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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
TO MAKE A "TRIFLE"
DAINTY ENGLISH CONNECTION is
SIMILAR TO AMERICAN DISH.
Delicious Dainty Is Made as Easily as
Less Tempting Ones-To Insure
Success Whip Should Be
Made Day Before.

A trifie, as served in England is
altogether a more elaborate and de-
ncious affair than the sweet which SO
frequently is served in this country
under the same name True there are
almost as many English variations
OF this dainty as there are American
ones. but the favorite one, called sim
ply "a trifie," stands distinctly apart
and above all others.
This is quite as easily made as the
less delicious ones, but to ensure sue
cess the whip should be made the
day before it is to be used, as keeping
1t for "a hours makes it firmer and
vastly improves it's flavor. To make
the whip, put together into a large
bowl one pint of thick, sweet cream.
one-quarter of a pound of pounded
loaf sugar, the whites of two eggs,
and small glass of sherry or of raj
sin wine. Orange jelly made slightly
tart by the addition OF little lemon
juice may be substituted for the wine
II preferred, or any other fruit Juice
having pleasing flavor. Whisk these
"NAA III SOOI pldCG anu dS
fast as the froth rises remove it with
skinner and put 1t on a sieve to
drain. When sufficient of the whip
has been prepared, place it in cool
place to drain. For the trifle. place
six small sponge cakes, twelve cocoa
nut macaroons, and two dozen ratifias
at the bottom of deep glass dish and
pour over them one cupful of sherry
or of sweet wine mixed with four or
five tablespoonfuls of brandy. Fruit
Juice may again be substituted If pre-.
ferred. Just enough should be used
to soak the cakes thoroughly. Mix
lightly together the grated yellow
rind of one lemon, three large spoon
fuls of sweet almonds blanched and
cut in strips, and sufficient raspberry
or strawberry jam to make a generous
layer. Place it evenly over the cakes
in the dish. Pour over rich, boiled
custard, well chilled, and heap the
whipped cream as high over the top
as possible. Garnish with strips of
red currant jelly and some crystal.
ized fruit or candies, rose petals and
violets.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
RECIPE FOR FRIED CHICKEN
In Fat of Macon and Dip in
Cream and Flour.

One chicken, " pound sliced bacon,
two eggs, " cupfuls of milk or thin
cream, flour. salt and pepper. For
good results choose a tender spring
chicken, clean it and cut it at the,
joints, then let it stand in strong salt
water for a few minutes, and after
draining it, wipe it dry; fry the bacon
and beat an egg until light; rub each.
piece of chicken with the salt andl
pepper, using a heaping teaspoonful,
of salt to a dash of pepper to each
two pounds of fowl; dip the chicken
In the beaten egg and then in flour
until covered, remove the fried bacon
to hot platter and put the chicken in
the hot fat; brown we'll on all sides,
then cover the skillet and cook slowly
until tender, turning occasionally; put,
the chicken on the platter with the
bacon, add tablespoonful of flour
to the fat, a dash of salt, milk or
cream, and finally the yolk of the re-
naming egg mixed with tablespoon
full of cream; when thick, serve with
the chicken and bacon on the platter.
II you wish to follow the southern
style don't fail to have cold boiled
ham, some boiled rice and hot biscuit
or corn bread to go with the chicken.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
TO KEEP SILVER BRIGHT
Polish Well Once a Week, Keep In
Drawers Lined With Chamois
or Flannel.

