TENNIS CAKE. Tennis and Tea are inseparable, and a good cake is appreciated by all. The following recipe for a Tennis Cake will please the patrons of the courts:—One pound of butter, one pound and a quarter of caster sugar, twelve eggs, one pound and a quarter of flour, threequarters of a pound of ground almonds, half a pound of sultanas, four ounces of currants, four ounces of peel, four ounces of cut cherries, vanilla essence. Beat up the butter and sugar, add the eggs two at a time, and with the last add the essence, then stir in the flour, and last of all the fruit, peel cut fine, and the cherries; mix alt to a nice cake batter, put into a papered tin, bake in a moderate oven and, when done and cold, lay a piece of almond paste on top, and ice with fondant icing and color desired. A nice tea to serve with this cake is the Empire Company's "Dragon" Blend, procurable from most'storekeepers in this district at 2a 8d per lb. The "Dragon" blend is really delicious; it has a captivating flavor, possesses great body.and a fine texture. The drinking qualities are superb, and it will please most palates. Perhaps you have never tried a tea at 2s 8d per pound. If not, just get a packet of "Dragon" brand and note the difference. It costs but a few pence more, but the greater satisfaction and pleasure it will give you is worth pounds.
RELIEF WORK. The story of Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules can be told in a word. Thar actuaMy do the work that the weak ami wasted stomach is unable to do, and allow it to recuperate and regain its strength. They contain all the essential properties that the gastric juice and other digestive fluids do, and they digest the food just as a sound and well stomach would. They relieve the stomach just as one rested and refreshed workman relieves the one on duty that is tired or worn, and nature does her own work of restoration. It is a simple natural process that a child can understand. You can eat all you want without fear of results.' Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules are sold in 2s 6d per tin of 80 Tabules. Obtainable everywhere.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 30 December 1910, Page 2
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