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STAPLES

FAMILY RECIPES

· Toad In The Hole

Toad in the hole by any other name would taste as good, but it would not seem so interesting.

One of the homely dishes of the British kitchen, it has made a triumphal progress to the restau- rant, and in these time and labour- Baving days it appears without main dish in a apology as the fashionable if unconventional lun- -cheon menu.

School and college midday din- ner caterers encourage the "toad." it is popular, economical and satis fying. though hungry students have been known to make protest against the serving of a toc gen- erous allowance of "hole" in pro- portion to that of "toad."

Best of all is its infinite variety, The toad within may be flesh, fish. fowl, game, vegetable, fruit, in fact almost any kind of foodstuff. rich or plain, that lends itself to cook- ing in a batter after the style of the Yorkshire pudding, regional in name but national in its popu- Į

larity...

STEAK AND KIDNEY' This recipe is particularly in- teresting as it is the one from which toads in the hole were pre- pared in Queen Victoria's kitchens. Cut up 1lb. tender ateak and. jlb, kidney into rather thick col- lops about three inches in diame ter. Season with pepper and salt. Fry them over a sharp tre, merely to brown them without their being

cooked through. Pllace neatly in a buttered ple-dish.

Here is the secret of success in

the making of good toad in the hole. Detach the brown glaze from the bottom of the pan in which the meat was browned, with a very little gravy or water, and a little catsup. and pour over the collops in the dish.

Now pour over the batter, which has been standing for an hour. The batter is made' from 4 table- spoonfuls flour, 2 large or 3 small eggs, 1 pint milk and a good pinch of salt. It should be given a good final beating before using.

Bake in a fairly hot oven for about one to one and a quarter hours. During the second half of this period, the heat should be re- duced if necessary.

"TOAD" SPECIAL

First make a batter as follows: 2 eggs. 5oz. four, pinch salt, table- spoonful water and sufficient milk

MID-WEEK

MEALS..

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SURPRISES

As the family are working-at business, OF school-substantial meals are needed.

Nourishing soup makes a good start for a meal. Serve this potato soup at dinner time.

Feel four large potatoes and two carrots, shred them finely and fry with a chopped onion. Turn into a saucepan with 14 pints water and simmer for one hour, then add a teacupful of milk and season to taste.

CHEESE MACARONI FIE This is a good mid-week supper dish.

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Butter a pie dish, sprinkle with grated cheese, then arrange alternate layers of sliced cooked Potatoes and cooked macaroni. Sprinkle well with grated cheese, finish with a layer of potatoes, then more cheese..

Bake in a moderate oven until browned, usually half an hour,

STUFFED AND BAKED Fresh baddock can be made very tasty. Try it this way,

Cut the tall and fins off the had- dock and scrape the skin upwards from the tall. Make a slit with a knife down the thick part of the with the haddock, then stuff it following:-

MIX together 4 teacupful of bread-crumbs. 3. teaspoonful of chopped parsley and half a tea spoonful of mixed herbs: salt and

pepper.

Add a small grated onion, a tablespoonful of melted margarine, and the yolk of an egg. Sew the haddock up and place in a greased baking tin. Bake for half an hour. basting frequently. Serve with parsley sauce and slices of lemon.

to make a thick creamy consis- tency. Allow this to stand one hour or longer.

In well-greased fat freproot thinly-cut dish lay tiny rolls of veal, stuffed with breadcrumb, parsley, milk and seasoning and a quarter slice of a rasher of bacon.

Four the batter over the neatly- arranged rolis, and cook half to three-quarter hour in a moderate I to hot oven Ornament the top. when nearly cooked, with cooked mushrooms or uncooked slices of tomato. This is a good way of using up remains of a joint.

Spanish Parties Agree To Volunteer Withdrawal

London, Dec. 7.

