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Now With Lemon

Now With Rice

DASH of lemon juice can be as useful all round as a pinch of salt There are few dishes that do not benefit by a little lemon, and, although that little is often not enough to flavour the dish by itself, it helps more 'than you might imagine to bring out the parti- rcular favour of the dish. If it is intended to be used as sole flavouring, it is a very delicious one; and in larger quantities it is extremely health-giving. It has such uses, too, as wḥiten- . ing fish and white vegetables like artichokes, and it counter- acts the effect of loo much fat. Here are some ways of using lemons.

2 lemons

Lemon Curd

87% enstor sugar

20 bitter

2 eggs

Put the butter in a saucepan, and when melted add the grated lemon rind and the juice, also the Mugar, and when it is dissolved. and mixed, add the beaten eggs. Stir over the fire till it thickens, cool and not.. Seal tightly..

Meringue Biscuits

5 oz. plain flour

4 oz. ground rice

4 oz. margarine

1 erk

3 oz. castor kugar 1/lemon

Mix the four and ground rice and rub in the margarine. Mix in the sugar and grated lemon rind and lemon juice; mix with the beaten egg yolk and knead into a soft dough. Roll out thinly, cut into fance shapes, and bake in a moderate oven.. When just cooked' have the egg beaten stiffly with a teaspoonful of castor sugar, brush this over the biscuits and put them back in the oven for a few minutes to set the meringue.

Lemon Rechauffe

Slices of cold meat

1 oz. flour

1 oz. butter

1 lemon

Short half plit vegetable stock

or water

2 egg yolks

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It is really bater to heat the slices of meat first by putting them either into a greaseproof bag or between two plates over a pan of boiling water. When they are. hot make the sauce.

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Melt the butter and stir in the flour, gradually, blending with cold, water or stock. Now stir in pinch of pepper and salt and the grated rind of half the lemon, and beat in the egg yolks... Stir all this over the fire till it boils, then. remove from the fire and stir in the juice of the lemon. Put the

hot slices of meat on a hot dish, pour the sauce over, and garnish with cut lemon and parsley,

Lemon Sponge

1 oz. caster sugar

oz. leaf gelatine

pint, water,

1 lemon

1 egg white

Hent the water, sugar, gelatine and thinly cut lemon rind together, stir until the gelatine is dissolved, then strain on to the white of egg and lemon juice previously mixed in a large basin. Whisk all to- gether until still, then pile on a dish and, if liked, colour the last portion with carmine, and place it on top. If preferred, the sponge may be set in a mould rinsed with cold water and turned out when. quite firm.

A plain fresh lemon-milk jelly made from leaf gelatine is de. licious addition to a stewed or canned fruit sweet, It tastes well with rhubarb too.

We talked about rice before and decided that it should be one of the main items of the Hong Kong ' diet. For that we should be grate- ful, for everybody likes rice when it is well, cooked. But that's the catch. "Well cooked" meana ten- der, fluffy grains that stand alone ------and no clinging sticky mass. The rice ball is worth trying, and its one of the easiest ways to boont your reputation as a cook.

Rice Ball

Put one ep of rice (white or brown) into the rice ball. Close it. Wash by tting water pour over the ball and through the rice until water runs clear. Then place ball in kettle containing enough water vigorously boiling-to cover. Add one teaspoon of salt. for each

of 'water. quart

Boil white rice for 20 mins, and brown

YOUR DIET

MINERALS AND VITAMINS ..

CIVILISED man lives mostly

calcium destroying foods, that is on acid forming foods; and it is stated that the ordinary man rarely consumes 50% of the calcium he requires for normal health. The mineral- rich diet is not only easy to digest, but it is also the type of food that supplies to the blood stream those chemical elementà ' which produce the energy those perpetually weary talk about and never quite attain.

