WHEN CAKES “FALL"

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20503, 22 August 1936, Page 10

WHEN CAKES “FALL"

Have you experienced the disappointment of a cake that has “fallen” on being taken out of the oven? If so, then you probably used too much sugar or liquid. This makes the cake rise considerably at first and then, as there is no “body,” it falls. A good guide is 1 cup of sugar to IS cups of flour. Cake batter is fragile until the cooking is nearly completed, ,so do not jar or allow cold air to get to it or the little gas bubbles will escape and the cake will fall. Cakes should be put into the centre of the oven on the middle shelf and moved as little as possible. They need a hot oven tor twenty minutes and then slow cooking.

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When making a roly-poly pudding, sprinkle a cupful of breadcrumbs on the paste before spreading the jam. This takes up the jam and prevents it from running out of the roll when cooking. To whiten sinks which are badly discoloured, use salts of lemon, running the water afterwards. Be careful to lock up the salts of lemon, as it is poison. Crystal necklaces become cloudy after constant wear. To make them clear and sparkling again, wash in methylated spirits, and dry with a soft cloth. To do up lace curtains, it is not necessary to iron them. Spread them on an old sheet in the air, put them carefully into shape, pinning them down here and there. Leave them till quite dry. To clean a copper, rub the inside with a rag dipped in tartaric acid, rinse and wipe dry. Do this just before using it. A Ittle pipeclay dissolved in the water when washing linen cleans it thoroughly, no matter how soiled. This also improves the colour of the clothes, and saves both labour and soap. Coloured stockings should be washed carefully in white soap lather. Add a small piece of alum or a spoonful of vinegar. Rinse in warm water. Never let stockings lie in the water. If you want to make garments fireproof for children, use a strong solution of alum water for rinsing. It does not injure cottons or muslins. In fact, it mproves the colour. To rid a place of rats, set the trap and sprinkle a few drops of oil of rhodium on the food. This attracts