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Z cal Jelly Loaf.

Put knuckle of veal with good deal of
meat ON it over the lire with sliced onion, a
small bunch Of cnoppee parsley, a table,
spoonful OF minced eeiery. malt teaspoon
kitchen bouquet, and nail dozen whols
cloves, adding enough coid water to cover
all. Simmer slowly until the meat Is ten
aer' put in teaspoon OF salt, ana leave
the meat IN the liquor until cold. Take 1t
out then, cut the meat 4rom the bones, cut
1t up small or cnop u; heat the LIQUOR
enough to enable you to strain 1t, put in
the bones. and boil until the stock Is cooked
down to two cupfuls.. You can then take
out the bones and stir IN the chopped meat.
turning all into mold to form, or put
some of the stock jelly into a mold, garnlsh
with hard boiled eggs. sliced and stoned
olives. and put the chopped meat on this.
mostenlng it with the stock In either
case let it become cold and nrm on the ice
before slicing it. II y1u are not going to
use it in sandwiches, take TO the picnic in
the mold.
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Chicken Jelly Loaf.

Make an aspc jelly of two cups of any
well seasoned clear stock. veal. chicken, or
conscmme. Either the veal or the chicken
is preferable. and If you have neither you
can use the clear chicken soup. which comes
IN cans. Heat pint of this, add table,
spoon OF gelatin which has been soaked
in Geld water, and when this is dissolved
put in two tablespoons of vinegar, bring
to a boil, strain without squeezing the
cloth, add two tablespoons OF sherry. and
set the jelly aside to cool, making sure
first that it is sufficiently seasoned Cut
cold chicken into dice or chop coarsely.
When the jelly begins to form slightly put
part of it in the bottom of a mold. mix the
rest OF it with the chicken. and turn this
into the mold. Use your own taste about
garnlshing with sliced hard boiled eggs.
olives, pickles, etc. II you wish you can
put this chicken loaf to form in patty pans
or small nappies and have them served in
divdually at the picnic. They can be eaten
directly from the mold and save the trouble
OF plates.
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Too Many Apt 10 Bring Cdke.

One of the faults have noticed at a good
many picnics i have attended is a prepon-
derance of sweets. Especially at basket
picnic there is tendency to bring cake
sooner than anything else. When you give
the picnic yourself and select all the food
you can balance 1t more wisely, but if a
number of people join, and each brings
something it should be positively decided
beforehand what every one is to contribute.
There is as much field for choice in the line
of substantials as there is in the direction
of sweet stuff, and the former cost no more
In money or labor than the latter. The
real need is for forethought and ingenuity.
Consider for a moment the things you
can take to the picnic. Sandwiches, of
course, and these are the most convenient
form in which to carry bread and any
savory accompaniment. When one thinks
of the infinite variety of sandwiches. it
seems as though there were no need for
anything beyond these. Yet one may make
other dainties no less acceptable.
II the picnic party is to go in a convex
ance to the place where the lunch Is to be
eaten the choice of foods is widened at
once. When weight is no objection, when
you can carry plates. knives forks, and
spoons without feeling them a burden
there is no reason why you should not take
with you veal or chicken or beef loaf, gela
Tin. cold chicken, salads. as well as sand.
wiches and stuffed eggs.
have friends who delight In motor pic
mics. They have a little car that takes them
on pleasant runs into the country, and they
love to carry along a lunch and make n
day of it, cheap straw suitcase is fit
ted up as lunch basket with white agate
plates and cups. couple Of brick ice
cream molds OF block tin answer for sand
wich boxes and to hold cake. and two ther-
mos bottles complete the outfit Such a
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and would be willing to entrust it to me.
assure you we would take the best of care
of it and o, how grateful we would be for
the use of it, 1t would make bright spot
in my dear daughters life. She is all
have and am so anxious to satisfy this
great longing. ANXIOUS MOTHER.
Before this we have been able to supply
one or two of our correspondents with
pianos although 1t can well be understoo
that so valuable and expensive an instru
ment is not always easy to secure. But tn
picture of the bright ambitious child is
touching and / hope the story of her wish
may meet the eyes of some one in the great.
generous city of Chicago, which Is her
home, who may be able to help her. At the
same time would feel was neglecting an
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Berwick Sponge Cake.

