The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04

delicate white cake.
An excellent layer cake IS made by
ternuts for the filing, then frosting the
top layer with the cream without the
nuts
A delicious pudding sauce is made by
melting maple sugar in cream or even
rich milk
An old-fashioned preserve still a
people, is made Of maple sugar and
plums. Melt the sugar in a little water
ana cook with the pluns, allowing pound
for pound This gives a tart sweetness
especially delightful to the palate.
In the maple sugar regions delicious
little baking powder biscuits or rolls
are made of this saccharine delicacy. To
make the rolls take a quart Of bread
dough after il is nodded for the last
raising and knead into it one cupfu Of
grated maple sugar. a quarter teaspoon
full Of soda and teaspoonful Of butter
Let it rise, then mold again and cut out
ia small rolls Let these rise for fifteen
or twenty minutes and bake in quick
oven.
In making maple sugar biscuit prepare
an exceptionally rich tender baking
powder crust. Roll out about nalf the
thickness of an ordinary biscuit and
shape with a small cutter not much
larger than a silver dollar. The top %
a small baking powder can or the cover
to a tea caddy make good cutters AS
each biscuit Is cut out cut in halves
again, sprinkle small bits Of the maple
sugar over Cne-half Of the biscuit dough,
moisten the other half and press it over
the first. Lay close together in the pan
in which they are baked. so they VIII
rise instead of spreading. Brush over
with milk or melted butter and bake
in a quick oven until they are brown,
but not hard. Serve as soon as done.
with saucers of warm melted strip.
Here and There.
Black pongee is shown for summer
printed with the same style designs used
for foulard
Everything is tucked even soft silks,
with the most Kaleidoscope patterns 4
f fireIy I'll p Wac tass = ana stitched With mar
row white braid.
An elaborate and beautiful summer
gown is embroidered null. the color Of
ripe wheat the embroidery being the
same shade and in wheat design. This
frock is made up over glace silk OF pink
full front of cream c0lored chiffon and
embroidered revers. There is a deep belt
straps OF the same across the full front,
fastened with crystal buttons
Many shirt waists are being made with
boiero and coiiariess Elton erect. Some
have simulated undersleeves. the sleeves
turn back cuff appears ana the sleeve de-
velops into a big puff.
Satin striped batiste and silk and cot
tom mousseline are new and pretty mater
ials for summer gowns
White lawn ties with daintily colored
borders and ends promise to be q feature
OF the summer girs attire s S9e OF fhese
ends of some of the ties are app1qued or
stamped with dainty little designs III
color. Then there are stocks and ties of
colored linen lawn and chambray with
turn over collars of white
Taffeta ribbon with satin stripes is one
Of the spring novelties. Silk ribbon with
iRdea
The newest waists from Paris are of
mousseline or chiffon made full blouse
feta. Nearly all of these waists are made
with transparent yokes and collars. Some
sertion or entre--derx, the collar being
continuation OF the yoke and buttoning
all the way up with tiny white pearl but
tons.
Straw buttons and other ornaments
made of straw are used on spring hats.
Pretty little rosettes Of fine satin straw
silver threads are used to trim walking
hats.
A pretty butter colored straw hat, ii
a new model OF short back sailor shape.
about an inch from the edge. and then
black velvet band around the crown Di-
rectly in front is a cluster Of roses. pink
and black, with green leaves extending at
the sides.
Equally charming IS a mushroom hat
with its fiat top composed entirely of tiny
ing being Of white tulle on this white
brim is q design of yellow lace straw APP
piiqued in very chic fashion. while just
appearing over the top are sprays OF
forget-me-nots and blue glace rosettes.
One one side next the hair is another
cluster of these dainty flowers.
Table and Kitchen.
Conducted by Ida Ames Willis. Mar
quette building, Chicago. to whom all
inquiries should be addressed
All rights reserved by Banning COM
pany, Chicago.
How to Eat Strawberries.
Like the white potato. the straw berry