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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
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when THE WEATHER IS WARM.
Jellfed Chicken an ideal Dish Either
! for Luncheon or Dinner-Hows /
= to Prepare Il. z. {

After dressing i young roasting
chicken. cut it in joints as for fricas-
seeing. put it in a deep saucepan over
the fire and nearly cover the chicken
with cold water; add level teaspoons
ful OF salt, half dozen pepper corns.
a blade Of mace. two sprigs of pafs-
ley, two stalks Of celery half Of !
lemon, a large white onion cut ii
slices; cover the sauce pan closely
and as soon as the scum rises to tho
surface remove it with a skinner;
then let the chicken cook gently till
the bones may be easily removed. A
quart of broth should be left when the
chicken Is done. With skinner re-
move the chicken from the saucepan,
then strain the broth and return it to
the saucepan, adding two tablespoon
fufs Of gelatin dissolved in half pint
of water, and let 1t simmer for about
ten minutes. In the meantime re-
move the bones from the chicken. and
cut it in small slices. Line a bowl or
oval earthen dish with alternate slices
of hard-boiled eggs and slices Of lem
on; stir the pieces of chicken through
the broth. stand the saucepan in a
cool place, and when the mixture be-
gins to stttfen pour carefully into the
mold, distributing the bits of chicken
evenly through the broth. Let the
mold stand in u cool place for a day,
when the whole will be well jellied;'
then turn it out on platter and orna;
ment it with sprigs of parsley. When
already for use cut the jellied chick:
en- in thin slices and serve on a plate
with celery mayonnaise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Cherry Oumnllnui

These made like apple dumplings
and served with sauce made of the
juice of the fruit are delicious. An
old-time method Is to make a thick
batter, using two cupfuls of flour, two
eggs, two teaspoonfuls butter, one ta-
blespoonful sugar, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder sifted, with aour, one
cupful water and one cupf>l stoned
cherries. Drop the mixture by table
spoonfuls into boiling saltea water
(and but few at time, as tAe water
must not stop boiling). Cove; closely
and cook II minutes without uncover
Ing. Take from the water AID serve
at once on hot plates. To make the
sauce. cream together a cupfal pow
dered sugar and tablespoonful but
ter. Add gradually one beaten egg
and half cupful Of cherry juice. beat
ing constantly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Beef frItten.

Two eggs, two tablespoons water,
one tablespoon melted butter, flour,
finely chopped cold roast beef, salt
and pepper.
Beat the eggs well, then add the wa
ter, butter, and -four to make thick
batter. Beat well and add the beef.
seasoned with the salt and pepper.
Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat and
cook until well Drowned. Drain on
brown paper and serve at once.
japanese Fritters.
Cut stale bread in strips four by TWO
inches In size. Soak them in a Gus
tard favored with one teaspoonful of
vanilla When we'll soaked drain. roll
In dry bread crumbs and fry In deem
fat Drain and serve with powdered
sugar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
MaT0rieand
theMOOn
BY Edith S. Speed

Copyright. 1910. BY Associated Literary Press
1T is no use asking mother. She
will not give her consent" whispered
Marjorie as they stood together in the
summer house. "she insists that I
wait at least eight years before
marry"
Philip Drayton smiled down at her
earnest little face.
But your mother was only twenty
when she was married." he said.
Yes. know, Phil: but she says /
am too young"
Then we shall have to elope."
"Elope! Mother would never for
give me-"
"Oh, yes she would: she would be
angry for a little while; but would
soon make up. I can't wait eight years
for home and you. Marjorie" he
pleaded. Leave it to me and every
thing will be all right"
But, Phil, is there no other way?"
II am afraid not" he answered. II
will have my boat at the landing to-
morrow night and we will cross the
bay to Willow Point, where the min
lister will marry u.s.
"Oh, won't it be romantic!" said
Marjorie. 1T will be moonlight and l
will wear my white dress and my
white hat with the pink roses that you
like so well.''
The moonlight shining through the
vines brought out the gold lights in
the girls pretty hair. On the hand
that lay In Phil's sparkled a little ring.
He reverently kissed her.
Il wish your mother could attend
your wedding" he continued after a
silence, ''but she will not consent, and
eight years is too long to watt
All the next day Marjorie Brant
sang as she worked. Upstairs, on her
bed, lay the white dress and white hat
In the closet was the suit case with
her dainty belongings, packed for the
first time without her mothers super
vision. Now and then she ran up and
tried on the hat, laughing at herself
in the mirror and picturing Pills face
when he should see her.
If you are going upstairs again,
her mother called from the kitchen,
will you close the windows? There
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16

