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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
Backloos Made Of Stone.

It will surprise many persons OF the
present day to be told that the back
log" of which we read SO much in old
time stories was a large stone, por
GUS stone being preferred If possible.
This stone was buried in the ashes,
and on top was placed the back
stick" The back stone in those primi'
tive times played very important
part in the economy of early house
keeping. Matches were not then IN
vented. Flint, steel and tow were the
only means of lighting a fire or a
lamp. Imagine for a moment the
Bridget of today thus engaged, with
the thermometer ten degrees below
zero in the kitchen. The stone, TO-
gether with the ashes with which 1t
was covered, served to retain fire and
heat through the night, and all that was
necessary in the morning was a little
kindling and gentle, use OF the inois-
nensable bellows and fire was as
readily made as at the present day,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
WORTH WHILE RECIPES
sAVoRY METHODS OF PREPARING
VARIOUS vIANDs. .,
Tt-Bits to Serve With Game or Cole
Meat-New Ideas for Vegetables
Combinations Of Cheese
and Sweets.

Here are some worth while recipes
and ways of preparing food that will
give different SAVIOR to the viands:
Take a small quantity of boiled
cod, fake fine, add enough mayor.
naise to make spreading paste, spread
on lettuce leaf between rye slices.
Salmon and funny fish may be fixed in
the same way, or instead of the may.
onnaise add enough catchup and sea.
soning to make the paste. Cold boiled
lobster, cold boiled shrimp may be
shredded or cut fine and prepared in
the same way. Many will like them
with the French dressing, however,
rather than the mayonnaise.
Game.-Minced chicken, guinea fowl
or turkey are good mixed with a
tiny bit of chowchow, sweet pickle,
current jelly or orange marmalade. as
we'll as with good mayonnaise made
with mustard.
Meats.-All cold meats thinly sliced
or minced, are acceptable with any of
the dressings, or lightly spreading the
bread with apple sauce before lay
ing on the sliced meat. .-
Vegetables.-French peas that have
been stewed, mashed to a paste, sea.
soned to taste, lighted with little
whipped cream and a steaspoonful Of
chopped ham or tongue make an ex-
cellent filling. The macedonia of vege.
tables, drained and finely chopped,
mixed with mayonnaise, is good.
Grated with onion with little fine
ly minced cold roast bee, pepper and
salt and few drops of mustard dress
ing it is quite appetizing if one likes
onion.
Cheese and Sweets.-Combinati
with cream cheese which has been
softened with whipped cream are nu-
merous. Little finely chopped pre-
served ginger and tablespoonful Of
the siruo mixed to spreading paste;
PURGE of chestnuts mixed with the
cheese, orange marmalade, barbecue,
little of any of the preserved fruits.
or finely chopped fresh fruit may be
blended with the cheese. II needed, a
little mayonnaise or whipped cream
may be used to bind the paste. A
little, grated cheese sprinkled on iris
cults, then placed in an oven for
minute or two to melt, with another
triscuit placed on it, are frail to carry
out, but very nice sandwiches.
Pumpkin Puddine.-Into pint of
stewed pumpkin beat the whipped
yolks of five eggs, two pints of milk,
three-fourths of a cupful Of sugar and
half a teaspoonful each of powdered
mace, nutmeg and cinnamon. Last Of
all stir in lightly the stiffly beaten
whites of five eggs, turn the mixture
into buttered pudding dish and bake
until set. Serve hot with a I>ard
sauce. Ajz# "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
ARE FORCED TO CARRY OIL
BY Government Regulation Practically
All ocean-Golno Vessels Must
Have q Supply. GA <~s

