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The Commoner.
MAY 28, 1909
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bo no possibility of their escape. The
closer and tighter the packing is
done, the better will bo the condi
tion of the contents when the trunk
arrives at its destination.
Whole-Wheat Bread
"Whole wheat" flour is flour made
of the entire grain, with nothing but
the shell-like covering eliminated
from the finished product of the
mills. It differs from the old gra
ham flour in that the bran is ground
up as well as the grain, and it may
be either coarsely ground or fine. It
makes the most wholesome of
breads, and, though a taste for it
may have to be cultivated, when
made rightly, it Is fine-flavored. Here
is a good recipe by which bread may
be made of this flour in five hours'
time: One cupful equal parts of
scalded milk and boiling water, a
half tablespoonful each of lard and
butter, three-foUrths teaspoonful of
salt, one and a half tablespoonfuls of
molasses," half a compressed yeast
cake dissolved in two tablespoonfuls
of-lukewarm water, half a cupful of
white flour and entire wheat flour to
knead well. The dough must not
be made quite as stiff as white flour
bread. This should be well mixed,
set f to rise, and when kneaded, put
in greased Daking pans, allowed to
rise a second time, and baked. Or
the bread may be steamed.
Soft Fruits
'An old fashioned drink is made
when strawberries and raspberries
are plentiful, and its old-fashioned
name was raspberry vinegar; but it
is now called "shrub." The drink
may be made of strawberries or
blackberries, but the red raspberries
make the best. Pick and wash the
berries by running water over them,
and put into a half gallon jar enough
to fill; pour over the berries enough
of the best vinegar to completely
coyer, and let stand a week or ten
days, then strain and measure the
THINK- HARD
It Pays to Think About Food
liquor; allow a cupful of sugar to
each pint of liquor and boil in a por
celain kettle for twenty minutes,
skimming well. Bottle while boiling
hot, and seal. It is served In water,
more or less of the "shrub" to the
glassful, according to taste. Straw
berry Juice, bottled boiling hot and
sealed, is nice for flavoring drinks.
Mending Hosiery
For darning hosiery do not use
too coarse a thread, as this will make
a thick ridge and & heavy darn
which will pull out holes along the
edge of the darn, besides being hurt
ful to tender feet. Use a wooden
darning egg, or a small gourd, or
even a teacup inside the stocking, so
that both hands may be free.
Straighten out the edges and make
the hole as small as possible. A
good idea is to press the damaged
place with a hot flat iron, which will
leave the edges smooth and flat. Darn
with a fine thread and then press the
darn well with the flatiron after fin
ishing. Large holes may be best
mended especially in the heels and
knees by putting on the inside a
patch of stocking material and hem
ming down the edges on both sides
without turning in. The raw edge
will leave no rWge. An entire now
heel can replace the old by cutting
away the old and seaming the new
piece in with flatly hemmed-down
raw edges. Some mothers are
not particular to have the stitches
of the material all run the same way,
sometimes setting the patch on diag
onally, or across, and this should not
be allowed.
The unthinking life some people
lead often causes trouble and sick
ness, illustrated in the experience of
a lady Jn Fond Du Lac, Wis.
"About four years ago I suffered
dreadfully from indigestion, always
having eaten whatever I liked, not
thinking of the digestible qualities.
This indigestion caused palpitation
of the heart so badly I could not
walk up a flight of stairs without
sitting down once or twice to regain
breath and strength.
"I became alarmed and tried diet
ing, wore my clothes very loose, and
many other remedies, but found no
relief.
"Hearing of the virtues of Grape
Nuts and Postum, I commenced
using them in place of my usual
breakfast of coffee, cakes, or hot
biscuit, and in one week's time I
was relieved of sour stomach and
other ills attending indigestion. In
a month's time my heart was per
forming its functions naturally and
I could climb stairs and hills and
walk long distances.
