The Commoner.
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one full pint of vinegar, three lemons,
chopped. Slip the skins from tho ber
ries, put them to boll In a porcelain
kettle, press the pulp through a wire
seive to remove the seeds, and when
the skins are cooked tender, add to
the pulp, with tho sugar, vinegar and
lemons, tying the spices up in a thin
cloth. Cook gently for one hour, or
until it is well thickened; seal in air
tight glass jars.
Grape Catsup. Boil the grapes with
out skinning, first mashing them a lit
tle to extract ..the Juice, about ten
pounds. Strain through a coarse
solve, removing skins and Seeds; add
to the pulp one pint of vinegar, one
tablespoonful of cloves, two table
spoonfuls of ground cinnamon, scant
half teaspoonful of cayenne pepper.
Let boil about one and one-half hours,
stirring all the time; when thick, bot
tle and seal.
The Good Time Coming.
More and more, it is becoming rec
ognized that all women are not equal
ly endowed with abilities ndcessary to
enable them to become satisfactory
cooks and proficient housekeepers.
With, some, the lack Is mental; with
others physical, while, with still an
other class, the disability is clearly
moral.
However, be thafy as it may, the poor
housekeeper and unhygienic cook is
too frequently found among even
those women -who do try, most con
scientiously, to do the very best for
the comfort of their families. It is
Miot always due to lack of knowledge
or training, or to lack of conscientious
endeavor, that the poorly-made bread,
the muddy coffee, the scorched steak,
or the sodden potato finds its way
to the family table. The needle and
thimble, the broom andi the scrubbing
brush may be industriously plied in
many homes, yet the rent and rip still
yawns in the garment, the litter ac
cumulates, and unsightly stains still
disfigure the neglected wood work.
This is only too often due to the
physical disability of the overworked
woman who conscientiously crucifies
herself in her unavailing endeavor to
do what she has not the muscular
strength to perform, or the mental
ability to accomplish. In her unwise
endeavor to carry the" load she never
was intended to lift, she goes on un
til she becomes all run down, irrita
ble, fretful and unlovely, and her
neighbors say she lacks industry and
taste when it is sleep that she needs.
They advise her to cultivate patience
and to systematize her duties, when
all she needs is a good rest, and some
stronger arms to relieve her of her
unsuited burden.
We' are happily assured that "the
time is coming when housework will
be recognized as a science, and its
various departments will be loft to
skillful professionals." Just how it is
to be brought about we are not told;
but we are assured that "the question
of how to do away with the appalling
waste of so many small households,
and the combining of the various sin
gle kitchens into one successful large
one" is employing tho minds of our
wise men and women everywhere, and
that the day will come when woman
will no longer be required to drudge
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beyond their strength, and, relieved of
tin ceaseless and exacting routine,
will have time and faculties to devote
to their rightful profession of wife
hood and motherhood. Let us hope
it may be soon.
A Nice Breakfast Dish. Toast stale
bread to a nice brown. If quite dry,
moisten it by dipping each slice
quickly in a bowl of hot milk. But
ler the slices, and lay in a deep dish.
For the gravy, scald one quart of
milk, salt to taste, thicken while boil
ing hot with a large tablespoonful o'f
flour made smooth with cold milk.
Beat tho whites of two eggs to a froth
and stir lightly in the thickened milk,
and pour at once over the toast, cover
ing closely until served.
Floral Notes.
There is little one can do these hot
months, except to attend to watering
the plants and trying to keep down the
insect pets which seem to revel in the
exhausting heat Many plants are
now ripening their seeds, and those of
perennial and biennials should now
be gathered, and, as soon as showers
c me, prepare a seed bed and plant
them, that the plants may get a good
start before cold weather. I have
found that little Is gained by sowing
flower seeds in August, as the weather
is then so hot and dry that one must
be constantly on tho watch to see that
the seed beds do not dry out and the
.young plants die. We generally have
such late long warm spells that good
results may be obtained by deferring
seed sowing until the middle of Sep
tember or later.
