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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
A Japanese Tea Room
Mrs. A. C. Peters (No Address)

A Japanese tearoom may be made
by covering the walls two-thirds up
with mating topped by a narrow shelf
entirely around the room. Above the
shelf fill in with Japanese prints Of
coarse fabric. scenes. or Japanese paper
crossed with bamboo, of which ceiling
should be finished. Suspend several
Japanese lanterns. Cover floor with
mating to harmonize or contrast.
Chairs, stools and table of bamboo;
tains, inside of which put figured silk
curtains or other soft material. Dark
blue or red may be the prevailing
color; If red. choose dark bamboo.
Ordinary window glass may be made
to represent ground glass by tying a
piece of very soft putty tightly in a
piece of thin muslin; rub this over pane
until glass appears covered with soft
white film. When this is almost dry
one coat of white varnish should be
laid over it. A very good imitation of
ground glass.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
CashPrizesTor Household Ideas

M ANTED: New recipes clever housekeeping ideas
w wrinkles that will add the beauty comfort cozness of
for publication this which will
Sunday be awarded for these ideas Put
your wngnot 200 words in lengthand send it
published each week prizes
given The first prize will be S. the second prize 81 and
prizes No manuscripts will be
payment will be made for thai awarded
prize though others be published Ii you know any
thing at all interesting housekeepersand
most women Address Modern Housekeepers
Page The Sunday Call San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
The One Woman Who EIalQ@vv@d Y0Qr Childhood DAYS

always sounds TO YOU like a distant
bell in the pasture. You listen to it
now, and suddenly you come wide
awake to find that you are well. All.
there was indeed healing in the songs
that mother used to sing,
And there was the day that the two
little girls goinE to the same school
pushed you down the hill. You were
smaller than they and you were going
carefully along the rocky path that
took you around the hill to the steep
Slated sidewalk where you longed to
run like the others, but which you
meant to wait 10 do until your next
birthday. just one week away. Your
bag of books was swinging from your
arm, and you had reached the end OF
the path when the two came on you
from behind. You had not seen or
heard them, and at the hard push they
gave YOU your bag dropped from your
arm ard the books, and slate pencils
the new ones bought for you only that
morning-scattered and rolled and
bumped slowly down the Stats. the
leaves of your primer spreading and
futtering forlornly in the wind.
You got up. Your arms and hands
We're skinned from sliding on them a
little way down the hill; but you got
up bravely ana gathering up the pencils
two of them were broken-and books,
you got them all back into the bag
and started down the hill again though
with trembling lip. 1t was strange
that just then a line from one of her
songs should come into your mind:
ASK the flower If 1T loves the dew
and you ran as fast as you could go
to tell mother about ii and have the
pain and anger soothed away.
But she only bound up the wrist with
flannel and arnica, and said she would
teach you a song that she learned
when a child. You were curious and
interested, and when you found that
1t was queer old rhyme about ''ev-
every tub standing on its own bottom, .
you were a little mystified. But, after
ward. you understood.
There comes a day-20 years after
you can not think Of it dry eyed
when you find mother strangely still
and silent. No songs go stealing out
over the garden in the sweetness of
the twilight, no bright and vibrant
soldier strain wakes you on that dark
day, no lullaby soothes you in your
hour of need. Presently you stand in
the darkened parlor. heavy with the
scent of unfamiliar flowers. The air
is damp; the blinds closely drawn. One
single gleam OF sunshine falls through
crack in the curtain. Your heart
feels as if it would burst There is a
horrible choking in your throat. And
suddenly, in the midst of the strange
ness and loneliness and tears, you hear
quite plainly, almost as if she had
whispered it TO you
Hush. my babe, lie still and slumber,
Heavenly angels guard thee now
and then something breaks within you,
and you hide your face in your hands.
crying to her who can not hear you,
"Oh, mother. mothern
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Carrot Pudding
Mrs. III. Nj. Hicks, 2S Bfxby Street,
Santa Cruz, Cal.