." A few months ago saw in your depart
ment a recipe for the famous Berwick
sponge cake. tried 1t and 1t beat all the
sponge cakes I ever had. / cut it out, but
have misplaced it. Can you give it again {?
Mrs. H."
BERWICK SPONGE CAKE-Three eggs.
one and half cups sugar. half cup water
two cups -four, one teaspoon cream of tar
tar. half teaspoon soda. lemon extract
Beat eggs separately. add sugar. water.
lemon extract, to yolks of eggs. then -four
sifted with soda and cream of tartar and
whipped whites. Make in a loaf.
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opportunity to be of service il l did no
point out that the energy and zeal and hard
work required to obtain even partia
mastery of the piano would be of use j,
obtaining education along other lines which
might be of more practical benefit thar
even the power to produce music and an
instrument on which to play. In other
words if she is able to learn the piano sn
is able to acquire branches of knowledge
which might help her to earn her living or
at least assist her in making part of 1t
History and biography abound with tales Of
those who have conquered i'll health an
won educations by hard work and would
hesitate to declare that girl who is able to
play the piano cannot do other things too
Can some one not make suggestions for her
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Wanis 10 Learn Pharmacy.

would be very much pleased If you
could give me the address Of two or more
schools where pharmacy is taught. l
know that instruction in pharmacy is given
at all the large universities. but 1 have
an idea that there are schools where phar-
macy alone is taught and this is the kind Of
school | wish to attend. 1 do not care to
go many miles from Kansas City in or
der to find a school of pharmacy IL there
is one nearer home. A. w. r."
shall have to appeal to our constituency
for reply to this. l know of college
Of pharmacy in New York city. but am
not familiar with those In the west. VIII
some of the cornerites better informed
than am tell me OF this for the bensns
of this correspondent?
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Gnl Desires Piano.

Il have daughter 10 years old who o "
ing to i'll health, is unable to attend scho D,
and is also unable to do any kind of work
She is very bright and ambitious chill
and grieves over her inability to accomplis
anything in life. She has always longei
for a piano, but as a result of my own III
health 1 have been unable to get her ona.
and now / am wondering if there is some
one who has piano in storage or perhaps
has piano she would like to have cared 70.
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to teach her either one or the other instru-
ment, but cannot afford to buy one would
gladly call for 1t or pay charges on It IL
one is offered. MRS. OH"
Another plea for musical instrument,
and this. too, from Chicago. Either a guitar
or violin is more likely to be seeking an
owner than piano. and 1 hope this appli-
cant may have her wish gratiled for her
child, too. Her address awaits any one who
desires II with view to bestowing either
the violin or the guitar
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Picnic Chicken Sandwiches.

To one cup of chopped chicken add half
cup of chopped celery and soften with may
onnaise. If celery is not attainable use
green peppers or pimentos instead. Min
gle with mayonnaise and put into rolls or
biscuits as directed in the preceding recipe,
or spread between slices of white or brown
or whole wheat bread.
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Stuffed Eggs.

Eon eggs hard, cut in two crosswise, take
OUT the yolks. mix with butter. salt. and
pepper, or with butter and minced ham
or tongue or crab fakes or anchovy paste
or anything else savory and well seasoned.
Return the yollSs to the hslved whites, put
the halves together, keep them In form by
twisting frnged white tissue paper about
them and lay them in BASKET or box where
they will not be crushed
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almond and Egg Sandwiches.

Boil eggs hard and chop them fine. To
each egg allow three or four salted- al
monds minced or crushed. pepper to taste.
and more salt il this Is needed. Mix with
butter until soft enough to spread. or with
mayonnaise. or a good boiled dressing, and
put on slices of white or brown bread.
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or olives and pimentos as you have meat.
Soften with mayonnaise, adding little
onion juice or minced chives if you like the
flavor. Cut rolls or biscuit in half and
scoop out portion of the crumb, butter the
followed halves and fill with the meat mix
ture. Rare roast beef may be used in the
same way and makes substantial sand
Wich.
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do In order to reach the place where the
meal is to be spread.
Even when 1t is desirable 10 go In light
marching order an attractive meal is pos
sible. Stuffed or plain hard boiled eggs,
an assortment of sandwiches, both savory
and sweet. cakes, fruit. candies, hot or
iced coffee or tea. chilled lemonade. by the
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Grab Meat Sandwiches.

