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The Commoner.
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NOVEMBER 2, 1906
idly for five minutes to seal or cement
the Juices, then put back to simmer,
where It can not possibly boil, allow
ing twenty minutes to each pound.
A piece of well-boiled meat Is tender,
juicy and rare. The usual method of
careless or hard boiling produces a
stringy, dry, tough and unsightly
mass. Salt should be added at the
last half hour, as, If added at first,
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body in Health and
1 Disease
it draws out the juices and hardens
the fibre. Mrs. Itorer.
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY
The mention of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when
our mothers and grandmothers gave
us our daily dose of sulphur and mo
lasses every spring and fall.
It was the universal spring and fall
"blood purifier," tonic and cure-all,
and, mind you, this old-fashioned rem
edy was not without merit
The idea was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and a large
quantity had to be taken to get any
effect
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in a palatable, con
centrated form, so that a single grain
Is far more effective than a table
spoonful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years research and experi
ment have proven that the best sul
phur for medicinal use is that obtained
from Calcium (Calcium Sulphide) and
sold in drug stores under the name of
Stuart's Calcium Wafers. They are
small chocolate coated pellets and con
tain the active medicinal principle of
sulphur in a highly concentrated, ef-
slow oven. If the brandy Is omitted.
In the abovo recipe, use tho juice and
grated rind of ono largo lemon. L N.
Hot Bread for Cold Mornings
Buttermilk Graham Gems One pint
of rich buttermilk, one teaspoonful of
soda, one tablespoonful sugar, ono tea
spoonful of 3alt, graham flour to make
a rather stiff batter. Have the gem
pans hot, grease, and drop a spoonful
of batter in each pan, and bako In a
hot oven until well done. B. C.
Graham Rolls Put an Iron gem pan
on the stove after greasing well; warm
two tablespoonfuls of lard; take one
cup of graham flour and one cup of
white flour (which last has been sift
ed with ono teaspoonful of soda) and
pour into this half a cupful of good
molasses and sour milk enough to
make a fairly stiff batter. Din the
batter out into tho hot baking pan
and put Into a hot oven and bake
until done. The warm lard should
be the last thing beaten Into tho bat
ter before putting it into pans. P. H.
Graham Gems To make a dozen
gems, beat an egg light, add one tea
cupful of sour, milk, and two table
spoonfuls of sugar, stir well, add a
pinch of salt, stir In graham flour to
make a rather stiff batter, mix thor
oughly; add one tablespoonful of melt
ed butter, and last of all, beat In one
third teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
one teasnoonful of hot water. The
batter should bo just thick enough to
barely drop from tho spoon. Bake in
well-greased gem pans. E. C.
Buttermilk Biscuit Those biscuit
are made a little different from tho
usual recipe. Sift a quart of flour
into tho mixing bowl; work Into the
center of this one teaspoonful each
of salt and soda. Pour Into this a
pint of thick, sour milk (buttermilk
preferred), and mix till it becomes a
stiff dough. Do not put a speck of
Making Apple Butter
This recipe has mot with general
favor with those who havo tried it,
as It takes up only odd times and the
flavor is improved by tho use of the
sldns: Wash tho apples through at
least two waters; do not peel, but cut
in two in order to remove any worm
eaten or defective core. Put them on
to cook in plenty of water and cook
until very soft; then turn them into
a colander which is set over a crock
or jar, and uso the water which
strains through for cooking tho next
kettle of apples. Bub tho apples
through tho colander with a potato
masher or other suitable instrument.
When there is a crockful of pulp set
tho crock in tho oven and let cook
for two hours, then take out; it
should by this timo be boiled down
one-fourth In quantity. Put into this
two and one-half cupfuls of sugar (or
more If you like it very sweet) and
one stick of cinnamon, and set it
back in tho oven to cook two or
three hours longer. Several crocks
as many aa tho oven will hold
should bo done at ono time. When,
all aro equally done, fill ono crock
from another until all crocks aro fall,
or until you havo enough. Gallon
crocks aro a good nlzo for an ordin
ary family, but smaller may bo used
for a small family. At tho lost filling,
tho crocks should bo set hi tho oven
until tho top of tho butter la "gkiccd"
or smooth, which will help keep It
closed from tho air. By having tho
apples prepared when a flro must bo
kept up for hours, as on wash day or
ironing day, tho oven can bo used
without interfering with one's other
duties. Tho pulp should bo stirred
occasionally to keep It thoroughly,
mixed and cooked in ail parts.
