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A CHOICE

OF

KIDNEY DISHES

A

GREAT many of us are fond of kidneys, but as a rule we ind them cooked in only one or two ways. It is true that a grill- ed sheep's kidney is about as good as any sheep's kidney can be; and it is equally true that the cook's efforts to stew kidneys sometimes end in something rub. bery, and uneatable. But let us

see,

HEJUSS,

Saute

remove

Kin the sheep's kidneys, cut them

in half lengthwise and gristly hit and the fat in the middle, 1}ve Then eut each half-kidney into allees; cut evenly and diagonally Now lightly season the kick- ney with salt and pepper, and inell an ounce of butter in a frying pan. ilt is a good idea to use fast under a teaspoonful of olive oil) When the fat is smoking, put in the slices of kidney, and fry them very quickly until they are atifened and a greyish colour, not browned at all. It will

(wo. Take only minute or

Take -the pieces out with seller, drain them. put them on a plate, cover them with another plate and kerp them warm.

...

Now you must consider with what kind of sauen you will serve them. will do, A nice good thick gravy

something more unless you want

having claborate, but in any case

or Butter you new minde the gravy, heal it up, and when it is boiling add the kidney slices. But do not let them boil in it be they will get hard. As soon as they are added, put the pan-at the side of the fire with the 1 on and leave it there for two minutes only. Then serve the dish at

N

Humidity and hot weather are hard

Happy

Feet

ache an EARLY everybody has tucked away somewhere inside their

tired, tender feet, bathe them in warın water, and scrape away any hard skin from the soles while your feet are still damp.

Apply witch hazel or methylated spirits to toughen the skin, then dust over with horacic power. Sprinkle some boracic in the insides of your shoes, too. This will keep your feet cool and prevent them firing up so readily. Why it feels Tired.

Sometimes, though, the tiredness is due to your shoe instep failing to support the arch of your foot.

A little wad of rotton wool shipped

opre, girinkling the kidneys with into the space will ense the tension.

chopped parsley,

THE

The Sauce

saver ought always

matu

in the pan in

or, if you want a permanent support, rut a half-moon shape of chiropodial felt with mihesive back) to a size That will fit the space at your instep.

to be

Even 15 most foot-respeeling which theople will confess to awning a corni, kidneys were first fried, after the fat the two ordiary types are soft and has been pured away. In thickening, hard, a little more buiter should be added to the futeen in the pan before the flour is sprinkled in nnd browned, and it is quite a good idea to add to your gravy, after you have it the slices of kidney back into it, two or three¦ spoonfuls of Madeira or sherry. This will give a delightful flavour which is worth knowing for sint occasional

If it feels tender and inflamed, try Another admirable addition is mush- Fooms. These should he got ready fixing a corn ring to the next toe in beforehand, peeled, quartered andja position that brings the corn in fried a light brown in batter. They line with should then be added to the sauce.] ring.

Soft corns, caused by pressure and moisture, are usually found (and felt) They are often between the toes, more stubborn than the hurd ones; it in letter to get to their root by cut- Bar into them as far as possible without drawing blood.

the centre hole of the

A pull of unb's wool wound

and allowed to simmer in, almut round the base of the toe serves the samé purpose, which is to keep pres sure of the corn.

five minutes before the kidneys are put in.

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"If your feet Bet tired and

this tease you weather, here are some sußßestions which may help."

There are two ways of mastering nhard corn, You can, without pre- viously trimming in any way, put a dab of corn ointment on the corn, then fix a coin pad over it to prevent pressure and keep the sintment in place.

reduce indammation

JEAN BAIRD

Is to heat the Drastic Measures' hunion before na electric or gas fire,

Sometimes manipulation and mas-

ja all that IN required in at the same time massaging it well.

For more Ten minutes of this treatment at a straighten, the tor out. stretch is enough. Keep shoe pres- stubborn ones splints above and below sure of by padding well around the the toe, bound with adhesive tape, or pads of chiropodia! felt placed in a 111221,

position that forers the toe straight, you have are successful, Hammer toes (in case one and don't know what it is) are,

one tog

In severe cases of hantons, hani- (flat feet), In their simplest form, the result of mer toes, fallen arches short shoes or contraction of controll and cramped tues (where. ing tendons, causing the toes to curl overlaps another) you would be weil

advised to consult a chiropodist. under with the joints bent upwards.

Girls' and Boys' Corner

a handful of washing LEARN TO SWIM

After few applications bathe your fool in hot water to which you have added suda (bath salts if you prefer). That done you should be able to pick ul the corn and will do unless yours is a particularly tenacious- ene.-

This is Quick ..

Or you can pare away the hurd, dead skin from the corn ta sterilised Tazor blade will do very well, although there are chiropostin knives for the purpose at the rest of a shitling or two).

.

water.

WELL!

PERHAPS you can swim a lut, perhaps a little, perhaps not at all, -But this courge of articles will interest and help you anyhow, Each new lesson will describe something fresh and a hit: more {advanced, and after cack third article there will be a “self examina- tin fest," by which you will be able to measure your ability and more if you have really mastered what yin have been practising. LWAYS begin your bathe pro- taking care to stay in shallow A

The one bit of real learning you perly. The water of a swim- ming pool is never really cold in must begin is "swimmer's breathing." the summer-but it seems cald if Of course you have learned to breathe Never always through your nose, never you creep in inch by inch.

through the mouth. But the swim- Run, or mer does just the opposite-he takes waste time going in. jump, and splash straight under, in air through the mouth when he is swimming. And to do this properly as soon as your costume is on.

needs a lot of-practice.

of the peol, at the sides Stand

or bank. Begin to make friend with the water at once. Take a good breath breast-deep, holding rail

water, The and try to sit on the bottom. Bend forward until your face is

You will pressedİ where it is waist-deep. and the water tries its best not out your breath through the to let you sink.

This will give temporary relief at any time when your corn is painful and you have nothing at hand to doctor it up with.

It's a simple Remedy

short shor And then there's the

Loenalis victims ingrowing

IN 50

cure revize for this troublo shuple that, if you have one; you'll wonder why you've harboured it for so long.

Then do some tumbling over and getting feet again. thumb).

Take a wisp of cotton wool and twirl it round a darning needle

between forefinger andl Press the Besh back as far as pos- sible from the ingrowing nil and eave the wool-revered part of the needle under the corner of it. Then pull the nerdie gently out, leaving the little ral of colton wool under the uhil.

And for the future remember to cut your nails square acris instead of rounding them off at the corners.

Of the more serious foot troubles,

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your You Taces

jual Jes

can have across the aml ganes

follow- and Lo my leader, and even ring-a-ring- of-ruses. The thing is to become quite the at home in water. You need not try Any Swim- ming in the first buthe or LWO. though you

eun

bunions are most commou. A bunion Lost and play

even under

expert treatment, will take anything from three months to

a year to eare.

A good way to relieve pain and

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