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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1918)
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. The Housewife and theWar (Special Information 8ervlco, United MAKING THE MOST Some of the Good Things STRAIGHT FROM GARDEN TO BOOK Fresh Products and Proper Cooking "Mean Everything to Modern Housewife. HINTS FROM FOOD LEAFLET Every Cook Can Do Much to Make Vegetables Appetizing and Attrac tive by Proper Cooking Over cooking Is Bad. Sweet Juicy beets, corn, lima beans, aquasb, summer cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, Brussels sprouts and spinach as well ns cool green cucumbers, and Juicy tomatoes these are some of the good things that the late vegetable plot has to offer as a reward for the hours of work spent upon It earlier in the season. Who, that has the privilege of, en joying the vegetables at their best, fresh from the garden, will not say that the vegetablo garden Is worth the trouble It costs? No one not accus tomed to fresh vegetables cooked with in a few hours after they arc gathered really knows how good vegetables can be. Points From New Food Leaflet. Every cook, however, whether she" starts with vegetables fresh from her garden or whether she buys tho best she can procure on the market can do much to make her vegetables attractive and appetizing by proper cooking. The United States department of agricul ture and the United. States food ad ministration In United States food leaflet No. 10 give tho following point ers in regard to the cooking of vege tables : Vegetables just out of tho garden tnste best when simply cooked steamed, boiled or baked and served with a little salt, butter, milk or cream. Often a heavily seasoned sauce covers up tho more desirable vegetablo flavor. Overcooking of vegetables impairs their flavor. Very delicate flavors are destroyed, while vegetables with strong flavors, such as cabbage or onions, become disagreeably strong If cooked too long. Overcooking also de stroys tho attractive color of some vegetables. Cook summer vegetables as soon after they are gathered ns you can In order to prcscrvo tho flavor. If they must be kept over, keep In the icebox or some other cool place. Let wilted vegetables soak in cold water to freshen them. If vegetables must 8UttuI after paring, covering with cold water will prevent wilting and discoloration. Before cooking, put head vegetables and greens In cold water for an hour, with one tnblespoonful of vinegar to remove Insects, then wash very care fully. Save Water for Soup Stock. Drain all boiled vegetables ns soon as tender they become soggy If they arc allowed to stand undralned after cooking. The water drnlnod off may be saved for soup stock. Most vegetables should he cooked In a small amount of water, because a part of tho mlnoral salts dissolves out Into the water, and Is lost If the water Is thrown uway. Gook whole when ptisalblo. Tender spinach or lottuco leaves require no added water for cooking. If thoroughly washed, enough water will cling to the- leaves to prevent their burning. Delicately flavored vegetables should be Ptcamcd or cooked slowly In a small States Dcpartmont of Agriculture.) OF VEGETABLES. From the Garden Plot. amount of boiling wntcr until tender and the water bolls away. Strong-flavored vegetables may be cooked uncovered In a large amount of rapidly boiling wnter, and the wnter changed several times during cooking. Starchy vegetables should be put on to cook In n sufficiently large amount of boiling water to cover them. Boll gently, and keep kettle covered. The time required for cooking vege tables depends on tho kind, slzo and age of the vegetable. You must use your judgment In deciding when they are done. NEED OF VEGETABLES Itemembcr that vegetables are not only good to cat but good for you make the most of the varieties that tho summer brings. Leaf vegetables, lettuce, spin ach and cabbage that are large ly water are splendid food, for they furnish valuable minerals which your body needs ns well as growth-promoting substances that help make children grow and keep adults healthy. Minerals In vegetables keep your blood ns It ought to be and your whole body In good con dition. Vegetables are better than medicine to prevent the common evil of constlpntlon. Serve a quantity of vegetables and you will need less bread and meat in the meals. Apple Butter Saves Surplus. Do not let the surplus apples go to waste, mnko them Into apple butter. Summer apples mnko splendid apple butter, even without the use of boiled