THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1956.
PRACTICAL
EXPERTS EXOTIC-1
London.
who likes Chinese dishes would have revelled
in this week's Special Occasion lunch. Mrs P. Y. Hau, leader of the Chinese team at the International Kitchen in last year's Food Fair, showed me in my kitchen how the Chinese housewife prepares and cooks her country's most delicious foods,
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MRS P Y MSU demonstrates the chopsticki
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tealer to bulker.
I can think of no more telling performance for u Clean Fest campaign than to persunde Mrs Hau und her attractive team to tour ', 11' country and de. monstrate the cleanliness of the
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23.
THE MENU Sake
Yu-tze Tang (Shark Fin Soup)
Chateau Neuf du Papé, 1952 Kul.ti Ming-Hela (Fried Prawns) Ching-chino Gl-ting (Fried Chicken with Green Poppers and Bamboo Bhoota)
Ku-lao Ro (Bwest-sour Pork) Tung-ku Mon-gl (Chicken In Boya Sauce) Pai-fan (Steamed Rice}
Lychats Malang-plan Tea (Jasmino-scented Tea)
What wines would you serve with the above? James Hall, our expert this weak, did quite
HOMECRAFT
MR. MAYNARD has
trouble with his chopsticks
✪ The first in a new series in which specialisis
in foreign cooking show exactly how it is done.
ou!. Dip in beaten egg and place on a plate.
Cover each with wafer-thin pork fal, cut to fit, dipped in the egg
Arst
nisv
"Lover,
make
& batter with 10 dessertspoon" self-raising flour; teaspoon salt, egg and a generous cup water. Dip the prawns in this and then ry then in very hot peanut off to a gold tone. Cul cach across in three to four piecės before serving. A wonder- tul dish for a fish course, at any
cal.
CHICKEN BREAST
For tried chicken with green peppers and bamboo shoots, the
breast of the chicken is cut into
by HELEN
BURKE
1⁄2
# level dissertspoons sugar, cup water and 2 teaspoons com- flour.
When ready to cook, dip each piece of pork in the batter used for the prawns and fry in fairly
Place in a bowl and add 191⁄2 cups' cuid water.
Stand the bowl in a pan with boiling water, coming very well up it. Cover and steam for 43 minutes. The result: Perfect dry rlee with each grain separ- nic. This rice can be re-steamed if there is any left-over, and it
behaves perfectly. It is also
ideal for Chinese tried rice.
A perfeel end for a Chinese
Empty a tin of lychees meal. into a shallow glass dish. In 10 inseri 5 red cocktali of them, cherries and 5
ones. green Arrange the lychees in the dish to resemble a bouquet,
Make
JASMINE TEA
little finger-tip pieces and every hot peanut oil until a deep gold, any China tea and pass it with- the tea as you would trace of tissue in removed. This Put a desertspoon peanut cli
is a painstaking but worth-while in a saucepan, pour the sauce out milk and sugar. effort because it ensures tender into it and stir over chicken.
Sprinkle the pieces with a few drop of sherry and a little salt, then stir into then a teaspoon of cornflour blended with tablespoon of water, Leave until Inter.
Cut into 0. squarcz two green peppers (discarding seeds and střļagy bits) and ball cup bamboo shoots.
4 good
heat It will quickly clour and be ready. The oil gives the sauce a pleasant gloss. Pour the sauce
over the
pork and sprinkle with 1 cup coolted pens.
IN SAUCE
Chop the chicken legs and wings (through the bones) into All these wait until just before 11⁄2-inch ploces. Sprinkle with a the meal when the vegetables teaspoon of sherry. Put three are fried for three minutes in cups water and. 1⁄2 cup soya sauce Two dessertspoons of very hot into મ saucepan, Add the Lard. AL the same time, in chicken and bring to the boll. another pan, fry the chicken Lower the heat and
summer pieces for two minutes in two rent
gently for one hour. Wash and dcarertspoons of very hot lard, soak 102 Chinese (daled) mush- separating them Dom each other rooms in lukewarm water. Ledve as you stir them about.
for an hour, then discard the stulks and add the mushrooms and a dessertspoon sugar to the
It is hard to believe that the breast of a bulling fowl, cooked chicken. Continue simmering this way, is more tender than any young chicken cooked our way. The chicken and vegetables are served in the same dish.