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clear and ambiguous, while bla The Chairman's Bub-Committee reasoning is not only irrelevant but

of the International Non-Interven- | equally insolent, coming. from the

mouth of a pocket General, unable, without foreign aid to stand on his own feet."

tion Committee met to-day to con- sider replies from the two parties in Spain to the Committee's draft resolution of November. 4. The

M. Malsky, however, strongly Committee agreed that both these urged proceeding - with the pre- replies constitute acceptance in paratory work in the hope that principle of the Committee's plan. General Franco will subsequently The Committee proceeded to de-give the committee such an inter- talled discussion of the documents pretation to his reply that will en- prepared by technical advisers for able the committee to affect a real the execution of plan in its vari-withdrawal of volunteers.-. ous rights. " British Wireless

COMMISSIONS TO BE SENT

London, Dec. 7.

A "communique" states that the Non-Intervention Sub-Committee preliminarily has considered the replies of the two parties in Spain regarding the withdrawal of volun- teers. The committee recognised that the replies were of such a nature that it would be possible to continue its task.

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BLOCKADE QUESTION,

LIGHT SWEETS

How disappointing for the hos- tesa when the party sweets 'bo- come left-overs and, trifles and creams remain half eaten on the plates.

This sometimes happens deca uso the sweets are too rich. “

Sweets for the party must be ornamental and attractive, but they need not all be rich. guests willi prefer "something simpler.

Many

Now a cornflour mould can be dressed up in numerous ways. Shape, colour and favour may vary. Lemon, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, pineapple, and many others are real party flavoUTS

CORNFLOUR MOULD

To start with a simple blanc- mange. Ingredients: 2 plats ink, 3oz. patent coradour, 203. sugar. a thin strip of lemon rind, or a few drops of vanilla essence, and a pinch of salt.

with

Simmer the lemon rind the milk, keeping a tablespoonful of the cold milk for blending the cold milk for,, blending the corn- four to a smooth paste. Bring the milk to the boll. remove the lemon rind, then pour the bolling milk over the blended cornflour. Return to the pan, thes boll and stir for eight minutes. Pour into wetted moulds, or one large fancy mould, and leaye to set

and turn it round and round until the sides and bottom are coated. Then arrange the fruit in layer. adding jelly between each. A little stify whipped cream can be put ou each layer of fruit if liked. Or thin slices of sponge cake, put together with Jam and moistened with sherry, can be used instead of, or as well as, the cream.

WITH CUSTARD

DICED POTATOES

This is an excellent way of serv- ing potatoes. They can be used this way

with chops, steaks or other meat dishes, or will form a supper dish or vegetarian luncheon dish with grated cheese or eggs. To every half-pound of potatoes use half a pound of tomatoes for their equivalent in tinned toma- toes), half'a pound of onions, and ... quarter of a pound of bacon. If the bacon is not wanted, use

butter.

onion Coop the more roughly and fry.in a little butter Add, the until turning brown. chopped bacon and cook it until crisping. when the chopped toma- toes and diced potatoes should be added.

Cover the saucepan and cook as slowly as possible until the potatoes are quite cooked, adding just a little water if necessary. Season with pepper, salt, and a "little cayenne and mace. Use as

required.

Polished wood candlesticks that are in constant use often get badly greased. They may be safe- ly cleaned by first standing them in gentle heat (the rack on top of the range is excellent); then when the spots have melted rub round with soft paper, and finish with a polish of furniture cream.

SULTANA BREAD

Jelly and custard combined to gether make + delicious sweet Drain the juice from a small tin of mandarin oranges, make up tô half a put with water, make very hot, and dissolve a pint tangerine Jelly square in it. Let it get cold and on the point of letting. Have ready half a pint of custard, also cold and just setting. Max to gether carefully but thoroughly dad whisk for a few minutes. Turn into a mould and leave to set or arrange in a glass dish. Decorate with the slices of tange- rine. Or try raspberry Jelly with with the custard. putting at the teaspoonful of salt into a bowl. bottom of the dish some aliced sponge Angers sandwiched with raspberry jam and sprinkled with a Ettle sherry. Jelly cream is a delightful sweet which takes little time to prepare. Make pint jelly in the usual way and leave to get quite. cold. Whip a cupful of cream and combine the jelly with it carefully. When well mixed put in a wet mould to set.

