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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 26,

STAPLES RPRISES

RECIPES FOR INFORMAL

In

MEALS

the homes where many different members arrive at vary. in the evening and Ing. times otten go out again the preparation of the evening meal is not easy. A full dinner needs everybody to be there to eat it at the same time, and therefore many people prefer In the a more informal meal. winter. however, ths should be fairly substantial and fish, meat, cr eggs may be chosen, with e- companiments. This recipe for the advantage veal mquid has

be pre- that is ingredients can

Mince a pared. In the morning. 'pound of lean veth season it wall with pepper, salt, mace, and a lt- Mix it with the grated lemori rind. enough tomato sauce or thick, rich make it moist. Bea: gravy to three eggs and mix with the meat. Boll six ounces of macaroni or spaghetti in suited water, then drain it well. Grease a dish thick- ly, and linet with the macaroni, Pus in the veel, cover with a layer ot macaroni, tle greaseproof paper over the top, and swam for about an hour and a half. Turn out and hand extra tomato sauce or gray.

stuffed herrngs make an ap. petising supper d sh. Choose large herrings and scrape weil inside. Make a stuffing the usual way with breadcrumbs. dripping, chop ped parsley, grated lemon rad, a pinch of herbs, pepper, salt and egg to bind Spread inside each her- ring end sew up the openings. Brush over each herring with beaten egg sprinkle with bread crumbs, and place pieces of butter on the top. Put a little water the dish and bake in a moderate oven for about three-quarters of an hour. basting often so that the herrings do not dry up.

FARE FROM ABROAD

Sweets and pudding a little out of the ordinary are useful things to know, and this weck here are a few from other countries.

BAKED AIRLES

Here are one or two egg dishes. Grense a shallow dish and cover the bottom with th.n bread and butter with crusts removed. Seu- son with pepper and s'. Next put in some silces o: thinly cut cheese. Season with pepper, then carefully break on top an egg for each person. Season well, pour a 1.ttle cream or nuk on top, and bake in the oven until the eggs Or brke some large are just set. potatoes of equal size und sof

Beat that scoop out the ins.des. up with the yolk of one or two eggs, a little milk, pepper and salt. Put the potato back, making a hollow in the centre, into which a poached or baked egg should be put. Season It, cover with the rest of the potato, sprinkle with bread- crumbs and pour over some melt- ed butter. Brown under the gril It is easier to fit in the egg if the potatoes are cut in halves length- ways before scooping out the in- sides.

Ham souffle is both light and nourishing, but should be served as soon as it is ready Mait two oun- ces of butter, add two ourices of flour slowly, and cook for a minute or two. stirring all the time. Add half a pint of mixed mik and stock, and cook until thick and smooth. Add the juice of half a emon, a dessertspoonful of chop- ped ham, and a good plach of the Beatin Cayenne pepper.

Whisk the yolks of three eggs. whites of tour eggs to a stiff froth. and fold in lightly. Sprinkle a t- le grated cheese and some bread- crumbs on top, after putting the mixture into a buttered soufle i dish, and bake in a fairly hot oven for bout half an hour, standing the dish in another one contain- ing hot water.

COOKED CELERY

can

to

SEASONABLE SWEETS

Soak hat of

RHUBARB JELLY

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a tablespoonful and gelatine crystals in half a gil of cold water, and.add to a Burt of hot rhubarb puree made by cooking rhubarb with a very ttle water and sufficient sugar until soft and pulpy. Stir until the gelatine has melted, and when the mixture begins stiffen.

gill of chopped acd a nuis. Set and Lerve with custard or-crtam

LIGHT PUDDING

to

Piace at the bottom of a pla dish a layer of forced rhubarb. cut in fnen pleces and sprinkled liberally with castor sugar. Wash the rhubarb and leave it damp.

that is starts cooking ev also squeeze, over new drops of lemon Julpe. Bring slowly to the boll apt, of mlk, flavoured with

thin strip of lemon rind. Thicken the milk with a dessert, Soonfa of corn-flour or arrow- root and remove the lemon rind. Beat in the yolks of a cigs and Cold in the whites, wel whipped. Pour over the rhubarb and bake about 15 minutes in a moderate

oven.

KHUBARB AND ORANGE

Six mandarin oranges 1.9018 of rhubarb. 6oz. of loaf sugar, apt. of water. an inch stiek of din- sheet 1oz. or trench Manion. gulatine and I lemon. Pare.2 ! the oranges very thin and halve the lemon; put these into a clean, bright

saucepan with the cin- and the sugar, namon.

Water

WELL-KNOWN CLYDE YACHTSMAN

Death Of Mr. E. 5. Parker

London, March 3.

