U fr . st' It.
lWAS''im iPigJ, Mi ' T TTT -
I Xr, drink end bt tnerry"-4pecally the merry part of its
it a very old bit of advice. ThU diseusewn today it given
to iorite that down in largo letter for every man, woman
and chUd to that Mother. Natv.ro will have half a chance at
U dining table. - '
Tht psychology of food meant that there it a very intimate eonnoom
Ion between the tuitt of mind and the oubteqtusnt otato of the ttomaoh,
fry a' hilarious, heavy dinner with plenty of laughter, and tee how easily
I it conquered. And then take a light, digestible meal, liberally mixed
ylth tear and worry, and groan oyer the efftct. , Truly, there wot need
the court fetter, and since he hat circled to the poet, it i up to you to '
upply the enjoyment that let "good digestion wait on appetite, and health
n both." , 1 , J
There U tome excellent food for thought in the article from Mr.
uen aoie ana entertatntng pen, ,.
3Bjr Ida ,Cogswell Bailey-.
r , Allen ' :
A . CSUBJViOU mother, wis - enough
. y to put Into everyday use faoU -i,
Jl, learned In' ber college career,,
waa gteatlr . troubled over tha
ioody atooPW iendln th. caa-
ly meals, and ; the constant digestive
Isturbancea which caused the "sod
ox" and the peppermint bottle to be
erpetually empty. "Back In the oldea
lays." che aald to herself, 'the Unfa
teala were anUvened - by Jester Vnd
town, and the court laughed vand arrow v
at. ; aSaoy an old-time custom baa bad
U foundation la the fnatlnoUva crav-. '
ag of the body tor right living. I b-
leva that my family needa rnore merrl- '
cent and wider Interest' at mealtime,
to4 that as In the days of the court
ester the brightened ' thought will
tinMilato digestion." Bo aha announoed '
bat the table waa to be do longer a
0 earing house for the troubles of tha
- lay, and that any one airing real or ,
in Imaginary grievance, was to pay five
ants fine Into the "missionary pig."
f oreover, the toll for dinner eaoh night
hereafter waa to be a merry tale, a
(usJnt anecdote, or the - discussion of
on current event, and no one waa to
e exempt! H '' ,-- s
fTba result waa magical! . It was tv
onger necessary to order aoda once a
reelt and to watch the ever-dlmlnlah-ng
contents of the peppermint bottle.
Big Brother's "grouchlness disappear
d along with the gas In Ms stomach;
itster'a nervousness vanished In a peal
f laughter, and, the moment father un-
MENUS
'' Thi department wdl be m charge
The plan will give the housewife the
md will present topic of interest to
b By Caroline IL Hunt
WaaWngtoo, X. C
MOST i families have adopted '
; more or less uniform breakfast
some of them always having
ggs and others alwaya having bacon.
(Tor this reason, luncheon haa become
ibe time when left-overs are served.
Besides cold meat wWch may be
erved In an endless variety of ways,
these leftovers usually Include small,
amounts of vegetables. 'These can be
fitlllsed in many ways, of which the
two most prominent are milk eoups
and aalada The basis for a milk soup,
or, as It Is often called, a cream soup,,
conslste of milk. . flour and butter in
the proportion of 1 cup of milk to Vi
tablespoon of flour and 1 or 2 table
spoons of butter (depending on the
richness desired and the quality of the
milk used). This base can be easily and
quickly prepared and It Is a simple
matter to flavor it with the vegetables
left over from dinner. The amount
used need not fee large. Even small
amounts of rpacaronl and cheese or
macaront with - tomato sauce, or
creamed fteh, may tot used.
The combination of potatoes with
other-vegetables to form a salad also
ofl'nrs Infinite variety and a chance to.
utilize email ' amounts of vegetables.
If such ealade are aooeptable to the
fa.mlly. It is well to keep on hand the
r.pceeeary-cooked potatoes and to se
cure variety toy means of the other
vegetables. Happy the Jiousekeeper
none family likes simple 11 and vine
r.tr dressings, for these can be put to
gether at a moment's notice. ,
Chopped chives lend a good, flavor to
f ((ii and also a good bit of color.
