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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
Boston Brown Bread
Mrs. O. r. Metz, 21O0 San Antonio
Street, San Francisco

Mrs. o. f. Metz, 21O9 San Antonio
Street, San Francisco
Two cups of New Orleans molasses,
two cups Of sour milk or buttermilk,
one teaspoonful of baking soda, dis
solved in milk, one teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder, one box or part of box
Of raisins, enough graham flour to
make thick batter. Fill one pound
baking powder cans three-fourths full
and bake with lids on one hour and a
quarter. Use only half of the -four
sifted
French RoIls-Scald two cups of milk,
to which has been added a tablespoon
ful Of butter. two (scant) of sugar and
little salt. Let cool until moderately
warm, then add one cake of yeast.
When this has risen sift enough -four
into II to make soft batter and beat
we'll, adding -four until IT becomes stiff
enough to knead Knead until smooth.
then put In warm place to rise.
When risen knead again and form into
rolls. Brush with butter. let rise until
double their size and bake rather
quickly. If started at O'clock they
will be ready for noon lunch; If started
at 1 o'clock they will be baked for
dinner.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
ST PRIZE
TamaIe Pie

Myrtle G. Webster, Paso Robles, Cal.
One pound round OF beef. with a
little fat; one pound pork. fat and lean,
cut in small bits or chopped coarsely
boil, keep well covered with water.
Prepare from dried chilis half tea
cupful pulp. This is done by removing
seeds and veins. boiling in water until
soft. then scraping with knife. When
the meat has boiled one hour add the
pulp. one and q half dozen olives, q
salt to taste. To make crust put in
saucepan two-thirds of cup fresh
lard (home made), one pint Of water;
when boiling add one teaspoonful OF
salt, one large teacup of cornmeal.
stirring In slowly. When cool enough
to handle spread this on bottom and
sides of shallow two quart granite
basin: thicken meat with one teaspoon
ful cornmeal. boiling about Ave min
utes. Pour meat into the crust. Hav-
ing saved enough of the crust dough
to make cover, work this into round
thin pats and place on top of meat.
Bake In hot oven one-half to three
quarters Of an hour. Improved. by
warming over the second or thu third
tima Better than tamales.
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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

ating room or a bathroom. and there
Is nothing cozy about them Many
house keepers prefer to cover their
floors with the best quality of solid
cork linoleum, which is soft and eIas
tic to the tread. is not slippery. can
be kept clean with very small
amount of labor. and. when properly
cared for Is a sanitary and very sat
isfactory floor covering.
Rugs should never under any CIR
cumstances be tolerated in the kitchen:
they are the greatest OF all germ and
dust catchers and it is impossible to
keep them absolutely clean. But cur
tains-well, perhaps. 1T is rank heresy
to say that we have a prejudice in
favor of the softening effect of simple
sash curtains pushed back on either
side of the window, while on the sill
between them cheerful potted plant
or two is bloomingN These curtains
should be put up in such a way that
they can easily be taken down and
given frequent washings.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
SIS PRIZE
A Few Kitchen Pointers

Mrs. L. A. ID. Gardner, s5s Seventh Ave-
nue., Oakland
Fish-To scale easy dip IN polllnR
water To keep firm while cooking add
a little vinegar TO water
Tough meats will tender up amazing
" II soaked a few moments In vinegar
Fggs-To tell when fresh put them in
water: II perfectly fresh they viii re-
main at the bottom, less fresh viii noat
q little and a stale egg rises TO the sur
Egg-To prevent the white from run
ming out while boiling a cracked egg
add a little vinegar to the water
When whipping the white OF an egg
have very cold and add little salt.
salt placed under the cake pan VIII not
allow II TO burn on the bottom Add
one spoonful Of cornStarch TO each cup
OF salt for shakers and I'LL same, then
on top drop a few grains OF rice, ana IL
a little -four sprinkled over cake
. will prevent the icing from running.
To keep cake, bread or rolls from
ecorching on top, the crust smooth and
tender, place basin OF water IN the
After baking a cake stand the tin on
a cloth wrunR out OF hot water and
leave a few moments. and the CAKE VIII
turn out without sticking. ,... =.
When anything starts 10 scoroh nIt II
from the stove and place It few mo-
ments in a pan OF water, ana tne
scorched taste and smell Wln not De
To cook cabbage and caulnoWer
without that disagreeable smell start u
70 cook in cold water ana aoo pincn
Soda and hot water will remove
grease spots from floors.
To cut hard butter without crumDhnB
-zrsp waxed paper over the knife
10 cut hot bread. cake, fudge or cara
mel candy. heat knife in hot water.
TO keep your kettles Clean Doll po-
4afo meetings. IN them occasionally.
To take stains from marble or Wnits
enamel, use a little oxa2sc acid dissolved
IN water. -,
water and you VIII not, Weep -
To prevent new tin from rustine' ruu
well with lard and heat In oven
To cook prunes properly, wasn ano
soak. put IN bean jar and just cover
zVifh water add q lemon cut up place
fn the oven and cook slowly
In making tomato shells Tor SALAD cui
CLASSES that have contained milk
.hotsId be washed first In cold water
tbev hot or they will blur.
n the dip pan under the gas catches
Gre r7ot,r a little milk on II.
when milk, fruit or anything bolls
over on the stove, throw sait on II anc
there will be no smell or smoke
when you wash your hands on leav-
ing the Kitchen, soap them and then use
a bandful of cornmeal on them, and II
will clean them thoroughly.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