Mlnce a cup OF crab meat fine, put with
couple OF hard boiled eggs, chopped very
small pepper and salt to taste, and a little
celery salt. IL you like cucumbers, you
will find three or four slices OF these minced
an excellent addition to the salad. Spread
on white or whole wheat bread, after soft
ening the mixture with mayonnaise.
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Chicken and Bacon Sandwiches.

Chop your chicken fine and put with it
quarter as much cooked bacon as you have
chicken, add a green pepper minced fine.
Scoop out your rolls as already directed,
butter them, line each half with crisp let
tuce leaf. put in the meat filling and join
the halves.
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help OF the blessed thermos bottle--with
supplies such as this you are safe in trust
ing that the material part of your picnic
will be a success.
Carry tablecloth either of paper or
damas1 and a rug on which to lay it. If
you can supply yourself with few cush-
ions you will win the gratitude of the
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and pack down in buttered mold. brick
bread tin makes shape which cuts into
neat slices. Put this in dripping pan Of
not water. cover the meat closely. and bake
In steady oven for an hour and half.
Eli up the water from the kettle as it cooks
away. When done, leave the meat IN the
pan with a weight on it until it is entirely
cold, then take to the picnic in the tin, or
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Jam and Cheese Sandwiches.

Work up pot cheese or cream cheese
with cream and butter until it is very SOFT.
Put with this half as much good 1am-rasp-
berry is one of the best for the purpose-and
spread on slices of buttered white or gra-
ham or whole wheat bread.
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thing softer than the ground for a seat.
If the picnic is family party. made up
largely of children, you need not exert
yourself to compound delicate dainties.
Plenty is more in their line, and if you
give them substantial sandwiches, boiled
eggs at discretion. and cake in abundance
they will be entirely satisfied. 1t is for
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raw beef, as you would for Hamburg steak,
with a couple of slices of salt pork; mix
With these a half cup of tinely crushed
cracker crumbs a small tablespoon of but
ter, a teaspoon of salt, an egg, and a good
seasoning of pepper. onion juice {this in
moderation), parsley. and summer savory
or sweet marjoram. Mix all we'll together
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Chicken and Smoked Beef Sandpich.

Cook dried beef crisp in a little butter. put
with it twice as much chopped chicken as
you have beef and add ripe peeled tomato.
chopped fine. Season with pepper (the beef
will salt it sufficiently and put into halved
rolls or biscuit as above directed, lining
these with crisp lettuce leaves.
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Jam Sandwiches.

