THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1949.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
LUXURY ON ONE FLOOR✩
UNUSUALLY ARISTOCRATIC FOR A HOUSE that's all
an one floor, this very attractive Bve-room home gives out
a most luxurious feeling of spaciousness.
By MARION CLYDE
McCARROLL
On all
FOR
those who like the luxury of comfortable Hy- Install on one floor, the house above is of definite interest.
Though by no means a largo house, it is so planner that it A feeling of special
gives
sipebousness, while its brick veneer exterior, clay shingle tile roof und steel ensement win- aristocratie and dows lend it an disliuctive appearance.
rear,
To alford generous space for lawns and gardens, the house
located toward the indend of in the centre of its corner lot, and the surrounding grounds were beautifully land-
Two bedrooms, bath. living dining room, den and chen mcke up
the interior, with
aftached garage at one end. A particu- arly happy variation on the dining room theme is seen
the In
the circular space allottedl for this purpose, which is eutered from living room or kitchen and opens, as well, on to a back for terrace whiele can be used dining in seasonable weather, The broad-windowed den I Lnother provision not too often. found in a one-floor home, and ads to the feeling of room-
Iness.
The exterior is
MASTER BEDROOM
14'X14'
white-painted brick veneer, with a roof of clay shingle Wie. The building was erected toward the rear of a corner lot to give maximum opportunity for broad lawns and terraces.
OUT DINING
DINING-
BEDROOM 124X14'
LIVING ROOM 18'x27'
TERRACE 27 x30
DEN 12'x10
CARS 20'x25
WHILE TECHNICALLY A FIVE ROOM affair, the house virtually has an extra room in the circular dining area arranged at one corner of the living room, while the terraces
front and back provide for outdoor lying.
at
DOG CARE Cake For A Special Occasion
IN HOT
WEATHER
THE hot weather is particular.
ly trying for dogs. There hot days, be extra particular about keeping your dog's dishes clean. Never leave food on his plate. Scrapé off
remains of the
cach Incal promptly, and rinse off his dish, Then place it in very hot water and plenty of
of soapsuds. Rinse well nut leave to drain dry,
Change your dog's drinking waler several times a day.
Launder his, bedding often, both for his comfort und for yours, since it helps to prevent that rather unpleaspot "doggy" smell.
While
some dogs, especially the very short-haired breeds, only seem to require a once-in- n-while bath, the average
dog month
should be Infked every during the hot weather, for
helps to
IF you are giving a special
or
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summer party, a lawn Sup- per, a Birthulay party for one of the children
wedding! anniversary
party, and you would like to prepare 201 things estreially good, tap off the refreshments with a Rose Cake. It's a lovely cake, made
Hour with cake
to ensure 11 light texture, downy,
anel swirled with a luscious straw- berry frosting. The recipe Is one of the
kindl easy-te-mix that uses a minimum of timo and utenalls.
Before we get to the recipe, here are some hints to help you bi come an expert enke baker. Careful following of the recipe 1: essential. This means recu- rate measurement, exuel timing for beating and baking. Bud control of oven heal.
Cake Flour
The use of enke (tour is im- Portant, as is the notion of sift- ing the four on to a shret waxed paper, It is easy
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prevent unpleasant handle this way, there's no ex- odours and vermin. A thorough fr bowl to wash, and the sheet
will work
wonders paper can be used
shampoo
Df
again. paper
on a dog's cunt, but drying is Line the pan with the
and grense it thoroughly. Let
your
very important, since dogs are the cake, when finished, stand Kusceptible to rheumatism,
in the pan for 5 or 10 minutes. then remove from pan to cog! rack. Frost the sides aven of the cake Arst, after the cake.
cool: then frost the top. This makes for a neater, nicer frost- ing Job.
Between baths, keep dog well
#roomed with regular brushing, washing out the brush and comb after each use with soap and water. cl
Go over him at regular inter- vala in search of ticks, whose)
· favourite lurking place Li around the neck and the cars.
By Alice Denhoff
or
If theting and slimming, diets ere unt of consequence, here is a good dessert, a honey choco- late creamI.
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SPRUCING
UP THE BATHROOM
By ELEANOR ROSS
To keep a bathroom clean, it
Το
of
is a good idea to make use synthetic detergents. Ʌ little sprinkled lu the tub does a lot to eliminate that old enemy. the bathtub
ring. As the powder should be kept close at hand, it is ☐ good idea to invest in one of those decora- tive metal containers with pouring spout, for both powder and flakes, picking a colour or design that will härinonise with the colour scheme of the room. Next,, have handy a bathtub brush, say, one of those
nice quick-drying glistening nylon ones. Swish
little cleaner around, use the brush, and in a few moments the tub is clean If it never is permitted to be come really stained and dirty. keeping clean means but few moments of work. If there
should be rust stains in porce- Jala ennel surfaces that won't
ield to ordinary
household eleaners, there are special pro- ducts maste for this purpose.
