HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
A little milk added to the water in vrhich old po atoes are boiled wm ktep them a good colour. Never leave potatoes in a saucepan aft?r they are cotmed, as ,hi 3 apous liieu* colour. 10 keep hot. piuco m a, biism m a' steamer. To ciean black clothes, in£B pojiih CK-ar black ccffce, diluted w.th wawr and containing a little ammonia. Cut old ho.-wutor bags into icuncl mats. These can bo used under flowrr-pu.s lo prevent the moisture from alaimng the tab.e. 'the bait vuy when hot grease has bMii spilt on iho floor ia to cash toici >va.er over it, to as to harden it quicxiy und prevent it sinking into tho "beards. Rich Seed Cake.—boat a Jib of butter and tho game of caster the yo.k3 of thri'c eg r ;s won beaten. ht:r imo this lib of flour, loz ol carraway seed;, a Icaspooniul of baking powder, and the weli-wuifikod whites oi ib* o eggs, litat an well together and bake in a greased t.ii one hour. Caramel Cuetard.—Put half a cup of.aufjar m ft trying paA and stir it umn it mens. Arid a l.ttic wa.er, and when dissolved nod ono pint hot mnk. b«at two and add them to milk, add specie of »ait and a teaspoon cf vani.la. Buk«, setting d.sh iii pan oi watei. t-crvc cola. Giovo Hint. —To renovate black kid gloves, take a teaspoomui ot, ecot snu nui it iv very thick paste with a Jew divps oi o.ivo oil. Apply with a paint brush to iho white spots ok the j-loves, and then rub th« oil 011 w.th a j,ei..p ot ac!t flannel. Thia will snake them iook lik* now. App.o and Oatir.eai jf;?.—Take Soz of oatmeal, »i appies, ioz oi flour, 1 pan ot bonir.%- water pad 2oz" oi brown fcu„'ar. I'our the boiling v/ctor on to the oatmeal and let it stand tor three hcure. Pi.ie. coin and slice tho apples. Mix tiK-je in -.he o;t).n:<.<ai with the suyar and flour, fvir all wen toifotner and a p*edish nii tho top i>i tne pudain({ is a nic? browr.. Tart lor an Invalid.—lib apples, '1 eggs, a graio of Id spor.gc cake, I u>*s cupiui of miii:. t>tew the apyteo v previou&.y pio-od, cored and wj'i; tb.> -u/ar uaU untuieg. ' I'iace it in a. piedi:>ii and b.noothc the lop. Cut tho cake ,n ihm slices, uiid arr&nao on the apples. Boil the milk und Svir it into" tee beaten jt'.Jcb of alie eggs, and one dcßzer.spoonful of sugar, stirring it over the gas until it thickens, 'then pour it over tjio cake. Beat the whi.os oi ti'.c egrjs suflH' wi.h a Ltt.e sugar, and spread over the top. Piace the disa in the oven to rum the cements.
THE VEGETARIAN'S CORNER. Wa.kato Cheese fcoup (},uree).—Tako * pint o; clear, wiju-fluwmr-ed sujck, (bo sums quantity of. new milk, quarter of a pound of rice, aiici a large onion cut in quarters. l : lace nil ill n clean pan ami simmer gently tiil the rico is ;ontier. Tai;e sv.-ay the onion ualaiis it is tender enough to rub through a sii.'i'o with the rice. i<oiurn the whole 10 tho pan. and rad s&it niid pepper to If not thick enough, uad ». small fuaiKuy ot Sour rolled in S:;iw!cr lor a few nunut-es:, anil just bc'oie serving stir in ibros ounce's of grav-cu ch««e. A Good Vegetable Fie-.—Stew one onion, ono carrot, cue s.iek of celery, a licndiul or j-reen pons, half an ounce of sago, on« cunco c.i butter, some pepper and ep.ll, cue teafpoonful cf flour, together in- A very liitilf water until they me three-par;.? coo-tcd. 'l'hey should be cut into small pieces, 'lhea j)la«« ir. a n.sduh, cover it with a cruet !iko a, meat pip, and bake until the crusl ;is done. Til? pio may uo made of aj.y vegetables thu,t are in season. A f-jw mushrooms or eoms mushroom catsup ■n-ill improve the flavour. Baked Bean Fritter?.—Turn the coqten's 01 a quart tin ot baked bsar.s and tomatoei out or. a large disD, ana mu=.ii smvo.tojy. Acid h seasoning of salt at,a pepper, uvo ounces of brcHdcnim'ba, a small quan lty oi m.lk and a lisatsn egR. 2Jov; stir in the y.'hiakeU -.vhita 0; another _ unci drop the mixture, by apconfnfa, in o a lrying-pan containinjy plenty of smokiny hot fat. Fry a. golden brown and '.eke lh<?m up free from ia t.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11805, 16 September 1916, Page 10
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