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lor about five minutes. Then drain
them, and place in a porcelain-lined
stew-pan, adding a quarter of a
pound of sugar for each pound of
quince, with a suggestion of grated
cinnamon, a teaspoonful of lemon
juice and a little water. Let this
simmer until the fruit is tender, then
place the quinces on a dish and cover
with ordinary syrup.
Seasonable Recipes
To Can Corn Nine pints of corn,
one pint of sugar, half pint of salt,
one pint of water; let stand a few
minutes until the juice rises to nearly
cover the corn, then boil fifteen min
utes and seal while hot. To pre
pare for use, soak and drain off the
water till it tastes about salt enough,
then season with a little butter and
cream thickened with a spoonful of
flour; sweetened a little if liked. The
sender of this recipe, Mrs. A. V. S.,
of Iowa1, says she has used this recipe
for three years and never lost a jar.
Clover Vinegar Nine quarts of
boiling water, one quart of cooking
molasses, and allow to get luke
warm; then put in two quarts of red
clover blossoms (pressed down) and
two cupfuls of baker's yeast or two
cakes of compressed yeast. Let stand
for two weeks, stirring often, then
strain, and it is ready for use. It
is claimed that nothing will mould
that is put into it, and the flavor is
excellent. Mrs. G. H., Massachu
setts. ' Canning Whole Tomatoes Scald
and peel perfect tomatoes, cutting
out the hard, stem end (and some
say, the blossom end) ; pack the
whole tomato in jars, add to each
closely packed jar one-half teaspoon
ful of salt, lay on the lids lightly and
set in the oven. Before putting the
jars in the oven, lay the oven-rack
on the bottom of the oven and put
several thicknesses of newspaper on
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of Health
it under the jars. Let the oven get
quite hot, and allow the tomatoes to
boil for five minutes In the jars, then
fill any vacancy in one with toma
toes with another, having each jar
full, adjust the rubbers and screw
down the tops at once before remov
ing from the stove. Turn the jaT
upside down to cool, and give a final
twist to the top, then set away, top
side down until used. Put up this
way, the work can be done a few
jars at a time on wash or ironing
day, or when the top of the stove
is in use and not the oven They are
like fresh tomatoes when served.
Mrs. W. S. R.
Proper food is the foundation of
health. People can eat improper
food for a time until there is a sud
den collapse of- the digestive organs,
'then all kinds of trouble follows.
The proper way out of the diffi
culty is to shift to the pure scientific
food. Grape-Nuts, for it rebuilds
from the foundation up. A New
Hampshire woman says:
. "Last summer I was suddenly tak
en with indigestion and severe stom
ach trouble and could not eat food
without great pain, my stomach was
so sore I could hardly move about.
This kept up until I was so miserable
life was not worth living.
"Then a friend finally, after much
argument, induced me to quit my
former diet and try Grape-Nuts.
."Although I had but little faith I
commenced to use it and great was
my surprise to find that I could eat
it without the usual pain and dis
tress in my stomach.
"So I kept on using Grape-Nuts
and soon a marked improvement was
shown, for my stomach was per
forming its regular work in a normal
way without pain or distress.
"Very soon the yellow coating dis
appeared from my tongue, the dull,
heavy feeling in my head disappeared
and my mind felt light and clear;
the languid, tired feeling left, and
altogether I felt as if I had been re
built. Strength and weight came
back rapidly and I went back to my
work with renewed ambition.
"Today I am a new woman in mind
as well as body and I owe it all to
this natural food, Grape-Nuts."
"There's a Reason."
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears, from time to time. They
are genuine,' true, and full of human
Interest '
Ripe Cucumbers
Sweet Pickles Thinly peel v the
rind from large ripe cucumbers, take
out the seeds and cut into desired
size; place a gallon of these pieces
in a porcelain-lined kettle and cover
with water in which two heaping
teaspoonfuls of salt have been dis
solved. Bring to a boil and boil
until tender enough to 'be pierced
with a fork, then pour into a col
ander and drain over night. When
thoroughly drained, place the pieces
in a jar of earthenware. Make a
syrup of one quart of best cider vin
egar and three pints of sugar, bring
to a boil and skim until clear, then
pour, boiling hot, over the fruit.
Drain off this syrup, re-heat and pour
over the pickles every day until they
are colored to the center, then place
the fruit in the jar to the depth of
three or four inches, then sprinkle
over the layer broken bits of cinna
mon bark and a few cloves, then
another layer of the pickles, then
spices, until the pickles are all used,
then pour the boiling hot syrup over
the fruit, re-heating as before for
three days after putting in the spices,
and the fourth day cook the syrup
until like, molasses and pour over
the fruit, cover closely or seal.
Cucumber Catsup Three dozen
medium-sized cucumbers and eigh
teen onions, peel and chop fine;
sprinkle over them three-fourths pint
of table salt, put the whole in a large
meal-sieve and let drain over night;
in the morning, add a teacupful of
mustard seed, half a teacupful of
ground black pepper; mix thorough
ly and put into a stone jar, cover
with best cider vinegar, and cover
closely; set in a dark cool place.
ed: Soak tho fabric in cold water
for half an hour, then cover tho
stain with common baking soda,
making tho covering quite thick; let
Ho for a short time, moistening
again if necessary, then wash as
usual. The stain will be removed.
B. S. The food should bo relished
and not forced on tho child. Rolished
food carries its own pepsin, without
which the most scientific food prep
arations are but a wearisome drug
to the stomach.
Anxious Equal parts of linseed
oil and lime water, mixed and well
shaken, is called carron oil, and Is
particularly good for burns. Apply
to burn and cover with cotton but
ting, or sterilized cotton gauzo.
Housewife "Riced potatoes" aro
potatoes boiled, mashed and sea
soned and rubbed through a little
kitchen utensil called a rlcor. The
same result may be obtained by
rubbing the potato through a colan
der with a potato masher or a largo
spoon.
Fannlo D. For coloring soupa
brown, uso browned flour or burnt
sugar, for amber color, uso grated
carrots; for red, uso ripe tomato;
for green, brulso a handful of
spinach leaves, tie In a cloth and
squeeze tho juice out, adding it to
tho soup five minutes beforo serv
ing. There are paste colors to bo
had at the druggists.
Laundress For the pink garment
that fades in tho wash, take a picco
of turkey-red cheese-cloth and pour
boiling water over It; let stand long
enough to extract tho dye from It.
Wash and riiiBO tho garments as
usual, then dip into the dye, and let
remain, stirring and lifting so as to
got tho dye well distributed, until
of the desired color. Dry in tho
shade. A very hot flat iron will fado
delicate colors. Blues may bo reno
vated with indigo wator.
Summer Drink
Fruit Punch Sweeten the juice of
six large lemons and three oranges
put into a punch bowl a small block
of ice, add a few slices of orange, a
few malaga grapes or preserved cher
ries, and enough raspberry or blue
berry juice (from canned berries)
to give a nice color and flavor. When
time to serve, pour over two quarts
of a.erated table water. A large clus
ter of grapes is a pretty garniture.
The aerated water should not be
opened until ready to use, as it loses
its sparkle very quickly.
The Tansy Red
One of the worst enemies of the
pansy plant is the cutworm, which
needs prompt attention as soon .as his
coming is noticed. With a sharp
stick stir up the soil about the plants,
doing this in the early morning. As
soon as one is seen, kill. Worms
will not have time to go far into
the ground if this is done eariy
enough, as they feed only during
darkness. Dig them out mercilessly
and kill on sight.
Query Box
R. B. R. The ink made from
package dye can not be used in a
fountain pen, as the fluid is too
thick. . .
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