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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1936.
STAPLES SURPRISES
MAKE FRUIT CAKES!
Plain And Rich
Fruit cakes should oftener ap pear on the afternoon tea-table. It should be remembered that the richer the cake the lower it should be baked. A large cake should be placed low down in the oven, as a rule but as no two ovens
are exactly alike, it is impossible to give directions which will suit
all
Before an expensive fruit cuke is tackled the cook should be aware of the idiosyncrasies of her oven. If the oven has much top beat a Plece of wetted kitchen paper should be placed over the tin as soon as the top of the cake has browned slightly. If the heat concentrics at the sides a double thickness of brown paper should be tied round the outside of the tin If there is a tendency to burn under-neath the tin should be stood on an asbestos mat or a tray of salt. The frults should al- ways be perfectly dry before it is clean it by used. It is best to rubbing it in flour, while it has beer. washed and dried a little four should be mixed with it so that it blends easily with the cake mixture. Four should always be dried and slaved before use. Self- raising flour or plain flour and baking powder can be used; if the latter. use a level teaspoonful of baking powder to eight ounces of flour for plain mixtures, and half a teaspoonful for cakes containing plenty of eggs
The recipes given here are for frult cakes of various types rich and plair
For a
SULTANA
plain sultana cake sift half a pound of self-raising flour into a bowl and rub in a quarter of a pound of butter. Add a pinch of salt. four ounces of sugar, and four ounces of sultanas, Beat two eggs with little milk and add to the dry ingredients. Add extra milk to make into a fairly stiff mixture. Put in a prepared tin and bake in a moderate oven for about an hour and a quarter. Here is a cherry cake. Sift together eight ounces of seif-raising flour and a pinch of salt. Cream together six ounces of butter and four ounces of custor sugar. Beat in our eggs. adding a little of the flour be- tween each. Fold in the rest of the four. add a few drops of al- mond essence and four ounces of glace cherries cut in halves. Bake in a moderate oven for an hour and a quarter.
DATE AND RAISIN This is an unusual spiced date and raisin cake, Melt four ounces of butter with a tablespoonful of syrup or treacle. Cool slightly and add two beaten eggs, and two ta- blespoonfuls of milk Siere to- gether eight ounces of self-raising four, half a teaspoonful of ground ginger, half a teaspoonful of cin- namon, and half a teaspoonful of mixed space, a pinch of salt, and four ounces of brown sugar. Add a quarter of a pound of chopped cates. Mix well, and add the liquid, adding enough extra milk to make fairly soft mixture. Beat well and put into a prepared tin. Bake in a moderate oven ror about an hour, covering the top if necessary.
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YOUR SALADS
Modern disticlags lay great stress on the importance of salads in the daily diet,
Here are a few easy prepared salads for your note-book. Cut them out and keep for reference. Hemember that green stuff that is to be consumed without being cook- ed should be well washed int a mild solution of Candy's fluid or Milton to "ensure freedom from germs. This applies especially to lettuce and water-cress.
TOMATOES EN SURPRISE
6 medium size tomatoes, 1 capsi- cum, cup chopped celery, tea- spoon salt..
Choose tomatoes which are re- gular in shape. Put them into boiling water for a moment before peeling. Or if preferred, sear each tomato, holding it on a long fork
will
Mix the tomato pulp, chopped capsicum and celery with enough Mayonaise to bind them and all the tomato shells with the mix- ture.
Serve on crisp lettuce leaves.
a blob of Mayonaise on top of each tomato and decorate with capsicum squares,
over the stove. The skins crack open in a minute or two and You will find it easy to peel them. Peel and place in a refrigerator to chill. Remove pulp from centres This rich frule will take three and drain off juice. Cut the capsi- or four hours to bake in a moder- cum in half and remove the seeds, It should be well pro-cut six small squares from the ate oven. tected so that the outside
capsicum for garnishing, chopping not brown too rapidly. Cream 10- up the remainder. gether six ounces of butter and six nunces of brown sugar. Add four eggs, one at a time, with a :tle four between each. Beat thoroughly until very creamy. Sieve together eight
of four, a pinch of salt, half a ten- spoonful of cinnamon. and a pinch of ground nutmeg and clo- yes. Fold into the butter and. ched chopped almonds, four oun- sugar, then add an ounce of blan-
ces of currants, four ounces
ralsins. sultanas, three ounces of chopped оде ounce of chopped glace cherries, the grated rind of a lemon, and two ounces of chop- ped candled peel. Mix all well together. The mixture should be i fairly stiff. If a little extra liquid is required, use milk, brandy, or temon juice. bake
Put in the tin, and This cake is Improved by being kept for a week or two in a tin before it is used.
