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SEPTEMBER 29, 1911
The Commoner.
not rattlo off when shaken. The
finer seeded grasses are the best.
"Worried" If not too badly
soiled, the wall paper may bo cleaned
by taking corn meal or fresh bran
In handfuls and rubbing over the
surface. Try two or three handfuls,
and you can know if it will pay for
the meal and the trouble.
Drying "Shell" Benns
There is no use to can butter
beans, if you take care of the beans
as they ripen. They should not be
allowed to get entirely ripe and dry
in the pods, but as soon as the pods
show that they are done growing,
gather the beans and lay them where
they will dry; it is best not to shell
before drying, as drying in the pod
will admit of the bean drawing the
strength from the shell, and thus
making them much better when
dried. If allowed to get thoroughly
ripe and dry, they are still good, and
will cook up very nice and tender;
but if dried while still soft and just
turning, they are like fresh ones.
Many people think they are much
better flavored than the canned ones.
Other kinds of beans, when in the
"shell" condition, if dried, are fine
when cooked. Have them gathered
when they are ready for cooking as
sneii Deans," then gather and dry
in the pod, shell and store in little
sacks, and they do finely for winter
succotash. The beans must be per
fectly dry, and kept in a dry place.
One of our readers who has no
place to store vegetables, and who
has but a small family, tells us that
when she has a few carrots left over
from her cooking, she washes them,
splits them and carefully dries them,
and they are fine for flavoring soups
in the winter.
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air-cells and increases their powor
of expansion; this is aided by tho
addition of cream of tartaT. To test
tho right degree of stiffness, take up
tho whip and reverse it; if tho whites
that adhere to tho bottom of the
whip stand up in a point, they aro
right; if the points curve, continue
to whip until its stands up. When
blending the whites and beaten yolks
always whip the yolks into the
whites, gradually and thoroughly;
the yolk being the heavier, unless
well mixed they are apt to separate
and leave the whites on top. "When
the term "fold in tho flour" is used
remember, as you value the lightness
of your cake, do not beat, whip or
stir, but just sift the flour lightly
over the rest of the mixture and,
with a light, dipping motion, fold
and turn until all ingredients are incorporated.
Mixing Cake
Mrs. C. L. S. asks for instructions
for mixing cake 'I copy for her the
following from the Housekeeper:
For mixing all kinds of sponge or
egg cake, the same rules are appli
cable. Yolks must be beaten with a
revolving beater or a perforated
spoon until they are very light and
creamy; the whites are whipped with
a flat egg-whip, which preserves the
FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty Important Subject to
"Everyone.
A Boston lady talks entertainingly
of food and the changes that can be
made in health by some knowledge
on that line. She says:
"An injury to my spine in early
womanhood left me subject to severe
sick headaches which would last
three or four days at a time, and a
violent course of drugging brought
on constipation with all the ills that
follow.
"My appetite was always light and
uncertain and 'many kinds of food
distressed me.
I began to eat Grape-Nuts food two
or three years ago, because I liked
the taste of it, and I kept on because
I soon found it was doing me good.
"I eat it regularly at breakfast,
frequently at luncheon? and again
before going to bed and have no
trouble in 'sleeping on it' It has re
lieved my constipation, my head
aches have practically ceased, and I
am in better physical condition at
the age of 63 than I was at 40 -
"I give Grape-Nuts credit for re
storing my health, if not saving my
life, and you can make no claim for
It too strong for me to endorse."
$Tame given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
reason."
Ever read tho above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
Wiey aro gtomuine, true, and fall of
human interest.
Some Chicken Ways
Fricassee with Dumplings After
dressing and drawing a nice fowl,
cut it into joints and put it on to
cook in a kettle with water enough
to cover it. Bring to a boil and skim
carefully, then let it cook until
nearly done; season with pepper, salt
and half a cup of melted butter; mix
a cup of flour with a little of the
gravy and stir in with the chicken,
taking care not to break the meat,
which should be very tender. To
make tho dumplings, stir enough
water into half a cupful of flour (In
which a half teaspoonful of baking
powder has been sifted, with the
same of salt) to make a batter that
will drop slowly from a spoon. Have
ready a kettle of boiling water,
salted, and drop into this the batter
by teaspoonfuls. Let boil ten
minutes, covered, and they will be
done through and digestible.