cider, which, however, Is a desirable addition If it enn be obtained. Pare, core and cut up the apples, add a little water and stew Into apple sauce. Let this simmer gently at tho back of the stove for several hours, stirring oc casionally as needed to prevent stick ing. When it Is two-thirds done add one pound of white or brown sugar to each gallon. After cooking thick enough, stir in spices to taste. Pack in sterilized containers nnd cover with melted nnrofiln. If sweet cider is to bo used boll It down to half tho original volume. By boiling it to a thick lump, less sugur Is required. To each gallon of sweet cider use n gallon of pared, cored and sliced apples. Either add these to the boiled cider and begin cooking, or stew them Into npple sauce nnd add tho sauce to tho boiled cider. Cook gently but stir often for two hours, then add a half pound of sugur to each gallon of product, or use no sugar. Continue cooking aud stirring until thick enough, stir lu spices to taste, pack in sterilized containers and cover with melted paraflln. Milk-Vegetable Soup. Don't throw away left-over skim milk, says tho United States depart ment of agriculture. It Is a nutritious food and every drop of it should be used. One wny to utilize It Is to mnko mllk-vegctablo Botips. To each two cupfuls of milk use ono tnblespoonful of flour, one tnblespoon ful of butter, two-thirds of a cupful of a thoroughly cooked vegetable, llnely chopped, mashed or put through a sieve, nnd salt to taste. Thicken the milk with tho flour as for milk gravy and ndd tho other Ingredients. Practically any vegetable except to matoes may be used with the other In gredients as stated. If tomatoes are used, n little soda should be added to them to prevent tho milk from curdling. Milk Is the most important food there Is for growing children. The mcnm GLW Leave tip tender word unsaid, Io Rood wlillo Ufa shall last; Ton know tho mill can novor crlnd With tho water that Is past. WAR TIME DISHES. UTS arc rich In both protein nnd fat. A cupful of chopped peanuts equals a half pound of steak, chicken or leg of lamb. No meat ex cept pork chops and Ara7iiSHrd;n -nieo win proyiue l(t22SlH!22iJlA inougu fat to replace "p the fat found In n. i-uplul of peanuts. Walnuts arc not lis rich In protein as peanuts ; but they furnish nearly twice the amount of fats. Egg Plant With Walnuts. Boll nu egg plant until tender, cut In piece.1, remove the skin and mash the piilp. To tho pulp ndd one cupful of chopped walnuts, two tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, two eggs well beaten, salt utid pepper to season. Mix well, put Into a well-greased baking dish, cover with well-butterfcd crumbs (tho crumbs may be mixed with any sweet fat) nnd bake until brown. Scalloped Onions With Peanuts. Peel and cook six onions, chop two thirds of a cupful of roasted peantits. cook together two tablespoonfuls each of fat and corn flour; add n cupful of milk and seasonings. Put the onion and peanuts In layers In n buttered baking dish, ndd the white sauce and cover with buttered crumbs. Hake un til brown. Shoreham Sweet Potatoes. Cut four cooked sweet potatoes in one-fourth. Inch slices lengthwise nnd arrange in a shallow dish. Lay three sections of orange, free from membrane, on each slice of potato. Pour over one-half cupful of maple sirup and bake In a moderate oven basting frequently un til the Sirup Is almost completely ab sorbed. Serve from the baking dish. Prune Coupe. Tukc two cupfuls of top milk hike warm, add one crushed junket tablet dissolved In a tnble spoonful of wnter, two teaspoonfuis of vanilla, a few grains of salt. Mix In the freezer can nnd let stand until the milk Is thick, then freeze. Servo small portions In glasses with prune sauce. Prune Sauce. Take one cupful of cooked prunes, four candled green gage plums, six candled cherries, two oranges, two tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice, one-third of a cupful of honey. Simmer all together gently, cool nnd ndd a half cupful of chopped nuts. Sweet Potato and Peanut Croquettes.. Take one cupful of mnshed sweet potato, one cupful of finely chopped peanuts, salt and pepper to taste. Shape- like croquettes, roll In lino bread crumbs well buttered and bake In n hot oven until brown. Serve with a white sauco mixed with two table spoonfuls of chill sauce. SEASONABLE DISHES. LITTLE left over oat meal may be fried in small cakes and served with' bacon for the next dny's break fast or If two cupfuls or mora Is nt hand, mnko an Oatmeal Brown Betty. Pnro and slice three