wind"
But Marjorie, excitedly combing out
her curls in preparation for the we'd
ding couture, forgot the injunction uh-
til the Tapping of the curtains brought
her out Of her dreams.
did you shut the windows?" her
mother called to her.
mo, but I WILL" answered the girl.
Marjorie could hear the roar of the
wind and the lashing of the waves,
and knew that they could not cross
the bay that night. She slowly con-
tinued her dressing, wondering how
they would get to Willow Point
She helped her mother with dinner,
but ate little.
Don't you feel well?" asked her
father.
Il am all right, but I am not
hungry" she replied.
Marjorie was to meet Phil at eight
o'clock. At 1880 she went upstairs.
In the darkness she pressed her face
against the window. She could see
nothing; the moon was hidden behind
the clouds.
Wrappings a shawl about her, she
stealthily descended the stairs and
went out by the side door. Her light
figure bent to the wind as she sped
down the path.
"Phil,' she called softly.
Then she felt his arms about her.
'"Where Is your hat?" he asked. I'VE
can't 60 in boat; 50 we will drive.
have brought blankets; you won't be
cold"
Marjorie slipped out of his arms
Il haven't any bag. l am not going,
Phil"
Not going!" he exclaimed. why
mott"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
READING LAMP IS IMPROVED
So Constructed That 1t Will Burn Gas
oline, Kerosene or Alcohol With
Equal BrIIllancy.

What appears to be an improvement
on the ordinary reading lamp has been
designed by a Kansas nan. 1t is so
constructed that 1t will burn gasoline,
kerosene, or alcohol with equal bril-
liancy, 1t Is claimed, the only change
required being a different nozzle for
each fuel. The wick can be turned up
and down, but there is no danger Of
turning it too high or too low, and it's
chief feature Is that the inventor
claims an explosion to be impossible.
Any brilliancy up to 800 candlepower
can be obtained with this lamp, but
the light is shaded so that no direct
rays enter the eyes. The lamp is said
to cost less to operate than q common
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Worlds Tin Supply.

The latest and most authentic stats.
tics on the subject show that three
quarters of all the tin used in the
world comes from southeastern Asia.
The total production annually amounts
to something over $4,000 tons. ~
Il Although the output increases every
year the supply IL still insufficient for
the demand. The United States 10 the
greatest. tin using nation In the world.
It consumes over IS per cent. Of the
entire supply. although contributing
little to 1t. A tin mine was opened I'M
South Carolina four or i've years ago.
and there are said to be deposits In
North Carolina, South Dakota and wy
oming:s Next to: the United States.
Great Britain II the greatest con-
sumner. It takes 80 per cent. of the
entire supply. $50
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Cream Puns,

Melt one-half pound Of butter In two
cups of boiling water, and as soon as
the water bubbles hard stir in one
and half cups of -four. Stir until
the flour Is 80 well blended that it
does not adhere to the sides of the
vessel. Set the mixture aside until
cold, then drop into it eight unbeaten
eggs, one at time, and whip the bat
ter for three minutes after each egg
is added to it. Set right on the ice
for an hour, or until chilled thorough
ly. Drop by the spoonful on buttered
tins, allowing room for the puffs to
swell, and bake to a golden brown.
Set aside until cold, then cut a slit
in the side of each puff and put in the
filling.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
French Rice Puddino

