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of milk; mix well; beat four eggs
and stir gradually into the molasses
and milk; add a pound of ,beef suet
chopped fine, and corn meal sufficient
to make a thick batter; add a tea
Bpoonful each of pulverized cinna
mon, nutmeg, and a little grated
lemon peel, and stir into the mixture
thoroughly; dip a pudding bag into
boiling water, shake out and flour
the inside a little, then pour into
the bag the mixture, tie up, leaving
room for the pudding to swell, and
boil for three hours; serve with a'
hot sauce made of brown butter,
with nutmeg flavoring.
Indian Pudding, Baked One quart
of sweet milk, one ounce of butter,
four well-beaten eggs, teacupful of
corn meal, half poifhd of raisins,
one-fourth pound of sugar. Scald
the milk and stir in the meal while
boiling hot; let stand until blood
warm, then stir all well together;
put into pudding pan and bake an
hour and a half, "and serve with any
desired sauce. A meat sauce goes
nice with this.
"Johnny Cake" (With Flour)
One quart nice buttermilk or sweet
clabber, two level teaspoonfuls of
soda, one teaspoonful of sugar, onq
of salt, two eggs (more, if you have
them), one pint of flour, and corn
meal enough to make a tolerably
thick batter; put the eggs in after
the batter seems about right. Have
a teaspoonful of melted lard in a
bread pan, pour the batter in the
pan and bake in a quick oven. The
flour makes the bread lighter and
closer-grained.
"Johnny Cake" (Without Flour)
One quart of fresh buttermilk, three
well-beaten eggs, and a teaspoonful
of soda, a teaspoonful of salt, and
a large tablespoonful of lard, melted;
stir into this as much nice sifted
corn meal as will make a batter that
pours easily. Have the bake' pan
quite hot, with a tablespoonful of
lard melted in it; pour the battor
into tho hot pah, and bake in a quite
hot oven. The thinness of tho batter
will give a delicacy to tho bread
which it will lack if tho batter is
too thick.
In making any kind of bread,
especially corn bread, with sour
milk, be careful not to get too much
soda' in it; an exact amount of soda
cannot be given, as much will depend
on the sourness of the milk.
IT'S FOOD
That Restores and Makes Health
Possible.
There are stomach specialists as
well as eye and ear and other
specialists.
One of these told a young lady, of
New Brunswick, N. J., to quit medi
cines and eat Grape-Nuts. She says:
"For about 12 months I suffered
severely with gastritis. I was unable
to retain much of anything on my
stomach, and consequently was com
pelled to give up my occupation.
"I took quantities of medicine, and
had an idea I was dieting, but I con
tinued to suffer, and soon lost 15
pounds in weight. I was depressed
in spirits and lost interest in every
thing generally. My mind was so
affected that it was impossible to
become interested in even the light
est reading matter.
"After suffering for months I de
cided to go to a stomach specialist.
He put me on Grape-Nuts and my
health began to improve immed
iately. It was the keynote of a new
life.
"I found that I had been eating
too much starchy food which I did
not digest, and that the cereals
which I had tried had been too
heavy. I soon proved that it is not
the quantity of food that one eats,
but the quality.
"In a few weeks I was able to go
back to my old business of doing
clerical work. I have continued to
eat Grape-Nuts for both the morn
ing and evening meal. I wake in
the morning with a clear mind and
feel rested. I regained my lost
weight in a short time. I am well
and happy again and owe it to Grape
Nuts." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read tho above letter? A
now one appears from time to time.
IThey are genuine true, and full of
human interest.
"Welsh Rabbit"
The term, "Welsh rabbit" is of
jocular origin, being a slang term
applied to cheese melted with ale
and poured over toast. Some ety
mologists have believed that the
word is a' corruption of rarebit, hence
It is often written "Welsh rarebit."
To make the dish, directions follow:
Break two eggs into the upper
pan of the chafing dish and beat
them well; thon add half a pound of
soft, mild cheese, grated or broken
into small bfts, one tablespoonful of
butter, half a teaspoonful ,pf salt,
one teaspoonful of mustard, a grain
of cayenne and half a cupful of cream
or milk. Stir this mixture well. Put
some hot water in the under pan of
the chafing dish, and place above it
tho pan containing the mixed in
gredients. Light the lamp and stir
the rabbit with a spoon until the
cheese melts; extinguish the lamp
at once and immediately serve the
rabbit on small slices of crisp, dry
toast, or on toasted, thin water
crackers. The mixture must be
stirred all the time until it Is served;
if not, parts of it will become hard.
