1954-03-20 — Page 12

Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN'

CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1954.

PRACTICAL

You'll Be Famous For Your "Specialities"

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HOMECRAFT

|50 Grown-ups Will

To A Party

Neren Clifford, middle-aged secretary to a Kensington tutorial college, is planning one of London's strangest tea parties this Eastor..

M lively, andle aged

Rule for admittance will The union Ravour

be that each of her 50 66TE ladies are all very fork-tender.

and interested practically disappears. much

Serve with a sauce mude tron guests--all are adult

A little more than a quarter are when, at our personal ap- the liquid in the pan.

men use and de- commercially soured cream is a 1

must bring their pearances,

French good addition. Traditionally, the favourite DOLL. monstrate the

garnish la crisp slices of bacon. in Orange Date Cake: Stir 4 c.

For phrase 'specialite de

Mrs de Clifford is maison"."

founder of the newly form- Dolls' Club, and the party will be members' first big social event.

Chef.

observed

looks

pro-

the butter, margurine or shortening and until creamy. Add the grated sounds chic, they say; but rind orange, 1⁄4 tsp salt, Iced

sugar and 2 well-beaten eggs difficult "ruther

Sift together 1. already- sifted enriched flour and 2 tsp. nounce or carry out."

bulking powder. Sur stoned, quartered pasteurised dotes. Add tap, baking sodi to, orange juice. Add the flour and orange juice alternately to the shortening mixture,

Transfer to 2 olied and floured 8-in. layer cake pans. Bake 30 as boeuf Stroganoff min, in a moderate oven 378 F

Bombe Cool and

put together with Glace; or tricky

"I explain, it is very easy to and zay: Apay-see-al-oc-tay; may-zon is house; so it means

house' 'specialty of the always applies to food,

und

"The 'specialite can be expe- sive, such claborate,

such

a

to make, as cooked orange Alling,

orange-

'BEST IN THE WORLD'

The club have three

ulms:

To preserve old and valu-

abie dolls;

-To

encourage the produc

L tion of good modern dolls. dolls' houses and accessories;

brioche. Or it can be any simple flavoured icing. CAT orange-- To catse money for deserv~

prepared and flavoured whipped cream. food, perfectly

the possible, strew

top "Such as a fine crab

served, that is truly digress" befure baking with fine-chopped

I suggested, "or perfect butter- fly shrimp, Chet.

Benedict,

13

Juyel

urange peel for An attractive Anish that makes icing unieces- sary.

Cottage Cheese

Or a beault- fully roasted ham, puffy stuffed potatoes, sizzling-brown home- made hash,

feather, biscuit homemade Boston baked beans. delectable doughnuta, American cook lak

crust, apple pie with a flaky

light

wilf

Tue

Nylo Par maglako

wheels

adapted Ven! Madame. I consider a great ent-

art tubution to the

+1 fond a big, ne omenade cake

All Kood "Ah, ou, if the ladies

thels know that Parmogiano' meun only practise to make perfect puration their specialites, they will soon become famous for the seal

de

a hostess has climbed social ladder

specialties on maison."

Dinner

Hot or Cold Tomato Juice

Bruised Chirken Danis

Diced Turnip Hot String Beans Vinaigrette

Parelied Potatoes

Orange Date Cake Coffee

MIRK

'Tea

All Measuretheair Are Level Recipes Serve 4 to 6

Bratend

49

Danish:

ing charities by exhibitions und competitions.

Mrs collection

Take Dolls The

Here are two of the dolls from Miss Hickman's collection. On the table is a doll which belonged to Queen Victoria. On the right is an 1878 fashion doll from France,

time she runs a dolls' bogpital. I also a bird doctor. mit She has on aviary at her home.

Many men cuflectors are shy

mill that they to

belong to make Clifford's personal the club in case people

•

of 150 dolls is sald run of them.

de

Mr Gordon

to be the best in the world.

Only 12 few

Mrs. uf Cifters 11s ar a chaployed her Holland Park home.

The others

in prevent valuable slored #re

with being exported. hampers, specially tied shallow

to drawers

protect them from dust and dirt.

