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born, without an exception. Wo
men are people with the census
taker; with the tax collector; at the
bar of so-called Justice where all
officers, juries and judges are men.
They are people at the scaffold; but
at the question of the ballot, they
are classed lower than the common
scum, and no matter what property
they own, or ability they exhibit, they
have no standing, or voice when it
comes to affairs of the nation.
Canning and Preserving
When one looks over the weather
reports, and listens to the stories of
what the drouth is doing, and especi
ally if one is dependent upon the
market, and has to pay market prices
for everything in the fruit and vege
table line, the prospect of a full
closet for the coming winter days is
anything but bright. Still, there will
be a few things, and all localities
will not probably be burnt up, and
it is as well to be optimistic and hope
for something better. If but a few
glasses or jars can be filled, It should
be done so carefully that the con
tents will keep, and every little frag
ment should be gathered up. Any
way, it is safe to have all the jars
and glasses clean and sweet and put
safely away; wo shall thus at least
have them for another time.
Oil Pickles Pare and slice four
dozen cucumbers as if for serving
at table; put them into brine strong
enough to bear an egg, and let them
stand twenty-four hours. Slice a
dozen or fourteen onions and cover
with brine for two days; then shake
off the brine thoroughly and arrange
in a jar in alternate layers of cucum
bers and onions, adding to each layer
one tablespoonful of mustard seeds
and a spoonful of celery seeds. Pour
about one quart of olive oil and
HEART RIGHT
When Ho Quit Goffee
Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus
band or father who is solicitious for
the future of his dear ones. 'Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un
expected thing and can be corrected
if taken In time and properly treated.
A man in Colorado writes:
"I was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and waB not aware of
the injurious effects of the habit till
I became a practical invalid, suffer
ing from heart trouble, indigestion
and nervousness to an extent that
made me wretchedly miserable my
self and a nuisance to those who
witnessed my sufferings.
"I continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause of my ill-health, till, on
applying for life insurance I was re
jected on account of the trouble with
my heart. Then I became alarmed.
I found that leaving off coffee helped
me quickly, so I quit it altogether
and having been attracted by the
advertisements of Postum I began
Its use.
"The change in my condition was
remarkable. All my ailments
vanished. My digestion was com
pletely restored, my nervousness dis
appeared, and, most important of all,
my heart steadied down and became
normal, and on a second examination
I was accepted by the Life Insurance
Co. Quitting coffee and using Pos
tum worked the change." Name
given by Postum Co.', Battle Creek,
Mich.
"There's a reason," and it is ex
plained In the little book, "The
Road to Wellvllle," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and foil of human
Interest.
enough cider vinegar to cover the
pickles over the layers and cover the
jar. The longer this pickle stands
the better it is. If made in July, it
should not be used until Christmas.
It is claimed to bo fine.
All green fruits which are to be
used for pickles must have a salting
treatment of not less than twenty
four hours either in brine made of
a cupful of salt to a gallon of water,
or In salt pack of like proportion.
Wliero Vegetables are Scarce
A good substitute for vegetables
is made of spaghetti, macaroni, rice,
or corn meal in its various prepara
tions. There are many ways of
serving any of these substitutes, so
a variety can bo had.
Fried Mush Make a mush a little
stiffer than for serving while hot,
and pour the well-cooked mush Into
a square pan, packing it smoothly,
and set away in a cool place. This
is best done In the evening. Next
morning, turn out the cold mush onto
a board and cut into slices half an
inch thick; roll each slice In flour
and fry in hot fat (have plenty of
smoking-hot fat, but not Bcorching
hot) until brown, turning to brown
each side; when done, lift out onto
a platter and serve as a vegetable.
For Mush Balls Use cold mush,
as above, except that it may bo a
little softer; roll pieces of the mush
into balls about as large as a; small
egg; dip these balls into beaten egg,
then roll in cracker or powdered
bread crumbs, place in a frying bas
ket and fry in hot fat until brown.
Thin slices of bacon may be cooked
and served with the balls.
Macaroni There aro many ways
of preparing macaroni, spaghetti and
vermicelli after cooking until done
in slightly salted water. The various
dishes are made by using various
other articles, such as cheese, toma
toes and onions, cream cause, etc.,
as additional ingredients. The usual
time for- cooking given in recipes Is
twenty minutes; but most persons
like it better done, and give It forty
minutes. To prevent sticking to the
pan or cook vessel, add a spoonful
of butter to the salted water in which
the paste is to be cooked. When
done, it should be turned into a
colander and cold water dashed
quickly over it and allowed to drain
off, carrying the pasty flour from the
outside. It must not stand in cold
water.
