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can, and freeze as Ice cream, with
out stirring, leaving in the freezer
from half to a whole hour.
Soino Timely Recipes
Baked Rice Pudding Over one
pint of boiled rice pour a pint of
scalding hot sweet milk, and allow
the mixture to cool. Then stir into
this half a tablespoonful of butter,
three eggs slightly beaten, and a
saltspoonful of salt, beating all of
these well together, and add gradu
ally, beating vigorously, just enough
flour to slightly thicken a heaping
tablespoonful will do. Pour this in
to a buttered pudding pan and bake
for half an hour, and serve warm,
with or without sweetened sauce, as
preferred.
Using Cold Meat Put into a pan
all the gravy and dressing left from
the previous roast beef, veal- or
mutton; if not enough, add one tea
spoonful of butter and half a cup
ful of boiling water. While this is
heating, slice small thin pieces from
the cold bones and lay them on pre
viously prepared toast in the bottom
of a dish. As soon as the gravy is
piping hot pour it over the' meat and
toast in the dish, and serve for
breakfast.
For Left-Overs Put a pint of car
rots, cut into cubes, into boiling wa
ter and cook forty minutes; then
pour off the water, and add one
pint of cooked cauliflower, the flow
erets broken apart, one pint of
French peas, rinsed and drained, one
gill of stock, a saltspoonful of pep
per, a tablespoonful of sugar and
two teaspoonfuls of salt. Cover the
stew pan and set where the contents
will cook for ten minutes. Put into
a sauce pan three tablespoonfuls of
butter and two level tablespoonfuls
of flour stirred until smooth. Heat
a half pint of stock and add i ) this,
place 'over the Are and stir until ft
boils then add one tablespoonful of
chopped onion, one bay leaf, one
teaspoonful- of salt and one salt
spoonful of pepper. Cook five min
utes, add half a cupful of '.milk or
cream, and let come to a boil; strain
this sauce over the vegetables and
arrange on a warm dish. To be
served vith chops or cutlets, or with
out meats.
in; either wind it, or coll it, and put
into a bag from the dirt. Gather up
the clothes pins, put them in a bag
and hang in a dry place.
Keep all the scraps of soap that
accumulate, and on wash day use
them in the suds. Scraps of toilet
soap may be put into a can and used
to make soap jelly by dissolving in
a little boiling water.
When done ironing, put the flat
irons away where they will keep per
fectly dry, so they do not rust. See
that they are clean. If left on the
stove from ironing to ironing, they
"lose temper," 'and are hard ' keep
hot when in use. The laundress loses
temper, too, when trying to use them.
Put the ironing board away at
once, drawing a loose bag over it to
keep it from dust. It is best to have
two or more cover cloths for it, and
wash one with each wash, putting a
clean one on the board every time it
is used.
No matter how good the quality of
velvet used for coat collars, the vel
vet will always leave a soil on any
wliite fabric, unless means are taken
to prevent. The best tiling to do is
to wipe off the velvet thoroughly with
a soft, slightly-moist cloth, then go
over it with a rag saturated .with
pure alcohol, rubbing it vigorously.
Do this regularly, once a week at
least, and it will prevent the discol
oration by "crocking."
For running up long, straight
seams on light fabrics, lay the two
pieces of the material with the right
sides together and insert the raw
edges in the hemmer attachment,
sewing it as you would a hem. This
will make a smooth, straight seam,
with the raw edges hidden, with very
little trouble. - This is especially good
for materials that will "frazzle out"
on the raw dges.
batting, made as a bed comfort, but
only just as largo as the mattrass,
should always bo used between the
body and the mattrass proper. This
can be sunned and aired, where the
mattrass would be too heavy to lift;
besides, the covering can bo ripped
on at any time and washed, thus
keeping 1t clean and wholesome.
Tack as you would a comfort. For
cots or woven wire springs to be used
as sleeping furnlturo on tho veranda
or lawn, the cotton mattrass is ex
cellent and easily handled.
It is as well not to grieve over
past mistakes not to hold post
mortems oftener than necessary. But
make use of the mistakes as "ex
periences," and do not repeat them.
It is almost impossible to keep from
being cheated, if you have much deal
ings, but If you And yourself dishon
estly dealt with by a person, do not
trust his word again. A merchant
who misrepresents in ono instapco
will be very apt to do so again, if bo
thinks he can.
Near the kitchen door lleep a box,
barrel, or keg, and into this throw
everything that can not bo used in
tho fertilizer pile, or burnt, and once
a day see that it Is emptied away
from the house. All manner of litter
can thus be done away with, To get
rid of waste paper, dig a holo in tho
yard and burn it, a quantity at a
time, and it can thus bo destroyed
with safety.
