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tho pork, slice the potatoes and car
rot; add a spoonful of tomato, a
cupful of any good stock, a pinch of
pepper and ono tablespoonful of but
ter, and cook for half an hour in
oven.
Escalloped Squash Cut crook
neck squashes Into slices, peel and
boil in salted "water for fifteen
minutes. Drain, and put into a bak
ing dish in layers, seasoning each
layer with sugar, grated nutmeg and
bits of butter; pour over it half a
cupful of water and bake one hour,
serving from the baking dish.
Tomato Butter Cook ripe toma
toes, season as for the table, and put
through a colander to remove tho
seeds; take an equal amount of sour
apple sauce well cooked and add it
to the " tomatoes, sweeten slightly,
and let boil until the mixture begins
to thicken. Be careful not to scorch,
stirring all the time; put into jolly
glasses, let get cold and cover with
parafline. Servo with meats.
Corn Custard and Tomatoes
Take one cupful of corn freshly cut
from the cob; beat together with
four eggs, a pinch of red popper, a
teaspoonful of salt, a few drops of
onion juice and one cup of sweet
milk. Beat this lightly together,
pour into small molds and bake until
brown on top. Just before it is
served, take large, firm tomatoes,
either ripe or just turning, cut into
thick slices and broil them, salting
them slightly. Cook them in a skil
let, using a very little butter for
broiling or frying. Leave plenty of
juice on them; they should not be
cooked until mushy or shriveled. On
top of each of the slices serve tho
corn molds, and pour over all a sauce
"GOOD STUFF"
mado of cream and butter heated together.
Soro Throate
A. Confirmed Coffee Drinker Takes
to Postuin
A housewife was recently sur
prised when cook served Postum in
stead of coffee. She says:
"For the last five or six years I
have been troubled with nervous
ness, indigestion and heart trouble.
I couldn't get any benefit from tho
doctor's medicine, so finally ho
ordered mo to stop drinking coffee,
Which I did.
"I drank hot water whilo taking
the doctor's medicine, with some im
provement, then went back to coffee
With the same old trouble as before.
"A new servant gifl told me about
Postum said her folks used it and
liked it in place of coffee. We got a
package but I told her I did not be
lieve my husband would like it, as
he was a great coffeo drinker.
"To my surprise he called for a
third cup, said Jt was "good stuff"
and wanted to know what it was. We
have used Postum ever since and
both feel better than wo havo in
years.
"My husband used to have bad
spells with his stomach and would
be sick three or four '.ays, during
which time he could not eat or drink
anything. But since ho gave up
coffee and took to Postum, he has
had no more trouble, md we now
fully believe it was all caused by
coffee.
"I have not had any return of my
former troubles since drinking Pos
tum, and feel better and can do more
work than In tho last ten years.
We tell everyone about it some
say they tried it and did not like It.
I tell them it makes all the difference
as to how it's made. It should be
xnado according to directions then
it is delicious."
Name given by Postum Co,, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read tho book, "The
Road-to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's
& reason."
Ever read tho above letter? A
Hew one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
These Bimple remedies arc said to
be efficacious when used in tho early
stages of Boro throat:
Pour a pint of boiling water on
thirty leaves (dried or green) of the
common garden sago and let stand
where it will keep hot, but not boil,
for an hour, then add vinegar to
make it pleasantly acid, and sweeten
with honey. Gargle tho throat twico
a day with thiB. If swallowed, no
harm Is done, but it is tho throat,
not the stomach, that is to bo
treated.
A tablespoonful of glycerine in
hot milk is claimed to stop tho most
violent fit of coughing if taken
slowly. Equally simplo and quite as
effective is tho use of glycerine and
water sprayed through an atomizer;
mix glycerine with three times its
bulk in boiled and coolod wator, and
spray for Influenza, cold in tho head,
sore throat, and like troubles.
For tho hacking, distressing
cough tho little ones (and often tho
big ones) suffer from at night, noth
ing is better than a cloth wrung out
of quite cold water, laid on tho
throat and covered with a dry cloth.
This seldom has to be ropeatcd, but
if the cough does not c aso at once,
wet the cloth again in cold water,
cover with tho dry, and take com
fort. A cold compress, as cold as
possible, wrung out and laid en the
chest and throat, covered closely
with a warm, dry one, Is splendid for
all colds that carry fever with them,
and cause soro lungs and coughs.