By the death of Mr. Eve.yn Stuart Parker, which occurred at his residence in Liverpool, Clyde yachting has los: a keen and ea- thus.astic supporter: Mr. Parker began saling in small boats when he was aged about 10 years, and in his Oxford days Fife but him

rhubarb, cut in Inch lengths. Let

all come very slowly to the boll

so that the water may absorb the the fruit

Syneeze our und. Scrain Juice u the oranges" and lemon and add to the contents of the

Bring

but again. saucepan. quickly, to the boll. then add the table- gelatine. disso ved in 2 spoonfuls of water. There should be a liberal pnt of iiquid. If the oranges are

not

so juicy as s anticipated. squeeze and strain the juice of an extra one.

Pour the jelly. when partly cooled, into a basin of smal moulds, which have been rinsed out in cold water, and set.

The jelly set in the basin can be chopped and served in glasses with whipped cream on the top. If in small moulds these may be decorated with chopped pistachip Frult nuts and split almonds. Jellies of this description are not suitable for moulding in large moulds as they are never cleared. They look quite well, however, in the small dariole moulds..

GOLDEN FRUIT PUDDING Six junces breadcrumbs, 202 flour, 2oz. "sues or margarine, 2oz sugar. 4oz. sultanas, 2oz currants. little egg. a 1oz. mixed peel, 1 mik.

Mix all the dry ingred ents well together. Beat egg and add milk to it, pouring into dry ingredients. mixing thoroughly to a stiff, paste. Steam two hours in a greased pudding mould. Serve hot with custard or sweet sauce.

STRONG ROOM TO BE FORCED

London Gold Riddle

London, March 6. In the course of the next few days a private strong room in a London bank is to be forced open by order of the Appeal Court.

court yesterday included explosives, an expert safe-breaker, and the less violent use of X-rays.

Ownership of the gold is claim-

13 tu ascertain The object whether it contains £25,000 €25,000 gold bars and coin.

What method will be used to a Berinud.ah rigged 17-foot boat probe its secrets has yet to be set- nimed Lapwing, which he used, tled. Suggestions made to the chiefly for crising, and on her the visited most places between Clyde and Skye. In 1891 he own- ed Vera (ex-Clio), one of the pre- sent Mr. Fe's earliest designs.ed by a Geneva family named Von the West Meisters, who have formed them- and cruised in her on

selves mito a private company Coast.

They declare that the treasure was deposited on their behalf in the Midland Bank, London, by the Travellers' Bank of Paris.

Counsel told the court that the Von Meisters want to be sure that the gold is there.

C.255

Many people do not much care for the ordinary braised or stew ed celery, even with white sauce. and, to say the truth. it does not ook attractive in its sl'my grey- ress when thus cooked. I think. however, that it would be difficult for anybody to complain of this luncheon of supper dish, which is one of the easiest to make where there is an oven, whiẻ t Make some almend paste with

also be prepared in a steamer 1 Mr. Parker did some racing in

The sticks

the palmy days of the 38-footer chree

no oven is available. ounces of ground almonds

and cut into con-

in the Watson-designed are washed and just a trifle more sugar," say

and in Fenella Freya, and also venient lengths to lie in the bot- three cunces and a hof, and bind

tom of a shallow earthenware or Forella. In 1920 he raced the 4 it with a white of egg, or yok if glass dish. with about as much oldi-rater Nysa, and the follow

ing year he began an association you would rather.. Fee and core water as will only halt cover them.

Pepper and ait

with the 6-metre class which con- are added some apples, and fill them with the

taste (very ttle of either being tinued "throughout the remainder paste. Dip each into some melted

During those years he needed), and butter's generously of his re. butter and then roll hem in a

dabbed all over. This is put into seldom missed a race, and often slow over, covered closely. and travelled specially from Liverpool mixture of white breadcrumbs and

eft to braise till it is fairly ten- to take part. He was a keen and a little sugar. Put them in a fire-

he topped der but not nearly mushy. When able steersinan, and proof dish, pour what. randins of

It has reached that stage aittle the 6-metre class with Finvola in

The Neldeckers are still in Ame- In 1928 arid 1027, with Fintra mlik is poured over it and an egg the melted butter over them and

a new Fintra in rica. After their departure from 1929, and with for each person broken. as if for bake them a golden brown in a

1933. poaching. on the top of moderate oven.

celry. Grated cheese may aso, be added if ked. bub on nu ac-

flour count e'ther

or bread- crumas. It is then put back until the eggs are just set. when it is served. It not only tastes but looks good, which makes it taste better still: It may be proferred a separate to give each person small crock with one egg on the top of perhaps half a dozen abort pieces of the vegetable.