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Query Box
"Troubled Sister" A strong belief
In your own ability to accomplish tho
thing undertaken is ono of tho beat
elements of success Morbid thought
and fears will defeat a purpono qulckor
than any outward ohstaclo. Tako hold
with both hands and push, or pull, as
tho occasion may require. Believe In
yourself, first, last and all tho time.
foctive form. . auu uuuBu. " i" - "
Few people are aware of ie value snorconing in. -mcn ou buum
offhis form of sulphur in restoring
and . maintaining s bodily vigor anu
health; sulphur acts directly on the
liver and excretory organs and puri
fies and enriches the blood by the
prompt elimination of waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and mo
lasses every spring and fall, but the
crudity and impurity of ordinary flow
ers of sulphur were often worse than
the disease, and can not compare with
the modern concentrated preparations
of sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium
Wafers is undoubtedly the best and
most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and cure
constipation and purify the blood in a
way that often surprises patient and
physician alike.
Dr. R. M. Wilkins, while experi
menting with sulphur remedies, soon
found that tho sulphur from Calcium
was superior to any other form. He
says. "For liver, kidney and blood
troubles, especially when resulting
from constipation or malaria, I have
been surprised at the results ob
tained from Stuart's Calcium Wafers.
In patients suffering from boils and
pimples and even deep-seated car
buncles, I have repeatedly seen them
dry up and disappear in four or five
days, leaving tho skin clear and
Bmooth. Although Stuart's Calcium
Wafers is a proprietary article and
sold by druggists and for that reason
tabooed by many physicians, yet I
know of nothing so safe and reliable
for Aonstination. liver and kidney
troubles and especially in all forms
of skin diseases as this remedy.
At any rate people who are tired
of pills, cathartics and so-called bloo
"purifiers" will find In Stuart's Cal
cium Wafers, a far safer, more pal
atable and effective preparation.
Send your name and address today
for a free trial package and see for
yourself. ,,,,,'"
F. A. Stuart Co., 57 Stuart Bldg.,
Marshall, Mich.
of tho dough and mould into shape,
with as little handling as possible.
The biscuit will bo much lighter and
fluffier than when put on a board and
rolled with a rolling pin. Put a heap
ing tablespoonful of lard in the bako
pan, let It get smoking hot, roll each
biscuit in this as you lay them in the
pan, and bake in a quick oven. They
will bo white and firm inside, and a
crisp brown outside. M. M.
Contributed Recipes
Hero is a recipe for a Christmas
cake, which should be made six weeks
before It is required, in order to havo
it at its best. After it Is made, keep
it in a tightly-covered stone jar or pail,
and frost it the day before used:
Cream until very light one pound or
butter; add one pound or sugar anu
hpjif vjoU tmrGther. Senarate tho yolks
and whites of one dozen eggs and beat
the yolks till thick and lemon-colored,
and the whites, to a dry froth. Add tho
yolks, then tho whites to the creamed
butter and sugar. Add ono pound of
flour, saving from this quantity one
third of a cupful with which to dredge
fruit, which is to be added later. Now
put in two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon,
three-fourths of a teaspoonful of nut
meg, allspice and mace, each; half a
teaspoonful of cloves, and two table
spoonfuls of lemon juice. Beat
this well, and then add to the
dough the following mixture of
fruit: Three pounds of raisins,
RPPdfid and cut in halves, one pound
of currants, one pound of citron sliced
very thin, and one pound of finely
chopped figs. Dredge the raisins, figs
and currants with flour and beat into
the cake dough. Butter and flour a
large round pan; Into this put a layer
of the cake mixture, dredge the citron
with flour and lay half of it carefully
over the batter, cover with tho remain
der of the batter, lay the rest or tne
citron on top; cover the pan with a but
tered paper, tieing it down about the
rim; then put to steam for three hours,
then bake for one hour and a half in a
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