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The Commoner.
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I&TOTJST 19. 1910
gtorn and carefully extract the seeds
and pulp. Chop very lino a Ailing
of two parts cabbage and one part
onions, seasoned to taste with cel
ery and mustard seeds, pepper and
sugar. Fill the tomato shells as full
as possible and tie on the tops firm
ly. Make a brine of one cupful of
gait to six quarts of water and put
the tomatoes In this until morning;
then take out and soak in weak
vinegar for twenty-four hours. Pack
In a stono jar, leaving space above
and fill the jar with three parts vin
egar to one part water sweetened to
taste. A few horse radish roots
thrown in the vinegar will improve
it. If liked sour, omit the sugar.
Mrs. H. B., Iowa.
Green Tomato Sauce One-half
bushel nico green tomatoes and six
largo onions sliced; one ounce each
of cloves, white mustard seed, all
spice, unground; one-half ounce
cayenne pepper, one pound of sugar
and three tablespoonfuls of ginger.
Put into kettle, add enough vinegar
to cover tomatoes and let scald (do
not boil) for half an hour. This
will keep the slices whole. Put into
stono jars and seal.
Tomato Catsup One peck of ripe
tomatoes; wash, slice and stew until
very tender; rub through a colander
to remove -skins and seeds; return
to the kettle and add two table
spoonfuls each of salt and black pep
per, three tablespoonfuls each of cin
namon, cloves and allspice and one
teaspoonful of cayenne pepper; boil
slowly until thick, stirring regularly
to prevent scorching. Set off the
fire and stir into it two quarts of
good vinegar; put into catsup bot
tles and cork. Will not reauire
sealing. S. M. P., N. Y.
Small Sweet Pickles Gather the
tiny cucumbers, wash and put into
strong salt water a cupful of salt
to six quarts of water, and leave for
forty-eight hours. Take of white
vinegar sufficient to cover the cucum
bers, scald well (must not boil) un
til the sharp taste is all gone, sweet
en to taste and let cool. Wipe the
pickles and fill Into half-gallon glass
or stone jars, until half full, then
place on top of the cucumbers a
pinch of allspice, cloves and mtistard
seeds with a little stick cinnamon
and one tiny red pepper, with a
piece' of alum (powdered) about as
big as a pea; then fill the remaining
space in the same way with pickles
and put spices on top. JPour the jar
full of the cold scalded vinegar and
cork tightly. Eva S.,xMiss. .
Green Tomato Sweet Pickles
For each gallon of green tomatoes
sliced, take three cupfuls of vinegar,
six cupfuls of sugar and one tea
spoonful each of allspice, cinnamon
and cloves. Let the sliced tomatoes
stand over night with a handful of
salt sprinkled through them, and in
the morning drain off the brine thus
formed. Heat the vinegar and sugar
boiling hot, and In the vinegar put
the spices tied up in a' muslin bag,
or scatter loose through the toma
toes; pour tho vinegar, boiling hot,
over the tomatoes, and cover. Re
peat the boiling vinegar every morn
ing for three mornings; then put the
tomatoes and vinegar over the heat
until well heated through, but do not
boll. Seal boiling liot.
Another Take eight pounds of
sliced green tomatoes, chop fine; add
four pounds of brown sugar ( coffee
C), and boil down for three hours,
stirring so It will not scorch, or keep
on a cool part of the range. Add a
quart of vinegar, a teaspoonful each
of mace, cinnamon and cloves, and
boil for about fifteen minutes. Let
cool and put into jars or other vessels
and cover tightly. Recommended.
Mra. S. B. Moffat, New Jersey.
can bo covered a half gallon glass
fruit jar is good and cover tho gar
ment with gasoline, letting it stand
for twenty-four hours. After this,
tako from tho jar and put Into clean
gasoline and rub out very gently any
spot or stain In tho material. Do not
squeeze out, but lift and hang on tho
lino in tho air to dry; when thorough
ly dry, brush with a soft, clean brush.
Tho way to destroy tho odor of tho
gasoline Is to iron tho articles, using
a moderate heat, aB this will kill the
scent. Do not hang tho garment in
tho closet, or wardrobe until every
particle of smell is gone; then wrap
in tissue paper, sprinkle sachet pow
der over it, and it will be "as good
as new." Remember that gasolino is
very inflammable, and should bo used
out of doors, and tho garment dried
in tho open air. The gasolino may bo
poured carefully off of any settlings
and bottled for another use on darker
goods. , , .
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s- Latest Fashions for Readers of the Commoner
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For tho Homo Seamstress
A pretty detachable collar for a
dress with a square "Dutch" nock,
may be made of a yard of ribbon
and three yards of laco. A yard and
a quarter of ribbon will bo best, and
it should be two and a half inches
wide. This is mitered each side of
the center front and back four
miters In all, to form tho square col
lar. It is then edged with narrow
Valenciennes lace, and finished at tho
upper edge with two rows of lace
put in to fill tho corners.
Tailors' canvas comes In tan, gray,
white and black, and is used for nar
row skirt Interfacings, jacket collars,
cuffs, belts, and the Inside of jackets
in front, over the shoulders and
around the arms, for lapels, etc It
is light and pliable.
For cleaning the water filter, thor
oughly cleansing and removing all
bacteria, one of the best preparations
is a solution of permanganate of
potassium. A brush may be dipped
in this solution, an I if a small
amount of the solution should re
main in the pores of tho filter, It Is
not injurious. This solution may al
so be used for cleaning porcelain and
stone. Good Housekeeping.
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G058 Ladles' Waist, closed at
loft sido of back and with slcovcs
oxtending over Hhouldorn to yoke.
Six sizes 32 to 42.
G07G Ladies' Thrco Gored Skirt,
with flounco and ovcrskirt. Lawn,
organdie, silk mull or mcanalino will
dovolop effectively in this modol.
Fivo sizes 22 to 30.
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3017 Ladies' Semi - Princess
Dress, with fancy or one-pioco plain
sleeves. Bordered material is excel
lent for tho development of this
model. Fivo sizes 32 to 40.
5068 Ladies' Dressing Sack, with
fancy collar. This neat sack can bo
prettily doveloped in flowered lawn.
Seven sizes 32 to 44.
C050 Ladies' Nino Gored Skirt,
in tunic effect. A pretty model for
Panama cloth, sorgo or mohair.' Fivo
sizes 22 to 30."
3017
3065 Ladios Semi - Princess
Dress, closing at loft sido of back,
and with or without long sleeves and
removable chemisette. Any of tho
light weight materials will dovolop
to advantage in tills dress. Seven
sizes 32 to 44.
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ing patterns from tho latest Paris and New York styles. The designs arc
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