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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
BOILED RIc s An D L!ElTIu cE.
Excellent Food Combination That u
Especially Appealing On IN 4.
Extremely Hot Day.

A usual combination Of special food
value ID cold boiled rice heaped ON
cress Or lettuce, In the center Of the
rice put some slices of picked red
beets and sprinkle the whole With
chopped olives before adding the com.
pleting touch Of a rich mayonnatse.
Or turn out little molds; OF cold"
boiled spinach upon cress or lettuce.
decorating with slices Of hard'bolleo
eggs and olives.
/ Where lettuce alone 10 at hand vary
the dressing instead Of the principal
Ingredient. Combine for the sauce
half a cup of cream, the yolks of two
eggs, a dozen capers and four tea'
spoonfuls Of tarragon vinegar. Beat
thoroughly and pour over the lettuce
tossing the latter with fork to mix
the sauce. thoroughly through.
A salad that the men folk will re-
joice in-that sex as q rule being par
tial to onion-is made in this way:
Half dozen sweet green PEPPERS
with the seeds removed in the usual
way, and one large Bermuda onion,
all Of these minced fine by passing
them through a meat chopper. Add
salt, pepper, French mustard, cup
of olive oil and the Juice Of one lemon,
in which one-inch piece Of preserved
ginger has been minced very fine.
Serve on lettuce, very cold.
A novel shrimp salad of continental
origin calls for two dozen or more
asparagus tips, cooked very tender
and cut into short lengths. To this
add an equal appearing quantity Of
shrtmps, cooked and cut up. Add 4
mayonnaise favored with q few cap.
ers, and serve on lettuce, which may
be arranged as a border.
The basis Of many a tasty salad IL
cream cheese, one recipe applying tc
1t being as follows: Chop very fine
some olives and green peppers, using
enough cream cheese to arrive ut an
agreeable smoothness. and serve on
cress or lettuce which has been dipped
In French dressing.
Or chopped olives and pickles can
be stirred into the cheese In the
same way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Fried Fish.

Fish fresh from the water and tiled
In a spider with coarse cornmeal are
the height of perfection. Use the
meal as you would cracker crumbs
and fry in salt pork fat, tried out In
the spider, II you can have the hro
with safety. Great care should b
taken that there is no possible danger
Of causing brush or forest fires, - 70
many have been Get by careless %
vicious campers that most Of tho coun.
try people would rather see, beachey
cattle in their fields than the careless
camper or picnic party. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
HOUSEHOLD
XQ(yjES'T ST

An envelope pasted in the cover Of
the cook book is . handy device for
keeping loose recipes.
When selecting soup meat choose
meat which has a little fat surround
Ing It and a cut from the round.
Put chimneys into a kettle of cold
water and gradually heat until it
boils. and then let as gradually cool.
and the chimneys will not be broken
by the ordinary ductuation Of the
fame Of the lamp.
When beating white of egg for
sponge cake. when It becomes dry
and light test it's stiffness by turning
the dish containing 1t upside down.
If it is beaten to the proper point not
a particle will become detached.
To remove ink from the furniture
add q few drops of spirits of inter to
a teaspoonful Of water, and apply just
to the spot with a camel's hair brush:
dry OF at once and wipe with a cloth
dipped in cold water: dry and rub
with oil.
Fruit can tops have an annoying
habit Of sticking. Have two strips OF
coarse sandpaper an inch wide and
eight inches long In the kitchen. Fold
the strip of sandpaper around the can
top and give It q twist: 1t will loosen
Immediately.
To save trouble after opening q bot
tie Of glue or cement rub mutton tai
low upon q sound cork before insert
ing it in the bottle. This prevents
the cork from sticking FAST only to
be broken in small bits when IN atr
tempt is made to remove It.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Beef And" Is the Real Test

phasizing his remarks by piling sew.
eral walters, tables and chairs in an
impressive heap in the center of the
ROOM
When he told the magistrate in the
1olice court the following morning OF
the error that had led to his appear.
arce IN the dock the Judge was sym.
pothetic and explained that while a
restaurant was restaurnt the world
over it VS. only on the East Side
that 1t was necessarily a beanery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Bowery Character Explains to sympa
thetic Judge How He Was imposed
Upon In Fifth Avenue.