Mrs. III. Nj. Hicks, 2S Bixby Street,
Santa Cruz, Cal.
One cupful grated carrot, one cupful
grated raw potato, one cupful sugar,
one cupful ground raisins, one cupfui
llarge) of flour, two level teaspoon
fuls soda dissolved in juice of potato;
spice to taste; use nutmeg Turn pud-
ding in buttered bucket, a FIVE pound
lard bucket answers nicely and place
ing water. Cover outside kettle and
steam about three and a half hours
The water must not fall below the boil
ing point. Good with any kind of a.
good pudding sauce, vanilla, lemon or
brandy sauce, or may be iced when
cold and used as fruit cake.
Snuce-Two cups milk. third of cup
full Of sugar, tablespoonful butter, ta-
blespoonful -four; flavor with vanilla
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Stuffed Tomatoes, Italian Style
Mrs. v. Rivera, 253 Broad Street, Ocean
View. San Francisco

Take one dozen or more tomatoes. not
too ripe. Wash but do not peal them.
Cut one slice of top. so as to clean
the inside. then to make the stuf1ng
take seven eggs and beat well. two
cups of grated cheese, two sprigs
chopped parsley. two sprigs of chopped
thyme, quarter loaf of stale bread: let
stand in lukewarm water five minutes
then squeeze water out, a half cup
of sausage meat. pepper and salt TO
taste. Mix the whole Have your bak-
ing pan ready. Put tomatoes in. four
mato put piece of butter Grease
pan with olive oil or butter. Have
oven warm and let bake for an hour
or more until done. Serve hot or cold
as preferred
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Aspic Jelly
Mrs. b. E. Kennedy, ESQ Vernon street,
Oakland, Cal

Mrs. b. E. Kennedy, $50 Vernon street,
Oakland, Cal
One pound of uncooked beef, a
knuckle of veal. quarter of pound
OF bacon, one slice OF turnip, one slice
OF parsnip. two cloves, one blade OF
mace, chip of lemon rind. one large
daolespoonful OF butter, one onion, half
carrot, a stalk of celery, six pepper
corns, three whole allspice, one table,
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce, two
quarts OF water, and salt to taste. Put
II brown, then add the onion, cut in
slices; stir till nice brown; add butter
and, when. hot, the beef. Cover the
kettle and let simmer till a thick brown
glaze is formed in the bottom of ket-
tie; then add veal and water and sim
mer gently two hours. Now add the
vegetables and all ingredients and
reduced half. Strain and turn into
square mold or the small aspic jelly
molds: If you use large mold. cut the
any cold meats. Blanched sweetbreads
cut In bits may be put in the jelly.
Economical Nut Cake-One cup nuts
stirred into two cups -four, measured
before sitting, with two teaspoonfuls
baking powder in 1t; cream one and a
half cups sugar and half a. cup butter;
add three-quarters OF a cup of sweet
milk. then the flour and nuts. and last
folded in.
Household Hfnt-A pinch of pow
dered gum arabic. added with a little
OF the sugar, put into cream before
whipping hastens the process and
makes the cream hold the air longer.
Household Hint-A few drops of oil
of lavender in a silver bowl or orna-
mental dish half full Of very hot water
and set In dining room just before din
ner gives a delightful and intangible
freshness to atmosphere.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
ST PRIZE
Dainty Sandwiches
Mrs. j. w. Scott, r.. ID. No. 2, Box 81,
Ceres. Cal.

