One must have much sympathy with the group of Croydon householders who summoned a neighbour for keeping his wireless running for 10 hours without interruption. One of them testified that he had originally given the man a wireless apparatus catalogue. "It was the worst day's work I ever did," he said. He very soon bought a wireless set and this is the result. The magistrate fined the culprit £1 which seems very little, and wished that he could order the set to be confiscated.
The nuisance that radio can be and often is in England is indescribable. The odd thing about it is its penetrating quality and the distance it will carry. There was a cottager several hundred yards from us, who kept her radio going all day, so that it became intolerable to sit in the garden. Another family not far from us regularly turns on the radio after dinner and then sits down to read. Half the time these radio fans do not listen, they merely desire a continuous band. What puzzles me is where the B.B.C. picks up these bands which grind out jazz music all the day and half the night. I hope Croydon will have some rest now.
This recipe was obtained in Bombay in 1918:—
Required:!& oz. gelatine, soaked in a little cold water, yolks of 3 eggs, 3 oz. fine granulated sugar, juice of half a lime, 1 liqueur glass Maraschino, 1 liqueur glass Benedictine.
Mix together egg-yolks, sugar, and then all other ingredients except lime and gelatine. Allow to cook slowly in double saucepan. When mixture has thickened to consistency of custard, remove from fire and put in cool place.
Whisk the juice of half a fresh lime with 6 oz. of cream. When well whisked mix with the other mixture and gelatine, Pour into a souflé mould. Set on ice for two hours before it is required to be served.
Grind two ratafias and scatter the very fine crumbs over the top of the souffé when ready to serve. Enough for four to five people.
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