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SATURDAY
THE HOUSEMOTHERS' EXCHANGE

Nitrate OF soda should never Be used on
plants after buds begin TO form. but II 10 an
excellent plant food to use on all plants
that are backward.
For house plants N general We would
rather advise the OF a completes ferttl-
izer; that is one containing, besides nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash. An excess
OF nitrogen viii cause a spindly. rank
growth. while the use OF phosphortc actd
and potash will help to make good.
sturdy growth. and viii also aid IN forming
blossoms Any seedhouse can furnish you
with package OF complete plant food. and
the directions for applying same are given
Nitrate OF soda Is immediately soluble in
water. and cold water Is all that Is neces-
sary not boiling as mentioned by YOU.
The pronounced success secured from tho
use OF diluted household ammonia was due
70 the nitrogen which Il furnished ths
n MRS. c. B." wishes to use the nitrate
OF soda for garden crops Il may be applied
broadcast along the rows At the rate OF
half a pound to pound for every 100 square
feet 1t viii not be necessary TO difute u
in this case, as the first rain or heavy dew
viii wash II down into the soil where the
roots can secure Il. c. n. 8. tChicago)-
We cheerfully and gratefully make
room for the above admirable and cour-
teous response to a query referred to
our members at large. II Is a comfort
and a pride to number among our con-
trfbutors writer 30 able and willing to
some TO our help IN q matter. of great
interest to amateur florists whose zeal
outruns their knowledge.
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may be turned to good account by fell.
4. 10 make beef liver as tender and as
paIetabIe as calrs, place 1t in shallow
pan and pour scalding water over fe Let
1t stand for a few minutes; pour on the
water; remove the rind or skin and cut
out all the white tubes. This leaves the
liver so tender that it will almost fall
to pieces in handling. / then dip in
four and fry in the usual way. / am
sure our family could not tell 1t from
calfs liver.
2. If you have . tough steak. bake In
stead Of broihng It Put it into the fry
ing pan, prepared as for frying, with
very little water. Then set the pan In
the oven and bake-not roast-the steak
Here Is an old Berks county German
recipe for. 'lebkuchen." called by many
coffee cake"
bebkuchen, or Coffee Cake.
One pound OF ar sugar (rolled). one
cup OF lard (don't try to use butter), one
pint of thick milk or cream. one even
teaspoorful Of cream OF tartar. one tea
spoonful OF baking soda. dissolved In q
little vinegar pinch OF salt and hour
for n soft, sticky batter.
Set on Ice overnight to get very cold.
II too sticky in the morning to be han
died with comfort. add more -four. Cut
Into oblongs and bake In nat tins Set
the cakes an inch apart from one another.
or they Will run together. Wash with, egg
or black coffee before baking. They. are
hard to handle when unoaked- a. they
must be very soft in order 10 be rtcn ana
tender. Mrs J. * (Reading.1 PA3.
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) To Destroy Reaches

