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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1961.

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14

· AQUARIUS (January 21- February 19): If you want to fit yourself for executivo work. you must learn to entrust minor details to subordinates and to concen. trate on major issues. PISCES (February 20-March 201: Last year's hard work will recelye a well deserved reward, which should spur you

even greater efforts this year. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don't antagonise a person who can help you by too xreat a show of self-con- fidence, but let him see that fully appreciate his interest. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A person born under Leo could be useful to you in an advisory capacity, but the ingredients would be Inck- ing for an intimate friend. ship. GEMINI (May 21-June 21):

you

A well kept secret will be revealed to you, and you will be flattered at the con- fidence placed in our dis cretion. CANCER (June 22-July 21): By setting your aims higher than

your past achlove ments you will be able to do better and more rewarding work, LEO

(July 22-August 21): If your home life suffers from too great concentra-

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tion on your work, try to Initiato a satisfactory, com- promise.

VIRGO (August

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September 22: A sudden inspiration may show you a better way to get thinga

done, and you should put it to the test without delay.

(September 23- LIBRA

your October 22): Curb generosity, which at times is excessive, and keep rume of the extra money which may unexpectedly

your way.

SCORPIO

come

(October 23-

November 21): A young person, whose endeavoura to improve his lot rob him of many of life's pleasures, accds your encouragement to keep him up to scratch, SAGITTARIUS

(November

22-December 21): An older person's advice ought to be heeded, as he has had per- sonal experience of the way your present situation should be handled. CAPRICORN (December 22- Use a luil January 20);"

get in your social life to back to a quiet routine, and don't make any immediate plans for more strenuous activities,

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MATERIALS: Baimswear Thicker Knitting or Scotch Double Knitting Wool. 32/33 inch bust: 18 oxs. 34/35 inch bust: 19ox. 2 No. 9 and 2 No. 8 "Acro" Knitting Pins. Set of 4 No. 9. "Acro” Kn sitting Pinne.

-MEASUREMENTS: To fit 32/33 or 34/35 inch bust. (Actual measurement. Sleeve seam 18% 35 or 37 inches), Length from shoulder 23 or 231⁄2 inches. inches.

1st row: Slip 1

kaltways,

to the

k.1, p.1, repeat from

last 2 sts, k2.

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HELEN BURKE'S COOKING COLUMN

OF all the surprising

discoveries. I have made in the past year, one of the most Interest- ing is that men like to make bread. Thinking it. over, I believe it is be cause they can see what is going on all the time during the process and this, I think, is some thing that all men really like.

Making and baking a cake are dull work in comparison. If you are a beginner, you can bevec tell how a cake may turn out-- Lut anybody carenaka broaĄ, SUC- cessfully, Bread can be made by the overnight method, which is not so irksome as it sounds be- cause you can prepare the dough last thing at night and punch it down in the morning. But the way 1 liko best is the following..

Let us say that you, have bought a 3lb.. bag of that won- derful stoneground wholemeal flour made from compost-grown wheat and 1oz. bakers' yeast,

Turn the four Into a largo bowl, or a clean, ensmelled hand-basin will do very well. Place it in a warm place or in

you

THIS TABLE heater, te inohon lang, is made of solid braca with heat-resisting walnut handles. It to complate 'with three night-light burners. There are five positions" for them allowing the heat to be concentrated where it'le most needed.

Let your man

have a try at

baking bread...

—HE'LL REALLY ENJOY IT! :

the oven at a very low heat to lighter until they are of exactly take the chill off. When the same welghf. Divide each thrust your Ängers into the portion in hall and again weigh flour and and that it is just off one against the other in the chill all the way through, it is same way. This ensures that, ready.

even without luck, you will have four beautiful loaves exactly alike.

DEEP DIMPLES

Have ready one and

three- quarter pints fairly warm water. Place the crumbled yeast in s basin and gradually beat about a quarter of the water into it. Gradually add about a quarter of the flour and then the re- maining water. Stand the basin In a warm place and, in a mat- ter of 18 to 25 minutes, the mix- ture will begin to bubble.

