Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 9, 1940.
Official
Advice-
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The following Information official sources should be kept by leaders of knitting circles for refer
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B.E.F.
Men in khaki are
requiring hel
mets, gloves, mittens, socks, scarves, forage caps and pullovers. They pre- fer the sleeveless pullover for wear under their battle dress,
Use a good standard pattern, cast- ing on about 110 stliches for the average size, and 125 for a heavier built man Use 4-ply wool and No.
What
They
Really
Want
10 needles for ribbing; No. 8 needles Feet measure 12 Inches, and to make the sock it closely just below the
for the remainder of the pattern.
Gloves knitted in khaki wool are knee four inches of ribbing on finer
needles are knitted. the most inmediate need.
If you are handy with a round needle make a body-belt from natural wool to include in the parcel.
R. A. F.
Force. sex
RAF. helmets are best without shoulder scarf. Many like the peak ed helmet, which with the crown is knitted in a plain piece, the chin strap and neck band being in rib.
R.N.
except the sea-boot stockings, which are preferred in coarse stone grey double-knitting yarn.
The Wind-Cheater, especially wel- come for deep sea fishermen, is made with pole or semi-polo neck, knitted. throughout in stocking stitch, with a three-inch rib at the lower edge; 344- inch rib for cuffs, and a 4-inch rib for polo neck,
If the semi-palo neck la preferred, kait eight rounds in rib, to give a close, snug ft.
It requires 15 oz. double-knitting 10oz. for the polo neck. Use four No. 9 knitting needles (points at both wool for the semi-polo design and ends) and 2 No. 6 knitting needles, and is slich holder.
Measurements should be 21 inches from shoulder to lower edge: 39 inches round chest (measured below armhole), and n sleeve seam of 20 inches. Scarves for sailors should be about 54-60 inches long and 9% inches wide, and the thicker the better. Use double knitting wool, or a 3-ply wool knitted double.
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For n double knitted scarf cast on stitches. This gives a width of 10
inches. Knit 1, bring wool forward, slip the next stitch purlways, bring the wool to the back of neddie, knit again.
Continue the row in this way to the
The Air Force welcome the same type of pullover as the khakis; also
Sailors need scarves, mittens, scarves, oversoeks, and miltens.
R.A.F. scarves should be 52 to 50 gloves, socks, sea-boot stockings and Inches long, and 11 to 12 inches in pull-overs (without sleeves or with width, in plain
stitch three-quarter sleeve), wristlets and or noss ounces Royal Air Wind-Cheaters with high neck and 4-ply wool, and two No. 8 long sleeves,
Knit them in navy blue 4-ply wool, knitting needles are
required. It is advisable to work into the back,
Do you know? That eucalyptus oll of the loops for the first three or four removes stains and can be used on rows, to give the scarf extra weight velvet or any dellente material. Rub Sea-bout stockings, which come and firmness at the ends.
on which a piece of clean old linen. well above the knees, are knitted Oversocks, made of natural or dark Leave for half an hour, then sponge elther with a leg length of 28 inches, grey double-knitting wool, are worn out with lukewarm water, Do, not and a 12-inch foot, or length. 23 over ordinary socks under gum boots, damp the materiat too much.
liches with 11′′ foot.
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last 2 stitches, then knit 1, and with wool forward slip the last stitch purl- ways. Knit in this double rib for 54 Inches.
Soups Without Stock
TV there is a pint or even half a pint-
of milk in the larder, thero need be no difficulty in making the follow- ing soups:
French Milk Soup
Cut 2 good-sized onions in thin sfices, and 2 silcks celery in small pleees. Put these in a saucepan with 1 oz margarine. Cover and steam rently for a few minutes. Now add 3 breakfastcups boiling water, and 2. ozs well washed rice.
Simmer slowly for an hour, or till the vegetables and rice are quite soft. Then add 2 breakfastcups bolling
and milk,
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I dessertspoonful finely MEDICATED JELL
chopped parsley. Season to taste. Bring to bolling point, and if you can spare it, just before serving stir in another 1 oz margarine. Thla moy be omitted.
Creum of Oats Soup
Cut in small pieces an onion, medium-sized turnip, and 2 slicks celery. Rail with tencupful rolled oats, and 5 lehcups water for about 45- minutes, or till all the ingredients
tender-
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Now rub through a sieve, pressing as much of the oats through na posal- ble. Stir in a breakfastcup hot milic, repeat, and before serving, add 2-1 tablespoons unsweetened oveporated milk.
Potato and Leck Soup
Peel and chop 4 potatoes, and the while parts of 2 large lécks. Fry lightly in margarine, taking care that they do not colour. Season with nepper and salt, and boiling water to cover, and a little more, bring to the boll, and cook gently till vegetables are soft. Now màsh up the potato with a fork, but Icave the leek as Is. Add enough milk to make the soup of the desired consistency, rea son if necessary with more sali and pepper and a little ground mace.
Break the yolk of an egg into a cup, mix it first with a little milk, then with a little of the hot soup, and add the contents of the cup to the soup when just on boiling point. Remove from the Are at once; and surinkle in 1 tablespoon Anely chopped parsley,
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Cream-Cheese Biscuits
THESE are as delelous as they are nourishing, yet they contain no bulier or eggs: only 4oz of marga- rine to a toncupful of flour, tea spoonful of salt and a smail packet of cream cheese.
Rub the cheese and margarino to- gether until the mixture is soft, add tablespoonfuls of milk two
and cream together, Then work in the. nour, Roll out the dough on a floured board, cut into rounds and bake in a hot oven for about ten minutes of
n quarter of an hour according to thicknews.
be
If liked, the blaculis can sweetened and (er) flavoured by adding a third of a teacupful of white and half teaspoonful of vanilla or almond essence with the milk.
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