I read IN the Exchange that somebody
else suffers with head noises. What I
have to bear from this cause Is indsscrib-
account OF them. Because of the ringing Of
the old tunes. I fancy my departed friends
are singing 10 me. Then, again. the noise
Is buzzing that drives me wild. have
tried everything ever heard OF. but moth
Ing suppresses the nuisance Can some
member Of our blk family tell me Of a GER
Here IS a oockroach destroyer which /
have tested and proved to be go2d- They
husbands tobacco In theE- haunts, and
saw no more OF them. So now strew cigar
stunps where they congregAte. and behold!
no more cockroaches!
II any reader OF the Exchange II bpthered
by cockroaches or ants. let her Try ths
N A. p. Clos Angeles. cal),
How would scalding shelves, ana the
cracks around the sink with a stronS
decoction OF broken tobacco md water
do. instead OF the malodorous cigar
: stumps by smokers "oid sol-
No insect except tho loathsome to-
bacco worm can endure the taste ana
smell OF what an old writer styles that
bewitchdng vegetable, Ntobacco.' The
odor OF the decoction swould soon evap-
crate. and the effect would be deadlysto
the marauders- fs
/ wish it were in my power to name
any remedy for the terrible head noises.
As think / have said before, and more
than once. have been annoyed by the
same mysterious affection for a dozen
years or more. After trying, vainly, to
get relief from celebrated specialists.
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noon If you have not secured this
latest and one Of the chiefest of house.
wifely blessings, have cold meats when
ever you can without outraging the
sensibilities of the man who has been
used all his life to hot joint or boiled
dinner at noon, and can't live without
it" Coax him into the conviction that
cold roast beef, lamb, ham and chicken
are as palatable as not. To this end,
make the cold dish attractive by gar
nishing and general comeliness Of shape
and effect, A baked potato does not
smoke as Extensively on a July day as a
boiled, and If ripe and mealy, tastes bet
ter than the tuber cooked in any other
way. Cold beans, peas, beets, aspara-
gus, in fact nearly every summer vege-
table-including the ever-delicious green
corn-work UP finely into a salad that
need not be served as a separate course
in the dog days. 1t goes delightfully."-
with the cold meat, and does not swear
at the baked potatoes. Tomatoes are
better eaten raw than when the cool,
sweet juices have been acidified by heat
Serve with plain French dressing,
mixed with a dash OF finely minced
chives. Cucumbers may be less whole
some. but they agree with most ca ters
If they be picked while the dew is on.
laid in the ice, an hour before dinner
sliced into iced water and left there
until the greenish tint of the water
shows the poison has been extracted.
Fruits should play the leading part in
your desserts until the mercury goes
down. Here, again, much depends upon
tasteful arrangement of the fruits them
selves and the dish. Don't dump berries
upon dish just taken from the china
closet and warm-1ike the rest Of the
house.
Chill your prettiest glass or porcelain
bowl in iced water for an hour. Wipe
quickly; heap the, berries or larger
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Diet for Diabetes

I NOTE the request OF Il. e T." for
You second it. send herewith one one
that may meet the case It would rnake
too long an article were 1 to append list
For drlnks-Distilied water and koumiss.
Fruits-Ripe and seasonable fruits OF
YegetabIes-An kinds Of greens, spinach.
cress. lettuce. string beans, onions, car
rots. cauiinower. raw cabbage. summer
Bread-Breads and breakfast foods that
toasted. and eaten once a day with follow
ing. makes good blood:
t6s9 5t Work sss White ntS # an sEs sG ssF st
teOIled for ten minutssl mashed. into
Spread on the lightly Suttered d toast eseepeIiti Il
IS a perfect combination.
The yolk OF q hard-boiled egg mashed
70. Tnealiness Is nice when blended with
baked Irish potatoes.
mealy
Beaten white Of egg in blackberry juice
or IN peach is strengthening No sugar!
Drink Slowly. as If masticating the liquid.
Use butter. olive oil. fat meal and cream
Fish@Ai fresh sheilhsh: other nsh that
are newly caught: salt cod, mackerel and
Meats---Fresh meats of all kinds. bacon.
ham and smoked tongue.
no oer bread uled ade nGar Of ts Sho
The cure OF diabetes depends greatly upon
which is a breathing exercise. the patient
calls the sugar from the liver into the life
Of VI the body snd away from the ,sdaneys sIa
diabetes implies excess of sugar IN the
system? This excess may be overcome by
may be selected. Eat IA small quantities.
and only when when hungry: and masticase a ,, each
the mouth before swallowing.
. Without interfering with the direc-
lions our able correspondent stands
ready to supply upon call, may I say
that too much stress cannot be laid
upon this important matter of deer
breathing2 II we treated our stomachs
IS we treat our lungs. we should be al
the while IN state of semi-starvation
OF air. as you might catch bite from
a luncheon counter as you dart past
Take time to feed your breathing ap-
paratus as conscientiousiy as you would
sit down three times a day to YOU
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recovering the nuts with it; then seal
and set away to rfpen. In two months
they will be delicious eating.
Black Walnut Catsup
Prick and lay in brine for two weeks
as for pickle, exchanging the brine
three times a week. Every other day
drain the salt and water from the nuts;
put them into wooden tray and pound
with a potato beetle into small pieces.
Return to the brine. When the two
weeks are up you should have-when
the brine is drained off-a fine black
paste. Have ready this pickle: For
each quart Of the nut paste allow a
cupful of vinegar and the same Of strong
brine, a tablespoonful of sugar. a tea
spoonful each OF onion juice and grated
horseradish. two teaspoonfuls each of
ground cloves and mace and a table,
spoonful each of ground ginger and
black pepper. Mix all well together
and put over the fire. Cook steadily,
stirring often, for two hours. Run
through sieve, cool and bottle. Seal
with beeswax and resin
This catsup will be ready for use In
six weeks. and viii keep for ten years
in dark, cool place.
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Hesl0 Ezc berries upon II fringe az Zez1eS
90 HTfIH - SzrZT DS/lr