apples, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon or nutmeg nnd put into a deep baking dish in al ternate layers with oatmeal. Molasses or corn sirup may be used In place of sugar. Bake in a moderate oven until tho apples aro soft. Servo with cream or a sauce made of apple juice. Sweet Potato Buns. Boll and mash a sweet potato. Rub Into It enough corn mcnl nnd flour to mnko It like bread dough. Add half a teaspoonftil of cinnamon, hnlf n tenspoonful of su gar and ono tenspoonful of yeast. When the dough hns risen to double Its bulk, shape Into biscuits, lot rise ngnln nnd when light bake. Corn Chowder. Take two cupfuls of finely chopped corn, one cupful of milk, two cupfuls of rice or vegetable stock, one cupful of diced potatoes, two tablespoonfuls of chopped bncoa, (wo tablespoonfuls of butter, four ta blespoonfuls of corn flour, one ten spoonful of salt, ono-clghth of n tea spoonful each of pepper and paprika, and one tablespoouful of chopped par sley. Boll tho potatoes and onions with the stock ten minutes; add the corn, salt and pepper nnd boll five minutes ; ndd tho heated milk, flour and butter creamed together and cook un til smooth. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve hot. Clam Stew. Drain the liquor from ten largo clams. Put the clams through a meat chopper and add tho chim Juice, bring to the boiling point, re move the seum nnd ndd three cupfuN of milk. Huh two tablespooKfiils 'f butter with tho same amount of flour and add to the stow. Cook for five min utes and season with salt, pepper nnd chopped parsley. Serve with crouton or crackers. ' Orange Cream. Soak one-fourth of gelatin In one-half cupful of cold water and add enough boiling wunt to make a pint of liquid. Squeeze tie Juice from three oranges and half n lemon, strain, sweeten to tnsto and mix all together. When It begins t stiffen fold In one-half cupful of whip ped cream. V flatioiulWtrGirdin ,1(1 'Cowmlttlon- 'jfl THE HOMELY MAN By VINCENT G. PERRY. (Copyright, 1318, by tho McCluro Newspa per Syndicate) "Tho kind of girl ho would marry would not marry him and tho kind of girl that would marry him ho wouldn't have, bo thero you arc." Donald Mac beth could not help overhearing theso words ns ho sat in a quiet corner of tho clubroom, unnoticed. A feeling of resentment roso in his henrt for tho men were discussing him. Ho took n tnoro careful look nt them. They Woro ?q two ho had thought, Inn Vlnlng and Lorno Miller, two clubmen with whom ho wns fairly Intimate. "But why?" questioned Vlnlng. "no's clcvor nnd moderately well off. Ilo's considered ono of tho pnlutcrs of tho day." "Yes ; but did yon ever sco n home lier man? That scar on his fnco mnkes him positively hideous," Mllicr de clared. "Beauty is only skin deep," nrgucd Vlnlng, who wasn't handsome himself. "So It Is, but disfigurements cannot, bo overlooked. Thero Is generally something pleasant In a homely man's face to detract fronHind features." "I nnju sure his eyes nre kind nnd sympathetic, llnvo you ever seen u picture of him before ho hnd that scar?" "No; I thought ho wus born that wny," Miller 6r.d with n show of In terest. Vlnlng led him to a group plcturo on the wall. "Thero ho Is, there," he pointed out. "Can't you rocognlzo tho eyes? lie wns handsome then." "Yes," Miller agreed, "ho was. I can hardly credit that It Is tho snmo man. Bub even that Is no argument. H Is us homely ns sin now nnd is the only mnn I know of In the club who Is doomed to bnchelorhood. Imagine a pretty woman married to tt man Hko that." "IIo might find It hard to got a wife, at "That," yining Bald after a moment's thought. "Let's leave that to him, though. How about the theater to night? Marguerite Morton is playing her farewell before going Into tho nvovlcs. Sho's n dream 1 Will you cuaic?" Miller needed no second invitation. After they had gono Donald Macbctli got up and went to the group on tho wall. It Was a loqg time since ho had looked on the smiling, handsome fnco that had once been his; ho wished ha hnd not looked nt It. What was tho uso? It only made It harder to hear. The light behind him reflected his fea tures on tho glass and ho turned nway with n shudder. No, he hnd no right to ask any woman to marry such n homely man as ho was. Ho would give Mnrguerito n chance to brenk her engagement thnt very night tho night she wns leaving tho old Ufa behind nnd wns going Into something now. In a few months sho would bo ns pop ular, universally, as sho was in tho city. He nrrlved nt tho theater just aftci tho curtain had gono up. From the moment Mnrguerlto flitted