The eggs may be omitted, and if so,
only one-half the quantity of milk
should be used.
Query Box
Mrs. S. J. and Others See article
on cleaning and dyeing.
Alice L.Z'Top dyeing' means to
dye dver the original color of the
fabric. The less color there is in
the fabric, the nearer the new cdlor
will be to the dye.
L. N. Cotton material has a nap,
or "up-and-down," as you can find
it by dampening a' small piece of the
material and rubbing it with the
finger. The material should be cut
so the nap will run down.
J. R. L. Seventeen pounds of
wool should make a very comfortable
mattress. It should be well washed,
picked well to free it from all burs
and trash, and if possible, caTded
into sheets or bats at a carding
machine.
Mrs. S. M. In dyeing cloths or
yarns, soft water should be used,
if not, hard water may be softened
by boiling one-half ounce of white
castile soap in two gallons of water,
taking off the scum as it rises to
the top, which is lime soap.
Lottie D. Where the ceiling is
low not more than eight and one
half feet the wall paper should not
have a border, nor should the ceiling
paper be brought down on the sides.
It would be best to Keep the walls
plain, without, dado or plate shelf,
and use picture molding an inch
wide, at the top, in the angle.
Housewife If the floor outside
the rug is not in condition to stain
or wax, a border of cotton or wool
filling should be tacked over the
space; green or brown color may be
used, and it should be of good
quality. Matting of good quality
may be used, if preferred.
0 D. Where the wall paper is
bruised or slightly broken, the edges
should be carefully brought together,
and if no more of the pattern Is to
be had, many times the breaks may
be touched up with water-color
!.. Mi qh th child's Daint-box
affords; but the colors must be care
fully mixed, the right shado pro
duced, and neatly applied.
Talks With Commoner Readers No.l
"Do you read the advertisements in Tho Commoner?" This
question was propounded to an old- reader recently, and it brought
tho quick response, "Why, of courso I do! I'd bo missing ono of
the very interesting features of tho paper if I didn't."
"Tho facts are," continued tho reader, "I not only road tho
advertisements, but I answer them and havo had many pleasant and
profitable dealings with the advertisers. I find that it pays mo big
to do so, and in all my dealings I have found these advertisers to bo
reliable. I look upon The Commoner advertising columns as a big
market place whero I can always go and find tho bost Information
about tho prices and quality of anything I wish to buy, and boforo
I buy I make it a practice to go to tho market place of Tho Commoner
and find out what tho advertisers have to offer, by writing for their
catalogues and propositions. This practice has mado mo a careful
and discriminating buyer, by giving mo a correct knowledge of prices
and what I ought to pay. This ono thing has saved me many
dollars in time and money. I tell you, it pays' to got tho prices of
tho wide-awake, up-to-dato business houses nowadays before you do
any buying, and I have found that it certainly saves money to consult
The Commoner's advertising columns."
Do you, like this reader, and a great many others, make a prac
tice of reading The Commoner advertisements? If you haven't, wo
believe it will be greatly to your advantage to do so. Every week
you will find in Tho Commoner some advertisements that will
interest you. Why not write to these advertisers and get their wholo
story. Tho advertiser can not toll everything about his goods or
proposition in a' small advertisement, and so ho relies on his cata
logues. These catalogues are always Interesting and may be brought
to your very doors for tho trouble of writing.
Look over The Commoner this week and see if there is not an
advertisement of some article that you want. Thon sit down and
write to the advertiser. Don't attempt to judge an article from tho
small amount of information you receive in tho advertisement. In
Tho Commoner advertising columns you will find some of tho best
business houses in this country represented. They are willing and
anxious to serve you. Why not give them a trial?
In dealing with Commoner advertisers, always boar in mind that
the most careful scrutiny is exercised over the advertising columns.
No advertiser Is admitted unless reported reliable and worthy of tho
patronage of Tho Commoner's large list of readers.
Latest Fashions for Readers of
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