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The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

THIS Is about the time Of year when
the store Of preserves. jeiiies, con-
serves, and the like displays palm
full tendency to run low, Possibly
you thought you had enough to last
through the winter when YOU put them up
IN the summer-the stock looks SO much
larger then than 1t proves to be when the
family have had their I'LL OF the goodies for
number OF months-or perhaps circum-
stances were against your putting up as
many as YOU wished. You may have been
away from home when fruit was at its
best and cheapest, you may have had no
place to store more than limited quantity
there may have been any one OF half q
dozen Different reasons why you did not
provide enough to satisfy the family sweet
tooth during the season. An Of US have
Q certain short sightedness akin 10 that of
the grasshopper. who danced all summer
with no thought Of the needs that the winter
wouid bring.
Whatever may be the CAUSE Of the short
age. there It is When you turn to your
cupboard for the Jar of Jam that VIII help
out with the simple lunch or the Sunday
night supper. when you look for jelly for
your layer cake or as a relish for your din
II you have plenty Of money It Is a sim
pie matter to 50 10 the woman's exchange
or the purveyor OF fancy groceries and buy
what you want. Their stock h adequate
to your demands. but your purse is not
always equal to their charges. Especially
IL you have family Of hungry young peo-
pie who show the bottom of the marmalade
jar after 1t has been on the table a couple
Of times, the sweets you have to pay good
money for prove an expensive luxury.
Better in every way, for purse and health
alike, TO do some Of your own putting up
now. Even in midwinter this IS possible.
APPLE JELLY.
can find apples that are comparatively in
expensive and don't scorn to put ~ feS
glasses at a time. Select the sinai, chrar
apples, cut them up without pee'ing them,
put them over the fire in enough water to
cover them. and stew until tender. Let
them drain in a bag, return the juice that
comes from them to the fire, boil 1t fifteen
minutes. add sugar in the proportion Of a
pound Of this to a pint OF the juice. ard boil
full Of lemon juice for each pint Of the .eliy
and turn it into glasses. It should be firm
by the next day.
SPICED APPLE JELLY
Prepare as directed above, but when you
put the Juice over the fire to boil drop into
It a small bagful OF whole cloves and Gin
namon and cook this until the time when
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
The Left Hand Shake.

L happened to notice your left hand
shake answer and thought you might be
interested in a little experience Of my own
along the same lines. When in college !
gave my right hand one day to a young
man who had lost his right hand. He
said. Your other hand. please and then
he remarked: e When a person Is unable to
give you his right hand. you should always
extend the left It's not only Awkward
to grasp the opposite hand. but you should
cross the heart From that day to this
I always extend the left hand to a person
unable TO use the right. Don't you think
{ a good rule? B. A"
Any rule is good which spares ember-
rassment or discomfort TO one who Is un-
able through physical disability to conform
TO habitual usage. and although occasions
Of this sort may not present themselves
frequently II Is as well to be prepared for
them when they arrive.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
IDWINTER SE"RVES.

