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FEBRUARY 10, 1006
The Commoner.
9.
Early in the spring, when the meat
is ready to hang, take up the hams
and shoulders from the salt and wash
nicely with warm water; while still
damp, apply finely pulverized horax
to the fleshy parts in the proportion
of one tablespoonful to each piece, or
rubbing in with the hands all it will
take up. Be careful to do this early
in the season, for with the first warm
day the large fly makes its appear
ance and deposits its eggs. From
these eggs come the small bugs which
In turn produce the skipper worm.
After the eggs are deposited, nothing
can destroy them except scalding with
boiling water, and this is a difficult
task to do thoroughly, as they are
often buried in the crevices and un
der the edges of the outer skin;
hence, the importance of early appli
cation. Although this seems a sim
ple remedy, it is 'effective, and I have
never known a failure if done early
enough. The meat may be hung at once
after applying the borax, and it will
keep sweet and nice through the hot
test weather. I hope someone will try
it and report.
Like Mother Used to Make
Buckwheat Cakes Put half a yeast
cake in enough lukewarm water to dis
solve it; be sure it is a fresh, good
yeast. When dissolved, add three cup
fuls of lukewarm water, stir in enough
buckweat flour to make a good batter.
Do this in the evening, set in a warm
place to rise for morning. In the
morning, add a tablespoonful of mo
lasses, one-half teaspoontul of salt,
enough sweet milk to make the batter
the right consistency for baking, and
add a quarter teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in a little cold water. Stir
thoroughly, and cook on a well greas
ed griddle. A soapstone griddle is
much better than an iron or steel one
for cooking batter cakes. A soapstone
griddle must be heated slowly to avoid
danger of-cracking. It is never greas
ed, -but should be rubbed thoroughly
with dry salt. ' !;
Table of Measures-'
The following is a table by ( which
persons not having scales and weights
at hand may readily measure the art
icles wanted to form any recipe with
out weighing. Make some allowance
for any extraordinary dryness or
moisture of the article weighed or
measured: Wheat flour, one quart is
one pound; Indian meal, one quart is
one pound two ounces; butter, when
soft, one quart is one pound; loaf
sugar, broken, one quart is one pound;
white sugar, powdered, one quart is
one pound one ounce; .beBt brown
sugar, one quart is one pound two
ounces. Ten eggs make one pound.
A common tumbler holds half a pint;
a tea cup holds one gill, or one-fourth
of a pint. Sixty drops equal one tea
spoonful. For Medicine A common tumbler
usually contains 10 ounces; a teacup,-
6 ounces; a wineglass, 2 ounces; a
tablespoon, 4 drachms; a dessert
spoon, 2 drachms; teaspoon, 1 drachm;
These quantities refer to ordinary
sized spoons and vessels. It is well
to keep a medicine, glass or h. measur
ing cup graduated so as to show ex
act measures. These glasses can be
had at your druggists. A measuring
cup can be had at any house furnish
ing store.
When you are ready to make pie
plant pie, here is a good way to make
it: Wash and cut the rhubarb into
small pieces without skinning it. Pour
boiling water over it and let stand
five minutes; this will bring out some
of the "sour," and soften the peel or
skin. Drain through a colander; theh,
allow one cup of sugar to two cup
fuls of rhubarb and one of apples"
(stewed); line the pie-tins with nice
paste and fill with the rhubarb and
stewed apple, sprinkling the sugar
over it, and dropping bits of butter
over the top, lay on a top crust and
bake.
February Anniversaries
Aside from any family birthdays
which may occur in February, we
have several universally celebrated
throughout the land. ' One of these,
the 12th, is the birthday pf Lincoln;
on the 226, . is Washington's, and
Longfellow's occurs on the 27th. Then
we have "ground-hog's" day, and St.
Valentine's day; so we are kept pret
ty - busy celebrating, no matter how
dark and stormy the weather is.
UNDER WHICH KING
"The More Postum the More Food
the jVIore Coffee the More Poison.
The Pres. of the W. a T. U. in a
young giant state in the Northwest
says:
"I did not realize that I was a slave
to coffee till I left off drinking it. For
three or four years I was- obliged to
take a nerve tonic every day. Now
I am free thanks to Postum Food
Coffee.
"After finding out what coffee will
do to its victims, I could hardly stand
to have my husband drink it; but he
was not willing to quit. I studied for
months to find a way to induce him
to leave It off. Finally I told him I
would make no more coffee.
"I got Postum Food Coffee, and
made it strong boiled it the required
time, and had him read the little book
The Road to Wellville,' that comes in
every pkg.
"Today Postum has no stronger ad
vocate than my husband! He tells
our friends how to make it and that
he got through the winter without a
spell of the grip and has not had a
headache for months he used to be
subject to frequent nervous head
aches. , ..
"The stronger you drink Postum tne
more food you get; the stronger you
drink coffee the more1 poison' you i get.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. ,
There's 'a reason.
Beginner "Devilled" dishes are
those that are seasoned very hotly.
"Gratins" means served in a rich
sauce with browned crumbs.
F. S. The dried currant of com
merce is the fruit of a small black
grape, named for Corinth, where they
are grown.
Sadie M. Salt meats should be put
on in cold water, that the salt may be
drawn out, and cooked slowly.