coat OF the stomach OF the sluggish
mucus gathered there during the
night. A glass OF hot water with the
Juice OF half a lemon squeezed into
It does this effectually. and is, more
over, a guard against malaria and
biliousness. Do not sugar II. TO
sweeten it would vitiate the effect OF
the draught. Let fruit be the first
course OF the meal. This gratifies the
languid stomach and carries on the
cleansing process. Instead OF the hot
cereals that come next In winter, eat
Jellied or nodded oatmeal. rice and
cracked wheat Again no sugar!
Have sweet cream, and you will soon
wonder that you could ever have
spoiled q good cereal with saccharine
matter. For an appetizer. know Of
nothing better than a rasher Of bacon
broiled, or If fried, drained dry of fat
II you can digest fresh egg. and
mans labor is expected Of you in the
after hours Of the new day, accompany
the rasher with a soft-boiled egg.
Just one! Make liberal use of whole
wheat and graham breads. Give all
hot breakfast breads except those
made OF Indian meal the go-by until
autumn mornings advise you to VEN
ture again upon mullins and hot rolls
and biscuits. Toast is in season all
the year There are ways and ways
OF making toast and but one right
way. Cut stale bread rather thin and
pare away the crust. Then, lay 1t in
the open oven to dry out This done,
toast quickly to a golden brown, and
serve at once. It loses texture and
flavor by standing. If you butter it,
let It be lightly and evenly. A thick
slice with the crust on, mottled with
brown and blackish spots and soaking
sn slowly q dab OF butter is not toast.
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Filler for Floors

II YOU can lay your hand ucon Il. viii you
kindly send me directions for making .
fller for cracks IN the noor. 0f soaked
newspapers and torgottsn .somethhA
else which was doubtless impcrtanrI
ask this IN the interest OF q sccn-tc-bo
bride IN whose honemaklnx an trying
to supply the interest her parents fall to
show. I. II. r. (Batce Creek. Mich.
My memory OF the "nller' is too hasy
to be depended upon. I do recall that ths
papers were torn into shreds and worked
into a paste with gum arabic water IN
which was dissolved powdered alum.
Also that little carbolic acid was added
to prevent sourfng. Further than this
the deponent satin not. Someoody whose
fewer things to think OF. or as Is most
probable, who cut out the formula and
put 1t away for future reference, VIA
supply my dedcienciea
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For dmatenr Florists