you put in the sugar. By this time the
juice should be pleasantly favored and
you have an excellent Jelly to use with
meats.
\ CRANBERRY CoNsERvE
Chop q quart Of raw cranberries, put
with them the pulp Of two oranges and
half the grated peel. a cup Of reisins. and
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Of liquid all told. Turn this with the sliced
fruit into large earthenware bowl. cover.
and let 1t stand several hours or overnight.
Put in q preserving kettle over the ars. let
1t come slowly to the boil. and cook until
the peel is tender enough to be pierced with
q straw. Measure the Juice; allow pound
Of sugar for every pint Of this. and boil
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This query must be answered by some one
who IL familiar with the methods Of putting
UP olives. l am sorry cannot help and
will be personally grateful to any one who
can describe the process OF curing olives
for the market
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and pack II In Jars. add to the sirup two
sliced lemons and few strips Of green
ginger root. Cook until the sirup 10 thick,
pour It over the rind in the Jars while boil
Ing hot. and close.
APPLE GINGER.
Peel. core. and chop apples coarsely and
weigh them. Allow an ounce Of green ginger
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to every pound Of apples. cut the ginger
into fine pieces and make a sirup Of . little
water and three-quarters of q pound Of
sugar for each pound OF apples. The ginger
should lie in the sirup for several hours.
Meanwhile stew the apples tender in q little
cold water. Don't boil them long enough
to convert them into apple sauce. Drain
the water from the apples and mix this
with the ginger and sirup. bring them to q
boil and put the preserve in jars. II you
wish you can remove the sugar from the
sirup before turning the preserves into the
jars.
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with . cup Of watsr. and put over the IRE.
Let the sugar come to . boil. stirring until
II 10 well Dissolved; cook for i've minutes
after II 10 at the boiling point. removing
any scum which may riss to the top; stir
In the grated peel and the chopped fruit
and boil all together for half an hour This
may be put up in jelly glasses or Jars.
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whose future seems to promise the same
outlook as that OF the older woman. Surely
we who are well and strong should feel i
not only our Joy but our duty to do all We
can to bring some brightness into these
shut-in lives. shall be happy to supply
the addresses OF both on application.
i: !:
Hdmpered by Deafness.
Il would like much to secure an car
trumpet for a worthy woman who does
laundry work for me and who 10 badly ham,
pered in securing work by her deafness.
'MRs. c. d. L.
This correspondent wrote upon seeing a
letter in the paper Offering an ear trumpet.
but before her application reached me
the ear trumpet had been requested for
some one else. ! hope another may be given
In response to this plea and that the laun-
dress may be aided by 1t to secure needed
work.
Here is another appeal for the same sort
Of help:
Il have . brother who Is almost help
less invalid and is also deaf. He would
be thankful to have either one Of the ear
trumpets offered In your Helping Hand
Corner or would like to try both. In case
neither helped him he would At once return
them. Mrs. n. p"
/ can only indorse this appeal as did the
one preceding 1t. One point I would like
information on also. Only q short while
ago printed here directions for home made
ear trumpets. which were declared by the
who gave the instructions
to be as helpful as those which were bought.
In view Of this-if Il be correct-there seems
little reason for suffering for the lack OF
one OF these helps when an excellent sub
stitute can be arranged with a length Of
rubber tubing and a thin funnel or one made
OF sheet celluloid. VIII not some one better
versed in the matter than myself rise and
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
The Real Spiss Recipe.

L would like to reply to your recent re-
marks on the subject Of Swiss rice and give
you a real recipe for 1t, the way We make
It in Switzerland. The first thing to do is
to get fine quality of rice, which Is not
broken We In Switzerland use the Csre-.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
Ii Opened Her Eyes.

Thank you for What Does Sunday
Mean in Your Homer It hit hard. but has
opened mine eyes. T. s."
1 am grateful to you for telling me this
and for giving me the chance to feel that
may have been of some service in aiding one
Of my readers to reform the ideas Of Sunday
which to her present thinking were evil
IDENTIFY at fault
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scaliop the edges. Throw away the seeds.
Lay the rind in salted water for two hours.
drain 1t and leave II in fresh water over
night. Change 1t again IN the mofning.
stand for two hours longer and change
again. Drain. put the rind on to boil in
water to which you have added alum In
the proportion Of two teaspoons of this to
a gallon OF the water. When the rind 10
cooked tender take It out with q skinner
and lay II in cold water. Make a sirup
OF q pound of sugar to a cup OF water.
bring II to a boil and let the rind cook
in It for fifteen minutes. Remove the rind
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
Kerosene as a Remedy.

A subscriber wishes to know how she
may get rid Of cimex lectularius. and you
mention corrosive sublimate. quicksilver.
etc. l had an experience when we moved
into q house that we soon discovered was
already tenanted, and after some refiec-
ton tried kerosene oil, for know II
quickly kills any small insect. Bedbuss in
a bed or elsewhere will die insta ntly II kero-
sene touches them. Any crack under a
Dashboard or anywhere else may be flied
with kerosene by putting the oil in such a
tin can as is used with machine oil. This
oil will soon evaporate from the bureau
or even from the edge OF a mattress. and the
dead bugs can easily be brushed or shaken
on. They will get out Of a crack when the
kerosene touches them. but they will only
live long enough to take one step. My
rooms had no wallpaper on them. but II
ever had to destroy them even in such a
lodging place / would use kerosene. 1t may
be necessary 10 repeat the treatment once
or twice as II is hard to spray every crack.
Mrs. W.
The bedbug, like the poor. are never
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
ON PRESERVE.

you wish for the table. they viii answer for
marmalade.
cITRoN MELON PRESERVE.
These citron melons can usually be found
all winter. Peel and cut the rind into
pieces Of uniform size. It makes . pretty
effect when you cut them into fancy shapes.
like stars. cresce1ts. or triangies. and
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
An Outfit for PaintinR.

