TONE 27, 1913-
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The Commoner.
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wise of th material that is, from
top to bottom of collars and cuffs,
and from side to middle plait of
bosom shirts. An Iron rounded on
tho end for this purpose can bo pur
chased. Iron perfectly dry, place
tho iron on one corner of the collar,
and. it will curl in natural shape,
the cuffs doing tho same.
Wo repeatedly give directions for
washing delicate, or. dark colors in
starch water, but the question comes
up every spring or fall. We give the
directions again. For washing deli
cate cohors or fabrics that soap
would ruin, make a starch with four
quarts of water and one cup of corn
starch (used for laundry purposes),
and let cook until it thickens and
clears. Put three quarts of this
starch into two gallons of water and
wash the goods in this just as you
would in soap suds, using no soap;
when the muslin looks clean, wring
or squeeze it as dry as possible, then
put the remaining pint of starch into
another two gallons of water and
wash; wring or squeeze dry, then
rinso in clear water, with or with
out bluing as indicated, dry in the
shade, damp, and iron on the wrong
side. The goods will be clean, un
faded, and stiff as new goods.
Summer Beverages
Three lemons are used to make a
quart of good lemonade; scrub and
clean the rough skins of the lemons,
chip off the yellow outer skins and
steep for ten minutes in a little
boiling water; .then cut two thin
slices from the center of each lemon
and put to one side; press the juice
,out of each, half of lemon with a'
squeezer, add to the juice sugar
enough to make as sweet as desired,
then pour on the amount of boiling
water,' together with the strained
water in" which the skins were boiled.
Let stand until cold, then set in the
ice box until wanted. When serving
the lemonade, put two slices of the
lemort to each glass served, and if
you like, add chipped ice to the
beverage. A little fruit juico will
BOTH GAINED
Man and Wifo Fatten on Grape
Nuts. The notion that meat Is necessary
for real strength and tho foundation
of solid flesh is now no longer as pre
valent as formerly.
Excessive meat eaters are usually
sluggish a' part of the time because
they are not able to fully digest their
food, and the undigested portion is
changed into what is practically a
kind of poison that acts upon the
blood and nerves, thus getting all
through the system.
"I was a heavy meat eater," writes
an Illinois man, "and up to two
years ago, was in very poor health.
I suffered with indigestion so that
I only weighed 95 pounds.
"Then I heard about Grape-Nuts
food and decided to try it. My wife
laughed at me at first, but when 1
gained to 125 pounds and felt so
fine, she thought she would eat,
Grape-Nuts too. Now she is fat and
well and has gained 40 pounds. We
never have indigestion any more
and seldom feel tho desire for meat.
"A nelghbbr of ours, 68 years old,
was troubled with indigestion for
years, and was a heavy meat eater.
Now since he has been eating Grape
Nuts regularly, he says he is well
and never has indigestion.
"I could name a lot of persons who
have rid themselves of indigestion by
changing from a heavy meat diet to
Grape-Nuts." "There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Head the little book,
"The Road to WellviUe," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are gmuino, true, and full of
human Interest. 1
color it nicely without 6etnfcting
irom tno navor. Slices of fruit of
various kinds may bo dropped into
tho glass, If liked.
Raspberry or Strawberry Shrub
Six quarts of fruit to threo pints of
best vinegar (cider); let stand one
day, then scald and strain and put
one pound of sugar to a pint of tho
liquid, putting tho sugar in while
the liquid is warm; let boll up four
or Ave minutes to make a rich syrup,
and bottle while hot, corking tightly.
Use a wine-glassful of tho syrup to
a goblet two-thirds full of ice-water.
Cream Nectar To one gallon of
boiling water add four pounds of
granulated sugar and Ave ounces of
tartaric acid. Beat the whites of
three eggs and pour into a bottle
with a little of tho warm syrup;
shako briskly; then pour It into the
kettle of syrup; stir it through well.
Boll three minutes, removing the
scum that rises. Flavor with any
preferred extract and bottle for use.
When wanted, take two or three
tablespoonfuls of the syrup to each
tumbler of ice 'cold water and add
one-half teasnoonful of soda, drink
ing wnne euervesemg.
Requested Recipes
A "Brown Bettie" Is an apple pud
ding, and if well made, is very appe
tizing, as well as inexpensive. First,
have your bake pan or dish well but
tered, then put in a layer of tart
apples, peeled, cored and quartered;
or the apples may be chopped;
sprinkle over them sugar, ground
cinnamon, or nutmeg, according to
taste, and put bits of butter over the
top; sift over this layer a' covering
of stale broad crumbs, then another
layer of apples, then crumbs, the
last layer being crumbs. This may
bo either baked or covered tightly
and steamed until done. About half
as much crumbs as apples should be
used, and any preferred sauce may
be taken with it. Another way is to
make a light, creamy batter and pour
over the apples to form a crust, and
bake. It is very much liked.
