Milktart - The traditional way

There are few things as sweet as traditional South African desserts; as for South Africans, they remind of us of younger days when your gran gave you sweet treats every time you visited and for tourists it’s a taste experience like never before.

Melktert (the Afrikaans meaning for Milk Tart in English) is one of South Africa’s most cherished desserts. Melktert is often served at game reserves across the country and is a popular dish for all visitors. Melktert is easy to make at home too as the recipe is quite straightforward, but as with all things in life, practice will make your melktert perfect.

Ingredients for the pastry:

-          2 cups flour

-          1 egg

-          ½ cup sugar

-          2 teaspoons baking powder

-          125g butter

-          Pinch of salt

Method for the pastry:

1. Cream the butter and sugar well together. Add the egg, before beating well.
2. Add all other ingredients and this will make a stiff dough.
3. Press into one or two round cake tins/pie dishes and bake at 180 degrees until light brown.

Ingredients for the filling:

-          4 ½ cups milk

-          2 ½ tablespoons corn flour

-          1 cup sugar

-          3 eggs

-          Pinch of salt

-          2 ½ tablespoons flour

-          1 teaspoon vanilla essence

-          Big spoon of butter

Method for the filling:

1. Bring milk to the boil.
2. Beat eggs well and add sugar, flour, corn flour and salt.
3. Mix well.
4. Pour boiling milk into the mixture and stir well.
5. Return to stove and stir well until mixture thickens.
6. Add butter and vanilla essence and pour into cooked shell.
7. Allow to cool in the fridge (you don’t have to cook the tart any further.)

Addo Elephant Park accommodation or any other of the many game reserve accommodations in South Africa offer desserts such as melktert on their menus. Addo accommodation or accommodation at any of South Africa’s finest accommodation facilities will offer you traditional South African dishes of all kinds.

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In recent years, the commercial and industrial industries have reached new heights; demands on the various specifications of the projects are constantly being redefined in order for the best quality product to be achieved. Therefore, the best equipment is required in order to facilitate the envisioned final product.

The forklift is a critical handling solution that allows all types of material to be moved quickly and efficiently and in so doing, increases productivity and dramatically cuts operation costs. However, there are a wide range of forklifts available and one needs to be well-informed in order to make the choice of which one will suit their needs.

There are two types of fuel that power these machines: diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); there is also a more eco-friendly option that is electrically powered. Diesel models use a conventional internal combustion engine to drive the forklift and hydraulics; however the downside is that you have normal diesel emissions which are not ideal in a closed environment. Therefore, they are more suited to outdoor construction projects.

LPG models use gas (from gas cylinders) and the emissions are a lot lower. They also have the benefit of switching to petrol should the need arise so they are ideal for dual indoor and outdoor applications however the running costs are a lot higher.

Electric models which run off batteries, there are zero emissions and the running costs are the lowest of the three. However, the initial cost of the machine is higher and another downside is that they can only operate for one shift and then you need to put the battery on charge. One way of getting around this is to buy multiple batteries, however this requires an additional capital outlay. Once your decision has been made of which model meets your requirements, you need to establish whether purchase or rental is your best option.

If you are involved in an outdoor construction project, then the diesel forklift is your best option, as it has a far better fuel efficiency compared to the other forklifts. The rental option is also much more affordable over an extended period of time and the costs of maintenance and repairs that you will need to pay if you purchase a diesel forklift. If you rent, you will not be responsible for these added costs. An added advantage to diesel forklift for hire is that the rates you are charged are calculated according to the amount of hours that you use the equipment and not according to the amount of days that the forklift is in your possession so you won’t be paying for time when the forklift is not in operation.

According to Dieter Glockle of Manhand, “the most popular model is diesel, followed by the electric and LPG forklifts. Therefore, it is easy to deduce that the diesel version of the forklift, whether purchased or rented, is the preferred model for consumers.

Benefits of Hiring a Forklift for your business

Forklift trucks have changed the way in which businesses move heavier and larger items forever; stating that your business can’t run without this revolutionary machine is true. Forklifts were invented during the early twentieth century and have become an integral part of industrial businesses in the modern-day. But just how many different businesses can use forklifts? Does your business need to make use of  forklift hire? If you work on any of the following platforms a forklift for your business is of the utmost importance.

Construction sites
Construction sites are primarily extremely big locations and industrial forklifts  can be used to easily transport numerous heavy and large objects over long distances and rough terrains. They can easily move and unload various objects like pallets or bricks, steel girders and other construction products.

Warehouses
It can easily be stated that warehouses can’t function without forklifts; they are used to unload and load trucks and then to transport these goods to where they will be kept in the warehouse. As forklifts come in many different sizes and styles you will find the perfect forklift for any of your warehouse needs. Smaller and narrower forklifts can be used for smaller passages in the warehouse while bigger and heavier forklifts can easily move larger objects.

Dockyards
Forklifts have been used on dockyards since the Second World War and during this time they efficiently helped in moving and loading arms, supplies and other warfare equipment. Today they get used to move large containers from the delivery trucks to the dockside storage areas and ultimately onto the ships.

Recycling operations
Forklifts pose the easiest way for moving containers from the recycling trucks and moving them to the sorting bays. Recycling operations normally start off as quite a messy situation and forklifts merely help in sorting out this chaos quicker.

Whether you use your forklift at a construction site, a warehouse, and dockyards or at recycling operations this revolutionary machine is sure to make your work day much easier. There are plenty of companies in South Africa where you can either find a forklift rental or purchase a forklift. Forklift for sale in South Africa can be found across the country and will ultimately help improve your business.