onto tho stnge he wns entranced, now ador able she was. In nnother part of tho house Vln lng and Miller were watching tho play hud were almost as enthusiastic over it ns Donald. Miller had not been a follower of Marguerite's, but this play hppcalcd to him. After the piny wbb over ho persuad ed Vlnlng to accompany him behind tho scenes. "I'm going to meet tlmt little lady fnd take her to a little supper, if it osts me a million In tips," ho said. But even generous tipping couldn't get him any farther than behind tho scenes. "Miss Morton doesn't receive visi tors," the man at tho door told him, ('but I will tako your card to her." - Miller hoped sho would connect his name with his father's millions. It hnd nlwnys proved enough Introduction to tho other nctrcsscs that ho had lion prcd with a visit. What would his father say if ho married an actress? Ho would not object to ono like Mar guerite Morton. Wouldn't they mnko a handsome couple? Ho twisted his mustnche before u mirror on tho wall, ne wus handsome, there wns no deny ing it. He had renaon to bo conceited, ho felt. Vlnlng watched him with Just a trace of a smile playing nbout his lips. "Some day, Mr. Man, you'll get n shock to your vanity," ho snld to himself, "nnd I'd like to bo around when you get It" The man roturned with tlo card "Miss Morton can't seo you, sir," hq said politely. "Miss Morton considers herself too important," Miller flashed. "Sho's only an actress after all." "You'd better not say anything agin Miss Morton here, sir," the man cau tioned. "Sho's mighty populnr with us nil. There's a young man In there now who fought u Hon to snvo bet life, and ho won out too. She's golna to marry him tonight, sir. She Just Informed me. lie's u flno young man and she's a fine girl the finest In the land, and I wouldn't mind flghtln' a Hon for a girl like her myself, though I nln't got much beauty to got spoilt." Tho men were still talking when Marguerite's door opened and sho enme out, her nrm In Donald Mac both's. She was looking up Into, his face, smiling sweetly, noticing nothing but him. Macbeth caught a glance of the two men standing thero with Incre dulity written In every feature. Thero was a smllo of victory on his faco when he turned his eyes onco more to Mnrguerlto's nnd whispered to her softly. Helping the Neat (Special Information Service, United StAtea Department of Agriculture.) WILD RABBITS FOR MEAT AND FUR. The Organized Rabbit Drive Protects Crops and Conserves Meat WILD RABBIT IS VALUABLE ASSET Each Year Fully 200,000,000 of Little Animals Arc Killed in United States. FUR IS IN STRONG DEMAND Valuo of Petta Will Be Further In creased This Year on Account of Embargo Placed on Importa tion of All Skins. Tho gamo commission of Pennsyl vania cstlmntcd that In 3917, during tho open season of 45 days, fully 8,500, 000 rabbits wero killed and utilized for food in that state. Making due allow ance for overestimates in only one state, it is snfo to say that each year fully 200,000,000 wild rabbits aro killed in tho United States. Many of them nro jack rabbits, tho majority of which havo been utilized In tho past. If all tho rabbits killed wero consumed, they would represent between 200,000 and 800,000 tons of valuable food, ac cording1 to specialists of the United States department of agriculture. Tho skins of theso wild rabbits are a valuable asset, as they can bo used for hnttors' fur nnd glue. The war has caused a great shortage of hatters' fur from other countries. Last winter tho price of nntlvo rabbit skins rose steadily from 20 or 25 cents to 70 nnd oven 00 cents n, pound nt tho close of tho senson. It takes 0 to 8 dry skins of the cottontail rabbit to make n pound. This makc3 tho present valuo of tho pelt of tho smaller rabbit 10 to 12 cents nud thnt of the jack rabbit 18 to 20 cents. Theso vnlucs will bo further Incrensed because of tho em bargo that has been placed on tho Im portation of furs. Savo the fiktnn. If proper measures aro taken to Jtt-1 sure tho collection of skins tho short nge of hatters' fur can bo largely met by tho wild supply. If nil households that uso rabbits for food'and every markctman who dresses rabbits can be induced to Bnvo nnd dry tho skins tho present home production of hatters' fur can ho moro than doubled next sea son. Tho prleespny well for the slight labor needed 'to prepare them for mar ket. Men, can make excellent wnges skinning the jack rabbits thnt aro destroyed as pests In our Western states, and that have hitherto been wasted. At only 10 cents each tho skins of tho 200,000,000 