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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
In the Home - Fashions - Household Hints - Recipes
LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING.
DELLA PHILLIPS, of Balboa, Cal,
i an expert on light housekeeping.
She says:
"Having 'light-housekeeped' in vari
ous places in California, often with
limited facilities at my command, and
knowing there are many women doing
likewise, I thought perhaps tome of
my experiences might be helpful. In
meet instances the stoves provided for
cooking were either oil or gas without
ovens; and when in the eonrse of time
the desire for some home-made bread or
cake assailed me, I east abont for some
means of gratifying it It was then
that I discovered the manifold use of a
common briek. I found that this brick,
placed over one of the holes of the gas
plate, would bake potatoes beautifully
if they were put on top of it and cov
ered with a pan or pail large enough
to slip down over the brick. On this
same briek I baked corn bread, putting
it U a shallow granito pan, and cover
ing it as I did the potatoes. It soon
baked through thoroughly, but was not
brown on top, so I removed the cover
ing, placed a greased pie tin over the
top a plate will do and inverted the
bread until it was brown on the top
side. The bread was really quite good.
I even baked biscuits in this way, and
though not quite so good as if baked in
an oven, they were a welcome relief
from a long siege of baker's stuff. I
found that I must bo careful not to
have the gas burner too hot.
"I tave also baked all of the above
mentioned articles and eveu cake on an
oil heater, dispensing with the briek
whieh is necessary when using gas be
cause of its greater heat and using
the covering previonsly mentioned.
Cake dough, made thinner and less rich
than ordinary dough, can be baked
exactly as griddle cakes, and becomes
quite light and fluffy. The pan should
not be as hot as for ordinary griddle
cakes. Bueh cakes are very good if
eaten Immediately.
Household Hints
The Cleansing Problem.
AFOBMTJLA for cleaning ordinary
brassware is half an ounce' of
starch, six ounces of rottenstone,
one ounce of sweet oil and one ounee
of oxaUe acid. Mix into a paste with
water.
All kinds of nickel ean be kept in
good condition by using a mixture of
equal quantities of aleobol and liquid
ammonia, stirring in whiting to the
consistency of exeam.
Alcohol applied to gilt frames will
freshen them, and oil paintings may be
safely washed with warm water.
Marble should be wiped off with a
tag moistened with kerosene. If stained,
apply a cream made by mixing together
one ounce each of common soda, pumice
stone and fine salt, afterward washing
off the salt water.
Piano keys sbonld be wiped with a
damp cloth. An application of spirits of
turpentine will tend to whiten them.
The Screened Farmhouse Porch.
The large screened porch which con
nects with the kitchen is almost indis
pensable now that its advantages are
better known. If large enough it may
be divided into apartments where wash
ing and ironing may be done, where
most of the meals may be served dur
ing the summer months, a sleeping
porch, sitting porch, a porch for stor
ing perishable food as butter, milk,
meat and many other things. Screened
apartments are becoming more and
more common in both eity and county.
To Seal Bottles.
Bottles may be securely sealed in the
following manner: Melt together a
quarter of a pound of sealing wax, the
same quantity of rosin and two ounces
of beeswax. When the mixture froths,
stir it with a tallow eandle. As soon as
each ingredient U melted, dip the tops
of the corked bottles in the mixture. It
. will completely exclude the air.
To Make a High Chair.
To make a dining-room chair higher
for a child, a simple way is to serew
four door hampers into the legs of an
ordinary chair. This Is a good idea
when a child is too big for a high
chair, bnt not big enough for the usual
Fashion Talks By May Manton
AN UP-TO-DATE BATHING SUIT.
BAUUINU' SU11S Bi-
ways f o 1 1 o w the J' ,
general trend .
of fashions and this
summer there must be
some sort of flare over
the hips if they are to
be truly smart This one
is designed for small
women as well as for
young girls and is made
with flounces that pro
duce the needed effect
while they do not add
any considerable weight.
The raglan sleeves are
new also and thorough
ly comfortable, alto
gether the suit is an ex
tremely practical one as
well as in the height of
style. In the picture it
is made from silk Berge
and the silks that are
especially made for salt
water use are the fav
orite materials and most
satisfactory ones, but
there aro always such
stand-byes as mohair
and light weight serge
to be depended upon.
Quiet, conservative col
ors, sueh as black, dark
blue and brown, are apt
to be tho favorite ones,
but this Bummer the pre
vailing note of bright
color frequently is found
in the trimming. In this
instanee the suit is
blacck and the trim
ming portions are tango
yellow banded with
black and tho trim
of a three-piece skirt
and a blouse that are
joined one to the other
and, if the flounces are
not wanted, the plain
skirt ean be used. There
are separate bloomers
that are shapely and
well fitting.
For the 16 year size,
the suit will require ii
yards of material 27, SJ
yards 36, 2i yards 44
inches wide, with S of a
yard 27 inches wide for
the trimming, 10 yards
of braid, 3 yards 27, 2J
yards 36 or 44 inches
wide for bloomers.
Design by May Manton.
8261 Bathing Suit for Misses and Small Women,
14, 16 and 18 Years.
The May Manton pattern of the suit 8261 is cut in sizes for 14, 16 and
18 years. It will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this
paper, on reeeipt of ten cents.
ehair in the dining-room. If the bump
ers are stained like the ehair frame
they will not be noticeable.
Choice of Kitchen Utensils.
Selection of kitchen utensils is large
ly a matter of taste. The very best of
enameled 'ware will chip. But an ar
ray of pans, double boilers, a pint cup,
kettles and cookers all in blue certainly
make an attractive vitchen. Then there
is a green and white ware, an inexpen
sive gray enamel and aluminum. The
latter has been found satisfactory, even
though it is a bit more costly.