Replying to an Inquiry Of Mrs. c. B..
Louisville, KY. In regard 70 the use OF
since the inquiry appeared In the household
section. we assume she wishes the tnforma-
uon for house plants PLANT food II
term applied In agricultural chemistry 20
anything which Will directly furnish nour-
ishment to q growing plant wherner II Do
aeld, garden or house plant.
Nitrate Of soda Is especially eenensaai 20
Growth and which are not Of a healthy
Sreen color. Ferns, palms and plants which
are admired for their leaf production should
be supplied with some FORM OF nttrogen.
ana nitrate OF soda IL one OF the most solu-
BE and available forms. Care should Pc
fsEer in appiyfnx H. and Il should never be
enniied to the leaves nor should 1t come
directly in contact with the stalk OF the
An ounce Of nitrate Of soda dissolved IN
four gallons OF water applied two or hree
times a week will be all that is necessary
IL the plants appear to be making too Wig
orous growth. the treatment should be dis
continued
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by whatever name the cook or hostess
may dignity it, There should not be a
touch OF scorch upon the real thing"
Should an edge get caught" (the cook
says ''ketched'D. scrape it of daintily
before 1t goes to table.
The brunt of the days work is to be
done between breakfast and luncheon.
Be merciful to the stomach and refrain
from loading it with steaks, potatoes
and viscous griddle cakes. When the
brain would get in its finest work. di-.
gestion will either come to a stand
still or, if carried on vigorously, will
steal motive power from the nobler or
gan. Brain toilers do not need the
admonition. They can testify to the
deadening effect of a hearty meal upon
intellectual powers. So well established
is the fact thats~ by general consent OF
professional men and women, light
luncheon has taken the place of the
old-time midday dinner.
That same noon dinner is never more
injudicious than at this season. The
prepara ton is burden, heavy and
grievous to be borne by the patient
housemother upon whom devolyes the
task OF cooking it. at least in part, and
upon the cook. whose business it is day
in and day out The house is heated
the kitchen to an intolerable degree
when the outer world is at It's hottest
worst: the rooms we would have cool
and sweet lreek with the steam of roast,
boiled and fried foods, inviting the greedy
swarms of flies we excluded in the
morning cleansing and sweetening of the
dwelling. John goes back to his office
or shop, heavy Of head and limb. and
the mother OF the gorged and perspiring
children has the most disagreeable task
OF the day before her when ,she is hot
est and least inclined to wash dishes
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BAN ABUSING ABsuRprTY

ASK her and her fellos--Vegetardans
why the Creator put carnivorous teeth
In our heads. II he expected US 10 live
1pon cereals2 Il he had meant us to
chew cud, ne would have given us a
COWS Jaw"
All this is amusing, and one for
gives absur6ities for the sakeNof the
hearty laugh that helpeth diges-
don" In SOLDERING down for the famil-
Ear talk - the day. content myself
with fhe simple statement that am
not now. nor have I ever been, a
strict vegetarian. II my critics had
read certain OF my commonsensible
talks upon dietetics they would re-
call that I have said explicitly OF
the growing child: when he cuts
what are known as his 'carnivorous
teeth nature says emphatically, This
creature needs meatr''
Temperance In the use OF animal
food does not imply -totalg absti-
nence. Cut down the meat bills TO
one-thixd OF winter. rates. Regard
meats as a navoring agent, rather
than the piece de resistance" Of fam
lily meals Ah5ure the second help"
OF which we talked six months back.
And study the capabilities OF vege-
tables and fruits TO make up for the
aching void in what a maid OF mine
once spoke OF as ''the mate-corner."
She said that she had eaten three
billed eggs for breakfast, but the
mate-corner was not satisfied"
Train your meat~corner into better
habits. Red meats. like beef and rare
mutton and lamb. heat the blood ana
make more blood All this is helpful
IN cold weather. when the system
clamors for carbon. At this season we
have more heat than we want or re-
ouire. Ffbrous meats-such as veal
and the white meat OF poultry-tax
the digestion. already jaded by work
ing, in hot weather. Accommodate your
diet TO altered conditions.
Beginning with breakfast. clear the
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TTYE MAY as well acknowledge
NV at the outset that for some
w stomachs cold foods are less
nourishing than warm. The digestive
organs seem to need humoring-as It
were. warming up 10 their work. So
well is this understood In the house
hold with which am best acquaint-
ed that the cold Sunday night supper,
even IN warm weather. has as a
preliminary course, & cup Of hot soup
or bouillon. That adjusts the alimen-
tary apparatus TO the business Of the
hour.
Tet-thanks 20 the hreless cooker,
which is now accounted one OF the
essentials to comfortable existence
IN the heated term-no fire is built
IN the kitchen after the early dinner
is out OF the way. Soup. heated at
noon, IS consigned TO the care OF tho
Invaluable hoslsemothers' assistant at Q
O'Clock, ana Is withdrawn from its cozy
nest at Z. piping hot.
have written and said so often
that we Americans eat too much
meat the year round. and three times
as much as we ought 20 eat during
the summer months, that readers
must be weary Of tine iteration. Yet
Il IS nne-upon-Iine that does the best
work. Two "Johns" have remon-
strated with ne-one sayagely. the
other piteously-upon the vegetarian
craze" which II cbscur1ng the COM
mon sense that used 20 be nay char
scteristic. One represents that he
must have meat II he Is TO do a
mans work IN the world" The other
esks If have never read the Bible,
which says expressly that babies
must have milk and men strong
meatT
"And plenty of str" adds my critic.
81 have consulted my family physi-
clan on this matter end deliver his
message 20 you.
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C1ll1Yate tie chIIas ZaSf
for Ie2eE6Iess