KAISERSCHMARREN

ELT

A well-known dish in Central Europe. Make a batter. with half a pint of milk, six ounces of flour, the yolks of three eggs, a little au- gar and a pinch of salt, and add to it an ounce of stofied and roughly ounce Of choopped raisins, ground almonds and, lastly, the three egg-whites stiffly whipped. Heal two ounces of butter in a fry- mg-pån, and fry this mixture unt!! golden brown on both sides. Tear It up into small pieces with two torks and serve these very hot. sprinkled with sugar.

RICE PUDDING

the

GLAZED VEGETABLES

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This Paris bank, which was run by three Americans, the brothers Neldecker, closed its doors last July. The, Neldeckers returned to America, and it is alleged that they refuse to produce the key of the strong room, saying that it has been lost.

Paris, the French authorities sought their extradition. But two months ago the American Courts finally refused to consent.

CAPE TO ENGLAND

1936.

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EARTH TREMORS IN SCOTLAND

Rumblings And Houses Shaken

London, March 12

DOMINIONS UNDER.

SECRETARY

Marquis Of Hartington Appointed

Westminster, March 4...

It was officially announced to- night that the Marquis of Harting- ton. M.P., has been appointed Par- liamentary Under-Secretary

of

Egypt. Palestine, Irak: India. Sam and Malayo-every, Wed-

A rumbling noise accompanied state for Dominians Affairs in nesday instead of Tuesday, be-

and by vinration,

described by succession to Mr. Douglas Hacking. ginning on Mar 18. The Satur

inbabitants : as "earthquake MP, who has resigned from the day service, extended to Austra¦ shocks,” occurred in the village of post on accepting the chairman. Ka, is unchanged.

Egypt. Sudan, Uganda, Kenya Tanganyika, North and Bouth Rhodesia, Union of South Africa -every, Friday and Tuesday in stead of Wednesday and Sunday, beginning on March 20.

Comrie, Central Ferth, yesterday ship of the Unionist Party Organi

afternoon.

sation. il

In seven years there were more Lord Hartington, who thus.be- than 30 "trezors." all caused by comes assistant to Mr. Malcolm the great "fault dose to the MacDonald, Secretary of State for Highland border. The most im- the Dominions, has not previously

Incoming Empire air-mails will portant "earthquake centre in held a Government post, and, in

England is near Hereford. “

fact, during the last Parliament ne frequently acted with a group

some aspects of the National Gov of, Unionists who were critical of

ernment's policy.

be unaltered with the exception that the service from Malaya, From the year 974 to 1916 1,190 Only 22 0, them caused Siam, India, Irak, Palestine and shocks were recorded in Britain,

damige. on Thursdays instead of Fridays, Egypt will be due to reach London but

"It was an extraordinary 'sensa- The changes will result in many cases in the saving of from one toon," said a woman resident in of Devonshire, and has represent- an hotel. "Strange underground ed West Derbyshire in the Housc tain a reply to a letter sent by air-v.brations lasted mang seconds at of Commons since 1923. In 1919 three days in the time taken to ob-

Scores a time. mail.

of people 10 be' was a member of the British There has been no speeding-up Comr.e heard them and wondered Delegation at the Paris Peace Con

He is the eldest son of the Duke

WES happening." Homes terence.. were shaken, and pictures were of the air liners. The saving has what

set swinging gently on the walls been achieved by cutting down the

For example, the mall from Lon-of any homes. "The vibrations waiting time at the overseas end, don now reaches Nairobi on a were most distinct," said another Monday. The London-bound plane resident.'. does not leave until the following Friday, a wait of four days.

Under the new arrangement the mall will reach. Nairobi two daya later, on Wednesday, but wil re- turn, as before, on the Friday, wait of only two days.

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HELD MANY, OFFICES The first "six which Mr. Parker owned was Flya, and with this boat he was a member of the in the British- British tepm American Cup races at Ryde in!

NEW STRATOSPHERE BID 1921 He was also a member of the British team with Fintra in

Brussels, Feb. 22. the races at Hunter's Quay in

Capetown, Mar, 3. 1928 and in the races in Long

Flight Lieutenant Rose, .who Prof. Plecard, the stratosphere Island Sound in 1930. Mr. Parker broke the record for the Eightballonist, planning a new ascent

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· FLIGHT.

