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&UGUST 10, 1908
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flavored with lemon and ginger. The
tomatoes may he " taken from the
syrup -when hoiled until clear look
ing, placed on dishes and dried, in
which form they are called "tomato
figs."
Cooking Cucumbers
4 To Fry Take good sized cucum
bers, peel and slice lengthwise, drop
them into cold water and let lie until
crisp; take them out and dry between
folds of a clean, soft towel. Mix a
little sifted flour with salt and pepper
to season, dip the slices in the mix
ture and fry immediately in plenty
of hot fat or oil to a crisp brown;
serve hot.
To Stew Pare, lay in ice water
for an hour, then slice a quarter of
an inch thick. Remove seeds, if too
large. Put the pieces into a sauce
pan with enough boiling water to cov
er them, stew in covered pan for fif
teen minutes, then drain off the water.
Toke enough water from the boiling
teakettle to keep them from burning,
season with salt and pepper; add a
tablespoonful of butter and stir until
the butter is completely melted. Stew
again for fifteen minutes, then add a
cupful of the richest milk obtainable,
thicken with a teaspoonful of flour
stirred into a little milk, and let boil
up once, remove immediately 'from
the fire and serve hot.
or more; drain, and put a layer of
potatoes in the bottom of a well-but-tered
earthen pudding dish; sprinkle
with salt and pepper, dredge slightly
with flour and dot over each layer
about a half tablespoonful of butter.
A thin layer of bread crumbs may
follow. Continue this until all the
potatoes are used, then pour slowly
over it sufficiently rich sweet milk to
bubble up through the potatoes. Cover
closely and bake slowly on top of
range or in the oven an hour and a
half, or until the potatoes arc soft
and creamy.
Baked Apples Wash and core sour
apples sufficient to fill your pan. Be
careful to leave the apples whole,
scooping out the core with a coring
knife. Blend together one-half "cup of
sugar, teaspoonful of butter, one
fourth teaspoonful of cinnamon, with
a littlo grated lemon rind, for six ap
ples. Fill this into the cavity left
by coring, and set the apples in the
pan. Cover the bottom of the dish
with boiling water, and bake in a
hot oven until soft, basting often with
the syrup as it forms. Serve hot or
cold.
Doing Without Flies
One of our readers says: "Tell the
housekeepers that a sure way to keep
rid of flies, if screens are not to be
had, Is to keep everything absolutely
clean,, to leave no food setting about
in the house, no scraps scattered
about the yard, no garbage can open,
no slop palls, no uncovered drains,
no tubs of wash water, and no un
washed dishes. Flies get lonesome
where there Isf no filth or uncovered
foods. Air the rooms by open win
dows and doors through the night,
where safe to leave them so, and
where not, open them up very early
hi the morning, closing them before
the sun gets much above the horizon.
Leave the windows open a few inches
at top and bottom, and open the
transoms. As soon as possible after
closing the openings, darken the
rooms on the sunny side of the house,
and don't let in the light until they
are in the shade." M. C.
Spending Money
Those who have not much money
tp spend may get quite as much com
fort out of a little, by spending it in
a way to do the most good,, as a large
sum spent carelessly. Don't buy any
thing just because somebody tells you
it is what you want. Be sure, your
self, that it is. If you can not get
just what you want, put what color
and joy and hope and comfort you can
in your life by buying the next best
thing, remembering that, after all the
best thing p. this world is a healthy,
cheerful, optimistic mind, and the
ability to make the best of what is
within our. reach.
- Contributed Recipes
-Peach Cobbler Line a deep baking;
dish with thick, rich pastry; pare
and slice ripe; 'juicy peaches, sweeten
with sugar' arid 'season, if liked, with
a little cassia or. almond extract,
though it is -goocVwithout- either. Stew"
slightly, arid put into the lined dish.
Cover -with a crust of puff paste cut
half an inch thick; bake until a nice
brown, in a moderate oven. Just be
fore serving, the top crust may be
broken and mixed with the fruit.
May be served hot or cold, with cream
sauce, whipped cream, or hard sauce.