Have your bread and butter cut thin and
the crust trimmed oil and spread with any
good jam or marmelade. not putting it on
too thickly at the edges. These are about
as popular as cake, and more wholesome
than a rich cake
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the sort of food provided on such oc-
casions; still others are Of the fussy variety
who are afraid of taking cold or have ter
rors of snakes and toads, or whose enjoy
ment is imperiled by the presence of mos
autoes or gnats or flies. Be sure that none
of your proposed guests is or any one of
these classes before you urge their pres
Snce at your picnic. Choose the genuine
lovers of outdoors, the = sports " who do
not mind little vexatlons and make light of
annoyanoes, who are prepared TO do their
share towards rendering the party pleas
ure excursion Instead of pleasure exer-
tion."
After your bill of company Is settled.
turn your attention to your bill of fare
Much Of the comfort of the expedition de-
pends upon the commissariat not only what
you bring but the way in which it is put
up. Provide sanitary cups, paper plates
and nakins,, and plenty of the oiled or
waxed paper in which to wrap sandwiches
aud other things. Make your equipment as
light as you can II you are likely to have
TO carry your baskets any distance. At the
best 1t will be heavy enough.
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as well as try to get the desired piano? 1
will give the child's address on application.
Candied Grapefruit.
| note that In recent issue you print
formula for making orange and grapefruit
marmalade. which deeply interests me.
There is a firm in Massachusetts, somewhere
which makes a speciality of candled grape
fruit l would like to know how this is
done. II would seem that If this particular
firm can buy the grapefruit from the south.
snip 1t there, and make the candy and ship
1t back to the south. there is quite a nice
proht In this business. have grapefruit
orchard and would appreciate your letter
giving me the formula or recipe how to
make this candy or candled grapefruit.
T.. U. r."
can give you a recipe for home made
candied oranges but am not sure how this
would do for commercial purposes. You
know that something is put in the candy OF
commerce which prevents its drying and
hardening as home made candy often does
1t is one of the secrets of the trade and is
not in my possession. Can some one help
out this correspondent and give her the in
formation which would enable her to make
use of the grapefruit where It grows Pend
ing this. am glad to offer my own recipe
for such candy for, family use
CANDIED ORANGES Make a sirup of
two cups of sugar and gill of water, boil
ing them in a clean enamel or porcelain
lined saucepan without stirring until lit
tie dropped into iced water becomes brittle.
Take the saucepan from the fire. set 1t at
once in pan of boiling water. add the
juice of quarter of lemon to the sirup.
Dip sections of orange into this sirup. hold
ing each piece in pair Of candy tongs;
take out Immediately and lay on waxed or
oiled paper to dry. The work must be done
quickly, as the sugar hardens very soon.
and in this case the boiling water in the
outer vessel must be renewed in order to
soften the sirup in the saucepan.
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the merits of the cream to add to it the
whites Of a couple Of eggs, beaten light. but
will rather make the cream less rich, as
well as increase its bulk. For myself 1
enjoy an ice cream made with a founda-
tion OF custard of milk and eggs to which
uncooked cream is added just before it goes
into the freezer
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cut in thin slices with sharp knife and
use as a filling for sandwiches. 1t is nice
10 eat with crisp lettuce leaves, with or
without French dressing.
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Another Plea for Musical instrument.

g wonder is some one has guitar or vo-
lin TO give away? know something of mu-
sic and still have my instruction books.
but through hard circumstances was forced
to give up both instruments. l have little
girl who has talent for music and would like
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~ N recent issue I noticed request
from one who wished to know how
to clean lace yoke in silk dresg
without touching the rest II she
will follow the plan outlined be-
ieve she will find 1t as successful as do
Il always do it in this way, and have never
had to remove yoke for cleaning First
buy a soft bristled tooth brush, which
should be kept for this purpose. as its shape
and size are most suitable. Then fill two
cups with gasoline one for rinsing Place
folded bath towel over the corner of a.
table or board. and on this the yoke or a
section of it which seems to fit Dipping
the brush into the gasoline. carefully scrub
the yoke; the treatment will not injure any
buttons or colored trimmings Go over the
whole yoke, moving it on as each section
is cleaned. After you have been all over
IT repeat the operation with the gasoline in
the second cup, laying the yoke over clean
section of the towel Repeat the process
with the cuffs. When you have finished
hang the gown in the sun and air and do
the same with the towel before sending it
to the laundry. You will find the yoke as
clean as new Going over the yoke in this
way before 1t is really soiled is better than
waiting until it is very dirty. Both gaso-
line and dirt go from the yoke down into
the bath towel and do not spread to spot
the silk. The small brush seems admirable
for such delicate work hope this process
will be found satisfactory.
MRS J. s. c."
Certainly this direction will prove of
service to many of the wearers of delicate
yokes or cuffs. which are hard to clean
without detaching them from the frocks
they adorn. Let me add the caution rela-
tive to using gasoline in the room with a
light or fire. Constant accidents with
this fluid teach us the danger of running
any risks in handling it Use it out of doors
II you can, but in any event away from
artificial light or rire.
* Il
Strawberry Ice Cream.
" l send recipe for strawberry ice
cream which / know to be good and may be
Of service to some one at this season of
the year, when fruit ice creams are so much
in demand
" STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM.-Afash
two quarts Of berries and run them through
a sieve. Put cup and a half of sugar
with the berries after they are strained and
add a quart Of cream. or make it half milk
oiio iidil Siediii' w NAhPpiH6 10 uccucO
Put the mixture into freezer and freeze
This is an excellent ice cream. The guam
tity makes about a quart and half when
frozen. S. s."
This recipe comes too late to be of use SO
far as Strawberries are concerned, but it
can be employed with other fruits have
no doubt it is delicious but it is rather ex-
pensive. My own preference would be to
mash the berries and put them in without
straining. Raspberries may be employed
IN ths same way, and peachesare also very
anc thus frozenv It Will not detract from
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FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.


