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The Sun Herald
Saturday May 16, 1992
Mrs Francis Cole, of Chatswood, sought recipes for cake making, using mangoes.
Margaret McNamara, of Dubbo, was quick to send her recipe for mango banana cake.
Ingredients: 2 cups SR flour, 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, 250g butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 cup mashed mango, 1 cup mashed banana (or 2 cups of the one fruit).
Method: Sift all dry ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add eggs, beating well after each. Add vanilla, mango and banana to butter mixture and fold in dry ingredients. Spoon mixture into two 23cm sandwich tins, greased and well lined. Bake at 180C for 25-30 minutes. Cool in tins for 5 minutes before turning out. Cakes can be joined together with mango cream. Make the cream by blending together: 250g cream cheese, 2 cups sifted icing sugar and 2 tbsp pureed mango. Use two thirds of this cream in centre, and ice the top with remaining.
Lois Allen, of Merrylands, also sent a recipe for mangoes. This one is for mango whip (for two).
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups chopped mangoes, 1 1/2 cups plain yoghurt, 2 tbsp honey, 4 ice cubes, 1/2 cup milk. Method: Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Mrs V Babek, of Granville, sought ideas for dampening the sound from a noisy fridge.
Most readers suggested writing to the manufacturer and if you do not get satisfaction from this, write to consumer affairs.
Mr R Galstaun, of Turramurra, also has a noisy fridge and he has been unable to solve his problem.
Mrs M Clark, of Strathmore, Vic, says she had a similar problem and she solved it by having the wheels balanced. Once the wheel balance was corrected, the fridge stopped making noise.
Mr A Barker, of Parkes, says many years ago he also experienced very bad noises coming from his new fridge. Later he found out that during transport the motor, which rests on springs, is bolted down for security. These bolts should be removed and when he removed the bolts, he had no more trouble. As for the switching on and off that is occurring with the fridge, Mr Barker suspects a faulty thermostat.
Mrs McKenzie, of Gold Coast, Qld, has a tapestry that is grubby and needs cleaning without any harm coming to the colours.
Margaret Nott, of Bateau Bay, suggests obtaining a block of Magnesia. Rub the tapestry well all over with this, leave for a day or two before brushing off.
Mrs G Darcy, of Hobart, Tasmania, sought ideas for removing fruit stains from clothing.
Mrs Margaret Jones, of Evans Head, says dampen a block of camphor and rub over the stains. Then wash garments.
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