Requested Recipes
Onion Pickles One gallon of
small size silver-skin onions
nicest when about the size of a large
cherry. Remove the skin and wash.
Put on in a granite kettle two
quarts of fresh milk and two quarts
of water, and make It quite salty.
When the mixture bollfl, put in the
onions and boil until a straw will
readily pierce them, then drain
through a colander, pour fresh water
over then and drain again. Select
glasB jars with glass top, as pickles
should not be put into jars having
metal tops lined with porcelain, for
the vinegar acts on the metal and
pickle and top are both ruined. Do
not fill the jars quite full, for spices
are still to be put in, along with
horseradish, celery and mustard
seeds. Fill one of the Jars with vine
gar to see how much will be needed
for all; measure It, after draining
it from pickles, and put into a porcelain-lined
kettle, along with four
tablespoonfuls of cracked (not
ground, allspice, two of cloves, two of
mace,, one of ginger, one of cinna
mon broken small, and let boil for
about ten minutes. It Is claimed by
some that the vinegar should not
boil, but should be kept at scald-heat
with the spices In It for half an hour.
Mix in a bowl one tablespoonful of
mustard, one of tnrmeric, four of
sugar; stir to a smooth paste with
a very little cold vinegar, then stir
into the boiling vinegar and remove
the kettle at once from the flro; into
each jar of pickle put one table
spoonful of scraped horseradish, ono
of celery-seed and one of whito mus
tard seed. Pour the vinegar into
the jars boiling hot, allowing a por
tion of the spices to go into each
jar; seal close and keep in a cool,
dark place.
Lemon Syrup
It is almost impossible to keep
lemons during the hot months, as
they are apt to rot unless used
within a brief time. If made into
a syrup they aro always ready for
lemonade, pies, puddings, sauces. Get
one dozen nice lemons, and sec that
there are no decayed spots on them;
clean, and carefully grate the rind,
allowing no part of the white to bo
used. Squeeze out the juico and add
to the grated rind letting it stand for
several hours. Then take four pounds
of Bugar and make Into a thick syrup
with just enough water to boll it
smooth. Stir in the lemon juice and
bottle in small bottles, corking
tightly and dipping tho necks of the
bottles in wax. It will keep perfectly.
Contributed Recipes
Cake Fillings For the cake, use
any good layer-cake recipe, and bake
in layers as usual, and when done,
turn out on a sieve to cool; when
cool, spread with the filling. For a
nut filling, beat the whites of half
a' dozen eggs stiff with powdered
sugar, adding the sugar a little at
a time to the egg-whites while beat
ing, until enough is used to make tho
Icing very stiff. Grate plncapplo
enough to fill a cup, and add to thin
two cupfuls of pounded, or crushed
pecan meats, tho pecan meats hav
ing been soaked a couple of hours be
fore being added to the icing. Spread
this mixture between and on top of
tho layers, and cover tho tops with
half whole pecan meats laid in tho
icing while soft. If proporly made,
this is fine. Mrs. C. L.
Another Filling Mako a boiled
icing of two cups of sugar and a
quarter of a cup of cold wator, boiled
to a thread. Pour this syrup while
hot over tho stiffly-beaten whites of
four oggs; add a cup of chopped or
crushed nuts, and spread between tho
layers and on top of tho cake.
Green Corn Pudding Tako ono
quart of corn, either canned green,
though fresh cut from tho cob is
preferred; beat four eggs, tho whites
and yolks separately. To the beaten
yolks, add a tablespoonful of sugar,
two of butter and ono quart of milk.
Season to taste with salt and whito
pepper, stir in tho corn and, lastly,
the stiffly beaten whites. Pour tho
mixture in a buttered pudding-dish,
bake an hour In a moderate oven, and
serve with roast meat or fowl. Mrs.
Eva Deano.
If fruit juice refuses to "jell," to
every pint and a half of the juico
add two tablespoonfuls of good vino
gar, and you will like the result. As
fruit is expected to bo very scarce,
this season, remember that tho peel
ings and cores, if tho fruit Is sound,
will mako a very good addition to
tho jelly supply. Only by gathering
up the fragments can true economy
bo practiced.
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