oz. cane castor sugar, 2 oz. preserved cherries (glace), 2 oz.
well-washed sultanas, 2 oz. ground almonds, four eggs, outer rind
of lemon (grated).

Beat Nutter and sugar to a cream; add eggs one by one, beating all the
time; have ready the flour, with the fruit, grated lemon rind and
ground almonds mixed in, and add gradually to the above mixture,
beating all the time, and until of even consistency throughout. Line a
cake tin with double thickness of buttered paper, pour in the mixture
and bake in moderate oven about one and a half hours.

_Any housewife who doubts the possibility of making light and dainty
cakes without the now customary baking powder and baking soda, etc.,
should try the above recipe. No one could wish for a more excellent
cake._

NOTE ON CASSEROLES.

Now that casserole cookery (_i.e._ cooking in earthenware dishes, both
open and covered) is becoming more widely known and practised, readers
will be glad to know that many housewives believe in boiling new
earthenware before using it, as this effectually toughens and hardens
it. This is particularly efficacious in the case of ordinary brown
kitchenware, the articles being placed in a large pan of cold water
which is then brought slowly to the boil. After being allowed to boil
for ten minutes remove the pan and allow the water to cool before
taking out the ware.

HEALTH QUERIES.

_Under this heading our contributor, Dr Valentine Knaggs, deals
briefly month by month, and according as space permits, with questions
of general interest to health seekers and others._

_In all Queries relating to health difficulties it is essential that
full details of the correspondent's customary diet should be clearly
given._

_Correspondents are earnestly requested to write on _one side only of
the paper_, giving full name and address, not for publication, but as
a guarantee of good faith. When an answer is required by post a
stamped addressed envelope must be enclosed._--[EDS.]

EXCESSIVE PERSPIRATION.

Miss R.E.N. writes.--I am troubled with excessive perspiration. I
neither eat meat nor drink tea. I have a cold sponge bath down to
my waist every morning, and I change all my clothes when I go to
bed. My diet is, roughly, as follows:

_Breakfast._--Oatmeal porridge with toast or bread and jam or
golden syrup. Hot water.

_Lunch._--Peas, beans or lentils, eggs, cheese. Vegetables:
potatoes and onions, or