Mrs. Norah Andrews - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian ...
Mrs. Norah Andrews - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian ...
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TRY 66 LUCEKATTER " FOR TEAf F lou rvould like to introduce a little nor.elty rr,.hen next you have cat lovers lc ..:::rI in for tea and a chat, rvhy not trv vour hand at " Lucekatter,,-the little St. L._.:::^ cakcs <strong>of</strong> Sweden? These cakes are eaten in Srreden on St. Lucia's Day but no c,:.scems to knolv exactly why. Lord Semphili. chairman <strong>of</strong> the Anglo-srvcdish socieir.has suggcsted that their origin lies in the fact that St. Lucia. after she lost her sight.rvas led around by a cat. Others maintain that the custom <strong>of</strong> making these cat-shapedcakes came from Holland in the Middle Ages ancl hacl somethins to do r,vith " devilcats," a charm against .,1'itches. In some remote parrs <strong>of</strong> \\-alcs todav it is the customto put a china cat in the hearth to keep lvitches frorn cu:ling.lurrn the chimney.The ingredients required for " Lucekatter " are:] litre (approx. f pint) milk:l] litres (approx. 2J pints) l'heaten lholenreal flour:' 30 grammes (approx. 1 oz.) r.east:] teaspoonful salt;100 grammes (approx. 3 ozs.t butrer or rnargarlne:1{ decilitres (approx. } pint) sugar:10 kardemon (mixed spice can be used as substitute) ;Egg and icing sugar for covering.Mix two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the meal with the sugar, salt and crushed kardemon or spice. Meltthe margarine and warm rhe milk in ir. rhen pur rhe mixrure in a pan. SLir rhe;.easrinto a little cold milk and add to the mixture. Work the dough thoroughly, sprinklea littie meal over it and let it stay in a warm place until it has risen to double its size.Work the dough again and then fashion small pieces into the form <strong>of</strong> a cat. (Useyour own imagination here!) You may if you wish insert currants lbr the cyes. Placethe pieces on a plate, let them rise again and then paint lith the egg. Sprinklelvith sugar and place in the oven. In a hot oven it should lake seven to tlvelve minutesto get the littie cakes nicely browned.This ds usonth thinking ctbou,tA Subscription to this Magazine makes the ideal present for a catloving_relative or friend . . - for Christnas, the New Year, a birthday orany other special occasion. It's a gift tltat lasts the whole year through..-We -shall be pleased to send OUR CATS to any part <strong>of</strong> the world and,if desired, to enclose your personal greeting or -eissageto the recipient,Our.Subscription rate is 17s. 6d. (which includes postage) for twelwemonthly iss_ues. Readers in America should remit -ThreE 'Dollars (bycheck or bills) and those on the Continent can obtain an InternationJlIvlole_y-O4lgr_1h1o_ugh their local post <strong>of</strong>fice. The address lor subsctiptionsis OUR CATS Magazine, 4 Carlton Mansions, Clapham Road, L&don,s.w.9.