All household silver needs careful
attention, and to keep 1t in good con-
dition the housewife musk sacrifice
considerable of her time. When
teaching an inexperienced maid her
duties in the household the mistress
should specially stipulate that the sill
yer should be cleaned at least once
In each week. and that a list of all
the pieces should be kept on hook
cleansing of all the pieces they should
be counted and checked off with the
list on the hook.
Under no conditions should any sill
yer be allowed to remain out in the
pantry at night, unless there is spe-
cial place for it. Each housewife usu-
ally has a method of her own for
cleansing the silver. A good polish,
free from all sorts of grit and dirt, is
the best thing that can be used. This
can be rubbed on with a soft cloth
and the polishing done later with a
chamois. Where engraved pieces
are cleaned great care is necessary
to get all the polish from the creases
and crevices, where it is most likel'-
TO lodge.
One solution of the problem of TAX
ing care of silverware when it is not
in use has been effective. A cup
| board is built under the pantry
shelves and fitted with a special lock
| and compartments made for the sepa-
| rate pieces. A shelf the length of
the cupboard is placed a little higher
| than the center, thus leaving the low
er portion for larger pieces. Both
shelf and bottom are covered with
| thick red flannel. and, in order that
| dust may not gather, there is sepa-
rate flooring. as IT were, under the
| flannel. This permits it being taken
out and thoroughly brushed. The up
per shelf is divided into boXlike sec
tions, in which the small pieces fit
easily 1t requires less than FIVE
minutes to pus away everything, and
no longer to take them out in the
morning. Chamois is a good lining
! for drawers where silver is kept.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

In preparing eggplant press Il under
water instead OF just sailing. as Is Gus
tomary This prevents che vegetable
from turning black aud keeps it much
crisper
Tomatoes cannot D. cooked Ia .
hurry. ID you cannot giye them a.
least aa hglr. preferably two, t1 ei,h
oat thsm .or that time They viii
taste faW aud offend The palate af one
Who knows haW they should taste.
Neyer use sand soap 0u porcelain
lined cab or waahsfaud There b. nc
sursg way ra gaia ,he enamel What's
che ase ai soaps De mcaHs ouly extra
work. and bsre s always lbe coal OH
rus. Wbieh is better.
Lamp eh.mu.yH can De- qH.eklY
eisaurd by holding fbe h1ut oFer one
,ud agd HaHur fhr atber aaa ayef tbe
SPOUT So #.m#eF.Hs ..aaaule Huh
at un.a tllb "a suaath s.aHh ue tlaags
paper
Mahogany aHI ufaeH bare uaaIs
can tr E.rt H e#.1 condition bF aip
ms au erh rhaaal sam Hams
fram ca.1 eaf.E aad Immediately aat
tL.aE epa "a agE g.sse vf .aaHaa
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
Fried Hallbut.

Cut T." lies about the middle an
inch in thickness; wipe dry and have
ready sifted cracker crumbs, season
with pepper and salt; beat up an egg,
dip the seasoned slices into It; then
sprinkle the crumbs thickly over.
Have enough boiling lard to cover the
fish. When brown serve hot Decorate
the serving dish with slices of lemon
and sprigs of parsley. To test lard be-
fore putting in the fish drop in a crust
of bread If it browns the lard is of
the right temperature.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
German Apple Cake.

Mix together and sift a pint OF -four.
a half teaspoonful of salt and one tea
spoonful OF baking powder: rub in two
tablespoonfuls Of butter, then mix to
a soft dough or very thick batter with
one beaten egg and about half cup1
fIl of milk Turn this into shallow.
wellgreased pan and press partly into
II quartered and peeled apples. ar
ranging them IN regular circles or
rows according to the shape Of the
pan. Sprinkle them with three table
spoonfuls Of granulated sugar mixed
with a third Of a teasponful Of CHINA
mon, bake In a hot oven and serve
hot with cream
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

PIae" some chopped vegetables OF Al
Kinds in a lrylus pan and cook ia a
.ltla butter t,l sott and Drowned.
Then puf them IN a stew pan and
cover witb stock water Cook f0r
IN hour adding chopped parsley. pep
usg and salt Press all through sieve.
.hickeu With Drowned nogr and boil
ass minutes, stirring we'll Let 10 sst
ra'd car slices - meat freed from
.kin and fat and puf h fhe gravy
t.umerius Slowly for balls an hour,
etFsr Fery bet. eiIh a sarnish of beets.
ts.Ereu -llFa ur fr.ed onions seat
ltr-i over
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
TO MAKE RICH BISCUIT
VARIOUS RECIPES FOR MIXING
THE DOUGH-.
A Measure of Flour, Add Salt, Baking
Powder, Milk and tard--Handle
Mixture as Little as Possible
Mix With Knife.