The menu:

Consomme (canned) toith pasta letters. Ripatto Milanaise, Chocolate Mousse. For four persona, core a shopped onion in 11⁄2 oz. "but- ter in, a non-stick trying-pon Have ready four buttered Ib. in Boz. unwashed round Italian until it is translucent. Sprinklo fost tins. Having kneaded and rice (Arborea and Viakas me formed each portion of dough excellent and produco ́ ́very into nice rolls to t the tins, large grains). Bimaner dor place one in each and again set few minutes, shaking the pag in a warm place to rise.

When the dough has just risen to the top of the las, the bread can be baked for 35 to 40 minutes in the oven pro-heated to 400 degrees Fahr, or gas mark .

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so that the rice is wall conted witir tho, butter,

Add though, well-sensored chicken stock (hot water and a chicken cubs will do) to cover the rice. Put the lid on the pan and cook gently until the rice has absorbed the liquid. Sprinkle a scani tablespoon The loaves will continue to Add further stock if the same each of salt and sugar into the rise until the heat gets at the way until, finally one end a remaining four in a large boyl yeast and kills it. The result helt pinto hayo been used. It, and mix them well through it, may be holey loaves. For this by then, the rice is not soft Miko a well in the centre, pour reason, I prefer to let the dough ada a little hot water and con- the yeast mixture into it and rise in the tins to a little above llaue to cook.......(Some of the work

well together with their levels, before baking the harder. Italian, ricas take up wooden spoon.

bread,

more quidi than ordinary round rice). Taste and season At this stage, it is unlikely I then place the ting in that the dough will be easy to very hot oven (475 to 500 do further, it necessary,

Remove from the heat and handic so make deep dimples grees Fahrenheit or gas mork 9)

warm through the consorme in it with floured fingers, pour and leave them there for 10 to

It can 2oz. melted butter into them 15 minutes before reducing the and precocked pasta and spread over the surface. heat to 400 degrees Fahrenheit Wait for a minute or so.

or gas mark 6 or even lower the This not only prevents a skin

If the bread has coloured-for forming but also, I think, im-

the remainder of the time. The proves the final bread.

initial heat will kill the yeast and arrest further rising.

sts.

ALL ALIKE

RISOTTO RISOTTO is a

Mix well

ABBREVIATIONS: ky knit; pl, pu el; st., stitch; togi, together. TENSION: 2 patterns to 21⁄4 inches. Where two figures are given, those before the brackets are for the small size and those inside for the large size.

THE COLLAR:

Join THE FRONT; Cest 89 sts, on same depth as the tront armhole No. 9 pats.

ending it this edge. Cast off 6 shoulder seams. With the right sts. 3 times. Join in the wool sido facing, using the set of 4 and complete the other side to No. 9 pins, knit up 15 sts, along

In a small pan, try a quar- match.

the shaped edge of the left

tered "chluken Hver per person (or the equivalent" in calf'a THE SLEEVES: Cast 45 (51) neck, knit across the 27 (31) sts.

clean 2nd row: Slip knitwayʊ, sts, on No. 9 pins and work 2 left at the front, knit up

Cover the bowl with a

Aliver) in a Bttle butter, : to- Warm

gother with 2oz. to som alleed p.1, 1, repeat from to the Inches in the (8.1, p.1) rib, in- to the shoulder, sis, along one

of the back neck, knit cloth and leave it in a

mushrooms, Add them to the end. Repeat these 2 rows 4 creasing on the last row of rib side

the 31 (35) xts, left at place until the dough doubles in mer more

delicious risotto and mix well. Finally, then the 1st thus: Rib 4 (5) increase in S

(7) repeat the centre, then knit up 9 sts. bulk. It is now ready to bo 11, the next at, rib ́0

dot the surface with a further Next row Rib

· all-in-one-dish main row once.