1 ortunately, chives are an ornamental
i rowth. Borne . housekeepers raise
em on the dining room table in the
in dish. Tarragon, iwMch is the best
r flavors for salad vinegars, can be
t !ed in . the garden. It calls, j-hw-'
-'-er, for 'Some allt-Vs,'v.. snt' '
.unrheoa la the time to make use of
n r ml Ik and cream. Cottage cheese
any of the commercial varieties of
- r.e, for that matter bread ; or
ners, lettw? and Jam or in arm a
ronlce a weH-balanced, meal, , easy
i : ci-are. Variety can be secured tow
hj mr the cheese in different ways.
. tiut common w7 of court -to t
Read, eat and tmxle.
4.
, t . M( 'i
folded bit nadUa, ' tha ; buslnew look
changed to tha fenlality they all loved,
la other words, the contrast of fun and -happiness
created so different anatmps
phere that the nerves of stomach and
Intestines responded to lt influence,
while the Indlcestlon, which was of a
nervous type, consequently disappeared. t
The dlrestlva prooesa la the break
,nc up apportlonlac of aU Wnd.
of food to the varloua parts ot the
body. Any normal person should be :
able to digest all ordinary foods, lr,'
respective of weather, chance of cli
mate, environment or unfamiliar
quality. .
boy et 10, born Into m family of
'Wealth, waa raised from babyhood on
a predlgested diet
Finally his mother
took Mnv to visit
bis country grand
mother for the
first time, for,
although the 'boy
was perfeotly well,
she bad never be
fore ventured ' ao
far from a doctor.
Soon after arriv
ing, the boy fol
lowed his grand.
mother Into the spicy larder, where she
Invited him to help himself to what
ever he wanted to eat as any grand
mother would do. The lad. just like
a boy, aeleoted a Juicy piece of pump
kin pie, a doughnut or two and a
banana, demolishing them with the
Joy of one eating stolen fruit When
the mother discovered what had hap
pened, she became hysterica, bitter
AND RECIPES FOR A
EXPERT IN COOKERY
of a different instructor every month.
benefit of wide and varied experience,
all.
, heat It slightly, strain ft and mix
t it with cream or butter. Another way
. is to drain the uncooked sour milk. This
is best done In small, earthenware ,
molds with boles In the bottom. . For
convenience these moHf should be
plaeed in a frame. Prepared in thds
way. the cheese has we form of the
mold and Is a very presentable dtoh.
It is usually served with cream and
.sugar. "
' MONDAY
' BRBAXTAM '
Dates
Oatm
seal vltli
nice wamce
Coffee
xxmcBxca
Cold Beet
Sliced Otanges and Buianas
' . DINNER ....
Meat Pte with Biscuit Crost
Chill Bauee - . BaaUased Osra
. Aiipis umoaai
Coffee ,
TUESDAY
: BRJCAKyAST "'
Boiled Potatoes with Bait Fork aid MUk' V
, . . Gravy
Rice Mufllne , -
Peach Butter Coffee
X.UNCHWM
i Ttssbed Beef on Toss -
(Tea. Xtoustnuts Cheise
DINNER v
Julienne Sous
Pork Chops
vmiih rotames
appie bauee
puttered Parsnips
Chocolate Fie
Coffee
I
WEDNXSDAY
BREAKFAST .
Baked Pears
i
4 carina :. tj'
Becan ' Com Uufflaa ,
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Creamed Oysters lettnee Salsa
Ta
Plum Sauoe Cabs ' ,
t f k ' y v DINNER i 1 f
Pea Soup
Bagout of Babbit , - Baked Sweet Potatoes ..
Apple Pi. BoUZ . Coffee
lM,'.; , THTJESDAY H ' .S',-
'i tl BIUfiAKFAeT' M 'L'""'
i Apples - ,
, Heat Ball , creamed Potatoee i
,,', ,n Coffee t i ' r in , ' '
ly reproaching the grandmother and'
; scolding the boy. His teara and re-i
morse brought on an attack of nerv
eua Indtgeatlon that nearly, cost his ,
llfe
With 'due allowance fcfr personal
fdloayncrasy. ;.tbe foods that often
cause disturbance are those eaten In
anticipation of ill reaulta Tlsh al
ways makes me sick." saya one. I
cannot eat fruit" remarks a second.