America seems to be peculiar in
its impromptu bakings of Parker
house rolls, biscuits, and Johnny
cake" says recent writer, summar-
izing the experience of round-the-
world traveller with breads, brod, etc.
Just why the biscuit, and particularly
the baking powder biscuit, should be
considered such dainty l could new
er understand. Perhaps 1t is because
1t really does require considerable
skill to make 1t. Cream biscuits were
my own first proud accomplishment,
but their making was forced upon me,
albeit my efforts were rewarded with
a bouquet which l did not deserve, be-
cause so much had been done for me
that they could not be a failure. 1t is
easy to understand why beaten bis
cult should be considered something
fine, but as for the other, 1t is easy to
see why the unsophisticated Eng
lishman, accustomed to calling all
forms of crackers biscuits, should not
be altogether satisfied with some Of
the things he gets in America called
biscuits.
Hot Biscuit Ito one pint of sift-
ed flour add a half teaspoon of salt,
one teaspoon of baking powder, and
sift again. Work in very lightly with
the fingers tablespoon of lard. When
thoroughly mixed cut into 1t with a
knife about one cup Of ice cold milk.
Roll out on we'll Toured board about
three-fourths of an inch thick and cut
with biscuit cutter. Bake in hot oven.
The secret of good biscuit is to have
the dough very soft, to handle it as
little as possible, and to bake in
very quick oven.
Hot Biscuits II.-One quart of flour
a pinch of salt, two tablespoons or
lard, two teaspoons of baking powder.
Wet up with cold water, roll out SOFT
ly an inch thick, and bake in quick
oven Biscuits made with lard and
water are much lighter and better
than when butter is used.
Quick Biscuit-Two cups of -four,
one-half teaspoon of salt. three table
spoons of lard, three teaspoons or
baking powder. one cup of water. Sift
all the dry ingredients into bowl
and rub the lard lightly through them.
Stir in the water, drop the dough into
creased gem pans. and bake in q
quick oven.
Emergency Biscuit 1.-Two cups of
-four, four teaspoons OF baking pow
der, one-half teaspoon of salt, two
tablespoons of snowdrift. one cup of
milk. Mix shortening with -four to
which salt and baking powder have
been added. Add milk. Drop mixture
from spoon, allowing about one ia
blespoon to each biscuit. Bake 20
minutes In moderate oven. This
makes from 12 TO IA biscuits.
Emergency Biscuit 1.-Two cups OF
-four. four teaspoons Of baking pow
der, onc-half teaspoon of salt. two
tablespoons OF butter, uue-half cup OF
milk, one-half cup OF water. Sift dry
ingredients. cut IN butter, add milk
and water gradually. Drop mixture
In creased muffin tins and bake In a
hot oven 70 minutes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
CLEAN THE CLOSETS REGULAR
Apply White Paint With Stiff Brush
For Light Use Reflection
From Mirror.

A little time should be taken every
about the house that are slightly or
not at all used; generally there is one
under the upper stairs or over the cell
lar steps.
These closets are in most instances
so dark that 1t Is almost impossible to
tell whether they are dirty or not, but
1t Is not hard to tell If they need a
cleaning when you try to remember
the last time you gave them a thor
ough cleaning.
These forgotten closets are breeders
OF disease, and they are often to be
found In the very best managed house
holds, for few housewives and still
fewer maids will think of giving these
dark enclosures the cleaning they
need as regularly as they do the other
rooms of the house.
The dust might appear invisible
when you are not in search Of it, but
If you flash light into the low cell
inged apartment 1t does not take much
imagination to picture how amazed
you will be.
A remedy for this is a can of white
paint and good stout brush. Apply
after thorough cleaning out of dirt
and wall paper If there is any.
For light while cleaning the place
the reflection from a mirror will
serve; but there will be no blind at
tempt to find your overshoes the next
rainy day if you give that closet two
good coats of white lead
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
cornmeal and Meat Loaf.

