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THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST 17, 1938.

What The Stars Foretell

By MARY BLAKE

If August 17 is your birthday,ideas you entertain, are bound to be the best hours for you on this date responsible for your success or fai- are from 9:45 to 11:45 A.M., from ]lure. Bear this in mind so that 1:45 to 3:45 P.M. and from 6:45 your intellectual attainments will to 8:45 P.M. The danger periods be of constructive value. Ambition are from 7:45 to 9:45 A.M., from may make you wish for sevenleague 4:45 to 6:45 P.M., and from 8:45 boots, but your greatest danger is to 10:45 P.M.

apt to be in trying to cover too much ground in some activity too quickly, This day is apt to be filled with You are likely to make much better, delightful surprises. Some unex-progress towards the goal of your pected demonstration of affection pet desire by slow, thorough work, on the part of a relative or friend rather than by rapid strides. may help to brighten the day for muscial, theatrical, educational or you. -Be careful not to allow pre-commercial career ought to enable judice to warp your judgment, you to became financially indepen- particularly in your manner of app-dent. Marriage appears to be the roach if you have occasion to call on medium through which your grea- someone of foreign extraction. A 'test amount of happiness will come. narrow outlook on life may cause

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many greivous errors this day. The child born on August 17, if Rudeness, most probably will be the trained during its adolescence to be primary cause of much bitter feel-truthful in every respect, to be ing and the needless creating of an natural in its actions, and loyal to aroused sense of aversion, so it family and friends, will develop in- will pay to let courtesy win you to an exceptionally fine character. both respect and friendship. You The future of children born on this should overcome any inclination to date is greatly influenced by the pre- monopolize anyone's time and at-paration and discipline they receive tention. Married and engaged in their early years. couples, as well as those who are in love may discover that it is extreme- ly tactless to be self-opinionated, this day.

It threatens to mar the contentment of many people.

If a man and August 17 is your natal day, work of an intellectual rather than a physical type might offer the greatest opportunities for you to gain wealth and a reputation. If a woman and August 17 is your As a scientist, engineer, geologist, birthday, you ought to be endowed artist, salesman, inventor, manu- with a keen sense of humour, a facturer or writer you ought to find great amount of discretion, a chari-the road to success a comparatively table disposition and the ability to easy one.

appreciate anything of⠀⠀artistic

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merit. The thoughts you mediate Born on this date: David Crockett upon, as well as the association of -American Pioneer-1786,

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Frogs' Legs,

Delicacy

By EDITH M. BARBER

Frogs' legs are never inexpen-frogs' legs poulette. This is an sive, but once in a while we forget epicurean dish, indeed, as you will all about the food budget and in-find if you try it.

dulge in them, either at home or at a restaurant which specialises in their cooking. I have just made my annual pilgrimage to a restaura ant which makes a specialty of this

delicacy.

FROGS' LEGS IN CREAM

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Melt two tablespoons of butter in large frying pan, add three slices of onion and frogs' legs and simmer over a very low fire five to ten min- utes until tender. Remove the onion, Frogs' legs at this restaurant are dredge frogs' legs with two table- cooked as they should be, by spoons of flour, one teaspoon of salt Add one sauteing in butter. They are dipped and pepper and in egg and crumbs previously. When cup of rich, milk wel date I cook them, myself L merely “dip gently over law fire runtil 30- them in seasoned flour. One way in thickens”: Add one tablespoon of as good as another. In my opinion lemon juice and a dash of nutmeg, sauteing in batter is much better mix thoroughly and serve on toast, for frogs" legs than cooking in deen Sprinkle with minced parsley. fat. With fried frogs' legs nothing⠀⠀⠀ is better than creamed potatoes for which cream is actually used in the

Trim, and clean frogs' legs. sauce. I look forward to these potatoes as much as I do the frogs Sprinkle with salt and pepper, dip legs when I have my yearly defin flour and saute in butter until 11 brown and tender about five min- bauch.

utes. Season with lemon juice and Another very good way of pre-serve, ì They may be dipped in flour paring this delicacy which, how or fine cracker crumbs before they ever, is less comdion, in known fils are fried if desired.

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