"The Distaff."

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2122, 13 February 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

"The Distaff."

Miss Florkn'ce Nig iiti scale has sent the following letter to the Lord Mayor :— "10, South -street. September 11th. — A most humble subscription to the Gordon ] Mcmori'it Fund, and I would it were :i thousand times the sum ( t'3 ■**). Mijrht but the examplo of thn great and pure hero bp made to tell therein that self no longer existed, but only God and duty, on the soldiers who would have died to sire him, and on us who should live to follow him. — Flokenue NiuutinOALE." The Gordon Boy*' Homo, which wa-» founded as a national memorial to Gene-rnl Gordon, vai opened a month n^o. and is now in woikinij order. It is j already maintaining thirty boys, fivesixths of whom have been admitted free of charge, and the remainder paid for by charitable persons. The boyn were all of the very poorest clas-es, and were " absolutely de6titut*. " The home, our reader* will remember, was intendpd to cairy out a project very dear to Gordon— that of taking poor lads betwe«n fourteen and eighteen years of age and training them for various pursuite, *nd in particular for the army, navy, md merchant service. When fully developed, the home will accommodate some 500 boys. Funds enough to found it have been procured ; but if it is to be carried on successfully there must be numerous annual subscriptions. For these the committee now appeal, and we , may hope that they will meet with a i ready response for the sake of Gordon's memory, and for the sake of • work so I useful to the State and beneficial to society.

Breakfast Dishes.— Eg? PastePound the yolkt of hard-boiled eggs, mix butter in the proportion of $oz. to every four, season, andadd a dessert spoonful of anchovy sause. fiat with hot toast. Brighton toast— Take the remains of any cold ham, breakfast tongue, and chicken or wild birds ; mince very fine^ season highly, adding a chopped chili, mix to a smooth paste, with cream. ' Heat in a saucepan, and spread over hot toast. Devilled Eggs —Boil some eggs ! twelve minutes, cut them in halves with a sharp knife, take out the yolks, and make them into a paste with butter ; season with cayenne and a little | salt. Fill each half again with the mixture, lay in a hot dish, and pour over them a thick brown gravy hiahly flavored with French mustard and Worcester sauce.

Tomato Salad.— Peel some good-sized tomatoes, not over ripe, cut them in alu-es and remove the pips ; lay them iv a dish with oil and vinegar in the proportion of two to one, sprinkle pepper and salt over then, according to taste, a few leaves of basil finely minced, and some onions very fiuely sliced. They should lie in the sauce a couple of hours before serving.

Cckiunt Loaf foe CuiLOßKy.— lo make this well, a portion of the dough should be taken from that which is act for broad as aoon as it begins to rise. A quartern of dough will make a good-sized cake ; with this mix thoroughly a £lb butter, Jib moist sugar, £lb of currant*, well dried aud picked, a little grated lemon rind aud nutmeg, or, instead of the former, a little candied peel may be added. Mix these throughly together, place the bowl in front of the fire, dredge some flower over, and cover it with a thick cloth. It should riac well. Butter the tiu in which it is to be baked, turn the dough into it, and put it at once into a moderately hot oven.