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of cinnamon, a level tablespoonful of
allspice and one of ginger (ground),
one level teaspoonful each of cloves
and mace, a grated nutmeg, six bay.
leaves. Crush the bay leaves and
mix them with all the spices; then,
put them into four small pieces of
cheesecloth and tie them up loosely;
boil for a moment the sugar and vin
egar, throw in the bags of spices,
and then the fruit. Soft fruits must
remain only a minute over the fire.
Take from the fire and stand aside to
cool. Next morning lift the fruit with
a sldmmer and put it into stone Jars.
Boil the syrup, pour it over the fruit
and let it cool. Do this for nine
consecutive mornings, the last morn
ing cooking the fruit until it is ten
der to the center.
Query Box
M. M. Answered you by letter. If
paper asked for does not reach you,
write me again.
B. D. G. I haVe no way of getting
the information you ask for concern
ing white bronze monuments.
E. S. M. Plums make a nice catsup
to use with cold meats. Will give
recipe in next Issue.
Ella M. Lavender is not a cos
metic; a few drops in the toilet water
is refreshing, however.
J. L. To make your vinegar sour,
put yeast cakes in it. To each five
gallons of the vinegar allow one cake
of yeast.
Josie Olive oil soap is the purest
vegetable oil soap, but it may not be
what you want. It is green and oily.
For a shampoo, soften a bar in hot
water and bottle. Use as required.
Alice G. The phrase, "nom de
plume" is best avoided; pseudonym
is the better word to use. Either is
used to signify the name usel instead
of one's own, by writers.
A. W, -To set the blue color, soak
the goods two hours in a solution of
one ounce of sugar of lead to two gal
lons of .water.. .Let dryland wash as
usual.
Mrs, G. To clean the brass or cop
per kettle, scour with a solution of
salt and vinegar as much salt as the
vinegar will dissolve; apply with a
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HOW MANY OF US?
Fail to Select Food Nature Demands to
Ward Off Ailments .
- A Kentucky lady, speaking about
food, says: "I was accustomed to -eating
all kinds of ordinary food until,
Xor some reason, indigestion and ner
vous prostration set in.
"After I had run down seriously my
attention was called to the necessity
of some change in my diet, and I dis
continued my ordinary breakfast and
began using Grape-Nuts with a good
quantity of rich cream.
"In a few days my condition
changed in a remarkable way, and
I began to have a strength that I had
never beeri possessed of before, a
vigor of body and a poise of mind
that amazed me. It was entirely new
in my experience.
"My former attacks of indigestion
had been accompanied by heat flashes
and many times my condition was dis
tressing with blind spells of dizziness',
rush of blood to the head and neu
ralgic pains in the chost.
"Since using Grape-Nuts- alone for
breakfast I have been free from these
troubles, except at times when I have
indulged in .rich, greasy foods in quan
tity, then I would be warned by a
pain under the left shoulder blade, and
unless I heeded, the warning the old
trouble would come back, but when
1 finally got to know where these
troubles originated I returned to my
Grape-Nuts, and cream and the pain
and disturbance left very quickly.
"I am now in prime health as a re
suit of my use of .Grape-Nuts." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. "
woolen rag, rubbing vigorously, and
when clean, rinse well and polish with
pulverized chalk or Spanish whiting.
Anxious Mother If you had sent
your address, I could havo directed
you where to get the children's maga
zine, but cannot give addresses here.
Pattle D.- Pastry flour is made of
winter wheat, and is deprived of al
most every trace of gluten. Two level
tablespoonfuls less of bread flour
should be used when it is substituted
for pastry flour, as bread flour has
greater thickening properties.
L. E.I can give4 you a formula for
a skin food preparation that Is highly
recommendedjjy many specialists, but
I cannot promise that it will do fill vnn
require of one. A few annllcatlons will
do no good. Its use must bo persisted
in for months, in order to show rv
J suits.
S. M. For smoothing and whitening
the hands, take the expressed Juice of
two large lemons, as much rose water
as there is Juice, and twice as much
glycerine that is, as much glycerino
as the amount of both water arid juice.
Keep in a bottle on the wash stand
and after washing, while the hands are
still damp, rub a few drops thorough
ly into the skin and let dry on. This
will prevent and cure rough or chapped
hands.
Anna M. For the horseradish sauce,
mix four tablespoonfuls of grated
horse-radish, four tablespoonfuls of
powdered cracker, one-half cupful of
cream, one teasponful of powdered
sugar, teaspoonful of salt, half tea-
spoonrul of made mustard, ami t.wn
tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Cook very
gently in a hot water bath (double
boiler) until thoroughly heated
through and serve with roast meats
MansIe.-For cleaning the sink,
where soap and hot water fails, put a
heaping tablespoonful of concentrated
lye In a basin, pour boiling water over
it to dissolve, and with a little mop
give the sink a light nibbing, and the
dirt will slip off as by magic. The mop
may db a rag tied to the end of a
stick. Be sure to rinse the sink well
when done.
A Missouri Reader. I know of no
school especially for middle-aged peo
ple, but think a person past school age
can enter any seminary or college by
paying the tuition. In cities there are
night schools perhaps In your own
city. (2) I cannot recommend any
correspondence school, as I know noth
ing of them. A Chautauqua reading
course might be what you want. You
did not say what line of study you
wish to pursue. Will you write me
again?
"Ignorance" I can not give you a
list of the kitchen things you will
need, knowing nothing of the amount
of money you have to spend. Any
good, housekeeper among, your ac
quaintance will help you.
Mrs. G. L. Every sauce containing
butter and flour is made after the
same formula. Melt the butter, add
the flour and cook to a paste: then
add whatever liquor is required milk,
stock, strained tomatoes or cream
and cook, beating constantly. The re
sult should be a smooth, creamy
sauce.
X H. If your wife is not a good
housekeeper, you will not mend mat
ters by fault-finding. Praise what
you can, and encourage her with yourl
patient helpfulness. If you can not
do this for love of her, do it out of
respect for yourself as the "head of
the house." A great many young
wives are "poor housekeepers" at
first. Good housekeeping generally
comes by education, not by instinct.
Amasie A fine quality of black tea
is generally advised. In curing green
tea., the leaves are steamed as soon
as gathered; in the case of black tea,
the leaves are allowed to ferment be
fore drying. - The result is that the
black tea contains far less tannin
than the green.
C. D, L. For vegetable puree, cook
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the vegetables to a mush, rub through
a soup strainer or sieve, and add
stock, as in dried beans or peas. For
cream purees, proceed exactly as for
vegetable purees, using milk, or mixed
milk and cream instead of stock for
thinning. The thickening (for holding
the solids in suspension) in cream
soups should be made of butter and
flour rubbed to a paste.
"Jule" Offensive perspfration of
the feet is often caused by a dis
eased condition of the sweat glands,
and the feet must be washed often;
soaking in equal parts of quite warm
water and vinegar for half an hour
each night and dusting with a mixture
of one part salycilic acid to eight
parts talcum powder, is said to be
good.
Lizzie L. A "patch pocket" is a
piece oL material cut In any desired
tho edges turned in carefully and
tacked all around. These pockets
may be sewed on by machine, or slip
stitched by hand, if the stitches must
not show through as is often tho
case with capes which are double
faced cloth. The top opening is fin
ished with a hem, out-faced with em
broidery, bound with ribbon or braid,
or merely turned and machine-stitched
across. .
TALKED SHOP
'1 spent a pleasant half hour In a
barber's chair yesterday."
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"Listening to the barber's story of
how his brother went suddenly in
sane and slashed a customer. The
barber explained between strokes that
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