In nine easea out of ten that food has ;
disagreed at one time or another
when eaten In injudicious combina
tion, the resulting pain being; caused
by the mixture , of materlale . rather
than, by the food Itself.- Thereafter,
notion eliminates that particular food
front the dietary, and the variety of
foods, . probably already limited, la '
cut down another
dish.. It is a well
known fact among
medical men that
any food Is liable
to cause Indiges
tion If eaten with
that thought In
mind, for the In
fluence of thought
over the digestive
organs Is enor
mous. Were com
dltdons to bo ex
plained physiolog
ically, the " name
Interpret a 1 1 o a
..might be made as
la oertatn. oases of
Insomnia Sleep
lessness g often?
1 caused braain
tremelj! active condition of the brainy
.calling: away the blooa from other parts '
of the body. When the mind Is wor
ried, or Is busy anticipating possible
lllnesa from, food, the clreulaUoa be
comes uneven, and the blood, which
should be most active about the
stomach, goes to the brain to vivify1
the thought, tbua retarding diges
tion. Frequently, it la not food that
disagree, but rather personality that
disagrees with food, and no rational
dish should - be condemned until It
has been tested several tlmea with a
serene mind.
Habit exerts a tremendous influence
upon the dlarestlve- qualities of food,
in a great hospital, two girls were
desperately 111 with tuberculosis
' having reached the stage when nau-
Blee Crovieetea Ourraat 7eKy
Coeeanut Buns
f Tee
' " PINNKR 1 ' . '' '
Bellea Mutton with Oyeter aaose
-French Fried Potatoes ,
Battered Carrots 1 ' Pear Salad
Cottars Pudding with Choeeiate sjauot .
.- . ; .Coffee
KELLDAY
' BRZAXrAST .. .
' Grapefruit -'
llaektrsl BoUsd Potatoes
V'' Coffee-''
UINCHBOIf '
tfutton Ckoquettes . nnace Baaes)
Iyeked Caramel , CUstard'"?'
DINNER
' Mutton Ooup
Broiled Salmon with BollandalM Sauce
Mubed Potato Apple Fritters
BoUed IUos ' with ' Stewed Dates sad
Whipped Cream
, SATTHRDAY
l( , , BREAKFAST
. 4 Oranges
. J . . . Cemmm Mush ;
Baked JDts
LUNCHXON
Coffee
Cream, of Cauliflower Soup
Salmon Croquette LottUCS
Baked Apples Cookies , Tea
i SINNER , ' Mrt ,
Oyster, Stew '
Cheese loi t Cjettoe Bated
SnowbalU with Orange Juice , . s,
. i Coffee . 1 . "
SUNDAY ..
1 BREAKVAST , ', ,
Sliced Pears with Cream '
Spanish Omelet ' Spider Com Bread'
, Coffee
, 1 . DINNER , ,t
Reatt Chicken ' Creamed Potatoes 't
Crabamrie Jelly, , aoalloped Brsplsat
listtuoe Salad with Cream Cheeee
, Pineapple ice Chocolate Cake
v., Coffee .i , (i i '
1 vi' ; ! i r stippaa "v r ' ' '
,i. Welsh Babbit - . 1 1 ...
SUced Oranges Cooetnnt OaKf ' .
J.' , v , ( , , ' Tea , ,j t k , ,
' " Oatmsal WltU Cheess - . "'
Two cupful of oatmeal, 1 eupful of i
r-ated cheese, 1 taMeapooaful of putter,
level teaenoonfui ot aaK ,
Cook the oatmeal as usual. Shortly1
before serving, stir In - the butter and
add the cheese, and etir until the cheeee '
Le melted and thoroughly blended with ,
the cereal. This can.be eaten with
PSTGH
ink followed all dlet-and they wer
gradually starving, tu no nourish-
ment could be retained to combat the
disease. All sorts of. dainties were
prepared for them, such as creamed
chicken, fresh eggs, delicious broths
sma ine numesi cusiaras. out nom-
.ingr could be found that" would not
cause nausea. At last the staff doc
tor said: "We can do, nothing more
for -them." The girls, one Irish, the
other Jewish, had , been constantly
begging for edibles not In any hos
pital dietary, such as Irish stew,
kosher soup and so on, the requests
being laid to delirium. Finally, a lit
tle nurse thought to herself, "These
girls come from tho slums, and have
eaten the coarsest of foods all their
Uvea ' The Irish girl cannot digest
her food because she does not know1
' what It Is and Is afraid of It the Jew
ess, because It Is not of her religion.".