THE PORK
Cut # to 16. strealty pork into 1⁄4-inch squares, Wash well in cold water, drain and sprinkle with a few drops of sherry,
for a further two hours. If you wish, you can add an almond- sized piece of dried root ginger with the sugar.
The sweet sour pork and chicken In
sauce make good companiens for one couÍTSE.
This is Mrs Hsu's own way of steaming rice. Ono has nothing to do with it during the cook- ing. Wash a cup of Patna-type rice very well in cold water, dessertspoon soya sauce, working the grains between the roughly chopped clove of garlic, fogers. Rinse
mang
For the sweet-sour sauce: Mix la Job of research, He knew Logother 1⁄2 cup malt vinegar,
that, if he could get sake, the Japanes rice wine, it would g very well, but other ex- perts considered
that whisky
was better, Mr Hall, however, did get sake and, for the meat itself, Chateau Neuf du Pape, a robust wine. But we all agreed that no grape wine could stand up to Aweet-sour sauce.
Bill und
Our guest, comedian Mayourd, the pelor, know liked sake, having met it in Japan. (There, by the way, it is generally served warm, but we chilled ft and found
it very good.) He had not previously tasted shark An soup, but he asked for a second helping. The prawns were "out of this world”: the sweet-your pork "very tasty."
(with and the chicken mushroom) In
VOY delicious."
He was lyrical about
sauce
the
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SHARK FIN SOUP
The clear stock is made from the 'carcass of the young bolling fowl after the breast has been taken for the fried chicken and the legs und wings for the chicken in soya sauce. The care cass is covered with water, sult and the white bulbs of two green onions are added, and gently
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For & servings, 2oz. dried shark. soniced overnight and Idrained, are added to the fat-free.
stock and simmered for an hour., (The shark
looks like fr shredded leaf gelaune). At the
times.
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Common Childhood Diseases
By W. W. BAUER, M.D.
FOST of our common sequent attacks. It to given Honed above plus expectant
MOST
childhood diseases are particularly to the groups men
no longer much to be inothers, in whom measles may drended. Immunisation in be exceptionally severe. various forms has disposed Spinal meningitis, a less com- of the threat of diphtheria mon but very serious discose in and smallpox and has con- the past is now susceptible to treatment trolled whooping cough and highly effective lockjaw insofar as parents with sulfa drugs and antibiotics, avail themselves of it. The
and German standard recommendation of measles are so mild that public health authorities do not con- the American Academy of rider them worth controlling.
Chickenpox
Then close then Pediatrics and the American Observations on certain defects Public Health Association of vision and heraing and of the is that the first diphtheria, mothers have suffered chicken- brain itself in babies whoso
together.
TRIAL
And don't a drop .
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If I hold them thus
Next row: P.
Rep. theso 2 rows until 120 (128) (130) ste, remain,
Cont. in st.st. without further
It's ... DELICIOUS!
lock-
whooping cough and
pox or German measles during jaw immunisation shall be the first three months of prez- implicated these given at the age of three nancy, havo
discaves as causative factors. It months or earlier, the
is now generally recommended second at four months and that girls should have theso the third at five months, diseases in childhood if possiblo, with a combined toxoid 80 or at least before marriage. that it involves only one MUMPS INFECTIONS
each injection
time. A
The third discoso best had in "booster" immunisation. Is
childhood is mumus because of The mumpa
recommended at the age the complications.
Rchcol.
Smallpox
commended
when the child enters virus may infect the adult sox glands in both sexes, producing Pterility! In exceptional cases. is re- it may also infect the pancrens serious months or where It may produce à
of acuto infection. In upon typ
five women it may also involve the breasts. In childhood it is disfigure- mainly a temporary
vaccination
at six and repented earlier entering school, and each
ycars thereafter.