A definite color scheme is quite as
important for the kitchen as for any
other room in the house, not even ex-
cepting my lady's boudoir or the Louts
XIV drawing room
It is really surprising the number of
utensils and kitchen things one can
find in the shops that will carry out
the color scheme selected. II one should
decide to break away from the almost
over popular blue and white, so often
used for this purpose. one may have
green, or terra Gotta, or brown and
Indian yellow in place of the blue.
These colors can be introduced In
the tiling back of the stove, in the
flooring. whether it be of tiles or of
heavy linoleum and In the dishes and
utensils.
Many of the porcelain lined pots and
kettles now made have glazed outer
surfaces of blue or green or terra
Gotta. and earthenware bowls and jugs
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
ST PRIZE
Seed Frame
Mrs. Emma Harris, winters, Cal.

MIS-. Emma Harris, Winters, Cal.
For large picture to hang on the wall
make frame of rough boards ESQ put
ty will sticky large as wanted and
three and a half inches wide. Take
putty and mix a little boiled oil with It.
so 1t will be moist, and also mix red
(powdered) paint till the putty is OF a
reddish cast, then put the putty on the
frame, covering the wood good, but
don't cover the frame all at once, just q
little place four or five inches long at a
time. and put the seeds in it4n any de-
sign, and then put the putty on an
other place and then seeds, and SO on
till the whole frame is done. Let 1t dry
well and varnish, seeds and all. The
varnish makes the seeds shine, and the
frame certainly is a handsome one.
Some designs are melon seeds stuck
into raised putty on their ends thick IN
q rounding ring. making rose: Take
the horns of a devils head and horns"
sink 1t into the putty so 1t will hold
good and then put melon seeds on each
side of it. making leaf. These leaves
all along the edges of the frame are
very pretty. FIJI the spaces up be-
tween the designs with acorns, peach
seeds, date seeds-in fact, any kind of
seeds you happen to have.
A frame out of sea shells is also very
pretty.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

is also the chef, and madame, quick
and neat and always amiable who,
with several assistants, waits upon the
guests.
some of the clubs. too, have grills
and rathskellers where the kitchen
implements and dishes decorate the
walls and do il so charmingly that al
most every one utters an exclamation
of surprise and pleasure upon enter
ing.
There does not appear to be any
incongruity between these surround
ings and the groups of men in evening
clothes and women beautifully gowned
who dine there nightly. for the most
expert artistic knowledge has been
used in selecting and arranging every
article in the rooms, and the result is
real beauty as well as charm and
quaintness.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

There is no objection to washable
covers for the kitchen tables. to be
spread on when the afternoons work is
done. and they may carry out the color
scheme in their borders or patterns, as
may also the crossbarred or bordered
dish towels. A little drapery OF some
sort or other is real necessity In a
room that is to be lived in day after
day. to soften the severe effect of SO
many smooth hard surfaces, and as
long as these curtains and covers are
kept scrupulously clean there Is no
reason against their use.
One kitchen table or one end OF a
table should be covered with zinc Hot
kettles and dishes can be placed upon
this with impunity. and vegetables can
also be prepared here with greater
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

holdings should be used. these finished
with waterproof enamel, and the glazed
and washable walls should curve up
without single crease or angle that
could possibly harbor the willy microbe.
into an equally washable ceiling. A
metal ceiling of very plain design is
perhaps more satisfactory than any
other, because once in place it is
there to stay, and leak from above
or severe jarring will not bring it
down about ones ears in the occasional
manner of the plaster ceiling 1t goes
wllnout saying that nothing in the
way Of pictures Is permitted, and IL
the walls seem too blank and feature
less as they are likely to, unless they
are broken up a good deal by win
dows. cupboards. doors and so forth.
a frieze either in thing or in a tile
pattern and in the color Of the furn-
ishings can be used.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