New York.-The answe, to the
question, when is a restaurant not a
restaurants" according to no less an
authority than John Owens Of Chat
ham Square and the Bowery, is
When it does not serve beef and
Beef and" in the language of Park
Row and the lower East Side, invarf
ably means plate of corned beef and
beans, the staple price of which In
the fashionable refectories of that
part of the city is Is cents, although
In less pretentious establishments 1t
is served for a dime.
Mr.. Owens is considered a man OF
parts In his own vicinage. where mus
Gle rather than wealth gauges a
mans standing. Yielding to the de-
sire for change of scene which
comes to most persons at this vaca-
ton season, Mr. Owens a few eve
ming since wandered northward as
far as Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth
street.
Just as he was passing the most
gllded OF the fashionable uptown no
tells the pangs of hunger assaulted
him, and entering the restaurant.
which was crowded with diners in
evening dress, he ordered his ia
vorite dish. The walters education
evidently had been neglected, for he
never heard of beef and" and re-
ferred the worthy Mr.. Owens to the
menu. an appurtenance of dining
with which that gentleman was
wholly unfamiliar.
To John. however, it was incon-
ceivable that any place called a res
taurant should fail to provide the
mos: staple Of all dishes, and he pro.
ceeded to demand his rights, en-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06

county, assistant secrstary; James
McCoun of Johnson county, enrolling
clerk, and M. R. Johnson, sergeant
at arms. Charles H. Hardin, later
governor of the state, was member
of the senate and was the only one
voting against the secession Of the
state in that body. A meeting of the
legislature was also held at Pineville,
but no record was kept of what was
done at that meeting.
During the meeting Of the legisla-
tCre the command of Gen. Sterling
Price was stationed on Fort Hill, on
which Is now located the Cassville
high school building.
The old courthouse is, perhaps, the
oldest one in the state, having been
constructed in 1854.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
FROM THE e. DERBERRY
Dishes THAT HAVE. sAs PECULIAR
I = FL AND PL EASING FLAVOR. Z: d.
,"*;F fE,%' &c., +. =:
ele Made from This Fruit 10 Declared
7. 20 90 Excellent by Those Who
Admire lt-Jelly and -, :
Preserve. = +

Canned Elderberries for Pies.-I
nave never been able to determine
whether the taste for elderberry pie
was natural or a cultivated one.
Those who like it declare that it is the
berry pie par excellence. Those who
do not favor 1t seem to think that
those who do have a depraved taste.
As the elderberry is rather instpid
alone. it requires the addition of
lemon or vinegar to develop ito own
Inherent richness. 49,.
Tart grapes are also sometimes add
ed to give the required acid. In can.
ming, strip from the stems and put in.
to the preserving kettle. allowing for
each twelve quarts Of the berries. one
quart OF sugar and one pint Of water,
Heat slowly until the contents begin
to bubble. then boil Just fifteen min
utes. Have the glass jars rolled in
hot water. fill to overlooking with the
hot berries. cover and screw tight. Be
sure all rubbers used are fresh and
new, as quantities of preserves are
annually lost by false economy in the
matter Of rubbers. As the contents
OF the can cool, keep screwing the top
tighter. Set In a cool. dark place
When ready to use for pies, add more
sugar, the vinegar or lemon Juice to
taste, and. ii desired. little butter
Dredge lightly with -four before put
ting on the crust and bind with q
strip Of wet muslin to keep the Juice
from running over.
Elderberry Jelly.-To eight pints OF
elderberry Juice strained, allow halt
as much green grape pulp: to every
pint OF the whole allow a pound OF
sugar: cook twenty minutes. skim
and pour into jelly glasses.
Elderberry Preserve.-This. too, 70.
quires green grapes to give 1t the
flavor which the elderberry lacks. Stew
green grapes very slowly, till the pulp
loosens from the skin and seeds. then
pass through coarse sieve; measure
the pulp, and to each pint allow three
pints Of elderberries: to each pint Of
the mixture allow a pound of sugar,
simmer all together until it begins to
thicken. then put in glass jars.-To'
days Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Chicken Hash on Toast.