Get two pounds OF soup meat with
the soup bone, and after the soup has
been made remove all the meat and
chop It fine Then take about a quart
OF the soup and reduce Il slightly
with hot water. then add sufficient
cornmeal to make rather thick mush
Cook the meal thoroughly, and when
almost done, add the chopped meat.
with little salt pepper and two tea
spoonfuls OF grated onion. Stir the
mixture frequently o. prevent catch
ing or burning. When done pour IN a
pan 90 harden. Cut in slices and
serve like a beef loaf
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
Fricasee of CalFs Tonuues,

Boil the tongues one hour. Pare
and cut into thick slices. Roll these
In flour, and fry In dripping five min.
utes. Put the tongues into a sauce
pan; add sliced onion, thyme and pars
ley. Cover with a cup of your SOUP
or gravy Simmer half an hour GOV
cred tightly. Take up the tongues
keep them warm, steam the gravy:
thicken, put IN four or five thin slices
Of lemon from which the peel has
been taken; boil one minute and pour
over the lricassee.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
Metallic Trimmings.

Gold and silver are used lavishly in
all forms of trimming buttons, pas.
sementeries, applique embroideries.
laces, etc, but, as a rule. these metal
lie trimmings are in the soft. duh
tones and achieve richness and beauty
without being earish or barbaric.
There are beautiful heavy silver and
gold laces, crocheted by hand after
the fashion Of the Irish lace. and 9th.
ers fine and thin as spider web. Deep
lace ilouncing, with gold or silver net
top Is made with enough 10 form an
entire skirt, and the chantily and
alencon meshes and designs are clev.
erly reproduced
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

Boil a soup bone the day before
wanted lloll gently from five to six
hours. strain and pat Ia earthen dish;
ekin on the grease the next day.
keep In cool place. ln order 70 pro.
pare soup Il Is only necessary % heat
some of the ielt one can have a
change ~ soup each day by adding
different nayoriugs spch as tomatoes.
onions. yermicelll Iapluca. vegetable
ur celery Add sufficient boiling Na.
ter far the necessary amount ~ liquor
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

Il Is possible 90 clean a black skIrt
with very little trouble. Lay Il fatty
on clean table Remove all grease
spots with brown paper and a hot iron.
then with sponge dipped IN strong
coffee rub over the entire dress. pay
ing special attention "a tho front and
edge af the skirt After the whole of
the sEirt has been spoused and while
n b stHl damp iron ou the wrong
side until perfectly drY
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
LIttls Aids 70 HousskssnIrn.

Liuseed oil and vinegar. mixed IN
equal parts. will 80 wonders Ia clean
ing furniture.
silver inkstands stained with ink
may be cleaned by applying a little
chloride of lime with water
Pewter articles should be washed
IN hot water with the fine silver sand
and then polished with leather.
n a skirt or any other article has
been scorched Ia ironing las Il where
the sun viii fall directly on a.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
Keen MIX Sweet.

Fill a bottle or two within half an
inch OF the neck, press a perforated
rubber stopper into each bottle. set
them in a pot OF water until the water
begins TO boil: then press glass stop
per into the rubber one. thus her
metically sealing the bottle. which
should not be uufastened until re-.
quired for use. MIR so treated is
freed from an germs % life or disease.
and no amount Of thunder will turn Il
sour.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

Slice aHhuut Eet'lHs one gallon ~
srseu Tomatoes anal siA large onions.
AII ono quart af vinegar uHe pound
sugar. aue abb ua0Hiui each a'f aui
around mustard auH f.asHoHulu. each
roaui Glove, aaI sIHpIeH ani cook
eeuuf together uuiH lAa vegetables
af. I.ufsr Protect uam violent beat
ahl.a ..aa.HE U HHtHHs aH ashs taH
mat HIel Uhe EeHI. raeh m maI
afa.s ala aaI .tt
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
Fried EGO plant.

One egg plant, two eggs, half cup
OF milk, flour for thin batter salt and
fat for trying Slice and pare each
slice. Lay In salt and water one hour:
dry between two towels and dip each
slice In batter made az tho materials
above given. Fry In hot Fat 10 q good
brown. Drain we'll put a spoon Of
grape jelly on each slice after serving.
n liked
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

a good way 20 save Yourself and
handkerchief la freezing weather G.
90 get "a lIue lung etaash far fhe
amount Yol have la Nash. rIH hand.
kefehiefs au lime white .u fhe laundry
carry line an yard aHd hans oa books
Whom dry tlhu ilue .ram hoaa carry
10 laundry ani remove .Ia.b..Hu.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

silt and eut the corn from four
large. nrm eafs mlz a thin batter of
one cup milk. one egg twothirds cup
sifJaI -four and aue teaspoon uf yeast
powder and lilfle sait sur tho ro.n
Into thls batter sHI frF "a nice brown
IA drippluss ar butter butter ia best
Serve tgrF hut
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