Scarlet fever, onco greatly ment. dreaded has now been reduced spill a minor importance. There is
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using No. 14 needles, pick up and k. 104 st3.
evenly along armhole
edige, leaving the 10' cast off ots. at beg, of armhole
This exposure policy applies n immurfsing procedure but it only to these three discasse and is unreliable, of short duration not to all the contagious diseasesS and often accompanied by un- af childhood. The strekercous desirable reactions. However, Infections emerge as the most the sulfa drugs, penicillin and serious of childhood diseases, the other antibiotics have rents particularly so-called "stren
dered the treatment of scarlet or septic sore throat with Its fever so effective that the dis- aftermath, rheumatic fever. case is for icss serious than formerly.
MEASLES ARE MENACE
none emergence
13
one
A strange phenomenon has resulted from the improved con- trol of the communicable
dis- eases and the conquest of One of the most serious of nutritional problems. Of all common childhood discases is strango occurrences measles. There is no immunisa more startling than tion practical for whole com- of cancer in chlidhood as munities. Measles is a menace of the leading causes of death. particularly to the very, young, This is due not to increase or... the convalescent or these weak greater prevalence of cancer, ened from malnutrition or pre- but to today's proportional fre- vious diseases. The only avall quency as compared with other able immunising agent le gomma disappearing. causes. globulin or “GG," This agent
given after known exposure,
Finally, accidents tako their effective in reducing the severity place as the leading cause of of the attack, which at the same death and disability in child- time conveys immunity to sub- hood.
shaping until work measures shaping free. This edge will TH 21 (224) (234) Ins, ending afterwards be sown to side edge
with a p. row.
Shape shouldere;
Cast off 4 sta, at beg, of every Cast row, until 60 ste, remain.
off.
FRONT
Follow instructions as
of armhole border.
Work inch in l. 1, p. 1 rib. Cast off loosely in rib.
Work other band in the same
way.
given
TO MAKE UP
for back until armhole shaping
1
has been completed and 120 Press work, omitting ribbing, damp (120) (192) ata, remain, ending with a hot iron over with a p.. row.
cloth. Join side scams. Press Beams,
Divide sta. for neck:
K. 6D (03) (08) sta, turn and
leave remaining 60 (03) (08)
sis. on a st, holder.
Next row: P.
Next row: K.
Next row:
P.
Next row: K. to last 4 sts. sl.
1, K. 1, p.5.5.0., K. 2.
Rep, from to * until 40 sta.
• remain then cont. without fur- ther shaping until work
measures 23 (24) (25) iné. Cast
off.
Return to sta. left on st.
Leather Highlights Blended Furniture
By ELEANOR ross
THE new furnituro and lar style than upon vorsa- featured at the International with a new softer look, is home furnishings lately tility. As to styles, Modern,
Home Furnishings Market going strong, while in the are more handsome than Traditional field, Italian ever. They promise even Provincial is making itself Inicer interiors, with some- seen.
thing answering every taste and preferenco and at every ing number of homes are being price range.
built with an open plan. the to be less new furniture is designed to ill into any area-dining, Ulving or emphasis upon any particu- aleeping space. It is flexible In
There seems
How To Prepare Cereal
For The Baby
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
holder and work right front us THE first solid food your casier. If you give follows:
him:
Because a constantly increas-
ite use and highly wherever placed.
decorative
In woods, walnut is coming along fast and is perfect for pieces that are light, sleek and symmetrical. Many pleqas havo touches of brass on leg bands and pulls, fogother withi such details as louvre. fronts, ane panels, crown glass and black lacquer doors.
Leather doing better than to wonderful baby sets will probably his cereal before his regular over and appears
milk feeding, he will be more advantage bi many of the new apt to take it, As a rule, a furniture lines.
forward to his baby looks
• Next row: K.
Next row: P.-
be a cereal.
Next row: K. 2, k. 2 tog,, to
end of row.
Next row: P. •
Actually, of course, the regular feeding because he likes Decoratora point out that an
Way or blending
top, from to until 40 sts.food in these first feedings the milk better. He will wan excollent remain then cont. without fur-is far from solid; it's mostly to get the preliminaries over modern pieces into a traditional ther shaping until work liquid. Just the same, it quickly. measures 23 (24) (25) ins. from represents beg. Cast off.
last minute, one egg white and Mutrospun Potal Bloom wool set of Dgures is given this refer Using No. 14 needles and with 3 small teaspoons of condout 1 pair cach Nos. 12 and 14 knit to all three sizes. are mixed together, stirred into ting needles. Measurements
the boiling soup and cooked for and quantities are correct only
a minute.