Chicken Hash on Toast.
One cup of chicken meat (cold), one
cup of white sauce, half cup Of sweet
green pepper, one and fourth tea
spoons onion Juice. four slices toast,
trimmed and buttered. Cut the chick.
en- in quarter-inch cubes. chop tho
green pepper very fine. add to tho
chicken and cook all in the white
sauce until the chicken In heated
through. Use double boiler. Arrange
on the toast and serve very hot. ..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Raspberry VINEGAR.

naUPoerty vinegar.
Tarn over quart Of ripe rasp-
berries, mashed, a quart Of good
cider vinegar. Add one pound Of white
sugar. mix well, then let stand in the
sun 1Eur hours. Strain It, squeeze out
the Juice and put in a pint Of good
brandy. Seal up in bottles. air.tight,
and lay them on their sides In the
cellar: Cover them with sawdust.
When used. pour two tablespoons 20
q tumbler of Ice water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Mako Use Of MOI.

When washing dishes a small mop
will save the hands from contact with
hot water. Wearing rubber gloves
will protect the hands, but they
should not be worn except in water,
as they make the hands perspire too
much. A pair Of large kid gloves viii
protect the hands while sweeping and
doing other homework. It 10 the
grinding of the fine particles of dirt
into the skin that ruins the texture.
II the hands look grimy rub fresh
lard over them, instead OF soap. and
you can be assured that they are thor.
oughly clean. !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Meat and Pastry Rolls.

Meat and Pastry Rolls.
Small quantity Of cold ham, chick
en-, or other meat may be utilized for
these. The meat should be chopped
fine. we'll seasoned, mixed with enough
savory fat or butter to make 1t shape,
and formed into rolls about the size of
q finger. A short dough. made. say.
Of pint Of -four, two tablespoonful
Of lard. one teaspoonful Of baking
powder. salt and milk enough to mix,
should be rolled thin. cut into strips,
and folded about the meat rolls, care
being taken to keep the shape regular.
The rolls should be baked in q quick
oven. until they are delicate brown
and served hot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Sheets and Pillow Sims.

Hemstitched sheets and pillow
slips are always neat, yet not all
housekeepers feel they have time for
the work by hand. Draw threads al
you would for ordinary hem-stitching,
fold the hem and haste along the CEN
ter of the drawn space. and sew by
machine, shortening the stitch and
loosening the tension. When you
have finished, pull out the basting
thread and draw the hem back to the
edge of space. You will be surprised
to see how quickly the work Is done
and how nice it looks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
T1Hy.

Put a tablespoonful of butter in n
granite saucepan, and pour over it
one pound Of sugar and two table
spoonfuls Of vinegar. 1et the mixture
stand all right II it looks very dry
in the morning, add little more vine
gar. Boil the mixture without stirring
it until it hardens when dropped into
cold water. Then put in a TEASPOON.
full Of vanilla, little by little, stirring
it we'll into the candy, and then pour
into buttered tins to get cold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Fruit Drink.

Put pint Of red raspberries and a
quart Of currants into preserving
kettle and mash them thoroughly. Set
the kettle over a moderate heat and
let the fruit cook gradually. When the
mixture begins to boil, take it at once
from the fire and strain it through a
jelly bag into a big bowl. When it is
clear and cold, sweeten to taste and
put against the Ice to chill. This is
generally served in small wine
glasses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06

and their baggage, which had been
Struggled down earlier, went on with
out them. They took the next train.
which happened to be going to New
York. The bride left a note for her
mother, saying she was going with
Nelson"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Onion Soufne.

Use white onion. Cook until ten
der. Make white sauce of two ta-
blespoons butter, two tablespoons -four
and one-half cup milk. Add the yolks
of two eggs just before removing from
the fire, one-half cup stale bread
crumbs and one cup finely chopped
cooked onion. Allow to cool. Fold in
the stiay-beaten whites OF two eggs
an dturn into a buttered baking dish.
Cook slowly and serve at once.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Pan Broiled Steak.

