THE BEE:- OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12, 1918.
Conducted by Ella Fleishman
EAiieJ bv
A Surprise
I had a new experience today.
walked into a cooking laboratory in
the home economics building at Iowa
state college m Ames (where I am
teaching- for part of the summer), and
1 saw a plate of biscuits on the table
I picked up oneit looked quite like
an ordinary biscuit, though perhaps a
little rougher and darker.
I thought to myself, "queer for a
cooking class to be making biscuit
with so little substitute flour. I tasted
the biscuit. It was feathery light and
had a real "before.-the-war" taste. I
felt almost guilty to eat it When the
instructor came up, I looked at her
in a puzzled fashion, perhaps a little
'disapprovingly. "How much substi
tute flour have you in these biscuits?1
: I asked.
rShe smiled, "How much? Well how
much do you think?"
... "Not very much, if I know any-
, thing about war cooking."
'Well, dear lady," she said "In this
case you certainlyy do not know
much. They are absolutely wheat
less!" -
I looked incredulous. "Indeed they
are," she repeated. "They are made
by a new government recipe."
And here is the recipe. Try it.
readers all, and you may revel in bis
cuit and shortcake once more, with
perfectly clear conscience, for you
will be "saving the wheat:"
,.,,Corn Flour-Rolled Oat Biscuit.
X e. liquid. S T. fat.
1 t-S c. corn flour. ( t. btklnr powder,
X t lalt. 1 e. ground rolled oats.
Sift baking powder, salt and corn
flour. Mix with oats and rub in fat.
Add liquid to make a regulation bis
cuit dough, handling as little as pos
sible. Toss onto a floured board,
pat to three-fourths inch thickness
and cut out with a floured, cutter.
Bake in a hot oven.
Meatless and Wheatless
. Menus
- One more we are asked tovrestrict
our use of wheat. Here are two
lunches and two dinners which show
you how it is possible to have them
wheatless and at the same time to
save meat.
LUNCI- OR SUPPER.
' Homtoiy and Cheese Souffle.
Boston Brown Bread.
(Uses no wheat or rye.)
vegetable Salad With Garnish of Olives.
, Baked Apple Wlth-Cream.
' LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Shepherd's Fie With Potato and Fish
Parsnip Cakes.
Bquares of Corn Bread.
Maple 8yrup.
DINNER, .
Broiled Shad With Water Cress.
Belgian Baked Potatoes.
Creamed Peas.
(Use corn flour to make whit sauce.)
. .Cabbage and Cucumber Salad.
. , ' Indian Pudding.
DINNER.
Cream of Lettuce Soup.
Baked Soy Beam. Mashed Potatoes.
.- , Boston Brown Bread.
(Without wheat or rye.)
Cottage Cheese Salad.
Strawberry Ice Cream.
Barley Cookies.
Hominy and Cheese Souffle.
l cup cook hominy. Salt, 'paprika.
U cup' hot milk. 1 cup grated cheese.
' Grated rln of half 2 eggs,
i lemon.
With a fork beat up the cold hom
iny an 1 the hot 1 milk until very
smooth. Add seasonings and grated
, cheese. Separate the whites and yolks
..of eggs, beat the yolks until thick
" and light, and stir into the mixture.
Then fold in the stiffly beaten whites,
pour into a greased baking dish, and
By Daddy-"The Mad Giant"
CHAPTER II.
The Pirate of the Sky.
(Yesterday It was told how Peggy was
summoned by two carrier pigeons to protect
Birdland from the Giant of tbe woods, and
how on the way there they were attacked by
the Pirate of the Sky.)
PEGGY was scared. The flash of
the Pirate from the clear heavens,
V like an unexpected bolt of lightning,
took away her breath. The airplane
speeding on carried her quickly out of
danger from attack. But she had no
idea of leaving Homer Pigeon to his
fate. , , She wheeled around to see if
she could, give aid.