APRICOTS AND NUTS

A surprising number of light sweats can be made with a packet of Jelly. Here is a simple one which is delicious. Drain the juice

Tinned apricots are used with from a tin of raspberries. Make

nuts and jelly to make a fruit up a raspbery jelly in the qual

and nut mould: Rub some stewed way, using as much raspberry

or tinned 'apricots through a sieve to make syrup as there is instead of part

a cupful. Put into & of the water. Put in a large bowl

saucepan with a lemon or apricot and leave, until it begins to set.Jelly square cut into pieces. D1- Then add the unbeaten white of an egg and whisk with an egg whisk until light and frothy and beginning to set: Arrange in 2 glass bowl, top with a thin layer of whipped cream, and put the raspberries on top This is also good without the cream.

FRUIT SALAD

To make a delicious fruit salad. set-in jelly, take a small quantity 01 prepared fruit salad either fresh or tinned. Wash and slice large fruits like peaches, sprinkle with sugar, and pour overa little maras- chino or sherry. Leave for an hour or so, then drain off the juice, and use it in making up a jelly of any desired flavour. Let the jelly get cold and just on the point of set- ting, then pour.some into a mould;

NO PEACE

PLANS YET

Japanese Spokesman's Statement

Tokyo, Dec. 8. Questioned about peace prospects at the daily Press conference to- day, a spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office declared that Japan's peace plans had not yet been formulated. When China seeks peace then apan will be- gin to consider peace terms.

The spokesman declared that there was no truth that Sir Ro- hert Craigle had approached the Foreign Office to offer mediation though he thought that Britain may be active to get China to come

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solve over a low heat, then add A couple cf tablespoonfuls of browned almonds cut into thin strips. Remove from the heat and leave to get cold, stirring OC- casionally. Put into a wet mould

to set, and service with a little crean

until soft with

For pears in Jelly, stew some quartered pears sugar and a little lemon juice. Colour pink with cochineal. Drain and put the pears in a dish. Make a wine jelly square, adding the pears, and let it set.. Then, turn on to a wet slah and with a wet knife, chop it up. Arrange on the pears and put.daba of whipped cream and small pieces if angelica or glace cherries on each mound of cream.

TERRITORIAL ARMY ADMINISTRATION

Committee Of Inquiry Appointed

London, Dec. 7.

Put a pound of dour and half a

Rub in two ounces of lard, then

add three ounces of Sugar and four ounces of sultanas. Beat an egg with a quarter of a plat of milk, and add half a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda and a good teaspoonful of baking powder: Mix at once with the dry ingredients. Have ready a loaf tin lined with greased paper, pour the mixture in and bake for about an hour and a quarter. Have the oven hot at first, then gradually reduce the heat. Shortly before the loaf is done sprinkle it with coarse sugar. Cut into slices and butter.

RICE SOUP

When neither meat nor vegetable stock is available, the following is

an

appetising and inexpensive soup, Mince finely half a pound of learn shin or other part of beef. Cover with two pits of cold water, add a chopped onion, and simmer gently for a couple of hours. Press through a sieve until only the dry fibres of the meat are left. Add two tablespoonfuls of washed rice, salt, pepper, a pinch each of cayenne and mace, and simmer for half an hour, or until the rice is soft. Add a dash of piquant sauce, and serve.

AIR-RAID PRECAUTIONS BILL

New Clause Provides For

Evacuation Of Population

London, Dec. 7.

