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The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

(tI AN not going to buy hat to
match my old rose suit this sum
mer Ny black hat viii answer
very well. and I shall use the money
instead 20 ~ I'D my closets and draw
ers completely This remark was
made by a young woman whose dress
allowance is somewhat limited. and
who often finds It hard to make it
cover all OF her requirements. In m
swer. 10 her companion's look OF in
curry she continued: L have just had
my room done over and 1t is a dream
old blue and white, with the lighting
fixtures and my dressing table set in
dull silver, but the minute my closet
door is opened the whole thing IS
spoiled / keep it neatly, too but it is
50 hopelessly conglomerated and un-
attractive that it ruins the effect when
ever IL is open. Now I am going TO
have 1t fitted UP completely. and my
bureau drawers as well. I shall use
white china silk with pale pastel vol
low roses. deepening TO dun orange
n their centers. and when 7 bsva a.,
ished I know I shall enjoy NV roon,
twice as much as 1 do now.
suppose il would seem like ex-
aNaganee 10 some people to spend so
uch money and thought on the fur
>>ishings Of just closets and drawers
and yet 1 don't know Of anv otber u,s,,
in which the same amount of money
wlll give one more comfort. more OF .
ieeiing Of luxury, even. than in having
all these things complete.
How win I snen5 fl,e ,,.
what DO / call closet httings? WV
my dear there are boxes for hats
Jlree or four Of them, al least. and
ms season some will have to be good
nig ones; several boxes for nv lsca
and chiffon waists. covers for liebf
gowns. bags for corsets. garment ba5q-
ers a case for parasols and umbrellas
any NUMBER OF sachets. a laundry has
and a bag for paper and string and
noN Tor my shoes and slippers.
ihat does sound formidable. doesn't
lr but ] shall make most Of the things
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

"Of course, know that it is not SAN
itary to keep soiled clothes In the
bedroom, and my laundry bag Is only
intended as very temporary resting
place for them until they can be taken
to the family hamper. 1 shall make
this bag also Of cretonne, bound with
ribbon or colored tape.
MY cretonne case for umbrellas and
parasols will have four or more long
vertical pockets into which the UNI
brellas can be slipped. I shall fasten
this to one of my closet walls-not on
the door as you see them sometimes
where they swing and rattle and make
nuisances of themselves generally
you've often noticed. suppose. what
stunning patterns they have now in
wall paper. Well. wall paper is what
I am going to use for covering my hat
and waist boxes. / am sure / can
get some with yellow roses to match
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

durable and they may De made to fold
up nat so as to occupy very little space
when not In use, or for travelling.
Il made several of these linen boxes
for gifts last Christmas, and they made
quite a hit. but for my own purposes
the paper covering will answer Just as
well.
why. yes, I will tell you how 1 did
it. 1 first removed two opposite sides
OF the box and covered each OF these
on both surfaces with straight piece
of the linen. overhanding II together
around three edges. Then I covered
the bottom and the two sides connected
with 1T in the same way After this
/ replaced the two pieces that had been
removed and sewed them along their
lower edges to the bottom OF the box,
then either tackled the sides together
at the top or fastened them with RIB
hons. The lid made in the same way.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
sayarin, or Baba (creoIe Cake)
Mrs. III. Lipman, 1898 Post Street, San
Francisco

Sift two cupfuls of -four in a bowl.
Make hole in the center. Put half
yeast cake in half cupful OF lukewarm
milk and little salt. Stir up well with
spoon and set on back of stove to raise.
Cream cupful of nice fresh butter
with one cupful of sugar, add a quarter
OF glassful of rum and a large spoon
full of fieur d'orange. Add seven eggs,
each one separately. stirring well.
Mix all well and put into mold,
which has been we'll buttered. Strew
over with blanched almonds.
Let raise five hours. Bake In moder-
ate oven. When the cake is baked put
on large platter and pour over 1T a
syrup Of rum and sugar. To make the
syrup use one pint of water, one large
cupful Of granulated sugar and half a
cupful of rum.
Orange Frftters-Peel four oranges,
taking off all the white pith, without
breaking into pulp, dividing each into
four or five pieces through natural di-
visions of the orange. Dip each piece
into batter and fry deep yellow In
plenty of sweet oil made hot for the
purpose. Serve on napkin with pow
dered sugar. To make the batter, take
two cupfuls of -four, two teaspoonfuls
OF baking powder. one cupful of milk,
four eggs, pinch of salt and one
tablespoonful of sugar. Mix all to-
gether
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ST PRIZE
Old Fashioned Shaker Pie
Mrs. Daisy Nash. Morgan Inn

