tUARY 9, 1912
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a ogg and the whites of two
beaten stiff, the grated yellow
I of one lemon, a tablespoonful
eited butter and one cupful of
Mix these ingredients to a
th dough and stir in half a cup
washed and dried currants;
d the mixture in two well
an m H shallow minn: brush over
$gfijj the remaining egg yolk; then
ij. j, wiiQ two laDiespoomuis oi meuea
Jr Jmtttr mix three tablespoonfuls of
, granulated sugar, two tablespoonfuls
- of finely shredded citron and half a
cupipoi uneiy cnoppeu aimonus;
LXle this over the cakes and bake
quick oven.
uit Salad Peel one-half dozen
ges without breaking, then pull
.section apart and lay in a dish!
gwif and slice one dozen bananas;
wtta layer of the bananas over the
oranges, and cover with granulated
Wear; put the fruit in alternate
aftj .it it iii n . .
rs wun me sugar unui an ib
d. When serving, add whipped
wam, or eat without.
Oyster Salad Put the oysters
oYr the fire in their own liauor and
litlbarelv come to a boil, adding salt
ilfiafhennfir: nklm out the ovsters and
$K;et cold; set on ice; cut in two or
- $htjQ pieces according to size, and
alloW two cupfuls of finely chopped
'.-gf cilery to one and a half cupfuls of
Moysfars. Dress with mayonnaise
Hlclrssing.
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Requested Recipes
'Succotash' This is an old-time
dish made of coarse hominy and
tj;:aWHtns wltn a seasoning or porK. une
; .j.pt each of coarse hominy, or dried
' ''jMTobrii, and small white beans. Put
, vtueso iulu u uuu.u put or uullio wilii
itnree quarts of water, set wnere it
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KA careless grocer left the wrong
raackage at a Michigan home one day
7and thereby brought a great blessing
'r.tp the household.
'?-$$ "Two years ago I was a sufferer
';jjxrom stomach trouble,: so acute that
, ! ptne effort to digest ordinary food
V?$igave me sreat pain, and brought on
(lvf4Wa condition of such extreme nervous-
';)Wness that I could not be left alone.
fft&tvJ thought I should certainly become
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',that I was little better than a living
Skeleton. The doctors failed to give
me relief and I despaired of re
covery.
"One day our groceryman left a
package of Grape-Nuts food by mis
take, so I tried some for dinner. T
Was surprised to find that it satisfied
pay appetite and gave me no distress
whatever. The next meal I ate of
it again, and to be brief, I have lived
for the past year almost exclusively
on Grape-Nuts. It has proved to be
a most healthful and appetizing food,
perfectly adapted to the require
ments of my system.
"Grape-Nuts is not only easily di
gested and assimilated, but I find
that since I have been using it I am
able to eat anything else my appe-
tite fancies, without trouble from
indigestion. The stomach trouble
and nervousness have left me, I have
regained my plumpness and my viewB
of life are no longer despondent and
gloomy.
"Other members of my family,
specially my husband, (whose old
'enemy, the fheartjburn has been
vanquished) have also derived great
benefit from the use of Grape-Nuts
food and wo think no morning meal
complete without It." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
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will cook moderately for sovcral
hours or until tender; adding water
as needed to keep from scorching.
When about half done put into the
pot one pound of nice salt pork, and
season with salt to fasto and a little
pepper. When done, the mixture
should be of the consistency of very
thick soup, and will have cooked
.nearly all day.
Lye Hominy Instead of making
lye of ashes, take three tablespoon
fuls of cooking soda to each gallon
of shelled corn. Boil tho corn and
soda together until the husk on tho
grains can be rubbed off, tho same
as in lye cooking; when done, wash
the same way, until clear of tho
soda. It will not taste of lye as the
potash cooking does..
"Mashed Potatoes" The pota
toes .must bo dropped into boiling
salted water and kept boiling until
done; the moment they are tender,
pour off the water and set where
all steam will escape; then mash all
lumps well, add plenty of butter and
a little good, rich milk, then beat
hard with a large spoon, Just as you
would beat a cake, until you have a
smooth, creamy mass that will bo
white and foamy.