Quarter pound of ground rice, two
cupfuls of milk, two tablespoonful
OF sugar, three eggs, one tablespoon
full Of butter, two tablespoonfuls of
sultana raisins, half teaspoonful of
vanilla extract.
Boil the milk slowly, sprinkle in
ground rice, boil till thick about six
minutes. Remove and add sugar and
butter. Mix well, cool little, add
eggs we'll beaten, extract and raisins,
stirring them into the mixture. Butter
a pudding mold, pour in the pudding;
bake for one hour in moderate oven.
Serve with lemon sauce.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Sunshine Cake,

For sunshine cake sift the -four and
sugar cake, only lessening the -four to
three-fourths of cup. Add a pinch
of salt to the whites Of seven eggs
and beat until stiff and dry. Beat the
yolks of five eggs until lemon colored
and thick, add the sugar and flour to-
the yolks, stir in lightly the white at
the eggs and half teaspoonful Of
cream tartar, flavor with orange ex-
tract and bake the same as angel
cake. Frost with yellow icing. favor
ed with orange, and decorate with bits
of candied orange peel and halves cut
from angelica.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Following iIIustrIous ExampI

II your best girl will not see you
When you wish to make a call.
Issue then an exhortation
To the human family all.
Say you trust there won't be slaughter
And you deprecate with care
Any war between the sexes
On account Of the affair.
II your debtor will not So you
When you call to get your cash,
Hope that creditors and debtors
WIN do nothing that n rash.
Trumpet to tho earth's four corners
That you pray no i'll may bode
And there may not be q class war
From tho private episode.
Wilson. in New York
Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
1readcrumb Pancakes.

Ingredients: Two cupfuls bread
crumbs. two cupfuls sweet milk, two
eggs, one tablespoonful butter. one
cupful Of flour. two teaspoonfuls b.
king powder, one-half teaspoonful salt.
Mode: Soak the crumbs. which must
DO fine. in the milk until soft, and
beat to paste. Add butter. melted.
the whites and yolks Of eggs, beaten
separately, the salt, and flour into
which the baking powder has been
sifted. Cook on q hot creased xr1ddle
and serve with maple strip. Fine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
AUTO WRENCH VERY USEFUL
Handle &C, Shaped That II Is Especial
ly ServieeabIe in Removing
=, - S.zTires From Wheel. i

An automobile wrench of manifold
uses has been designed by New York
man. 1t can be used either on nuts
or pipes and the handle Is so shaped
that 1t is especially serviceable In re-
moving tires from the wheel rims or
for providing good leverage in the in
Vulnerable things to be done around
resembles an ordinary monkey wrench
and with the attachment of it is moth
ing more than that. The attachment,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
"Canafood."

The monotony Of the diet Of those
unfortunate persons who have nothing
but timed foods to eat, week in and
week out, was never better expressed
than In the following bit from the
Washington Star:
There was cowboy in the barren
sage-brush country who used to send
in. every Wednesday. the same order
to the storekeeper:
"Canamilk. canabeans, canajam, can
abutter, canascrapple, canacorn. cana
ham, canaplums."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
An Isle Of SULPHUR.

+ One Of the most extraordinary
Islands in the world IL located in the
Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand. The
small bit Of land 10 called White island.
and consists mainly Of sulphur. the Int:
ter mixed with gypsum and other min
erals. The island is about three miles
IN circumference and rises about one
1thousand feet above the SEA. The sui.
thur from White island q very. pure
md s1lorts sAave besn snads Ia olb,taiu
It for commercial us sss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
ChimneyIess Lamp.

oil burner, yet to give about 20 times
the amount Of light. There is no chin
ney to break and no wick to trim and
the design is such that it can be
quickly and easily cleaned. All smoke,
dirt or disagreeable odors are said to
be eliminated, and as the center of
gravity is below the handle the lamp
Is difficult to upset.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
0reS8ed ceJerv.

