CHRISTMAS
COOKING
LTHOUGH Christmas is only a week ahead, It is by no means too late to start mak-
Ing preparations for the festive fare.
Several readers have written ask- ing for recipes for puddings, cakes and mincement, so that there isn't a last-minute rush.
Also, as we all know, Christmas menns extra expeuse. The wise home- maker will, therefore, plan to buy something every week out of the weekly housekeeping allowance, so that the burden doesn't come all at once to take the pleasure out of the party..
First, we must count up the pudding busins, and see that there are sufit- elent pudding cloths, with extra ones to tie over the puddings after they have bren bolled. For the wet padding cloth should be removed after cooking. and a clean one placed over the lops. When tied on, the cloth is turned back over the pudding, arid tied to form a useful handle, by which the pudding is Ulfted out of the saucepan.
Stenners are well worth buying. expecially for Christine cooking, as several puddings can be rooked at the same time.
Next you'll need a good supply of greaseproof paper. Tako my lip and buy it from the batcher: there's real saving this way.
Cooking fat which can be bought in curlons, besides being useful for nil cooking purposes, can be wed fur Ermalne parchment paper.. I will keep for several weeks.
In the Store Cupboard
Packets of ahıredded suet can also be bought, now, and stored in readiness for extra cooking.
Mrs. BARDELL Makes the
PLUM
Puddings
talers, or if you have any emply
tied-trult jars use those which have the glass tops.
Buy spices and flavourings in zmall quantities, as once they are open they lose strength. Ground spices are better to use than the whole Kind.
Gradually add to your Christinas store packets of custard powder, blancmange powder, and jellies.
Packets of mange enkes, stored in an air-tight in, are ready for party trifles; Lont, granulated, caster, and brown and glacé cherries, angelica and sliver sugar, nie usually cheap. 2 bought in balls for decoratiuni should also be kept large quantities. Sugar should be wir-tight. Tins of cocoa and coffee stored in thtly-elczed jne.
essence are always a good stand-by. Large sweet hoftica are ideal cons
The now Christnias truit has already
Joan Beringer's
Fifteen Minutes
for
Beauty
2. Facial Mask
TERE is your second-day beauty tevabamní,
thless you want to freshen wurself up for a party in which case give yourself about an hour la complete your treatment–de this before you no tó bed. Remember that you want to give yourself half an hour's rest -white-the-musk-is-performing-its-megie-en-pour-skin-the-remainier- of the ritual need only take the usual äfteen minutes, And don't forget that your mask muat have been prépared before you beph.
Have on your dressing table:
Cleansing cream-skin tomir-face issues-eltonwool-ready- made fare pack-warm water--towels-farge handkerchief QTART by combing bark your hate and pinning towel around your
Shend.
Dipping Angers of both hands in clelusing cream, smear it on your face, working in, opening pores and loosening dust, Remove every particle with tissues, then go thoroughly over the skin with cottonwool soaked in skin tonit..
Apply face musk following directions exactly, (You will, of course, have chosen your mask according to the needs of your skin; whether it needs nourishing, bleaching, toning up. rejuvenating. etc.).
Soak three pads of cottonwool, onė kirge, two stall, in skin tanie. Wring out. Place the large one beneath your chin, from one Jawbone to the other, and tie in position with the large handkerehleť knotted on top of your head.
Lie down, switch off light, and lay smali pads over your eyes. Relax for as long as the mask should stay on your face-we'll any half an hour.
Switch on the Ught und resume your beauty treatment. Remove cottonwool pads and sponge off face mask with warm water or skin tonle. Do this very gently, very thoroughly.
Use your last few minutes for make-up, if you are going out to a party, but don't overdo it. Your skin likes a rest after a mask. Besides, your skin will glow of self. Brush eyebrows and hair, touch your neek_with_perfume, and you are ready to dress and gó down to dinner, feeling ondt looking a very soignee woman.
arrived at the groceгA, лo you enh recken up the ingredients required for your puddings and mincetnent.
Four puddings are usually made for a family of five: the largest one is bent for Christinas Day, because you can' re-heat the left-over pudding for Box- ing Day, and serve with custard. Keep the fruit, raisins, currants, sullanis and prel glass Jars with stoppers
It is a good plan to make a list of things you want for the Christmas fare, total the cost, then divide it up into seven weekly payments.
Perfect Mixture
Now for the pudding. Here is my recipe for a rich, dark, fruity one.
Ingredients: lb. shredded quet. Boz. flour, ib, raisins. 4oz. candied poet, jib. sultants, COL currants. 20. facé cherries, 2oz chopped simands, 1oz. mixed spice, a pinch of grated nutmeg. 4. ground cinnamon, I pint milk, 476. breadcrumbs, 1 tenton, à pinch of salt, 4 eggs a wineglassful of rum or brandy na tkcd.