Beat two eggs slightly Add one
cup brown sugar, oHe-half cop -four
mixed with one.fourth teaspoon baking
powder. onc.thlrd teaspoon salt. one
cup pecan nut meats. cut In small
pieces F1ll small hutternd tins two.
thirds fun OF mixture and place pecan
NAT meats on each Take in a mod
crate oven i5 minutes
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
NEW SH-WASHING DEVICE
Articles Are swired Around in Water
In Wire Basket, and Thoroughly
Cleaned.

A simple form of dish-washing ma
chine that handy man can make at
home has been invented by Mime
sofa woman. 1t is designed primarily
for use in hotels and restaurants,
where the dishes are too numerous to
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

uraI fhs m.H Boa ."d water when
at tbe Hl.Ias uaIn Hraiu a3I If H
haluus aal.e au4 ks#H fhH UHf at t#e
aile al las hrs atsrr the haleF $3.50
baIeIE huhH.r unH HuuF faT eaeH
HaaHl HHHr faH maeH aua .uE r.
dane aiH u.t hu "a HlaltaHlt#.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

SHAVE fhs cabbage .aHH H n.fl
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

for a second when some one of the
articles on the stove is touched by the
finger of fire. Scorched food is one of
the most inexcusable offenses of the
cook A simple piece of apparatus to
prevent this mishap has been devised.
1t consists of a metal affair resem-
bling an inverted pieplate. generously
perforated with small holes. This rests
on the bottom of the kettle and ef-
fectually prevents the contents from
coming into contact with the over
heated bottom.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
DOES AWAY WITH SCORCHING
Simple Culinary Apparatus That Is
Guaranteed to Prevent Food
From Burning.

The most careful of cooks with the
many different viands in the course
of preparation under her eyes will slip
up occasionally and relax her vigilance
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
OLD FLATlRONS MADE NEW

A shoe of thin nickeled steel which
can be attached to any old fiatiron is
here illustrated. The old iron, 1t
makes no difference how worn and
rough. is first heated over the fire
and then the shoe is slipped on. the
spring attachment holding 1t solidly
In position.-Popular Mechanics
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

be washed by hand, but 1t will be-
found useful article in large house
holds. The apparatus consists of al
base board with two upright posts in
the center of either side. These posts
have a rotable shaft passing through
them with an eccentric wheel on EACH
end and a crank to turn 1t. Just above
this are slots TO receive a cross bar
and guide its upward and downward
movement. and wire basket is slung
on this cross bar. The machine is.
placed in sink or tub full of hot water
and the basket filled with dishes. The
crank is then turned; and as the ec-
centric wheels revolve they raise and
lower the cross bar resting on them.
and thus raise and lower the basket,
with the result that the dishes are
thoroughly rinsed by the water. which
should be kept hot enough to clean
them thoroughly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-11
BAD DIGESTION IS OFTEN
 DUE TO DEFECTIVE TEETH
Which Lead to Imperfect Mastcaon of Food be Kept
 Clean and Examined Regularly
By DIR. E.. L. MACKAYE

so many people suffer because of lobster or Welsh rabbit is that the fiber of the lobster remains as mass in the stom- ach, as does also the cheese of the Welsh rabbit. After time the heat of the stomach causes putrefaction, and poi sonous gases are generated, with the result of general disturbance, extreme pain and fever, symptoms more or less severe according to the amount of food that is undigested
 The teeth should act as sentinels to the stomach. Anything which they can not perfectly grind up should be ejected from the mouth, for if the teeth cannot reduce substance how can the stomach do 1t, with its membrane much more del icate and soft than the lining membrane of the mouth? The digestion of starches and sugars takes place in the mouth, and for this reason mastication should be slow and perfect, that the saliva which contains the digestive ferments for this purpose should be mixed thor oughly with the food.
 The preservation of the teeth, it will thus be seen, IS of paramount impor- tance. Parents should do everything possible to preserve the teeth of the children, for in early childhood often be- gins the trouble which results disas- trously. Dentists and physicians are more and more impressed with the ne