The Pirate, his victim clutched
harshly in his huge claws, was al
ready far away, making swiftly for a
distant forest. As Peggy sped after
him she thought of an airplane battle
about which her father had read to her
a few nights before. In it an American
aviator had sent a German flier crash
ing to earth by getting above and be
hind him, and then pouncing down,
just as the Pirate had done. Peggy
resolved to give the Pirate a dose of
his own medicine. She turned the air
plane upward until she was far above
him. ;jTaking a long breath, she dove
downward. '
' My, what a plunge it was Peggy
felt her heart flutter and almost stop.
It was like dashing down, a roller
coaster incline, only a hundred times,
faster and farther. What if she
couldn't stopl '
What would she do when she got to
the' Pirate? The American aviator, she
now remembered, had brought the
German down by pouring bullets into
him with a machine gun. But she had
no machine gun just a hatpin jave
lin. O, if she only had something to
hurl at himl
Impulsively Peggy put her hand out
to where a machine gun would nat
urally have been if the airplane had
had one. It touched something that
felt like a gun. Peggy quickly looked
down. It was only a toy automibile
horn which she had put on the air
plane because she didn't have , any
uto. ;
She was disappointed, bnt the horn
gave her an idea. Ordinarily it made
only a little squawk. Perhaps the
fairy ring grass would have the same
effect upon it that it had upon the air
plane, and cause it to act like a real
automobile siren. She was now plung
ing down upon the Pirate at terrific
speed. She didn't take time for a sec
ond thought, , but pressed the auto
horn button. Instantly the horn let
out a piercing shriek. .
The Pirate, sailing triumphantly
homeward with his prey, was start
- led nearly .out of his wits. He glanced
back and saw a strange object hurling
itself at himAt jthejs.ame moment
COnOllttCSlI
Isma H Gross
Co-Operation
Mis- Gross will be very glad to
receive suggestions for the home
economics colamn or to answer, as
far as she is able, any questions
that her readers may ask.
bake in a hot oven until firm in the
centei about 20 minutes. Serve at
once.
Boston Brown Bread.
m i- cornmeal. teaspoon ginger,
l'i cup barley flour. 1 teaspoon soda.
3 teaspoons baking 1 cups sour milk.
wder. up mo'asses.
V teaspoon salt.
" Sift cornmeal, barley flour, baking
powder, salt and ginger. Dissolve
soda in a little cold water, 'add the
sour mil!; and molasses. Combine the
liquid witl the dry ingredients, beat
well and steam in well greased brown
bread tin or baking powder cans from
five to six hours, depending upon the
si e ot the tin.
On Shortcakes
Strawberry shortcake time is here
wheatless time arrived before. Never
theless we can have strawberry short
cakes if we use such recipes as these,
all of which have been tried out in
the experimental kitchen of the
United States food administration
These shortcakes can be used for
other fruits as well as strawberries.
All Measurements Are Level.
Barley-Cornflour Shortcake,
t a. barley flour. 1 T. sugar,
1 1-S c. oorn flour. t T. fat.
6 t. baking powder. 1 c liquid.
1 t. salt.
Barley -Ground Rolled OaU Shartostk
1 e. barley flour. 1 t. salt.
1!4 c ground rolled 1 T. sugar.
oats. 4 T. fat.
( t. baking powder. . 1 c. liquid.
Corn -Ground Boiled Oats Shortcake.
1 1-1 o. corn flour. 6 t baking powder
lti c, ground rolled 1 t. salt.
oats. 1 c. liquid.
4 T. fat.
Corn Flour Shortcake.
5 1-S e. corn flour. 1 t. sugar.
( L baking powder. 6 to 8 T. fat salt.
1 t. salt. 1 c. liquid.
Method of Making These Shortcakes.
,Mix the dry ingredients, cut in the
fat and add liquid. For individual
servings, place dough on slightly
floured board, parvto 3-4-inch thick
ness and cut as for biscuit. For
family sized portions,, place dough in
well greased pan and pat to desired
thickness. Bake in a hot oven. Egg
may be added to dough if desired.
