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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-28
SOUTH BOUND
rhouqht He Covered the Ground.

Thought He Covered the Ground.
A man who was dunned by book
seller for a book delivered some time
before returned the bill with this
written on II; Il never ordered this
book. If did. you did not send It
If got It, l paid for it II didn't
/ won't"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-28
l.. g. N. TIME CARD.

Time OF arrival of trains passing
through and departure of trains
at Darlington.
Effective Sunday, Jan. 5, 1918,
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Had No Heavy Drdperies.

/ could easily see her point and it COM
mended itself to me at once. She had nc
heavy draperies and rugs to brush and beat
no upholstery to worry over, no brasses to
keep bright, no china bric-a-brac to wash.
A broom with a cloth wrapped about it was
passed over the bare floor every day. the
little busting that had to be done took small
time: when her curtains were soiled she
could rinse them out as easily as she could
wash a pocket handkerchief.
If l were really sensible / suppose I
would put the books in boxes" she said
But that would be like packing my friends
l have just hung these wash curtains on
picture wires in front of the books and you
would be surprised to see how the thin
draperies protect them from the dust"
In her bedrooms much the same plan had
been followed. She had little upholstery
there, but what she had was covered; there
were only shades at the windows, the
draperies Of every sort had been taken
down. all super1uous ornaments had been
banished, and she had. as she said. got
down to first principles"
In the dining room a square Of mating
lay under the table" the chairs make
such a noise on the bare floor" she ex
planned. All the large pieces of silver which
had been among her wedding gifts. and
that usually adorned her sideboard were
packed away, and there was the same alb
sence Of draperies here which / had no.
ticed in the other room.
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time she had relieved me of my hat and
light wrap and had become accustomed to
the half obscurity began TO perceive what
was the reason OF the changed appearance.
The floors were entirely bare except for
two or three light rag rugs. The sofa anG
one or two upholstered chairs had white
coverings; the other seats. which recog'
nized as the cushioned wicker chairs had
seen on my winter visits to her house, were
stripped of their pillows. Small white
cloths were thrown over the tables. all the
portieres had been removed from the door
ways, and the long curtains which usually
hung at the windows had been replaced by
little sash curtains OF dotted muslin or
cheesecloth. Hardly an ornament was to
be seen except a vase or two Of field flow
ers. even the pictures had nearly all been
taken down, and those that were left had
plain wooden frames which could easily be
wiped or even washed off.
Ny dear, it looks like a new ROOM" /
exclaimed. And how deliciously cool.'
That's how I've tried to make it look, D."
she said. e can't afford to do as / would
like and have summer as well as winter
furniture. so just have to make the best
Of what l have. You have no idea how
much it lessons work when you get down to
first principles like this
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Preoore Salads of All Kinds.

