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LIGE IT HOUSEKEEPING.
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is an expert i light housekeeping.
She save:
“ H aving ‘ light housekeeped ’ in v an
ous places in California, often with
AN UP-TO DATE BATHING SUIT.
lim ited facilities at my command, and
knowing there are many women doing ,
A T ill NO W its al­ / ’ X ,
likew ise, I thought perhaps some of |
ways f o l l o w the
my experiences might be helpful. In
g e n e r a l tr e n d
most instances the stoves provided for of f” gbl0ns and this
cooking were either oil or gas without gnmmcr thpro mlJst be
ovens; and when in the cou’se of tiniel m(> gort of flare 0Ter
the desire for some home-made bread or tb# bj
jf tbey aro to
cake assailed me, 1 east about for some
t * 8raart Tbig one
means of gratifying it. It was then L
dcgi
d for small
that I discovered the manifold use of a womeu ag weI1
for
common brick. I found that this b n ck ,
gir]g and ig made
placed over one o f the holes of the gas witb floiinee8 that pro.
plate, would bake potatoes beautifully K , the ncedod e{feft
i f they were put on top of it and eov- whiJe they do not add
e n d with a pan or pail large enough
e0Qsiderable weight,
to slip down over the brick. On this Thg
, an gleevss are
same brick I baked corn bread, putting new
and thoroilgh
it in a shallow gramto pan, and cover-
coraf ortable, altho-
ing it as I did the potatoes. It soon * hpr th<j gujt ig an ex
baked through thoroughly, but was not ’remcI practical one as
brown on top, so I removed the cover- we], £ in thp beight of
ing, placed a greased pic tin over the
Jn U e piclure it
top— a plate will d o -a n d inverted the L made froDl Silk Kerge
bread until it was brown on the to p i „d th(? giJkg that are
side. The bread was really quite good^
fia ll nlade for sa)t
I even baked biscuits in this way, and w^ter ug<? ar(> tfap fa v .
though not quite so good as if baked in |
m atcria.g and nl()8t
an oven, th ey were a welcome relief I t .sf(M;tory oneg> but
from a long siege of b a k e r s stuff. I
are a)wsyg gU(.h
found that I must be careful not »<> rtand hvP, ag nl0hair
have tho pas burner too hot.
1 and light w eight serge
“ I Lave also baked all o f the above to be depended upon.
mentioned articles and eveu cake on an Quiet, conservative col­
oil heater, dispensing with the brick— ors, such as black, dark
which is necessary when using gas be .
brQWn arg apt
cause of its greater h e a t-a n d using I
tfao favorit„ oneg>
the covering previously
but tllia Bumnit.r the pre
Cake dough, made thinner and less rich
no(e o f b n gl,t
than ordinary dough can be b a k cl
ff
Uy ¡g found
exactly as griddle cakes^ and becomes I
triniming. In this
quite light and flu ffy . The pan should I instance tho s u i t is
not be as hot as for ordinary griddle blacck and the trim­
cakes. Such eakes are very good if ming portions are tango
eaten immediately
y e l l o w banded with
black and the trim-
o f a three-piece skirt
and a blouse that are
joined one to the other
The Cleansing Problem.
'and if t he flonnees are
FOKMUXA for cleaning ordinary I
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p|ain
brassware is half an ounce 0
fce ug(i<] There
starch, six ounces o ro n.
, ar0 separate bloomers
one ounce of sw eet oil and one ounce !
shapely and
of oxalic acid. Mix into a paste with
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Omelet W ith Curry.
BEA K eight fresh eggs into a bowl,
add two tablespoonfuls of milk,
half a teaspoonful of salt, half a
teaspoonful of curry powder and two
■altapooafuls of pepper. S haq ly beat
np 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
ono small cupful of sugar and two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter or pure
lard. Work in just enough flour so
that you can handle tho dough, flout
(he pastry board well, roll out the
dough to a thickness 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 eaeh
loaf of bread. Drop a bit of butter into
each dent, and sift sugar and einna.
men over the whole, in the proportion
of a tablespounful of sugar to a ten-
spoonful of cinnamon. Let this rise a
second time, and when light, bake in a
quick oven fifteen or twenty m inutes
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Norwegian Prime Pudding.
One half pound prunes, two ccups cold
water, one cup sugar, one meh piee«
stick cinnamon, one third cup boiling
water, one third cup cornstarch, o n a
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 cook fiv e min­
utes. Remove cinnamon, mold, the«
chill and servo with cream.
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Cream Puffs.
One cup b o il in g water, o n elia lf cup
melted butter, boiled together. WhU«
boiling stir in ‘"'C l e a p i n g ‘ up ..f flour.
As soon as it cools add four well beate«
eggs. Bake in greased gem pans
moderately hot oven about forty fiv*
minutes.
Cronm for Filling—One and one hull
water.
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For the 16 year size,
All kinds of nickel ean be kept in i
wiH requir# 4J
pints milk heated to a boiling point in
good condition by using a
yards of material 27, 31
double boiler. Add one cup sugar, two
equal quantities of aleobol and liq i d -
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tablespoon« cornstarch and two egg«
ammonia, stirring in w hiting to the
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beaten together. Cook until it thicken*
consistency of eream.
d 27 infbes wjde f or
You might flavor tho cream with va­
Alcohol applied to
the trimming, 10 yards
nilla or lemon.
Design by May Manton.
freshen them, and oil paintings may be
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8261 Bathing Suit for Misses and Small Women,
safely washed with warm w o t r
.