"I gained ten pounds in this short
time, and my skiu became clear and
I completely regained my health and
Btrength. I continue to use Grape
Nuts and Postum- for I feel that I
owe my gopd health entirely to their
use." "There's a Reason."
"I like the delicious flavor of
Grape-Nuts and by making Postum
according to directions, it tastes sim
ilar to mild higli grade coffee."
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkga.
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one appears from timo to time. They
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Cooking Vegetables
When cauliflower is to be cooked,
give it a thorough washing, as in
sects are very apt to hide in the deep
flowerets. Remove the outside leaves
and cut the stem off close to the
flower, then give a thorough wash
ing ,and set the head in cold salted
water, flowerets down, for at least
an hour, allowing one tablespoonful
of salt to one gallon of water. This
is the only sure way to draw out the
insects.
Scalloped Cauliflower After
cleaning the cauliflower, cook in
slightly salted boiling water until
tender, having it broken into small
pieces. When tender, drain the
pieces and put in a buttered baking
dish. Make a rich bread sauce with
one cupful of bread crumbs soaked
in three cupfuls of sweet milk, one
beaten egg, one cupful of any nice
cooked, chopped meats and salt and
pepper to season highly. ' Pour this
over the cauliflower and bake in a
moderately hot oven until nicely
browned. Serve hot or cold.
Tomato Soup One can of strained
tomatoes, one onion chopped fine,
butter the size of an egg, one-fourth
teaspoonful of ground cloves, one
fifth teaspoonful of ground red pep
per, one rounded teaspoonful of salt
and one quart of water. Fry the
chopped onion in the butter, then add
the tomatoes and water and put on
to boil; when ready for the table,
add cloves, salt and pepper, and two
or three large square crackers rolled
fine, and one-half cupful of boiled
rice. Let all boil in the soup ten
minutes and serve.
Tomato Jelly Take one pint of
beef soup stock and add to It one
pint of tomatoes cooked and strained,
add to this three cloves, one bay
leaf, one slice of onion, one tea
spoonful of powdered thyme, one
teaspoonful of pepper, a handful of
celery foliage and six sprigs of pars
ley; simmer all together for ten min
utes, then strain and add to the
liquor. while hot one-fourth box of
gelatin previously softened in one
half cupful of cold water; stir hot
liquid until -the gelatin is dissolved,
turn into a bowl and set where, it
will1 become jellied; then break into
flno particles and heap into sherbet
glasses when ready to servo.
For tlio Laundry
For muslin with green in it, add
a little vinegar to tho water in which
it is washed Just enough to givo
tho water a slightly acid tasto. For
lilac, a very little ammonia a table
spoonful to a pail of water; for black
and which which inclines to "run,"
soak in salt water before washing.
Before washing tablo linen, look
over it carefully and remove all cof
fee and fruit stains by pouring boil
ing water through tho spot, tho
goods being stretched over a bowl;
let tho spots got cold boforo putting
into boiling suds water, as tho boil
ing suds are cpt to sot tho colors.
After washing, bring in beforo en
tirely dry and iron on tho right side
until ontirely dry.
Beforo hanging on tho lino, givo
ovory article a good shaking to ro
movo wrinkles; havo tho lino
stretched whoro tho most sun and
air can reach tho clothes. In hang
ing shoots, tablecloths and other
straight pieces, hang so tho edges
will bo oven, and thoy can thus bo
takon from tho lino, folded, and will
require littlo ironing, except tho
finer sorts, it put undor a weight.
All colored garments, especially
muslin and cotton dresses, should
bo washed and dried quickly; very
hot water will fade colors that will
"hold" in cool water. After they aro
clean, put them into a warm water
containing a1 littlo soap and a hand
full of salt, wash lightly, then rinso
through clear water containing Just
enough vinegar to give a slightly acid
tasto. For washing delicato colors
of cotton goods, put a tablespoonful
of ox-gall in tho water instead of
salt.
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