Old Glory Bread.
1 a. liquid. 1 t. salt.
2 to 4 T. fat. mo. corn flour.
4 T. syrup. 1 c. ground rolled
2 eggs. oats.
( t. baking powder.
Home Defense Bread.
1 e. liquid. 6 t. baking powder.
2 to 4 T. fat 1 t salt.
1 T. syrup. c. rice flour.
2 eggs. 1 ox. barley flour.
Method of Making.
Mix the melted fat, liquid, syrup
and eggs. Combine the liquid and
well mixed dry ingredients. Bake as
a loaf in a moderately hot oven
(400o F.) for one i. hour, or until
thoroughly baked. ' ' -
Nuts, raisins or dates may be add
ed, making the breads more nutri
tious and very palatable.
Little Henry's Come Back.
Teacher Henry, can you tell
why Thomaa Jefferson wrote
me
the
declaration of Independence?
Henry 'Cause he couldn't afford a
stenographer, I suppose. Oregon
Journal.
"Dreamland AdmtMir99
A complete, new
beginning Monday
the horn let out a second strident
scream. The Pirate dodged to one
side, and just in time, for Peggy swept
past him like a whirlwind. .
Peggy knew that it would not do to
let the Pirate remain above her, so,
like the American aviator, she turned
the airplane upward and looped the
1 ' r e
loop, running ior a tew seconds upside
down.
"Oh, if I should fall now I'd be
smashed flat," she thought, "and so
would any one that I fell on."
But she didn't fall. The loop
brought her around behind the Pirate
again, and once more she plunged
toward him, the auto horn shrieking
like a locomtive whistle.
The Pirate was no coward. Indeed,
he was noted as a fighter. But this
was something new to him. If it was
as fierce as its shriek he felt himself
a goner. Dropping Homer Pigon
he put on all speed for his forest
home. Peggy was close behind him.
so close she felt she could touch him.J
She leaned forward and gave him a
jab with her hatpin. The Pirate
screamed and fell fluttering' into the
woods.
Peggy turned back to look after
Homer Pigeon. She found him
bruised and torn but still able to fly.
"My brave princess 1" he sobbed.
"You saved me from that terrible
Hawk."
So that was a Hawk. Nr wonHer
he was called the pirate of the sky.
Carrie Pigeon had fled at the first
attack, being sure that Homer Pigeon
could not possibly escape from the
hawk. She was frantic with joy
when Peggy brought Homer safe
and sound into the council hall of
Birdland.
Complete the letters of Simon's sign they will spell the name of an Amer
ican city. (Answer given tomorrowV
Answer, to yesterday's puzzle TAFT,
Mrs. A. G. Vanderbilt to Wed
Raymond G. Baker June 12
MRS
VANDERBILT
AND
EAYMOND
T.
Mrs. M. E. McK. Vanderbilt, widow of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who
lost his life in the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine, has an
nounced her engagement to Raymond
mint at Washington. Senator Pittman
wedding, which will take place June
Mrs. Vanderbilt at Lenox, Mass.
Raymond T. Baker is a young man
risen to high station in national public
where he still has mining and business
lawyer, for many years chief counsel of
and his brother was attorney general of
pearance in public life about four years ago, when he went to Russia as sec
retary of the American ambassador at Petrograd. Upon his return to this
country, a little more than a year ago,
Library Nt
Men in uniform always ask for new
fiction, according to Miss Edith To
bitt, in charge of the Omaha public li
brary, who has gone east to see her
sister, Miss Ada Tobitt, off for war
service abroad, and to attend the
American Library association conven
tion.
Miss Tobitt's testimony is borne out
by a camp librarian, who wrote to li
brary war service headquarters:
"The soldiers persistently ask for
new novels, which never seem to be
part of the gift shipments.
