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NOVEMBER 17, 111.
The Commoner.
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and oil of wormwood, and ono-half
ounce of verdigris finely pulverized.
Mix the verdigris with a little of
the oila, then add as above, and work
all In cold water until cold enough
to roll. This salvo has no equal,
according to all recipe books, for
rheumatic pains or weakness in the
aides, back, shoulders, or any place
where a plaster may be used. Where
the skin is broken, as in ulcers,
bruises, etc., the verdigris should be
left out of the salve.
There are other recipes, varying a
very little in proportions, but prac
tically tho same. It is an old, stand
ard formula, and is highly praised.
The salve Is applied in form of a
plaster, spread on cloth and applied,
wearing as long as the plaster ad
heres. Good for corns.
Requested Recipes
Yule-Tide Dollies Cream together
half a cupful of butter and one cupful
of sugar; add gradually two well
beaten eggs, one tablespoonful of
cream, one teaspoonful of vanilla, a
pinch of salt and three cupfuls of
flour with which have been sifted two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Stand for an hour in a very cold
place, after having beaten in the in
gredients. Have ready a tin cutter
in the shape of a doll about five
Inches long; take a portion of the
dough on the board at a time, roll
out half an Inch thick and out into
dolls. Brush each doll over with
milk and dredge lightly with pow
dered sugar. Use currants for eyes,
and when enough dolls are finished,
bake on greased pans in a moderate
oven. When cold, decorate the skirt
of each doll with ruffles of frosting.
Return to the oven long enough to
COFFEE HEART
As .Dangerous as the Tobacco or
Whiskey Heart
"Coffee heart" is common to many
coffee users and is liable to send
the owner to his or her long home
if the drug is persisted in. You can
run 30 or 40 yards and find out if
your heart is troubled. A lady who
was once a victim of the "coffee
heart" writes from Oregon:
"I have been a habitual user of
coffee all my life and have suffered
very much in recent years from ail
ments which I became satisfied were
directly due to the poison In the
beverage, such as torpid liver and In
digestion, which in turn mado my
complexion blotchy and muddy,
"Then my heart became affected.
It would beat most rapidly just after
I drank my coffee, and go below
normal as the coffee effect wore off.
Sometimes my pulse would go as
high as 137 beats to the minute. My
family were greatly alarmed at my
condition and at last mother per
suaded me to begin the use of
Fostum
"I gave up coffee entirely and
absolutely, and made Postum my sole
table beverage. This was 6 months
ago, and all my Ills, the Indigestion,
inactive liver and rickety heart ac
tion, have passed away, and my com
plexion has become clear and
natural. The Improvement set in
very soon after T made the change,
just as soon as the coffee poison had
time to work out of my system.
"My husband has also been greatly
benefited by the use of Postum, and
we find that a simple breakfast with
Postum, is as satisfying and more
strengthening than the old heavier
meal we used to have with coffee."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
"There's a reason," and it is ex
plained In the little book, "Tho Road
to Wellvllle," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
kmnan interest.
act the f routing, then let get cold;
wrap In sheets of waxed paper, and
in packing, place tho dolls In a long
shallow box, separately, packing
firmly with tissue paper, and before
closing the box add a tiny Christmas
card and a bit of holly, tying tho
box with scarlet cord, or Christmas
ribbon.
Roasted Goose If there is any
doubt about the tenderness of tho
goose, do not roast it; braiso it with
long, slow cooking; It will look like
it was roasted, and will be eatable.
In order to have tho best result, one
should use a braising pan, and this
is a necessity in every kitchen.
Singe tho goose, and wash It well
In hot soap-suds to clean tho skin,
drying before drawing. After remov
ing the entrails, wipe out with a
damp cloth; then stuff with mashed
potatoes that havo been seasoned
with powdered sage, a tablespoonful
of onion juice, a toaspoonful of
thyme, salt and pepper to taste;
stitch up tho openings and truss or
tie the goose into shape. If not fat,
lay thin slices of pork on the breast,
and bake in a hot oven for forty-five
minutes; if the goose has consider
able fat, omit tho pork. Take the
goose from the oven, pour off all the
fat, sprinkle the bird all over with
salt and pepper and dredge with
flour, and return to tho oven. When
tho flour is delicately browned, pour
a teacupful of hot water Into the
pan and baste the goose often, dredg
ing it each time with a slight sifting
or flour to absorb the fat. A small
goose should bake-at least two hours,
if frequently basted, and a large one
will require more time In proportion.
