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cupful of milk, yolk of four eggs
wi too nf f1in . .BbH
w ,. c eeu, one-iourth tea
spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of
V0SulAil Ur CUDfuls of flour, sifting
with it three rounded teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. Bake in three
thick, or four thin, layers. For the
filling, put one half pound of marsh
mallow candies on an agate dish and
place in an open oven until they have
melted and run together, in the
meantime make, a boiled icing with
one cupful of granulated sugar and
one-third cupful of hot water, boil
ing together until the syrup hairs
then pour this syrup over the stiffly
beaten white of one egg; add the
melted marshmallows and beat slow
ly for five minutes. Spread this be
tween the layers and on the top. For
the top layer put a number of marsh
mallows on a skewer and hold over
the open fire until they puff up and
begin to brown, then quickly place
them round the edge of the cake
Daubing- Cut pieces of fat salt
pork about one-third inch square
n aS i ?n aS ?le meat is thick.
Cut a slit through the meat with a
narrow boning knife, force the strips
of pork quite through till they show
on the opposite side; this takes
much less time than to lard and
answers very well except where the
appearance of the dish is considered.
Contributed Recipes
Chicken PieCut up two plump,
well-grown chickens, season with
salt and pepper and butter, and cook
until, tender; then dip out the
chicken with a wire dipper, putting
it into the dish the pie is to be
cooked in, removing the loose bones
of legs, neck and first joint of
wings, etc. Make a rich gravy of
the broth,, adding a cupful of cream
and flour to thicken. Make a very
rich biscuit dough, line the sides of
the pa'n, but not the bottom; place
small bits of dough as largo as hick
ory nuts around among the chicken,
and pour the gravy over it. The pie
will take up a great deal of the
gravy in cooking, so it is well to
have plenty and some to serve at
the table. Cut small biscuits, rolled
very thin, and place closely together
all over the top of the pie and bake
a very light brown. The pie baked
in this way does not need to he cut,
and can be dished nicely and easily.
Black Fruit Cake Take three
eggs and two cupfuls of sugar, one
cupful each of butter, milk and mo
lasses, one teaspoonful each of soda,
cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and one
pound each of raisins, currants and
citron, and five cupfuls of flour.
Cream the butter and sugar, add the
well beaten eggs and the molasses
and a small portion of the flour;
then add the milk and spices and
stir well together; add the flour,
with which the soda has been sifted,
and lastly the fruit, previously well
dredged with flour. This will make
two loaves; bake in a rather slow
oven. The cake will improve with
age.
Hungarian Goulash Beefsteak,
onions and tomatoes and potatoes
make up this dish. Cut the meat
into small cubes and place a layer
on the bottom of a flat-bottomed
iron kettle of good size. Over this
put a layer of sliced onions, and so
on, until enough is used. Pour over
it water sufficient to cover the top
layer. Put over the fire and allow
the contents of the kettle to come
to a boil. Allow two cupfuls of
sliced or canned tomatoes to each
quart of the meat and onions
(mixed), and after the mixture
reaches the boiling point (but on
no account before), pour the toma
to over the mixture, but do not stir.
Now push the kettle back on the
stove where it will barely bubble on
one side, but not boil; simmer for
two hours. Have ready peeled some
small potatoes of uniform size and
put into the kettle, pushing the meat
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and onions gently to one sidn n
make room f. luJZ ," . s!d0 t0
Almond Macaroons Tho best
macaroons are made of fine t hi
shelled almonds. Shell thorn care
fully, and weigh; allow to each
pound of tho shelled kernels Snc
Siff L en eggs beaten to a
hinnnith; Th alm must 1)0
blanched by pouring boiling water
:, ; w u,u aiun win sup off.
and remove this; then pound in a
mortar or suitable bowl until a paste
is made, adding a teaspoonful of
JSH0 J!2 r occafIona"y to prevent
tho paste from becoming oily. Add
mL f Ugar .and th0 beaten
whites to the paste, gradually, until
all is used; then drop the mixturo
?,?iWIf ?fUtte,r?d paper by th0 sPon
fu 1 not touching, as it will spread;
bako to a light brown in a moderate
oven. Alice L.
