The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923, November 22, 1912, Page 9, Image 9
.t. NOVEMBER 22', 1912 The Commoner. 9 gas Iron consumes about three cents per hour, but the cost of operating by either depends on the price paid for the heating material. The alcohol iron can also bo heated by gasoline, and with either as fuel, the cost of running per hour is claimed to be less than one cent for a continuous heat all day. Any of these irons will cost from four to six and one half dollars each, family size. Washing machines are now made to operate by hand, electric, gas, or water power, and for the ironing, there are family size mangles which smooth all straight pieces, and the cost of the cold mangle, run by elec tricity, is about $10. Hand, electric, gas, or water power may be used. The ideal laundry outfit is entirely electrical, which is the quickest and cleanest, but much the most expen sive. Plenty of hot and cold water is a necessity in any case. There Is an alcohol table lamp which is clean and sanitary, ai d gives a pure, white light with no disagree able odor; it is claimed to be safe, and satisfactory. The cost ranges from $4.50 up. There are also im proved burners which greatly add to the value of the coal oil lamp, and there is a device for heating a room by gas burners or lamps. The heater is light, ornamental and easy to con trol, with no ashes or dirt to litter the room. Its principal value is for heating liquids where there is no con venient stove, and unless very cold weather, will heat comfortably a 'small room, it is claimed. We all know the heat given out by the large Rochester lamp, or the oil stove. A ramble through the house- SCOFFERS Often Make the Staunclicst Converts. The man who scoffs at an idea or doctrine which n.e does not fully understand has at least the courage ' to' show where he stands. The gospel of Health has many converts who formerly laughed at the idea that coffee and tea, for ex ample, ever hurt anyone. Upon look ing into the matter seriously, often at the suggestion of a friend, such persons have found that Postum and a friend's advice have been their sal vation. "My sister was employed in an eastern city where she had to do calculating," writes an Oklahoma girl. "She suffered with headache until she was almost unfitted for duty. "Her landlady persuaded her to quit coffee and use Postum and in a few days she was entirely free from headache." (Tea is just as injurious as coffee because it contains caffeine, the same drug four.d in coffee.) "She told her employer about it, and on trying it, he had the same experience. "My father and I have both suffered much from nervous head ache since I can remember, but we scoffed at the idea advanced by my sjster, that coffee was the cause of our trouble. "However, we finally quit coffee and began using Postum. Father has had but one headache now in four years, due to a severe cold, and I have lost my headaches and sour stomach which I am now convinced came from coffee. "A cup of good, hot Postum is satisfying to me when I do not care to eat a meal. Circumstances caused me to locate in a new coun try and I feared I would not be able to get my favorite drink, Postum, but I was relieved to find that a full supply is kept here with a heavy demand for it." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creak, Mich. Read' "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a reason." Ever read tlio above letter? A now one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. furnishing department of some of our large department stores, watch ing the various "demonstrators" at their work, would bo worth a trip to any woman, and would bo a revela tion to any one. The Shlrt-Wnlst Box Plait Many beginners find considerable trouble in making the box plait on the front of the shirt-waist. If the goods were cut and marked accord ing to the pattern, there should be a row of marks down the front edge of the material. Crease tho goods at the perforations, and stitch a cer tain distance from tho creaso, as the directions tell you to do; this will make tho outer tuck, and tho un finished hem will bo looso under neath; the second, or inner tuck of the box-plait is then creased accord ing to markings, and before it is stitched in place, tho unfinished edge is folded in with it; tho tuck is then stitched with tho edge inside of it, leaving no raw edge, and tho button holes are made in this closing plait. The left side may bo merely hemmed, or a narrow facing may bo used, and on this tho buttons are to be sowed. In sewing any doublo goods, the foot of the machine is apt to hold tho upper fold back, whilo the feeder underneath pushes the under fold forward. Basting the two sides to gether will in a measure overcome this. Contributed Recipes For Caramel Frosting Take three