1937-08-01 — Page 2

China Mail 德臣西報 中國郵報 All

HOT WEATHER DISHES

LAVENDER BAGS

Attractive little lavender bags may be made out of scraps of dainty material. Make as many as you can and scatter them” among your underwear You will be de-. lighted with the soft fragrance imparted.

DEEP DISH APPLE PIE

Deserts may come and desserts mas go, but it is pie that will con- tinue to reign as favourite.

when appetites

POD

If you

elf ou

Let

yours lit time you to repare meals for summer days. I'm all for making a game instead of a of housekeeping.—

TIPS FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

1.

Plan menu a day ahead.

2.

Make cold sweet in the even-

And fing

there are pies and pies. This is the sort that will bring forth praise in abundance.

5 cups of sliced, peeled apples. grated rind of one lemon.

1⁄2 cup granulated sugar.

1⁄2 cup of brown sugar.

1⁄2 teaspoon of nutmeg.

.2 teaspoons of butter.

REE BEAUTY

Magical relief for fired, blood- shot and inflamed eyes may be. had by soaking pads in hot tea brewed from green tea. The pads should be placed over the eyes for ten minutes or longer, and kept as hot as is possible during that ten minutes. The treatment ton up the muscles in addition clearing away the inflammation.

Beat egg yolks with the

Return to 3. Shop with the early worm next Stir in strained milk

pan. Stir over slow heat till thick. day.

4. Keep a stock of canned fruit, Cool in a basin Melt the gelatine vegetables and salmon, glassed fish, in the water. Strain into custard. jellies, packets of sponge cakes, sa- Add grated lemon rind. Stir often flad dressings and other foods that till nearly cold, when lightly fold will not only save you time when in stiffly-frothed egg whites. Place preparing meals, but help to vary in a wet mould. Turn out when your menus when short of fresh set and chilled. Served with 1lb. apricots, steamed, placed in top of a two double saucepan with water to cover vill bottom only. Sugar to taste. Steam fill tender and sugar is into a syrup. Chill

Grease a deep dish or casserole food. with butter and then arrange a lay-

Now, will you have one or er of one-half of the amount of ap-meals with me that the kids ples on the bottom of the dish. like as well as the grownups Sprinkle the apples with one-half of the grated lemon rind; granulated and brown sugar and nutmeg mixed together; arrange the rest of the apples on top of the sugar, and sprinkle the remaining sugar, mix- Iture on top..

·FOR FOUR-PERSONS Florentine eggs. Boiled Potatoes

China Jelly.

FLORENTINE EGGS

Note: If preferred, make Honey- comb Mould from packet according

to instructions.

FOR FOUR PERSONS

2lb. spinach, half-pint hot milk, Yorkshire Meat Mould Potato Salad

Baked Bananas

Dot the top of the mixture with butler, and cover all with a plain 12oz. butter, four poached eggs, pastry, pinching the crust in around 2oz. flour, four tablespoons grat the edge of the dish. Bake this for ed cheese, salt and pepper to taste. 10 minutes in a fairly hot

Grease a shallow, fireproof dish. about 425 degrees F. then reduce Pick over and wash spinach in se

six.

oven

YORKSHIRE MEAT MOUED

1 tablespoon minced onion; salt and pepper to taste.

lb. minced steak; 1⁄4 pint bread- crumbs, 1 saltspoon grated nutmegs the oven temperature to about 350 veral waters. Drain Place in a beaten egg, lb, minced bacon degrees and allow the pie to bake saucepan. Cook till tender, stirring until the apples are tender. ves occasionally. Drain thoroughly. Stir in 1/2oz. of the butter. Season Place in dish. Arrange eggs on top. Melt Mix all ingredients in order given. remainder of butter. Stir in flour: Pack into a greased pudding basin, When frothy stir in milk. Stir till to within an inch of the top Cover boiling. Season. Add cheese. Stir tightly with greased paper. Steam and pour over eggs Brown under for 3 hours. Chill. Turn out. Gar- grill

nish with watercress and sliced peel-

BAKED BANANAS

China Jelly Dissolve a packeted tomatoes. of lemon or orange jelly in weak China tea instead of water. Sweeten if necessary. Set in sundae glasses. Serve topped whipped sweetened

Six ripe bananas, 2 tablespoons

cream, flavoured vanilla and garnish-lemon juice; 2 tablespoons melted

salt butter, 12oz. castor sugar. ed canned mandarine fingers.

Note-If your husband doesn't Skin bananas. Scrape off indiges- like jelly, substitute strawberries tible "strings." Split in halves and cream. If he's still hungry give lengthwise. Place in a shallow, but- him a wedge of his favourite cake (tered baking dish Cover with the with his coffee.

sugar, mixed with the butter and FOR THREE OR FOUR PERSONS lemon juice. Brown in a moderate

Alaskan Souffle. Honeycomb Mould, oven. Serve with cream Parsley Sauce Steamed Apricots.

ALASKAN SOUFFLE

Did you say cream. pensive" Not if you butter and milk in a cream-ma

Now, just one or two more sus gestions:

Something ne

xhowi

ored felt

bodi

softly sed girdle laffeta over a layer of

which ties at the

Tennis is again in full swing. How is your game- Are you at the top of your form, or do you find you tire easily become exhausted after a set or two? If the latter is the ca

ur heart and

but one

providin sounds

and that is impoverishment of the blood

wo cups flaked, canned salmon, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 table-

A Scrambled Eggs and Green org flour, 11⁄2 cups hot milk, sah

Peas. Serve on squares of bread to taste, 1 teaspoonful fried in bacon fat. Garnish with

Follow

rasher of bacon if liked.

B. Cold Boiled Silverside

and hone from sal-with junket and canned pineapple. flaking Melt butter in

Add onion. Simmer

Stir in flour, then milk Pickles, with Potato Salad. Follow nooth and boiling. Add with Gooseberry Fool

Beat egg yolks, one at a

Season

Cool Fold in zif-

frothed egg whites Pour into

baking, dish. Bake in

ven, 375 deg. F., for

mates, till set bolled

Note: Can't give "tiny tots les and potato salad. boiled potatoes mask

tter

It

m the blood that all the tissues of the body derive to perform the duties be supplied with blood

estive

back

but

few

ich,

ged blood,

health

and

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.