Il wonder II any OF those who read the
Helping Hand corner have an outfit for oil
pain ting and china painting? ! have Q
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

vi long ago rea0 IN the Oe-
SN psrtment you direct a GU .stion:
What does Sunday mean in your
home? l am the woman at the
head of our home. To US Sun
day means a day OF rest and worship and
should mean that to every home in our land
and in all lands. Sunday as day Of rest
means better service for the coming week.
for both man and beast. The Sunday
question is important to me. as 1 was
brought up in the New England fashion
strictly to Remember the Sabbath and
keep II holy We were not allowed in any
way to desecrate the Sabbath. the work
was all done up during the week. My
mother had her regular days for her diff
ferent lines Of work and there was nothing
done on Sunday except what was absolutely
necessary. On some Sundays we had for
dinner New England baked beans. brown
bread. white bread and butter. pickles, tea
cheese. and pie. with supper at night. God
says IL we obey His commandments He
will bless our land. MRS. ]. W. s.
The Judgment of the modern physiologist
confirms the wisdom Of the Mosaic law in
many ways, and in none more than in the
necessity for man and beast alike Of one
day Of rest in the seven. We need repose
OF both mind and body on Sunday and we
ought to get 1t for every reason. Perhaps
on this account deprecate the more such
a bill OF fare as that my correspondent out
lines. which may have spared work to the
family in one way. but certainly imposed
heavy labor upon the digestive organs and
made Sunday anything but day Of rest
for them. In fact, have frequently been
struck by the blindness Of the majority OF
men and women to the provisions Of the
fourth commandment when it comes to
eating. They change the hours Of meals on
Sunday. load their stomachs at unaccus-
toned times. tempt themselves to overeat
by a lavish profusion Of dainties, and in
other ways seem to lose sight OF the truth
the gastric powers are not excepted from
the rule OF one days rest in the course Of
the week. To them Sunday is frequently
the time when they are taxed beyond en-
durance and the general health during the
next week often shows the result Of the
violation Of precept.
The depression many persons feel on Sum
day afternoon when they have disposed OF
q big midday dinner, the forlorn sensations
the next day, which have been at the foun-
dation Of much OF the abuse lavished on
" blue Monday may, In large number
Of cases. be traced to the fashion in which
good, religious minded persons have ig-
nored the truth that when you affiict one
member the whole body suffers. Give your
stomach repose on Sundays. to limited
degree, at least, and do not make the Sab
bath the time when you yield rest to other
parts of the body and scourge and drive
your digestion to unusual and unfair effort.
I would like to know how this theory Of
mine impresses other housekeepers.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

lima rice. Put piece Of butter into a COM
mon deep pan, add an onion into which you
have stuck a few cloves, and turn the onion
in the melted butter a few times. Don't
let the butter brown. Put in about two
cups of the rice and stir IL until Il Is a Light
yellow. Add three cups Of bouiAon. sah
slightly. and let the rice cook in this, but
do not permit it to become too soft, so the
rice will lose its shape Test It from time
to time. and when il has reached the stage
where II 10 neither too hard nor too soft.
add about four tablespoons Of grated Par
mesan cheese, mix In well. and serve Meat
or chicken with gravy should be served
with the rice. This is q real Swiss recipe.
"R. s."
It always pleases me to get a good new
recipe. and am delighted TO have this.
Rice is among my favorite vegetables. and
II gratifies me to learn q novel method of
it
Inpnids Want Sill Pieces.
Il would like to bring to your attention
two shut-ins who would be most happy to
receive any silk pieces your Cornerites may
have to give away. Miss NJ. is an inmate
of home for incurables, has been an in
valid for more than thirty years. and in the
home for fourteen years. She could make
excellent use Of any scraps Of silk. lace. or
ribbons in the manufacture Of salable ar
ticles. Helen F. has been confined to her
bed almost all her young life. think she .
Is about 1s years old now. Her chief occu-
patton is fancy work. made from such ma
terials as she is able to gather. commend
these two interesting characters to the gen.
erosity Of your readers. NJ. E. E."
Both Of these cases make their own plea
the woman who is no longer young and who
sees nothing better before her in this world
than quarters in a home for incurables, the
young girl just on the threshold OF life
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