Mrs. Daisy Nash, Morgan Hill
Use any kind of fresh or canned fruit.
II raw apples are used pare, core and
slice thin Fill an agate pie tin three
quarters fu1l of fruit after thoroughly
buttering pan. Use no sugar. Make
crust as follows: One cup graham
-four. half cup white -four, quarter tea
spoon salt, one rounded teaspoon bak-
ing powder, one tablespoon melted but
ter, about three-quarters to one cup
milk to mix, as moisture in -four varies.
Spread this mixture over fruit and bake
20 minutes in moderately hot oven
When done turn bottom upward on
plate. removing any fruit from pan, and
spread even with knife. Serve with
sugar and cream. preferably whipped.
Not so much for looks. but. my, how
goodi
A Quick Layer Cake-Use your ia
vorite cake recipe and bake in dripping
pan. When done turn out, cool and cut
in half, spreading filing on one half
and covering with other. Cut off crisp
outside edges and ice all over, and you
will have a layer cake without much
trouble aud. in much less time than the
usual way, II you have a small oven.
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inside the box, so that half a dozen
pairs OF shoes or slippers can be placed
in the bottom part, and half dozen in
the top.
Il suppose you will think 1t unneces-
sary TO have a paper and string bag IN
my bedroom closet, but one so often
needs a bit of wrapping paper or a
piece of twine that 1t adds a great
deal to ones comfort and convenience
to have 1t handy. I shall make this
bag OF cretonne with pastel yellow
roses to match my China silk. Gre
tonnes are sold now which are deco
rated with almost every familiar f1ow-
er, and with quite few besides that
even expert botanists would be puz-
zled to classify. But most of them are
very pretty and that Is the main thing
My bag will be large and lat, with an
opening across the top and big pocket
on the outside for the string.
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laurel leaf and small piece OF garlic.
Pour a little boiling water on pan In
which meat was fried and pour over
meat Just enough water TO keep from
burning. Put on very slow FIRE and
cook four hours. Thicken gravy with
a little -four and serve with potato
pancakes.
Potato Pancakes-Grate two good
sized potatoes and mash one cooked
one Beat two eggs and mix with one
teaspoonful Of baking powder and
enough -four to make a thin batter.
Mix all together and fry in butter or
fat; make small. Cook just before
serving meat. Are nice with little
sugar and a few drops OF lemon, max
ing what the Germans call sweet and
sour"
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Steamed Oysters With Black
Butter (OriginaD

Mrs. Fred Whitney, Fifth Street, Pet
aIuma
Put one dozen nice, clean, fresh oys-
ters in pie plate. Put this in a
steamer over hot water and steam until
oysters are plump. In saucepan put
three tablespoonfuls of butter; cook
until 1t browns; then add five drops of
tabasco, tablespoonful of lemon juice,
a few drops of onion Juice, half a
teaspoonful of anchovy essence. pinch
of black pepper and salt il needed Put
oysters on hot dish, sprinkle with
chopped parsley and serve with points
of toast. pouring sauce over oysters.
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my silk and cretonne, and / shall use
a satin finished white paper for the
lining.
II always ask my milliner to send
my hats home in strong hat boxes, and
1 have obtained four large, firmly made
pasteboard boxes from a department
store for my waists. A jar OF liquid
glue will make 1t an easy matter to
cover these boxes with the paper, and
a few loose sheets of tissue and a
sachet or so inside will make them
complete.
Some girls like to have all their
belongings exceedingly plain and sim
pie, and they are likely to use one Of
the pastel colored linens for their
closest fittings, with heavily embroid-
cred monogram as the only decoration.
1T is more OF a task to cover the
boxes with linen than with paper, but
when they are finished they are more
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Cash Prizes for Housekeepers

THE Modern Housekepers raise the standard
cooking and housekeeping California facilitating interchange
of ideas California
that big Kitchen
discovered adding materially
The Modern Housekepe would writing
and send in Make communication brief possible
that write your
address, One S. prize 81 prize and five 81
ideas published this Sunday generally
interesting communications will published page.
yours is good will appear when its
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Veal Jelly
Henrietta VI. Schuur. "a GIrard street,
san Francisco