rabbits killed In tho United States have n value of !?20.000,000. Tho organized drive, in which every rabbit caught may bo utilized as food, is being encouraged wherever prac ticable as a means of conserving meat nnd protecting crops from their depre dations. While tho fur of our wild rabbits docs not mnke the fluent hats, and the manufacturers of these nre dependent on nutria, muskrat, and beaver clip pings, the use of theso liner lints will probably decline and they will be re placed by those made of rabbit fur. There Is n strong demand for nil tho rabbit skins (hat can be collected In America. Kansas Firm's Contribution. Last winter n firm In Knnsas dressed and shipped 157,000 Jack rab bits, or 275 tons of meat. The skins were nil saved and marketed, making an Important Item In tho profltB. A largo extension of tho' business la plnnned for tho coming senson, and it is expected that many similar enter prises will be developed In various parts of tho West. These activities A'lll Insure n much larger saving of lack ra) bit bUIcs than in the past. and Milk Supply j Is IftfeSSl ! I fi - $ CAN THE BUNNY 1 Bunny clubs have been started ji $ among women In Oklahoma to j 1 . - . . . . . . ... . . j w can me raooiui caugut in uio organized drives In soctlonn of jj tho stnto where great damage 1 Is dono by the pests. Ono club jj In Buffalo puts up Buffalo bunny J $ sntumgc which carries on the $ outside of the cans the follow- J i"B: 3 Can tho bunny j 2 Save tho money J 5 Help to win tho war J it With broad and meat jj And lots to cat M Tho end will not bo far. $ X Slice him up 2 Splco him up 5 Grind him very flno Fry him brown 2 Pack lilm down 3 J Good for any tlmo. J $$ Tile Trap for Rabbits. Set a 12 by 0-Inch "tco" sower tllo with tho long end downward, nnd bury it so that tho slx-.lnch opening nt tho sldo Is below tho surface of tho ground. Connect two lengths of six-Inch sower plpo horizontally with tho sldo open ing. Sccond-grndo or oven broken tllo will do. Cover the joints with soil bo ns to exclude light. Provldo n tight rcmovnblo cover, such ns on old har row disk, for tho top of tho largo tllo. The projecting end of tho smnll tllo Is then surrounded with rocks, brush or wood, so ns to mnkn tho linln look 1 .... 1 1 1 1 ...... . . 1 uiviLiuu lu rimmLH 111111 uiMiiiriii'n iiimi to frequent tho den. Babbits, course, nro free to go In br out theso dons, which should bo constructed In promising spots on tho farm nnd In tho orchnrd.. A trained dmovlll locate Inhabited dens. Tho outlet Is closed with n disk of wood ojnr 1 stnko, or tlm dog guards tho opening. The cover Is lifted nnd the Vabblts captured by hand. Theso traps nro especially suitable for open lands nnd prairies, whero rab bits cannot find natural hiding places. Thcyaro permanent und cost nothing forrepairs from year to year. If it Ig desired to poison rabbits, tho baits may bo placed lnsldo theso traps, out of tho way of domestic animals or birds. This trap also furnishes an ex cellent menns of obtaining rabbits for tho tnble, or even for market Fall Feeding for Sheep. Stubble and stalk fields may well form tho principal means of suste nance for tho breeding flock in tho fall If they nro used beforo tho rains in jure their feeding value. Fenco strips In plowed fields may also give good grnzlng for a few days. Clover nnd gruss pastures may well bo left until tho stubblo nnd stalk fields have boon used. For rcglctis whero tho winters are open, n heavy stand of well-cured blucgrnss will help very much In carrying tho flock through tho winter In good condition. Green ryo pastures In the late fall give considerable suc culonco nnd furnish cxcrclso for tho flock. In tho South velvet beans will bo found of grcnt help In cnrrylng tho flock Into January. Plenty of Muskrats. A sufllclent number of muskrats to meet demands for their fur aro trapped from marshes and swamps that are, for tho most part, unprotected, mil lions of skins being taken each year. So long as tho natural breeding plnccs remain undisturbed and reasonable closed seasons nro maintained thoro Is little likelihood of tho numbers of tho nnlmnls being depleted, according to biologists of tho United States depart ment of agriculture. With adequate protection In tho breeding season and with the present habitat available, from 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 polts cnu bo taken In North America annually without depletion of the supply. It Is a good plun to wean tho lambs gradually; this will ellralnato having to milk tho ewes nnd tho lamb will do much better.