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BY

No bones about bananas

ANN MARVEL FOR all-round

vitamin

value and pocket nourish- inent there are few foods to rival the banana. British housewives think so, for thirty millions pass through the markets every week and forty millions in summer, and they know a good buy when they see it.

Bananas are rich in natural and digestible sugars and show

Are You A Poor Sleeper?

A SURPRISING number of people

have

to

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are inefficient sleepers.

to $20 how forgotten sleep. No matter how early or how Jute they retire, they invariably e awake for one, two, or three houre. The really efficient sleeper is sound asleep five. minutes after his head touches the pillow.

n bad Lying awake at night in habit. Like all bad habits, it can be erased by pruellee and intence. Most people accept this partial in somtile as a plece of the unalterable scheme of things. Their efforts to

spamnodic combat It are sustained.

and un-

The habit of lying awake can. however, be conquered. The only requirements are a little intelligence und

a lot of persistence.

First of all, the poor sleeper must learn to relax. This is not a mere i matter of lying down and closing the eyes.. Every muscle must be re- laxed, and this is by no means easy,

Any physical culture expert will confirm that it is much easier to contract a muscle than it is to relax It. Sport champlons often owe their superiority to their ability to relax a particular set of muscles at-the- right moment.

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The poor sleeper ties wide awoke in the firm belief that he

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in complete ly relaxed when his body may the home of a dozen different ten- slons. It is essential that he should be able to recognise a tendon. This can be done by deliberately tensing all the muscles and noting the effect. The time to do this is between sun-

and sunset; definitely rize

not ot night.

The favourite tensions of the poor sleeper are wrinkled forehead, tensed bleeps, bent toes, and strained nech (pillow too high?) Another com- mon

form of tension is in the eyen.

this vitally important to remember

every change of position neces silates a fresh check of tensions. Numerous muscles are contracted in making the movements, and some will almost certainly stay in a state

partial tension.

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Obviously changes of position should be eliminated as far as pus- | sible. Actually

most

chantess of position are unconscious attempts to relieve a particularly strong tension. The individual feels uncomfortable, and he turns over. The act may

relleve the tension in question, but it often creates another. Hence the tossing and turning to frequently experienced by poor sleepers. Mental Relaxation

Physical relaxation is only the first step towards the acquisition of good sleep habits. Mental relaxa- Uon is, perhaps, even more import- ant. The man or woman who takes worries 10 bed can expect long periods of wakefulness. Physical

relaxation and mental reluxation are to some extent interdependent., The Individual whose mind is fully occupied with other matters cannot pay attention to muscular contrac- tions.

Acts

Thought cannot be turned on and off like an electric light, but the human mind does, nevertheless, pos- "thought-switch." Unfor- tunately few people know how to operate it. The technique can only be learned by a very gradual reduc- tion of the intensity of thought and emotion. The process is never very clear-cut.

Mental relaxation has to be learn- ed step by step over a period of months, sometimes years, and for nearly

the every person

modus operandi is different. Some people can turn off the Ποιν of thought almost at will; It is a natural gift with them. Others hove to learn the trick by patient endeavour.

There are strong indications that dreaming is a sign of mental tense- ness. When the mind has been very active just prior to sleep, a night- mare often results. In dreams the imagination Is active.

There is evidence that imagination diministica as_relaxation progresses.

Dreamless or relatively dreamless aleep is the more restful type, nl- though considerable recuperation la secured by

people who dream almost continuously. The individual who sleeps dreamieraly, however, often obtain full recuperation in hours or less, whereas the dreamer may need eight or nine hours and n midday rest as

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well,

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If sleeplessness is caused by or-

Je conditions, no amount of

montal rearrangement will complete- cure insomnia. But after the Organic cause has been medically or urgently, removed, careful inten- tion needs to be paid to relaxution,

otherwise the bad habits engendered by the organic cause may prrelst Long after the cause itself has been removed.

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these savoury toasts can be

Cut some peeled bananas in half lengthwise; then cut cach half in two. Usa firm just-ripa fruit

quick calorie return, as well as a full alphabet of vitamins, 80 you get your meal in the handiest way, weatherproofed till you need it. They offer food as well as fuel, so they earn their place on our shop- ping list.

The habit starts carly, as baby

fully happily accepta ripened banana in lieu of other fruit juice he may tire of Lightly broken with a fork and taken with a little milk, it is grand for young children. For a change you can bake the fruit in their skins, like a apple, for the nursery.

baked

CHILDREN_go_for_4 banana crumb pud- ding, too. First simmer half a pint of milk with a strip of lemon rind for a minute or two, then remove the lemon peel and pour it over Zoz. fine bread- crumbs and allow them to soak till cool. A beaten egg can then be added with a little sugar. From two to three ripe bannas mashed with a fork and spread at the bottom of a buttered pie dish form the kid- den delight for the poured on brendcrumb custard. Bake the pudding for about half an hour in a moderate oven till set, and firm.

Chocolate banana fool, made with chocolate blanemange pow- der of custard consistency, and pureed bananas, 19 another simple notion.

THERE

are endless for ways

serving bananas in adult menus. Have you tried curried bananas?

Season with lemon juice. salt, pepper: fry goldon in hot butter, turning frequent-

ly: drain woll,

They balance well with the characteristic sweet-sourness of curry sauce,

In India curry powder is freshly made every day from newly-ground spices, but it does not store well over here. See that you buy yours fresh for use, and give it a brief toasting on a saucer in the oven just as you want to use it, and the aroma is extra yielding to the

Bauce.