Henrietta VI. Schuur. 81 Glrard street,
san Francisco
Take a knuckIe of veal Weighing
three or four pounds. simmer IL with as
little water as possible, adding an on
lon, carrot. some herbs tied up in
muslin. and a little mace. When the
meat will just slip from the bones. lay
1t on board, remove all superfuous
fat and gristle. and chop il finely.
Season all with salt and pepper, a little
grated lemon peel and chopped parsley.
Wet mold and place in it a layer OF
the meat, then a layer of yOlks of eggs,
cut in slices, then meat again, next q
thin layer of chopped pickles. more
meat and then the chopped whites OF
eggs and so on till the dish is nearly
full. The liquor the meat was boiled
in should be reduced by fast boiling to
half its original quantity. teaspoon
full OF powdered gelatine added to It
and stirred till all is dissolved. Pour
this slowly over the meat in the mold
and set aside till cold. Turn out to
serve and garnish with parsley or let
tuce. The dish has a pretty effect be-
cause Of the layers OF different colors.
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To Preserve a Husband
Mrs. Maud HiII, TurIock

Be careful in your selections, do not
choose too young. and take only such
varieties as have been raised in a good
moral atmosphere. When once de-
cided upon and selected, let that part
remain forever settled and give your
entire time and thought to prepara-
tions for domestic use. Some Insist
others constantly keep them in hot wa yll,o
ter. But even poor varieties may be
made sweet, tender and good by gar
nishing them with smiles and flavor
ing with kisses to taste. Wrap them
with domestic devotion. and they keep
for years.
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Orange Tea
Mrs. Fl. r. Nottage. 452 Forfy-fifth
Street, Oakland

One quart of cold tea. Juice of two
oranges, sugar to taste. A spoonful Of
crushed Ice in each glass. Pour the tea
over the ice and serve 1t should be
much less strong than when served hot
II the tea left from meal is used it
should be much diluted, and. of course
tt should never be boiled In the making
English breakfast tea is best for iced
tea, fruit punch, etc.
Fruit Punch-One quart of cold tea.
preferably English breakfast: juice of
two lemons; juice of two oranges: Malt
pineapple, grated or chopped and al
lowed to stand in sugar before adding
a handful of Strawberries cut In pieces:
the same of cherries, raspberries.
peaches and any juicy fruit: add a
quart, more or less. of ice water and
sweeten according to taste.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Numerous Uses of Onions

Mrs. N. It. Schmidt, Box "a, King City
They are excellent to break up a
cold. Roasted onions are a laxative
and for cold in the head squeeze out
the Juice from roasted onions to which
sugar has been added to make a syrup.
For hoarseness grease throat and chest
with lard In which onions have been
fried; apply flannel afterward. II raw
onions are mashed fine and applied at
once to q snake bite 1t will draw out
the poison, repeating as the onions turn
green. Placed in a sickroom sliced
onions absorb much OF the poison. A
raw onion eaten for supper will pre-
vent wakefulness during the night
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Strawberry Blanc Mango
Mrs. w. r.. Bent, Loyalton

Stem q quart of ripe Strawberries
place in a bowl and crush them with
a wooden spoon, adding three quarters
of a cup OF powdered sugar. Allow to
stand In a cold place several hours
Heat pint of milk In a double boiler
with half q cup of granulated sugar
When hot add two ounces of gelatine
dissolved in a little water. Stir until
the gelatine is dissolved, and then
strain into q basin and add a cup OF
good cream and stir until cold; then
pour over the crushed berries, beating
them at the same time; add the juice
OF q lemon, mixing in very gradually
into q fancy mold and set on Ice until
set Turn out and serve with whole
fresh berries
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Roast Neck of Beef

The second cut from the neck, usual
Iy sold from s cents to 10 cents a
pound, makes nice, juicy roast First
steam two or three hours until partly
place in dripping pan with salt and
pepper and some sage and thyme to
season, and dredge with -four. Pour
in a little of the water in which the
meat was steamed. Bake. basting
often When done thicken the gravy
with little -four.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Pork Cake
Mrs. r. Grimm, Penn Grove

Mrs. r. Grimm, Penn Grove
One pound fat salt pork chopped ine,
add two cups hot coffee, two cups
brown sugar, one cup moiasses mixed
with one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon
pepper, one teaspoon cloves, also one
of ginger and cinnamon. Flour to
make stif batter. Now add one pound
raisins and one pound currants we'll
Toured. Bake same as other fruitcake
in paper lined tins. This will be found
excellent and a good keeper.
A Kitchen Hint--Cooking utensils
that have had food burned into them
can be easily cleaned by filing with
water and sprinkling in some lye. Let
get hot on stove and all will come of
clean with a little rubbing.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Delicious Pickles