CURRANT
of
Lastly, here is a rich current cake which will keep for
some time. Cream together "six ounces of butter and six ounces of castor
BRAISED DUCK
Line a casserole with slices of thin. fat bacon and put on It slices of carrot, onion and a little parsley. Put the duck on top, and lay over it half a lemon thinly sllerd; sprinkle with salt and pep- per. Half cover the bird with nicely seasoned stock or water and put the lid on the casserole. Cook in a fairly hot oven for an hour. basting "several times Have ready some sliced turnips which have been bolled untu nearly soft. Add them to the casserole, and cook for a further half hour, or until duck and vegetables are quite ten- der. Transfer the duck and tur- nips to 3 hot dish, strain. the
sugar. Add the yolks or four eggs and beat well. Sift together eight i gravy and thicken it, adding a "lit- ounces of self-raising four,
tle port or sherry to flavour it, if pinch of salt and a quarter of a
liked. teaspoonful each of ground gin- ger, cinnamon, cloves. and mace. Sift half of it into the butter and sugar mixture. then stir tablespoonfuls of brandy or sherry, then add the rest of the flour and half a pound of currants. Whisk
in two
HOW A KING KEPT SCOTS TONGUE
When Imprisoned In England
in use from Aberdeen to York- shire, and which to-day was knew as Scotu.
There wa
tre
best possible evidence that a 'aialect so closely P.E.N. DISCUSSION IN resembling Scots as to make it al-
GLASGOW
most impossible to define the dif- ference survived in Sherwood For- est in Nottinghamshire until at. least the period of James VI. and
James I of Scotland and his poetry were discussed at the Ma-1. James, living in this North Mid-
kar's dinner of the Scottish Centre of P.E.N.. which was held on re- cently in Glasgow.
the whites of the eggs te astia once into a lined tin, and bake in froth and fold lightly in. Fut at
moderate oven for about an hour and a quarter.
daughters to Glasgow University. where they would receive, a far aner training in citizenship than at any English public school,
Baille John M. Biggar replying for the city, said he wondered if novelists got all the material out of city life that it was possible to get. He, sometimes wished no-
velists would suppress the crude sewage that anyone could find in the life of any town, and make
more of the purity.
UNIVERSITY AND FINE ARTS
Sir Hector Hetherington, reply- ing for the University, joined in wishing that the relations between
ate.
Speaking of the alliance of the University and Universities in ge- neral with the fine arts, Bir Hector said it was perhaps true es re- gards most of the Universities of this country that some of the fine arts might have a little reason to think that they were not subjects of sufficient interest to the Uni- Tersities.
land neighbourhood until the age of 18, would have no great dif- ficulty in keeping up his, Scots.
the two aspects of life in the city Mr. Robert Bain proposed "The
In his immediate service were might continue to be happy, har- Makart James L.), and the toast two Scots, and he enjoyed the so-monious, and increasingly intim- was also supported by Mr. George clety of several.noble hostages of W. Blaney (George_Woden) and Scottish birth from time to time. Mr. Lewis Spence, who presided
During the years James was The practical question"How learning to write poetry he was for did James, a prisoner ip England a long period almost entirely sur- for nearly 20 years and from rounded by Northern linguistic in early youth, succeed in retaining fluences. These sufficiently a knowledge of the Scots lan-counted for the circumstance guage?" was raised by Mr. Spence. that he did not lose the power to James he said; was captured by write Scots, whatever tinge of An- the English in 1405 at the age of glicism his speech might have be- 10 and was restored to Beotland trayed when he returned to Scot- when 30 years old. By what means dld be succeed in keeping up his knowledge of the Scots tongue during these years so as to enable him to write "The Kingis Quhair"
land.
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TOWN AND GOWN Mr. William Power, the president of the centre, gave "Town and Gown."" To-day, he said, the con- was not only offcial; it had been signalized by magnificent doria- tions to the University by leading citizens.
in Scots about a year or so benection between Town and Gown fore has return to his native land?
BANANA AND PEANUT BUTTER SALAD Bananus, lettuce, medium jar of
peanut butter,
Bananas should never be placed in the refrigerator,
Peel the bananas and halves lengthwise.
cut in
half
Spread one with a generous layer af peanut butter and cover with the other half of the banana, Place in a crisp bed of lettuce and garnish with a spoonful of Mayo-. naise.
DUTCH POTATO SALAD
3 cups diced boiled potatoes, 4 slices of bacau 1 onion, 1 cup Pure Cider Vinegar, 2 tablespoons water, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper to taste, 1 tablespoons minced parsley.
Cut bacon Anely and fry, Brown onluti in fat and add vinegar, water, sugar, salt, ad'
pepper. Allow to boll, then add potatoes and parsley. Heat thoroughly and serve.
POTATO AND EGG SALAD 4 cups cold boiled potatoes (cut cubes) 1 onion (chopped fine),
2 tablespoons chopped parsley. 14 waspoons salt 2 hard boiled eggs chopped i-teaspoon paprika, Mayonaise.
Mix potatoes, onion, salt and paprika, marinate in French dress- ing. Chill, Just before serving
add
eggs, parsley and enough Mayonaise to moisten well. Pile lettuce. Garnish with strips of red or green chillies or gher- king.
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AVOCADO PEAR SALAD Chill three avocado pears, cut in halves and remove the stones, Pee) and cut in cubes. Mix with French dressing. Serve on crisp lettuce and sprinkle with chopped cadja nuts.
Another way is to cut the pears in halves and remove stones then to all the cavities with Mayonaise. Serve on a bed of chopped ice or on a pretty leaf.