It
is good to lay in a tin of special cleaning agents of this
that when there is type, an
Keep
1)
វា
enn be removed quick- stait, it en ly without a lot of hard work. Sparkling Mirrors bathroom
mirrors sparklingly-brightTMby giving them a good polish every week. A cake of regular household cleaner or a creamy glass cleaner will do the Job In jy. Just use a dampened soft sugar. Measure Into
cloth, let dry and then polish. mixing bowl 1/3 c. bulter
Or use a liquid glass cleaner......... Unsweetened Chocolate other shortening. Measure into
Just spray it on and polish. No cup 24 e, milk and Isp. vanilla.
For 4-6 portions, cut 21 matter how luxurious a bath- Have realy one egg, unbeaten.
squares unsweetened chocolate room, a streaked or cloudy (Mix by harul or at low speed in small pieces; place in top of mirror will spoil the whate
double boffer. Place over of electric mixer). Stir shorten-
hot, effect. And by the same token. lug just enough to soften. Sift not boiling water: Stir bright mirror surfaces will give
milk casionally in dry ingredients. And
chocolate untit
is the simplest bathroom quite an ltert, itemove from hot water. air. and mix until all flour is damn-
beat 2 min. Add Add 1⁄4g, honey Then
and
Whether fabric or plastic, gef dash of beat for just one ext and
salt. Add about 3 tsp. boiling after shower curtains ant keep minute longer, no more, 20
water, nae tsp. at a me, beat-
them fresh looking. Liet after Count less.
only actual beating Int after cuch addition. Beat the family to carefully spread Dirises. Or cunl beating strokes.
mixture is smooth and the curtain after use, so that it satiny, Cool, but do not about 150 full strokes
chill won't streak. Don't wait until Allow
Scrape bowl and unti unt ber ininute.
mixture thickens. Take it falls to
to bits, but invest in amount of cream spoon offen. Turn batter into small
from
shower enrtain when the old ove e heavy cream that has Pans. Bake at 375 F. for
25
one
don't vichi much to minutes or until
teen done.
blend whipped:
There are such with freshening. Spread the strawberry Buff chocolate mixture, then fold in pretty plastic sels, and such between inyers and on top and
remaining whippert cream. Turn handsome fabrle ones available Inlo sides of cake. This cake
mould
individual пону
at such reasonable prices that also be baked in an 8 x 8 x
moulds, and chill for an hour. they are In the nature of 2-Inch pan at 350 P. 45 to 50
Serve plain.
bargain. min. Or bake in 9xx 2-inch, pan at 375 F. 25 to 30 min
benca
To make frosting, combinej ene unbeaten egg white, sugar, dash of salt and 1/3 c sliced strawberries In top double boiler. Cook us for 7 min. frosting, reducing cooking fime to 4 min. Remove, from boiling
unli water and bent cool. Then fold in 173 c. addi- tional sliced strawberries.
Favourite Salad
Chicken salad is a tried and If you are gornishing the true favourite, and this version cake with p s or candled really something special. For fruits, walt unill the frosting about six servings, combine ont to set, then the c. sliced or diced ripe banana: HOUSEHOLD HINTS started
flaminga won't slide around, and 4 c. diced pineapple. Ade It is true economy to buy good If you are
shredded 12 E. ndding
dived cooked chicken knives when you are stocking cuconut, sprinkle it from the 1⁄2 c. dleed eclery. c. sliced your kitchen, and to take cure box on the palm of the band, or chopped olives, 11⁄2 tsp. salt of them properly. For a well- then put it on the sides of the and 2 tbsp. mayonnaise, Mix equipped kitchen you will need cake. Then sprinkle the coconut lightly. two paring knives, a utility thickly over the top.
medium-sized knife, a
carver,
spatula and apple corer. Also handy to have is a curved knife
Room Temperaturo
When more soli fare is the order of the day, a spiced hom silec rutes opplause. To serve;
6, get 1 lbs. smoked ham cut
ron one-inch thick. Combine c
To make the cake, start Ly for loosening grapefruit see- tions, a small cleaver, individual having the shortening at steak Knives and carving sot.
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a three-piece temperature. Line bottoms of dark corn syrup, 1⁄2 c. orange
Iwa 8-inch layer рапа with juice and tbsp. prepared mus- paper; grease. Start oven at 375
Cover flour
F.
Sixt
once before and
and bake In 375 F. oven
ham tard pour over
about
When the kitchen or bathroom measuring (All measurements 30 min. Uncover, baste in the dmin sloWB signs of slowing are equal). Measure into syrup in the pan, then bake 10 up, try using your vacuum alfter: 2 ĉ. alited cake flour, 3 min. longer. Serve with a tossed blower on it first. It may clean tsp. double-acting baking pow- green salad or moulded tomato it out.
der, 4 tsp. salt and one c. plus Expic slices.
until
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MEET AT THE FAIR-Bobby Weaver, aged four, makes the acquaintance of Robble the rabbit and Phoebe the flat, rubber toys exhibited at the American Toy Fair in New York.
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