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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1917)
THE 8EMI.WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NOHTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. THE KITCflE CABINET Then laugh! And show your teeth, And mnko the ringing music All tho air. So laugh and laugh, , It puts a wreath Of Joy and lnstlng grace on ov'ry care. INEXPENSIVE DISHES. , To he poptilnr these days mentis the .ability to use economy nntl puss on any new discover ies which lmvc been helpful In cutting down food hills. W 1 s d o m should be used In being economical. Saving food tit the expense of the health of the fam ily Is being "penny wise." For the plump, well-fed Individual n meal missed two or three times a week will be found most ndvnntngeous, and let that food or Its equivalent bo given to those who have not food enough. Butterscotch Pie. Line a deep plnte with pastry and fill with the following snixture: Melt two largo tublespoon luls of butter and a cupful of brown fcugar; cook till n rich brown, then add a large cupful of scalded milk. Sim mer until tho sugar Is dissolved and whip in tho yolk of an egg which has been stirred with a tablespoonful of cornstarch. Bake until tho custard Is net and spread with a meringue made frora the egg while well beaten and a tablespoonful of powdered sugar. Fla vor both filling and meringue with vanilla. Strawberries Preserved Whole. Crush two quarts of smnll berries and simmer gently for 20 minutes, then strain. For a pint of juice allow n pound of sugar. Heat tho sugar and add the juice, return to the heat nnd coot until thick, skimming when neces sary. Fill hot glasses with hulled, whole berries, cover with tho boiling sirup and put on covers. Bran Pudding. To n half-cupful each of bran and whole-wheat Hour, add one-half cupful of chopped rais ins, two tnblespoonfuls of sugar, one cupful of milk, one well-beaten egg, one tablespoonful of melted butter, one teaspoonful of grated lemon rind and a luilf-teaspooiiful of salt. Steam two hours and serve with a hot lemon Sauce. Irish Stew. Cut up nnd brown In n hot pan n pound of mutton. Add Sliced potatoes, onions, carrots, a tea-' spoonful of Hour, mlt and pepper to season ; cover with a cupful of boiling water and stew gently for two hours. Pile on a dish and serve hot. Tomato With Sardines. Ploce slices Of tomato with two skinned nnd boned sardines to each slice, arrange on let tuce leaves and serve with French dressing. Those who will live ton white Hour exclusively will have various forms of liver and stomach troubles as well ns constipation. "Out of the silence comes thy stiongth." Try to be calm for a few days, be silent, patiently listen and wo It for tho strength that Is bestowed Oil nil. Begin today." ECONOMICAL LIVING. Everybody Is trying to bo ns careful 'as possible about wasting foods and not serving any great variety. If we could nil so plan our lives using the Fletcher methods, wo would have Infinitely fecW ;m bettor ncaitn nuu save 0 it vast amount of food thereby. Qno of the first rules Is: 1. Do not eat tsntll you nro hungry even If you skip two or three meals. 2. Never eat when you are hurried, worried, unhappy or nngry. 3. Consult tho appetite before eating' and eat just whut Is demanded at the time. 4. Hold every mouthful of food in the ihouth ns if It were the last you ever expected to get. Give tho entire attention to It, taste It until there is no taste left. Enjoy It fgr all It Is worth. The third rule is tho one on which trouble might easily hinge, us those who have appetites have uot all trained them to right living. In discussing rule three with Mr. Fletcher one man said, "Can the In dulgence of the anlmnl nppetltes lead to temperate habits, when history shows that they havat' lnys,, from tho beginning of tlm&jhd jRbfjgh'ttony? Why. If I followed .nyJjnpetlte, I should never pasa-fcawopn nniLshould nlways go to bed; with fiiy boots on ev ery night." Mr. Flotcheli replied, "Sup pose you try it nnd set" ( The stipu lations were that ho slloufd surrender without n struggle to bvcryone of his Impulses to ent or drldUvtho one con