Mrs. A. G. Davidson, 1925 L Street, Sac
rament0
One dozen cucumbers, one peck green
tomatoes. half peck ripe tomatoes,
one dozen red mango peppers one
dozen green peppers, half dozen
onions, four heads of cabbage. me-
dunn size. Chop onions, cabbage. pep
pers and tomatoes fine as possible and
morning drain well and add one gallon
cider vinegar. two pounds brown sugar.
half an ounce of turmeric four table
spoonfuls of white mustard seed, two
cupfuI of ground horseradish. Cook
slowly half an hour and seal while
hot. Half of this will make seven
quarts.
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For Coughs and Tickling"
e. S. Fuller, santa Ynez

Pour five or six drops of eucalyptus
oil in a pitcher or small mouthed ves-
sci OF very hot water. Throw shawl
over the head and inhale through the
mouth the fumes arising until the
strength is gone. Excellent for bron-
chial affections or colds on the chest.
II done just before retiring will insure
peaceful nights rest. Let the steam
penetrate to lungs by taking a strong
Inhalation, even though 1T almost
strangles at first and makes one cough
worse at the time. Also to break up a
cold at its inception make q tea OF eu-
calyptus leaves and drink hot Just be-
fore bedtime. Let the leaves cook and
give off their healing odor In the room.
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Two Ounce Recipes
Mrs. C. A. Walsh, Battle Creek, Butte
County


Ounce Honey-Pare the fruit, then
crate. Have prepared a syrup OF white
sugar (granulated); into this boiling
syrup stir the grated ounces; boil un-
til the ounces will pass through the
syrup, not sink to the bottom, watch
ing closely that ii does not scorch An
average sized ounce and a cupful of
granulated sugar dissolved in half as
much water will make a small Jelly
glassful of honey. Save the pairing and
cores; cover with cold water; cook until
soft; strain. To each pint OF juice add
one pound of white sugar; boil juice 10
minutes before adding sugar; boil hard
(usually 10 minutes) until ii jellies and
there will be half as much jelly as
honey.
Ounce Pudding-Peel and CRATE ripe
fruit. With the pulp OF six ounces
mix six beaten egg yolks, a cupful Of
sugar, half a cupful of cracker dust,
one cupful OF cream and the whipped
whites of four eggs. Turn into q but
tered pudding dish. place It in pan OF
hot water. bake until firm. Serve cold,
covered with a meringue.
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Jam Cake
Mrs. j. :. Houseman. VIna

One cup sugar. three-fourths cup
butter. cream Well together; three eggs.
will do. but apricOts are the best: two
cups of -four, three teaspoonfuls OF
sour milk, or one may use three table
spoonful heaping Of soda. cinnamon to
taste. one cup of chopped walnuts and
one cup of raisins. Bake slowly until
well done.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Quickly Picked Cucumbers
Mrs. D. standIey. HeaIdsburE

Take small cucumbers. or not too
large, and quarter: then pack in a
stone jar. put weak vinegar on the
stove: add a handful of salt and one
OF sugar; let boil; then pour over Gu
cumbers. Put weight on and let
stand until next day: then pour on and
heat again. When boiling pour over:
then again let stand until the next day
when they are ready for use. They are
fine. Add red pepper TO suit taste.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Asparagus OmeIet

Mrs. LocIyer, 22ss Grant street, Berke-
ley
Three cups asparagus tips boiled in
water. two eggs. two tablespoonfuls
-four, little salt and pepper. Mix all
together and fry In hot lard or butter
until brown. then turn over and brown
other side. Eat as soon as cooked
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Dried Apple Cake

Miss Victoria Filipplni, stony Point,
Sonoma County.
Soak two cups of dried apples over
night, and in the morning drain of the
water, and stew in two cups OF syrup
for half an hour. Take from the stove
and chop fine; when cold add one cup
of brown sugar, one cup of melted but
ter, three eggs beaten separately, one
teaspoonful of soda and little more.
Spice of all kinds. four cups of -four,
two cups of raisins.
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81 PRIZE
Mushroom Sauce and Spaghetti
Mrs. Frank NJ. Harsfs, sos Baden Street,
San Francisco

