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The Commoner.
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and brown. Or, the pudding may
have a very little water added, and
set, covered, in the oven to bake
slowly. About half as much crumbs
as apples may be used. Any pre
ferred sauce may be used when
served hot.
Or, Instead of the crumbs, a nice,
light batter may be poured over the
top for a crust, making a few holes
in it as it bakes to let out the
steam.
Contributed Recipes
Pears are now plentiful in the
market, and they make excellent
compote. Peel, leaving the stems
on, and gently simmer until pink and
transparent in a syrup made of a
cupful of sugar and one of water,
adding a slice of lemon; when the
fruit is done, skim out of the syrup
and allow the syrup to boil down
quite thick; pour this over the fruit
and serve quite cold. Whipped cream
may bo served with this dish if liked.
For a peach cobbler, peel the
peaches, but do not pit, and put
them on to simmer in a very little
water, if the cling-stones are used.
Make a good pie crust, not flaky, but
like short-cake dough; butter the
baking dish and line the sides, but
not the bottom with the crust. If
the peaches are free stones, and very
ripe, fill the pan with them after
removing the pits. If cling stones
are used, when they are tender let
cool a little, ten turn them with
the juice in which they have been
stewed into the pan; add a heaping
cupful of sugar and a spoonful of
butter; roll out a top crust, make
two or three slits in it, and cover the
fruit. Bake in a moderate oven,
and when done turn out, bottom up,
on a big meat platter; or, lift the top
crust, lay it on the platter, cut into
oortions and put the "fruit and the
rich syrup over it, and serve. It is
best eaten cold; but can be used
warm.
Cider sauce to be used with
'boiled ham, is made in this wise:
Put one pint of sweet, fresh cider,
a couple of whole cloves, half a
dozen peppercorns and a bay leaf
to boil in a porcelain vessel, letting
A LADY LECTURER
Feeds Nerves and Brains Scienti
fically A lady lecturer writes from Phila
delphia concerning the use of right
food and how she is enabled to with
stand the strain and wear and tear of
her arduous occupation. She says:
"Through improper food, imper
fectly digested, my health was com
pletely wrecked, and I attribute my
recovery entirely to the regular use
of Grape-Nuts food. It has, I assure
you, proved an inestimable boon
to me.
"Almost immediately after begin
ning the use of Grape-Nuts I found
a gratifying change in my condition.
The terrible weakness that formerly
prostrated me after a few hours of
work, was perceptibly lessened and
now only a memory It never re
turns. "Ten days after beginning on
Grape-Nuts I experienced a wonder
ful Increase in mental vigor and
physical energy, and continued use
has entirely freed me from the
miserable insomnia and nervousness
from which I used to suffer so much.
"I find Grape-Nuts very palatable
and would not be without the crisp,
delicious food for even a day on any
consideration. Indeed, I always
carry It with me on my lecture
toura." .1
Read the little book, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
reason."
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
Thoy are genuine, true, and fall of
human interest.
boll for five minutes. Have ready
cream sauco made by beating to
gether one tablespoonful of flour and
ono of butter and stirring it into
half a pint of boiling water, season
ing well. Add the white sauco to
the spiced cider and cook ten
minutes longer.
Green Tomato Soy Four quarts
of green tomatoes chopped small;
six onions, one quart of vinegar, one
pound of sugar, one tablespoonful
each of ground mustard, ground
black pepper, and salt; half a table
sponful each of allspice and cloves,
ground. Put all togethor in a pre
serving kettle and stew, stirring
often, until tender, then pack into
glass jars and seal air-tight. Do not
use for one month.
Littlo Helps
Where much fat is used In the
food, the dishes are more or less
greasy when to be washed. . Have
some newspaper handy and wipe out
each dish before using the dishcloth;
the paper can bo burnt, and the dish
water will bo much cleaner. If this
Is done, there will be no need of
soap, provided the water is hot
enough.
Lamp burners should be boiled in
vinegar to which a pinch of soda has
been added, and they will look like
new. Wicks will give a better light
if occasionally boiled in vinegar.
Brooms should be soaked in hot
brine every week and hung up to dry,
as this will make them last much
longer. The brine softens the straws
which otherwise get brittle.
