Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-06
WOMAN AND HOME


d nreiess eooker7 II not, you should in
y Vestigate It before hot weather overtake,
: you. How absurd ii sounded at f3rst
= The hreiess cookerl Is it really 6reless,
4 Is 1t actually cooker7 Those who ms,
: u answer yes to both questions, and de-
clare that much OF the heat from COOKING
IN the Kitchen may be thus done awsV
with during the summer. Cereal.
brought to the boiling point and placed
, N the cooker over night are ready for
breakfast by simply bringing again TO
the boiling point. They are of delicious
mayor. Meat cut in pieces, with vegeta-
pies ana water, boiled briskly for few
minutes, the gravy properly thickened
ana seasoned, then placed In tightly
covered pail. and while boiling fast pat
into the "flreless'' after brealsfast Syi,l
come out tasty stew ready for dinner.
The skeptic should begin with boiled rice
or some simple dish. The ireless cooker
may be bought all lined and ready for use
81 prices to suit the purchaser. In slim
piest fern, and homemade, ii consists of
box 20 to "a inches in its dimensions.
lined with many thicknesses Of paper and
stuffed with fine hay. Grass cuttings
from the lawn do we'll A nest is made
IN the middle just large enough for the
pail and is covered closely with a cushion
made BY SLING q cloth -four sack with
bay. The lid to the box must At tight
~. ia longer box or trunk is used.
several dishes or pals may be placed in IL
81 the same time. Anything which can
De cooked By boiling or simmerinQ is
adapted to this method. The water must
De boiling fast when placed in the cook
er. The saving in fuel as well as comfort
is worth considering.
There are two kinds Of housekeepers.
the ever-ready and the never-ready. II
you belong to the latter class. simpIv
drop the n, and you are 1T. II a guest
drops in Unexpectedly, the never-readv |
feels that she must begin her dinner or
supper all over, that what she had
planned for the family will never do for
company. She often delays a meal. keen
ing hungry men aud children waiting or 4
sends them on with cold bite. All this /
connection and extra labor Is very dis
concerting to guest. II one comes in
late and Unexpectedly it is far better to
go on and have the meal Just as planned
Eggs boiled or whipped up in an omeIet
may be prepared quickly and make a
welcome addition in almost ssno time.
Cookies, or crackers well heated and but
tered served with or without . dish Of
sauce make quick dessert. A simple
meal served on time and in the usual
manner, without many excuses, is en-
loyed far moro than one that is elabhrate
ana has made the hostess a great deal of
labor, and caused Inconvenience to 9th
ers.
You may have heard Of the cook in the
polar expedition who had exhausted the
supplies until bootheel soup even vas
gone. and starvation seemed at hand.
he seized the whisk broom, cut il in
small pieces, boiled il two hours. season.
ing well, and served it for breakfast. /.
without comment. ssWeu, Tom ex- /,
claimed the leader OF the expedition. as
be Fletcherized bis first mouthfuI, sHow
did you ever come to overlook this box Of
cereal until todsyGn Many q time has
the ever ready housekeeper met emerpen-
oies with equal success, and with almost I
as scant material at hand.
Although Dame Fashion seemed a very
tyrant in winter aud early spring. the 8
latest accounts indicate that she is relent- !
ing. not from choice, perhaps, but from
necessity because unable to muster into '
line all the forces upon whom she had g
American women, especially.
have some individuality and g degree OF
Independence in dress as in other mat '
ers. The sheath skirt Is not universal. q
ttounces are seen on summer dresses.
Pleats are let into skirts here and there 1
When we read of skirts being fuller we q
10 not expect gathers around the belt z
,ut. as heretofore, the upper part well g
Tilted, pleats tif any stitched down closely Q
o yoke depth, and fulness below. II is p
aid that there was never such variety l.
n styles as today, the fashions OF almost g
ny period being admissible. The high o.
Taist line has great popularity. Boned e
'odices, too. are appearing and are likely IA
0 become more common, II the slender e
orIn now so desirable continues to be the z
lodel. With all the change and variety C
seems that every woman must be able M
D select attractive and suitable patterns
rom which to copy her summer gowns. o.
Have you a horse radish bed in your -
ack yard? II you have, Ii is easily keut W
p by cutting of the tops and resetting >.
hen the roots are dug. II you haven't 'e
ed, it is easily started by getting few
bots at the greenhouse or at a neigh
or's. The second season it will do to
ig up and by setting out ell tops again SD
Re bed may be kept up or enlarged. ga
orse-radish is suited to all sorts of loca- Of
ons and will thrive in corner of the IN
aek yard or beside the kitchen door. OF
Ioisture is good for it. en-
tn
"Button, button, make rise oil
And snow your pretty face and eyes," :
as the couplet that used to be repeated
the game of "button." It is unneces-
ry to say it now, buttons showing Its
everywhere without being Gle
lied forth in rhymes. Hundreds-yes ms
tually hundreds-of buttons are worn ma
! some costumes. You can hardly put ma
em in the wrong place. thi
pa
Have you tried the nice sweet parsnips? rvs
IT seems as if they were never so good us
fore. Boiled, pared, cut in two length
lse and again crosswise, il long, sea
ned with salt, pepper and butter, put 2
to the oven for few moments before ma,
rving and they are delicious. After in
fling them tender they may be cut as -
oVp- drowned in huffar ard .,....s