1 DECEMBER 1939, page 13

Country Life

AMONG the new land army of women workers are some who tell me that after the war they mean to become farmers. They have learnt to plough with a tractor. They have learnt to milk......

Mrs. Beeton At Home

By SYLVIA LEWIN W E all know Mrs. Beeton. We know what she and her readers ordered—so lavishly—for dinner ; we know how well they cooked it, and how elaborately they served it.......

Barberry And Medlar

The kindly fruits of the earth are more fully appreciated in days of war. Recipes have reached me from various quarters concerning the desirable preserves to be made of crab......

Gull And Grass

The seagulls have been in flocks behind the ploughs in the midst of Bedfordshire and the neighbouring counties. They are no longer of the sea, marine. The black-headed species......

Bits Of England

Among almanacs for the new year a special word must be said for the calendar put forth by the National Trust and procurable at 25. 6d. from any good stationer. If you want the......