Wipe the steak with a damp cloth.
Heat frying pan smoking hot. place
the steak in 1t and turn at once, SO
that it can be scared all over. Turn
every. few seconds until done five
minutes for steak one and one-half
inches thick, when desired rare, and
seven minutes when well done.
9prinkls With salt and pepper, spread
with bits Of butter and set IN oven
O. bscome bot serve It once.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
DandelIon Cordial.

Cover the flowers with boiling water
and set at side Of fire. where they will
keep very hot, but not boil. for five
minutes. Strain of the liquid, press.
ing the flowers very hard. Add sugar
to taste and to every two gallons of
liquid allow one pint Of brandy. Mix
well and put into bottles or casks and
leave uncorked until all fermentation
ceases, then rack of carefully, bottle,
cork and seal. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
ELOPED IN THREE GOWNS

riage to the bank presidents son,
and it was to overcome their obJec-
ton that the elopement was planned.
The girl went to bed with two
dresses on, drawing her nightgown
over these. She still had the night
gown on when she arrived with young
Peck in a. big touring car at the Lack
awanna station. 80,
They missed train from Detroit
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
pepper Relish.

Twelve red peppers, twelve green.
peppers, twelve large onions. Seed
half peppers, chop fine. Il put them
through meat grinder.) Cover With
boiling water and let stand fva min.
utes. Put in colander and drain. HAYS
on stove three pints Of vinegar, two
cups of sugar and four even table.
spoons Of salt. Put In chopped mate
rial and let come to q boil. III !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Indian PUDDING,

Five cups Of scalded milk, one-third
cup Of Indian meal, one-haf cup of
molasses. one teaspoonful of salt, one
teaspoonfu1 ginger.
Pour milk slowly on meal, cook in
double boiler 20 minutes, add molasses,
salt and ginger: pour into buttered
pudding dish and bake two hours in
slow oven; serve with cream. II
baked too rapidly it will not whey.
Ginger may be omitted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Outside One Was Girls "Nightie,"
and St.e Fled In It to
New York.

Scranton, Pa.-Nelson Peck. twenty
one-year-old son of President William
H Peck of the Third National bank.
.eloped with Miss Martha Richmond;
aged nineteen, daughter Of Marion F.
Richmond, barber. The girls par
ents objected to their daughters mar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
TO Cut Thin Asatsriase.

81. To Cut Thin Naterialo.
Great difficulty II often e1per5encsd
when cutting thin materials such ..
chiffon. net and maano. 3.'s
II the material Ii pinned @ papSf
It VIII remain Arm. and Tho tronbls
will 10 overcome. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06

Has Chinese Note 500 Years Old.
Philadelphfa.-A Chinese bank note
which was issued 500 years ago dur.
ing the Ming dynasty has been re-
ce1vad here by the U. S. assistant
treasurer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Apple Salad.

one pint Of thick, sweet cream
whipped stir, one small teacsp Of
sugar, one 5tablespoo Of vanillaL.
three tablespoonfuls Of salad dressing.
slice apples into small dice. pom
dressing over and serve. This raskee
tive 1naxtk .5ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Reducing the Ts,nlperstu,.,

Reducing the Temperatures. bid SIS
e piece Of ice placed open In I
room IN which a=patient with I hixh
6ever = lying, win, in hot weather.
reduce the temperature several az.
frees. and prove Z greater boon for
tho sufferer than - dozen Or soz 81
axpensive cut dowsrs. OF Jsllfes and
mlasnalads1 which - pedsat vill
znoe - 81 ~ ct 1opri Rasls -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Cucumber Re)iah.

Peel and remove seeds from u
ripe cucumbers, IL medium sized on.
ions, and cut in eighths. Let stand
in salt water over night. Drain in
morning and add four large celery
stalks, four cups white sugar, four
ounces mixed mustard seed. four
ounces chilli peppers, two tablespoons
:urmeric powder. two ounces cider vine.
gar. Cook slowly two hours. ;. <:s S
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
How 70 Flavor Gravy

How 70 Flavor Gravy.
To give gravy dark brown color
and impart to It q delicious flavor. use.
q little sugar that has been Drowned
in the following way: Place several
teaspoonfuls Of eranulatsd sugar IN 8.
saucepan with very little water. ~
will, In few minutes, turn 4 deep
brown, and have q burnt favor. This
Drowned sugar can DO kept indehnitelyz
In small glass bottle. 81 -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
RISKS LIFE TO SAVE CHILD
Young Baseball Player Performs
Heroic Deed at Florence,
New Jersey.

