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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1952
Page
19
A homey feature offers reliable holiday recipes including plum pudding with molasses and nuts, molasses hard sauce, Christmas cake with fruit and almond paste, soft royal icing, nutty creams candy, and Christmas cookies. Tips cover method, mixing, baking times, and storage.
A fragment describes a Hermits cookie recipe with butter brown sugar egg sour milk and flour with soda salt spices and nuts and raisins. The dough is rolled thin cut into shapes baked moderate oven about ten minutes and iced with frosting then sprinkled with sliced nuts.
Mrs Violet Scott of 15 Elm Street Barcaldine wins this week’s prize for a laundry time saver. She suggests a small screw top jar with holes in the lid filled with warm water to speed dampening. A few drops of methylated spirits in the water give even damping and a fresher finish.
A lengthy passenger list records arrivals and departures from Brisbane, Rockhampton, and Charleville. Names include Messrs A Kowe A Hover Bere Clue W Lyons RB Diccu Mullen and wives, H Owens M Blaydon J Farley T Mic Mullen and more. Other entries note visitors to the South Maryoorouch and local connections with detailed flight and travel plans.
The wedding of Miss Lynette Ryan and Mr. Kevin Stanton was held in Emerald Wisconsin with bridesmaids J Stephen and Marie Kelly and the bride attended by her sister and the groom's brother as best man. The couple plans a North tour honeymoon and will reside in Emerald.
The Murcia credit union branch meeting chaired by J. Heuser listed attendees including Gus Pereie Jaboullies and D. Macneane with apologies from Mrs. C A Moloney and Mrs. B Macfarlane. A welcome to Mrs Archer as visitor and thanks to Mrs Davidson for her report at the Mobile Meeting were noted. A hall badge painting by Miss D Davidson is to be acknowledged with a letter, and £4 donation to the Divisional House keeper Scheme was approved along with plans for hall bedding and furnishings.
Longreach singer and pianist Miss Dorothy Savage departed yesterday for Brisbane to join the Commonwealth Bank. Her long musical career included Sunshine Kiddies founder work, 4LG Australia broadcasts, and leadership as Indies' captain of the Town Club tennis team plus multiple ladies table tennis titles.
The article praises a sunsuit adapted by Yeur in heavy mustard linen featuring a circular skirt, moog waistline, plaited straps, and a brown embroidered daisies motif. It notes a Dorothy bag in waxed brown leather and a coordinated pale brown contrast, with tan skin and summer styling hints, ending with a vivid, though inconsistent, finish.
The article extols breast feeding as the most efficient and economical nutrition for infants. It highlights benefits including immunity, close mother child contact, emotional security, and physical development. It also advises mothers to follow doctor guidance during pregnancy and nursing and to maintain a diet rich in meat fish butter fruits and vegetables.
Split yolks and whites. Beat yolks with sugar until light. Add almond meal flour powder and salt. Beat whites to stiff peaks and fold in. Bake in greased tins with coating butter and sugar. Layer with icing and top with halved almonds.
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