Indied
The soup is then for Munrospun 'Petal Bloom'
into and the onion
small
bowls wool. thin tablespoon of finely chopped lean Chest
cut into Measurements: rounds, tooth with a
.
Tu ise 2nd size ära size 38 in 40 ing. 42 ins,
cooked ham is sprinkled over Length 23 ins. 24-ins, 25 ins
them. This I shall always serve instead of our own
type of
chicken soup.
ia.
BACK
Using No. 14 needles, ens on 100 (104) (172) sts. and work in k.1, p. 1 rib for 3 ins.
Change to No, 12 héedies and cant. In stst. Inc. at both ende
NECK BORDER Join right shoulder seam.
right side of work facing, plek up sia around neck edge thus- až from left front, (matk centre front with coloured thread) 80, from right front and 50 from
back of necic (282-zta.).
fub row:
⚫
important
step in progress.
setting is by using leather as an Becent: leather panelling for cabinet doors, leather in stripes
ond set horizontally,
mottern Increase the amount of cereal chats with deather upholstery. by the time he is three months when he
Begin feeding your tot cereal cách day, for about two weeks, Reaily, those modern stream-
chould be getting
ajained chairs done in gleaming leather would enhance any did, or even before, if your doc- 'full portion.
room, any pelting. tor advises it.
If you give him dry cereals Loother colours are benulihit: 1ic those especially prepared tangerine, leight orange, fimp for babies, a portion 19., two red, porsimmon, nasturilum, ce-
The coreal should be so thin ounces or one-quarter cupful of Heale lemon; soft pink; aqun ce
"the the cereal mixture after the milk turquoise blue.
Cantaloupe # k. 1, p. 1, rop. from that it will easily pour-off
too and water fave been added solone of the now- bolostr raves in centre front coloured thread end of the spoon. If it is of the Bih and every foll. 10th Tension: 0 sta. to` 1 Inch.
of your it.
jamong decorators, too. It is go 9. 1, K. 1, rep, from to end, thick, add a little
With jeffective, when combined 2nd row! Rub to within 3.ate, beby milk mixture. Or, if he Abbreviations: I., knit; prow until there are 172 (102)
If you use tinged cerept, älve much tones, as olive green ens purji at, or ste, stitch or stliches; f107) ste. Cent, without further of centre front coloured throud is breast fed, thin it with boiled him about four ounces or one- lemon palow.
Ins. inch or incies; st.st shoping until work measures 13:01, 1, k. 1, p.sao. k. 2, k, 2 or specully
prepared baby half a cupful, at a fooding.
on a budget. waterguy ocking stitch Log. Logether (13)-(18) 10s from bog, miding, tod: ribs to end.
The Homemaker 4. also thinks in terms of lesther slip paso pass slipped stitch with a row and measured at Cont; in rib,'
knoping 2 contro
After io, esta bie cereal, 10t for the home, since it is a gents. in st.st, and dec. as above For the first day or two, after Hau uted over; cont. continuo;, beg. begin aldo edge these, Mis
Shaph armhaleur," :
ou every alt row. Coat. until him only one or two spoonfuls him have as much milk as he practical as any fabric who has "ItsJorig-wearing band measures inch in, widuo that the can get used to it. wishes. If you nurse him, this ever uet foll following:
compensate Cast off loosely in rib.
If you give him any more, it probably will not take longer qualities may upsko-his: digesiión..
1mm. 15 to 20 minuter. If he is initial cost ank. It etade nothing battle fed, he wili unally drink to keep it Quauitful,
FRIED PRAWNS.
For
that lovely, leng, slender doop- ning: dao decronse; LARGE PARAS
rozan Paciile prav tails: ob- crede-folli
ainablo from many slumotigues | repent.
Nassefor 6s. 6d. a. pours. Peel off tho Solar Inativotions are given
shells, qu through one side, for atet man Follow, devine in to remove the black line and flatten brackets for End" and "úrd sized kte
<tasy off.30 ste, at big, of ne
ARM BANDS Join left shoulder saam. With Hero top which might anywhere from four..olx ponging w sitz - bompart
talde of work" facing." and |make thes" (Orst fendinga)