Use firm just-ripe fruit, and make the sauce well ahead of time, as this is the secret of well-blended flavour and a good dark colour. For - pint of -white-stock-or-coconut-milk,- use 1 rounded teaspoonful of curry powder, 1 teaspoonful of curry paste, 1 tablespoonfuls of grated or desiccated coconut (to simmer in the stock prior to use) and 1 tenspoonful of mango chutney. Start by melt- ing 1oz. butter in a casserole or saucepan, then saute one chop- ped green apple and 1 minced onion for 5-8 minutes.

A dessertspoonful of rice flour and the measure of curry pow der is next added and the whole fried with occasional stirrings from a wooden spoon. Add the curry stock, stirring until it reaches the boil. Allow to sim- mer very slowly on an asbestos mat, or in the oven, for 1%-2 hours, when seasonings, the juice of half a lemon, and a tablespoonful of red currant jelly can be added.

Peel, split, and cut the bananas into suitable portions, and heat through in the sauce

TWO WAYS

of wearing a HEAD HANKIE

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made in five minutes

Meanwhile prepare fingers 4 of buttered toast, seasoned with cayenne and just a

suspicion of chutnoy,

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Fold up corner C of a cotton square.

Put banana fillets on toast fingers; top cach with-strip of Parmesan cheese" cream soasoned to taste.

for a few minutes, then serve on a hot dish with cut lemon garnish. A surround of half- moon slices of hard-boiled egg is an improvement, as well as the usual border of bolled clear- dried rice, dusted here and there with coralline pepper. A few sultanas cooked in the sauce makes a change.

Beginners Take Heart!

You

NUMEROUS Bavouries array

By A DRESSMAKER

YOU stand and look at the shop windows with their tempting of materials, Frequently, drapery stores have sales of remains, and appetisers evolve and you wish you knew how to from banana basis, and I can utilise these bargain pleces without recommend Banana Ridge, des- stomping your finished effort with a cribed in the illustration, for home-made look! piquant quality. You know that it is possible to achieve distinct bit about cheese cream? Just success in your dressmaking if you add 1oz. of finely whisked and no about it the right way.

Because the material has only cost duly seasoned grated l'armesan

ነት few shillings, many beginuers to each gli of cream, and pipe make the mistake of buying a cheap or coax it into a long coating pattern. Buy a good pattern, then strip.

yourself up to the instructions. give It is almost an asset to be completely ignorant when starting with these

have At least you

methods to unlearn. over-nwed by the num-

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One day, see what a couple of

terns bacon rushers do to an inno- cent banana-it's devastating Do not

not be and speedy too. If the oven is ber of graphs and instructions. The going, peel and bake. them to- saleswoman will give you your cor- gether, under greased paper size, and show you the graph applicable to the width of your protection, otherwise frying material. meets the bill for both.

FOR the cold sweet

course, you would like ginger bananas-that is, if you like ginger. Prepare some "just

Each pattern is in itself a complete lesson in dressmaking, down to the smallest detail. Every stitch and finish is illustrated and explained.

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right" bananas by peeling, split- The whole thing may look like a ting, and cutting into quarters, jigsaw puzzle to you at first, but it F1194 running a fine fork down the becomes fascinating us the pieces fit "core" to scoop a tiny furrow. in their allotted place. Chop some crystallised ginger head; just take each step as quite finely and mix with suf- comes and have a little faith.

by the ficient marrow ginger syrup or apricot marmalade to make a amateur to take sufficient turnings, F1103

to allow a margin for alterations, 10 ceamy paste.

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Care mus! De taken

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Spread evenly to cover and One of the secrets of professional fill the centres, then sprinkle dress-making which often eludes the with blanched, split and oven-amateur, is to get corresponding pairs F1153

of panels und darts absolutely browned almonds and set in matching. Failure to do this will pairs on little ice plates like a give an uneven or slightly lop-alded banana split. Force ginger look to a garment. flavoured cream between them,

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Pay great attention to the finish of and decorate with crystallised your work. With the present vogue

for button-up frocks, learn to make F1130 ginger dice.

tailored button holes, and make use

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Perhaps you are thinking of of the covered button service tea-time? There is nothing small buttons and loops. quite so reconciling to early These little finishing touches will autumn as the first fireside tea.enable you to avoid that home-apun Mark the occasion by offering will give it that professional air that look about your dressmaking, and the family newly-baked ginger is so dear to the heart of any woman bread, layered with sliced who makes some of her own dresses. banana cream filling. It will linger long in their memory.

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To get full value of the lesson and pattern, try to repeat it, using one of the alternative styles. It is the con- tinuity of practice that tells; to let Imonths elapse before your second

Cooking Hints effort is a great mistake.

only a small amount of cake is required at a time, cut the desired slice from the centre of the cake. Then push the halves to- gether, and the cake will keep fresh and moist for several days.

You will be delighted with your attempt if you

follow rigidly the Instructions given.

QUICK CONVALESCENCE AFTER FEVERS Doctors will tell you that once your

Fold corner A over it. Tie knot in good lump of butter the flavour of temperature falls it's all-important

peak D. Roll up the open edge to connect fold and form shallow skull-good plan to put a straw through a

cap.

Fold square to a triangle. Fold down peak B of triangle. Fold peak A across. Divide double peak C and roll up to hold lap-over and form brim.

to rebuild your wasted nerve ond muscle tissues.

Always add hot milk when mash- ing potatoes-not cold-and with a

the dish will be greatly improved.

Whon cooking a fruit tart it is a

After the fever has gone, when hole in the top of the pastry. This the stomach is too weak to digest will prevent the fruit bolling over.

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