The Cost ef it
After all, success is not always to
be gauged by appearances. A man, or
woman, may gain wealth and position,
and all that the world admires; but it
is too often at the loss of integrity of
character. It is next to impossible for
any one to be jostled and jammed by
the rude crowd in the eager scramble
for place and power, without becom
ing more or less blackened; and could
we look deep Into tho hearts of those
who have Inscribed tho word "success"
upon their banners, wo would shrink
from the sight. All tho sweet friend
ships, and aspirations which loving
ly entwined themselves around the
heart of youth are dead, and the pall
of forgetfulness drawn over their
pinched faces.
Conscience, which once gave warn
ing at even the thought of wrong-doing
was long ago .burned upon the
altar of ambition, and its ashes are
scattered upon the graves of love and
faith. The laurel wreath, while yet
green and beautiful to the eye of tho
superficial observer, Is lined with
thorns which pierce tho brow of tho
weaver, and down deep in their hearts
they realize that for this poor thinj
they have bartered all their happiness
here, all their hopes in a hereafter.
Helen M. Warner, in Journal of Agriculture.
For Sick Headache. It is a good
plan In the beginning of an attack of
sick headache to wash out tho stom
ach by swallowing a sufficient quan
tity of luke-warm water to act as an
emetic. This will clear the stomach
of mucus and irritants which would
tend to aggravate the complaint.
Hot Weather Cookery.
Now that tho enervating heat of
tho long summer days aro upon us it
will be wise on tho part of the wife
and mother, whether she employ one
servant or none, to avail herself of ev
ery plan or device to keop not only
herself, but her rooms cool, and to
simplify her work as much as possi
ble by careful planning, and doing
alt possible cooking requiring heat
for any length of time in the early
hours of the day.
Nothing contributes more surely to
comfort, dispatch and economy than a
liberal exercise of wise forethought
and systematic arrangement of tho
various duties of the day. Watchful
ness, and a thorough knowledge of
our business, will smooth away much
of "the annoyances and unpleasant
ness of tho housework and cooking,
and ono docs well to study and make
a wiso disposition of her resources.
If ono is so situ a tea as to uso gas
for fuel, or gasoline, or oven coal
oil, much of the disagreeable heat can
be dispensed with, and these are sav-
ers of time, temper and strength,
which are worth more than their cost
Vegetable diet, with little or no
meat, la to be commended, and each,
vegetable admits of several ways of
preparation and serving. Each in;IU
season furnishes a desirable variety,
and it is useless to try to have some
thing of everything on tho table at
one and the same time. Two or threa
kinds, nicely cooked and daintily
served, is variety enough; and will
serve to lengthen out our daily menu
to an unlimited extent. Housekeep
ers should strivo to have only fresh,
crisp vegetables; stale articles are"
never so palatable, no matter how
prepared.
Select always such dishes as can be
cooked with little heat, or at least
cooked in the morning hours, and
kept ready prepared when the noon
hour comes.
Beef, poultry, fish, and other, meate
may bo boiled, roasted, baked, or oth
erwise prepared for tho table with the
morning fire, and many vegetable
cooked, puddings, pies, and custards
baked, sauces made, and creams, floats
and other delicious desserts attended
to, the former requiring little heat to
make it ready to place on the table
when the meal is served, while the
latter will be-all the better for its
stay in the Ice box.
Many excellent canned soups are al
ways within reach, or soup stock may
be prepared at one time in sufficient'
quantity to last several days. Cro
quettes, hashes, meat and chicken pat'
ties, require but little time to make,
and are always relished.
Salads slaws, tomatoes, beans, c-i-4
cumber, cabbage, and other varieties
are usually very little trouble to
make, and salad dressing may be kept
on hand, and will be always ready.
Many vegetables are greatly relishod,
made into dishes in the raw state.
H. W. McV.
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