WOMEN’S WORLD

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15466, 29 September 1943, Page 4

WOMEN’S WORLD

The “Herald” features this column of particular interest to women in Pahiatua and in every part of the extensive district in which this paper circulates. Contributions of social items, recipes, hints and other matters of interest to womenfolk are invited. This column is published on Wednesdays and Saturdays PERSONALS. Mrs A. A. Vau&han left today for a visit to Dunedin. Mrs has returned to Dunedin after spending a holiday in Pahiatua. Mrs K. Mu Ken pie left on Monday for a holiday in the South Island. Mis s Freda Tucker, of Waipukurau, is v.isiting Mrs J. Hallagan. TRIED RECIPE. ARROWROOT SPONGE. ;j eggs, i cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 2 (tablespoons arrowroot, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, I teaspoon soda. Beat eggs and sugar 10 minutes then add other ingredients and bake 10 minutes in moderate oven. HANDY HINTS. TO KEEP MILK SWEET. Standing the bottle in a bowl of water is not enough. At the same time, drape ail old table napkin over the top so that the ends reach into the water in the bowl. The water creeps up wetting the table napkin. Stand in a current of air. dehydration. (Continued.) The working parts of the. dehydrator are the trays upon which the food is placed. These are made small enough so that they wjlll readily slide in on runners which should bo located two inches apart. Trays made of | inch stock, tho ends notched or mitered together and nailed with inch biads will serve successfully. Since the trays are actually only frames for what might be referred to as small screens they can be lightly constructed. The bottom of the tray should be of screen wire or cloth netting. Screen wire is obviously more durable and lienee the best material to use. This should be tacked on the outside of th© bottom of the tray. Each tray will be approximately 14£ by 141 inches square. In fact, if they are made perfectly square you will avoid much difficulty in taking them ou'c and turning them around. Cheesecloth should be laid over the tray when it is to be covered with food. This is of value not only from the standpoint of sanitation but also from that of the east of handling the product. Picking u,p the four corners of th© cheesecloth you can lift all the food from the trap and shift it to the container or whereever you want it. All dehydrators t-o be satisfactory need thermometers. Any thermometer that will register to 212 deg. F will serve, but a spring type is best. Dehydration is best carried on at a temperature of 145 deg. F. Any number (of types of dehydrators will be availabl© on the market this year. But any practical handy man can construct a satisfactory one at homo. The cost of a homemade dehydrator, exclusive of the heating source, with all materials purchased, should not be over £5. * A dehydrator is a bulky piece of equipment. It can b* 3 made by any craftsman so that it readily corner to pieces for storage. I~ fastened together i\it the four corners with stove bolts, or even with hooks, it will b c a simple matter to fold it up in the autumn and store it in a compact form for future use.