Remove the goose from the pan when
done, drain off most of the fat, add
half a pint of water and thicken, If
necessary with browned flour. If the
gravy is not salt enough, season with
pepper and salt to taste.
Goose should bo served with apple
sauce.
Paper-Bag Cookery
Have you read about It? Tried it?
If not, you should take a livelier
interest in the culinary topics of the
day. If you don't like to wash pots
and pans, here is your relief. A
well-known chef, of London, has
demonstrated the possibility of cook
ing almost any kind of food by put
ting" it Into a specially prepared
envelope mado of paper. Not every
paper bag can bo used; there Is a
specially prepared bag, tho composi
tion of which is scientifically adapted
to its use as a cooking envelope, and
there are a few things which can not,
so far as has now been demonstrated,
be cooked in It; but nearly all kinds
of food may be. The bags are on
sale a't large department stores, in
the cities, and are made of non
poisonous, chemically pure materials,
and food can be sealed in these bags
by a septic, sanitary adhesiveness.
They are made In several sizes, rang
ing In price from, for a package of
twenty-five, about thirty cents, to
packages of 100 at something like
$1.50; prices range about that, but
all stores may not charge alike. The
foods, properly prepared, are put into
the greased bag, the bag closed and
placed in the oven on an open rack.
The end of the bag is folded two or
three times, secured with a paper
clip, and laid on a wire shelf, such
as comes with the gas oven, as the
heat must circulate all around the
bag. When the food Is done, the
bag will be found all right, but may
be scorched, and can be carefully
lifted or drawn onto the platter and
silt open on top and drawn from
under the food. A wide range of
foods can be cooked in these bags,
even stews or puddings, after you get
In the way of using them. Practically,
all the flavor and savor of the food
is retained and the food does not
shrink In the cooking, Is more tender
and better flavored than by the usual
method. The oven must bo hot, tho
Interior of tho bag well greased; it is
yory necessary to put all seasoning
In with tho food as it goes in tho bag.
u?r? Is a rcclD0 book socs along,
which is a great help, just as the
recipo books of tho flrolesa and steam
cookers are.
For tho Laundry
Shavo a pound bar of good soap
Into ono gallon and a half of water
as hot as the hand can bear, and stir
until the soap Is dissolved; add to
It ono tablespoonful of turpentine
and three tablespoonfuls of house
hold ammonia. Stir tho compound
well, and see that tho soap is all dis
solved. If necessary, tho soap may
be set on tho back of tho stove until
dissolved, in which caso the turpen
tine and ammonia aro not to bo
added until it is ready to use. Put
the clothes to bo washed into a tub,
add to tho dissolved soap onougli
water to cover, tho clothes, having
tho added water hot as tho soap liquid,
and pour over tho clothes, cover
closoly and lot Book for two or three
hours, after which wash in the usual
manner. After tho suds havo been
used for ono tubful, it can bo used
again by re-heating, and adding to
it a second proportion of the soap,
turpentine and ammonia. Thero will
bo little rubbing needed, and tho
clothes will bo beautifully white and
clean. Neither turpentine nor am
monia will in any way harm tho
clothes. Mrs. L. 8., Missouri,
Before ironing, see that your flat
irons aro perfectly clean, giving them
if necessary a thorough washing, and
dry well before setting them away.
Tho sidoo of tho Iron as well as ths
bottom should bo perfectly clean.
Havo a perfoctly clean cloth on the
ironing board, and this can bo dono
best by washing tho top cloth with
tho othor clotheB. Havo tho Iron
stand cloan. and havo a waxed paper
or cloth to run tho Iron ovor, fol
lowed by 'running it ovor a clean
cloth or naner boforo mitiin? it tn
i tho garment. To prevent tho stick
ing of tho starch mako it with soapy
water, or add a toaspoonful of pow
dered borax.
"Living, or Exiting?"
It has been claimed that a married
couplo can not live, though they may
"exist" on a salary of $50 a month.
It has nlso been shown that a very
comfortable living may bo got out of
tho sum, if rogularly received; but
in oither caso, it depends, success
or failure, on tho couplo themselves,
rather than on tho amount recelvod.
If tho wife Is a good sponder, and
manager, and tho husband will at
tend to his part of tho economy
question, one can not only "live,"
but can havo a degrco of roflnomont
and a few pleasures in tho way of
entertainment. But tho re will be
need of the closest calculating, and
careful adjustment of expenses to in
come and there must be no wasto.
If there aro children, ono or more,
tho question is harder of solution;
but it is a necessity In moro fami
lies than ono.
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