Mrs. j. w. Scott, r.. ID. No. 2, Box 81,
Ceres, Cal.
Instead of baking your raised bread
In pans, take an empty eight ounce
baking powder can and put enough
dough in IL to bake nicely. Chop one
quart of raw oysters very fine, season
with salt and pepper, mix with half a
cupful of melted butter, the same of
rich cream, whites of three eggs, well
beaten, and eight powdered crackers;
heat them in oatmeal boiler until a
smooth paste. Then pour into a baking
powder can, same size as bread was
baked in. set il on ice till very cold;
then slice and put between thin slices
Of the buttered bread; garnish dish
with crisp lettuce leaves and you will
find your sandwiches present a much
daintier appearance than when cut from
a square loaf. One can have tin molds
of any size preferred made at any tin
ner's.
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Rice and Apple Pudding
Nrs. CharIes Tyner, Stockton. Cal.

One cup of rice. boiled in enough
water to leave it moist. When done
add pinch of salt and heaping table
spoonful of butter. Put in baking dish
layer OF rice. then layer of tart cook
ing apples. sugar and a little nutmeg:
then layer of rice and so on until dish
is full, the last layer being of apples.
Bake till apples are cooked. Serve
with cream or the following sauce:
One tablespoonful constarch. one cup
sugar, one heaping tablespoonful of
butter and one pint boiling milk or
water; cook till slightly thickened; !;
flavor with nutmeg
l have tested this recipe and find it
superior to apple duinplings.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
By Lucy Baker Jerome

{ OAEWHERE deep down in every
heart is a memory. 1t may have
lain quiet for years. suddenly 10
fash again TO life at the sound
OF voice, the scent of a flower or the
music Of an old song. Sweetest of all
memories. and most potent to awaken
recollection, are the songs your mother
used TO sing. They linger in the cham
Der Of your heart; they change Won
IN an instant by the magic Of their
cldtime melodies from a grown person.
somewhat tired OF present things. into
the child you used 10 be. They trans
figure brow. and eye and lip; pour
softness into the heart and longings
through the soul
p Those dear old-fashiioned songs,
Your very earliest recollection is bound
up with some one OF them-perhaps
the one she used TO murmur in the
evening dusk, when after a day of
happy. careless play you came hunting
for mother IN the room where she sat
in the twilight. by the open window
rocking gently TO and fro. You ran to
her, content In her presence, cIambered
1Don her lap If you were not too big.
or sat on the stool at her feet. your
read against the soft black Of her
dress. From the garden outside rose
the delicious scents Of summer-the
faint dying odor Of the fat cabbage
roses or the stealing perfume OF the
honeysuckle vine which hung all about
the window, and the fresh, clean smell
OF wet earth as father watered the
flowers In the sky a sickle moon was
Just rising. The first few stars were be-
ginning 70 twinkle You had your own
particular name for every one OF those
stars, and sometimes she who always
understood would hum softly little
rhymes which she made up on the
instant about them, which you thought
quite wonderful and which, even after
many years. still seem beautiful and
tender as OF old. You could hardly see
her for the creeping darkness, but
somehow. the stars and the sickle
moon seemed very strange and far
away and you felt the longing for her
arms. So you come closer and closer
and TIL you find yourself clambering
somehow into her lap. despite an
inward protest that you are far too
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
81 PRIZE
Outlets,
Sauce
Lobster
Mushroom

Lobster Outlets, mushroom
Sauce
Mrs. l. NarciII. $40 Fourth Street,
santa Rosa, Cal.
Chop fine the meat of one lobster.
Beat the coral TO a paste with table,
spoonful Of butter. To the lobster add
z teaspoonful Of anchOvy essence, a lit
tie mace, a teaspoOnful Of lemon juice,
half a teaspOonful Of onion juice, pep
per. salt and plenty Of tabasco. Put
q pint Of milk TO boil Moisten with
milk a tablespoonful Of rice -four and
stir into milk until smooth; dilute the
coral with some Of this and put with
the lobster. then stir the lobster into
milk. Set away to cool, then form into
nice shaped outlets and fry brown
Chop fine dozen mushrooms and
saute them IN a large tablespoonful of
butter one minute. Take out the
mushrooms and add more butter, II
needed; put in one tablespoonful Of
-four and stir until brown Thin down
TO desired consistency with stock, or
milk, half a teaspOonful worcestershire
sauce, pepper and salt Strain this into
mushrooms, add teaspoOnfui minced
parsley and serve in gravy boat Ar
range outlets on dish with parsley and
slices Of lemon.
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Uses for Empty Egg Shells
Mrs. Ray Steiner, 419 Ninth street, Pa
cff1c GrOYe. CnI

