Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-09
Black Velvet Neck Bands.

longer than absolutely necessary it be-
somes softened and so impaired.
Black Velvet Neck Bands.
The vogue of the collarless dress is
in a measure responsible for the re-
( turn of the half inch black velvet rib
bon neck band. These come provided
with jeweled or metal slides and
clasps.
Beaded Crochet Buttons.
Some of the fancy crochet buttons
for summer gowns are given a bit of
color and further ornamentation by
the addition of a few jewels or beads.
Simple Method of Reducing Flesh.
Those who are inclined to stoutness
should rise early. Long hours in bed
conduce to a fiabby condition.
Massage daily, especial attention
being paid to kneading the abdomen.
Three meals only should be taken
daily, and nothing at all between
them. These meals should almost ex-
clusively be confined to fish, white
meat green vegetables and toast or
biscuits. Brown bread may be taken
occasionally.
Uncooked fruit at breakfast is good,
and vinegar may be freely taken with
salads.
sugary and fatty foods; also pastry
potatoes, ale, stout, cocoa and aerated
waters.
AS little fluid as possible should be
QTuDk- COplOuS OElIl4kiHS OIL any 4OIIH
increases cOrpulency.
Salt and Coffee.
The addition of a pinch of salt to the
coffee is the plan followed by some
housekeepers. The salt is added be-
fore the water is poured on the cof-
fee.
Combination Salad Dressing.
A delicious salad dressing is made
by combining mayonnaise with boil
ed dressing equal parts of each being
used.
Sugar and Turnips.
The addition of a little sugar to the
water in which turnips are boiled Will
improve the flavor of the vegetables.
Newest Thing in Tape Measures.
There was a time when tape meas
ure in the shape of Billikin was the
fad of the hour. Now the chantecler
has full sway.
A Fudge Hint.
When next making fudge add some
chopped raisins and nuts to the syrup,
just before beginning to stir it, Beat
well until it stiffens.
Baked Shad.
Procure a large shad, clean and fill
with the same stuffng used for stuff
f1ng chickens. Tie a cord around it
and put it in the bake pan. Basic with
butter, pepper and salt. 1t will re-
quire about twenty to thirty minutes
to bake. Put on a platter and serve
with hot butter sauce.
Two Good Recipes.
Here is a-usefuI Dutch cake, which is
very good:
One and one-half cups of sugar, half
pound of butter; rub the sugar and
butter together, then add three eggs,
beat five minutes; one cup of milk, half
pound of raisins; add a yeast cake to
this and enough flour to make a stiff
dough. Let raise over night; grease
pans and mould into 1oaves. This
quantity makes three Ioaves. Let raise
as bread.
Here is another:
SPICE CAKE.
Two tablespoonful of butter, one cup
of sugar. one egg, one cup of syrup,
one cup of milk, two tablespoons Of
ginger, one tablespoon of cloves, one
tablespoonful of mace, one tablespoon
of allspice, one toblspOon of cinna-
mon; CRATE a little nutmeg, add three
small cups of flour, two teaspoons of
baking powder.
How to Keep the Top of the Kitchen
Stove Black.
After the stove has been used several
years it is difficult matter to keep
the top black. Black lead soon burns
off, leaving it unsightly and red
By experimenting have found that