35-year- old London antique dealer, has

the club Joined

he because

Bone

cooking in the style of Para

Experts tofieve that lolis Italy, and that truth Muzzarelle

have always existed la Parmesan elitese are

form. Mrs de Clifford's oldest required. Undoubtedly,

many is

prehistoric flint doll 3.

have tasted

homemakers Italian restaurants, the appetis-long. ing food prepared by this method, but could not obtain the Mozzarella cheese to carry it

home."

"That's one reason, Chef, why I worked uut Lt way to

a

NELSON'S NURSE

Then there is Hoentiu, a 20- long baby doll so named be- cause her clothes were by Nelson's nurse.

for

1

made

staruud

wants

10

do all he can

10

dolls from

Mr Hand, a Bit. 4in, ex- major, said: "There are few old and beautiful dolis in this country. Americans are avid collectos, and most dolls find their way to the U.S.A."

In 1952 Mr Hand organized an exhibition of dolls in aid of the Red Cross. One of his nost interested. visitors was Queen Mary.

~~(London Express Servies}

STRETCHING LIVING

HOW

SPACE AT

to

HOME

By ELEANOR ROSS

there

cotinge cheese instead. Besides, eulinge cheese Ja plentiful, Collections are often nourishing and inexpensive, one

be surface. Ph-up lamps furnish tion of the recreation room is not odd reasons,

OW wonderful Four years

additional lighting and tables as difficult as it might seem. of protein of our best forms

ago Miss free Blair Hickman,

able to move into

a special Whether or not the menfolk are have been treated to tood. We should use more of II. of Campden Street, Kensing-

the hammer, In dolls, nice big house with all the fish so that they can withstand handy with Cottage cheese is equally good ton had Chicken

Interest used to top

casserole

want, of Today she has 500.

space one could

or hard wear. Sharp accents of Clean and wash a 3 to 5-lb.

eggplant от mixed

to have your house built to colour, some old pieces of furni- chicken as for roasting, but do zucchini,

distics, escalloped usual, vegetables:

She said: "A

ture done over and there it is, nol stuff it. Truss

nlere brought plans! back [1

really handsome additional doll jasant Brown all over in dripplags, brolled veal cutlet, barn, or fishme

But since that dream from France, and although i

room for living, dining and study melted chicken fat, or bacon fat fillets,"

while Parmagiano Topping: Spread thought liked. Dust

old for often takes quite a I was rather If the Bavour

purposes, or for use as an extra with 11⁄2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. mono- the casserole, escallop or broiled toys, I acceptet it to save dis-to come true, we are wise guest room, achieved by making sodium glutamate and 1⁄2 tsp. meat or fish with a

layer of appointing her.

to make the most of what's use of what was already avall creamed collage cheese V-br pepper.

thick. Then dust all over with "Now

available. During our round able, I trac the hobby Place on a rack or trivet in a

stop of visiting we BELTI some a thin layer of grated genuine fascinating that I cannot baking pan or use the pressure- cooker. Pour in 1 c. bolling Parmesan cheese, or use grated collecting."

Swiss or American cheese. water; surround with 4 c. fine. chopped onion: cover closely Place the food under a broiler

slow-broil and

until and slow-cook as a pot runt 14 to 2 hrs., or until the chicken is browned.

18

SO

a useful recreation

as

room

are many line how-to-do-lt books on the subject that make it pos- sible for a real amateur to do a good job. Alding in the task are the easily-installed wall Anishes of various plasties and treated vencers that vary from beautiful knotty pine to simple plywood. Colour is the keynote of a good job, plus an original motif.

The Diabetic Must Live A Carefully Planned Life

By W. W. Bauer, M.D.

TN 1917, when I graduated

much lowers the available sugar supply in his blood and he falls info shock. The insulin dore is affected by the food intake; tuo much food has the same effect as too little insulin, and vice A third influence is

neta exerelre, where too little

ke too much food or too little intuin; too much acts like too

IN 2017, when I gendo, diabetic had very little chance at life; if he was a child, he had none, beyond a few miserable months ver. of swift decline. In 1922. when I was young in the practice of medicine, the

first real hope for diabetics was announced.. Up to that time, diet had been the only

food or loo much Insulin. and other incases

Infections

le

call for special resistance and boiter sugar utilisation, so the doctor may have to order more reliance for treatment Insuit or dietary modification

or both. dull, dreary diets, amount- Ing to little more than slow

starvation.