dition being that he should .make sure that the Impulse sprang from a phys ical demand and not a mental crav ing. He proved that It was a rest less mind and not' physical appetite that was calling for alcohol. Tho principle that excess springs not from our natural appetites, but from ac quired cravings, teaches us that our 'iknatural nppetltes, rightly observed, Tundrstood nnd Interpreted can bo 'trusted to guide us aright. By follow ing this teaching tne uestro ror einii- oruto ami expensive concoctions us well as condiments or liquors will bo lost and an appreciation for the deli cate and subtle finvors of such food ns rice and bread will be developed. This & 1 man who advocates the Indulgence of the nppetlto eats hut one meal a day, and that Is of the simplest foods. Laugh I For mirth Is next to health, When mirth springs up from Inno cence and fun; Laugh! "Tis quite ahead of wealth! 'Tig Joy that knows no pang when onco begun! PRUNE DISHES. There Is no more wholesome fruit than the luscious dried prunes which are alwnys In market. It Is nn advantage to buy the large-sized prunes, as the smaller ones have ns large pits with less meat. Prune Cake. Take a half cupful of shorten enlng. add one cupful of molnsses, n cupful of sour milk, one egg and a cupful of brown sugar. Mix a teaspoonful of soda In the sour milk, ndd a little salt and spices to taste, with four cupfuls of Hour and three nntl a half cupfuls of chopped prunes. Hake In a Slow oven. Stewed prunes, pitted and cut fine, fllled Into u dinkod shell and covered with sweetened whipped cream, make a most delicious dessert. , Stuffed Prunes. Select large, per fect prunes. Steam them until tender but not too soft. Remove the pits care fully nnd stuff the prunes with finely chopped hickory nuts nnd rnlslns well mixed. Other fillings may bo used, but this seems to be espcclnlly good. Roll In grnnulnted sugar just before sending to the tnble. Prune juice Is espcclnlly good for smnll children, nlternntlng It with or nngo juice. These Juices supply the needed mineral ingredients necessary to the blood. Prune Brown Bread. Take a cupful of corn meal, two cupfuls of grnhum flour, one-half cupful of molasses, one cupful of sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one teuspoonful of suit nnd one cupful of finely chopped pitted prunes which hnvo not been stewed. Scald tho corn menl and add the other ingredients. Put Into greased tins nnd steam three hours. Simple Prune Whip. Press n cup ful of well-cooked prunes through u colander, add ono-hnlf cupful of su gar and the stlflly beaten whites of two eggs. Mix lightly nnd heap In sherbet cups. This Is especially good for children or Invalids, and also makes a fine enke filling. Potted Lentil Cheese. Mix well cooked lentils with grated cheese, va rious seasonings, press to squeeze out nil tho moisture nnd put Into glasses. Keep In a cool dry place. Such savory pKmts must sure be good That servo at onco for emblems and for food. THINGS TO CONSIDER. A pound of split pens, whatever tho price, is nt tho present moment a bet tor food tlinn a p o u 11 d of meat, Peas are easily dl- g e"s 1 0 d. P e a s, lionn s, mncnronl, rice nnd oatmeal are all superior foods. Potatoes di gest In nbout tho same time as beans, but the advantage Is far on the side of tho beans. This year with potatoes so high, tho substitutes have been studied greatly to tho disadvantage of the ubiquitous potato. Rico Is cheap and Is more ens lly digested than potn'toes; It takes rice one hour to digest, tho potato three. Rye, as well as whole wheat and cornmeal, should take the place of white bread on our tables. In the cooking of vegetables In many households the valuable mineral salts arc thrown down tho kitchen sink and tho'famlly are being stnrved for the elements that keep a well-balanced or ganlsm. Tho doctor Is called on to ndmlnlster Iron which should be taken naturally from the vegetable foods. It should be tho aim of, every house mother to study the neeus of her fam lly as to tho physical, mental as well as moral life. There Is no doubt that food has a great Inlluenco upon the body nnd mind. Many a mnn Is a drunkard because