Realising , that the condition waa
; wholly due to the Influence of habit,
the nurse went to the doctor, with
' her Idea. "It Is. the psychology of
food," she said. , "Why not give them
what they like, for now nothing can
' make them, worse." When the trays
of familiar food appeared, life sprang
to their eyes, the bowls were drained
to the drega. , nausea disappeared,
temperature dropped, and, after three .
. months of such diet, they were dls- r
charged as "arrested cases."
That food Is
most digestible to
which the indi
vidual Is. accus
tomed, ' and . to
possess ' a wide
"repertoire" 1 o f
foods, a., child
should be taught
from babyhood to
eat everything set
before him. The
reason that chll
ehtldren refuse so
many foods la be-
- cause they happen
to dislike the
"looks," not be
cause they dislike
the taste. A girl
.always refused
olives. One night at boarding school,
' a midnight spread waa held in the dark,
and a friend popped an olive Into her
mouth. "What's that?" she said. "I like
Mi give me another." We are all fa
miliar with the disagreeable child vis
itor who will not eat potatoes or eggs
or lettuce or ; something elsa The -trouble
does not lie with, the child,
but with the unthinking parent, who
allow a mere whim to limit the
child's food supply. . ' v
" In overcoming such conditions there
Is no better, method than suggestion.
Sometimes a child can be coaxed to
eat by calling attention to the pretty
color, relating a little of the history
or even by serving . the food In an
unusual dish. Again, a Subterfuge
may be used. ' A certain family re-'
fused to eat gingerbread, so, Anally.
Instead of baking It In a square loaf, ;
the mother cooked it In a round pan
and cut It Into pie-shaped pieces. Vne
' children ate It with avidity, and call
ed for mora A -prejudiced boy" of 11
announced to. his host that he did "not
like mutton," "Very well, Tom," an-'
swered the keen man, , "I will . give
you a piece of beef from the end of
the leg," and he proceeded to place
a out of mutton upon the boy's plate.
Tom , ate and liked It" finally being
told that he had eaten mutton. A
' subterfuge of this! type should be a
. last resort the truth always being
explained to the child,, else he will
cream. w, hotter stfH, Wtth mMlc, but.
neither le necessary. It oonetltutes an.
extremely nourishing dish and one which
is ' found palatable . by those who like
r cheese. A better accompaniment than,
milk or cream Is the dried fruit men-.
Cloned in the bill-of-fare. ,j '
',' Bettered Parsnips or Carrots
'A satisfactory way to cook parsnlpe
or carrota is to out - them Into small;
I pieces and to boll them in butter and
i water till they are soft and he water
' haa evaporated. -The parsnips should
; be oooked until they are a i delicate
brown throughout Care should be tak
. en not to break the pieces and destroy
their shape. The carrots should be
served with a little chopped parsley. '
Mutton, Soup - ' , ' ;
Four pounds mutton from the neck,
: t quarts cold water, carrots, a tur
. , trips,. 1 small cabbage or part of a larger
cabbage, 1 stalk oelery. few sorigs pars-
- ley. 1 medium-sized onion, I cloves, 1
prig thyme, 1 sprig marjoram, I table
spoons salt. i , x
Wipe the meat carefully, out Into
- small pleoes . and cover with tfhe water.
Bring very slowly to the boiling point
. and skim. Add the vegetables cut into '
small pleoes and other seasoning, and '
cook slowly tor three hours. alraln.
cool and remove the ffex. Berva either
clear, wtth rice, pr with the vegetahlea
flnelychopped.;,,, ; ;;.f-.
CocoanutBnns ' .
Scald and cool-1 cud tf iruik. add U
yeast cake dissolved In cup of water,
1-t cup of sugar.and flour enough to saake
a soft sponge. When Hghtr add 1-8 oup -ot
butter, I beaten yolk, 1 cup of fresh- ..
ly grated coooanut, teaspoon of salt'
and flour enough to make a eoft dough.-.
