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level teaspoon salt. sweet milk to make
stin batter. Drop one tablespoon of
batter in AS many teacupS as you
want to serve. then one spoon of apple
sauce. spoon OF dough Oh top: put
In steamer or fiat bottom kettle will,
hot water half way to top OF cup:
cover. steam 20 minutes: serve with
Will do as well as apple sauce.
DouEhnuts-One cup sugar, one cup
sweet milk. II egg. two teaspoons
baking powder. W tablespoons melted
lard. half teaspoon salt. Mix rs soft
AS can Toe handled, cook In hot lard.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar or roll
in powdered NsnEa while warm.
Mock Plum Pudding - One halt
pound raisins. chopped. nne-half pound
currants chopped. "ne-fourth box
krapennts chopped. "ne-half pound
English walnuts chopped. fourth
pound citrnn and Grams peel mixed.
"ne- halt teaspoon each 0f loves Gin
namon and nutmeg. Prepare about
three fOurths pint Of plain gelatin and
just before 1t sets stir In other contents.
MI with whipped cream dotted with
cherries. This In fine and inexpensive:
as 1t goes far. being very rich. and
also makes a very attractive holiday
dlSn. AND needs me- cooking.
Ginger Cookies Without Shortening
Bring to a boil cup dark syrvI
or cooking mOlasseS (palt maple IL you
have IT.. d one tablespoon sOda.
Beat two eggs and n cup sugar to-
gether and add to molasses: n table.
spoon vinegar. a little salt. n table
spoon ginger and hour tn Roll good.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
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gathering of matter at or beside the
nall. ! place (when soreness is first
not1ced) the finger In water AS hot as
can be borne. This draws the flesh to-
xether and saves several days or a
weeks siege uf pain.
When sheet blankets ave become
too small for bed, | get a. few yards
of outing flannel and stitch ON the top.
Makes it very soft and you can zee
which Is the top quicker. Get the
color of the blanket as near AS you
can. Stitch twice and hem the ends
For Lunchbox-save paper pie plates
you get when you buy pie; cut in
quarters and. when putting up lunches
with pie or cake. place 81 piece on top
and bottom Of pie OF cake. Results:
No mashed pie or cake damned into
other food. Or. cut In round pieces
for cookies. Can carry soft pie with
good results. such as pumpkin or GUS
tard.
To keep patent leather shoes from
cracking in winter. before wearing
them rub them thorough with vaselint.
then wipe OFF with soft cloth. let them
stand by your register in your room
or amy warm place. Don need to-
grease them but once. ] have worm
them for years and have never had
any trouble.
fake your rubbers last longer by
having a lift of leather o n thick
ness) put on the inside of rubber: one
pair will last all winter.
One of the smallest SIZE. casters fas-
tened (by "a tinner) at the base of
handle of dustpan is fine. as 1T holds
dustpan in right position to sweep into
and can he moved any way by tho
foot.
Canvas gloves are useful for kitchen
work. Keep right one To put Oh while
cooking. to handle hot pans. kettles,
etc. Keep left cne to put o while
doing work that soils hands. such AZ
cleaning stoves. The left glove will
are so roomy. I have used them for
Years.
Saw. all wax-coatcd boxes in which
crackers are packed. as they make excel
lent polishers for irons instead OF the lit
tie blocks of paraffin wax generally used.
These little boxes are tine to keep dough
nuts or cookies in. as they will not dry
up. You can also use them to bake fruit
cake In. as the oiled paper and stiff out
side keep the cake from burning.
Remedy for Disternper in Dogs and Cats
Take half slice of bread, spread will,
butter and sprinkle thick with sulphur.
lf too sick TO cat. they will lick the but
ter off anyway. One or two doses will b..
sufficient. 1t is also good for horses il
given i'm lard or butter or in their feed.
For tho Busy Mother who Does Her
Own Ironing ard Mcndinx-Prepare N
small bag containing necessary things for
mending and sewing on OF buttons, and
fasten ii to ironing board. She will he
able to sew on buttons and draw up lit
tie rips that will make her pile Of mend
ing smaller. If she could train herself
to sit on a high stool as much as posi-
BILE while working she will no, he so tired
al the end OF a days work.
Always salt onions before putting in
pan, then they are not burnt so easily.
Use elastic corset laccs for chill
far superior to either the cord or flat
elastic. as they will outwear the gar
ment.
In doing UP curtains the Sisters will
find this II great help, For fine cur
tains, such as bobbinet, scrim or lace.
! buy narrow tape and sew all around
curtain: saves edges. old them in
shape and curtains will not sag.
For Raising Bread Sponge-Set
over floor register. If too warm. turn
.egistcr half off. Sponge will not chill
and is ready To work out first thing in
morning.
Children and Matches-We read of
SD many children getting burned with
matches. l have often seen little child
rem playing with them on the street.