Jennie. To remove grease from the
silk, take a lump of magnesia and rub
it, wet, over the spot; let it dry, and
then brush off the powder.
Fancyworker. Flax thread is a
long way the best material to em
broider linen with, and to make lace
to adorn it, though other threads and
flosses are used.
Annie L. Eyes that show a green
ish tinge, gray colored, mixed with
blue and orange shades, are said to
belong to wisdom, courage and intel
lect. Such eyes belong to the mental
temperament, and vary In shade withJ
the health or emotions of the Indi
vidual. Essie. The cheap seed collections
offered at this time of year by many
florists are worth the money. A florist
who wishes to secure custom through
these collections would hardly send
out worthless stuff, though the col
lections will not consist of his best,
high priced stock.
Flower Lover. The Cochet roses,
pink and white, Etoile de Lyon (yel
low), and Helen Gould (carmine
crimson), and Chlotllde Soupert, are
recommended as the most satisfactory
of the hardy everbxooming roses, in
form, color, and fragrance. If ordered
now, they will probably be sent to you
the latter part of April or the first of
May. v
Mrs. J. D. Hot alum water is the
best ins"ect destroyer known; put a
of boiling water; let it boil until dis
solved, then apply the solution hot,
with a feather, brush, or swab, or
spouted can, to bedsteads, cracks in
the floor, a'round the baseboard, crev
ices In the plastering, or any place
likely to be infested.
Marlon. The window shades . need
not "match" furniture or carpet in
color. The shades should be alike in
color, especially in rooms facing on
the street, as different colors at the
windows would give an unploasing ef
fect frpm the street view. Some un
obtrusive color should be chosen, and
the shades should be run Inside the
frame, close to .the glass, leaving the
frame in the room to be dressed as
you like.
S. F. For the cover for the iron
bedstead, use silkoline, lawn, muslin,
dotted Swiss, or like material. It
should be of wash material, if in a
room much used. The cover may be
made the size of the top of the mat-'
tress, with a strip running round the
sides and ends, .like a mattress, fit
ting it over the bed; the valance
should be a straight ruffle, reaching
to the floor, hemmed at the bottom,
or finished with lace or embroidery,
and gathered at the top and sowed
onto the bed covering. The covering
may also be made by sewing the val
ance directly on the piece which fits
the top of the bed. The round bolster
is made of some stiff material, cov
ered as the bed, and is not for use as
a pillow.
J.' F. R. Experiments conducted by
government experts point to the con
clusion that sound, well seasoned
nuts, eaten at the proper time, are
highly nutritious and digestible. They
claim that the nuts contain as much
muscle-producing material, and as
much fuel, pound for pound, as wheat
flour. Nuts should not be eaten at
the conclusion of a hearty meal, be
cause the stomach is then loaded, and
needs all its strength to digcwt the
meal already taken. A little salt
should be eaten with the nut kernels,
The kernels should be ground, or
pounded up, and may enter into the
preparation, of many excellent dishes.
Zelpha, a"nd Others. See article on
Deafness in another column.
G. H. G. Tack the muslin on the
frames for the hot bed and give it
a coat of boiled linseed oil. One coat
is sufficient.
meal to the consistency of soft mush;
add a pinch of salt, and cover closely
and stand away in a warm place over
night; in the morning, make a spongo
of lukc-wnrm wator and flour, add tho
light meal sponge and half a teaspoon
ful of salt, stand in a warm place and
let rise. In one hour tho spongo
should bo light; then sift warmed
flour into the bread pan (a gallon,
more or less), make a holo in tho
middle of IhcMIour, put into the hole
one tablespoonful of sort Jard, half a
tablespoonful of salt, pour in tho
sponge and enough lukewarm water
to mako the flour into a stiff dough.
Work or knead until tho dough blis
ters, or "snaps" in working, mould
into loaves, put into pans, grease tho
tops woll, let rise In a warm place
and bake. "
Contributed Recipes
No Egg Cake. Cream one-half cup
of butter and one cup of sugar; chop
one cup of raisins, sift two cups of
flour and the same or grated-nutmeg;
add one qupful of sour milk to the
sugar and stir in the dry materials;
stir well and bake three-quarters of an
hour.
Yankee Brown Bread. One quart of
corn meal, one quart of rye meal (not
flour), one cupful of molasses, half
cup of yeast; wet soft with warm wa
ter and set away to rise for three
hours. When light, bake in a very
slow oven, or, better, steam for five
hours.
Meat Scraps. Take any kind of
meat (except smoked) and chop fine
ly. To three cupfuls of the meat,
add one well beaten egg, a small
sliced onion, salt, pepper, and a little
sage. Mix well, and make into little
cakes, roll in egg and finely rolled
bread crumbs and fry In hot lard.
Barley Soup. Put two or three
pounds of beef over the fire in cold
water to cover it and bring to a boil;
skim as it boils until clear. Set to
simmer for three hours. An hour
before serving, add to the strained
soup one-third of a cupful of barley,
one sliced onion, one sliced carrot,
one stalk celery, two cloves, one bay
leaf and tablespoonful of butter. Just
before taking from the fire, stir in
one tablespoonful of flour previously
blended with a little water.
Salt Rising Bread. Into one-half
handful of alum injo , a half gallon pint of fresh boiling milk, stir corn
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