Allow this mixture to rise, and when ,
light - form into small buns and plaoe
them near together In a greased pan. '
lot them rise again and bake them. ,
Brush them over with" egg white and
sift upon them a little sugar and eoeoa
out , ; n , '("i ,h ' (
', . Bagout of Jtattbtft ' -'
"; One amall rabbit, pound of bacon, '
tablespponful of flour, l dessertspoon
ful of chopped parsley, 1 onions,
1 carrot, X tomatoes, 1 pint of water,
salt and pepper, fried croutons ot bread.
Cut the rabbit into amall pieces: wash
and wipe them with a doth; Cut tho
bacon into small pieces and fry them
to a brown color quickly in a sauce- .
pan Turn tha-ibaoon on to a plate,
leaving the Cat la, the saucepan, 2i.
O LO
" . . . " , , 'it,'
.lost confidence and refuse to try any
sew dish.
To quote an old French proverb, "The
eye does half the eating," This is the
reason that a well-set table, clean cloth
and carefully prepared and garnished
' foods have so great an effect upon the
appetite. Every one la familiar with the
experience of early childhood, when
even the "sight" of a striped stick of
candy would cause "the mouth to ;
water"! A man Is but a grown-up child,
and the greatest of aids to appetite la
the sight of appe- . , ' "
Using food. This Is
" especially empha
sized in cases of
' lllnesa ' The pa-
tient will often re-'
fuse to eat a
" carelessly ' served .
meal, while a
dainty tray, ac
companied by a
flower or some
. d 1 1 1 1 a surprise,
' will bring about a
vigorous appetlte.;
. : Money 1 expended
In pretty , dishes, '
' attractive linen,
well - designed,
glass and silver is
money well , In
vested, for they all
contribute to the
hospitable appear-
, ance of a well-set
table, and are,
therefore, fundamental to digestion. -
Human nature runs to extremes, and
Instead of requiring stimulation, the ap
petite may need limitation, an suflb
cases the meals should fee planned to '
give an appearance of abundance, and
yet limit the quantity of food. An ever
hungry man was recovering from a
fever, and although allowed three eggs
r
T 14 not always the expensive uten
sil that makes kitchen; efficiency
possible, the commonest little 'arti
cles often being of greatest assistance i
at the same time they are easy to
use, necessitating but little cleaning
and costing next to nothing.
Probably there is no single artlole
of such use to the housewife as "a
. piece ot paper or a paper bag. From
the humble, newspaper to the fresh
rolls of waxed paper In the sfhops, It
is an indispensable adjunct to the
dainty kitchen. . Often . the task of
cleaning chloken or game Is magni
fied by the thought of a messy mold-'
lng board. If several folds of news
paper are laid upon It the cleaning
.-may be quickly accomplished, the
first layer with the entralla being
qulokly disposed of, while the second
and third can be rolled up and put
out of sight as soon as soiled. When
the cleaning has been done, pleoes of
the paper may be rolled up, lighted
and used, to singe the1 birds. If rolled
fairly , tight one or two rolls will be
sufficient to cover the whole fowl a
much more satisfactory method than
the old one of singeing over the Are.
After the singeing haa been done, the.
bird la usually ' washed and then
drained. It may then be dried upon
. several folds of brown paper, and the
stuffing and trussing be done in the
same place. In this way there can be
no muss. Fish, also, may be cleaned
on papers, and it boning Is to be done
there is no better working surface.
Much of the dislike of cleaning fish
hinges on the muse that Is created,
while If it can fee quickly removed, all
THREE GEEAT KITCHEN HELPS -:
FROM AN
i; and quarter the ontone, fry them in the
fat and put them with the bacon. Toss
the pleoes of rabbit in the flour and fry
them quickly in the saucepan. . to a
rown color, adding some more fat if
there is not euffleient left1 from the
bacon. Add trne water and stir ntll if
bolls. Return the bacon and ouione to
the pan with the carrota and the toma- -
toes cut Into ' siloes. ILet all simmer
gently until the rabbit la quite tender
(about an hour) and season with pepper
and salt. , Serve on a flat dish gar :
nlshedT with fried croutons of bread. ; ' .
