AN “AFTER-CRUISE CURE.”

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1933, Page 17 (Supplement)

AN “AFTER-CRUISE CURE.”

(From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 22. “I have enjoyed my cruise enormously, but I shall have to take some sort of cure to counteract its effects,” said a girl who certainly looked well after her cruising holiday, if not so delicately elegant as before. “My hair has been bleached by the sun and the sea air, my figure has grown buxom as a result of too little exercise and too much good food, and my skin has grown dry and rough through constant exposure. Nothing short of an after-cruise cure can save me.” There seems to be nothing very seriously wrong with her appearance, but I was interested to hear how she intended to set about her “cure.” First, the weight must be brought

down, but this was\ to be done on the latest “One-day’s-fast-a-week” principle, involving no fees for a doctor and no drugs save a dose of Epsom Salts. The “Slimmer” begins the fast day by taking the salts, a cup of weak tea follows, and for lunch she drinks the juice of two oranges. Teatime brings another cup of China tea with a slice of lemon in it, and dinner-time the juice of two more oranges. Next mornihg, breakfast consists of tea and toast, and by middle day the ordinary diet is resumed, the rest of the week proceeding as usual. A stone per month can be removed painlessly and safely in this way—so it is claimed. , , . , As regards the bleached hair, a daily application of olive oil, massaged in with the finger tips, can be relied upon to restore the colour within a fortnight, the natural oils by that time resuming their work and the scalp. returning to its usual suppleness. Special lotions, of which bark is an ingredient, are sold for the treatment of bleached hair in obstinate cases. Wind-roughened skin calls for a nourishing cream to supply the fats that have been discouraged. Make-up has to be given up temporarily in order to keep the pores unclogged, all that may be permitted by day being a light dusting of powder over the creamed skin. At night a little massage with almond oil will do beneficial work. For the time being, vanishing cream with its drying effect must be avoided. Happily, the “after-cruise cure” is one that can perfectly well be carried through at home, without any serious expense. RECOMMENDED RECIPES. Novel Cheese Savoury. One ounce flour, one ounce stale Cheddar cheese, half-ounce lard, halfounce butter, half-gill water, quarterpint cream, one ounce Parmesan cheese, parsley, paprika, cayenne, salt, Mix together the flour, lard, butter, grated Cheddar cheese, and water, seasoning with cayenne and salt. Knead the mixture to a paste, roll out thinly, and cut into rounds about one and a half inches in diameter. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a quick oven. When cooked, allow to get quite cold. Beat the cream, flavour it with a little salt and pepper, mix in the finely grated Parmesan cheese, and place the mixture on ice, if possible, to get thoroughly chilled. Divide the chilled cheese mixture on to the cheese biscuits, and sprinkle with paprika and chopped parsley. Sufficient for four people. Savoury Steak Patties. Three-quarters of a pound of steak, three-quarters of a pound of puff pastry, two shallots, salt, pepper, flour, chopped parsley, stock, milk. Roll the pastry, cut six or eight rounds, and put these aside. Knead the trimmings, roll out thinly, and cut six or eight more rounds the same size as the others Cut the steak into small dice, chop the shallots, mix together, with a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Sift a little flour over the mixture. Line patty pans with pastry rounds, fill each with the meat mixture, pour in enough stock to moisten, cover with the top rounds, and make small holes in these to allow steam to escape. Paint over the tops with milk, arrange on a baking sheet, and cook in a hot oven for half an hour, then leave in a cooler part of the oven for ten to fifteen minutes. Serve hot or cold.