Florence. N. J.-Leon Horner, fast
young inflelder OF the local baseball
team, is hailed as hero for bit of
sheer daring and risk of his life In
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
To Solve Social Evil.

Cleveland.-1n an attempt to solve
the social problem, Cleveland viii
open fine municipal dance hall in
which couples will be permitted to
dance for three cents, -"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Peach Ice,

Peach tee.
One quart fresh peach pulp. two
cups sugar. two cups water, two ,lern-
ons, one cup cream. whipped.
Put soft peaches through colander.
Make q strip of the sugar and water
and add to the peach pulp. Add tie
Juice Of the lemons. Freeze to. :
slush and then add the Whippa1
cream. -@<. -.r -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-13
LATE NEWS

Wet. banker, Chas. w. Morse, be
permitted to take the baths at
Arkansas Hot Springs.
Richeson is nearing a nervous
breakdown. Would it not be
we'll to send him to the bawths at
Carlsbad to regain his health?
The Kaiser trusted my people
will give me a birthday present
of such Reichstag as will enable
me still further ii strengthen the
army and navy"
Whereupon the Kaiser's very
own people got together and
elected Socialists, in favor of abo-
lition of standing army.
These are sorry days for the
person who still talks about my
people.
Carnegie got check for $3.50
for services as witness before the
Stanley committee. And that's
just about what his testimony
was worth, too.
Andy also says that he under
stands steel workers prefer"
twelve-hour day to eight-hour
one.
Strange that they should do
anything SO peculiar when Steel
Trust gives them all of 20 cents
an hour!
"A nounce of performance is
worth ton of talk. Harmon.
Perform, Jud, perform.
George Abel, wealthy New
Yorker, was. held up and robbed
by footpads on aWter street in
broad daylight. When bystand-
ers wanted to interfere, man with
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-13

Many fashionable women no
longer wear gloves which hide
her stunning rings. The new fad
is muff big enough to admit
bare hands and arms, so when
making a call,mys lady may show
off her jewels.
Living on iced tea and sauer
kraut in the winter time is our
idea of a bad combination.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-24

little him with Campaign yarns that
had no foundation of fact, and he told
the Commercial Club a little story
which he said did not require at his
hands any suggestion that it referred
to or described anybody in particular.
He said that on one occasion Senator
Joe Blackburn. who was a great ora
tor and wit, was amusing himself in
the Senate cloak room discussing
George Washington and trying to com.
pei Senator John W Daniel Of yir-
ginia, who was lying on a couch. to
defend George Washington.
Senator Blackburn said that be saw
no reason and no sound sense in paris.
ing George Washington to the skies.
that Washington was not a person of
any extraordinary capacity and was
a person who had no qualifications OF
character that justified any great a.
mount of praise, but much could be
Washington was a pretty fair country
surveyor and had been moderately sue
cessful as a militia officer in the Con-
tinental service, but there was moth
| ing extraordinary about him. that
George Washington had absolutely
placed the capital of this Nation on a
swamp, 70 rthe purpose of promoting
a real estate speculation on the part
of himself and his friends; that the
idea of apotheosising George Washing
ton was perfectly preposterous: Geo.
Washington deserves no special praise
either as man of intelligence or a
man of high character; in fact, he was
little better than common ordinary
CRATER.
Senator Vest of Missouri, who was
quietly smoking cigar while this
dramatic performance was proceeding
turned to Senator Daniel, and said
Daniel, are you going to lie there and
not lift up your voice in one word OF
defense in favor fthe nobIest man
your state ever produced?"
Daniel llfte dhis hand in lahguid
way and replied: "Oh. let Joe Black
burn alone, DO you know, Joe Black
burn has had perfectly unconquer-
able hostility to George Washington
ever since he discovered he could not
tell lie."
Senator Owen said Il trust no
member o fthe Commercial Club will
think it necessary for me to say more
in this connection"