1t is generally supposed that the
ideal flooring for kitchen when ex-
pense is not to be considered is of
tiles, yet there are several objections
that can be brought against these for
practical use, no matter how desirable
they may appear Theoretically. The
glazed tiles are just a few degrees
more slippery than waxed dancing
floor. and In the hurry of serving a
dinner, rather inconvenient spills and
upsets are likely to be of frequent oc-
currence where they are used. On
the other hand, the unglazed dull fin-
ished tiles are among the most diff
cult things in the world to keep clean
Strong acids have to be constantly used
in order to make them immaculate and
these in time destroy the surface of
the tiles. Furthermore, tiled floors are
always cold and make the Kitchen
seem chilly and cherries in winter.
They rather remind one of an oper-
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in the quaintest and most artistic of
shapes can also be found in these
colors.
Those of the kitchen fittings which
are not of the chosen hue should be Of
white or an unobtrusive neutral tint.
so as not to interfere with the general
scheme.
Nothing could be more decorative
than the brass and copper utensils
brightly polished and hanging ready
at hand around the fireplace. Foreign
cooks are more likely to use these than
the Americans, perhaps because they
are more alive to the artistic possibili-
ties of their Kitchens and take a pride
in having them attractive; and also.
no doubt, because they have always
been accustomed to them and accept
the extra work of keeping them bright
as a necessary part of the kitchen rou-
tine.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

The ideal kitchen must. of course. be
planned before the house is built in
order to have all the conditions exactly
right. Windows on two sides are
necessary so as to create a cross
draft to carry off smoke or the
odors of cooking. and these should
open almost up to the ceiling for the
same reason. The range, whether for
coal. gas or electricity should have
hood with a draft opening in the
wall underneath it. The best type Of
range hood is OF heavy glass IN an
iron framework; this has the double
virtue of admitting the light and of
being easily cleaned of the grease and
dust that are sure to gather upon 1t.
The walls may be faced with tiles.
or very good substitute. One that
is much less expensive than tiles is
a plastered wall laid of to initiate
them and covered with strictly water
proof enamel Very few and simple
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
An Original Salad
Mrs. n. Gilbert TonSe, 437 Falcon
Avenue, San Francisco

Mrs. n. Gilbert TonSe, 437 Falcon
Avenue, San Francisco
First. the secret of good salad is
to have everything perfectly fresh.
clean, ice cold and daintily served.
The individual salads are. OF course,
most attractive
Nonh's Ark Salad-Rinse thoroughly
in cold water and drain well one can
of the best small green peas. Hard
boil four eggs and when cold shell
and halve lengthwise. Remove yoIks
and rub smooth in bowl. adding salt
paprika. a little mustard, teaspoonful
of deviled ham. few drops of onion
juice and moisten with mayonnaise.
Beat we'll and lastly add Tablespoons
full Of fresh rolled cracker crumbs.
Mix and pile lightly into white "arks."
Pile some peas on your lettuce leaves,
set an lark" on top. and finish with
spoonful of mayonnaise, garnishing
the top with parsley. Rice may be
used instead OF spaghetti II preferred.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

Owing to the large number of reci-
pes and household ideas that are being
received every day, and the consequent
impossibility of their all appearing in
The Sunday Call on account of lack of
space, several recipes are now being
published each day in the daily edition,
under the heading "A Few Words
With the Lady of the House" 1t viii
be very much appreciated if the ladies.
in submitting their contributions, will
write only on one side of the paper.
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Here Are the Prize Wimmimg Ideas and Names of

vitriol and lemon juice. Mix in a bot
tie, shake well. wet the spots and in
a few minutes rub with a soft linen
cloth until they disappear.
To wash oil cloth, take milk and
water (soapsuds dulls the colors); oil
with sweet oil; polish.
Common soda will polish nickel plat
ing. To wash mating, wipe off with a
cloth wrung from salt and water; this
prevents It turning yellow. Grease
spots on floors may be removed by
securing perfectly clean by the use
OF strong pearlash water or salsoda.
Mix this with sand if spot is very large.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
Modest Fruit Cake
Mrs. X. johnson, 1927 Minna Stree
Sau Fraucfac