and clear up the odds and ends of the
meal.
If you must dine early. arrange your
duties inteliigently and wisely to make
the necessity as endurable as is COM
patible with weather and hearty feed
ing. The fireless cooker comes into
,merciful play here. 1t. will keep the
soup hot; If yod have the right patent,
you may commit your. meat and yege-
tables to another. compa rtfnent and let
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fruits to the best advantage as to size
and color upon a fringe Of clean leaves.
with a stray daisy or pansy here and
there Have the fruit itself ice-cold
from the refrigerator. This point is-irn-
peratiye in importance.
Custards, blanc mango. jellies and
best loved of all by every John and
every boy know-homemade Ice cream
offer tempting variety. when you
fear lest the, family may tire of fruit
every day for breakfast and the same
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Some Berks County Snggestions

From q delightful letter too long for
insertion in one issue of the Exchange
take some useful hints for the prac-
tical housemother. Others as good will
follow later:
Before / say anything else. must
thank you seventy times seven times for
the casserole talk. have filed Il away
with my kitchen gems ready for use
May fncloso soma suggestions theS
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have settled calmly down to the deter
mination to disregard the ringing and
singing and buzzing SO far as In me lies
above all, to consider them as an an
noyance and not an, infsiction. When
lie down at night and hear alternately
the buzzing of hive of busy bees and
the warbling OF songbirds, amuse my
self by fapcying that the sounds are a
reality and not delusion. and let them
lall me to sleep. In your case they are
evidently nervous disorder. Your
fancies prove this. Dismiss these reso-
iutely and be philosophical Keep the
rest OF your physique In good working
order, and let the old tunes sing away.
The more you think OF them the moro
persistent they Will be.
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i Translation of a French Book

Cookery IN American Kitchens" and
have heard many times from you and from
housewives and their cellent cookery.
am very desirous to get a book OF French
recipes translated Into English. Can you
tell me OF onef Mrs. A. c. N. (Chicaeo).
French Dishes for American
Tables" written by French chef
who has lived for many years in this
country, may be what you wish. The
author is Pierre Caron- The trans
1ation ~ by Frederic Sherman. It
may be out <of print, but you can
ind out how this Is by Writing to
the publishers.
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TUESDAY