Imay have told Of the clever little house.
wife who used to make q veal pot pie Will
plenty of gravy and sinkers and not much
meat" Take a leaf out Of her book and
feed your family on stews with vegetables
and light, delicate dumplinss and well sea-
soned gravy, and see il this will not suit
them as well as meat in coarse abundance.
Try Italian combinations Of n.acaroni AM
cheese or noodles and cheese enriched with
a meat gravy. Make savory rice dishes
in which the meat is a negligible quantity
and is yet sufficient to render the compound
appetizing. Introduce salads Of all kinds,
with French dressing or mayonnaise or one
of the good boiled dressings Turn to the
generous choice of vegetables that come
to US in the summer.
Fill tomatoes or peppers or cucumoers or
egg plant or potatoes with well seasoned
stuffing which contains no meat or only
enough to give a zest to the food Compose
scaIlops along the same line and vegetable
stews of like kind.
Do you think I am contradicting myself
when 1 tell you in one breath to simplify
life and in the next urge you to study
variety? The two pieces Of counsel do not
interfere with one another. The time and
strength you save by reducing the work
Of keeping your house clean and in order
is not all spent in cookery, even il you
have novelties on your table. They need
not require much care or labor and ths
change Of menu. like the change you achieve
by altering your room and its furnishings
will give you something different that will
be an equivalent to fresh surroundings
Try 1t and see II I am not in the right
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Carry your simplihcation into other mat
tiers when the hot weather actually arrives
Eliminate from your bill-of-fare elaborate
foods that will exercise your digestive
powers unduly as well as tire you In the
preparation. II the high price OF meat
has done nothing else good for Us II should
at least have Instructed US in compromising
substitutes which do not drain our purses
or tire our gastric organs.
Study dishes you can give your house.
hold instead of meat Those containing
cooked cheese are as nutritious. more
nutritious. say the experts When you
of1er your family a cheese fondu or
cheese souffie containing eggs, milk.
cheese, breadcrumbs, you are giving them
not only the items they need to support
life-aIbumen. protetds fat, starch-but
you are supplying them with an appetite
ing dish which they will welcome as q
variety from the meat on which they have
been fed all through the cold season.
A skilled writer on dietetics who has
recently published an epoch making book
on his chosen subject, declares that We
are getting to the period when meat will
not be devoured so much as a food by itself
as used as a flavor for other articles. Now
in the summer, is the best time to expert
ment with 1t, to put a little meat with yoli
vegetables. to combine small amounts OF
meat with eggs, with bread, with sauces. II
you do this skillfully you will not have much
difficulty in reconciling the members Of the
household to the innovation.
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Tow are you planning to make your
IL house ready for summer?
Probably your answer TO this
question will depend to some extent
on the place In which you live. II
this is in a warm section your changes will
be more thorough than are necessary in q
higher latitude.
1 recoIIect very distinctly visit paid
as a young girl to friends living In a part
of the south where the summers are long
and hot The carpets which covered the
floor in winter Were taken up in the spring
and msttings laid in their place, heavy
oraperies were removed, and everything
done to give the rooms a look OF GOODNESS
and airiness. II impressed me then. as it
does now. as an eminently wise course.
Several reasons for the change appeal to
you at once. In the first place there is no
doubt that a place which looks cool makes
you feel cool. Upholstered furniture, thick
hangings, wooden rugs, all have their share
In adding TO the apparent warmth OF a
room, and the treatment which gives the
apartment a look OF COY comfort in win
ter is the very feature which makes It
close and stuffy in summer. So seem cool
II you wish TO be cool
Economy also moves US TO put out Of the
way during the weather when all windows
and doors must be open the articles which
will fade or be injured by the dust which
you cannot exclude altogether. no matter
what pains you take. Constant brushing
does the fabrics with which your floors
and furniture are covered and your doors
and windows draped as much harm as al
lowing the dust 10 settle into them. You
save wear and tear on them and economic
time and effort for yourself when YOU ban
ish them until GOODNESS comes again
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N Yhushand and I are trying to edu-
Nu cate our children and give them a
wv better chance in life than we have
had. We are able to supply them
only with necessities plain
food. plain clothes and school books. But
! find a great need for home amusements.
The boys-one IL years old, the other near
ing manhood-do not seem to have normal
concentration Of mind and shun school
work. However, we have kept them at It
until the elder has spent part of one year
in high school. but gave it up because he
could not entertain the class as others do
OF course boys work their way into shows
and the pool halls are always open to them
but am sure that going out from home for
all their amusements tends to lower in
stead Of elevating their characters.
Our little girl OF IA is losing her interest
in dolls and longs for more social entertain
ments and accomplishments. Will some
one who has articles of amusement and
culture no longer in use please help me?
We have older children out in the world.
some of whom, in spite Of all our efforts
shave failed to develop into ideal citizens.
and this inpels me to throttle my pride and
cry for help in a social way. My boys have
a camera, topographic set, tool sets, every
kind of musical instrument and daily wish
for a piano. Can you imagine how my
<eart aches for them? Ihave always hoped
The time would come when could procure
for them the things they need but they are
growing up so fast and see no way to do
so. They delight in good reading, but find
that reading without other amusements
tends to isolate them from each other and
encourage selishness. NJ A"
Your letter arouses my sympathy in more
ways than one. l understand to the full
your desire to make home attractive for
your young people and 1 comprehend, too,
the heartache you must have not only for
those out in the world. but for he children
still at home whose wis..es you cannot
meet At the same TIME. to my mind. these
attractions are not essential to holding the
young people with you All the artificial
amU5ements and entertainments in the
world are of little account compared TO
understanding and sympathy between par
ents and children. and these you can have
when there is little besides How much Of
yourself do yau give to your children in the
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very thin-about an eighth of an inch;
brush it well over the top with two well
beaten eggs. Some use three or four clean
feathers tied together or a small brush to
do this. Then spread on a layer of thinly
sliced or chopped mellow apples. sprinkle
with sugar. quarter pound Of nut meats.
a half pound Of seeded raisins which have
been cleaned and simmered for about ten
minutes. Begin at one edge to roll the
dough as you would jelly roll, and after it
is well started raise one end of the cloth
high enough to let the dough finish rolling.
Take the roll and coil it around in a but-'
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less il the result is failure. Here is one OF
the several which still remain in my desk.
As they are all long and much detailed. I
hope 1 may be pardoned if 1 cannot make
room for any more Of them. have chosen
one which appears practical and as simple
as any Of them.
Observation-Disclosures a dough as
for biscuit Of one quart -four. two heaping
teaspoons baking powder. butter the size
of a large egg. a pinch of salt. milk or
water sufficient to make a batter stiff
enough to roll. Turn the dough out on a
clean, well Toured tablecloth and roll out
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Candied Ordngc Peel.