The Government Air Raid Pre- cautions Bill, as amended in com-

The personnel of the Committee to enquire into the general adminis- tration of the Territorial Army, the appointment of which was fore-mittee, was considered on a report cast by the War Secretary a fort-stage in Commons, and the Home night ago when he outlined mea-

Secretary moved in accordance sures to be taken to recognise the

with the undertaking he gave dur- full status of the Territorials as an

ing the committee stage the new Integral part of the defence sys-

clause specifically placing upon tem, was announced in the House local authorities the duty to pro- of Commons to-day..

vide necessary information to en- The Under-Secretary for Wat, able the Government to prepare Lord Strathcona, will be Chairman, plans "for any necessary trans-

are Major- and other members

ference of civil pópulation in the General Bir John Brown, recently event of hostile attack from the appointed Deputy Director General Bir."" of the Territorial Army, Colonel Viscount Cobham, who is Vice- torial Army Associations, Colonel Sir Robert Johnson, aty Master and Controller of the Royal Mint and Mr. J. R. Wade of the War Omice.

the Spanish Insurgent authorities to direct negotiations with Japan, chairman of the Council of Terri- population from large towns, parti-

London. Dec. 7. A note has been received from

regarding the declaration recently made by radio from Cadiz on the blockade of the coasts of Govern ment Spain.

In reply to this note, the British Ambassador at Hendaye hus been Instructed

General remind to Franco that belligerent rights bave The sub-committee also con-

not been recognised in the present sidered methods of constituting the

.conflict and that, therefore, the Commissions which are to be sent British Government cannot re-

and added the Germany, Italy, the Waited States of America and countries which also have targe interests in the Far East, may be alimilarly active...

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The desirability of preparing schemes for the evacuation of cularly children, had been stressed by a number of members on both sides of the House in committer, and the new clause was generally welcomed. "We are just waiting to hear The Inquiry is intended to be

The Home Secretary, replying to when there will be good results comprehensive, covering organisa- the debate, said the essence of the from sich activities. It is not tion and finance of county Asso-problem of

for necessary

know clations and simplification of re-magnitude of it. The Government Japan to anything else beforehand.”

lations between the War Omice and regarded it as one of the inost The spokesman thought that associations on the one hand and important connected with air raid

associations and units on the

precautions, and though they others.--

realised its difficulties they would British Wireles».

do their best to surmount them. He felt that they would be in a better position to gauge them and come to wise conclusions when they had received' proposals, or local authorities. The now clause was agreed to— British Wirele

to Spain to organise the with-cognise any right to déclare a Japan still adhered to the "no drawal of the volunteers.

blockade of this kind.

The Chairman's sub-committee will have a mecting on Thursday and the Technical sub-committee will meet on December 8 and 10.

M. Léon Maisky, the Soviet re- presentative, speaking at the neet- ing of the Non-Intervention Com- mittee strongly criticised General Franco's reply to the committee's suggestion for the withdrawal of volunteers

POCKET GENERAL

British shipping,"It is stated, will continue to be protect as here- tofore against interference when trading with Spanish ports. ·.

MINES FORBIDDEN "

A suggestion had been made that approaches to porte of Government Spain would be mined, and in this connexion the attention of the Insurgent Authorities is called to

territorial designs" policy but any change in the Chinese situation might necessitate a change in Japan's desires.

Meanwhile he saw no signs of China changing her anti-Japanese policy. Reuter.

The muggested action, therefore,

the Hague Convention forbidding it is pointed out, would be a breach After describing the Spanish the laying of mines off coasts and of international law even if, as is Government's reply ás satisfactory, porta of an enemy with the sole not the case, belligerent rights had Mo Malaky said that General object of intercepting commercial | been granted.-- Franco's reply was "vague, not navigation.

British Wireless

VISCOUNT ISHII IN LONDON

Will See Mr. Eden Very Soon

To-day be conversed with Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese Am- bassador to London.

London, Dec. 7. Viscount Ishii, who is paying an unofficial visit to Europe from Japan, reached London to-day and Viaçount Ishil intends to make is spending to-morrow seeing pro-an early call on Mr. Anthony Eden, minent members of the Japanese Britain's Foreign Secretary.— colony.

Reuter

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