' Boiled Mutton With. Oyster Saucs
. Four pounds mutton from the shoul
der, 1 pint oysters, 1 onion, salt. Bone :
the mutton and stuff with half , the ;
oysters, or make a gash In the meat ;
near the bone and Insert half the oys-,
ters" and tie into shapa Half cover
the meat '-with water,, and cooe In a
closely covered dish with the onion .'
for two- hours. With the remaining
oysters make the following sauce; ,
;' . Oyster Sauca r . 'V'
. Two tablespoons butter or mutton
fat, 1 tablespoon flour, y, pint oysters, ''
: H cup of the liquid in which the mut- .
ton has been boiled. Drain the oys-
ters and heat' and strain the liquor,
Washthe oysters, add them to the,
hot oyster liquor and cook until they
are plump. Remove the oysters and
' iSthL mrS -ifiJl -t hm.,UrM'
'JSy
Jfl"nythe oyster., and the sea-
Keep tnem warm. Melt the nutter,
Inaa
' ,'. cneese ioat , v - . ;
. One eup dried coW peas, pound of
; grated : cheese, Ibreadcrumbs and
salt oak the "peas overnight, wash
them- and put them through a meat -grinder.
Add the cheese and sufficient
breadcrumbs . to 1 make the mixture
stiff enough to be formed into a roll.
Season. Bake In a moderate oven, .
basting occasionally with butter and
water. . Serve with tomato sauoe.
; Snowballs "With. Orange Bauce
One-half cup butter, 1 cup sugar. 4a
eup milk, 2V4 cups flour, t teaspoons .
baking powder,- whltee of e- eggs.
Follow , the usual rule - for mixing
butter cakes and gteam the dough l,
buttered cups. , ,
' -. Orange iBauos '
Whites of g eggs. 1 cap powdered
sugar, Juice and rind ot I oranges,
Juice of 1 lemon. Beat the- whites'
until stiff, add the sugar gradually.
I.nd continue to beat- Add the flavor-,:
.. oge, s- j- . ,t , I ,,- .
Qip
at noon, clamored constantly for mora
finally his nurse prepared a three-egg ,
omelet of the puffy variety" that was
so big It covered a dinner plate! The '
man ate one-third of It saying. "Tou
have given ma too much today; that's
enough for three folks" A quarter ot a -pound
of cheese Is equal in nutritive
value to half a pound of cooked beef,
'yet few would consider t sufficient' for '
a meal. If made into a souffle, com-
blned with lettuce, served (a a; soup,'
prepared as a rarebit or served au .
gratia with'' potatoes. It would satisfy,
because It "looked enough." This prtn
ctple Is being recognized to such, extent )
by medical schools that it Is now form-"
lag the basis of many cure for obesity.
There Is also a certain amount of satis
faction resulting from a wide range of
foods, A dinner comprising many dishes
with small amounts served at a course
Is more gratifying than many times the .
quantity of one or two kinds of food,
partially because a longer time i spent
at the table, but primarily because the
body finds In variety all elements neoes- -sary
to nutriment - .- ' '
i foods that 'look good" appeal to the
palate. Uhis forms the basis for the use
of artMdal coloring In foods, and is '
even yet a lure to the corner (bakery. 1
' There is an old story told of a farmer
who heard that a horse could live on c
any food, provided he did not - know '
what he waa eating. Co he adjusted a
pair of green goggles to the animal's '
eyes and fed him on shavlnga' The tra '' '
suspecting horse ate them day after day .
until finally he grew sd weak that tie
died! OToods from, the ordinary bakery
are as shavings to the human stomach,
and would not be credited In any Ameri
can . home save for the psychological ?
green goggles that enshroud the gaudy
decorations in delldousness. and appeal ,
to the palate to the cost of health and r
podketbook.
; aistaste disappearsf . After meat - or
fish has been washed for the last
time, however, newspaper should not
fee used next to IV because of the Ink,.
ta piece of manlla paper being substl-,
tuted Instead.
, Whereas, the paper wrapping of
bundles may be used In many ways,
they should never be used when they
are , to come In direct contact with
food. In . lining cakepans, ' for In- '
stance, there is nothing so acceptable
as a fresh piece- of manUajeaper. Jt
Is an excellent plan to keep in the,
pantry a box of papers cut to lit the.
'various pana These may be kept to
gether with' dips or rubber banda
Then a lining la always ready,' and It
Is never necessary, to leave the cake
at a critical moment to prepare one.
