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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
NAN CAKES end Hot Cross Buns

The word "shrove" is rooted in
"shrive." and Shrove Tuesday. Tor
which the English pancakes were
named, was the date on which the
church enjoined a general confession
and "shrift' Cor absolutfon). The
dav following was Ash Wednesday.
Pancakes are still eaten in England
and Wales upon Shrove Tuesday. l
have talked with old people who
recoIlected the custom as nearly uni
versal in Puritan New England. 1t
is safe to say that not one in
thousand OF cooks and eaters had any
suspicion of the churchly authorize
tion of the practice.
THE HOT CROSS BUN is venerable,
although it may not claim equal an
tiquity with the pancake and the
"Fassnacht." eaten in Germany on
Shrove Tuesday and having. un-
doubtedly, the same pedigree with the
English cake.
THE GOOD FRIDAY BUN is found
in all Roman Catholic countries. and
in most Protestant. Mother Goose
taught us to chant:
"Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns!
One a penny! two pennyl
Hot cross buns"
1t was one of the London cries
while America was still a royal
colony.
Old Virginia Pancakes (No. u.
Beat five eggs very light; add three
cupfuls of milk, two tablespoonfuls
of shortening-butter or lard. melted
and-a handful at a time-a quart of
sifted flour with which has been
mixed a teaspoonful of salt. No bak
ing powders were added by our
grandmother She depended upon the
beaten eggs and quick mixing to in
sure lightness.
Have large fryingpan on the
fire with enough melted butter in 1t
to reach every part of the bottom
Pour in enough batter to cover the
bottom of the pan, and shake slightly
in cooking to loosen the cake from tn
iron surface. Run a broad spatula
under one edge of the pancake in
three minutes to see if the lower side
be nicely Drowned If it is. turn the
cake dexterously. without breaking
or ridging it.
In the very old times-so the story
goes-the skilful cook turned her
pancakes by tossing them clear of
the pan. and in such fashion that
they turned a somersault in the
transit and alighted on the other
side in the pan. Tradition has it that
young woman proved her culinary
cleverness by tossing the cakes
straight up the wide-throated Chin
ney to the very top and catching
them in good shape. the cooked side
uppermost, as they shot down. My
old nanny boasted that she had
seen this feat accomplished in her
youth. The art was lost before I ap-
peared upon the scene.
When done. the pancake was rolled
up and sent to table with a good
pudding sauce.
Old Virginia Pancakes (No. q.
One pint of sifted -four. Four eggs
beaten very light. Half a teaspoonfuI
of salt and the same quantity of soda,
the latter mixed. just before 1t goes
into the batter, with a teaspoonful of
vinegar. Two and half cups of
milk. Beat the yolks very smooth.
stir into the milk; then the salt and
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"The fapjack of the Adirondack
guide"

1T WAS while I watched in idle
amusement a group OF Adiron-
dack guides making ready the
supper for our hungry hunters
that the probable origin Of the imme-
mortal pancake occurred to me.
We name it ''immemorial" careless
ly, because We have heard OF IL all
our lives. and our fathers ate pan
cakes for generations before US.
Shakespeare says, LAS fit as a pan
cake on Shrove Tuesday" Country
bred and self-made Benjamin Frank
lin growls OF the croakers of his day:
They viii never think it is good
times until houses are tiled with pan
cakes" That was his ideal of ex-
travagant luxury.
But TO our Adirondack woOdsmen.
They baked no bread for US all the
while we were in camp. except what
We called pancakes" and they dubbed
''hapjacks." When / volunteered to
bake biscuits over the wood fire in
the broad. shallow pan into which
they were used 10 pour their hastily
made batter. they let me have my
way; acknowledged that the cakes"
we made were nice enough for a
chsnge"-and mixed pancakes for the
next meal
You see" observed one 10 whom
] gently hinted the possibilities OF
varying the diet by other combina-
tions Of lour and water, living on
the JUmp-like. as we do for months
together, hapjacks come easier than
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
For aluminium

