Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-27

the slices together. Cut in thin strips or
triangles. but do not cut of the crusts,
II they are delicateiy Drowned and ten
Ger as they. should be.
Spinach boiled and chopped hne mix
cd with cream cheese and noistened with
lemon Juice and mayonnaise. makes an
appetizing filling for sandwiches, as also
a roll Of Ncufchatel cheese, creamed and
mixed with half cupful chopped or
pounded nuts. the whole favored with a
little salt and paprika. Brown or rye
bread makes the best foundation for this
sandwich.
DURUM FLOUR
And speaking Of breads. one Of ON
| readers writes to ask Just what the du-
rum -four is. that Is so often spoken Of
In the daily press. Although this
durum or macaroni flour as 1t Is often
called. is of comparatively recent intro
diction into this country, the growing
demands far exceeds the supply 1t Is
made from the wheat usually grown in
the semi-arid regions and contains the
highest quantity of expansive gluten.
/; Is a trifle sweeter than the ordinary
-four and furnishes a rich brown crusty
loaf that retaids its moisture longer than
any other loaf. II Is the same four from
which the Frenchman makes his delight
ful crusty, nutty Favored French loaf,
aud the Italian uses In making his in
comparable macaroni. Thus far the far
mcrs in this country have only been
able to produce a 600O0,oOo bushel crop
when one of 2co,oOo.0OO or 3fN. 900 900 is de-
nsndei. Last year from lo,OCo.NC 10
~. coo 600 bus els of durum -four was used
fl Minneapolis alone to mix with weaker
foGfs, building them up in that most
| htc essary requisite the muscle making
lrincip le-glutcn.
The United States department of agri-
culture gave the durum -four a good test
"a few months ago. when II caused to be
Lskcd 4Oo loaves of bread. 200 from durum
wheat -four and 2,0 from the Minneapolis
Spring wheat. The loaves were sent
broadcast to people who could intelli-
gently compare them, and of the replies
received "A per cent. gave the palm to
! the durum loaves.
BLEACHING OF WHEAT FLOUR.
| The ruling against the bleaching of
| wheat flour in this country by the bu-
ieau of chemistry of the department of
aSric ulture has received the Endorsement
of The Lancet U,ondon: The public -
s'ES The Lancet, would ne well adj
| Nised to abandon the IA la cious notion
that the Wilderness Of bread is mark
o. its quality. On the contrary it near
- always means an nsipid. unpalatab e
!lead. and an attractive flavor is a fac
Tor of considera Die Importance IN con-
| nection with the digestbility Of food.
! 10 destruction of the natural color OF
| -four by bleaching agents synchronizes
with the destruction of its attractive
flavor Such tampering with the staff 81
'ife should he made Illegal"
wORMY CHESTNUT.
When talented and successful archi-
tect builds a house for himself there
are many little pointers that others whc
dream dreams and have visions of q
home of their own. may be glad to pick
W.
| If the big living room and halls Of
a newly built old English cottage in one
ii New Works most historic sllburba
| towns. the wood work is all wormy
hestnut. When the head carpenter
first saw this, with its hundreds of tin,
pcrf"ratons. My" he said. 1T is 60
ing to take an awful lot of time to plug
these holes all up" Plug them up
sasped the Mortified architect. why mar
! have had to hunt all over New York
to find this lumber, just as want it
and not single hole Is to he plugged
| This with the grain is one of the beau
| ties Of the wood"
MINT SOFA PILLOWS.
| Now is the time to begin a mint sofa
pillow, that will be great treat IL
any invalid. Begin at once to save al
tho leaves Of the rose. apple and nut.
meg geranums. drying them as fast a.
rluckod AS soon as roses bloom gath
- all the rose leaves and dry together
with sweet clover heads AS fast a.
dried put away. Towards August anc
September come the mint commonl,
kNowns as horse mint. This is found
along the waysides Break long stem.
with their blossoms and hang in tn.
shade to dry. Wild tansy too may +,
ADDED To your store Of fragrant simplos
| as we'll as life everlasting Later in TN,
'al. comes the woodland pcnnyroys
this roots and all. tie in lunches and
hang In the shade to dry Now wher
ali are gathered. remove all coarse stem.
and mix thoroughly Shred husks O.
corn fine or use. dry lawn clippings OF
shredded tissue paper. to make the no
cessary bulk. Fill all into a case Of un
bleached muslin The outside covering
may he of soft linen outlined with Woo
r>mphs or other appropriate design and
the sweet scent Of the mint pillow will
do much 20 lull your invalid into the
very -Eart Of woodland Itself
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
DELTA CHAPTER OF ROSE CROJN