A MIXED RECIPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 81, 5 April 1930, Page 21 (Supplement)

A MIXED RECIPE

(Sent in for our pages by “The Bolshevik ’ ’) A woman asked her husband to take a copy of a radio recipe she wanted. Unfortunately, the man got two stations at once, and this is what he copied: “Hands on hips, place one cup of flour on shoulders, raise knees ami depress toes, and mix thoroughly in one half cupfiu o, milk. Repeat six limes. Inhale quickly one teaspoonful of baking powder, JowCr the legs and mash twe boiled eggs in a sieve. Exhale, breathe naturally, ami sift into a bowl. Lie fiat on the back on the floor and rolj the white of an egg backward and forward unti’ it comes to a boil. In ten i:. nutcs remove from fire and rub smartly with a rough towel. Breathe naturally, dress in warm flannels and serve with fisn soup.’-’ THE LEGEND OF THE PLANTAIN Who does not know (he little green plantain that glows in road and hedge, field ami yard? Wherever the white man sets foot, there you will find the plantain which is often called the "road-side bread.” It has a strange story, that little plantain. Listen! Once upon a time there lived a lovely maiden who was betrothed to a handsome young man. She used to run down to the road-side to meet him, Tint one day he did not come and the maiden was so amazed that she watched for him a long, long time. For days, and weeks, ami years, she waited in field and lane ami by the wayside, and she wandered from town to town. But she never beheld her betrothed again, ami nobodv knew what had become of him. Still the maiden looked for him. till at last she grew so weary of waiting that she turned into a plantain ami spread all over the world, following in the white man’s footsteps. seeking for her bet rothed. But il.:;t was not the only strange thing that happened to ibis maiden. Once in every seven years she changed into a cuckoo and passed like a grey shadow through the land, hiding in the trees, hardly ever seen, but uttering that strange erv which can never be mistaken, for it is unliftc any other call in the world. That is th<* story of tnc “wayside bread’’—the simple little plant which has no beauty to speak of, bul which proves a great comfort to the white man far from his native land, for it reminds him of home! THE IIAREBKIJ/S TINE The harebells played a j.retry turn* Upon the mountain top. And all the little fairies Began to hop and hop. The wind blew over them so soft, The moon white shadows made. And all the little fairies t ame dancing down the glade. And on and on and on they danced I While harebells played the tune. I Ami then at dawn they skipped away I For daylight came too soon. I’m sorry that the fairies All disappear from view And harebell music ceases When daytime comes. Aren't you! j THE BILLY BOYS’ WORKSHOP MAKING A TOY FORT (Bv the Hut Carpenter; You can have great fun with the little fort shown in the sketch, ami it is easily made from odd pieces oi quarter-inch wood, together; with a piece of three-ply, measuring thirteen inches by ten inches. The latter piece is nailed along the edges to four strips, one and a-half indies wide, to form a platform or base for the fort. Mark out the front and back parts to the measurements given and, after sawing them roughly to shape, cut out the parts A, also the doorway, with a fretsaw. Have the parr cut out of the doorway, as it is to be used for the door. The little notches can be cut out by sawing down on all the vertical lines B, and then cutting along the lines C with your fretsaw. When this is done, cut out two parts for the sides to the sizes given in Diagram ID. The front and back parts can now be nailed to the side pieces, and you must be careful to st-e that the lull turrets are at the back. Then the parts can be fixed to the base by nails driven in from underneath. To complete the two-corner turrets at the front of the fort, cut. out two pieces E, and two more pieces of the same length but a quarter of an inch wider. Nail each narrow part to a wide part and glue them tn place to form turrets two and a-half inches square. For the back turrets, cut out two pieces like diagram F, and two more pieces the same length but a quarter of an inch wider. Nail each narrow piece to a wide piece and glue in place as before.

To make the entrance slope, cut two wedge-shaped pieces G, and nail or glue on to these a thin piece of wood one and a-half inches wide. The door can be maac to open and shut by means of two small brass hinges which are screwed on to the back of the door and the inside of the fort wall. The fort can now bo painted. Use stone colour for the walls and turrets, light brown for the floor, and green for the sides of the base. The windows and slope can be finished in red, a.id the little fort will then be ready to receive its company of lead soldiers and perhaps one ar two toy cannons.