Mrs. X. johnson, 1927 Minna Street,
San Francisco
One cup of brown sugar, one cup OF
butter and good lard (half of each),
three eggs. spices to suit taste, two
tablespoonfuls of brandy or whisky
(can be omitted IL not desired), half a
cup of sour milk, one scant teaspoon
full of soda, two cups OF flour which
has been sifted, one teaspoonful OF
lemon, ono cup of raisins, one cup of
currants well cleaned. cream butter
and sugar together. always put but
ter and lard together. heat slightly
and then add to sugar: they work in
we'll Put in brandy Cor omit. Dis
solve soda in hot water. put in sour
milk and mix with other ingredients
Add flour, and last add the raisins and
currants, which have been chopped to-
gether. Bake in moderate oven. Ono
large cake or two small loaf cakes.
Easily made and keeps fine.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
0iers ON the M0s9 Ep@r9@n R@om i'm 1h@ House, 9Ae Mec

HERE is no reason why the
kitchen should not be an at
tractive. even a delightful place,
and yet It as a melancholy fact
mat often II is very. very far from be-
Ing So Even in homes that are well
appointed IN other respects IT is often
dingy spot. fitted out with odds and
enos In a casual. miscellaneous way.
IL Is regarded as a necessary evil, as
sort OF an uninteresting engine room
where drudging tasks must be endlessly
performed In order to keep the machin-
cry OF the household moving. without
any thought Of pleasure in the work
or IN the surroundings.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
Red Bean Soup
Helen Rust, Jaekson

One pint beans cooked until soft,
then strain through a sieve. Add
proper quantity and thickness Chop
fine a little onion. carrot, turntp and
celery and fry in a little butter until
nice brown. Add TO the soup and sim
mer for one and half hours. Put into
this while boiling a half teaspoonful
cloves and half teaspoonful allspice.
When done. boiling strain again Add
one thin slice lemon to each plate
when serving
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
DeviIed Crab
l.. w. X. BOX 81. santa Clura


Pick the meat OF two crabs to shrsds
put in saucepan and add enough
milk to cover crab and let come to
boiling point, salt and pepper TO taste.
a scant teaspoonful OF mustard two
let thicken and remove from stove, add
a teaspoonful OF Worcestershire sauce,
a glass OF sherry wine. II NOT thick
enough put in several spoonful8 o.
cracker crumbs. put IN shells, sprinkl8
bread or cracker crumbs with bits OF
butter on top and bake light brown.
Creamed Shrim ps--MaSh the y0Ikg Of
four hard boiled eggs until dna. rub
into them two tableSpOOufuls or butter.
one tablespoonful Of -four. one desert
spoonful mustard. Put one quart OF
milk in double boiler and when It Is
sca1ded stir in mixture OF eggs. add
half teaspoonful OF salt. one fourth tea
spoonful OF red pepper, one grated nut
meg and juice or one lemon add one
pint OF shrlmps last FIN patty shells
Just before sending to table
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
Pie Crust

Mildred Hartter, s1s Steiner street,
San Francisco
Take three cups of sifted flour, one
cup of shortening, a pinch OF salt and
very little water and chop the whole
until thoroughly mixed, when it is
ready to be rolled out for the pans.
Do not knead the dough, but chop 1t
only. The chopping makes it delicious
and fiaky. When the fruit has been
put on tho crusts. IL the crust on the
rims OF the pans is covered with a
yolk Of egg, It will bake a rich brown
color. Every house keeper will find
1t handy to have little brush in bak-
ing for just such purposes as spreading z
the yolk OF the egg on the pie crust.
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@ o O

or course II II is looked at IN this
light and planned from this point OF
view It is apt to justify the very worst
opinion that anyone can hold OF II; for
nothing can be more hopelessly ugly
and oreary than an untidy badly ar
ranged kitchen. And, on the other
hand, nothing can be more CHEEKY and
delightful than the same room at its
best
It would seem worth while for any
house keeper who takes even a mild
interest IN making her home pleasant
u live In to rescue the most impor-
tant room in her whole establishment
from the curse OF unnecessary ugli-
ness.
There is surely no question as to
the kitchen being the most important
room In the house. The poet tells us
that:
We may live without knowledge or science or
art.
We may live without conscience. we may live
without heart
We may live without friends. we may live
without books
But civilized men can not live without cooks
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
ST PRIZE
Useful Recipe