Use only the white. crisp part Of
the celery stalks. Tho green parts
may be made into a PURGE or used in
soups. Scrape of the brown dis
colored part and wash thoroughly.
Keep in cold water, and when ready
to serve drain and arrange in 4 cel
cry glass. Serve with salt. Or cut
the celery in thin slices, moisteH with
French or mayonnaise dressing. and
garnish with lettuce. crosses, or cel-
cry leaves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16

however, consists Of a sloping jaw
pivoted to loop which passes over
the head of the wrench and holds the
jaw firmly in place. thus Transforming
the utensils into tool by which a
good grip may be obtained on pipe
or any other round object. The jaw
attachment can be quickly adjusted or
removed and the spring loop holds it
as tight as If it was fixedly jointed to
the tool. These wrenches are attrac-
lively made in nickled or notified fin
ish and come in individual cartons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Canned 1ananas.

Crate the yellow rind Of four lem
ons, squeeze their Juice over the
grated rind and let stand over niRht,
In tho morning cook to a syrup two
cupfuls Of sugar and the same ouan-
tity Of water. Add the strained lemon
Juice and a dozen bananas peeled and
cut into pieces about three-quarters
of an inch long. Cook until half trans
parent and can Immediately in Jars
that have bean thoroughly sterilixed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
To Cook Oatmeal.

Select the best medium. ground, old
fashioned Scotch oatmeal. Cook in
double boiler. To each quart OF boil
Ing water add one teaspoonful of salt
and eight tablespoonfuls Of the oat-
meal sprinkled in slowly. Cover and
set into the outer vessel of boiling
water and cook very lowly for five
or six hours. Rice is . summer food
and oatmeal winter FOOD. and moth
ing can excel either Of these In their
respective seasons for breakfast
dish as to food value.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16

more. Add $1o0,000,000 more which
we pay for ocean freights in foreign
vessels and the yearly outgo is $780,
O00,O0 Deduct out yearly income Of
$500, 100000 for favorable trade bal
ance, and it leaves a yearly deficit Of
$3.50, 600, 000.-Moody's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
FOUNTAIN BRUSH IS LATEST
Works on Same Principle az Pen
Handle Acts az Reservoir for
Ink or Paint.

Everybody has heard of the fountain
pen and knows the principle on which
it works, but it has remained for
Michigan man to invent fountain
brush. The brush works on the same
principle as the pen. A hollow handle
acts as a reservoir for the marking
fluid-patnt, ink or whatever it may be.
At the lower END of this handle is a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Corned Beef Hash,

Equal parts of cooked meat and
potatoes and one of meat. Remove
the bone, gristle, and skin, and all
but one-fourth part of fat Chop fine
and mix we'll with potatoes. If hot,
mash the potatoes; If cold, chop them.
Season with salt and pepper, moisten
with hot water, stock, milk. or cream.
Cover bottom of spider or chatting pan
with dripping or butter, spread the
mixture over the pan, cook slowly
till brown crust forms, fold over and
turn out like omelet. If more crisp
crust is desired, shape the mixture
into small rounds or ovals and fry
them in a generous amount Of fat,
turning when brown.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Ham Hint,

Take slices Of fresh ham and place
in a dish and cover with milk T.t
stand for an hour or more. Most If
salt falls to bottom and leaves the
ham sweet with just the amount Of
salt to make 1t delicious.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
To Clean and Polish Old Furniture,

TO Clean and Polish Old Furniture.
Take one quart Of vinegar, a hand
full of common salt and tablespoon
full of muriatic acid. Boil for Is min
utes and pour into bottle. This may
be warmed when used. First, wash
the furniture with warm water. then
go over it carefully with the above
mixture. Then polish with the follow.
ing furniture polish: Four ounces of
shellac, 2 pints of alcohol, 2 pints of
linseed oil, 1 pint of turpentine; when
mixed add ounces of sulphuric ether
and ounces Of ammonia water.
Shake when used and apply with a
sponge lightly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Fountain Brush.

cylindrical opening into which the
brush is inserted, the upper end of the
brush closing the inside end of this
chamber and the liquid flowing down
through spring operated valve and
filling the lower part of the chamber,
which tapers to an opening just large
enough for the tip of the brush to pass
through. A coiled tube admits air to
this chamber.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
japanese Frjtters.
0aNilad RAAH.