effic Grove, Cal.
In making cakes or puddings that
call for yOlkS and whites beaten to-
gether make an opening at the small
end or the egg as large around as the
small end of Ihimble and shake out
the egg Rinse out the shell with COM
mon baking soda and hot water and let
drain. When cleanSed in this manner
they will keep indefinitely and one
can always have them on hand. These
empty shells make splendid individual
pudding hlOlds, the pudding being
poured in while hot and left to get firm
and cold, when the shell is broken and
peeled OF
When jelly glasses are scarce or
small quantities of juice are left over
pour into the egg cases. lay a strip
OF paper over the opening and put a
drop OF paraffin wax over all. This
makes nice way TO serve cranberry
jelly in individual mOlds.
Orange MarmaIade-SO many people
go TO lots of trouble to make MARINA
lade. scraping of all the white skim
In the following that is not necessary:
Take one dozen thin skinned navel
oranges and slice them thin. To each
pint Of sliced fruit add one and a
fourth pints OF cold water. Let stand
"a hours and then boil one hour Meas
ure again and to each pint Of fruit
add one and a fourth pounds OF SUI
gar. Mix fruit and sugar, boil one
hour, then add juice of six lemons
just before removing from the fire. Put
up In glasses with paraf1n over the
tops.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Delicious Fig Pickle
Mrs. l.. r. Stetson, Box AZ. Dunnigan,
YOlO county. Cal.

First boil together one quart of vim
egar and one pound of sugar. Have
ready muslin bag into which put
one teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
mace; let 1t boil in the vinegar and
sugar. Prepare. the figs by washing
In cold water. then stick a few whole
cloves in each fig. Then let the figs
boil until tender, but not too soft. Take
out and put in either glass jars or
crooks. Care should be taken to Sc
1ect ripe, but very firm figs This
amount pickles two pounds of fruit.
If fruit seems too hard, reheat the
vinegar and pour onto the fruit again.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Pantry Shelves

Mrs. MufchmOr, 343S Forest Street,
Fruitvale
Get an end of wall paper in some
pretty striped pattern; cut apart and
place the strip along edge of shelf, put
ting the usual white shelving paper on
top. There are usually two distinct
patterns, so the next time you trim
the pantry you can have a complete
change.
l got tired of getting my hair caught
in the old mitered kind of shelf finish
ing, so tried this way. 1t lasts much
longer and has beautiful effect.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Mrs. Kimberlin, 60 EgglestOn Street,
NaDa. Cal.
Baked Pears for Canning

Nupa, Cai.
rake ripe pears, cut in halves. remove
cores and put into a baking pan; sprin-
kIe with sugar. add little water and
bake until tender (I usually allow two
nours). While they are baking make a
rich syrup of three pints Of water
TO six cups of sugar, boil until it
thickens. When pears are baked. put
into jars and cover with hot syrup and
seal tight. These are fine in the win
ter, served with cream and cake.
Delicious Cake-Three eggs, the
yUlks beaten with one cup of sugar,
two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk; beat
the whites to a froth, then thoroughly
with the yolks and sugar. Mix one
heaping teaspoonful of baking powder
with one cup of -four and add to the
other ingredients; flavor with lemon
and bake in a pan, so 1t will be about
one inch thick when baked. When cold,
peel ripe figs and slice; put on the
cake half an inch thick, then whip
cream until very stiff; sweeten and
spreed over the figs about one inch
thick. This is very nice.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Hou~ehold
Lemon Queen Cake
Mrs. f. w. Page. 1911 Poplar street,
Oakland. Cal.