Here are directions for cleaning alumi-
mum: Scour the inside of the vessel we'll
with whatever plate powder you use. II
the article be heated It will clean more
easily. If the inside be coated from the use
of hard water. heat the utensil upon the
stove until the coating peels off. Ii will
not injure the ware to do this. Polish the
outside with an article sold for that express
purpose. Silver polish won't work.
Never boil soda, potash, ammonia, wash
Ing powders and cheap soaps in aluminium
vessels. They will discolor the metal The
worst discoloration may be removed by
boiling very weak solution of nitric acid
and water in the dishpan Allow an ounce
of acid to a quart of water.
have a large number of pink gladiolus
bulbs TO exchange with any OF the menu
bers IL they would care for them. Various
other plants and bulbs would be gladly re-
ceived. Mrs. w. E. p. CLOS Angeles. Cal).
The address of our California member
is at the service Of fellow-forists. Her
clear and full directions for doing what
has troubled sundry correspondents
thrifty souls should have some recon-
pehse.
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all that Let them be girls while they may
Or each mother feels that her daughter is above
domestic duties; that she. with her accomplish
ments. is lure TO marry well and can have hs
work done by hrelings.
Then there is the other class. who think it
more 'senteel to have, daughters behind cou1-
Of that position. knowing, as | do. what such
gils giFs must must, PVT up with from foorwalksrs and
maiden modesty; So few girls. are trained at
adie tat one % eS1not t blame UiS the men 50 much
as one blames the girl who cannot distinguish
I've made a. study Of the girl who takes a
SRs ree ysre az choe sb1a would ae 0e ianE9 n9
aSS snd foass ta m e IS no al
The gTaauste from hieh school and eanddats att
and mistakes boidness for business methods.
and good n W vet haSe hons Seem n the m
after | was married when / cried bitterly be-
j have had, woman in my employ recently
YET an whose eud Mih as eper nothing e
la9tis h99tgiseYifey One earns s. week in store:
ayns baao ta n R0V5 Order afS to teach fnf asr
Her nerves oss and eyes are giving out The third
shqo a. and tsass 1t osr iaG s1 aPd DC spiS os
win take care OF themselves. i am, III when I
training eRden asd I'm ms more IL when Sc, @
he fass noti9Rs mothers Of today are giving
teel' and don't know where to start.
X. Y. A. z. clos Angeles. CALI.
In reading this sensible epistle, I
am reminded of what wise George
Macdonald says of dancing
Il long ago made up my mind that
there is no surer way of making an
indifferent thing bad than for good
people to refrain from doing it,
There is. assuredly, no surer way of
bringing a woman's proper profession
heusewifery-into disrepute than for
the rising generation of women to shun
1t as demeaning and to crowd our
shops and factories with 1ashy, unde-
veloped human machines. every one OF
whom means and expects to get mar
ried and to keep (save the markD a
house of her own.
wish it were practicable to COM
press within the limits assigned to US
one-third of the admirable communica-
ton / take up next If l could impress
upon the minds and memories of cor
respondents the absolute need of brew
ity when writing to us. my readers
wouldt be enriched by many useful and
charming disquisitions and 1 be spared
the heartache that attends the consign-
ment to the waste basket of what
would fain preserve and pass on.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
To Remoue Shine

Have you still the directions for remov-
ing the shine" from black silk. peau de
sole. ETC.. which were published in the Ex-
change some time ago? And Will you kind
ly repeat them? That is, unless you will
send them to me by mail.
Mrs. NJ. r. WARSAW. Tll.).
1t is contrary to our rules to mail re-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
FRIDAY