Escalloped Raw Potatoes Wash,
pare, and cut into thin long pieces
(called lattice slices) four large pota
toes; let soak in cold water an hour
To Renovate Ribbons
To renovate ribbons, proceed as fol
lows: "With good, pure soap, prepare
'a basinful of warm suds (a hand
bowl will do), and place in it all the
ribbons of one color. "When they
have soaked for fifteen minutes, re
move and spread them, piece by piece,
on a smooth surface. Then, with a
soft brush (an old tooth brush will
do), rub until all the streaks and
spots disappear. A little cooking
soda will help to remove obsfl
nate stains. Rinse out the soap suds
in clear warm water. If you desire
the ribbons to be as stiff as when
new, put a few drops of vinegar in
the rinsing water.
Have the ironing board ready,
spread the ribbons between two
pieces of smooth white cloth with a
plain weave and press with a moder
ately hot iron until thoroughly dry.
This method will be found excellent
with satin, taffeta, peau de sole, gros
grain, liberty satin, mirror velvet and
other ribbons excepting plain silk
velvet; these should be merely damp
ened not soaked and run quickly
back and forth over the face of a hot
iron (silk side next to the iron) until
dry. With a clothes brush, brush up
the face of the ribbon gently but thor
oughly, and the old velvet ribbon will
be restored to Its original condition.
The Delineator.
as well to disabuse the mind of the
consumer of an erroneous idea.
Query Box
Children's Teeth
The little ones should be early
.taught to care for the teeth, not only
on account of the teeth themselves,
but because even a child's mouth
loses its charm- if it Is filled with
dirty, bad-smelling teeth. A tooth
brush costs anywhere from five to
fifty cents, and the five cent ones are
good enough to begin with. Let each
child have its own, and teach it, after
every use of the teeth, to brush them
with a little salted water, washing out
of . the mouth all crumbs, or foreign
substances. It will pay.
An Erroneous Idea Corrected
Referring to an item in the Query
Box a few weeks ago, answering sl
query about the genuine: ess of
"store" honey, our bee-keepers assure
me that "there is positively no man
ufactured comb honey" that all
comb-honey appearing on the market
is bee-production. It is a fact that
the idea that "machine-made comb"
is used, whether by the bees or by
men, and filled with some question
able preparation, is prevalent among
the consumers, because of the comb
honey with which many are familiar
in grocery-store trade, but, for the
sak of the bee-keepers, it would be
Mrs. J. B. Melted butter can not
take the place of olive oil in salad
dressing.. Heated butter does not di
gest as readily as olive oil.
"Beginner" Sweet corn should bo
thrown into boiling water, the water
brought to a boiling point again, and
the boiling continued rapidly for five
minutes, when the corn should bo
drained and served hot. .
Mysle Tho white onamoled bed
stead may be renovated at homo. Pur
chase a few cans of white enamel and
a good brush, and follow tho direc
tions on I he can carefully.
"A Reader" The rubber heels ap
plied to shoes act as a cushion and
relieve the nervous strain on the
back, rendering walking less tiro
some. Many pedestrians learned
their worth during tho world's fair.
"Querist" Wool wadding comes in
sheets two yards wide by two and a
half long, and costs about two dollars
a sheet perhaps more. It can be had
of any large store that deals In such
goods. The ventilation Is tho same as
with a blanket. It is light and warm.
T. C. Aluminum ware may be
cleaned with fine whiting, or any of
the soaps and powders used for silver
ware. Strong alkalies, or anything
that will scratch must not be used.
The cleaning substance must be free
from any trace of soap or alkali such
ns is used in the kitchen.
Mrs. Hattie J. This is Mrs. Ror
er's method of cooking spinach: Wash
thoroughly, throw into a hot kettle
entirely without water, stir until wilt
ed, then cook slowly for fifteen min
utes, tossing frequently. Chop fine,
return to the kettle, add butter, pop
per, and salt, and serve, garnished
with toast and hard-boiled eggs.
Troubled Housewife This Is said
to effectually rid a room of flies:
Take a teaspoonful of ground (powd
ered is better) black pepper, one tea
spoonful of brown sugar and one of
cream; mix well together and place
on a plate in the room where flies
are troublesome, and they will disappear.