And not only does the absence of mineral-rich foods in the diet pro- duce weariness during waking hours, but it robs our sleep of ila restful and beneficial qualities, Thus the regular consumption of foods rich in the calcium maken aa great difference to the health of the average man and woman, Such foods are oranges, lettuce, spinach, rhubard,

and cauliflower,

figs lemons, und green vegetables generally. Boiled milk is robbed of calcium and fruits in general - are not rich in it. Citrus fruits, however, are among the exceptions and rank among the very highest. Hard water is another valuable source. The water in Hong Kong is soft, and in any case it is neces- sary here to boll water, which pro- cess would render any valuable salts unavailable and insoluble.. Thus the Hong Kong housewife must be all the more

particular about including calelum-rich fonds in the family meals.

Iron is another mineral badly, › 'needed by the average man, woman and child. Note the prevalent pale

rice for 40 mins, or until the ker- nels are tender. Before taking rise out of ball, hold it under a generous stream of hot water. Makes four cups.

Souficed Rice

4 tablespoons ricc

1 cups boiling water

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup hot milk

2 egg yolks

2 tablespoons butter

2 egg whites

teaspoon pepitka

Pinch pepper

Few drops Worcestershire

1 teaspoon minced chives

Pat rice and water in upper part of double boiler; place directly over heat and let come to the boil. Add hot milk and salt, place over water and allow to steam until rice is tender, but not soft. Remove from fire, add well-beaten egg yolks, butter, paprika, pepper, Worcester- shire and chives, inely minced. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, and turn into gresied casserole place in moderate oven (350 deg, F.) until puffed and brown:

skins and conclude that iron is lick ing in the diet. Anemia is a symp- tom of extreme iron shortage, cou- pled with copper shortage. Citrus fruits again rank high in being.rich in both of these, whole wheat bread and green vegetables too. While Hver in invaluable.

But salt is a mineral partaken of far too freely, and the more refined it is, the more dangerous it bocómos in excess, It tends to monopolize the space in the body fluids and drive out the other essential mine- rals, It upsets, In short, the de- licate balance of nature. The com- mon cause of colds and hay fever is nature's means of clearing out this accumlated mans of chlorine.

The importance of vitamins is, of enurse, a by-word in our enlighten- ed age, but it might be worth, men- tioning that vitamins and minerals should always go together because the only reason we need vitamins A and D at all is to enable the body to utilize its mineral supplies. And Ao it atands to reason that if the Lady suffers from the shortage of calcium no earthly amount of cod liver oil is going to do any good. There are fouds as fundamentals that are rich in both minerals and vitamina,

Again oranges and citrus fruits come to the fore, na do raw green vegetables, and carrots. Carrots are also rich in natural sugars and are much better sources of vitamins A and D than cod liver oil or yeast. They are among the most valuable

Milk, foods known,

uncooked, varies in vitamin' content and in de ficient in iron, thus it is only an Ideal food for infants whose livers contain reserves of this mineral. So correct the deficienclen of milk sufficient .green by consuming vegetables. Unpolished rice is rich in vitamin B; but the outer layer and zerm of the rici Kerne) is usually polished off in processing of ordinary White rice.

little tricks.

For Powter Loveliness. There are few housewives who do not succumb to the lure of pewter. To preserve the metal and to improve its ap- pearance, too, it should be washed in warm, soapy water, thoroughly dried and then polished with sweet- oil. Or if you prefer to see it bright and shining, the effect of a very fine steel wool used with soap ia excellent.

Moth In Carpets. If there is any sign of moth in a carpet, the fol- lowing treatment will destroy the egge and maggots. Place a damp huckaback towel on the parts affected, and Iron steadily with a very hot fron until dry.

How To Remove Kinks from Used Knitting Silk. Wind the silk Into skeins and tie in four places to prevent revelling. Let the skeins soak in cold water for about Ave minutes, squeeze as dry as possible between the hands and hang to dry thoroughly.. Do no pressing until the garment is knitted again.

Remove Stains From Piano Keys. Rub the piano keys vigorously with. paste of powdered talc and benzine. Then polish with a äilk duster. Wiping with a little plain milk and then polishing with silk will remove stains that are less marked.

About Potato Chipa. Before put- ting potato chips in boiling fat, place them under the grill or in the oven for a few moments to ensure that they are thoroughly dry,

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