BREsA kFASTs
Oranges cereal and cream. clam frtttsfA
rice mullins. toast. tea and co1ee
LUNCHEON.
Fried panhsh. potato cakes. lettuce ana
oyster plant salad "a left-overl. grfddls
cakes and maple cream. tea.
DINNER
Yesterdays soup. haliDut steaks, rice cro-
Quettes "a lSft-Overl. SteW9d celery. sues
pudding. black coffee.
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chairs and rough table covered with oil
cloth. The only place a servant has to sit
il when her days work is done.
Il you work in q store or Office and your
employer meets you on the street, he will
tip his hat TO you. But IL you are
servant he viii pass you by without notice.
humanity TO man. II could Very Hsea be
changed TO the family's inhumanity to the
ONLY A SERVANT CPhnadelphia).
Suffer one word of protest from an
employer Il like the term better than
"the madam" which is the latest es-
cape from the obsolete "histress'D.
Since our plaintiff asserts that there
are families SO devoid Of common de-
cency as to treat maids in the manner
she describes. I must, perforce. believe
her. In the homes / know best. the
child who speaks of maid as only
a biddy" would be punished for In
ciyility Servants are quick to resent
and report rudeness on the part of
children and young people. The
kitchens that 1 have the privilege of
entering are comfortable and well ap-
pointed; the servants bedrooms are the
same
And this, with good food and con-
sideration for afternoons and even
ines and days out" and humane
treatment generally. are the rule and
not the exception. if for no other rea-
son because the maid will not stay
where her rights are infringed and her
privileges" disregarded.
There you have the other side of the
question in a nutshell. Our next letter
IS from
Il Model Mistress
The woman who takes a kindly interest in
her servants will have difficulty IN getting
and in keeping them. ,,
servants, because / wanted my time for the care
and training Of my family. For the latter hali
my daughters have been my assistants can
honestly say that gave exactly the same care
that 1--we given to my own girls Why notg
They were all some mothers girls and al had
souls TO save. and, they had their place in the
when away from home and mother and giving
their time 70 and TO miner
They enabled 10 find more time for my
own loved ones; more time for rest and recrea-
tioa. more time for study and self improvement.
| look back TO those first years with my babies
oil ABOUT me and thank God for the good girls
Eho Si could g trust h They & helped S to MAZE my
older sister than mistress TO whom they
must lie in order to get a day or more of.
NJ. II. NJ. Seattle, Wash.l.
A California woman brings forward
another side Of the question and
handles it so well that 1 deplore the
necessity of emitting parts OF her let
ter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
SATURDAY

BREAKFAST
Oranges cereal and cream. bacon. boiled
!, eggs quick biscuits. toast. tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Chicken potpie Ia left-over). breakfast
biscuits heated: baked sweet potatoes.
cream puffs and tea.
DINNER
tenderloins apple sauce baked and glazed
potatoes buttered parsnips. batter pudding
with liquid sauce black coffee
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
Keeping Cut Flowers

~ UT flowers will last fresh much
longer IL. before putting them in
~ water. the stem is split up about
an inch Maidenhair fern will last
fresh for a long time If. when gathered,
the stems are inserted in boiling water
and left until the water Is cold before
using.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

anything else. Many's the time I've
got breakfast, and help eat it. and had
the frying-pan strapped up and slung
over my shoulder-not quite cold-be-
fore sun-up."
1t may have been the touch of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

Our accomplished correspondent has
SET steady finger upon the weak spot
In one side of the question before us.
The mistress. who is ignorant of prac-
teal housewifery, or who shows that
she disdains to lend to household tasks
SO much as one of her dainty fingers,
is not fit to manage house or to
guide employees. If she carry out this
course of action and inclination In the
training of her daughters. she must not
sneer or wonder If her initiative maids
catch the tone and tricks of thought and
speech
Bear in mind that our girls have
higher ideals than domestic service!'
said the head of settlement in one or
the ''slummiest' portions of a city.
This in answer to visitor who Of
fered to take two girls into the coun-
try where the lady lived the year
round. Her house was commodious and
fitted with all modern conveniences;
the girls would have separate rooms.
warm in winter and cool in summer;
the family was small, and the house,
hold duties could be easily performed.
II am willing to train them as cook
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
Is the Maid Superior?

Here is one thing in which those who arc
called upon to serve in the household have
a signal advantage, and they are not slow
IN profting by IT, Here comes IN the de-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
TUESDAY

BREAKFAST.
Oranges. oatmeal porridgs ana cream.
sat maekerel ereamed; corn bread. toast.
LUNCHEON.
Mince OF lambs liver on toast Ca left
overl. potato puH Ca left-overl. corn bread,
toasted "a left-over); erullers and cheese.
Spht-pea soup. corned beef cooked In
the hreless') mashed turnfps string
Deans. apple merinsue pie. black coffee
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
THURSDAY

BREAKFAST.
Baked apples. cereal and cream Phila-
dslphia scrapple. bread and butter. toast
tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Sorned beef hash ia left-overl. tomato
toast "a left-Over). peanut sandwiches. hos
gingerbread and American cheese. tea.
DINNER.
Cream OF spinach soup tserved with a
poached egg upon each p0rttonl. fricasseed
fowl prepared in fireless eookerl. boiled
rice, fried oyster plant. cabinet puddins.
black coffee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
WEDNESDAY