of Insulllclent food or Improperly balanced diet. Children who are given highly sea soncd foods, pickles and condiments, are paving the w&y for future stomach Ltroublo or dissipation. Poor cooking, bakers bread and such food, creates dyspepsln and Itj gnawlngs are often mistaken demands for stimulants tin til tho hnblt Is formed. Fond should bo properly, but not over, sensoned. To season food to such an excess that Its flavor Is entirely dis guised Is neither good sense nor good cooking. Salt should bp used to make food moro palatable, on excess of salt Is not good for tho system, nnd pep per nnd all spices should he used most sparingly. After tho pie Is made and put Into tho oven, unless you nre n most ex act workman there will be smnll bits loft which may bo used In several ways. WhaJt Well Ubineri Will Among tho latest efforts of n tal ented designer, whose products make place for themselves all over this coun try, nppears this handsome afternoon dress. It almost goes without saying that It Is of crepe georgette although It might bo of voile or of net. But georgette hns become n habit and wo hnvo to compel ourselves to think twice In order to consider any other fabric for tho light frocks of midsum mer. Even when nnother mntcrinl Is to bo used It borrows something from the merits of georgette and Is made up In combination with this lovely fabric. Silk, satin and wool nre all used In A HANDSOME AFTERNOON DRESS. this way. But the dress shown In the picture is eutlrely of the crepe, even to the girdle nnd snsh ends. It Is cut with n shnped yoke which extends from tho back and front to a point un der the arms. Aprons, hemmed and tucked, are gathered Into the yoke at the front and hnck nnd lmng to the bottom of the skirt. The pluln under skirt hns a tucked panel gathered In nt ench side. All tucks and seams are hemstitched. The nock nnd sleeves nro finished with a nnrrow binding of satin and sntln-covercd buttons nro used for n Mulshing touch on the sleeves. The yoke Is embellished with n braided pattern In silk soutache. Silk tassels weight the sash ends; dress and trimmings are all in one color. In dresses of soft materials the straight-hanging and simplified modes for midsummer have greatly simplified things for the homo dressmaker. Be sides, we are assured that the very latest of all fads Is the fad for things that have a made-at-home look. Since "DREAMS COME TRUE" society Is going In for common sonso nnd economy In matters of dress, In order to look tho purt of devoted patrlotn, tho homemade dress Is about to bo placed u notch higher than tho manufactured dress, and It belongs there. Mldsummor millinery, in dress hats, Is the swan song of designers, for tho season their final und supremo ef- Dress laW fort In tribute to the glories of sum mor. For August they presage Its passing with plainer hendwenr In white and black, In light colored, un trimmed felts and In now Inspirations of similar character that may come to them. But to midsummer belong tho loveliest nnd most alluring harmonies that nre ever translated Into hendwenr, the dreams of artists come true. Here are two new arrivals in pic turesque hats that remind us of sum mer days. One of them Is of black nullities, with n double crown and a wide, drooping brim. Just how tho outside crown Is shaped so" smoothly Is a scrrct of the milliner. It Is bulky but light, and beautiful with a border of narrow muslin braid about It In the natural color of tho straw. Tho same braid Is Inld In Greek key design about tho upper brim nnd used for a MniRh at the brim edge. A border, culled a "drop" of mullnes, extends nbout tho brim edge. Its nnme betrays that It Is worn turned down, sometimes, veiling the eyes In u way altogether alluring, Small flowers and leaves In linen color, matching tho straw braid, arc placed in a wreath about the crown, and lit tie bunches of silk-covered grapes, In Hie colors of the ripened or ripening fruit, are set In the wreath. A wide mllan, In the yellow shadq called "sunbeam," Is pictured In tho graceful shape, with sweeping brim Hues that nre much wider at the sides than In tho front and back. Three flat brims two loops