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The Commoner.
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breast, and tho back of each leg;
one at a time, held in tho left hand.
With a sharp knife in the right hand
cut very carefully just below tho
knee Joint, through the skin, but
not deeper; Inside will be found tho
group of tendons, eight of them in
each leg, lying snug in a groove;
these are attached to tho foot, but
run away up through the dark meat
into the leg, well into the upper
joint. "With a etrong wire Bkewer
lift each tendon separately, hold the
fowl firmly and pull steadily. If the
fowl is a young cno and tender, the
tendons will come out easily, requir
ing but a slight effort. If tho bird
Is an old one, the job will require
more muscle, but it is the old bird
that needs the removal of tho ten
dons. If tho fowl is a turkey, a
long, strong pull is required; cut the
skin in tho leg half way between
tho knee-joint and tho foot, and the
group of white, shining tendons will
be readily seen. Slip a strong
skewer, or the point of the carving
set sharpener, under the bunch of
tendons, lift them carefully, then
twist around two or three times to
get a good hold, give a strong,
steady pull, and they will come out.
Every one of tho eight must be re
moved, so, if one is missing among
those drawn, hunt it up and remove
It. These tendons are In an old fowl,
like so many bones; but If drawn,
the drumsticks will be deliciously
tender. Try this and report.
Query Box
Sadie F. The term, timbale, as
used In cookery, means "baked In a
sort of pie."
Housewife Twenty-four pounds
of flour should mako eighteen loaves
of bread, two pans of biscuit, and
two cakes. In counting tho cost, you
should allow for the fuel, the other
ingredients used with the flour, even
though but a few cents, while your
own time should be worth some
thing. Many housewives make such
poor bread that it Is cheaper and
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THE DIFFERENCE
Ooffeo Usually Means Sickness but
Fostuni Always Means Health
more healthful to buy from the bak
er. T.o mako good, wholesome bread
requires Intelligent care from tho
flour barrel to the table.
Several Readers For tanning
hides, take powdered alum with an
equal amount of salt, and sprinklo
plentifully on the flesh side of the
skin; double tho hide, fur sido out,
roll, and tio -a ford around it and
leave for a week; then it should bo
opened, sprinkled with bran or saw
dust to absorb tho moisture, tied up
again, and after twenty-four hours,
completo tho process by thoroughly
rubbing and manipulation to render
it pliable. Before putting the salt
and alum on, all fat and shreds of
flesh should bo scraped off with a
dull knife blade.
Jessio L. No tinsel-card Is al
lowed to pass through tho mails un
less enclosed in a thin envelope, and
tho stamp must bo put on the en
velope; it Is claimed that tho tinsel
dust endangers tho health of the
postal employes, and damages other
mail matter. No cards aro return
able to sender, but aro held up and
destroyed by order of tho postal offi
cials. Leather cards require a two
cent stamp instead of one.
Those who have never tried the
experiment of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum in its place and in
this way regaining health and hap
piness can learn much from the. ex
perience of others who have made
the trial.
One who knows says: "I drank
coffee for breakfast every morning
until I had terrible attacks of indi
gestion producing days of discomfort
and nights of sleeplessness. I tried
to give up the use of coffee entirely
but found it hard to go from hot
coffee to a glass of water. Then I
tried Postum.
"It was good and the effect was
go pleasant that 1 soon learned to
love It and have used it for several
years. I improved immediately after
I left off coffee and took on Postum
and am now entirely cured of my
Indigestion and other troubles all of
which were duo to coffee. I am now
well and contented and all because
I changed from coffee to Postum.
"Postum is much easier to make
right every time than coffee for it
la so even and always reliable. Wo
never use coffeo now In our family.
We use Postum and aro always
well."
"There's a r.eason," and it is
proved by trial.
Look in pkgs. for a copy of tho
famous little book, "Tho Road to
Wellville."'
Ever read the above letter? A now
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
Layer Candy
For tho white layer, tako two cup
fuls of granulated sugar, ono cupful
of sweet cream or milk, a piece of
butter about the size of a hickory
nut; put in a pan and boll, stirring
all tho time, until it forms a soft
ball when tried in cold water; then
add flavoring as desired, nuts,
candied fruits such as cherries, pine
apple, and tho like. Turn into a
deep pan, smooth off tho top with a
knifo which has been dipped In cold
water.
Fdr the pink layer, uso the same
proportions as above, using light
brown sugar In place of tho granu
lated, and just before removing
from the fire add a few drops of
fruit coloring, either of home man
ufacture, or to be had of tho drug
gist, using a different flavor to that
of tho white. After this layer has
been beaten perfectly cold, turn It
over the white layer and smooth
with the wet knife as before.
For a brown layer, proceed an
above, using light brown sugar, and
when about half done, add one
fourth cake of chocolate, grated.
After heating until perfectly cold,
turn out on top of tho pink layer
and smooth as before. Put in a
cold damp place so the layers will
not separate, and when served, slice
down, as with layer cake. Other
colors may be had from the druggist.
Some Thanksgiving Dishes
For fried oysters, select large
ones; parboil them just enough to
plump them, but not to curl the
edges; drain carefully, and lay the
oysters In a fold of towel to absorb
tho moisture; season each oyster with
salt and pepper and dip In fine bread
crumbs, then In egg beaten with one
tablespoonful of water to the egg,
then again in crumbs, coating the
oyster thoroughly; fry In deep, hot
fat, and lay to drain on unglazed
paper.
New England Oyster Pie Butter
two deep pie plates of the same size,
and line with puff paste, or plain,
rich paste and bake in a hot oven
until the paste is well done. Have
the oysters prepared by draining off
the liquor into a sauce pan, put the
oysters in a colander and dash just
enough cold water pver them to re
move any small mis oi speu; uieu
put the oystiera Into a sauce pan with
barely enough ' liquor to keep them
from burning; season with pepper
and salt to taste, add a tablespoonful
.buttor' a mtl 8wcct crenm or
milk so thoy will havo a little more
than enough liquor to cover them;
then roll ono or two crackers fine
and add; let simmer a minuto or so
without boiling, then turn them into
pno of tho crusts, which should bo
left in tho plate, and turn tho othor
crust over as a cover. Servo hot.
Odds xiiul Ends
Mrs. C. A. B. tolls us that now Is
tho tlmo to gather the green toma
toes, selecting only tho perfect ones,
and put them Into salt water, or
pack in salt, put a weight on thorn
to keep them under the brine, and
when wanted in the winter, soak
well, slico Into vlnogar and use as a
relish.
Aftor washing tho lino'loum with
a suds made of white soap, dissolve
half an ounco of beeswax in half a
toacupful of turpcntlno and go over
tho llnoloum with a soft flannel cloth,
rubbing In well. Then go ovr it
again with a dry flannel, polishing
it an you go. Too much wax will
mako tho floor too slippery.
Do not think tho time spent in
piecing' quilts Is wasted. It may bo
dono at odd Union, whan wo nro too
tired to work, ami too nervous to
rent with tho hands Idle. A pieced
quilt cover In worth fully as much
as tho cloth by tho yard would cost
In cents, but in sentiment, it Is In
valuable. Whoro an unsatisfactory view In
to bo excluded, apply to the glass
a saturated solution of alum in wa
ter; it must bo as strong of pow
derod alum as It can bo mado and
dabbed on tho glass with a brush or
cloth. It can bo colored with aniline
dyes, if coloring is liked. A saturat
ed solution of tfpson salts is also
used in the same way.
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