"I find a special need among the pa
tients tor up-to-date reading matter,
writes the chaplain of a base hospital,
and from a hospital librarian comes an
appeal for new fiction.
In the 3,000,000 books given by the
American people for camp library use,
there are few 1918 novels. It is true
adventure each week,
and ending Saturday.
All the birds that Peggy had met
on her first adventure were there
Mr. Reddy Wood Pecker, Bob Olink.
the canaries, Blue Heron and the
rest. Judge Owl, looking very
wide-awake and chipper, for it was
still early morning and not yet his
bedtime, greeted Peggy and conduct
ed her to the mound of flowers on
which she had been crowned Princess
of Birdland. His greeting was in
verse:
Of all fair maids from China's down
to Panama's,
There's none so sweet as Peggy in
pajamas.
Peggy thought this a rather rude
welcome and she answered tartly:
"A real poet wouldn't rhyme Pan
ama's with pajamas."
"A real poet couldn't afford pa
jamas," answered Judge Owl.. wink
ing at her so comically she had to
laugh at his joke, even though she
thought it a bit silly. "But it's true
about your being sweet," he con
tinued,, "and brave and wise,, and
you're going to need all your bravery
and all your wisdom now,' our prin
cess, for the Giant of the Woods has
gone mad."
"Mad?" questioned Peggy. "What
do you mean?" i
"Crazy," answered Judge Owl.
"Dippy, batty, eccentric or whatever
you want to call it. He's been raging
around ever since you freed the cap
tives from his dungeons. Wjll you
save us lrom him.'1
Before Peggy could open her
mouth to answer, a dreadful howling
rang inrougn tne lorest.
"The. Giant!" cried Mr. .Wood
Pecker. He's on a tear again! Fly
ior tne marsnes1
H tin i
T. Baker, director of the United States
of Nevada, is to be best man at the
12, at Homewood, the country place of
who has come out of the west and
affairs. Mr. Baker hails from Nevada,
interests. His father was a California
the Southern Pacific railway system,
Nevada. Mr. Baker made his first ap
he was appointed director of the mint.
that old books, like old friends, are
always welcome, but the new ones are
wanted, too.
With vacation days at hand, many
people will be buying recently pub
lished novels to read during summer
hours on boats, in camp or at home.
, As soon as these novels have been
enjoyed by the buyer, it would be a
kindness to pass them on to the sol
diers, sailors and marines who are
eager for "that new book I saw ad
vertised." Books taken to any public
library will be forwarded promptly to
camps and stations where they are
needed. " -
Books contributed by Omahans will
be accepted at the local library, Nine
teenth and mrney streets.
Miss Blanche Hammond is acting
librarian in the absence of Miss To
bitt
Standardize Macaroni
Packages
After August 1, 1918, according to
an order of the Canada food board,
the sale in Canada of macaroni and
other alimentary pastes will be for
bidden in packages of lesser weight
than 16 ounces. The investigation of
the Canada food board convinced
them that this action would be in
the interests of the public as a whole.
It was found that the net contents
of the packages of alimentary pastes,
as offered for sale, range from six to
16 ounces. The maponty of the pack
ages contain 10 ounces net, but the
same packages, if properly filled,
would contain 16 ounces. It is be
lieved that this regulation will result
in a lower cost to the consumer.
The New Home Treatment
for Ugly, Hajiry Growths
(Bondolr Secrets.)
Here is a simple, yet very effective
method for removing hair and fuzz
from the face, neck and. arms: Cover
the objectionable hairs with a paste
made by mixing some water with a
little powdered delatone. Leave this
on for 2 or 3 minutes, then rub off,
wash the skin and the hairs have
vanished. No pain or inconven
ience attends this treatment, but re
sults 'will be certain if you are sure
to get real delatone. Adv. " , '
You Can
Beautify yptip
Complexion
and rid the skin of un
sightly blemishes, quicker
and surer, by putting your
blood, stomach and liver in
good , order, than in any
other way. Clear complex
ion, bright eyes, rosy
cheeks and red lips follow
the use of Beecham's Pills.
