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IIOM E AND FA RM MAGAZINE SECTION
In the Home - Fashions - Household Hints - Recipes
Recipes
Fashion Talks By May Manton
Household Hints
Spiced C urrants.
OI.ISH freshly-w ashed lam p ch im
POUNDS of c u rra n ts , fo u r CHECKED MATERIAL .MAKES PRETTY FROCKS FOR LITTLE GIRLS
neys w ith dry salt.
pounds sugar, one p in t vinegar,
R ub a fresh ly -cu t lem on over in k
CARCELY
any
ma-
tw o tablespoons cinnam on, on"
te ria l m a k e s a Im m ediately a fte r It has been spilled
tablespoon cloves, one tublespoo.i
p re ttie r s c h o o l on carp et. No m a tte r w h a t th e color
b lack pepper. P u t th e spices in a
frock th a n such a blue ; of th e carp et, th is will ta k e o u t th e
bag.
M ash th e c u rra n ts and put
an d w h ite check as th e fresh sta in w ith o u t in ju ry to It.
th em on to boil. A fter cooking a
one illu stra te d . It is
C lean te n n is b alls w ith pipe clay?
few m in u tes stra in o u t th e cu rran t
trim m ed w i t h black Take a cake of pipe clay an d dis-
th ro u g h a colander. Add th e juice
v elvet an d w ith w h ite solve it in ju s t as m uch w a te r as
to th e vinegar, su g a r and spices, let
H e n rie tta c l o t h and it w ill hold. S tir it w ell and ad d
them boil 15 to 20 m in u tes and pour
th e tie an d sash arc a tallow candle, m elted. Mix all to
over th e c u rra n ts.
o t v elvet ribbon, an d 1 g eth er and allow to cool. T hen re
A pple Cat-sup.
a lto g e th e r, it is an ex- move a ll th e d u st from th e te n n is
Peel and q u a rte r a dozen apples.
ceedingly sm a rt little ball by b ru sh in g them w ith a stiff
Stew In a very little w a te r until soft,
costum e, show ing new brush. T ak e a lum p of th e pipe-
th e n ru b th ro u g h sieve. To a q u art
a n d In te re stin g fea- clay m ix tu re and dissolve it in cold
of th e sifted apples add one teacup
tu res. T he long-w aist- w ater to th e consistency of cre am ,
su g a r, one teaspoon pepper, one te a
ed body p o rtio n blouses Apply to th e ten u is b alls w ith a
spoon cloves, one teaspoon m ustard ,
becom ingly o v e r th e sponge.
tw o teaspoons cinnam on and two
bolt an d th e re is a
Rem ove th e odor of food from a
m edium -sized onions, chopped fine.
slig h tly c irc u la r s k irt i wooden chopping bowl by so ak in g
S tir all to g eth er, add one tablespoon
th a t can be trim m ed
bowl in boiling w ate r in w hich
s a lt and h a lf a p int of vinegar. Boil
w ith one, tw o or th ree a R ttle soda is dissolved. A ta b le-
one h o u r and b o ttle w hile hot.
ru ffles. F o r th e school spoonfu i of soda to a gallon of wa-
frock, th is m a te ria l Is ter js th e proportion.
F ig P reserves.
as good as any th a t
A gjrnpje an j excellent way to re
W eigh figs and allow an equal
ra n be th o u g h t of, but move {|j r ty m ark s from a m ackln-
w eight of su g ar. W ash them , cover
th is sam e design could tog]l lg lQ cu t R raw pota to iQ slices
w ith cold w a te r and le t sta n d for 24
be u tilized fo r a m ore an(, ru b R w0], on th e m a rks. Raw
h o u rs, d ra in and drop them Into
d re sse r aftern o o n frock pQtato w i„ algo rvn)Ove mu(i sta in s
boiling w ate r and sim m er u n til te n
m ade of ta ffe ta , crepe from (, ross skir(St ch ild ren 's co ats
der. R e tu rn to th e cold w ate r for
de ch in a o r challis or
nleIl-s tro u aer8 .
tw o days, chan g in g th e w a te r once;
th e n m ake a syrup w ith th e su g ar
w ith o n e -q u a rte r of its bu lk of w a
te r, add fo r every five pounds th e
v e t co llar and cuffs with 8alt fo r m ildew Patches. T he
th in ly pared rin d of a lem on and
T he sim ple silks are m ildewed article should he p u t in th e
o n e -q u a rte r of an ounce of green
fash io n ab le f o r c h il- , sun and th e tre a tm e n t rep eated if it
g in g e r; ad d th e d rain ed figs and
d ren and th ey certain - does "°<- a t firs t 8acc«ed
sim m er for h a lt an hour, th e n bottle
ly m ake a p re tty effect
Raw p o tato juice w ill rem ove
an d seal.
w hile challis, cashm ere stain s from th e h an d s and also from
Q uince J elly .
and H e n rie tta cloth al- woolen fabrics.