4 UNIQUE EXHIBITION

Mr. Douglas Hacking, though resigning from the Government. will continue as a member of the House of Commons. He succeeds Lord Stonehaven as chairman of The shock was not recorded on the Unionist Party Organisation. Mr. an appointment that is made by tire apparatus belonging to J. J. Shaw, the seismologist, of Mr. Baldwin as leader of the party. West Bromwich. I have looked up my records." Mr. Shaw 'told a reporter last night, and I find that since 1788, when the earth- quakes begin to be catalogued 1921 there from Camir.e. until were 421 shocks at the spot. In the short period between 1839 an 1841 there were 258 shocks there' "Earthquakes in Comrie, it, has been suggested: gre caused by the 'fault' which traverses Scotland in a south-westerly direction from Stonehaven. That fault la parti

was hon treasurer of the Yachtrom England to the Cape,. left to beat his previous record of £7. movement of the great Highland history of British Museums. It

land on Saturday and, thus beat hopes to make his ascent from cularly ively at Comrie,"

somewhere in Central-Europe, pos- sibly Warsaw.

LORD WILLINGDON HONOURED

LADY TENNIS PLAYER'S TRIUMPH

London. March 9. Such a venture as the nason:" Exhibition of Scottish Everyday Art, organised by the Royal Scot- tish Museum, Edinburgh, for the coming summer, is unique in the can only be paraleled on the United Conthem, and in the States. The typically modern museum recognlaes that its func- tion is not simply to store fosats and stuffed birds, but to educate the public. And in his instance the aim of the Museum 1st educate Scottish taste to buy goods of better desigu

Racing Association, Commodore of Capetown airport on his return 000ft. the Cumbraes Yacht Club. and

He is trying to raise a large sum fight at 6.8 am. (local time), to- Rear Admiral of the Mudbook day. He hopes to arrive in Eng- of money for his expenses. He Yacht Club. He had been a mem ber of the Royal Clyde Yacht the time of Flying Omeer Llewel Carrots, turnips and parsnips, Club since 1894, and was a memin and Mrs. Wyndham by two ber the Royal Northern and other days. Although the weather was those somewhat uninteresting win- ter vegetables, can be transform- yacht clubs. His kenspeckle figure said to be against him, he reach-

will be greatly missed on the ed Bulawayo on schedule. ed into an interesting dish in a

Clyde.

He has slightly varied his cours simple manner. Glazed vegeta-

Mr. Parker wis senior partner to avoid the long Mediterranean

London, Mar. 2. A pleasans variation on, a very bles also form a good winter gar-

Miss A. M. ("Billie"), Yorks, the ordinary theme. In a pint of milk, nish to chops, steaks, and cutlets. of the firm of Messrs. Sandbach, crossing From Cairo be will by

New Delhi, Mar. 28. to which you have added half an Peel the vegetables and cut into Tinne and Co. West Indian mer- west to Tripoll and thence to Can

English international tennis player chants, Liverpool; chairman of nes, by way of Malta, Sicily, Sar-

Lord Willingdon to-day received has achieved a personal triumph punce of butter. four ounces of fairly thin s'ices. Put them into a

the honorary degree of Doctor of

in the Egyptian lawn tennis Sugar and two ounces of blanched father wide pan or deep frying the Thames and Mersey Insurance dinin, and Corsica.

Law 'from the University of All-

tournaments winning all three("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) and coarse y chopped almonds, bol pin, season with pepper and salt, Compray. the Demerara Com-

titles.

Addis Ababa, Mar. 24. half a pound of rice. Put in a add a lump of butter and a tea pany, and the West Indian Corn-

In a speech, the Viceroy stated: vanilla-pod with it, to favour it spoantal of sugar to each pound pany: deputy chairman of the bought the island of Little Cum-garh.

After annexing the singles, she A renewed air attack op Jijiga, (taking it out after the pudding is of vegetables. Cover with stock, Liverpool and London, and Cipbe bras and made h's home there

Aligarh, Benares won the women's doubles with lasting two hours, was carried out afternoon","1its ashes Universities of cooked), or flavour it with vanilla which should be a good jellying Insurance Company, and of the during his visits to Bootlend. On that Government grants to the

a treat essence afterwards. When dones stock made from veal or a strong Royal Insurance Company and a Saturday

and were brought from Liverpool to and Allahabad, which had been Miss Joan Ingram and the mixed on Tuesday morning by 20 Italian

number of explosive bomba A turn out into a mou'd and let it brown, stock Lettha-vegetables" director of the British

motor boat to be interred at his stress, would now be made in full. Davis Cup star.

Transocean Neira Service. stand all night. Serve with cold cook without a r'd on until they Foreign Marine Insurance Comairie and taken across in restricted oying to the economic with G. F. Hughes, the English planes, which dropped

Heuteri Bulletin Service. Neuter's Bulletin Service. stewed dried apricots, which go are soft and the liquid has bojed pany.

2 down to a glaze.

Some years ago. Mr. Parker Island home." very happy with the almonds.

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RENEWED AIR ATTACK AT JIJIGA