"Imitation" Crab Salad Make a
paste of the yolk of a hard-boiled
egg and a tablespoonful of olive oil;
add a teaspoonful of salt, the same
of sugar, and tho samo of mustard;
half a saltspoonful of cayenne and
a tablespoonful of the best vinegar;
mix well, and stir in half a pound
of grated cream cheese; serve in
small cases and use buttered biscuits
with it; if a cup of cold minced
chicken is added, the taste will be
like crabs, and may be served in crab
shells.
For a tart saucer use a cupful of
sugar, a little flour and a tablespoon
ful of lemon juice, blended with boil
ing water, then add a tablespoonful
of butter and grate nutmeg over the
top. To be used with puddings.
Nut cookies are made, by adding
to the cookie dough the shelled and
chopped or rolled nut meats while
kneading or stirring. Tho dough
should be handled as little as pos
sible, as it should be made soft as
can be rolled out. Raisins, currants,
or other fruits may bo dotted over
the top before baking, and tho top
moistened with milk, beaten egg, or
butter.
While tho warm weather weakens
the appetite in some degree, it Is
necessary to have a nourishing
breakfast of some sort. Working
people, whether indoors or out, need
nourishing food as well in hot as in
cold weather, hut unless they are
specially fond of such things (and
few people are) , the meal should not
consist entirely of cereal foods. A
few slices of well cooked bacon, or
a bit of broiled fish, or egg in some
form or other, is far better for the
worker. The various package foods
are extravagant, and unsatisfying,
though they ara recommxjndjed by
most of printed-page cooks. Men
and women and children work bet
tor, and are stronger for a good,
nourishing breakfast. Tho nervous
system will break down undor poor,
or insufficient foods. Under feeding
Ib as great a sin against the bodily
health as over-feeding. Tho very
best of foods, however, will bo
spoiled by poor or neglected cooking.
Household Post
One friend writes that she got rid
of ants by mixing rough-on-rats
with moist raisins, and placed them
In the run of the ants. The llttlo
pests soon covered tho raisins, and
their career was ended. If this
destructive is tried, bo sure to put
it whore no little fingers can gather
up and eat them, else, tho babies
might be destroyed with tho ants.
"Bird" asks for a true remedy for
buffalo moths. In getting rid of
any pest, as much depends on the
Individual as on the remedy. One
which Is recommended Is to wash
tho floor with strong hot brlno be
fore laying tho carpet, and every
week to sprinkle ' the carpet with
coarse, barrel salt and sweep thor
oughly. Another way is to spread
over tho carpet whero tho mothn are
suspected to be, a wot cloth, and
iron it with a hot iron, sending the
steam through tho carpet. Go over
all tho carpet in this way, and it Is
very reasonable to suppose the moths
will bo killed.
For buffalo moth, and worms
which destroy carpets, mix turpen
tine with clear water in proportions
of threo tablespoonfuls of turpen
tine with three quarts of water, and
sponge tho carpot, both sides witk
this mixture, aftor swooping ft well.
This Is a good way to Uninfect and
clean a carpot, and tho smell of the
turpontlno will keep away moths.
Tho buffalo bug will cut woolens,
silks, carpets and books. Tho larva
aro found usually on tho underside
of carpots, eating in tho darkness,
and destroying tho carpet unsus
pected. It confines its depredations
to the summer months. Buffalo
bugs aro very fond of 46032385s and aro
often brought In from outsldo on
flowers.
Where buffalo, or any other moths
aro suspected of being, tho carpot
should be taken up, thoroughly
beaten and sunned, and the floor
washed with vory hot wftcr contain
ing ono tablespoonful of carbolic
acid to each gallon of water. Apply
tho water very hot, and especially to
any cracks. When tho lloor is dry,
sprinkle powdered borax over the
floor, especially along tho baseboard,
and under tho edges of the carpet
when relald.
Tho Chopping Machine
One of the most necessary articles
for the kitchen is tho chopper. It is
useful to grind not only meats, but
uuts, vegetables, cocoanut, crackers,
dry bread, vegetables for relishes,
or for soups, and especially for
salads. It saves a great deal of labor
In tho kitchen, and a chopping ma
chine should be among tho "have-to-haves."
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