BREAKFAST.
Canned pineapple. cereal and cream.
bacon and eggs graham gems. toast. tea
LUNCHEON.
Cold eorned beef "a IeIJ-Overl potatoes
boiled whole with butter and parsley sauce.
string bean ana lettuce salad IA left-over),
cornstarch hasty pudding. tea.
DINNER
Yesterdays soup, mutton chops en- casss-
role, stewed tomatoes. spinach. orange tart.
black coffee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
From California

Why do net mothers and guardians teach girls
how 10 keep houses ] mean their daughters and
wards. They think there is time enough for
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

soda; finally. with few, swift strokes.
the flour and stiffened whites alter
nately.
New Jersey Pancakes.
One cup of flour. sifted twice with
teaspoonful Of baking powder and a
quarter of a teaspoonful of salt. One
cup of milk. Four eggs, the whites
and yolks beaten separately. Mix
the yolks with the milk; add the
-four and the beaten whites. alternate
ly. whipping fast but lightly. Melt
a tablespoonful of butter in hot
frying-pan and pour in enough batter
TO cover tho bottom of the pan thinly.
Brown on both sides. Care will be re-
quired to prevent tearing the half
cooked cake in turning. Before TAX
ing it UP. strew the pancake with
powdered sugar and cinnamon and
roll upon the mixture.
French Pancakes.
Make according to any OF the
recipes given above, then spread with
jelly or marmalade; roll up and
sprinkle sugar upon the top.
Two things are essential to success
in pancake manufactures; quick mix
ing and quick yet careful baking.
The cook must give her whole arten-
tion from the beginning to the end
of the task. And the pancakes should
be sent to table direct from the
fire. They get clammy and viscid
with waiting.
Hot Cross Buns.
To quart of sifted -four add three
cupfuls of milk. This should make
a rather thick batter Have at hand
a cake OF compressed yeast we'll dis
solved in half a cup of lukewarm
water. or a half cup OF bakers or
homemade yeast. Beat this into the
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
MONDAY

bHrAIAFAoI.
Stewed prunes. cereal and cream, bacon.
French rolls toast. tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cold beef's heart sliced "a left-overl.
toasted English mullins, baked sweet pota-
toes. cream cheese sandwiches with brown
bread Ia left-overl: cookies and Jam. tea
DINNER
ArtlchOke cream SOUP "a Ieft-over), lamb
liver and bacon. mashed potatoes, Brussels
sprouts, warmed over; bread pudding IN
sweetened. eaten with hard sauce: black
coffee.
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mand for high wages and less work; for
special privilege; half, and even whole
days of And the helpless, unframed mis-
tress-herself the slave of social obligations
must concede everything. ] faint when
think of the alternative! To this extent
we must sympathize with society leaders.
girl Of mortal mold do the housecleanins
the doorbeil and the telephone and respond
10 the .caprices of an overwrought society
WOMAN ,n II she can. she Is the superior or OF
y sne maintain patience and sef-poise
time which belongs to the conservation
OF the home. Simplify iivingl simplify tho
serving seS Of your meals. II you cannot sf-
out UNNECESSARY necessities: deny your
self certain outside pleasures for the whole-
In the. compass of means and strength.
aeadaches and nervous prostrations will be-
% rearn less and the tired f
The nominal mistress OF the modern home
observed, the waste that goes on in her
kitchen while she reclines In a negligee In
ne. ner .P2oudoir or INDUCES in that most sas- @
car. she ever realize the real conditions
until she personally demonstrates how much
more economically she can provide for her
The little daughter Of the house is taught
SanJ sSlainh rigntfnlly, tool to keep out Of the
and little Mary Jet viii Wipe 'hs and ss
ne table Let mamma make the beds. and
Mabel will be, proud to assist; let
learn to dust them ini Let mamma make the
pudding or the cake, and Agnes. Just bud
as onto 0f ea ssishcs will whes II the .: s.
years. will tide her over many troubled
waters. HARRIET NJ e. Oregon. IilJ.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
SMAssn. HasLo,sz
FAMILY MEALS
FOR A WEEK
SUNDAY

