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them; pour over them enough good
cider vinegar to fill the hottlo full,
cover and leavo for a' month; then
strain off the vinegar and cork up in
email bottles. Nasturtium vinegar
may be made in the same way though
the green seeds should bo substituted
for the leaves as far as possible.
Tarragon vinegar Is regarded with
much favor. If the blossoms can be
had. eather .lust as the flowers are
opening, twisting the leaves 'and
stalks to bruise them well, and put
ting in leaves and flowers, six or
eight good handfuls to each gallon
of vinegar; cork this up tightly for
about two or three months, when it
will be ready for use. A few drops
of this vinegar in the soup will give
it a flavor that nothine can rival.
If spiced vinegar is wanted, tie up
in some little bags one ounce each
of any kind of spices liked allspice,
mace, mustard, celery, pepper, cloves,
according as liked. This will be
ready for use within a' few weeks.
A good cider vinegar may be made
by saving the skins and perfect cores
of apples, with any good, undamaged
apples that are too small for other
use, by throwing them in water,
bringing to a boil and letting boil
for twenty minutes, then strain into
a' jar. Jelly rinsings, tho water corn
is boiled in, may be added. When
tho vessel is full, add a gallon of
good vinegar for a foundation; a lit
tle brown sugar and water clarified,
or molasses and water may be added.
Tie a thin cloth over the top and set
in a sunny place. After the 'mother"
is formed, lift it carefully, strain
the sour water, add . a cupful of
brown sugar and a little water, and
keep warm.
Query Box
Mrs. F. C. M. asks for "the old
fashioned recipe for making sponge
cake." Will somebody please send
if iii? ' '
Several answers have come in, re
garding ridding the house of ants,
but each of them recommends a pro
prietary article; tho namo can not
bo given; any one wishing tho name,
however, can have it by sending a
stamped addressed envelope.
C. J. C. Tho small canner re
ferred to is recommended, and its
price is, I think, $7. A laTge, round
galvanized iron, or enameled pan, or
ono of tho "stove pots" of enameled
or agate ware, used for gas or gaso
line heating, can bo had much cheap
er, and with a tight cover in careful
hands, will do tho work. Uso as
recommended for boiler.
Estelle The proportions are ono
ounce of sugar of lead to a pailful
of rainwater; soak tho goods over
night, and they will not fade.
Jessie D. The slippery-elm tea is
made by breaking the elm bark into
bits and pouring boiling water over
it, cover and let stand until cold,
then strain, sweeten, or not, and
drink for summer colds and bowel
troubles.
Mrs. L. Tarragon vinegar is made
by gathering and bruising a quantity
of leaves of the tarragon plant, put
ting them in a jar and covering with
a white wine vinegar; let stand for
several weeks or a month. The dried
leaves can be had of the druggist.
R. R. Ratafias are tho tiny button-shaped
cakes made of almonds,
and can be had quite as cheaply of
the confectioner as they can bo made
at homo.
O. M. For twenty-five yards of
yard-wide carpeting, take ton pounds
of chain; it can be had in colors, or
colored at home. According to fine
ness or coarseness of cut, ono to one-and-a-quarter
pounds of rags will be
required to the yard.
M. M. Individual canning or
mushrooms Is said not to be ordi
narily successful. Drying them is
recommended instead. Cook until
moisture Is evaporated, then spread
in thin layers and dry In moderate
oven, or in hot sunshine. Pulverize
and put into jars and seal.
mit of tying. Prepare tho materials
in tho usual way, and havo boiling
briskly, just as for canning in sealed
jars. When tho jars arc filled nearly
to tho top, tho covers must bo ad
justed immediately tho cotton bat
ting next tho fruit, stretched tightly,
then two thicknesses of paper, and
ono of muslin; theso must bo stretch
ed smoothly, and a stout cord must
bo wound around several times and
tied tightly. To havo good results,
be suro to cover immediately, that
the steam may render tho cotton airtight.