Tho cloth must bo wot with cold
water, then closely covored with a
dry cloth flannel is best and kept
covered until warm, then quickly
removed, again wet and replaced.
Try it. This will take tho fever out,
and relievo the membranes. Water,
properly applied, hot or cold", as the
disease indicates, Is ono of the
quickest, safest and simplest rem
edies fo. many ailments.
Removing Spots and Stains
Ono must act cautiously, feeling
tho way in regard to the strength
of tho solutions to be used on fabrics,
as what will cleanse one may dam
age another. Lime, lyo and other
alkalies will give way to a weak
solution of citric acid, applied drop
by drop, spreading carefully over
tho discoloration with ono finger;
the solution must be extremely weak
at first, increasing the strength ac
cording to tho effect obtained. All
discoloratlons from the effects of
acids must be treated in exactly tho
samo manner, but using a solution
of hartshorn, or ammonia. Sour
fruit stains may be removed by the
ammonia method. Each drop must
be immediately rinsed off with a wet
rag before allowing another drop to
fall, so as to stop tho application as
soon as tho desired effect Is obtained.
Lukewarm water and flno soap
may be used on fast-colored woolens,
while tar and wagon grease must be
scraped off carefully, then tho stain
rubbed well with clean lard, then
soaped and allowed to He for an hour
or more, afterward washing alter
nately in water and turpentine.
Silk goods can usually receive the
samo careful treatment accorded to
woolens; a weak solution of benzine,
ether and fine soap will generally re
move fats. Turpentine should be
used only on black silks. Holding
the spot or stain under a hydrant
that has a forceful flow of water will
often remove the stain, ff let strike
on the wrong side of the cloth. To
avoid leaving an outline ring on the
goods, rub with a soft cloth while
drying.
It is well to remember that alka
lies must be treated by diluted
acids, whilo acid stains require am
monia, or hartshorn, as it Is some
times called. It should not bo usod
too strong, but well dilutod. A
bottlo of household ammonia should
bo in every laundry, for its uses are
legion, while tho cost is small.
Christmas Decoration
Tho holly, with its glowing crim
son berries, is tho emblem of tho
closing yoar, and wreaths of this, or
imitation of tho samo, can be mado
vory nicely, whoro 'the natural
branches can not bo had. Mako tho
holly leaves of groon tissuo paper,
twisting oach thorny point between
tho moistened thumb and linger;
scraps of crimson tissue rollod
around pellets of cotton will nnswor
for berries. Got somo natural twigs
of any kind of shrub, for tho Btonis;
attach tho berries and leaves by
winding with narrow strips of green.
Cut out rings of cardboard HWo
largo doughnuts, as largo as you
want, and cover both sides with
green. Pasto tho holly twigs on ono
sido of tho foundation to form a flat
wreath; finish by attaching a loop
of red tissue paper, or real ribbon,
if you liko. Theso may bo hung any
whoro wanted.
Instead of tho foolish, worthless
toys so often given tho children at
Christmas time, try to givo thom
somothing "worth while;" on tho ton
cont counters aro many things that
thoy would value, and that would
ploaso thom at tho time. For tho
older ones, many things can bo had
of roal service, as wall an pleasure,
for twonty-flvo cents that would bo
Many a boy would apprcclato somo
toilet artlclo, or a good, sorvlceablo
tool. Don't put off too lato tho
gathering togothor of your romcra
brancoH. Fow things aro moro tlro
nomo than bclatod Christmas shopping.
For tho Housewife
Kcoplng Graport Froah Solcct
bunchoH of perfect grapes and soo
that no dofoctivo grapo is among tho
berries; carefully remove all spider
webs, and dust, but do not wash tho
fruit. Wrap each bunch carefully in
dark-bluo tissuo paper, twisting tho
ends closoly togothor so as to ex
clude tho air, then pack away in a
box or baskot, keep in a cool, dark
placo and covor closely. Treated this
way, grapes may bo kept fresh until
February, or later.
For tho Soro Throat Grato tho
yellow rind from ono lemon and
squcezo out tho juice letting It drop
over two heaping tcaspoonfuls of
sugar. Grato only tho yellow rind,
as tho white Is bitter. Add tho julco
and tho grated yollow rind of ono
orange, and let stand about fifteen
minutes, thon strain through a cloth;
the result will bo a syrup with a de
licious tasto which will quickly as
suage tho irritation in tho throat.
No water is to be used.
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