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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1938
Page
3
A traditional fruit cake method is described with quantities for raisins sultanas currants and candied peel plus suet flour spice and dried fruit. Steps cover creaming butter and sugar adding eggs and alcohol, fruit mixing, lining a tin, and slow baking for two and a half to three hours with notes on oven temperatures and avoiding crust cracking.
The article warns amateur cooks that fruit puddings are difficult and lengthy to prepare. It advises a slow oven after an initial period and cautions against opening the door or increasing heat. Instructions cover electric stoves, boiling times, soaking, and serving with brandy sauce while noting hazards from hidden coins.
Guidance on washing delicate shina with earth water soap flakes and borax, avoiding soap on old pieces, and rinsing. Silver care includes salad oil tarnish prevention, oil rubs, soap lather use, and hot soapy dips for badly marked pieces. Decanter cleaning uses tea leaves vinegar warm water ammonia and thorough rinsing.
The article urges women to support farm work while men toil in the fields. It advises stocking the kitchen, preparing meats and preserves, and planning meals and desserts to sustain workers. Emphasis is on efficiency, nourishment, and keeping domestic duties running smoothly during peak harvest weeks.
Contributed guidance explains recognizing normal infant development and signs of health. The article stresses nutrition, a healthy nervous system, and calm undisturbed sleep as indicators, noting crying as a potential healthy response and outlining physical signs like upright posture, straight limbs, and appropriate height and weight for family and race. It previews a follow up next week.
Fragmentary text describes energy ideas and care for well being, mentioning a Mexican person and a woman named Gailire Ws. The passage includes disjointed advice on staying strong, avoiding weakness, and maintaining appearance with notes on eyes skin and mouth.
A readable fragment describes making a crème brûlée or custard with steps such as cooking until set, pouring caramel, and chilling. It notes decorating with whipped cream when cold and suggests layers of custard and caramel for a finished dessert.
A lyrical meditation describes mist and grey skies as nature’s music. Birds’ voices and flute like tones enchant the world, offering peace and rest. The text invites prayer and renewed strength through beauty on a misty moment.
A vintage remedy explains that if custard curdles during cooking a large bottle can be filled with cold water and the curdled mixture poured in. The mixture is vigorously shaken for a minute to restore smoothness, even from a scrambled stage. The guide notes breathing and body care details are mentioned in passing.
A historical note describes a furniture polish method using raw linseed oil tarps vine kar and methylated spirits mixed in a gallon tin with two bottles of oil two of tarps one of vine kar and one of methylated spirits. It advises regular cleaning with hot soda water to prevent smudges and to repolish after washing with suds from copper.
Dress patterns obtainable from The United Press Ltd at WF Hay Street priced at 1 shilling 7 pence each.
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