ABANDONED IT
For tlio Old Fashioned Coffee was
Killing
Handy Things
If you havo not already done so,
save up a few small tin cans, or
boxes of any description, and Into
theso throw tho odd nails, screws,
tacks, or staples, each in a separate
box, as you happen to come across
thom; if you do not havo any such
things lying about, it would bo well
to Invest in a few small papers of
thom. Put all of these in a larger,
shallow box, and add to thom a good
hammer, small as well as large, a
scrow drivor, a tack puller, an ad
justable wronch, and an nmsortmont
of odds and onds in tho way of
hinges, hooks, brackoto, an you sco
a uso for thom. Have everything In
its own separate box, and havo tho
box whero you can get at It readily.
Then, whenovor you seo a littlo thing
like a loose scrow, tho lack of a nail,
a brokon hlngo, or flapping door, just
get tho box at enco and put it to
rights. This Is ono way of "saving
money," and stopping tho leaks. If
there is such a handy box whero It
can bo readily reached, tho house
wlfo can many times do a littlo re
pairing, herself, and save tho hus
band a big job of making over when
things got unusable.
BEG PARDON
Policeman (to thief climbing into
a window by an apple-tree) "What
are you doing up that tree?"
Thief "I was trying to get an
applo or two."
Policeman "Apples In April?"
Thief "Excuse mo, sir I had for
gotten that." Fllegondo Blaottor.
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rest of the family, for it seemed as
If there was nothing for breakfast if
wo did not have it on the table.
"I had been troubled for some time
with my heart, which did not feel
right. This trouble grew worse
steadily.
"Some times it would beat fast and
at other times very slowly, so that
I would hardly be able to do work
for an hour or two after breakfast,
and if I walked up a hill it gave me
a severe pain.
"I had no idea of what the trouble
was until a friend suggested that per
haps it might be caused by coffee
drinking. I tried leaving off the cof
fee and began drinking Postum. The
change came quickly. I am now glad
to say that I am entirely well of the
heart trouble and attribute the cure
to leaving off coffee and tho use of
Postum.
"A number of my friends have
abandoned coffee and have taken up
with Postum, which they are using
steadily. There are some people that
make Postum very weak and taste
less, but if it is boiled long enough,
according to directions, it is a very
delicious beverage. We have never
used any of the old fashioned coffee
since Postum was first started in our
house."
Read the little book, "Tho Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Requested Recipes
To preserve the citron melon, peel
and cut Into two-Inch squares; put
Into water containing an ounce of
alum to each gallon of water, and
boil until tender, but not soft. Drain
off the water and throw It away.
Then, for each pound of melon allow
a pound of sugar and a cupful of
clear water, and boil to a syrup,
skimming frequently until clear. To
each pound of fruit allow a sliced
lemon and a littlo green ginger root,
sliced; add this to the syrup after
you have put In the fruit. Cook the
fruit five minutes before adding the
lemon and ginger, then cook ten min
utes longer. Ta,ke out and lay on
platters to dry in the hot sunshine,
then roll in powdered sugar and pack
in layers with parafilno paper.
To prevent the candying or crys
tallzing of syrup, unless from too
much sugar, add two or three
drachms of citric or acetic acid to
each gallon of syrup. Or a little
cream tartar put into the syrup will
prevent granulation. Generah too
much sueraT is the cause.
To make a simple syrup, take
Afe-ht tiounds of finest granulated
sugar, two quarts of water and the
whites of two eggs. Stir until the
Bugar is all dissolved, beat the whites
of the eggs and add; simmer for
two or three minutes, skim well, and
strain through a double thickness of
fine flannel. Extracts according to
tasto may be added.
Canning corn, peas, or the like
vegetables can not be done in stone
jars with open tops, but tomatoes,
pumpkins, squash and some other
fruits and vegetables may bo so put
up, and it is claimed, keep perfect
ly. The jars must be sterilized in
the usual manner; layers of cloth or
thick cotton battine must be cut out
to cover the mouth of the jar and
como down well on the neck, to ad-
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