For many years sailors have known
that oil would smooth the sea and &C.
casionally 1t has been used for that
purpose in cases of emergency. %
Now. under . new regulation pro.
mulEated by the department OF com
merGe, the coastwtse and ocean. going
vessels over 200 tons and propelled by
machinery. are required to carry .
supply. NIB: 4. i .33si
M On voyages, when necessary, the oil
is allowed to drip into the water
through pipes In order to prevent
waves and spray from dashing over
the decks. \! Il
The application of 1t is especially
effective during storms II vessels are
riding at anchor. MI Il S5ss5 59s$5
u Utilization OF oil, you remem Der.
resulted In the rescue OF SCI persons
from the burning Uranium liner Vol
turno. Captain Barr. 81 the steamer
5CGrmania reached the scene o. the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05

fuls of cream, one.half teaspoonful OF
salt, one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper, a
few drops of onion juice and beaten
egg yolk, shape in nests, fill with
the nut mixture and cover with potato,
dip in crumbs, egg and crumbs and
fry in deep fat. Arrange on a hot
plate with parsley for a garnish.
Celery, Cheese and Red Pepper
salad.-Cut celery in two-inch pieces
and put into ice water to curl. Dry
thoroughly and mix with tablespoon
full of chopped red pepper, and
sprinkle with grating of cheese, put
mayonnaise on top and serve.
Chicken With corn.-A most appe-
tizing dish which may be prepared
any time of the year, but is better
with fresh corn from the cob, is the
following: Scrub and clean a fowl IN
water in which tablespoonful of soda
has been dissolved. This removes any
soil that is on the skin. Cut the
chicken in pieces as for frying, roll
in -four, brown in a little hot fat in
q AAyIu6 pau, lACA duu OAou5h IAAAAAA
to cook the chicken WE'LL. simmering
or cooking slowly in moderate oven
for two hours or longer, depending
upon the age Of the fowl. Season
when about half cooked and add a
cup or two of corn. Serve the chicken
with the gravy and corn poured
around it.
chantllIy Potatoes. - Mound we'll
seasoned. light, mashed potatoes on q
platter. Have beaten stiff one cupful
of thick cream, add half-cupful. OF
soft cheese, and season with salt and
paprika. Spread this over the top and
set on the top crate of the oven to
brown. .,-. ...
Apple BaIls.--Cut balls with vege-
table cutter from firm, nice apples,
drop them in water and vinegar to
keep from discoloring and mix with
pineapple and other fruit. Put in cups
and pour over it rich lemonade or lem
on strip. Serve as a cocktail
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
Then Time, to Stir.

Thomas Edison once set out to
invent a perfect coffee machine suit.
able to use in camps or on hunting
trips. Asking the advice Of former
guide as to the requirements Of such
q thing, the man. who was Swede,
gave him this recipe: der ban only
Won way to cook coffee. TAX Won trip
into woods up on Flambeau river;
build fire vid pitchpine knots; put Won
quart water and two handful coffee
in coffee pot, and ait on cover 80 she
can't boil over Ven cover get too
hot for pants coffee she DONE" J..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05

flavor or a grating of lemon rind.
Bake and just before it, is we'll done
cover with a meringue made from two
beaten whites of eggs and three table.
spoonfuls of sugar, tablespoonful
of lemon juice. Return the pie to the
oven and finish baking until the mer-
ingue is brown.
Celery and Pineapple saIad.-Shred
pineapple with fork and add chopped
celery in equal quantities, mix with
mayonnaise dressing and serve on
lettuce leaves.
BroiIed Halibut.-Slice the fish, sea-
son with salt and pepper and brush
with melted butter and let stand for
an hour Roll In flour and broil over
a clear Ere for twelve or fifteen min
utes. Place on dish with garnish
Of parsley.
Tomato and Peanut saIad.-Peel the
tomatoes carefully and remove the
censers so as to form a cup. Fill with
t~opped cabbage and chopped peanuts
we'll mixed. Add French dressing
When serving, top with spoonful OF
mayonnaise.
Fricasseed Potatoes.-Slice a small
onion, fry brown in saucepan with
butter, paprika, salt and pepper. Cut
the potatoes into half-inch squares
and place on top of the onion and
pour boiling water over to cover
. Cook until al! the water is boiled
away and the potatoes mealy and tint.
ed from paprika and butter. =.
b" Fruit Bread sponoe.-Pour over
two cupfuls of small cubes of bread
hot fruit juice until it is all absorbed
Let stand in cool place several
hours and when ready to serve turn
from the mold and pour whipped and
sweetened cream over
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
conkllna's Nest Rebuke.