P eel, cu t an d core som e fine ripe
ways can be relied up-1 To avoid th e “ rin g ’’ w hich o ften
quinces; p u t in su fficien t cold w ater
on to m ak e handsom e form s aro u n d spots cleaned w ith
to cover and stew gen tly till soft,
fro ck s fo r little girls.
gasoline add a sm all q u an tity of sa lt
b u t n o t red.
S train ju ice w itho u t
F o r th e 12 year size to th e gasoline used in cleaning,
p ressu re, w eigh and to every pound
th e d ress will r e q u ire ' To w hiten hardw ood floors add
of ju ice allow one pound of crushed
6 * i y ard s of m a te ria l two tab lesp o o n fu ls of p a ra ffin to the
su g a r. Boil th e ju ice (uncovered)
27, 4-78 y ard s 36, 3 % t hot, soapy w ate r used fo r w ashing
20 m inutes, ad d th e su g a r and boil
y ard s 4 4 inches wide, th e floor. T his is
an old rem edy,
ag ain u n til it jellies— ab o u t a q u a r
w ith % o f a yard 27 but a good one,
fo r it n ot only
te r of an h o u r. S tir and skim well
Inches w ide fo r co llar cleanses th e boards b u t also destro y s
a ll th e tim e.
S tra in th ro u g h th in
and cuffs, and a q u ar- an y insects th a t m ay be lu rk in g in
clo th Into je lly glasses an d cover
te r of a y ard 21 fo r cracks of th e floor.
w hen cold. T he rem a in d er of th e
reverF-
To clean p ain ted w alls do n o t use
f r u it can be m ade in to m arm alade,
The May M a n t o n soap, h u t dissolve tw o ounces of
w ith th re e -fo u rth s of a pound of
p a tte rn of th e d ress borax In two q u a rts of w ater and add
su g a r to every pound of quinces, or
R320 Is cu t In sizes one teasp o o n fu l of am m onia. Use
i t can be m ade in to com potes or
from 10 to 14 years, h alf th e m ix tu re In a pail of w arm
ta rts .
It w ill be m ailed to wate r. A fter w ashing th e w alls rub
G reen Grape J elly .
any ad d ress by th e with clean cloths un til dry.
One gallon of grapes, th re e pounds
F ash io n D ep artm en t of
— D esign by May Mantoil-
E u ca ly p tu s oil will rem ove g rease
of su g ar, one p in t of vinegar, two
th is paper, on receipt Rt a)ns f roin a n y kind of m a te ria l
8320 G irl’s D ress, IO to 14 y ears.
tablesp o o n s of stick cinnam on, two
of 10 cents.
^w ithout In ju rin g it. Apply a little
tablespoons of w hole cloves.
of th e oil w ith a clean piece of fla n
Rem ove th e stem s from
th e
nel, and ru b th e m a te ria l gently un
g rapes, w ash and d rain , th e n p u t
til th e sta in s d isappear.
g rapes, v in e g a r and spices In a pre- ;
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A p aste of com m on b ak in g soda
serv in g k e ttle and cook u n til th e
CHILD w ill rem em b er w h at it I w ild w estern sto ry in y o u r hom es, and w ate r spread on a b u rn will stop
g rap e s a re te n d e r; tu rn into a jelly i
read s m uch lo n g er th a n a mes T hose sto ries give th e boys th e th e pain an d In flam m atio n alm o st
bag and stra in . P u t th e Juice in a
sage from th e p u lp it. L et us w rong im pression of life. D e te c tiv e , Im m ediately.
k e ttle and cook fo r 20 m inutes, add
th e su g a r (h ea ted In pan in slow give o u r ch ild ren books co n tain in g w ork is a business, n ot a rom ance. I
o v e n ), an d cook u n til It w ill Jelly; noble c h a racters, such as Gene S tra t In th e story, th e d etective alw ays
go w ns
c
a b o u t five m in u tes w ill be needed. to n P o rte r h as p o rtray ed In “ The com es o u t all rig h t, but in real life
Seal a t once.
G irl From th e L in ib erio st” and som etim es he does not com e back at gpECIAL_
T ossed Shrim ps.