2(. or 4< incheB
Stale Bread Left-Over«.
14,
16
and
18
Years.
Marble should he wiped o ff w ith a 7 . ^
b)oomerg
There is always great waste in bread
lizes for
— 14, 16 and as well. Stale bread can always bs
rag moistened w ith kerosene. K stai neo.
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Manton pattern o f the suit 8261 is cut in sizes
Department
apply a cream made by mixing together Jg yearg- j t w,n be mailed to any address by the Fashion
of this utilized. It may be dried out thorough­
one ounce each o f common soda, pumice paper> on receipt o f ten cents,
ly in tho oven and then crushed to ■
atone and fin e salt, atterward w ashing'
powder for breading croquettes or veal
o ff the salt w ater
a | ehair.in the dining room. I f the bump
To Avoid Molding.
chops or cutlets. Or else it may be soak«
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Warm bread or cake, and in fact, ed in milk and used for pudding.
warm food of any kind, should never
It is all these little economics which
turpentine will tend to whiten them, they w ill not be. noticeable.
bo put away in a covered tin or dish tend to reduce the cost of livin g and
The steam makes molding certain. make the business Side of the kitchen
The Screened Farmhouse Porch.
Choice of Kitchen Utensils.
The large screened porch which con
Selection of kitchen utensils is large V egetables become soggy and un fit for a profitable instead of an extravagant
part of household management.
.e e t s with the kitchen is almost ind.s ly a matter o f taste. The very best o f food when treated in this maimer.
now that its advantages are enameled ware w ill chip. But an ar
Wash V egetables in Salt Water.
Date Cake.
pensable n
enough it may ray of pans, double boilers, a pint cup,
By washing vegetables in salt water
v ' T a a ’.n anartments where w L h kettles and cookers all in blue certainly
One cupfnl sugar, one large teaspoons
all bugs, worms or insects of any kind ful butter. Cream sugar and buttery
ing and l o
g
.
rd dur is a green and while ware, an inexprn- eomo to the top. It is especially well then sift two cupfuls flour, one tea­
mos. o
e m(’d months a sleeping sive gray enamel and alumi nuin. The to do this in washing greens, lettuce, spoonful baking soda, one teaspoonful
torchth ’ itrinrpor'-hm0a porch for Her latter ha's been found satisfactory, even celery, cabbage, etc., as they so ofteu cloven and one teaspoonful cinnamon to­
have insects or worms almost the same gether three times and add to sugar and
A b u t t e r , milk, though it i . a b it motw « « tt y .
color, which are hard to see.
butter with ono cupful sour milk. The«
meal and many other things. Screened
add tw enty walnuts and one half pound
When Btea-ilng Potatoes.
apartments are
a^d° 7 0untv
When moving, a new way to pack
bake in loaf pan in slow oven for about
more common in both city and co u n t;. .
¿ , oaMe( „ w ell as deli-
When steaming potatoes put a cloth forty minute*.
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To Real B ottles
eat«, ’’ t0 wrap ea,,h pieee car'‘fuI1-v in over them before putting tho lid on.
To Beat Bottles.
paraffin paper and sink it iu the flour They w ill take mueh less time to cook
Baked Indian Pudding.
Bottle«
e
jt tocrtker B barrel. A delicate piece of Wedgewood and be much more mealy when done
Boil one pint o f milk. Pour it gradai
follow ing manner: M elt together a
I
in the ordinary way.
ally on a teacup of Indian meal, stirring
quarter of a pound of •‘ J
packed’ in this way and neither
all the time. Cool it. Add three eggs,
He was poorly clad and dirty— a beaten very light, ono tableapoonful ol
same
m ix tu « froth« piee* was injured. Of ecu « « , the flour
e f beeswax. When the mixture f r o t . P
reasonably full of flour. tramp in appearance— and his ecru flour, half a eup of sugar, half a tea-
stir it with a tallow candle. As soon ss p arrei m
. . .
panien was of the same stamp.
His spoonful of cinnamon, a little salt and
each ingredient in melted, dip the tops
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companion was reading a pieee of news one pint of cold milk
e f the eorked bottle« in the mixture. It
Taking Ink Out o f a Bug
paper, and now and then leaned forward
Bake one and a half hours in a bnbi
w ill completely « e lu d e the air.
Yon should wipe up the ink with a to comment on the news. “ What do you tered dish. Servo hot, with hard sail Mu
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damp «loth, using butterm ilk imme- think o f th isf Feller drowned in a
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To Make a High Chair.
diately after. I f this was not done at beer vat in Milwaukee yesterd ay!” The
To Prevent F at From Sputtering.
To make a diningroom chair higher first, the best thing to do is to
other rolled his eyes and said: “ Oh,
To prevent fat from spattering, whe«
for a child, a simple way is to screw with a fin e brush and ivory »°*P- Tb®“ death, where is thy sting 1”
frying eggs or bacon, put a pinch e l
four door bumpers into tho legs o f an put about three tablespoon fui s of
fl„ur in the fat. rhis helps to keep
A Ibet w s te r p lo tte r is s bens to tfc. h o e **
ordinary ehair. This is a good idea ammonia in a pint o f luke warm water
tho stove clean and save* you many •
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whose
fo
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fro
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when a child is too big for a high lan d was the spot clean. When dry,
tur« from the hot fak
t 4 io o « .
chair, but not big enough for the usuali tho rug will be as bright as ever.
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