Grapefruit. nodded farina and cream.
poached eggs on toast. brown bread. plain
and also toasted, tea and conee.
LUNCHEON.
Sardines. baked potatoes. toasted English
rnuffsns radisheS and cress crackerR and
cheese, Bavarian cream. sponge cake. tea
DINNER
Tomato soup. Brunswick stew 6oased
upon a fowl Of years., rice. croquettes,
sweet potatoes berry shortcake, black
coffee.
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Maax>s. HsAs.s<
Family Meals for a Week

LUNCHEON.
Yesterdays stew. chopped and .ants
sweet potatoes q lsft1S9ysT1i s,a,, coidsls~'
DINNER.
Chicken gumbo Cbased upon gravy and
scraps from stew), veal outlets spinach,
green corn. fruit cup and light cake. black
coffee.
THURSDAY
BREAKFAST.
Oranges. bacon. boiled eggs. whlts ana
graham bread. toast. tea and cofsA
LUNCHEON.
stewed ec tor tomatoes. green corn and lsftusS
salad. bread ana butter. craeksrs and jan
with cream cheese. ginger ale.
DINNER.
Spinach ssuP a la creme % staasd . sssrs
and cream. cake. black eofrsA
FRIDAY
BREAKFAST
Fruit. cereal and srssn. snsirs saiS
beans and Tssa ess Is .ns5osy nssSs 'a sa.s
and cheese. junkst. cake. tea
DINNER.
baked eggplant guccotash. soufie of 9nionA,
homemade Ice cream ana Ady nn<srS
black eonee
SATURDAY y
BREAKFASr.
Blackberries. cereal and cream. hakA0
eggs. fried mush. toast. tea and eofsa
LUNCHEON
Cold beers heayt ta left-over1. guecetAsap
salad upon lettuce, baked tomato toAGz
crackers and cheese. cream cake and icA4
DINNER.
= exxe.
scalloped eggplant "a left-ovsr1. g1ean c3
puddings, black cofee.
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Walnuf Preserves

ense had recipe for making preserves
froA the common black walnut I cannot
ma II and have forgotten how to do it.
also Wish to pickle the walnuts and to
me with either or both Of these recipes?
mo preserves are little uncommon.
They must be put up when the walnuts
are green and soft. have large walnut
tree, and should like to utilize the nuts,
Dca. Dnt 90 not went @ to waste my NJ sugar N the
The walnut preserves are new to me.
publish it--and gratefully. I have q
which I can confidently commend. It
has been In use In one family for fifty
years.
Black Walnut Pickle.
Gather the young nuts while they are
sp tender that a strong pin will pierce
them. Pack in a stone jar and cover
with strong brine. Leave them In this
Tor q week, exchanging the brine for e.
fresh supply three times, and washing
fEe nuts we'll each time. Then drain or
~ brine. wash the nuts In cold water.
run big needle through each three
f1peA and cover with very cold water.
~ them lie in this for six hours
4d444While. make ready the pickle by
Gfirr1ng into q gallon OF vinegar cup
'EA OF sugar. three dozen each OF whole
cloves and black peppercorns, half as
much allspice and dozen blades OF
mace. Bring to a boil: keep this up dve,
minutes. Pack the soaked nuts into
small glass jars; cover with the boiling
vinegar and fit on covers Scald the
vinegar twice a week for a fortnight.
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WEDNESDAY

Peaches and pears cereal and cream,
bacon and green tomatoes. fried; .wnHs
and brown bread, toast. tea and coffee.
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meals. Draw In long. slow, deep, full
draughts OF the best air you can get
Keep your mouth shut while you in
hale 1t, and expel it through. the nostrils
when you have held it long enough in
the respiratory organs to make sure 1t
has touched the bottom of your lungs.
Take time-and plenty OF ito live as
God means you to live. You would feel
disgraced were you to manage and
neglect any other valuable machine as
you maltreat your body.
When Making Fancy Bags {
find the. stiff bosoms and cuffs Of old
dress shirts most useful in making the bot
toms Of fancy bags. They are more easily
handled than pesteboard and not so liable
to bend. JULIA I'D. Chicago.