“F re c k le s.” H aro ld B ell W rig h t’s all. T he firm of P in k erto n s could
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orks a re all tru e to n a tu re , having te stify to this. W ild w estern sto ries
TODAY
P u t one tablesp o o n fu l of b u tte r
cau se o u r boys to becom e th u g s,
Into a fry in g pan an d add tw o ta- noble c h a ra c te r and a good m oral.
This
handsome
I sh all n o t try to en u m erate the highw aym en an d bank robbers.
blespoonsful of finely chopped p a rs
suggestion for
m
any
good w orks, w hich are being
AU sto rie s have a vein of love a Christmas
ley. T ake a h alf p in t of shelled
complete
shrim p s, dip them in to flo u r w ith i w ritte n by m en an d w om en who are ¡ru n n in g th ro u g h them . A story, to
,, cotton
w hich w hite pepper, s a lt and a dash try in g by th e ir pens to m ake th e be in te re stin g , m u st have a w om an
of cayenne sho u ld previously have i w orld b etter. R eading is like trav el- in It, an d w here a woman Is th e re to eB1broidcr.
been m ixed; th e n throw th e shrim ps ing, It b ro ad en s o u r vision. Few of will be love, b u t b a r from y o u r t 8.,ecify ¡„¡.
in to th e fry in g pan, sh ak e them us can affo rd th e expense of a trip hom es th e silly sto ry th a t Is n o th in g ti;l] wante<n
ab o u t u n til they have absorbed all to th e rem ote p a rts of o u r own coun- b u t love. It gives your d a u g h te r a
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th e b u tte r an d serve very h o t w ith try , b u t we can all affo rd th e p r ic e ) m istak e n view of life. She w ill ex-
of a good book.
pect a young m an to fall npon his 1
m elted toast.
In w ritin g a story, th e a u th o r goes k nees to o ffe r his h an d in m a rriag e, THE
A spic J elly .
Aspic je lly can be m ade from any to th e place w h ere he expects to lay a th in g no self-respecting young m an NEEDLE-
stock. To th re e p in ts of clea r stock its plot an d stu d ies local conditions would do, b u t th a t Is the a ttitu d e CRAFT
ad d two ounces of g elatin th a t has A fter read in g th e story, we have th ey s trik e in h e r fav o rite story, and ¡SHOP
been dissolved in cold w ater. B eat q u ite a good Idea of th a t locality, she w ill n o t accept r proposal m ade 342 AI(ler 8 t
to g e th e r th e w hites an d broken n atu ra lly , h isto rically an d geograph in a stra ig h t-fo rw a rd way, such as Portland, Ore.
sh ells of tw o eggs and th e yolk of ieally “ T h e T ra il of th e Lonesom e j m en use In real life.
B u t w orse th a n th a t. Is th e sto ry o u r d au g h te rs, le t us keep th ese
one egg, an d add these to the stock. P in e ,” by Jo h n Fox, J r ., glve3 us a
S tir in a tablespoon of catsup, a fine p ictu re of life In W est V irg in ia th a t p ictu res th e girl ru n n in g aw ay th in g s fa r from them .
L e t ua be m ore carefu l of th e
tablespoon of vinegar, a teaspoon an d K entucky. Also th e aw ful w ork- j from h e r p a re n ts and going to th e
each of savory, thym e, m a rjo ra m ings of a m o u n tain feud. “T he Sky city, an d becom ing a g re a t lady o r j books we read , th a n of th e food we
eat. U nclean food m ig h t k ill th e
a n d parsley, a blade of mace, two P ilo t,” by R alph C onnors, ta k e s us ac tress, o r m a rry in g a rich m an.
T h a t is n o t tru e io n atu re . A g irl body, b u t unclean lite ra tu re will kill
w hole cloves, w hite p epper an d salt up to n o rth w este rn C anada, so if we
to ta ste. B rin g slowly to th e boil can n o t trav e l ourselves, let us do so th a t ru n s aw ay an d goes to th e city, th e soul. L et us fill o u r hom es w ith
w ith o u t frien d s, w ill be f a r m ore good, clean lite ra tu re th a t will tra in
in g point. T ake from the fire and by reading.
Boys and g irls sh o u ld be supplied likely to become a g re a t no th in g , th e m inds and ed u cate th e h ea rt, aa
se t aside to se ttle, th e n strain
and is ta k in g g re a t chances of get well as am u se.— Mrs. G eorge E a r
th ro u g h a flan n e l bag an d se t aside w ith books, su itab le to th e ir age.
D on’t allow th e d etective o r th e ting la a white slave den. As we love ¡rick.
to form Into a jelly.
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