They eliminate poisonous
matter from the. system,
purify the blood and tone
the organs of digestion Use
UrrSahIAr M.d fa. & WU
Said sTorywhr. 1st boxes, 10c, 20k
nuns
Italian Women Prove
Their Efficiency
"Practically, every woman in Italy
from 16 to 60 is a war nurse or a
volunteer war worker, and the whole
nation is feeling the beneficent throb
of their activity," Count V. Macchi de
Cellere said in an address before the
Continental Congress of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution.
"Our women in Italy, though not po
litically orgaized or prepared for
service, had within their hearts and
minds'the heredity tradition of the
struggle for liberty and nationality
and have stepped forward, falling into
line with marvelous efficiency and
Would You Invest
To Make $36,500 Yearly?
This question may sound ridiculous to you for the reason that
you are not familiar with the way fortunes are made hi the Oil indus
try, especially under our fair and square plan.
HERE IS AN EXAdT ILLUSTRATION.
In order to quickly raise drilling fund to derelop our Hlfh IsUmmI
property, we are selling quarter-acre tracts for $30 each. -
Should your tracts be drilled, you will receire a royalty el one
tenth of oil produced and saved therefrom. L 'V'
Suppose we bring in only BOO barrels daily production, at $2 per
barrel, this would amount to $1,000 per day. V
Your share at one-tenth would be approximately $100 per day
or $36,500 yearly from your $30 investment.
: ..'-.. .
We positively know if you have an ounce of courage, yon will
' join us in our drilling campaign by purchasing $30 tracts, especially
when you understand that regardless of the outcome on our High Is- v ,
land property, your share of profits from our proven Humble lease
fully protects your little investment.
For a short time we will accept orders, one-third down, balanee
in 30 and 60 days.
We urge you for your own good, to at least let us send you free
illustrated bulletin, with full explanation.
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unanimity, backing the men in the
army from royal palace to peasant's
home, from hospital to munition plant.
They have undertaken the task of
looking after the soldiers' families, as
well as reconstructing and refitting for
useful lives the disabled men, of givi
ing hands to the fields as well as to
the factory .
Standardization for
The Women's Dress
Standardization of women's clothes
is discussed as a measure of war econ
omy by the Women's Century, official
organ of the National Council of
Women of Canada.
"Every intelligent woman lone to
be released from the slavery bf clothes
Bank BIdg.
Tyler
Compamiy
That's Great!
Let the sun scowlbut you smile smile
no matter how terribly hot it may be
safe from the burning rays of Old Sol
- fortified behind the untiring barrage of
Electric Fan Breezes
Hot weather simply can't "get you" if
home and office are' equipped with Electric
Fans. Day or night they will throw you a cloak
of cool comfort that will keep your vitality up to
par. You will go about your work and play un
mindful of the sun, doing full justice to what
ever you may undertake.
Come down today to see our Electric
Fans and to learn how slight is the cost of opera
tion. It's refreshing even to look at them. '
In our new salesroom you will find a complete
assortment of Electric Fans suitable for home
and place of business.
Nebraska Power Co.
. 'Tour Electric Service Co.H
Electric Bldg. Tyler 3100 15th and Farium.
men have had a standard since ,ths
American revolution, differing in de
tail but not in form why can not
women be equally free?" asks ths
Women's Century. "Women ar
slaves to fashion, which has been ths
leader and dictator in the past, in
stead of good taste. The appropri
ateness or our own common sense hat
not been consulted, consequentlj
clothes are often inartistic and utterV;
unsuitable to the occasion.
"Can we tint hav a irinrtsrdir
style of suit for the street and select
from all the dainty fabrics those in
dividual designs that bring out ths
individual charms for home expres
sion? We only ask women to accept
standardization as a principle not as
uniform."
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