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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 3 (August 1, 1931)

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page 62

The Return.
This wind will blow in centuries to be
Across a sweep of undulating grey;
And every bloom that decks our cherry-tree
To seek a new nativity,
Drifts down upon its way.
The lilting whisper from this timeless sea
Will throb and swell in ages yet unborn;
And every bird that slants along the lea
To seek its own eternity,
Swoops out toward the dawn.
When you return in aeons yet to be
Released from chains of death and birth,
You'll find a sweet tranquility
And beauty on this earth.—S.M.

A Plain Cake for the Children.

Here is a cake the kiddies will love for their lunches.

Sultana Cake.—Six ounces butter, 8 ounces sugar, 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup milk, whites 3 eggs, 3 teaspoonsful baking powder.

Method: Cream, butter and sugar, add whites beaten stiff; put one-half in cake tin and mix sultanas with the other; bake half-hour.

Filling: Make cornflour with half-cup milk and 1 dessertspoon cornflour; leave till cold and mix in 2 tablespoonsful sugar and loz. butter; beat well, and if desired add 1 tablespoon cocoanut.

Neglected Hands.

Few people realise that it is not work, but neglect which roughens and ruins the hands. Before and after housework a little Sydal, the wonderful hand emollient, should be rubbed into the hands. It cleanses and heals the skin and makes it soft and velvety. Sydal is sold everywhere.

A Good Standby.

Many housewives are apt to look on Ovaltine as a beverage pure and simple, forgetting that it can be used in other ways.

For instance, a very good fudge recipe is: Take 2lb. brown sugar, 4oz. butter, 1/4 pint water, 4 level tablespoons Ovaltine. Boil sugar and water together for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the butter, and boil for two or three minutes until it starts to thicken. Then add the Ovaltine (stirring lightly) just before pouring into a buttered dish. As it cools cut into squares with a knife.

The squares should then be wrapped in waxed paper and stored in a tin with a good lid and kept in a cool place. It makes a delightful gift for an invalid at the “getting-rapidly-better” stage.