4 times more, increase in along the other side, 106 (114) kneaded. Punch it down, turn

ounce of butter and leave it to (14), (Increase in the next st, from

sis. Arrange these sts. 'on three it on to a very lightly floured

knead course and a pleasant one melt in before serving the dish. work in rounds in- table and rih 21 3 times, increase in the the next st., rib 8. 51 (57) sts.

knoad and

It can on the first round until it squeaks. My mother to serve to friends. 93 (99) Change to No, 8 pins and the pins and

A glam of dry white wine is next st, rib 11 (14).

front creasing

Inexpensive or as usually included as part of the sts Change to No. plas and pattern as given for the

liquid in this risotto Increasing 1 st. at both ends of thus:— * (c1, pl,) twice, (I.1, used to say that when the dough be as the patter

ane 13th and every following dth p.1) into the next th, repeat squeaked it was telling us that costly as you please. I use little, Patron is used to colour one of the best of the, non- 12. For this, soak a few stamens row until there are 87 (93) sts., from to the last 6 (4) st., rib it was ready for the ting... then without

Now cut the dough into 3-or. stick frying pans with a lid or a little, powered sadron in a shaping until 9. to the end. 126 (136) sts. Work complete patterns have been 20 rounds in (k.1, p.1.) rib, Cast

4- pleces and re-knead them into and never have any bother tablespoon of water and adki it worked. To shape the top, cast off loosely in rib.

one. This, I believe, helps to off sis. at the beginning of 4 TO MAKE UP: Press the wori prevent rows, then 2 sis. at the be- under

dorip

with anished. bread. to the gimming of every row until 25 a hot iron avoiding all ribbing. (20) sis, remain, Cast oft 5 (6) Join the side and sleeve seams

1st row: Süp 1 knitways, k, to the chil.

2nd row: Slip knitways,

to the last si, kl.

3rd row: Slip knitways,

0.1, K.J, reyout from

ist 2 sts., p.1, K.i.

4th row: As the 2nd.

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and a

with the final stock. holes in the with the rice catching. large

Shelled prawns or silvers of The cooking of the rinite can cooked him are just as good. into two be interrupted for A few of the livers

against minutes. In order to heat the

Divide the dough

sis, 4 times, then the remaining matching the pattern. Sew In | portions Weigh-one 5th row: Sup 1. knitways, p2, 51s. Work a second sleeve the sleeves placing seam to seam. the other on the scales, taking consume and is pre-cocked the risotto and Jel guests help

same..

Press all scams,

from the heavier to add to the pasta letters of the alphabet.

• k.. p3, repeat from * to the

inst 6 sts, 5, p.2, k.l.-

Gin row: As the 2nd,

7th row: Slip 1 kaktways, p.3, *k.1, p.5, repeat from to the fast & a, kl, p.3, kl. Work the 0th, 5th, 4th and 3rd rows orce in this order.

de.

12th row: As the 2nd. Repeat the 1st row twice. Repeat these 14 pattern rows 7 times more. (18 Enches). Shape the armholes by casting off 4 sta, at the beginning of each of the next é rows, then .2 tog, at both ends of the next and every following second row. until 60 (753) sts. remain Continue in pattern until the work menstres 5% (6) Inches from the commencement of the armholo shapings ending with a row on the wrong Next row: Pattern 21 (27), pat- tern the next 27 (31) ats, on to a spare pin and logve until re- quired, pattern to the end, Con- time on the last 21 (23) Outs., casting off as the neck edge 2 sts. twion (3 times), then k.2 tog, at this surno ́ edge on every until 15 sta. remain. Continuo 12 necessary until the armhole is 7% (8) Inches in depth and ending at this edge, Cast of B sts, 3 times at this odgo for the shoulder. Join in the wool and completo the other side to

match.

THE BACK! VWorte exactly n given for the front but work 81⁄4" ((7) 'incher before shaping the ned. For this, end with a row on the wrong sido and work

| th{297- - Nuxk row: · Pattern 19 (20) at pattery, the next · 31 (35) sia, on to'a' spare pin and Javé, pattern, to the earl, Work

on the inst 10, (29) sta, kaliting) 2 tog at the neck edita on, “HITEK continue until the uranhole in the

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