DOMESTIC

New Zealand Tablet, 17 July 1919, Page 41

DOMESTIC

(By Maureen.)

f Oyster Fritters. | One cupful cornflour, one cupful wheat flour, one teaspoonful salt, three-quarters cupful milk, one. teaspoonful baking powder, two eggs, one dozen medium oysters. Mix together thoroughly the cornflour,/, salt, and baking powder. Add the eggs well beaten and the milk. Fold the oysters into the batter. Drop by tablespoonfuls into hot, deep fat. Have one oyster in each fritter. Cook on both sides until well done. Drain on paper and serve at once. . Cream Cake. * A ?/ Beat together a cupful of sweet butter and one of sugar; add first the beaten yolks and then the whites of - three eggs, and finally sufficient flour- to make a stiff batter. The flour should be half ordinary and half self-raising. Bake in shallow tins as for sandwich cake, and spread when cold with fruit jelly, placing one layer above the other. This mixture is an admirable foundation for all kinds of//simple fruit and jelly cakes. Egged Potatoes. Put a fair-sized piece of butter into a frying-pan, and when it boils brown put in it a small onion finely chopped.' Cut some cold boiled' potatoes into slices, put them into the pan, pour over them the well-beaten yolks of two eggs, add salt to taste. Fry a golden brown on both sides. Place oh a hot dish,*and put into the oven for a few minutes .to absorb the fat. Serve very hot.. ' Baked Potatoes in Slices. . Plentifully butter a round baking tin with fresh butter. Pack closely in this a quantity of slices of raw potatoes of equal thickness, seasoning each layer with salt. Put a few pieces of butter on top, cover the pan, and put it into a brisk oven. When the potatoes are done, turn them out into a dish. Serve at once. They

should come out like a cake, crisp on the outside and soft within. , A Use for Waste „Cardboard. : - ?y-. . rJiv , y ‘‘iy. v>. \ * r/5* / Small pieces of ' pasteboard saved from breakfastfood boxes or squares cut for the purpose will get out absolutely every bit of the cake batter, thickenings, and anything | mixed in a bowl, thus saving* every particle. It will be many spoonfuls daily. The squares are equally efficient for removing grease from : any . vessel, either round or square. They are also much better than a knife for removing the waste from dishes before washing,, thus saving wear on the dishwasher’s nerves. : Household Hints. ■ 5 : ~ : Do not throw away boiled starch when finished with, but pour it into the water to wash oilcloth* or linoleum. Besides making it look bright and clean it will double the. wear. If a new broom is immersed in boiling water until it is quite cold, and then throughly dried in the air, it will be far more pleasant to use and will last much longer. Frequent moistening of the broom is conducive to its usefulness. To clean brown shoes,. first rub them with a soft cloth dipped in methylated spirits; this will remove all stains and keep them in good color. Then put the brown boot cream on and leave it for a day or so without polishing. Finally, brush the shoes with a soft brush and they will be much improved. ' -. 4 Saucepans should be scrubbed on the outside occasionally to remove any soot which may adhere to them. The contents of the pans will cook more quickly, and a saving in firing will be effected. '■