One and a half cupfuls of sugar. half
cupful of butter, half cupful OF
milk, two cupfuls of -four. three eggs
beaten separately. rind and juice OF
fuls of baking powder. Beat butter.
and eggs till light and creamy; add
yolks, lemon rind and juice; next -four
and baking powder: then milk, and
beat well. Add whites, well beaten,
last of all. Paper your pan, bake three
quarters of an hour. This recipe was
recently received from Vermont
housekeeper nearly 80 years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Canning Peaches
Mrs. j. NJ. Shepherd, 2936 Harper Street,
Berkeley, Cal.

Berkeley, Cal.
Almost all housewives agree that
cling peaches are the best for canning,
but so many claim they are difficult to
prepare.
If before they are peeled, you cut
them across once as IL to halve them,
then with a hand on either half un-
screw them, as you would the top off
glass jar, one half will come off free
Of the seed and 1T is an easy matter to
remove the seed from the other half
when it is thus exposed. The peaches
must not be overripe, but we all know
that to obtain the best results in can
ming fruit 1T must be firm and solid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Grape CatSup
Mrs. f. NJ. Gates. 521 Ashbury street.
san Francisco

Take the Catawba or any tart grape
and wash thoroughly: now let fve
pints of grapes simmer until soft
enough to rub. all but the seeds.
through colander. then add two pints
of brown sugar. one pint vinegar. two
tablespoOnfuls each of allSpice. cloves.
cinnamon, one tablespoonful and a half
of mace one tablespoonful OF salt. half
teaspoonfuf of red pepper Put in por-
celain kettle and boil slowly until II is
as thick as you like catsup to be; It
kind of grape would answer. Delicious
with cold meats.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
ST PRIZE
Casa Roll (OriginaD
Mrs. c. j. Ceilings, Crockett, Cal. Ca
South Tower

Mrs. c. j. Ceilings, Crockett, Cal. Care
South Tower
Cook one and a half cupfuls of rice
Have half gallon bucket CREASED in
side; put part of the rice into the
bucket, pasting it all around the side,
leaving a hollow in the center. Fill
this with chilli made as follows: Put
tablespoonful of lard in pan; grind
an onion size of cup, put in grease
and fry for a minute; add two cups
add water to keep covered. Cook for
an hour Season with pinch of salt
and two teaspoonfuls chilli powder.
remaining rice. Cover bucket and boil
in double boiler for one or two hours.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
To Whiten the Skin
Mrs. b. Lorey. valley Ford. Cal.

Three tab1espoonfuls of cucumber
juice pressed from the fresh fruit. half
pint of elder flower water. two table
spoonfuls cologne, half an ounce SIM
pie tincture of benzofn. Put cucumber
Juice with part of elder flower water
and the cologne in a bottle. Shake and
add benzoin drop by drop, shaking
frequently; add the remainder of the
elder flower water, and it Is ready for
use.
To Preserve Gilt Frames-Cover them
when new with coat of white var
nish All specks can then be washed
off with water without injuring the
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
To Boil Green Corn
Mrs. 7Iaupay yallette, 436 Page Street.
San Francisco.

san Francisco.
To prevent green corn from getting
tough and turning sallow, boil enough
water to cover half dozen ears, then
put in the boiling water three quarters
of a tablespoonful of vinegar and no
salt; boil from II TO 15 minutes. serve
steaming hot and you will have the
most delicious corn you ever ate.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Well Kept Hands
Mrs. j. w. Taylor, r.. f. ID. No. 4,
Corning. Cal.

