Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11
Luncheon Sandwiches.


petizing made with one side OF the
bread spread with thick honey that
win not run readily or ooze out on
the edges Oh the other piece OF
bread spread butter beaten to cream
Chiidren are especially fond OF these
sandwiches In their school lunches.
They are also well suited to serve
with afternoon tea or coffee. For the
latter, cut the sandwiches in fancy
shapes with tin cutters.
Honey In Cookery.
Honey can be used in many differ
emit ways. A nice relish for breakfast
is made by dipping half slices OF
stale bread in a honey mixture made
OF eupful OF milk. one egg beaten as
for custard, a pinch of salt and two
tsblespoonfuls of honey. After dip
ping. brown quickly on both sides,
using ham or bacon fat to fry in.
Serve with honey or butter
delicious filling for layer cake or
short-cake is made with honey. Blend
together half a cupiul each of honey
and sugar with two tablespoonful OF
water. Heat over the fire until it
eorms a thread Remove, and stir in
the stiffly-whipped white of an egg
Beat constantly until the mixture
cools, when II viii be soft and thick
like cream. Spread between layers
of the cake and frost the top.
Take a half pound of brown sugar.
oue-quarter pound OF butter and two
cups OF nolasses. Boil in a saucepan
until 1t hardens in water. Add shelled
peanuts or chopped nut meats and
pour on well-buttered tins. II may be
pulled II desired.
Butter Scotch.
Put two pounds OF brown sugar,
half pint OF water and a little cream
OF tartar into a saucepan. Boil with
out stirring for nearly 20 minutes.
Then add four ounces of butter, a
little az a time. and boil until 1t hard
ems In cold water. Pour on the butter
ed tins, and when slightly cooled mark
in squares with a knife. When cold
break into squares.
Crib Quilt.
To make a crso quilt, the pattern
should be stenciled before the two
pieces are joined. For the purpose,
use plain erea-n-colored cheeseeloth
and stencil a very pale pink and
green flower border about two inches
wide on all sides. and hem with the
lower portion brought over the top.
and neatly stitched with miltered cor
ners. Tack with pale green floss.
Another neat pattern Is a stencil Dor
der at the top and bottom made OF
tiny blue birds two rows. with the
birds flying In opposite directions.
Cut Leather centerpieee.
Cut leather work is as interesting
as brass work. and while less tedi-
GUS than pressed leather work, never
the less must be very carefully done.
Red, green or brown ooze can be used
for the purpose and IL is necessary.
of course. 10 stamp Il. One will have
more success In cutting the leather
II II is tackled TO a pine board and a
very sharp knife used to cut evenly
and finished. In making an original
pattern, one should aim to have a
small openwork design, not too close
~ placed. and 1t should not be too
clio ely perforated or ii will lose its
shape. Leather can be embroidered.
yet in no sense does II improve the
patfern. Articles OF leather suggest
themselves as appropriate gifts. and
there is something very elegant in
such TOKENS when properly fashioned.
Getting Christmas Gifts Ready.
Thousands OF Christmas packages
are lost every year because OF I'm
proper wrapping insufficient postage.
wrong addresses, etc, BY all means
make your package preseusable. Wrap
il carefully and tie with a stout cord.
Never seal a package unless you wirh
TO register il or pay letter postage
THIS mis- AXE IL made every year. A
package Of merchandise may be care
fully tied. but not glued. Remember
shis. send packages so they will ar
rive in due slime. II a dark wrapping
paper Is used write the address on
white paper and paste Il on the box
or package. DO this work neatly and
be sure the writing is legible. Write
your own name and address In the
left-hand corner. Have all packages
weighed and de- not guess a. the
amount OF postage needed Use dainty
ribbons inside but no, outside OF pack
ages.
Photograph frame.
Tinted linen With pAsteboard
mounts can be made into suitable
picture frames with which to adorn
girls rooms. A coed pattern Ia light
wood-colored linen OF the coarse va
riety, cut into an oval 90 make the