Henry y. Peyton was Tor q long time
executive clerk Of the United States
senate when that body was Demo
cratic. One day IN executive session
Senator ConHling was making !
speech. Peyton thought he had IN OF
portunity for correcting one Of the
statements made BY the senator. He
ventured to interrupt Mr.. Conkling.
much to the latter's astonishment
Conkling listened to what Peyton had
to say. and whom the executive clerk
had finished, simply said: III the gen,
tleman from Virginia has concluded
the senator srnm New York viii pro
ceed. s85 " ;5S III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
What ANY Cook Knows.

Never throw away cake, no matter
how dry-but the next time you bake
a custard slice it on top before putting
into the oven. This makes delicious
caramel crust.
To remove fruit stains from table,
cloths and serviettes apply powdered
starch to the stained parts, and leave
for several hours till all the discolora-
ton has been absorbed by the starch.
Always put scrubbing brushes to dry
with bristles face downward. This
lengthens their lives considerably, as
II dried the other way the moisture
naturally soaks into the wood and
rots the bristles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05


crust is brown and the apples tender.
Turn upside down on plate, spread
generously with butter, sprinkle with
sugar and grated nutmeg and serve
as one does pie. :,
Apple Pone.-Pare and chop fine one
pint of sweet apples. Pour cupful
of boiling water into a pint of white
corn meal, beating hard to make light,
when cool add one cupful of sweet
milk, and a half teaspoonful or more
of salt. Stir in the apples grating
of nutmeg and bake in covered dish.
Serve with hard sauce or cream and
sugar.
Grape sago.-Wash cupful of sage,
cover with cold water and let soak
over night. Next morning cook un-
til transparent. Add cupful of grape
Juice, When cool turn into glass
dish and put aside to get cold. Serve
with cream and sugar. II
Chocolate Blanc Mange.-Put two
ounces of broken bits of chocolate
into a double boiler and when melt
ed add a pint of warm milk. Stir
we'll and add four tablespoonful Of
sugar. Moisten three tablespoonfuls
of cornstarch with little cold milk,
add it to the hot milk and cook until
thick and smooth. Remove from the
heat, add teaspoonful of vanilla, beat
we'll and pour into glass dish to
serve when cold. Serve with sweet.
ened cream. " W.
Chocolate Tapioca.-Wash a cupful
of tapioca, cover with pint and a
half of water and soak for two hours.
Put four ounces Of chocolate in
double boiler and when melted add
half cupful Of sugar Cook until tbs
tapioca is transparent, stirring often
when done, remove and flavor with
vanilla. Serve with sugar and cream.
A sprinkling Of nuts or bits OF jelly
over the top for garnish adds to
the appearance of either a taptoca 0,
sage pudding. .:5-.,.@
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
Resented the Insult.

The thrifty peasant, Nazr-ed'din, one
c cousin, HAM the 1ll.Favored, who be.
sought Of him the loan for a day ~. Of
hts donkey. Il should be most happy.
good cousin" said Nazr-ed.din. but but
nnntortnnately he has gone astray. and
: have no manner Of knowledge where
no ; =, may be- The words were, no soon:
or spoken than the donkey y e, g.. y gp,
. .y hee-honk!" "But. good
Nasr!" exclaimed Haf'z, there is sure.
~ nv donkey at home and seeming
~ ~ quite we'll" whereupon N. .ns.
ain Il rose in great wrath and showed !.
Hais the door. "Begone, scoundreE !.
he shouted: '"wouldst thou Insult ms
IN nv own house by taking the wore
n 4 donkey before my OWL own" I
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
Bread Pancakes.

