Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, 2 May 1912, Page 57

Domestic

By Maureen.

A Strong Cement. ■ , S A cement which will adhere perfectly to glazed surfaces, repair broken minerals, or, in fact,- 'stick to anything, is made by taking two ounces of clear gum arabic, one and a half ounces of fine starch, one halfounce of white sugar. Pulverize the gum arabic, and dissolve it in as much water as the laundress would U 36 for the quantity of starch indicated. Dissolve the starch and sugar in the gum solution. Then cook 'the mixture in a vessel suspended in boiling water ur.tii the starch becomes clear. The cement should be as thick as tar, and be kept so. It can be kept from spoiling by dropping in a lump of camphor or a little oil of cloves. . ~-■ ■•:;"•'.'..•.;--'' ->'

Banana Pudding. Peel six bananas and pass them through a ; sieve ; add four tablespoonfuls of castor sugar, three finelycrumbed sponge cakes, the juice of a lemon, three tablespoonfuls of cream, two tablespoonfuls strawberry jam previously passed- through a sieve. Mix all well togethei, then add half a teaspoonful vanilla essence, and lastly pour in gently the stiffly-whisked whites of two eggs. Butter a pudding mould, put in the mixture, cover the top of mould with buttered paper, and steam from 11 to 11 hours. Turn out the pudding on to a hot dish, pour over some vanilla sauce, and serve hot.

Curried Haricot Beans with Eggs. For this dish the following ingredients are needed : One pint of cooked haricot beans, three hard-boiled e SS s ) two ounces of butter, two small onions, half a sour apple, one tablespoonful ground rice, half-pint stock, one tablespoonful curry powder, one tablespoonful grated cocoanut, one lemon. Soak the beans in water overnight, and cook them till tender in slightly salted water. Melt the butter in a stewpan, add the chopped onion and apple, fry lightly for a few minutes; then add the rice, curry powder, and stock. Cook for five minutes. Now stir in the cooked, haricot beans, add the juice of a lemon and the cocoanut; season to taste. Make the whole thoroughly hot in the prepared sauce. ; Serve in a border of well-cooked rice, garnished with slices of lemon and parsley.

Curried Eggs a la Madras. Boil six eggs until hard, peel them, and put in cold water until required. Mince or chop finely half a small peeled onion, and fry with a little fresh butter in a saucepan. Add a desertspoonful of Madras curry powder, a finely-minced sour apple, and three chopped Brazil nuts or six sweet almonds. Next mix an ounce of cornflour with a little milk, and stir into the above; theif*add about half a pint of milk, and boil up whilst stirring. Let it simmer for about fifteen minutes. Stir from time to time. If too thick add a little-white stock. Cut the eggs in halves or quarters, and lay them in the sauce to get thoroughly hot through. Season with salt and a little lemon juice. Dish up the eggs neatly in a deep dish, strain the sauce over them-, garnish with small bread croutons and lemon rings. Serve hot. -- . -

To Clean a Purse.

Any woman who owns a silver purse, either sterling or German, and who constantly pays the jeweller for cleaning it in order to save gloves and light dresses will be glad to know that common baking soda will clean it in a few minutes. That is what most jewellers use Just take plenty of soda and a little water and wash between the hands, or with a brush; rince and dry—and think of the money saved. ,