Now / have a little favor to ask you.
VIII you print a recipe for candied orange
peel? l have tried time and again TO cook
it in sugar strip. but it always has a strong
and bitter favor. We love it so well in spice
and nut cake that just hate to see It
waste. MRS. B. F"
l know there are many of our German
readers who will read this letter with great
interest. and will doubtless wish 10 get the
benefit of some of. the recipes from the
old German cook book The American
housewife of today will not only refuse to
take as much trouble as was done cheer
fully by the old German housekeeper, but
decline to assume the task performed as
matter Of course by the earlier housewives
in this land. We are all in too much of a
hurry nowadays TO make the business OF
cookery our grandmothers did. hope the
recipe give for candjed orange peel may
prove a success in the hands Of this Corner
lite.
CANDIED ORANGE PEEL-Cut the rind
into quarters. then into long strips. put
It in a pan. cover with cold water. bring
to boil and drain. This should remove
the bitter taste To the peel Of six oranges
allow cup and half Of granulated sugar
and cupful of water; put these in a granite
saucepan and bring quickly to hard boil.
Add the orange peel and boil down quickly.
taking care the sugar does not scorch. When
the liquid is almost cooked away remove
the sauce from the stove. stir in cupfu!
Of dry sugar. keep stirring until the peel
is almost cold. pick 1t apart with fork and
the fingers. and lay on a plate to dry.
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tered pan and bake twenty or thirty min
utes 1t is fine with q layer of smearcass
with a little sugar, two tablespoons melted
butter, and a half cup Of raisins or currapts
instead of apple. or with any kind of ber-
ries. The dough in this recipe is greatly
modified by Prof Emil Sage, as the old
fashioned way of preparing it is too cum
bersOme for the American housewife, and
none but a seasoned old country German
would prepare this dish as it is done in Ger
many.
Il would like to ask this Cornerite just
what kind of torte she means. as there
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of the enormou, nun,be, Of
IL letters semitic he Department. must ask
contributors TO limit their communications to
100 uord,. except In cases Of formula, or
recipes which require greater space. uant
al my correspondents to hqoe shouins In
The Corner. and if my request in Ibis respect
is complied uith IL 1iR Be possible 10 print
many more letters.
Attention l., called 10 he fact that Marion
RorLand cannot reeeiOe money for pattern,.
as she has no connection lcih any department
hot sell, them. Marion HrLand.
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when we can and make our summer labors
as light as they may be rendered without
neglecting essential duties.
i cannot suggest any fixed period for
stripping your rooms and putting them
into order for the summer. Sometimes
the heated term leaps upon US without
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curtains and run them up as you have the
chance; go over your supply of household
linen and decide which centerpieces or
tray-cloths or fine towels you can utilize
for the tables and stands that are now COW
cred with silk or wooden draperies. Make
up your mind as to which will be the least
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bothersome ornaments to keep out and
what need most to be sheltered from the
dust
your pictures and your mirrors with mos
quito netting and the like, unless you
intend to leave the house vacant for the
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sons business to rub them UP from day to
day"
1 hope this suggestion may appeal to
you as It did to me. So much work we
cannot escape. no matter how high the
mercury runs, that IT is merely plain COM
mon sense 10 eyade unnecessary tasks
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are so many kinds Of them. Some are pre-
pared in a kind of pie style. although the
preparation Of the crust differs a good 1eal
from a pie crust and there are torten that
are like a loaf or layer cake prepared with
out bit of baking powder, but with plenty
of eggs and just beaten light. am an old
country German and possess precious
cook book which I brought along, and am
glad If l can share the recipes with any ono
interested in German cooking.
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entire summer any more than l can counsel
you TO cover all your books with news
papers II you have TO live with them. In
expensive curtains will protect them nearly
as well. II you have nothing else utilize
your sweeping sheets, doubling them and
hanging them from a stout tape or wire
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mer months in these surroundings. II Is
bad enough for them to be deoarred
country or seaside Joys and rest without
obIiging them to make their habitation in
a lumber-room. Simplify your rooms
but don't strip them utterly Of the adjuncts
that make home
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warning; at other times the cold weather
fingers SO long that 1t seems out Of place
to Danish the articles which give the room
Its look of warmth and coziness. But
make your plans SO that when the change
is to be made. you will be ready for II.
Buy your cheap stun for your window
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Work Can Be Escaped.

You have no idea how it lessons work
not to have to keep silver and brass bright
in hot weather" she said The dampness
furnishes both so quickly that it is one per-
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Canning Asparagus.
Imitation Rose Beads.