Query Box
A. M. See treatment for .dand
ruff in Toilet article.
"Inquirer" would like to know
the "cause and cure" of "sticky
buckwheat cakes." Will some one
please tell us?
Fra Nichol For the leak in the
tin gutter, try mixing tar with fine
sand to the consistency of thick
paste and apply to the leak. It is
claimed this will effectually mend
it.
Poem wanted Will some one
please send us the poem beginning
"Man wants but little here below,
And that not very long" a parody,
I think.
"A Daughter of the House" In
serving refreshments to your guests,
the main point is to have plenty of
clean napkins, plates, spoons, forks,
and waiters to pass them. If you
need help, doubtless some of your
young guests will enjoy helping you.
"A Pittsburg Bryanite" Not be
ing a physician, I can only give you
simple, tried home remedies; but
even these act differently in 'different
cases. Your best course would be
to see your physician. There is no
virtue in the copper wire used as you
suggest.
"Tottie" To remove the finger
marks and other slight soils from
light colored book' covers, try rub
bing them over with a little pow
dered pumice stone, sifted through
a muslin cloth, using a piece of wash
leather; then, when the stain has
been removed, use a clean piece of
the leather to remove any trace of
the powder.
A. M. Pimples come from several
causes a lowered vitality, lack of
nourishment, neglect of system, im
proper diet, or merely a local dis
turbance. Best consult your physi
cian, as a remedy in one case would
be worthless in another. Sour but
termilk is an excellent tan remover.
THE SECRET
Wife (reminiscing) "Well, I very
nearly didn't marry you, John."
John (aDsenwmuueuiy ) n.uwvr,
but who told you?" The Sketch. '
WHEN A LITTM3 nnn iu.,
othrb?ow ' JJSr'uX wl"t0-
jog. tfcosTcach o Era8JS
B ova m,t8, '" ,U, ""'KLImrhood o
ytorrtav SnCCt """ Tl"00t ivonuo
Sued? n,!,0nn- Flr,t "" "I"'"
pursued, then tho brown Timn
T. with Assuinod savarorv
leaped into tho air a moment hUar"
and resumed tho chase
sue1 WtLU Wh,t0 dofi'8 ll,rn to pur-
away Too fnl" ,Ug (laHhoU m
nol i i lato ho Knw the street
The nfo,8 8lU!,ng dow io hill
The motorman could not stop A
track. Up stole tho white dog. fear
ful of a trick. A quick leap forward
and a hasty retreat. No answering
charge came from tho brown dog
a Jin MhltQ dog s,dIcd forward
again, his noso sniffing, a nloadlne
Jhe1ll0tt,fo,LmihC0dcd thoTwo?
tho little brown playfellow. Another
car came. Tho white dog had to run.
Artor tho car pnuHod ho wuh hack
nMga,n atl t'o aldo of hlH friend, whin
ing and nnining.
fnlh0i!lU, w,,Uo doR'wao fnco to
City Star erflt mystory' Kaa
TIIO.SIJ HACK PAGES
nrnMlll,l!,8t;,I t0U yU 0Ur WOtJ-
?aSldIy? Ur ,H dolor,orat,K very
can"!,Cl0pnVlIra,n"V,,,' l KUC"B' Yo
can t rend tho patent inodlclno ad-
jortlHomontH nowadays without hav
ing them all broken up by thnB
uiamcu continued storloH In ho-
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BOMB LOSS
Strangor "RnatuB, do tho pooplo
who Hvo ncroKH tho road from you
keep chickens?"
nastiiH "Doy keeps somo of 'cm.
sah."Tho Housekeeper.
, Acetic Acid
In our toilet article on the home
page of December 3, was given a
face wash that contained acetic acid.
A 'beauty sneclnHRt" wrifne. , i..
the proportions should be one ounce
Ul i,ul muciai acetic acid, four
ounces of glycerine and fifteen
ounces of water, for general use, as
the acid would probably burn a sen
sitive skin and cause it to feel
drawn and tender. The formula as
given is by Dr. Reeder, of Indiana,
a well known writer on health subjects.
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