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To Pack China,
When moving, a new way to tacit
china that is valuable, as well as deli
cate, is to wrap each piece carefully in
paraffin paper and sink it in the flour.
barrel. A delicate piece ol Wcdgewood
china and a piece of valuable statuary
were paeked in this way and neither
pieeo was injured. Of course, the flour
barrel must be reasonably lull or. Hour,
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Taking Ink Out of a Eng. ,
Tou should wipe up the ink with a
damp cloth, using buttermilk imme
diately after. If this was not done at
first, tho best thing to do is to scrub
with a fine brush and ivory Boap. Then
put about three tablespoonfuls of
ammonia in a pint of luke warm water
and was tho spot clean. When dry,
the rug will be as bright at tver.
To Avoid Molding.
Warm bread or cake, and in fact,
warm food of any kind, should never
be put away in a covered tin or dish.
The steam makes molding certain.
Vegetables become soggy and unfit for
food when treated in this manner.
Wash Vegetables In Salt Water.
By washing vegetables in salt water
all bugs, worms or insects of any kind
come to the top. It is especially well
to do this in washing greens, lettuce,
celery, cabbage, etc,, as they so often
have insects or worms almost the same
color, which are bard to see.
When Steaming Potatoes.
When steaming potatoes put a cloth
over them before putting tho lid on.
They will take much less time to eook
and be much more mealy when done
in the ordinary way.
He was poorly clad and dirty a
tramp in appearanee and his com
panion was of tho same stamp. His
companion was reading a piece of news
paper, and now and then leaned forward
to comment on the news. "What do you
think of thieT Feller drowned in a
beer vat in Milwaukee yesterday I " The
other rolled his eyes and said: "Oh,
death, where is thy sting 1"
A hot wnter platter is s boon to the home
wife whose "mi folks" an frequently lata
in tinner,
Recipes
Omelet With Curry.
BEAK eight fresh eggs into a bowl,
add two tablespoonfuls of milk,
half a teaspoonful of salt, half a
teaspoonful of curry powder and two
i<HnoonfuIs of pepper. Sharply beat
up with fork two minutes. Heat a
tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan
drop in eggs, briskly stir with fork two
minutes, let rest half a minute, fold up
two opposite sides and serve hot.
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Breakfast Bread.
Boil a pint of milk and with this and
two-thirds of a cake of compressed
yeast make a rising. When light, mix in
one small cupful of sugar and two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter or pure,
lard. Work in just enough flour so
that yon can handle the dough, flour
fh pastry board well, roll out tha
dough to a thiekness of not more than
half an inch, and lay it into two good-
sized pans. Make dents in the dough
with the finger tips, say six to eacn
loaf of bread. Drop a bit of butter into
each dent, and sift sugar and einna.
mon over the whole, in the proportion
of a tablespoonful of sugar to a tea
spoonful of cinnamon. Let this rise
second time, and when light, bake in
quick oven fifteen or twenty minutes,
Norwegian Prune Pudding.
One-half pound prunes, two ecups eold
water, one eup sugar, one-inch pie
stick cinnamon, one-third eup boiling
water, one-third cup cornstarch, on
tablespoon lemon juice.
Pick over and wash prunes, then soak
one hour in cold water, and boil until
soft; remove stones, obtain meat from
stones and add to prunes. Then add
sugar, cinnamon, boiling water and sim
mer ten minutes. Dilute cornstarch with
enough cold water to pour easily, add
to prune mixture and eook fivo mm.
utes. Remove cinnamon, mold, the
chill and serve with cream,
Cream Puffs.
One eup boiling water, one-half eup
melted butter, boiled together. Whil
boiling stir in one heaping cup of flour.
As soon as it eools add four well-beatea
eggs. Bake in greased gem pans im
moderately hot oven about forty-fir;
minutes.
Cream for Filling One and one-hall
pints milk heated to a boiling point ia
double boiler. Add one cup sugar, tw
tablespoons cornstarch and two egg
beaten together. Cook until it thickens.
Yon might flavor the cream with va
nilla or lemon.
Stale Bread Left-Oven.
There is always great waste in bread
as well. Stale bread can always be
utilized It may be dried out thorough
ly in the oven and then crushed to
powder for breading croquettes or veal
chops or cutlets. Or else it may be soak
ed in milk and used for pudding.
It is all these little economics which'
tend to reduce the cost of living and
make the business side of the kitchen
a profitable instead of an extravagant
part of household management
Date Cake.
One cupful sugar, one large teaspoon
ful butter. Cream sugar and butter,
then sift two cupfuls flour, one tea-
spoonful baking soda, one teaspoonful
cloves and one teaspoonful einnamon toi
gether three times and add to sugar and
butter with one cupful sour milk. Then
add twenty walnuts and one-half pound .
bake in loaf pan in slow oven for about
forty minutes.
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Baked Indian Pudding.
Boil one pint of milk. Pour it grado
ally on a teacup of Indian meal, stirring
all the time. Cool it. Add three eggs,
beaten very light, one tablespoonful of
flour, half a eup of sugar, half a tea
spoonful of einnamon, a little salt and
one pint of cold milk.
Bake one and a half hours in a but
tered dish. Serve hot, with hard saue,
To Prevent Fat From Sputtering.
To prevent fat from spattering, whea
frying eggs or bacon, put a pinch ol
flour in the fat this helps to keep
the stove clean and save you many a
burn from the bet fat.