Well kept hands are a certainty IL
one keeps two bottles containing the
following lotion and a nail cleaner on
hand. In one bottle five parts Of lemon
juice to one OF alcohol, which will keep
indefinitely. The other bottle contains
q fourth of an ounce of gum tragacanth
added to one pint of soft water, one
ounce each alcohol. glycerine and witch
hazel; also a little good faint perfume.
After washing dishes or preparing
juice, then the lotion. and the hands
will be dry, soft and smooth All
stains disappear as II by magic and
the nails are easily cleaned. This pro-
cess repeated five or six times daily
will certainly repay house keepers. for
what is there more indicative of re-
fnement than well kept hands.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Here Are the Prize Winning Ideas
Ideas bHshen nTurnon onThspa ~

daily paper. and I hope to get the five
dollar prize for reminding the read
ers of The Call, so they may practice
this little economy, which did not oc-
cur TO me until 1 noticed my gas bill
was larger than il should be.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

dusty locality and being obliged to
choose between closed bedroom win
dows or an unbearable amount of dust,
l tackled to the lower half of the win
dow common unbleached muslin, of
cneap' thln q9ality. NOW my WINDOW
half as much dust as before This idea
is better adapted for bedroom windows
that do not face the road, and is espe-
cially desirable for pantry windows.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Peach Pudding
Mrs. e. Graham, 1923 Mozart Street,
Alameda, Cal.

Peel and slice thin one dozen large
peaches; make a batter of two eggs,
one cup milk, one teaspoonful baking
powder, flour enough to thicken; stir
the peaches in batter and empty in a
clean cloth or sack; tie it securely and
put 1t in boiling water enough to cover;
let it boil one hour and empty on a
deep dish. Make a rich sauce of one
cup sugar, half a cup butter, cream
together and pour over pudding while
hot and serve. Flavor to suit taste.
Apples will answer in place of
peaches, but are not quite so good.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

vegetables. especially lettuce, they may
be kept fresh for several days by MAX
ing small sack Of burlap and wiring
ing ii out of cold water every morning
and putting the vegetables in 1t and
tying it up and hanging 1t where the
air viii pass around 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Dutch Cheese Salad
Mrs. George H. Butler. Rio Vista

Mrs. George II. butler, RIO Vista, Cal.
One pound Dutch cheese, that is sour
milk cheese; one pound English wal
nuts. chopped; one Spanish pepper; one
piece of butter the size of an egg;
cream enough to stick together. Serve
dressing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Marienette Herring
Mrs. NJ Reinke. 2525 Clement street,
Richmond district. San Franefsco.

water over night. Put in a stone jar,
then cut a large onion into very thin
ribbons. add few bay leaves, some
whole spiced cloves, a bit of sugar and
some vinegar; mix into paste and
pour over the fish in the JAR Cover
well, and they will be well picked In
one day for use.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
To Freshen Velvet Bows
Mrs. Thomas Alexander, 40 Langtou
Street. san Francisco

An easy way to freshen crushed VEL
a curling iron, cover 1t with a damp
cloth and insert in the loops, opening
the curler wide. The steam causes the
nap to rise, and after brushing with a
soft whisk the bows Will look as we'll
as when new.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
How a Painter Made Beautiful
81 PRIZE

Excellent Boston Brown Bread
Mrs. l.. Antrim. 1902 Page street, San
Francisco
One cup cornmeal, one cup graham
-four, half a cup of molasses, one cup
sour milk, one teaspoonful of salt. one
teaspoonful of soda Dissolve soda in
sour milk; steam one hour in three
one pound baking powder cans set in
boiling water.
If one has no cool place to keep
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
81 PRIZE
Gas Economy
N. J. JUNG. SANTA Rosa.

NJ. j. June. santa Rosa.
When the gas lamp, heating stove
or. plate is connected by soft tubing
with the iron pipe, gas is always
wasting unless the stop is turned of
IN the iron pipe below the place where
the soft tube joins il. BY always keep
ing this turned when the stove or
lamp is not in use ] have saved almost
enough each month TO pay for my
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
To Keep Quilts Clean
Mrs. c. $. Clarke, Arroyo Grande

To prevent the necessity of washing
your pretty cheese cloth and sateen
comfortables, face each end. both on
the upper and under sides, with the
same material of which they are made.
This facing can be easily ripped off
and washed when necessary.