THJ£ GARDEN AND FIELD. 



October, I9l3 



G. A. PREVOST & CO., 



25-27 Steamship Buildings, 

 CURRIE STREET, ADELAIDE. 



COLONIAL TRODUCE EX- 

 PORTERS, 



on Commission Only. 



Special attention given to the 

 Export of Fruit to English, Ger- 

 man, and other Markets. 



Woodwool, Apple Wrapping Paper, 

 Apple Cases, Pear Trays — in the 

 regulation Export Sizes. 



All Orchardists' requisites suppled 

 at Lowest Rates. 



Agent for — 



The Harvey Orchard Ploughs and 

 Cultivators. 



BAVE-U Motor Power Spray Pumps. 

 On view at our North Terraoe Store. 



' pink, mixing one portion with 

 chopped walnuts, another with 

 chopped almonds, forming a third 

 into balls, and setting these be- 

 tween half walnuts, and laying an 

 almond in the centre of the balls 

 form'ed from the fourth portion. 



More of the prepared sugar, viz., 

 the sugar iriixed with white of egg, 

 may be coloured and flavoured 

 with essence of coffee and then 

 made into sweets like the first and 

 second batches. Coffee is generally 

 a favourite flavouring for sweets, 

 S'O if liked a larger proportion 

 may be made with it than with 

 the other kinds. The remainder of 

 the sugar may be either left white 

 and flavoured with vanilla, or fla- 

 voured and coloured with choco- 

 late and vanilla. 



Once a trial has been made with 

 these sweets numberless varieties 

 can be made. Green coloured, ones 

 may l>e coloured with i)istachios, 

 others may be flavoi'ired with dif- 

 ferent liqueurs (and these are deli- 

 cious), and coloured according to 

 the colour of the flavouring. Gin- 

 ger, too, is excellent ; a little 

 syrup from a ginger jar will mois- 

 ten and flavour sulliciently, and 

 dried ginger may l>e used to decor- 

 ate with. 



For chocolate cream a fire or 

 heat of some kind is required. 

 When making the above sweets set 

 aside four or five of each variety, 

 formed into balls the size of mar- 



bles, to be afterwards coated with 

 chocolate. For this scrape half a 

 pound of cake chocolate into an 

 enamelled saucepan, add a gill or 

 more of water, and set over the 

 fire to boil. When boiling it should 

 be liquid enough to pour, just as 

 for chocolate icing, so add, water 

 or chocolate to bring it to the re- 

 quired consistency. Pofir it into a 

 pudding di.sh, and set this over 

 boiling water. Now throw into 

 the chocolate one by one the pre- 

 pared sweets, turn them over that 

 they may be coated all over, and 

 then lift them out with a strong 

 hat-pin, holding each one for a 

 moment or two over the chocolate 

 to drain. Place on a sheet of but- 

 tered paper and leave them till 

 morning, when they may be glazed 

 with confectioner's glaze or with 

 white of egg. Raise the chocolates 

 gently off the paper. All these 

 sweets Should be packed in tin 

 boxes and kept air tight, when 

 thev will remain fresh for an in- 

 definite period, but if exposed to 

 the air they harden. 



♦ 



Home Hints. 



— The Cold that Kills. — 



Doctors say that cold ankles kill 

 more women than nerves and dis- 

 ease put together. This may be 

 an exaggeration, but it is not too 

 much to say that when the ankles 

 are well protected and kept warm 

 their owner is not likely to suffer 

 with colds, ^^^len a woman goes 

 in and buys a pair of low shoes 

 in the cold season for outdoor 

 wear, shte is one of two things, 

 vain o<r silly. 



— Going to Bed Hungiy. — 



It is a mistake to suppose that 

 it is never good to eat before sleep- 

 ing. Many an hou'r of sleepless- 

 ness mav be avoided by nibbling a 

 biscuit at bedtime. All animals, 

 except man, eat before sleeinng, 

 and there is no reason why man 

 .should form an exception to the 

 rule. Fasting between the long 

 interval between tea and break- 

 fast, and especiallv the complete 

 emptiness of the stomach during 

 sleep, add greatly to the amount 

 of emaciation, sleeplessness, and 

 general weakness so often met 

 with. It is well known that in the 

 bodv there is a perpetjual disinteg- 

 ration of tissue — sleeping or wak- 

 ing. It is, therefore, natural to 

 l)elieve thai the supply of nourish- 

 ment should be somewhat continu- 



ous, especially in those in whom 

 the vitality is lowered. As bodily 

 exercise is suspended during sleep, 

 with wear and tear corresponding- 

 Iv diminished, while digestion, as- 

 similation, and nutritivie activity 

 continue as usual, the food fur- 

 nished during 'this period adds 

 more than is destroyed, and in- 

 creased weight and improved gene- 

 ral vigour is the result. Ifi the 

 weakly, the emaciated, and the 

 sleepless were to take nightly a 

 light meal of simple, nutritious 

 food before going to bed for a 

 prolonged period, thev would be 

 raised to a • better standard of 

 of health. 



— Nice Hands. — 



Hands mav be kept nice even if 

 much housework has to .be under- 

 taken bv the young wife. Gloves 

 should be worn whenever possible, 

 but it is a mistake to use a thick, 

 clumsv kind under the impression 

 that the extra thickness gives ex- 

 tra protection. It is only the skin 

 which needs protection, and this ijt 

 receives as well from thin kid as 

 from' thick. The gloves should be 

 a size larger than is usually worn 

 to allow plenty of freedom. An- 

 other thing is, never to put off 

 washing your hands when they are 

 soiled, for by doing this they be- 

 come so " grimed " that even pum- 

 ice stone will not cleanse them. 



— Causes of Hysteria. . — 



Most people do not sufficiently 

 understand that hysteria is a 

 symptom and not a disease. 

 Among the many predisposing 

 causes which might be named are 

 chronic dyspepsia, neuralgia, anae- 

 mia, depressing surroundings, and 

 great mental anxiety and worry. 

 Sometimes hysteria is due to 

 ennui, and it is a well accepted 

 fact that it is an affection which 

 chiefly attacks the upper middle 

 classes. Poor people have no tim.e 

 to indulge in the luxury of a dis- 

 play of the emotions. When the 

 cause can be ascertained,, the gene- 

 ral treatment must be directed to- 

 wards its removal. Daily exercise 

 in the open air, the morning 

 s]ionge bath, and a good quinine 

 and iron tonic are valuable^ aids 

 towards cure. A change of air and 

 scene will also sometimes work 

 marvels, and in all cases the pa- 

 tient's mind should be kept inter- 

 ested and amused. 



— An Emergency Box. — 



Every mother should have a 

 box, kept in a safe and, easily 