Baked Chicken Dress two chick
ens, wipe with a piece of cheese
cloth wrung out of very cold water
and lay in a dripping pan, sprinkle
with salt and pepper and dredge with
flour, then dot with bits of butter
over the flour. usinK at least half a
cupful of butter, as chicken meat is
apt to be dry. Bake for a little
over thirty minutes, according to the
oven, basting very often with a half
cupful of butter mixed with the same
quantity of boiling water. When
done, lift and lay on a hot plat
ter and garnish with parsley. The
fat left in the pan should be used
for gravy, by adding to it one-fourth
cup of flour stirred until well blended,
then pour on it gradually, stirring
constantly, one cupful of chicken
stock and one of cream. In case you
have no chicken stock, use beef stock,
or hot water with the cream. Bring
to a boil, but do not let it really boil;
season with salt and serve with the
chicken.
For the Toilet
Lemon juice and rosewater will re
move light tan, but, as in case of any
preparation containing acids, it
should not be used continually, as
the acid, by eliminating the natural
oil of the skin, will Certainly cause
wrinkles and yellowness.
A thorough rubbing of the skin
with the cut side of a ripe tomato
two or three times dally is claimed
to work wonders with the com
plexion; it is also claimed that
canned tomatoes, but little cooked,
will serve the same purpose during
the winter. In any case, it is an
inexpensive and harmless experi
ment. Wo are advised to use some good
cold cream after "application of any
acid preparation to the skin, In
order to restore the oil eaten out by
the acid. The skin of the face and
arms should be thoroughly cleaned
several times a week by rubbing in
a. good cold cream before bathing in
warm water; the cream should be
left on for a short time, then rubbed
off with a soft cloth. You will bo
surprised at tho dirt on tho wiping
cloth. Some dirt can not be removed
from tho skin by soap and water,
but grease will soften it so it enn be
taken off entirely, and only good
will result to the skin.
Where it is impossible to got rain
water for tho toilet, as in cities
where the air is so foul that tho
water Is unfit for use, we are ad
vised to soften the water with a few
drops of ammonia or borax; but
others tell us that ammonia and
borax are both drying to tho skin
and should not bo used often. An
excellent cleanser is the oat-meal or
bran bag. Sow up two or threo
spoonfuls of either bran or oatmeal
and let lie in tho wash water until
tho "milk" can be squeezed out, then
wash the skin in this, using the bran
bag instead of soap.
Good Things to Know
As the rainy season comes on, wo
should provide ono or more good
umbrellas, and then take care of
them. A wet umbrella, when treated
in the following manner, will last
twico as long as one treated in the
ordinary way. Stand the umbrella
handle downwards to allow tho
water to run off quickly, and thus
prevent tho ribs from rusting and
the silk rotting where it is gathered
at the top. If the umbrella is opened
half an inch, this will allow the
water to run off without wetting the
tassel or handle. When nearly dry,
open to its full extent, and this
will stretch tho silk and prevent it
from cracking. Keep it open until
it is dry about an hour and it will
look liko new. Ono who Is careful
of the umbrella and tho rain coat Is
never nfrald to go out In tho rain,
as such articles aro always in placo
and in good condition.
This Is recommended for curtains
that ordinary tubbing might destroy:
After shaking well and wiping with
a soft cloth to removo as much of tho
dust and stain as possible, spread a
clean sheet on tho carpet and pin
it straight and securely; scatter dry
corn meal and powdered borax,
mixed in proportions of ono cupful
of meal to ono tablespoonful of
borax. Over tho shoot pin ono cur
tain, and scatter over it more of tho
mixture:- then another curtain and
more mixturo until all the curtains
are pinned down and all strewn with
the meal and borax. Now pull out
all the pins and roll the sheet and
curtains In a compact roll, the sheet
covering all on tho outside. Lay the
roll away for two or three weeks
where mice can not got to them, and
at the end of that time unroll and
shake out your curtains, and you
will find them beautifully white and
clean. Housewives are but recently
finding out the cleansing power of
corn meal and wheat flour, for dry
cleaning delicate articles. If a white
serge garment is dusted and
sprinkled with corn meal, rolled up
and put away for a short time, it
will shake out clean.
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