Some time ago saw a formula for max.
ing imitation rose beads. / have also seer
hand made beads Of all colors which are
made, think. OF salt and cornstarch. Can
you give formula for same?
MRS B. T"
am sorry to say l cannot help you. but
must again beg tie aid Of some Of our con.
stituency. Does any Of them know how
TO make the beads described BY Mrs. B. I'll
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

a cloth in a box and will not let them dry
out. 1t is impossible to give more explicit
directions than " -four to make a soft
dough" for flour has thickening proper
ties that differ. and a certain degree OF
Judgment is needed. II any OF our readers
can offer a cooky that is sure to stay soft
1 shall be glad to print it. Numerous direc-
tons for oatmeal cookies have recently ap-
peared in our columns and among them
trust you may find one to meet your wishes.
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way OF companIonship? You speak of read
ing having a tendency to isolate them from
each other and to make them selfish. Have
you tried having them read aloud to you
or to each other? Have you done all you
could to interest them in such simple en-
joyments-games and the like-that you
can have in your home at little or no ex-
pense? You say your boy gave up school
because he could not entertain his class.
The boys with whom l have been intimate
had no such standard of education as this
l do not mean to be unsympatheic, but
wonder if perhaps a modification Of your
attitude towards your children might not
be healthful thing all around.
am printing your request for the articles
your sons and daughter feel would con-
tribute to their happiness and hope some
one may respond as they wish. Also
trust that some other parents who have
had somewhat similar experiences with
children will give us the result of their
helpful to you.
Chicken a la Espanol."
In answer to one of your inquiries ]
wish to say that the Chicken la Es-
panol is creamed chicken with the addi-
ton of a chopped onion. a chopped green
chilli, and half a cup Of cooked green peas.
Canned red peppers may be substituted
by those whose taste is for milder dishes.
MRS. J. w. C."
thank you for your elucidation and even
more for the kind personal remarks you
make relative to the Corner and the fash
Il, H., &c tod
are my reward and my encouragement
4 4
Apfel-Srudel.
II was glad to see Mrs. ]. A LIS letter
asking for apfel-strudel. have been try
ing for six years to find some one who knew
how to make it. 1t requires time and skill
and much practice to make 1t a success. as
the dough is stretched on a well Toured
tablecloth, apples are put on it, and it is
folded. The beauty of it is that the inside
layers are as brown and tender as the out
side. 1t is delicious. II is not a pie crust
nor is 1t a noodle dough. 1t is very rare, as
only few Germans and Hungarians know
how to make it. hope some good haus-
frau will send directions in detail
Perhaps Mrs. J. A. L. referred to man
in a fire 1 only remember it contained
eggs, butter, chocolate, and ground almonds
which took the place Of -four.
MRS. c. z. NJ"
These remarks about the difficulty Of
making apfel-strudeI are very consoling to
me. In response to the request Of Mrs. ].
A. L. several sets Of directions came to me.
and upon the publication of one or two Of
these was assailed with bitter reproaches
because when the recipe was used the APPEL
strudel did not turn out as it should.
shrank. therefore, from printing the others
now by the words of Mrs. C.
E. NJ. I print another recipe for APPEL
strudel which I have received. with the
warning that have not tried the instruc-
lions and that any one who tries them must
10 it at her own risk and hold me blame
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instead Of a rod II you think you cannot
spare the money to buy or the time to make
cheap curtains Of cheesecioth or scrin.
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Strange Salad Dressing.

Can some one OF your constituency Civ.
me the recipe for Thousand Island salat
dressing? CHICAGO"
OF this recipe I must plead my Ignorance.
I have been to the Thousand islands, but
have no recollection OF a salad dressing
VIII some one better informed than myseli
provide this recipe for the Inquirer
Cleaning a Felt Hat.
II have a light gray felt hat and woul,
like to clean it myself Could you tell me
some simple way could clean it withou
making it worse than 1t is?
CONSTANT READER"
Ny advice is to take 1t, IL possible, to q
professional cleaner. The cost is small. and
ir a big city such as yours you should have
no difficulty in finding some one to do the
work properly. II you prefer making ex-
periments with 1t on your own account
brush it of thoroughly. rub 1t lightly with
a cloth dipped in alcohol. and strew talcurn
powder in a thick layer over the surface,
Put the hat away for twenty-four hours
then shake of the powder and brush 1t, not
too vigorously. think am safe in saying
that 1t will not. as you put IT, look wors,
II will look as IL 1t had pa ssed through the
hands of q regular renovator.
Canning Asparagus.
VIII you print a recipe for canning
asparagus? l am anxious to put some up
for winter use and shall hope to see the
directions soon. e. H W."
CANNED ASPARAGUS-Fin an aspar-
agus boiler nearly full OF hot sailed water.
bring 1t to boil. and when this point il
reached lay the asparagus In the water.
Boil until the asparagus is tender, but no,
until 1t is soft or broken. Take it out care
fully, stand it on end, the tips uppermost.
in fruit jars. Turn the boiling water In
which the asparagus was cooked into the
jars, filing each. to overlooking, and seal at
once. Be sure that your rubbers are In
perfect condition and that the tops fit close
ly. Keep the Jars in dark place.