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in another case. The pastilcs for
which a recipe was recently given
have been successful in somo cases,
in others, not.
Ammonia for Lrcavcnlng
The following recipes in which
carbonate of ammonia is used, are
gent in by our roaders:
Cookies One and one-fourth cup
fuls of sugar; half a cupful of but
ter or lard; one egg; one cupful of
sweet milk; one and one-half table
spoonfuls of pulverized carbonate of
of ammonia in the milk; oil of lemon
to taste. Mix and roll about as thick
as pie crust, cut and bake in a hot
oven; prick with a fork to keep from
blistering. The sender, Mrs. T.,
says they are very nice, and thinks
Mrs. C. M. L. will like them.
"M. M.," of St. Louis, sends in
another: Two cupfuls of sugar,
three eggs, one pint of lard and but
ter mixed (equal quantities), five
cents worth of powdered hartshorn
(carbonate of ammonia) dissolved
In a little hot milk; flour enough to
roll. Wet up with milk, but do not
have the dough stiff, or the cake will
bo tough.
A recipe copied from Chase's Re
cipe Book gives the following:
Federal Cake Flour, two and
one-half pounds; pulverized white
sugar (fine granulated will answer),
one and one-fourth pounds; fresh
butter ten ounces; five eggs; car
bonate of ammonia one-eighth ounce;
water, half a pint--milk is best, if
you have it. Grind down the am
monia and' rub it with the sugar;
rub the butter with the flour; make
a bowl of the flour (unless you wish
to work it up in a dish) and put in
the well-beaten - eggs, milk, sugar,
. etc., and. mix well; roll out to about
v a,;' quarter of an inch' in thickness,
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ORIGIN
Of a Famous Human Food
then cut out, place on tins so they
touch each other, and, instead of
rising up thicker, in baking they
fill up the spaces botween, making
a square-looking cako, all attached
together. While they are yet warm,
sprinkle over with coarsely pulver
ized sugaT. The recipe is commend
ed by the wrlter
The Commoner."
an "Admiror of
The story of great discoveries or
inventions is always of interest.
An active brain worker who found
himself hampered by lack of bodily
strength and vigor and could not
carry out the plans and enterprises
he knew how to conduct, was led
to study various foods and the- ef
fects upon the human system. In
other words before h.e could carry
out his plans he had to find a food
that would carry him along and re
new his physical and mental strength.
He knew that a food which was a
brain and nerve builder, (rather than
a mere fat maker) was universally
needed. He knew that meat with
.the average man does not accomplish
the desired results. He knew that
the soft gray substance in brain and
nerve centers is made from Albu
men and Phosphate of Potash ob
tained from food. Then he started
to solve the problem.
Careful and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nuts, the now famous
food. It contains the brain and nerve
building food elements in condition
for easy digestion.
The result of eating Grape-Nuts
daily Is easily seen in a marked
sturdiness and activity of the brain
and nervous system, making it a
pleasure for one to carry on the dally
duties without fatigue or exhaustion.
Grape-Nuts food is in no sense a
stimulant but is simply food which
renews and replaces the daily waste
of brain and nerves.
Its flavor Is charming and being
fully and thoroughly cooked at the
factory it is served instantly with
cream.
The signature of the brain worker
spoken of, C. W. Post, is to be seen
.on each genuine package of Grape
Nuts. Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "ThaHHoad to t Wellville."
There's a Reason." '.
Requested Recipes
Mango Pickles Large sweet
green peppers are to bo used. Ex
tract the scods by making a slit in
the side; pour over them a brine
strong enough to bear up an egg, and
let stand twelve hours. Prepare the
filling as follows: One gallon small
green tomatoes, twelvo small onions,
one-half medium-sized solid white
head of cabbage, one-half medium
sized red cabbage, six roots of cel
ery, half pound of sugar, one-half
cupful of grated horse-radish; run
all these through a meat or veget
able chopper, and sprinkle with two
teacupfuls of salt; lot stand twelve
hours, then drain well and boil half
an hour in just enough cider vinegar
to cover it, adding pepper, cloves
(ground), celery seeds, and two or
three pieces of whole cinnamon to
taste. After boiling, drain off tho
vinegar. Drain all the brine from
the pepper shells, being careful to
get it all out of the shells, then fill
the pepper shells with the boiled
filling and sew or tie them up, pack
in a jar and cover with cold vine
gar. Keep under tho vinegar with
weight.