If a very dark pudding to liked, add a few drops of caramel or browning.
Siere flour and salt into a large mixing bowl, add sugar and spices and Inix thoroughly.
Trepare the fruit, chop the raisins. finely red the mixed peel, first re moving the sugar. wash and dry the currants, pick over the sultanas, and thiuly peel and chop the lemon rind.
Add the cut-up cherries and chopped almonds and mix well. Stir in the milk, then the eggs (one at a time in case there is an unsound one), add the brandy and the strained lemon juice, and teaspoonful of browning to darken the mixture.
Next come the lucky charms, the
DARK & FRUITY Ingredients requirod
b. shredded suct. 20. flour. Alb. raisins. 40s, candled peel.
Jib. sultanas.
doz, currants.
2oz, placé cherries. 2oz. chopped almonds. 103.
spice.
A pinch of grated nutmeg.
los, ground cinnamon.
pint milk. I lemon.
Alb. breadcrumbs.
A pinch of salt. 4 cups. A wineglassful of brandy. (Bumclent for a perrons.)
family stir and wish, then the mixture is pressed into well- buttered basins. Cover with greaseproof paper, then with a scalded and floured pudding- cloth, tie down, boll for x hours. Bumelent for
eight persona
Less Rich Pudding
If you prefer
lesa rich
Family Doctor
writes about Chilblains
FROM now on I shall have many
pathetic young callers asking for their chilblains, Grown-ups, too, are these by no means immune from troubles.
Treatment in itself is not sufficient. The nim should be rather to prevent chilblains appearing.
Regular exercises, the morning daily dozen especially, are all volu- recipe try this one. The puddingable aids to Improving the circulation. Instes just as Christmassy.
Ingredients: 5oz. breadcrumbs, 462. flour, 40% shredded suct, Goz, currants, 4oz. chopped raisins istoned, if necesi sary), 20ź, shredded candled peel, 3oz. sultanas, 202, raw grated carrot, 2 ten- spoonfuls of lemon juice, and the same of grated sind, † teaspoonful of snit, a pinch of grated nutmeg, a heaped teaspoonful of baking powder, 2 eggs. I pint milk
Mix the dry Ingredients, except the baking powder, well together, Add the benten eggs, imon jütce and milk, then cover and let the mixture stand for an hour.
Bür in the baking-powder, then turn into a buttered" basin, and tie down with greaseproot paper and a scalded noured cloth. Boil for hours, or steam for 8 hours.
Luncheon Menu
Vent Cakes and Bacun.
Tomato Sauce.
Brussels Sprouts.
Sauté Potatoes.
Filled Oranges.
Mince a pound of veal, mix with 20z, chopped cooked salt pork, good seasonings, a pinch of mixed herbs, and a beaten egg. Form into cakes and bake with Jat. When nearly cooked ar range tiny rolls of bacon on each cake, and serve with hot tomato sauce.
Allow a medium-sized orange for each person, cut of the tops, and scoop out the pulp. For oranges put four egg yolkes into double saucepan, add the orange juice, the juice of a lemon, and 30%, of sugar. Cook until slightly thick, then cram in 402, melted gelatine. When cool, fold in the the stiffly whipped egg whites and fill the orange skins with the mix- ture. Decorate with cherries and angelica. Scree each orange on a green leaf.
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(S chilblains are a form of local congestion. It is important to keep the blood circulating, especially in the smaller bloodvessels. Some people and that they have low blood pressure or that their blood is thin. Dairy products, c.g., milk, eggs, butter will ni help to give bodily heat.
An iron tonle or some tablets of calcium Inctate may be indicated; but a doctor's ndvice should be taken before starting on these.
When the schlblain
Is beginning to form there is beat, swelling and redness with intense itching.
Painting with iodine is about the best
measure, before the skin breaks. Alternate bathing with hot and cold water also sometimes helps, but un- less it is done at the very early stages, il tends to increase the swell- ing.
Ing.
When the skin has broken, zinė A pad ointment or lint is soothing, should be put in the shoe to raise up the heel and prevent the chilblain being ribbed) The toes cún be paddled also to relieve pressure.
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SHOES should be comfortable and
well-fitting If cold feet constant worry, an excellent pair of Insoles can be made froui en old plece of fur. These keep the feet, beauti- fully comfortable on the bitterest days.
Beware of putting your cold hands or feet on warm radiators, hot water bolties or near the fire as drst n brisk rubbing is essential to keep up the circulation of the blood.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS!
Often after (1 rough and tumble they arrive home with cuts, bruises, scratches, burns, scalds, and other minor injuries. But such need cause no worry or anxiety providing She- ko is promptly applied.
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