away, etc. (3) The cake is generally cut towards the close of the meal, and after it has been handed round the toasts are given. Champagne is very often served with weddings, but in these days, especially as the King has set the example, any alcoholic drinks could quite well be dispensed with. (4) Some old friend of the family proposes the “ Bride and BrideEroom,” and the bridegroom replies on ehalf of both, and proposes The Bridesmaids.’ 1 The best man replies for these, and either he or some other friend proposes “ The Parents.” Sometimes both sets of parents are toasted together, or the toasts are given separately—first the bride’s and then the bridegroom's. The respective fathers reply, or, if they are absent, some other relative replies for the mothers. These toasts should, of course, be arranged beforehand. (5) Salads should be served with your cold meats, and you could have potatoes or not, just as you choose. (6) Oranges, bananas, pineapple, passion fruit, and grapes make the best fruit salad. Small fruit, such as strawberries and currants, may be added in season, and peaches, plums, and apricots added very sparingly, if at all, as they make it rather stodgy. The fruit should be cut up and. part in a bowl an hour or two before it is wanted, and sprinkled with sugar and lemonjuice. When the sugar has melted it can be tasted to sec if it is too sweet or

otherwise, and more sugar or flavouring added if necessary. A good way to do the oranges is to peel them, and then with a fork tear away the fleshy part • from the centre pith, removing the seeds as they come. '