cupfuls of coffee C sugar and one cupful of rich milk or cream, with one heaping tablespoonful of butter. Put into a granite saucepan and boil without stirring until when dropped in cold water it is hard enough to be waxy; stir it only on the bottom to keep from scorching, then set the saucepan in cold water,, and as it cools spread it on the cake, as it will harden very quickly. This is recom mended. Jellied Prunes Stow a dozen good-sized prunes and allow them to get cold; tako the pits out. Stew them just long enough to have them tender. Blanch a dozen al mond kernels and brown them in the oven and put ono in each prune. Dis solve half a cupful of gelatine in water enough to cover it. Heat the juice the prunes were boiled in, measure out one pint and pour boil ing hot over the gelatine; add half a cup of sugar and the Juice of three lemons, strain it and pour over tho prunes. Put into a mold to harden. Serve with whipped cream. Salmon Loaf Open and drain tho liquor from a can of salmon, turn the fish out and mince finely; mix with it one tablespoonful of butter, one half cup of bread crumbs, a salt spoonful of salt, a little pepper and two eggs beaten very light. Mix well together and put into a buttered mold or pan and set tho pan in an other pan of boiling water; cover the pan that holds the fish closely and set in the oven; cook for one hour, re plenishing the water in the lower pan as it boils away. For a sauce to eat with the loaf, heat one cup of sweet milk, beat ono egg into it, some of the liquor poured from the can of fish, salt and pepper, and let come to a boil, over the water. Chop parsley very fine and put a spoonful into the sauce, and pour it over and around tho portions of loaf when served. Quantity of Refresluncnts to Servo Allow one quart of oysters to every four persons; for one hundred guests, allow twenty-five quarts. Six large chickens and eighteen large heads of celery for sixty guests. Three gallons of Ice cream for sixty guests. One quart of ice cream makes six portions. One hundred and twenty sand wiches for 100 cucsta. About one and one-half pounds of butter will) scanuy cover tho sandwiches. Ono quart of soup makes six por tions; ono quart of talad makes eight portions. Ono gallon of bover ago makes twenty-four portions. Requested Recipes For making a sweet chocolato for coating candies, use the unsweetened chocolato; to every half pound, whon molted add sufficient confectioner's granulatod sugar to mako it tho de sired sweotness. Tho chocolate should bo Bhaved into a cup or dish and set in a pan of hot water until molted, no water being added to tho chocolate. Southern Spoon Bread Into a pint of nico sour milk break one cBg. Sift together Into tho sour milk one heaped teacupful of white corn meal, half a teaspoonful of salt and a half toaspoonful of soda and heat thor oughly together. Have a well greased pan, holding a quart, on tho stove heating, and when very hot pour the batter into it and put into a very hot oven. It should bo done a delicato brown in fifteen minutes, and must bo served at once. Date Cookies Ono cup of sugar, half a cup of butter, half a teaspoon ful of baking powder, two cups of flour, yolk of ono egg, a cupful of chopped dates and enough milk to moisten. Cream butter and sugar to gether and add tho egg yolk beaten in a little milk; sift tho flour and baking powder together; add tho dates to tho moist ingredients, with tho flour; mix woll; add rnoro milk if tho dough is too stiff to roll out. Roll and cut tho thin cookies and bako in a moderatoly hot oven. Dried Apricots and Peaches Pick ovor tho dried fruit, romovlng all Imporfoct ones. For ono pound, divido in half and put half a pound into each of two-quart solf-scaling Jara. Put Into a sauco pan two quarts of wator and two cupfuls of sugar. Pour this, when it has boiled a few minutes, over tho fruit In tho Jars, using it boiling hot. 8crew down tho lids tight, and sot away for a day or two; then open tho jars and drain the syrup off and boil again, and pour boiling hot ovor tho fruit, scaling as before After sovoral days, they should bo ready for tho table, tender, fine-flavored and fino colbrcd. Change tho syrup on them until they aro tender. If the windows stick, drop a llttlo powdered black lead from a paper funnel down between tho sash and tho framo whore tho cord runs, and tho window will move porfectly easy. The black lead will also mako tho door hinges work smooth, and stop creaking. Summor Boarder "Don't you over como to see tho sights of a city?" Farmer Meddors "Oh, no; wo sco 'em every summer." Judge. LATEST FASHIONS FOR COMMONER READERS II ' I hi It 1 1 Iv M !llAl((l7 jAo 0413 COAT FOR MISSES AND SMALL WOMEN Cut in five sizes, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 years. 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