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loses the "white .look, and looks clear
like starch, It is ready to use. Allow
it to cool, as hot paste will rot the
paper so it can not be handled with
out tearing. If too thick to spread
well on the paper, thin with cold
water to the proper consistency. The
exact amount of water can not be
stated, as some flours take up more
water than others.
For the rose jar, this is a good
way to make it; not expensive.
Gather one jieck of rose petals and
spread on blotting paper in the sun;
sprinkle them with a pint of salt;
turn the layer each day while dry
ing. Got the petals that have a gre,at
deal of perfume. If you can get
them, add carnations, sweet violets,
wall-flowers, lavender, lemon ver
bena, and any other sweet scented
flowers or loaves. When dry, put
them in a jar and a'dd one-quarter
ounce each of cloves and nutmeg,
one ounce of Tonka beans, coriander
seeds, and orris root. The root of
sweet flag may be used instead of the
commercial orris root, if you have
it, and a little bergam'ot will improve'
the scent. Pour on this mixture an
ounce of alcohol and a few drops of
essence of rose and lavender the
best you can afford. Let the mixture
stand for one week covered, stirring
several times. Then put into rose
jars, cover, and the fragrance should
be retained for years.
Another use for rose petals and
scented leaves is for Ailing pillows
for couch or porch. Save them from
boquets or from the bushes, dry
them and, if desired, treat them as
above; but their own delicate per
fume 13 very desirable.
Query Box
Mrs. M. L. To dislodge possible
worms "from greens, wash carefully,
then cover with strong salt water
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TOO MUCH STARCH
A Food Problem
An Ashoville man tells how right
food did that which "medicines had
failed to accomplish:
"For more than -15 years," Tie
says, "I was afflicted with stomach
trouble and intestinal ' indigestion,
gas forming in stomach and bowels
and giving me great distress. These
conditions were undoubtedly due to
the starchy food I ate, white bread,
potatoes, etc., and didn't digest. I
grew worse with time, till, 2 years
ago, I had an attack which the 'doc
tor diagnosed as appendicitis. When
the surgeon operated on me, how
ever, it was found thatnry trouble
was ulcer of the pancreas, instead
of appendicitis.
"Since that time I have had several,
such attacks, suffering greatly. The
last attack was about 3 months ago,
and I endured untold agonies.
"The doctor then said that 1 would
gr have to eat less starchy stuff, so I
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I knew it to be pre-digested, and
have continued same with most grati
fying results. It has built me up
wonderfully. I gained IP pounds
in the first 8 weeks that I used Grape
Nuts; my general health is better
than ever before, my brain is clearer
and my nerves stronger.
"For breakfast and dinner, each,
I take 4 teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts
with cream, a small slice of dry toast,
an egg soft boiled and a cup of
Postum; and I make the evening
meal on Grape-Nuts and cream alone
this gives me a good night's rest.
I am well again." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
""There's a reason." Read the
little book, "The Road to Wellville,"
in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and fall of
human interest.
and let stand for an hour before
cooking.
M. F. The government white
wash Is probably what you want. The
directions for making it will appear
in our department very shortly.
O. G. Se,e article "Greaso and
Paint Remover" in another column.
For light silk and net, use either the
purest benzine, naptha or gasoline
with a little good white soap. Soak
the grease spot with the benzine or
naptha, then soap it and rub care
fully, then rinse in clean fluid, hang
in open air to dry. A little strong
ammonia is .recommended by some
instead of the soap.
Alice C. To remove grease spot
from silk, cover the spot with
powdered magnesia, rubbing it in
well; let stand awhile, apply a pieoe
of blotting paper to the under side
and press gently with a warm flat
iron. Repeat if necessary. Or,
scrape French chalk on the wrong
side, let remain twenty-four hours;
cover with piece of blotting paper and
press with a warm flatiron. Brush
off and repeat if necessary. Or,
Fuller's earth may be used in the
same way. .
A. D. Our builder cays, if the
trench for the foundation was dug
down to solid earth, and the founda
tion or pillars properly set, the house
should be straight. Sometimes one
part of the ground may 'be looser
soil than the rest, and the foundation
may settle; but this should have
been guarded against by the builder.
Your other questions will be
answered soon. Thank you so much
for your kind words.
lasses, one-half cup of" butter, one
half cup of strong, clear coffee, two
eggs, two full cups of flour with one
tcaspoonful of baking powdor sifted
with it, ono small tcaspoonful of
soda, half tcaspoonful of salt, cin
namon, cloves and ginger, each. Stir
In the last thing three-fourths of a
cupful of fruit English currants,
raisins and citron well floured to
keep them from sinking to the bot
tom of the dough. Bake in a
moderate oven.
Prunes In Jelly Cook large, fine
prunes sowly In water until quite
tender, but unbroken. Drain and
arrange in a glass dish. Make a
lemon jelly as follows: Soak one
half box of gelatine in ono cup of
cold water for ono hour; add ono cup
of sugar, juice of two lemons and
the grated rind of one, and two cups
of boiling water. Strain Into a shal
low mold liko a deep platter. Mako
this jelly the day before you w.ant
to uso it. Cut into small cubes and
turn over tho dish of prunes just
before serving.
Grcnso and Paint Remover
.This is said to removo any paint
or grease, no mntter how long stand
ing: Cut up four ounces of whito
castilo soap and dissolve in ono quart
of water over a Are; when melted,
add four quarts of hot water; let it
become nearly cold, thon add flvo
ounces df spirits of ammonia, two
ounces each of glycorlne, alcohol and
other. Put in bottle and cork tight.
This will keep for years. Less may
bo made, using tho same proportions.
Saturato the stain with this mixture
and rub gently with cloth, or sponge.
" For tho Carpet
Put a gill of turpentine in a basin
of water, dip your broom in it and
sweep over the carpet once or twice,
and this will -brighten the colors.
Another way is to scrub the carpet
with corn mealt barely moist, then
let dry and sweep well. The meal
will show you where the dirt went,
and tho carpet will look clean.
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Requested Recipes .
. Dolly Madison Layer Cake (Tho
recipe for this" cake as given in a
recent number was incorrect; wo
give it again, with all ingredients.)
The whites of eight eggs beaten stiff,
two and one-half cupfuls of sugar,
one small cup of butter, one cup of
milk, three-quarters cup of corn
starch, three cups of flour, two and
one-half teaspoonfuls of vanilla.
Follow general directions for making
layer cake. The above amount will
make four layers. For filling: Three
cups of brown sugar, one cup of
sweet cream, butter tho size of an
egg, one teaspoonful of vanilla just
before removing from the fire. Cook
In a double boiler for twenty
minutes. If more is desired, add
sugar.
(No baking powder is given with
this recipe, as such was not used at
that date.)
Another Whites of eight eggs
beaten stiff; two cupfuls of sugar,
three-fourths cup of butter, three
fourths cup of sweet milk, three and
one-half cups of flour, with heaping
teaspoonful of baking powder. Same
filling.
Grandmother's Pound Cake Take
one pound of butter, one pound of
sugar, one pound of flour, nine large
hen's eggs (one pound weight) and
four tablespoonfuls of rosewater. No
baking powder or soda. Beat the
butter to a cream, stir in tho sugar,
add the yolks of tho eggs and the
rosewater; stir well; add the flour
and stir until light, then stir in the
stiffly beaten whites. Pour into a
buttered cake mold and bake slowly
about two hours, or until a light
brown.
Coffee Fruit Cake One-half cup
of brown sugar, one-half cup of mo-
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