It takes no moretlme to cut a doaen
linings than It does one it the kitch
en soissors are used. Another little
help, consists of small squares ot
paper out for oiling tlna The pastry
brush has a mission, but most women
prefer to oil their pans with the tra- ,
: dltlonary bit of paper. Marry pre- -
- clous moment is lost In searching, the
paper finally being torn : from, any
.nearby bag trt- package. If a-box or
basketful is hung on a hook close by
the cooking tabla these bits of paper ,
are always at hand and the kinder
garten baby loves to cut them.
The dishwashing alone consumes av,
large part ot the housewife's time,
while If she could only learn to re
duce the' number ' of dishes, she could
gain considerable leisure for- other -.
things. Again, the friendly - piece of ,
f aper comes to her aid. In baking,
t Is usually customary to sift the '
flour and measure out the sugar Into
bowls; if a smooth piece of manlla
paper is used Instead, It will not only -save
many a dish, but It is more con
venlent. These papers may be used
again and again, and If tucked away
within reach of the kitchen cabinet
are always ready, The housewife
frequently pares her : potatoes and
other vegetables Into a clean pan or
the sink. In the former case she has .
the pan , to wash,- in the latter the
sink to clean, while if she sits down,
a newspaper In her lap, it will hold "?
' all the parlnga The problem of the
: frying kettle and other ' greasy - uten
alls makes dishwashing a horror to
many women. If the utensils ' are
wiped out with a awalf of paper, a
latvo part of the grease Is absorbed
: and the dishwashing greatly simpli
fied. It is an easy matter to .wash
the dishes, scald them and leave them
to drain dry if one has a , special j
drainer and a sink large enouah to
hold It In case one has not thick '
folds . of newspaper may be spread
upon the table or set tubs, and the :
a dishes scalded and packed one by one
upon the papers to drain. A country
housekeeper owes her daily nap -and
recovered health to this simple ar
rangement. In cleaning milk or other
, bottles, bits of newspaper, ' with a
: - good ' soap solution and a Vigorous
shakings, will usually accomplish
' quick results. ' Again, the garbage --
can may be kept sweet and cleas. if
lined with paper eaoh day after emp- - '
tying. 'If this Is done, two br three
scaldlngs a week -will keep it sani-
tary, s . -, ,
Fried , foods disagree with - man
'' because) they are Improperly drained.
A generous piece , of' manlla paper, '
' crumpled Into little ridgee, acts as an
" efficient drain . to all craquettS
' doughnuta fritters and bacon. If the
i. fritters are laid flat the same effect
ls not brought about, because in that
0Ml Prt ot th 00a drained...,
fiTZn. ownV "a "earn ch?" But J.
again the sheet ' of paper. In this
case ft should be large enough to -extend
.several Inches beyond the -bowl.
In the center It should be slit
In the shape ot a Maltese cross, to .
J SATISFIED AND STUBBORN
fTiHB housewife who Is satisfied with the methods of work enforced in
I , her homei smiles her oontempt of anything new In domestic science,
i A ' - la In danger of losing In the race. There Is a little maxim used In.
many business offices that runs like this: , Satisfaction meana stagnation.
-:- Are you too satisfied? " - 4 4 1 1 " " ' '
"The People's Institute alms to counteract too much satisfaction. It
presents the best way to do things, which Is frequently' a better way than
the one that has been satisfactory to you for years. 1 ,
f Try this page every week. Watch the homo Improve, 1 ' -
'' Next week there will be a discussion on the staff of life. -Miss Anna
Barrows, lecturer on domestic scienee, of Columbia University, will en
lighten readers about the everyday article. - '''.''
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' Ko duty of the
. housewife Is so
important as the
planning of diet
and probably,
1 there is no other
phase of home
eoonomioe to
Which psychology
' can be so directly
applied. While
' displaying1 his
' laboratories' ''to a
.visitor, 'Mr, Edi-'
..son designated a
; row of shelves oc
cupying one aide
of a large room;
"These," be said,
"contain our 999
failures," "Doesn't
it make you dis
couraged to look
at them?" asked
the visitor. replied "Edison, "for '
they represent m things not to do.'-'
A satisfactory ration In the home is
always the result of experiment but
If the relation of psychology to food -Is
kept' constantly. In mind, a well- -'
nourished family will be the reward.