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Steak Sandwiches.

Broil a steak medium and let 1t get cold.
Chop fine, season with salt and pepper and
put with it half as much chopped pickles
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Butter Scoich Pie.

send you a recipe for butter scotch
pie which hope you will print in the sun
day issue for the benefit of Mrs A r. b.:
BUTTER SCOTCH PIE-one cup of
sort A sugar, two eggs. two tablespoons
flour, one cup of cold water, two heaping
tablespoons of butter, one teaspoon of va
nilla, one baked piecrust Mix the sugar,
Hour and yolk of eggs to smooth paste
add gradually the cold water and the but
ter, and stir over the fire until thick; then
add the vanilla. Pour into the baked pie
crust Beat the whites of the eggs to a stir
iroth, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and
spread this on the top of the pie and brown
shehtiy in the oven. L. e. D."
Although several recipes for this dainty
appeared some months ago. I am glad IN
comply with your request and print n
again in the Sunday paper 1t will undoubt
edly prove of value to a number of readers
besides Mrs. A. r. b.
Il y
Elderblossom Wine.
Can you or one of the Cornerites give
me recipe for making elderblosabm wine?
l have one for elderberry wine and have
mace II many, many times. This is the first
favor have asked you. MRS. q w
Oe'h'C2d w LIN iANEI--Inrce gallons
or water. nine pounds sugar, white of ono
egg beaten to a froth. Stir and boil To-
gether, then skim and pour over one ouart
or elderblossoms, pressed down hard. When
cool add two tablespoons of lemon iuico
half q yeast cake dissolved in a little water
and let all stand In an earthen jar for nine
days and ferment stirring every day. Put
INTO keg three pounds of raisins, chopped
or cut then pour in the liquid Cork light
and let stand six months or longer before
using. A year is better than six months
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Home already Supplied.
have noticed that someone wished :.
give a good home to some motherly good
woman over 60 years old. three in the fam
lily, one girl of 10 years. feel as If world
like to accept such home with good fam.
lily and would like very much to exchanp,
references with them. The home is in Kan.
sas City. some distance from South Caro-
lima. where live. am alone, SO years old
and widow. MRS. S. A. Dy'
am sorry to tell you that the home Of
which you speak has already been sup
piled with the good motherly woman
for whom the Kansas City. correspondent
was seeking. I put your application her,
because am sure there must be othz:s
homes where you would be welcome, and
believe that II your wish Is known VIII
LOT be long before application will be uaads
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to me for your address. There are maay
families needing what you can supply anil
it is evident that yo.. yourself long to b,
set in a family.
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ing, and take this in a wide mouthed bot
tie or preserve jar. Leave Jour meat
loaf in the mold in which it was set to
form and cut it as it is needed Cup Gus
tards or 4jellies formed in small glasses
or cups are conveniently handled. AS
have said, all these. and other provisions
which will readily suggest themselves, are
easily managed If you have no walking to
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the benefit of more critical appetites that
you make your more delicate sandwiches,
but fresh air creates hunger for nearly
every one. and you may be pretty sure
that your trouble in mixing and cutting
will receive hearty appreciation.
X \.
Beef Loaf.
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basket would go In carriage or a boat as
well as in motor and is worth purchasing
and plenishing for the Sake of the comfort
ii gives.
i: i
Make Salads Ready al Home.
When you carry salads make them ready
at home, with the exception Of the dress
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as well as try to get the desired plano?
will give the child's address on application
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- IRsT, catch your plcnlckers!

Not.eyeryone you know will itin at
nAic. Some persons don't care
to edKin the open. others shrink from
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f/lN recent issue I noticed request
~ from one who wished to know how
to clean a lace yoke in a silk dresy
without touching the rest II she