Mapy parents who, in old ago, And
their children indifferent and neglect
ful of their comfort, are themselves
to blame for such treatment. Chil
dren who arc never taught to take
thought of anything savo their own
comfort, will hardly learn the lesson
of thoughtfulness for others. Teach
tho children to servo you and each
other. It is tho bettor way.
Latest Fashions for Readers of
The Commoner
Some Good Ideas
Don't forget the scissors for the
kitchen. They "come handy" for
many things that a knife is used for,
such as mincing herbs, cutting up
fruits, etc.
Don't leave the clothes line
stretche'd' after the wash is brought
BUJELT UP
Right Food Gives Strength and Brain
Power
Tho natural elements of wheat and
barley, including the phosphate of
potash, are found in Grape-Nuts, and
that is why persons who are run
down from improper food pick up
rapidly on Grape-Nuts.
"My system was run down by ex
cessive night work," writes a New
York man, "in spite of a liberal sup
ply ofordinary food.
"After using Grape-Nuts I noticed
improvement at once, in strength,
and nerve and brain power.
"This food- seemed to lift me up
and stay with me for better exertion,
with less fatigue. My weight in
creased 20 pounds, with vigor and
comfort in proportion.
"When traveling I always carry
the food wth me to insure having it."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road-to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true,-and full of human
interest. .-.
Some Helpful Ideas
If, from any cause, your rug should
become creased so . it will not lie
straight, turn it upside down and
wet the crease until the rug is quite
wet; then stretch "the rug tight and
tack its edges down with tinned tacks
and leave i.t over night. In the morn
ing the rug should be dry, and the
crease removed, allowing it to lie
straight.
Always shrink a new braid before
sewing it to the skirt, and do not
stretch it in sewing it on. If a skirt
pattern is too long, shorten it by
folding a plait across the middle of
the pattern, and never attempt to
make it the required length by tak
ing from either the top or the bot
tom. We have been taught that water,
to be perfectly healthful, and free
from germs, should be boiled. Now
we are assured that boiled water is
a very unsafe drink, and that ordi
nary boiled water "isJiable to cause
numerous severe and often danger
ous stomach and intestinal troubles."
Pale colors always give an ap
pearance of greater size to a person
or an object, while dark colors seem
to contract. Thus, a white shoe gives
an appearance of greater size to a
foot than a black, or very dark shoe
does. A white costume apparently
adds to one's size, while a very dark
or black garment makes one look
Bmaller.
When putting the stoves away, rub
all over both stove and pipe with a
flannel cloth saturated with coal oil;
this will prevent rusting. Shake out
all soot from the pipes, and take all
ashes and soot out of the chimney
hole before closing it for the summer.
See that the joints of pipe are marked
so they will go together without
trouble in the fall.
Keep the refrigerator perfectly
clean and wholesome, and allow no
decaying foods, or sour dishes to re
main in it. Nothing warm snoum De
put into it. If it is desired to cool
a thing, cool it before putting in the
refrigerator, and thus save trouble.
Eight pounds of the best cotton
2397- Boy'a Shirt-Wals. with Sop
arato Turn-Down Collar. This model
Is adaptablo to any of tho season's
shirtings. Seven sizes 3 to 15 years.
1482 Child's Dress, with Tucked
Yoke. A very neat model which will
develop weli In any of the sheer whlto
goods combined with embroidery or
lace Insertion. Four sizes one-half to
5 years.
2156 -Ladles' Gored Circular Skirt,
with or without Centre-Front Scam
and in Round or Ankle Length. The
material used for its development was
ono of tho new striped French flan
nels, though almost any material Is
adaptable. Six sizes 22 to 32.
2035 Misses' Princess Jumper Dress.
Taffetas silk or any of the washable
materials develop well in this style.
Threo sizes 13 to 17 years.
2140
BSI
2140 Ladles' Tucked Shirt-Waist.
Any of the plain or fancy shirtings I
develop-well. In this pattern. Six sizes I
32 to 42.
270
2081
2370 Boy's Russian Suit, Consisting
of a Blouse with a Removable shield,
and Knickerbockers. Slate-gray Indian
head cotton was used in tho develop
ment of this Jaunty little suit. Four
sizes-r-2 to 5 years.
2081 Ladies' Skirt with Five-Gored
Upper Part and Straight Flounce
Lower Part, Lawn, organdie or any
of the sheer whlto goods will develop
well in this style. Seven sizes 22 to
34.
1911 Child's Round Yoked Dress,
with Long or Short Sleeves. Cham
bray, Indian head cotton, lawn or linen
are all suitable for this simple little
frock. Four sizes one-half to 5 years.
Urn
1911
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