little friend who wants to take lessons and
a woman has promised to teach her II she
can get the outfit would gladly pa ~ post
age as my share II some one would send In
the outfit."
"ONE WHO WANTS TO HELP
We all want to help. believe. and hope
that among US there may be some owner OF
an unused outfit for oil and china painting
or both, who Is willing to part with them for
the little girl The equipment could easily
be sent by parcel post
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Wants Fancy Work Magazines.
81 would gladly pay parcel post for fancy
work magazines for 1912. G. D. c.
I regret my Inability to print the rest OF
your letter, but as / have said many times
before, It is absolutely against the rules
of the department to make appeals for
clothing We cannot do It
Helpless Child Heavy Burden.
"WiH you please help me through your
Corner 10 find an invalid wheel chair for
my year old invalid daughter? She was
afflicted with infantile paralysis when
year old. She is well developed and quite
a heavy burden TO carry. I take her to a
physician a mile distant twice a week with
the hope that sometime she may be able
TO walk l have to wheel her in little baby
buggy. which Is rickety and too small.
have six other children to care for and no
means OF support except that my eldest
son does what he can. and would appre-
ciate much any assistance you could render
toward finding a chair that could use.
MRS. A. M
This plea l hope most earnestly can be
met by the generosity OF some OF the Cor
nerites II Is sorrow and burden enough
to have a child who is helpless or suffering
from any infirmity or retarded development
and the hearts OF those whose children are
strong and well must go out in special sym
pathy toward a mother with such grief.
l trust this sympathy may take a concrete
form and that some one who knows how a
chair can be obtained for the little invalid
will write to me for the mothers address
and help her as soon as possible.
4: 3
Fortieih Anniversary Gift.
"will you kindly insert in your Corner
a list of the wedding anniversaries and
their appropriate gifts? The reason ask
is that soon am to celebrate my fortieth
anniversary. / have always thought, that
rubies represented that occasion, but now
1 see in a dictionary the fortieth ami
versary is emerald and the forty-aifth ruby.
So 1 come to headquarters for settlement
OF the question. The list. as given in the
dictionary. runs as follows: 1, paper, 2,
straw, 3. candy; 4, leather; 8. wooden. Z,
floral; 10. tin: Il, linen: Is. crystal: 20.
china: %, silver: 30. pearl; 35. coral; 40.
emerald: As. ruby: so, golden; IS Tor 6Ol.
diamond. A. W."
The name Of this Cornerite Is familiar
and pleasant, and 1t is gratifying to receive
another letter from this source. As to the
tortieth anniversary. my own opinion in
dorses his-that the ruby is the stone con-
nected with II. VIII not some one who is
well versed in the matter confirm or con-
tradict this idea?
4
The Real ,Smixs Recioe.
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a Cake Recipe Wanted.

a Cake ItccIpc w dntcd.
VIII you kindly give me the rec pc for
King Edward or Prince Of Wales cake?
1t was published in your paper a year or
more ago. I have heard IL was fine and
would like to get IL X NH"
I would be glad 10 give you the recipe
II could lay my hand on IL. but DO no.
possess a copy. The only thing for me 70
do Is to print your request here in the hope
II may catch the eye OF some reader who
can supply the directions.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
Needs a Small Stove.

Weeds Small Stope.
a. am an old lady OF limited means and
in urgent need of a small stove for my room
on which could cook for myself.
MRS J. B."
In these frosty days an appeal for any
means Of keeping oneself warm or OF pre-
pairing hot meals comes to US with especial
force. The cold makes warmth in the home
particularly desirable for a person ad
vanced in years. whose circulation may not
be up TO the mark and who therefore feels
chIlliness more than younger persons would
be likely to do. hope her request may be
granted and that may speedily be asked
for her address.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

hIsely TO cease out Of the land and any
method OF getting rid Of them is welcomed
with JOY by all the afiicted Kerosene Is
certainly a simple remedy and one always
at hand. Due care must he taken not to
have a light near ~ when It is being sprayed
into cracks. for there is always a chance
OF gas from the oil catching fire. I shall
lie glad TO get reports from others who try
1t as " chaser for the cimex lectula1us
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
Slabed Lime and Salt.

