COOKERY CORNER

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1935, Page 6 (Supplement)

COOKERY CORNER

buttermilk cake. (Sent by Queenie Bishop.) One quart of buttermilk, 1 teaspoonful salt, one egg, one teaspoonful baking soda, flour to make a thin batter. Beat the egg, add to it the buttermilk and the salt and mix well. Dissolve the baking soda in two tablespoons of boiling water, then stir it into the buttermilk. Now add gradually the flour, stirring all the while, until you have a batter that will pdur smoothly from a spoon. Give the mixture a good, beating and bake quickly on a hot griddle.

OUR SUNSHINE CORNER. The pile of sunshine squares in the cupboard is becoming larger every week. Those who added to it this week were:— Margaret Parker, Kaponga, who sent ng a bundle of six. Lucy Mouat,' Te Wera, who sent us two that she had made. Ruby Allen, Waitoitoi, who sent five. Edna Butler, Manaia, who sent four. The total number of squares we now have is 30. OUR DRAWING COMPETHTON. The closing date for our drawing competition is July 19 (next Friday), so all pictures of the Wendy Hut must be sent in by then. And don’t forget to write your name, age and address on the back of your entry and see that you have a * grdwn-up’a signature as wall. RIDDLES. Why did the thunder clap?—Because it saw the lightning play. (Sent by Marie Fake.) A wee, wee house that wouldn’t hold a mouse, and as many windows in it to fill a king’s house. What is it?—A thimble. (Sent by Doreen Blakely.) What can run but cannot walk?—The water that comes out of a tap. (Sent by Desmond Hurley.) TONGUE TWISTER. Repeat the following quickly as many times as you can:— Six thick thistle sticks. (Sent by Stella Hughes.) * JOKE. “Johnny, what is the matter with Alfred?” asked the mother of the boys. 1 “He’s crying,” said Johnny off-handed-ly, “because I’m eating my cake and won’t give him any.” “Is his own cake finished?” asked mother. , "Yes,” replied Johnny, “and he cried while I was eating that too.” (Sent by Narva Gray.) THE LEISURE HOUR. GUIDE TO READING. This week’s recommendation to young readers isz - ■* “Hereward the Wake,” Charles Kingsley. “Ivanhoe,” Walter Scott. “David Copperfield,” Charles Dickens. Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” Harriet BeecherStowe. “Jeremy,” Hugh Walpole.