Slice cold roast beef and spread
one side with soft butter, then with
little prepared mustard. and sprinkle
with salt and pepper. Place in a
frying pan; add a tablespoon OF vino
gar and cook until the beef curls.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
FOR GOOD PASTRY
SOME GENERAL DIRECTIONS OF
IMPORTANCE.
A. Much Depends on the Skill Of the
Maker az On the Ingredients En-.
pioyed-varyins Ideas About
Water.

The spastes of good pastry maker
fade and melt away like ice under the
sun, while those Of a poor manipu-
lator stick by. Some pastes are
tough and some are crispy, some are
light, and some are leathery, every
thing depending upon the skill of the
maker.
Classif1cations of Paste. - Pastes
are classified according to the way
in which the shortening is worked
into the flour: (1) Plain or chopped
paste. (2) puff paste, and go naky
paste. In the first kind the shorten
ing is worked into the flour with the
knife or with the tips OF the fingers
and the water then added. In the
second the shortening used is butter
and rolled out before this is added
by an elaborate method of folding and
rolling. The laky paste is made by
combining the two methods.
Some cooks use ice water to mix
all pastes, others use this only for
pun pastes. Some use water at about
the temperature Of the room in which
the work is done-a room with
cool and dry atmosphere-but some
old-fashioned cooks who make the
most delicious pies have always used
tepid water for the mixing.
A good deal depends upon the kind
of flour used. An article on Pastry
Flour" in Good Housekeeping says,
among other things: 1T may be
stated as general rule that the best
bread -four is that which takes a
large amount of liquid; a good pastry
flour is one that takes small amount
of liquid. Bread -four is granular to
the touch; pastry flour is smooth and
velvety. Bread flour readily sits
through the fingers; pastry -four re-
tains the impression of the hand.
Good bread -four is apt to be more
yellow than pastry -four because Of
the large amount of gluten it con-
tains. When it Is claimed that one
general -four will make both good
bread and pastry, be it pies or cake,
then it is not sufficiently good bread
flour. A really good bread -four makes
tough pies and cake, while pastry
flour makes dry, hard, stiff bread. It
is economy to use the two kinds"
The right proportion of water to
flour is half the weight of the liquid
to that of the -four
A little baking powder is added off,
en- to make the paste light.
When the flour and shortening are
mingled so that the mixture looks like
meat, each little particle of fat being
coated with flour, the water is added
in the making of plain pastry.
Pastry should always be rolled in
the same direction.-from you
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Beef Hearts Make Economical Mea,

Beef Hearts Make Economical Meal.
Buy large beef heart and boil it
slowly for an hour; the "ears," as the
waste inside part is called, may then
be removed with very little of the
good meat clinging to them. Make a
turkey dressing and fill the cavity,
drawing few threads across to pre-
vent the dressing from falling out
Place in pan with the water in
which it was boiled, and bake another
hour. Basic frequently as it begins
to brown. serving hot with vegetables
and gravy.
This is an economical dish when
meat is so high. A family of four or
five will have as wholesome a dinner
for about 20 cents as roast beef at rs
cents a pound. Apple sauce and
mashed potatoes are an addition to
this meat.
Another way of using heart is to cut
slices crosswise about an inch thick
and cook them as you would beef
steak. The small end, the first fatty
slice, and the bits trimmed from the
"ears' can be used in making hash,
crOquetteS or soup meat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Eskimo Baby Talk.

With the ordinary Eskimo language
consisting Of such words as igloo. ali
we-li-ah, and ka-loo-ka one can but
wonder what their real baby :alt
sounds like. 49, S 4 !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
For Remembrance.

Bill-"Since I have come back I
ind that I'm forgotten by all my
friends" Will-"Why didn't you boz.
row money from them before JON
LETT"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
Canadian Furo.

For q number Of years Canada haa
been exporting to the United STATE
about $500, 900 worth Of furs annual
IL. about ono half the. Doninioo1 out
mt ss.z:s! SSs