Mrs. George b. McCord, Valdez street.
Oakland
For general utility, economy and ex-
celience I know OF one recipe that Is
practically without a rival. You may
turn to it any time and for any one
of the many purposes to which II Is
adaptable. and II Will never fail you.
Use Il and you will have no need to
bother about the price of eggs. for one
egg is all that 1t requires, no matter
how many you may be able to purchase
for a quarter. The ingredients that
are demanded for the preparation of
this extremely convenient mixture are:
Two tablespoonfuls of butter, one cup
full of sugar. one egg, two cupfuls of
-four breakfast size), three teaspoon
fuls OF baking powder. one large cup
full Of milk. TO mix these ingredients
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
Household Notes
Mrs. Palmer, Valley Ford, Cal.

Mrs. Palmer, Valley Ford, Cal.
Uso OF Old Newspapers-Polish tea
kettle with some; II very smoky mois-
ten and dip In a little soda, then rub
again with a fresh paper. treat the
coffee. can same way; will highly polish
silver ware; will polish a stove that has
not been blackened for some time.
To Wash Dishes-Fill the dishpan
half full of very hot water and to
that quantity add two-thirds of a cup
full OF sweet milk It softens the water
and gives the dishes a bright, clear
look and keeps the hands from rough
ening.
To sweep carpets use salt, dampened
sawdust bean or old tea leaves To
remove iron stains from marble take
an equal quantity OF fresh spirits Of
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
Egg Soup
Mary norton. san Pablo

Take one quart OF beef or chicken
broth and add one cup OF cream or rich
milk. season to taste Pour IL boflfn <
hot on the beaten yolks OF four eggs
diluted with half q cup Of milk: re-,
heat and serve at once. This Is q
good way 10 use up the yolks OF eggs
where the whites have been used for
other purposes. and as II Is q very
rich soup. It may be used as a substi-|
tute for meat. or as the main dish for
the meal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
Ripe CantaIoupe Pickle

Miss HiIda Dolores, 1867 Green Street,
San Francisco
Take seven pounds of cantaloupe
rfnd cut from melon ripe but
not soft; peel thiclxly: wash and drain
Thoroughly. To two quarts OF vinegar
add four pounds of brown sugar and
one ounce each Of cinnamon. white gin
ger and cloves. with the rind of two
lemons: boil the vinegar and sugar to-
gether, add the spices and let boil a
few minutes. Put In fruit and boil un-
til the syrup looks little thick
as the melon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
To Remove Ink Stains
Miss Lefty Moroney, BenicIa

Melt a piece OF taIlow and plunge
the article and all traces OF the ink will
be gone. If the article is colored or
will not wash, drop melted wax on the
spot and let It harden: then remove it
with a knife. The ink will be soaked
up by the wax.
II shadow of wax or stain remains.
put a piece of b1otting paper over the
place and press with hot iron
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

drain. In the bottom Of a kettle,
slowly cook the pork and onions until
the fat is well tried out and the onion
colored a pale yellow. Add the corn,
potatoes. half teaspoonful black pepper
and one and a half cups OF water.
Cook and simmer gently, 20 minutes.
In the meantime make a thin sauce
with one tablespoonful each OF -four
and butter and one pint of hot milk.
Stir this into the chowder and simmer
five minutes longer. Take from FIRE.
add yolk of one egg mixed with a
spoonful of milk Serve with crackers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
A Wardrobe
Mrs. G. e. Rawlins, OrIand, Glenn
County

Mfss O. Z. ftHWIfHs, OElHHug UHcHn
County
Where closet space Is limited and
the walls are plastered, the following
may help:
Take a strip of board as long as
your wall space viii allow. Screw into
Put a couple -of screw eyes in the
upper edge, attach a piece Of wire and
suspend from the moIding as you
would a picture. If you use two hooks
over the molding instead of one. il
will be an easy matter to adjust a
curtain over the wardrobe. Run a sash
curtain rod through the upper edge OF
your curtain and hang 1T also over the
two hooks. Then you will find that
you have an efficient but inexpensive
wardrobe that you may move about
at will, and you have not marred your
own nor your landlords walls.