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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 19, 1938.

Better Short Shoe Rack

And Puff Pastry

There are many little probleme that arise in pastry making, and the modern housewife is not content until she has mastered the secrets of the pastry-board. Here are sug- gestions for readers.

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Keeping puff or flaky pastry un- cooked for any length of time is not recommended,-as`unless, it is made with a pure vegetable fat it is like- ly to ferment.

It can be kept for a day or two if the following precautions are taken:

1. Make the pastry rather dry,

tion.

2. Wrap it closely in greased or greaseproof paper, to prevent the formation of a crust on the sur- face.

three strips of the same material, each strip being 40in. long by 9in. wide.

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What The Stars Foretell

By MARY BLAKE

It will be good judgment this, love, probably will find it is not

day to remember that if you have what they say but the manner in

complete control of your disposi- tion neither anger nor irritation

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Bay It that will count. Be careful how you express your- self this day.

can upset it, and it may save you from being mentally disturbed." If u woman and October 18 is." You may have a chance to play the your birthday, you ought to have a good Samaritan this day. It will melodious voice, and a graciousness:-

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nimble-footed. It may take very little to excite you, and

"On to a piece of coarse linen pay you to be benevolent. A spirit of manner that will win you many to lessen the risk of fermenta crash, 40in. long by 36in. wide, sew of merry-making or skylarking friends. You most likely have may prevail so be indulgent with quick fingers and ought to be. members of your household:

if you. friends who are

so inclined. A recognise that this is so, do every-..

thing possible to keep your equili- radical difference of opinion brium during an argument or at. likely to exist in matters involving the height of any commotion. Fly- ing off the handle upon the slight- personal taste. There is apt to be est provacation, is

a handicap a decided preference for prismatic which many born on this date shades. In households and offices suffer from, both in their social care will have to be taken not to and business affairs. As an artist,. higgledy-piggledy fashion, particu- or business woman you ought to be permit things to be done in a author, - singer, musician, teacher

larly in putting away papers and very fortunate. You should be able miscellaneous articles, Married and to make any man happy, and be engaged couples, as well as those well rewarded for your efforts' in. cherishing the tender emotion of this direction.

present.

“Leave a space of 4in. above each “BUBBLING” IN SHORT CRUST strip. Divide these strips into poc- The reason for this is that the kets by stitching every 9in. Allow fat has not been rubbed complete-sufficient fullness in each pocket to ly into the flour. The bubbles are caused by the mixture of gluten take the shoes, the heels to be left with water without any fat being hanging over the edge. Put one tape loop at each top corner, and hang With regard to the second part of this query, the cause of pastry to two hooks on your cupboard having an unsightly covering_on the top may be that the pastry has been kept too long after making be- fore it was used, Another possible reason is that too much flour has been used in the rolling out.

FLAKY PASTRY THAT SHRINKS

Flaky pastry will shrink if it is not left to stand for a time, after the final rolling. The remedy for it with a very cloth or with

this is to cover slightly damped

greaseproof paper and leave it to stand on a plate, after it has re- ceived its final rolling, before it is finally shaped and used.

Flaky pastry will also shrink if it is stretched too much over the plate or piedish before being put into the oven. It should be very gently eased on to the edge of the plate or dish-the edge having previous- ly been damped with cold water or white of egg.

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