It is said that cream of tartar will
remove iron rust from cloth without
Injury to the daintiest fabric. Mix
it with water to a paste, wet the spot
and spread on tho paste, hang the
article in the sun and as fast as it
dries, wet again until the rust dis
appears.
White lead is tho most effective
agent for mending broken crockery,
as it will resist bath heat and water;
apply thinly on the edges of tho
broken pieces, press tightly together,
binding to keep them in position,
and set tho article away for several
weeks.
For cleaning tho sink, bath tub,
hand-wash basin, or other utensils
that have become greasy, saturate a
cloth with coal oil, and you will bo
pleased with the result. Soap will
not remove such grease.
When cleaning oiled wood-work,
rub with a soft cloth dipped In coal
oil. The oil does not dull the polish
as soap and water would, and will
remove tho dirt. Used to clean and
polish furniture, it should bo well
rubbed in the wood, as, if surplus
oil is left on tho surface, it will
gather lint and dust. The odor will
soon evaporate if doors and windows
are left open.
Clean hot sand and sawdust
rubbed into dark furs and then
beaten out with a light rattan beater
will clean and make them look like
new. Ermino and other white furs
should be treated similarly with
plaster of paris and corn starch,
which freshens and softens them.
Coats, boas and collarettes may bo
treated the same.
Valuable brushes, such as thoso
with ivory or tortoise-shell backs,
may be thoroughly cleaned by using
bran instead of soap and water. Rub
the bran in the bristles as you would
soap, dipping tho brush in the bran
and rubbing, and when clean, tho
bran may be removed by tapping the
brush, bristles downward, on the
table. Tho back of the brushes
should not bo wet, and especially
should the fastening of the bristles
bo kept dry.
Respecting tho Right of Others
Ono of the lessons which should be
strongly impressed upon the mind
of the child at a very early age is the
fact .that others havo Individual
rights which must bo rospoctod, or
somebody will got Into trouble; and
ono of the things that should nuroly
not bo excused In any child is tho
wanton meddling with what does not
belong to him. If this lesson Is
firmly impressed upon the youthful
mind, and the youngster forced to
respect thoso rights, the adult will
havo fewer bad half hours In after
lifo.
No matter how much they may
lovo the baby, the oldor children
don't lovo to havo him destroy their
belongings, or needlessly upset their
plans, and tho youngster can bo readi
ly taught, by precept and example, to
keep "hands off." Any article,
clothing, or toilet article, or toy,
should belong strictly to ono child,
and tho other children should be
taught to ask for Its uso of Its real
owner. The owner should bo taught
politeness and a desire to accommo
date, if tho request can bo granted;
but in no case should the other child
be allowed to flght for possession of
a refused article. Clothing should
not bo passed around from ono child
to another so that none of them feels
a sense of ownership and consequent
responsibility for its good usage.
Every garment should belong
strictly to one child, and If It has to
"be passed down," It should bo so
understood, and the new owner held
responsible for Its care. Books and
playthings should not bo owned In
general, for in this case, nobody is
responsible for them, and each will
bo quick to shift the blame of abuse
upon another. "Community of
ownership" puts a premium on care-
lossmeRff ami destruction. A child
that Ih careful of Its belongings
should reap tho reward of the care.
Evory child should be mndo to Ap
preciate tho fact that others' righto
must bo respoctod, or evil results
will follow. Right now Ib tho tlmo
to begin tho lesson, If It has boon
neglocted.
For the Window and Door Screens
To prevent tho screens from rust
ing, uso a mixture of two parts
boiled linseed oil with ono part
powdered rosin, heated and stlrrod
until well dissolved and mixed; put
on with a paint brush, keeping tho
mixture hot all the time, as the rosin
will harden on cooling and should
bo hot enough to flow evenly and
smoothly. Put It on sparingly, In
order not to form a film over tho
openings. If you have not yet put
up screens, do not delay, for from
now on, tho flics and mosquitoes
will bo their busiest.
Autumn Apples
There are few fruits that are so
generally used, and in such varying
ways, as tho apple. The summor
npple Is good; but it comes In with
such a lot of other good fruits that
wo arc apt to disregard Its goodness,
in a measure When used as plain
apple sauco, apple fluff, baked sweet
apples, apple jelly, apple fritters,
shortcake, tarts, fried, boiled,
roasted, or made Into apple butter,
this fruit Is always wholesome, and
in somo way Bhould bo served at
every meal.
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