BREAKFAST.
Grapes. large hominy and cream, fried
scalloDs, popovers. toast. tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Scallop OF veal and oysters "a lest-Oyer).
large hominy. heated and Drowned IA lett
over(: thin bread and butter, eress salad,
crackers and cheese chocolate blanc mango
and cake. tea
DINNER.
Tomato soup, stuffed and Dreaded beefs
heart. Brussels sprouts Jerusalem artt-
chokes, mince pfc. black coffee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

soda; finally. with few, swift strokes.
the flour and stiffened whites alter
nately.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

One pint of sifted -four. Four eggs
beaten very light. Half a teaspoonfuI
of salt and the same quantity of soda,
the latter mixed. just before 1t goes
into the batter. with a teaspoonful of
vinegar. Two and a half cups of
milk. Beat the yolks very smooth,
stir into the milk; then the salt and
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NORTHWEST BRANCHES:

NORTHWEST BRANCHES:
Bradfcrd's Pharmacy. 9th and r. 1. ave
Butler Field. Druggists. I'd and irniana eve'
Commercial. Bank bldg Postal Telegraph.
Criswelfs Drug Store eth and Z ats
Tsed b Campbell n,us. 42 cs,r Gs ave re.a.
Dupont Pharmacy Goth and ats.
Epply;s Drug Store. 14th and CLIFTON ets;
Emerson. g. W. nth st. and Park ROAD
Gen:ncr's Drug Store. 18th and sfs-
ColdcnberR's Bureau of Information
Herhsf's Drug Store. 25sh and Ia ave.
Interior Dept. 9Th and r. Postal T,lesiaph'
a. Kann. Sons ;. Co Information Bureau.
Kings Drug Store. 18th and SITS
". Fl. Davis. Drug Store. efh and
Roland Wallace. Newsstand AMI Stationety
Store. a2s 9th ~. NV.
United States Capitol. Postal 1elcgrapn;
Woodward Iothrop. Snperlntendent's DesK-
.l226 Connecticut ave-. Postal telegraph.
Cuisiey's Drug Store. 21st and G ste.
GEORGETOWN:
ODcnnelI's Drug Store 32d and y ets.
ODonnrn's Drug Store, 3od and + SIS.
Pride's Pharmacy. 2Sth and p SITS.
NORTHEAST:
Buffers Pharmacy. 4th ana Stanton pl: ne.
= X. Richardson & Co.. y. Cap ana ets.
kenealy's Pharmacy n. Capitol and SITS.
Taylor LIMB. nth and E. Capit,l sts.
Mooradin's Pharmacy. 18th ard Fl SITS ne.
SOUTHEAST:
Rradiey's Drug Store ssh and cts. Sc.
II. 3. Fealey. Druggist. 11th and Pa. ava
SOUTHWEST:
nth ct. wharf. Postal Telegraph once.
Sullivan's Drrg Store It'll and d sts. s.w.
Charles 8. Walter. 9o1 ~ ct. s-w.
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LEAVE WANT ABS" AT
STAR BRANCH OFFICES.

II not Convenient TO call az no
Star ONCE. 18th street and Penn
,sylvania avenue. leave your ad-
vertisement at any OF the foi-
lowing Branch Onices:
WAIT ADS, I CENT a W08D.
Minimum. IS cents only.
Arizona republican., 1910-11-09
GREEN PEA SAUCE FOR MEAT

Melt two tablespoons butter in a pan, stir into it two tablespoons flour, add salt and pepper. stir in gradually two cups of milk and let it come to a boil. Then add a cup and a half of cooked peas. Pour this around the meat on the platter just before serv- ing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-09
MARINE TIDINGS.
By Kahuku Wireless.

s. 5. SIBERIA, AT SEA. June S. s
?. m.-56l miles from Honolulu, Will
arrive at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
5, ). TENYO MARU, AT SEA. June
s, 8 p. m.-535 miles from Honolulu,
northeast breeze, sea moderate
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for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
at San Francisco, and for two voyages
steward on the Matson steamer Lur-
line, has been appointed port steward
for the Matson company at San Fran
cisco. Harry place on the Lurline has
been taken by \. G. Pasten. Harry
was recently presented with a chest of
table silver by his old friends Of the
panifn NH