and one end to a bow provide all the trimming needed on this unusual design. One Is In brown, one in nattier blue, and one In old rose, all of satin ribbon about four IN SUM MER MODES. luches wide. The brown bow Is placed at tho front and 0110 of each of tho others at euch side, against the bnso of the crown. This unusual model called tho "HuHt-und-West" hat, In rcc ognltlon of Its width of brim from side to Hide. FARM POULTRY ECONOMICAL FEED FOR HENS Simple Ration, Consisting of Corn and Protein Supplement Favored by Ohio Station. That n simple ration consisting of corn nnd n timtnln Ktiimlnmnnt In 111 nro I - " ,.., j .s . . economical under usual market condi tions tlinn a mixture of several differ ent feeds for laying hens is shown by feeding tests at tho Ohio experiment station. Corn and ment scrnp hnvo given practically ns good returns ns a ration of corn, wheat, oats, bran, middlings, ollmcnl nnd ment scrnp. Tho hens fed tho sltnplo ration had access to self feeding hoppers containing a dry mnsh mndo of eight pnrts of ground corn and Ave parts of ment scrap analyzing CO per cent protein. They received twice ns much corn, fed in equal por tions in tho litter twlco dally, ns they consumed of the mnsh, and also hnd grit nnd oyster shells. Tho hens fed tho vnrlety ration lnld more eggs; but not enough more to pay for tho extra cost of their feed. Tank ago and skim milk, ns well as meat scrnp, nro recommended to bo fed with corn for lnylng hens. YARD FOR LITTLE CHICKENS Wire Covered Device, Attached to Brooding Coop, Will Be Found Quite Convenient For tho person who hatches nnd broods little chickens In tho good old- fnshloned way, with Biddy to furnish iho bent, this little covered wire yard to bo attached to n brooding coop Bhould prove a mighty handy nrrange ment. It will keep tho little fellows from wnnderlng fnr nwny from mother until they nro largo enough to know enough to come In out of tho rnln when ono of those frequent showers blows up; and this wandering, whllo still young and foolish, Is cause for the death of n goodly percentage of enrly hatched chicks, and Is Incident ally cnuso for n whole henp of tire some running about by the good house wife who looks after most of tho chickens on our fnnns. This pen consists of four rectnngulnr frames, or woven wire wnlls. The two sldo and end frames nro hinged to tho top frumo so thnt they can bo folded Collapsible Chicken Yard. under or Into It when not in use, or when being shipped to the buyer; thus they can bo folded Into n smnll spneo for shipment or for storing from ono brooding senson to tho next. When pluced In front of a brooder coop, this contrivance gives the chicks a little grassy range, and yet keeps them with in sound of the coaxing call of tho old hen. Also, tho coop can bo opened so as to allow the hen to hnvo the same range as tho chicks, and a little exer clso Is a mighty good thing for her ns well ns for tho chicks. Incldentnlly, this little pen keeps rats und other prowling, murdering varmints uway from tho chicks. PACKING EGGS FOR HATCHING Good Plan to Use Strong Basket Lined With Excelsior Aim to Prevent Any Jarring. A good way to pnek eggs for hntch- Ing is In n strong bnsket. The bnsket should bo lined with excelsior or other spring mntcrinl which will hold Its po sltiou, about an Inch thick; then each egg should bo wrapped with excelsior, half an Inch thick, nnd carefully nested In tho bnsket until nil the eggs nre In; then they should bo covered over with an Inch of excelsior and a cloth cover held on lvj tucks pushed Into tho rltn of tho basket, or sewed down by pass lug heavy string through tho cloth and through the basket beneath the rim. Such a package Is strong and docs not jar tho eggs enough to hurt them, oven when qulto roughly handled. A bnsket with n strong, upright handle should ho used, so that other things cannot bo piled on the basket nnd crush It. COCKERELS TO HEAD FLOCKS Wide Field for Farmer Who Wlsheo to Specialize In This Business Egg9 Are In Demand. Each year many farms stnrt in tho purebred poultry business, and In tlmo are wanting to purchase eggs to raise cockerels to head their flocks for an