DATE STICKS
This quantity makes twenty date sticks. Beat the whites and yolks of two eggs separately and then beat them together. Sieve to- gether two-thirds of a cupful of flour, one cupful of castor sugar... one teaspoonful of baking-powder. and a pinch of salt, and add these dry ingredients to the beaten eggs. Then stir in one cupful of stoned and chopped dates and one cupful of chopped walnuts. Flavour with essence of vanilla and spread the mixture in a greased and papered awise-roll tin. Bake in a moder- ate oven about an hour. Then sprinkle with
castor sugar and ent into strips.
Y.M.C.A. PROGRAMME FOR DECEMBER
Sunday, 13th 9 p.m.-Rev. E C. Tribbeck on "Christianity ant the Church.” Monday,
li
14th 3 p.m.--Womens Section: Mah Jong and Bridge Drive.
Monday, 14th 9 p.m.-Whist Drive. Sunday, 20th 9 p.m.-Rev. E. C.
Tribbeck on "Christianity and the Church”!
Monday, 21st 9 pm-Whist Drive.
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days
It was only quite recently that. Glasgow had incorporated muse as one of its primary subjects. As they know, the University had, a great collection of paintings, but Hockey on Tuesdays and Batur- they did not and could not exhibit exhibited. To make full use of the these paintings as they should be opportunities for artistic education in that way was still a hope and not a reality.
Whatever might be the case The new Principal had shown with the other arts at any rate that he was acutely aware of what the art of letters nad never had the University could and must de ground for complaint. He ven-
AT SCHOOL
Children "Gassed" By Chemical Fumes
LORD: DERBY "TEMPTED"
And He Took The Apple
A "Queen" Offered
Lord Derby figured in an amusing scene at the Imperial Fruit Show and Canners Exhibition at Liver- pool recently.
COLLECTION REALIZES £7500
Chinese Porcelain
The mugnificent Farmer colice- tion specimens of the old Chinese of porcelain, consisting of
dynasties, was sold at Sotheby's, London, recently, for £7500.
Monday, 28th-Members Dinner to
Service Men. AD.C. Rehearsals for Pantomine: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8.45 p.m. Body Development and Wrestling
"Horrific schools, enough to give { In the palace. of beauty, where Class: Mondays and Thursdaya
children and teacher nightmare."beautiful "trade queens" posed at in" the Gym. at 5.30 p.m
These were mentioned by Mr. Lornamental stands, one "queen" Bililarda Championship
and R. Reeve, of Bouthwark, who at offered him an apple, Bnooker Handicap in progress. the annual conference of the Lon-f
"Don't tempt me," said Lord Table Tennis Ladder Competition don Teachers' Association recently, Derby-but he took the apple and
for all entrants,
These treasures came from New urged the nécessity for im- put it in his pocket. Tennis at King's Park dally
York, where Mr. Edward Farmer provement to all school buildings"
kad kept them behind secret He referred to schools near che-
panels one of his rooms. There' mical factories, where the fumės:
were vases, parrots, and clocks in were so bad that the windows had to be closed, thus affecting the
mutton fat" and green jade, and some tine coral specimens, one of health of teachers and children. In a recent article a golf, expert At one school in the Midlands
which was sold for £380, A advised. beginners to go through
famille verte vase with a few cen- the roof leaked and the water, was hitting the ball. Why, that's just the movements of driving without collected tu palis.
ME. W. Wilton, of Lambeth, turies of history behind it was „urging “a drastic reduction in the bought for £400, and a star sap- the way a good many of us pay school water supply was obtained ring child population offered the found a. Buyer at 2770, "a much"
The source from which the
size of classes, said that the fall- phire rise of the King Hai perind was polluted on one side by water opportunity for such a reform.
smaller sum than had been ex- from a farmyard and on the other condemned on one occanon, and 30 and 40 children; over 1,000 which 2500 was pali. by a cemetery. The water was 6,000 classes containing between secured by a pair of vases for
There were still in London over pected. Premier honour,
later passed; then diphtheria and classes with between 40 and 50 cut, and the water was again con- other Infectious diseases broke children; and 282 classes with over ximum number which we advo-
50 children. demned.
educationally "Yet 30 in a class is the mu
already.
IN BHERWOOD FOREST In the Afteenth century the dia- lecta or languages of Scotland and England did not differ so much in Vocabulary and pronunciation as they did to-day. Two years after His capture, the youthful King in order to preserve spiritual free-tured to think that no University James was removed to the castle dom and save civilisation. of Nottingham.
had a greater tradition of distin The hands of the University in guished scholarship and creative her will on a petticoat, showing A French woman has written Now, Nottingham was almost this matter could be very much power in letters than had been that there is a use for everything within the ambit of the Northern strengthened if it were a fixed tra- established in Glasgow during the Leld, that speech which both in edition with the well-oft citizens of relatively short period of the Chair thing that counts most to-day is It has to be admitted that the literary and a colloquial sense" was Glasgow to send their sons and of English Literature.-
the adding machine.
"COWSHED SCHOOLS" Other speakers agreed that.com- ditions in the country were far worse than in London, and some "cowshed schools.” buildings were referred to
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