The National tribune., 1910-05-05
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THE FAMILY.

1t is really surprising, but there are
women who can't even stew potatoes
decently. A nice potato stew is very
excellent and appetizing dish, but your
potatoes must be good, the milk must
be sweet, and the butter above re-
put in shallow pan, and nearly cover
with milk. Let them simmer vefy gent
ly for half an hour that the milk may
be absorbed. Make a cream sauce. one
cupful for each cupful of potatoes, and
season lightly both potatoes and sauce.
Pour over the potatoes, add little
chopped parsley, and serve.
To make barley soup wash one-half
cupful of pearl barley, put in sauce
pan and cover with cold water, boil
for five minutes, and drain. Cover with
three pints of veal stock and simmer
until tender. Take from the fire, put
ley, and rub the rest through puree
sieve. Return to the saucepan with
the whole barley and one-half cupful
of scalded cream. If too thick, add
veal stock. Season and simmer for five
minutes.
According to some advocates of
physical culture, barefoot walking is
positive cure for nerves and for
anaemia. The earth, the mud and the
little grass blades are wonderful re-
medal agents. They fill you full of cleo
trio lightnings of vitality and strength.
; A doctor who knows says that mud
and dirt draw out many poisons of the
system. His tenets have many adher-
ents.
If you are fortunate enough to have
a grassy back yard, you may walk
taking to the public lawns of the big
parks. This is much nicer, of course.
except that neighbors have a horrid
way of plunging their heads out of
back windows while they smile bland
1y and call loudly for the remaining
members of the family to Come, look
at the crazy lady But everything
we get is at some cost, so we must
expect ridicule when we follow new
ideas.
The mouth is perfect breeding
ground for micro-organisms, offering
heat, moisture and nutrient material
for the development of bacteria, and it
is frequently abused and neglected
more than any other part of the body
Unhealthy conditions are permitted to
exist here that would not be tolerated
in any other part of the anatomy, yet,
after all, the whole subject of the care
of the mouth may be summed up in the
few words, Keep the mouth clean"
Few people seem to understand what
this simple admonition means. They
are very careful, probably, not to put
anything into the mouth until it has
been thoroly sterilized, but they forget
that 1t is quite as important to remove
every vestige of food as soon as pos
sible after eating, and it is best to use
dental floss for this purpose whenever
it is possible.
Beef patties are very nice for ageing
cellenI one:
minced very small; one dessertspoonful
of chopped parsley, two tablespoonfuls
of good gravy, little salt and plenty of
black pepper. Mix well together and
press hard in a basin with a wooden
spoon. Line some patty tins with good
pastry, put tablespoonful of the meat
In each, cover with pastry, cut a small
hole in the top, brush over with egg
and bake half an hour.
II your marshmallows get little stale
before using try making marshmallow
fudge. Put two cups of granulated
sugar and one cup of milk in a sauce
pan and let the mixture come to a
boil. Add one square and a half of
chocolate, grated, and two tablespoon
fuls of butter. Cook about 10 minutes,
then remove from the fire and beat
until the fudge gets stiff, but not so
stiff that it will not pour easily Break
marshmallows into several pieces place
in the bottom of a dish and pour the
fudge over them.