1940-12-27 — Page 63

MUTT AND JEFF

WELL, CICERO WHATCHA TEACHER GAY WHEN YOU GAVE HER TWO APPLES THIS MORNING?

OH, SHE KISSED ME TWICE AND SAID, THANK YOU, DARLING!

THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 27, 1940.

Page 7 By BUD FISHER

HM-VERY AFFECTIONATE TEACHER!

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APPLES 504 BASKET

A PAGE FOR WOMEN

GOOD TWO SHOW

THESE bedroom slippers are

ideal for holiday travelling, since they take up so little room In the suitense. They are quickly made, too, with the help of the diagrams, which can easily b. traced from the sizes given

The design is a simple one, for which a transfer is unnecONSBEY

You will also need a pair of sbp- per soles, in your own size, and nine-inch square of coloured fell

The model slippers were carried out in soft blue, embroidered with candy pink, green, white, bright blue, and purple; but, of course, you'll choose a felt and wouls to harmonise with your dressing

gown.

Now, with the diagrams before you, cut two pieces of felt, like the bigger sketch, for the two toe- pieces; then cut two smaller pieces for the heels. Draw the simple design shown on the diagram on to a sheet of transparent paper, then

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Heel

transfer this to each toe-piece, by placing a piece of carbon paper under the tracing, with the shiny side facing the felt, and go over the outlines with a sharp point.

Yery bright and gay are the tea. pieces with their

sprawl of bright flowers. The heel. piacos broidered, too.

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Toepiece

The diagram shows the design for the right toe-piece; reverse it for the left piece.

The flowers are done in stroke- stitch, one in white, one in pink, and one in blue; there are tiny single stitches in contrasting colours between each pair stroke-stitch petals, cherry for the of

white, purple for the blue, blue for the pink. Every flower has a black or yellow cross-stitch centre; the stalks are green stem-stitch, the bigger leaves are done in fish- bone-stitch, the smaller ones are daisy-loops. Stroke-stitch buds complete the embroidery. The heel-pieces have

FRUIT PUNCHES

spray on each side, and they're done in green and pink. Blanket- stitch round each piece of felt with green wool, then sew the heel- pieces to the heel part of each slipper-sole, and the toe-pieces to the front part, using green wool for this, so that the stitches blend with the blanket-stitching and will not show. Lastly crochet two cords from the green wool, mak- ing them about 30 inches long; sew one along the top edge of cach heel-piece, and tie the re- bow over the instep. mainder round the ankle, with a

to

foot it

If the toe-pieces don't fit your make them longer or shorter ac-

would be quite easy cordingly. Cut the shape in paper first of all, and try it against your foot, so as to make sure of not spoiling the felt by a tiny wrongly.

cutting it

AND FRUIT

CUPS TO TEMPT

TEMPT YOU

INSTEAD of adding sugar to the with thin slices of orange

can

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Orange Milk Shake

fruit cup, make a syrup of fresh sprigs of mint. four cups sugar boiled for five minutes in two cups water after dissolving. This syrup

be bottled for future use. Bottled grape and grapefruit juice can be obtained when the fruit is not in season,

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Wash barley very well, taking care to remove all the starch. It is a good idea to rub it well with the hands in the water in which it is washed: Allow 1 tablespoon barley to each quart boiling water and boil rapidly for 20 minutes, adding a few slices of lemon dur- ing the boiling. Allow to cool, add fruit juices and sugar to taste.

Fruit Punch

add 2 cups

and little, then

orange juice, 1⁄2 cup lemon juice, and 14 cup grapefruit juice,

Cool thoroughly, then strain over ice with 1 pint bottle claret.

orange

juice, 2 cups grape-fruit juice, 1

Mix together 3 cups cup water in which cup castor sugar has been dissolved, a pinch salt, and, if liked, a few drops al- mond essence. Lastly add 111⁄2 cups evaporated milk and 2 cups ice broken into very small pieces. Place into a large jar and mix well. This is a delicious drink.

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Ginger Punch

1

Grape-Juice Punch

To each bottle grape juice add 4 juice, one pint bottle lemonade, tablespoons sugar, half cup lime and two pints soda-water. Serve thoroughly cold.

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Pineapple Cup

Mix together § cups cold strain- Boil for 20 minutes 1 quart 6 lemons. Boil together 1 medium ed tea, the juice of 6 oranges and water, 1 cup sugar, and cup grated pineapple, 4 level cupi su- singer syrup. Allow to become ga quite cold, then add the following Allow to cool, then add frult cups water for 20 minutės. One cup orange juice 1⁄2 cup le juices, ten, etc. Decorate with mon julce, 1⁄2 cup finely chopped slices of fruit. preserved ginger (optional), 1: bottle lemonade, and 2 pints soda- water.

Make some China tea and mea- sure I pint. Strain into a basin into..

which you have measured 1⁄2 lb sugar, stir sugan.is dissolved. Allow it Place

until

Claret Punch

Fruit

Cup

Mix together 2 pints cider, the juice of 2 lemons, 2 oranges, and 2 cups pineapple juice, Sur in 2 to become cold. Place a block of saucepan with 1 quart water and allow to stand for about 1 hour, 4 packet raisins in a pints grape juice and 1 cup sugart. ice in punch bowl and strain over boil: for 20 minutes. Remove Now add 3 or 4 sliced oranges, I' the tea 1 pint orange juice and raisins and add 2 cups sugar, the sliced apple, 2 or 3. sifcés lemon, as pint Jomon juice Add 4 table thinly peeled rind of 1 lemon, and sliced, banana,, a, faw, myraschino | spoons maraschino 2. pints, ginger about 3 inch stick cinnamon (Do cherries a strawberries and 2 or ale, 2 pints soda-water and 1 pint not tre ground cinnamon.) Holl for. 3 passionfruit. Add a piece of lea lemonade Decorati punch bowl another 5 or 6 minutes. Cool a and serve cold.

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