For the Laundry
An exchange says: "In order to laun
der colored goods intelligently, and
to insure satisfactory results, one
should understand something of the
nature of the dyes used. In cotton
and linen, the coloring matter does
not combine with the fibre of the ma
terials, as it does in silks and wool
ens, but attaches Itself mechanically,
as it were, to the threads. For this
reason, some cottons "fade" quickly
when brought Into contact with soap
and water. When the cloth is woven
and dyed, different manufacturers use
different substances with which to set
the dye, or color. In some cases the
dyo is made insoluble by the use of
an alkali, and in others it is an acid
with which the material Is treated.
When the former substance Is used,
the color will not be neutralized or
"faded" by soap, the alkali in tho soap
having no effect whatever on tho al
kali -used 1n the dye. Such colors are
commonly known as 'fast,' and the
work xt the dyer has improved so
much in recent years that we rarely
have anything but fast colors in wash
goods of any value. Sometimes, how
ever, the dye has been treated with
an acid, and it Is with these cases
that the trouble lies, for the acid
which has been used to set the dye
will be neutralized by any free alkali
in the soap, and, as a result, the col
ors will 'fade' or 'run,' as soon as
put into soapy water.
"To test any color, take a small
piece of the goods- and wash it in
cool, soapy water. If the color does
not change or weaken, it is safe to
conclude that, with careful washing
in soap and water, It will not fado.
Should tho colors bo affected In any
way by this tost, tho dye has been
sot with an acid modlum, and tho ma
terial must bo treated In some way
before It can bo properly laundered
with safety to tho coloring. To do
this, soak tho goods five minutes or
more in a solution of salt or white
wine vinegar and water, one tablo
spoonful of tho salt or vinegar to
one gallon of water. It Is always safe
to use salt, even if you do not know
the nature of tho dvo, becauso salt
will always set an acid color, and will
not injuro an alkaline dvo.
"A safe way to wash goods of a
delicate or doubtful color Is to uso
thin flour starch Instead of soap-sudB.
This Is very cleansing, and after rins
lng, Uio goods will need no more
starching, but will bo stiff enough for
all further purposes. This Is the very
best way to wash black goods."
Potatoes for Cleansing
The following recipe is highly
recommended for Its excellence In
cleansing fabrics without Injuring tho
texture or affecting tho color, how
ever delicate: Grato two medium
sized potatoes Into a bowl containing
one pint of clean cold water; stir well
and strain carefully through a sieve
or cheese-cloth, allowing the liquid to
fall Into another vessel containing an
additional pint of cold water. Let
this seltlo, and then pour off tho wa
ter, being careful to allow no "set
tlings" to go off with the water, and
bottle for use. .Softly rub the soiled
fabric or garment with a sponge
dipped In the potato water, after
which wash It in clean water, dry
carefully and Iron.
PHYSICIAN SAY8
Children Thrive on Grape-Nuts and
" Cream
A Mass, physician has found a euro
for constipation In children citing
fifteen cases by feeding them Grape
Nuts. "Some time aero," ho writes, "I be
came interested in your food, Grape
Nuts, as a cure for constipation in
children. Having tried It in my own
family, I have advised it in fifteen
cscs in which all suffered with con
stipation more or less severe. Tho
result has been absolute relief in all.
"I write this that other children
may be benefited."
How much better It Is thus to bring
about a healtfiv action In the bowels
of growing children by natural means,
than to feed them with improper food,
requiring some kind of cathartic at
Intervals to overcome constipation.
Grape-Nuts gives energy to the en
tire nervous system Including tho
nerves that cause the natural contrac
tion and relaxation of the bowel mus
cles, that propel the food mass along.
It Is predigested also, and the blood
easily absorbs the food as it goes
through the body, storing up vitality
and force for the functions of all the
organs.
Children especially, Bhould get the
right start as to habits of living. They
should grow into bright, strong, cheer
ful men and women. Grape-Nuts
solves the question of the start; a
wholesome appetite will do the rest.
Children's teeth are benefited by
chewing Grape-Nuts, also. Your den
tist will tell you that a certain amount
of exercise In chewing firm food in
necessary to grow strong beautiful
teeth.
Teeth need exercise just the same
as muscles, if they are to grow strong
and firm as nature intended. Grape
Nuts gives the exercise and also gives
material from which good teeth are
made.
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