Mrs. Frank NJ Hargfs, sos Baden street,
San Francisco
Take two large sized onions. one
cube Of garlic, and chop together very
fine; have your frying pan hot and
pour into Il half a cup of olive oil;
then put IN the onions and garlic; sim
mer slowly for IS minutes; set aside
for a few seconds, while you open one
can OF conserve. Use three-fourths OF
II dissolved in one cup OF boiling water;
pour this over the onions and oil; chop
up one bay leaf and add one-fourth
teaspoonfui OF ground cloves, salt TO
SUIT taste Put on TO cook slowly
again. Steep q handful OF mushrooms
ia one cup OF boiling water for IS
minutes; add the juice to the sauce;
chop the mushrooms very fine and add;
cook altogether for half an hour; II IT
gets too thick. add little boiling
water.
Cook about cents worth OF spa
ghettf IN plenty of boiling water for
Is minutes: salt to taste; drain and
mix as much sauce with IL as you like
This sauce is splendid heated and
poured over steak.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Pressed Soup Meat

A. G. Jochnaus. 11S Eighteenth street,
Pacific Grove
Chop or grind the boiled soup meat
very fine, season with pepper and salt
Add a little butter and some finely
chopped celery and enough of the soup
stock to moisten, or one tablespoonful
clear gelatine dissolved in one cup hot
water. Pack In mold and when cold
turn out on dish and garnish with
slices of hard boiled eggs
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Gazeuse
Mrs. C. A. 9Iagfstra. 338 ArIfn<ton
street. san Francisco

IATss = - LIHsIHIEHT 80 ArunE ELOn
Street. san Francisco
delicious and healthful drink for a
hot day: Take three ounces OF elder
flower. dried; one ounce OF corianders.
mashed; boil for 10 minutes. then
strain. Take the juice OF 10. lemons
and <the skin Of three: about two
pounds or sugar; water TO make ~
quarts Boil all for five minutes; lastly
add cents worth of pure cream OF
tartar, then put in bottles and let them
stand In the sun for two days. after
ward remove to cold places This viii
keep two or three months Now ~
the time the elder trees are In bloom
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Marble Cake

Mrs. Emma Rhodes, s73 Myrtle Street.
San Jose
DIRK part-Yolk OF three eggs, one
cup of molasses. half cup of butter.
two cups of -four, one teaspoon of soda,
third of cup of milk; flavor with,
mixed spices.
Light part--Whites OF three eggs.
half cup of butter, half cup of sugar.
half cup. of milk, two scant cups Of
-four, half teaspoon of soda, one tea
spoon of cream tartar.
Put in alternate layers, first white.
then dark. having white on top.
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81 PRIZE
German Pot Roast and Potato
Pancakes

WrE. Stroker. 16I DorIand Street, San
Francisco
Take a nice piece of beef and -four
and brown in plenty OF fat or butter.
Slice one onion and fry with meat;
when well Drowned put in saucepan,
with pepper and salt. cloves. thyme,
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Prune Whip

Mrs. Dyer. s4:5 Nineteenth Street. San
Francisco
The whites OF five eggs we'll beaten
with pinch of cream of tartar, a cup
of stewed prunes cooked very soft
Sweeten- Mash fine. Mix with whites
of eggs. Bake in buttered pan 20 min
utes In q pan Of water. Serve with
whipped cream. Very fine.
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turn steak over In the platter. roll In
flour, fry in hot skillet, in which q
piece of suet has been frying.
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Olive Oil Biscuit
Mrs. walter stewart, lone, Amadou
County

Two rounding cups of -four, two tea
spoons baking powder, half teaspoon
salt: sift all together, then mix with
one cup of milk. in which has been
stirred four tablespoons olive oil; turn
on bread board and pat out to required
thickness (never roll). Cut and put in
pans and bake 10 minutes in quick
oven.
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Egg Lemonade
Mrs. Frank Miller, 1872 Telegraph
Ayenue. Oakland

A delicious. healthful drink for sick
or we'll Break two eggs; add four
teaspoonfuls sugar: add a little water;
then add juice OF one large lemon: fll
rest of shaker glaNs with water and
cracked ice; shake until thoroughly
dissolved and foams strain and drink
Any one who dislikes the taste OF raw
eggs and needs them try this. Mason
pint jar can be used very nicely instead
OF shaker