MORE SUSCEPTIBLE Cicanliness la essential There Couso diabetles aro more were many and differing susceptible to infection thou diabetic diets, proving that normal persons. This is lexa riona of them was truly true when the diabetes is under effective. Only the elderly control, but precautions are sull diabetic with exceptionally All this is not na discouraging mild disease, had any as it sounds. It soon falls Into chance of survival. DISCOVERY

When, in 1922, tedious years of research were tewarɛled Wy

essential.

a routine which is much ensler

than might appeur. And the dinbetle of today, unless he an- nounces the fact, may not, even be recognised. You see some-

anti

the discovery of insulin, it ap- vne leave his potato an his zvok sweet desserts, peared that the problem of the plate, or diabeuc was solved, It was concentrating On meat certainly a tremendous step in vegetables, and advance. Today most diabetics, including children, can look for ward to lives at least as long

wonder

you Is he diabetic or just controllin his weight? In energy, ablity 10 do day's work, meet

as they would have expected to mergencies and have fun, the live

without diabetes. But diabetic takes his place with

and there is a price which must be anybody gives

good paid.

as the next man. As long as l

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In exchange for longer and plays the game according to the better life, and far more attrac- rules. tive and liberal diet, the diabetic

GOLD MEDALS

must live a carefully planned He lives longer. One diabetic life. Ho

cannot eat,

work, treatment centre gives modula exercise, play or rest haphazard to diabetics who live longer ly. He must keep his emotional with diabetes than they are ex- control

* evenly balanced as

pected-acording to statistical possible. And he must exercise

live without it. Ir averages to care about cleanliness. He must they live 25 years without signs aiso de his utmost to avoid in- of hardened arteries, the medit tections like coids, digestive are of gold. For that is the

er diabetic disturbances, minor wounds

problem of today- other upsets; if he does et keeping the arteries soft.

Diabetes involves disturbance not. only

the of

DUBAI mechanism, but ot the int

at price.

them, he must see his

FIGURATIVELY

doctor

of ages

Kame

This carefully planned tile is metabolism of the body. De- Accessary becaute in a

dense spite insulin, diabetics tend to the diabetic is walking a tight arteriosclerosis, often at early 1ope, balancing a number faclors in somewhat the manner that the circus per former does. 11 the acrobat loses his balance, great may be his fall. So it is with the diabolic.

if they have been child- hood diabetics.

better the The control of diabetes is maintain- ed, day in and day out, the less kely Is this compileation or any other.

Living with diabetes is a big If he takes insulin, the dose assignment, but with brains and must be right. Too little fails to determination, and close help him use the sugar ho re- operation with the doctor, it quires for nutrition; too pays of BIG,

his

LAY A TABLE✩ THE EASY WAY

Co-

fine examples of this senн- Then there's the bright idea Miss Hickman is a physio-ible attitude.

of turning unused basement therapist at a lightly

London County Some friends decided that if space into Council clinic, but in her spare the porch could serve as an room, and by careful planning, extra sitting room in summer, plug a good studio couch or day

it there was no

reason why could not serve the same use in bed, making it serve

emergency guest

when the cold season, and even double necessary. Informal dual purpose as a guest room when necessary. sofas look pleasant in sturdy plaid Only a small outlay was or checked cover combinations involved, considering that an- of black and white; white and other room was gained, and red, brown and green and black course ingenuity playd its role, and yellow. But in the

in- very toto make

1 formal recreation room, # day the porch suitable bed is more at home. Sup-

Pla-stitch squares and blas for year-around use, double- covered in easily washable mi-

THE all-enveloping white round, mitring the corners. Pin glass windows-interchangeable torial with comfy bolsters to

tablecloth is

the mat The out of and baste to the corners of the binding to were loan

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is that a good recreation room

grain of the material and make for privacy and a colourful It looks like a room and not an table is a vast oak heirloom cotton rug does its share. A attle full of discarded junk, And or a modern, flimsy, trestle- baste in position as shown in the photograph. Turn in the these good studio couch, slip-covered this is doubly important if it is top.

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