"Vinegar Dumplings" One quart
of good vinegar diluted with one pint
of water, and add three teacupfuls
of sugar; cook this until it comes to
a boil; then take one pint of flour,
two eggs, two teaspoonfuls of bak
ing powder and salt to suit; make
into a batter with water as stiff as
can be stirred with a spoon; flavor
with lemon, if liked. Drop the
dough by spoonfuls into the boiling
vinegar and continue to boil until
the dough is cooked through. Serve
while hot.
Worth Knowing -
It is impossible for even the phy
sician to prescribe a diet for an in
dividual, except on general terms.
Every stomach is unlike every other
stomach in some particular, and di
gestion does not depend altogether
upon tho stomach or intestines.
Many other things must bo taken
into consideration. Some stomachs
are alkaline, while others contain
too much acid. For an acid stom
ach, a little baking soda in a glass
of water will give relief for pain
after eating, while, for the stomach
lacking acid, an acid remedy is in
dicated. After eating meats, greasy
foods, and pastry, one often finds
relief by using an acid drink, and
the,, citric acid of lemonade is medi
cinal and helpful.
One-fourth teaspoonful of table salt
taken in a glass of hot water, sipping
it slowly, every morning on getting
out of bed, is said to greatly clear a
muddy complexion. This also re
lieves constipation, which is gener
ally the cause of the muddy color.
When the sedentary worker eats
her lunch, she generally reads some
thing, or sits or lies down, because
she is "so tired." The thing to do
is to take a brisk walk, putting in all
the time she can spare from eating
her lunch; and if she would be free
from headache, she should eschew
pickles, cakeB and pastry at lunch
time. Plain, wholesome food is
much better.
Physical culture exercises must be
taken regularly, if good results are
expected. Ten minutes devoted to
this exercise should be taken out of
tho time every morning. Exercise,
combined with deep breathing, and
plenty of water drinking, is nature's
own materia medica, but It costs so
littlo that it is not regarded as
"worth while."
Some' persons can not drink a
great deal 'of any liquid; these per
sons should, take their drink by sip
ping slowly and often. If cold water
disagrees, find a comfortable tem
perature and take it at that. With
some people, very hot water, slowly
sipped, is all the medicine needed,
combined with fresh air, exerciso
and breathing.
Using Cements
Quito as much depends upon the
manner in which a cement is applied
as unon tho cement Itself. Tho best
cement made would prove entirely
worthless if improperly used. Good,
common glue will unite two pieces
of wood so firmly that tho fibres will
part from each other rather than
from tho cementing material; two
pieces of glass can bo so joined that
they will part anywhere rather than
on the lino of union. Glass can bo
united to metal, or metal to metal, or
stone to stone, and all so strongly
that the joint will certainly not bo
the weakest part of tho resulting
mass. To effect these results, those
rules must be observed: The coment
itself is to be brought into intimate
contact with tho surfaces to be
united. Tho obstacles to this are air
and dirt; tho former is universally
present; the latter is duo to acci
dent or carelessness. Unless tho ad
hering layer of air is displaced, the
cement can not hold on tho surface
to which it is applied, simply be
cause it can not come in contact with
it. The most efficacious agent in dis
placing air is heat; therefore, the
two surfaces to bo joined are to bo
thoroughly heated before the cement
is , applied. The least possible ce
ment should bo used; when the sur
face is separated by a large mass of
cement, we have to depend on the
strength of the cement itself, and
not upon its adhesion to tho surfaces
which it Is Intonded to Join, and in
gonoral, comonts aro comparatively
brittle. Thoro aro so many good
comonts that it Is hard to choose.
For mending broken china, glass,
otc, this is recommended: Tako ono
pound of whlto shollac, pulverized;
two ounces clean gum mastic; put
these into a bottlo, then add ono
half pound of puro sulphuric other;
let stand half an hour, then add one
half gallon of 90 per cent grain
alcohol. Shako occasionally until it
is dissolved; heat tho edges of tho
article to bo mended, ap'ply tho co-
ment with a pencil brush; hold tho
article together until tho cement
cools. This makes a transparent co
ment. Tho article must not bo used
until perfectly dry.
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