' The kaewleage that one Is eating
palatable and wholesome food' will
often stimulate the digestive organs -to
a more vigorous action, the . effect
being nearly always magical in its
i production ajf merriment and good ,
wilt This accounts. for the pnjrcho-- .
logical miracle of the man without a i.
cent In his pocket who, after a full -meal,
could conquer the world. Good ;
fellowship is the Inevitable result of
a meal eaten In a congenial environ-
ment and , Just as the after-dinner .
speech has been the expression of con
tentment for generations, geniality, tol- .
eranoo and a wider sympathy will
follow the light-hearted meal ot the
home. j , . , , r
permit the Insertion of the egg beat-
er, set over the bowl, and the cream
may be whipped without danger of spat
taring the best dresa This same meth- -od
la of use in beating fruit whips
or aalad dressings or custards that '
. have curdledf 4
Ordinary brown paper bags are useful '
, tor drying bread and vegeUbles (like , '
celery tips), keeping them from dust
and genua They may also fee put over 1
the mouth of the food chopper when
grinding crackers or dry bread, collect- '.
' lng the crumbs as fast as they fall from i.
. the knife and preventing scattering over .
the floor or table. - - : , -A
pair of scissors ia an efficient utensil ;
that ia found In but tew kltchena ' IFor
ordinary use a medlum-elred pair of
good steel will answer ; all purposes. '.
There are many processes in the prepa
ration at food, difficult to perform with a -knife,
which 'are made easy by the
scissors. When' bacon comes front the
market ready sliced, a pair of sharp
scissors wilt quickly remove the rind. It -
. is almost Impossible to remove the bones .
: from the flesh of a fish, yet the task will '
be lessened toy half through the skillful
. manipulation of a pair of sharp scissors.
-When a chicken or fowl has been dress- t''
ed and is to be cut up for fricassee, the
disjointing can fee quickly accomplished
fey the same meana without danger of
f splintered bones. Xobster salad ia '
' usually the signal tor the hammer, ice '
pick and all of the murderous tools in
, the kitchen, whUe, If it is not too faardV
. a 'Stout pair of scissors will do the work .
Without mutilating the lobster's flesh -and
incidentally, one'e temper!
' In the preparation of vegetables they
; are indispensable for clipping the scales
from asparagus, cutting up vegetables
- for the salad, trimming the brown edgea
from lettuce and mincing parsley and
. mint an shredding lettuce, peppers or ,
- other salad plants they - are much more -satisfactory
than a knife, because they
. do not (bruise the leaves. iBven in baking '
the scissors occupy a definite placet a
"snip" and the biscuit dough Is quickly
apportioned: a quick cut and the drop
. cooky falls Into place on the baking ,
sheet : fancy wafer shapes may fee
quickly cut out either with or without -the
use of a cardboard Betters, wh 11
the edges ot pie crust may be quickly
trimmed.- tin cutting up angelica, citron
and other cake trimmings, nothing takes
-the place of scissors, while for stoning
dates and seeding raisins they are in
valuable. , , , . ,
' - When grapefruit or oranges are to be
Served halved, .the pulp may be quickly
' clipped and the tough membrane loosen
ed by the scissors, while they greatly
.lessen the work of separating clusters
rot grapes or ralslna If two pairs can
be afforded, the second pair may fee of
the curved, surgical variety, which is
s better adapted to the preparation of
fruit. If the children are te use them,
to cut up paper cakepaa linings, little
squares of cheesecloth for coffee bags,
: etc., a blunt pair should be provided.
Ordinary rubber bands are of great
help and may be supplied at a very
small cost They may fee obtained In
v assorted sires at 6 cents up ber box, and
once used the housewife will never bo
without them. In the preparation f '"
the picnic luncKeon, they sure indlspen-
saWe for fastening the waxed paper
around sandwiches, cakes and! fruit,
securing the packages of sugar and salt , -against
accident etc In the kitchen1
and pantry their use is manifold: Clean- -ed
celery stalks may be bunched up by
a rubber band ready tor the ice box,
asparagus may be fastened in bundles
1 for cooking by another, the waxed paper
may do securea arouna oreaq, ine tops "
of flour bags and sacks may be fasten- ;
ed, cereal and feoofcy boxes closed and '
made dustproof, envelopes of . cooking
recipes sealed, paper napkins' and waxed ,
paper rolled and kept in small space la
nearly every kitchen, the rubber band '.
may be substituted tor the erver-vanlih-ing
bit of string!
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