Yellow Pickles Boil small, hard
heads of early York cabbage in salt
ed water until soft enough to pierce
with a straw; lay them In the sun
on a cloth for a few hours; put into
a jar and cover with vinegar; allow
.them, to remain there for throe
weeks. Have ready two gallons of
cider vinegar, one pound of white
mustard seeds, one pound of ginger,
qne ounce of long green peppers
sliced, one ounce each of mace,
cloves, finely powdered nutmeg, two
ounces of celery seeds, a small hand
ful of black pepper, one cupful of
ground mustard, one handful of
grated horse-radish, six lemons
sliced thin, one ounce of tumeric and
two and one-half pounds of coffee C
sugar. Let these Ingredients come
to a boil and pour boiling hot over
the cabbage. Lily I. Jackson, Lady
Manager World's Fair, West Vir
ginia, in Home Queen Cook Book.
(no soap), and drying thom in the
smoko of burning sulphur. Bo care
ful not to breathe tho fumes.
Flora L. For tho bunion, try
painting It several times a day with
colorless iodino fivo cents worth
will last a long timo. Of course,
easy shoes.
L. L. A good face powder is
made of fine wheat starch, one pound
best orris root, three ounces oil of
lomon, thirty drops oil of bergamot
and oil of cloves each, fifteen drops;
rub this togothor with the hands un
til thoroughly Incorporated together,
then put through a flno sieve, and
then through a muslin cloth to have
it very fino.
In canning gooseberries, if caro Is
taken to seal them up perfectly air
tight, tho prepared berries should
bo put into tho cans, Bhaken down
as solid as possible, and then over
flowed with boiling water until all
space is filled and air forced out.
Be Buro tho water is boiling when
poured over them, and tho sealing
perfect. If tin cans are used, have
tho lids hot when put on tho cans
and seal as quickly as possible.
Gooseberries must not bo cooked out
of shapo.
Let there be a good proportion of
substantial, as too many sweots or
light foods are a sourco of much dis
comfort. Tho meat . botween tho
slices of bread should bo ground, or
chopped fine, and tho bread gener
ously buttered.
Last year 12,554 women registered
in Boston to voto for school commit
tee. Twenty-nine years ago, when
the privilege of voting at theso elec
tions was first granted to women,
only 900 registered, and for tho fol
lowing nine years tho average was
only a llttlo ovor 1,000.
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Query Box
Housewife If the cellar is too
light, a set of shelves may be dark
ened by curtains of black cloth, old
or new goods.
E. E. Try laying the nails in coal
oil, or in soft soap, and this will
probably enable you to drive them
easily into the wood.
J. L. For the black kid, try a
teaspoonful of talad oil with a few
drops of black ink in it, applying
with a feather and dry in tho sun.
Joe C. For thes hining coat col
lar, wet with benzine, let lie for an
hour, then sponge well with a nice
soap suds.
"D. Pw." Coal oil, oil of lavender,
and several other "smelly" oils .are
recommended for keeping away mos
quitoes and flies, but do not always
result as desired.
Housewife To clean tho decan
ters, roll Into balls small bits of soft
brown or blotting paper, well wet
with soft soap, put them into the
decanter, which should be about one
fourth full of quite warm water,
shake about well, and turn out. Then
rinse thoroughly with clear com wa
ter, put to drain, and when dry, pol
ish the outside with a soft, dry doth.
They should be bright and clear.
"Fannie" Fruit stains may do re-1
moved from tho hands by washing!
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