other year. So there Is a wide field open for tho farmer who wishes to specialise In this kind of business. Coops for Young Poults. Early hatched poults (little turkeys) should have largo, roomy coops where, with their mother, they can exerclso Indoors when tho weather Is bad nnd take udvantngo of good weather to get out on the ground. FRECKLES Now Ii (ho Tlmo tn (1ft Rlit of Tlie L'dlr Spoil. There's no lortKor the ullchtnt need sf feellnir mhamcil of vour freckle, nn the prescription othlne double ctrenicth is guaranteed to remove theie homely ipoti. Simply Ret an ounce of othlne double itrensth from your drugclit, nnd apply little of It night nnd mornlnc and you hould oon see that even the wont frecklei have begun to dleappenr, while the lighter ones nave vtnitnea entirely, it u iciaom that moro than one ounce li needed to com pletely clear the kln and gain a beautiful clear complexion. xst aure 10 nK ror tne aouDie airengm othlne. na thla I aold under suarantee of money back It It fall! to remove freckles. Aav. DISRAELI MADE GREAT COUP Purchase of Suez Canal by Enrjand Great Stroko From Both Polltl cal and Financial Standpoints. As wo movo nwny from U10 dny In which they labored, Disraeli looms larger us a British statesman nnd Gladstone smaller. Onco these legis lative gladiators appeared Just tho re verse. Gladstone never did nnythlng for his cmplro of such transcendent Impor tance ns Dlsmoll's financial coup In buying control of tho Suez cnnnl from tho khedlve of Egypt Gtrard ob serves In tho Philadelphia Ledger, Thnt ended Mnally tho French hopes of empire In the East. Besides delivering a mighty politi cal stroko for his country, which re- minds ono of Jefferson's purchase of Loulslnnn, Disraeli made a Munnclul In vestment that was worthy of Roths child. Tho Suez cnnnl stock which ho bought 170,000 shares out of a total of 400,000 aro now worth Just seven times what England paid for then. Their par valuo is $100, and a divi dend of 18 per cent has just been de clared, and It was over HO per cent before U10 war cut down cnnnl tralllc. Tho Paunma cnnnl will In tlmo be come a Standnrd Oil typo of Invest ment for Uncle Sain. Irish Flags. Since sooner or later homo rule will be n fact In Ireland, tho question of an Irish Hag is ono which should be set tled as rapidly ns possible. A good dcnl of thought has been given tho sub- cct slnco tho passing of tho Homo Rulo Act. Apparently the proposals which hnvo met with most approval aro a red St. Patrick's cross on a whlto ground, charged with four shamrocks nnd a "golden sunburst on a bluo ground." Tho latter was tho banner of Flonu MacCumbull's Fenians. An other design which bus supporters con sists of thrco golden crowns on a blue ground, pnrt of tho arms of Munstcr. This was Ireland's national emblem from tho twelfth century until tho threo were replnced by tho hnrp, by order of Henry VIII. Nobody hns pro posed green ns one of tho colors ; green first being used by tho United Irish men In 1708 us an "nmnlgnrantlon" of tho orange of tho North with tho blue of tho South, blue being Ireland's own heraldic color. Chrlstlnn Selene? Monitor. Too, Too True. "Life is mndo up of one drtrned thing after nnother," remurked Congressman nnmmfatt sndly. 'I seem to hnvo henrd twnt before," said the loyal constituent. 'Perhaps you have," admitted tho dlsgulshed statesman, "hut If you held my job representing thnt bunch of kickers down homo, nil of whom want Jobs with big sulnrlcs nnd no duties, you would ronllze that the author of tho epigram knew what ho was talking nbout." Richmond Tlines-Dlspntch. Her Off Day. Florry Thursduy Is ow servanda off dny. Elsie Yott mean her "day off," don't you 7 Florry No; Wednesday In her day off, and that Is why Thursday is her "off day." Salt thrown on a conl fire which Is low will revlvn It. The Danger Zone for Many Is Coifee Drinking Some people find it wise to quit coffee when their nerves begin to "act up." The easy way now adays is co switch to Instant Postum Nothing in pleas ure is missed by the change, and greater comfort fol lows as the nerve3 rebuild. Postum is economical to both health and purse. "There's a Reason"