SteSNe Nie SNah.
81 am one Of those who have been
troubled with both bedbugs and ants and
after a long siege have conquered both. I
am glad to give the remedies I used. as 1
know they will do the work. To get rid OF
ants. both large and small. / sprinkle air
slsked rock lime at each end OF the shelves !:
il they get into the cooler | sift a generous
supply through the ventilator. All kinds
OF ants can be destroyed by putting slsked
lime in their holes and by pouring boiling
water on the ants themselves / had
great deal of trouble with ants but since
using the lime have been free from them.
You can find lime at places where they sell
cement. For bedbugs sprinkle common fine
salt freely in every crack and crevice of
the room. and II the bedstesd il too good TO
throw away paint with common red paint
the springs on both sides. putting gener-
Gus supply in all places where there IL q
crack. II the bugs are in the mattresses
use salt. Nothing can Withstand that.
"E. L. c."
Both of these cures are new to me and I
pass them on in the hope they may prove
efiicacious and / also resolve that IL ever
the pests again beset me / shall at once try
the common salt. 1t sounds almost too
easy to be true.
An Extra Copy on Hand.
II noticed the request for the poem Just
A-Wearyin' for You and would be de-
lighted to send 1t to the woman who wished
1t IL she can give me her address. We
moved to Ontario a year ago after living
in the United States for eighteen years.
and now feel quite as much at home as We
did there. when your column or one or two
Of our home magazines arrive.
mrs. W. X. j.
The friend who requested the poem has
already been supplied. but am glad to have
an extra copy Of It and will send this to
any one who wishes it and will inclose a
stamp or who would like to be put into
direct communication with Mrs. W. X. J.
4
Putting Olives N Brine.
II have had quantities Of olives given
me. right OF the trees. do not understand
curing them before putting them down in
brine. Will you please tell me what to do
with them, how to make the lye, and how
ong to leave them In It. Please give me full
Instructions. MRS. A II. A."
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
LEMON MARMALADf

Wash the lemons and weigh them. Allow
q pound and . quarter Of sugar to every
pound Of the fruit Peel half the lemons
and do not use the peel. Crate the rind
Of the rest. cut them open. remove the
seeds. and then chop the fruit. Squeeze
out all the Juice that will come. using a
vegetable press: add this Juice to the sugar.
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ORANGE MARMALADE.

ORANGE MARIN ALADE.
For this the small sour oranges which
may be bought cheap answer just as well
as the larger sweeter sort. Slice twenty
four oranges thin. leaving the peel on; re-
move the seeds: shred two small lemons
fine. measure the juice. and put with II
enough cold water to make three quarts
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declare II these trumpets are really good ?
This is a point which would interest many
Of the great number who suffer from i'm
paired hearing.
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until the skin Of the oranges Is translucent.
Take from the fire and let the marmalade
cool before putting It into jars or glasses.
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Wants Fancy Work Magazines.

Il would gladly pay parcel post for fancy
work magazines for 1912. G. d. c.
regret my inability to print the rest OF
your letter, but as / have said many times
before, It is absolutely against the rules
Of the department to make appeals for
clothing. We cannot do It
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

//KJ OF long ago I read In the de-
ssN pertment you direct a GU .stion:
v What does Sunday mean in your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-21
FRIAR MARCUS, KINGS COLT,
CLOSES SEASON UNDEFEATED

London, Eng, Dec. 21.-The racing
season under the auspices of the Jockey
club closed with the kings stable as
owner of the years best colt, F'riar
Marcus, which is regarded as the most
promising candidate for next years
derby Friar Marcus went through the
season indicated, a distinction en-
jOyed by no other juvenile Of note.
The list of winning owners Is headed,
for the second time in succession, by
J. B. Joel, whose dozen winners cap
tured an average OF two races apiece,
worth in the aggregate about S155,009,
as against 100000 taken by his ma
jesty, who ranks sixth in the list
Three-fourths of the kings total was
won by Friar Marcus. Among the first
20 names of winning owners there is
not a man of moderate means. Waldorf
Aston, with only three winners, won
over $50, coo, giving him second place.
Among the trainers, Alec Taylor was
the most successful, horses from his
MantOn stables winning $780, 00 In the
list of winning Jockeys the Irish rider,
Steve DOnOghUe, stands easily first,
with 129 victories out of $50 mounts
This is his first time in top place, which
has been mOnOpOlized for seven years
by Frank WOOten and Danny MaheT,
both now retired.