Cut the crusts from stale bread and
break in bits, cover with sour milk
and set aside over night. In the morn
ing add one level teaspoonful of soda
to each pint of the bread and milk
mixture; beat until it is smooth and
foamy. You may need to add some
sweet milk to make the batter thin
enough. Season with salt and fry on
griddle. II eggs are added to the above
the cakes are much like omelets and
are very fine with jelly between them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05


fuls of jam mixed with the cream is
most delicious combination also.
German Salad.-Cook salt herring in
boiling water Is minutes; drain and
cool and separate into flakes. Add an
equal quantity of cold boiled potato
cut in cubes and one-fourth the guam
tfty Of hard-cooked eggs chopped. Mar
mate with French dressing and serve
with dressing made as follows: Beat
fourth Of cupful of cream until
stiff, add two tablespoonful of canned
red pepper, put through sieve; then
add an equal quantity of good boiled
dressing. Serve the salad on lettuce
with the dressing. ~
Corn and Rice satad.-Take equal
quantities IT cooked corn, well drained,
AMI rice cooked until soft; mix and
season with salt, pepper, and add stiff
mayonnafse dressing. Serve on lettuce
leaves.
Mexican Tomato Salad.-Rub salad
bowl with cut Glove of garlic. Line
the bowl with lettuce and lay in a few
slices of tomato, cover with chopped
green pepper, teaspoonful of onion
ard dozen chopped olives. Pour over
French dressing Of tablespoonful
of vinegar to .hree of oil, season with
salt, pepper and dash of celery salt.
Serve we'll chilled. Cucumbers may be
added in place of the olives if SO de-
sired. -. a.-
Spanish cream.-Take quart Of
milk and soak half a box of gelatin
in it. Beat the yolks of three eggs
light, add a cupful Of sugar, stir in
the scalding milk and cook until the
egg Is thick. Strain through cheese
cloth. When nearly cold flavor with
lemon juice. Pour into mold and
let stand in cold water to stiffen.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
RING YOUNG FOLK TOGETHER

q :. y Z q.
pw what ID Love, pray thee tell?
Is that fountain and that well
here pleasure and repentance dwell;
ls perhaps, the sounding bell
at tolls all into heaven or hell:
a. this is love. as hear tell!
Where there are young folks in the
nily 1t should be a bright and Jolly
usehold. When their days are en-
ged in employment, their evenings
far as possible, should be inter
ersed with pleasure to upset the
mdrum OF existence.
This not only applies to the work
girl still In her teens, but to the
Pman who has passed that youth
NIX ten years or SO ago. Life Is
(ppy or lonely, according to the plan
Q lays out. Monday evenings there
always plenty to, do.s' Tuesday eve
ns, why not .tidycup the best room
. entertain two or three ftyour
ends who would only be too pleased
have . placesto se. Wednesday
|enings you could visit other friends.
ursday evening 7sisss usually beau
ening. A GIRL could accompany ner
e young man'to the theater or pass
pice pleasant evening at home, play
some dance music, II the weather
stormy. Friday evening Is gooo
her To- 60 to the movies or to at.
aa some social affair, that is run
livening. Saturday evening Is de.
ted to the marketing. Sunday, o.
urse, II church night with the afore.
entionedA beau accompanying her.
y pa1en,s strive their best TO give
eir daughter. happy girlhood, they
much toward smoothing the rugged
- which leads TO her future. sd :,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05

episode IN winch a
New York lawyer
divorced one wife,
welded another,
and In short order
threw her over for
an affinity have
received an ava.
lanche of letters
asking me. to de-
n0unce the term
"wife, " as applied
to the third WON.
an In the tangle.
These letters are
mostly from So
ciety women, hon.
orable wives and
loyal mothers.
l may as we'll
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
Crullers.

" Mix cupful Of sugar. three table
spoonfuls Of butter, cupful of cream.
three cupfuls Of flour sifted with two
teaspoonfuls Of salt. II more -four is
needed for soft dough add it. Roll
the dough out and cut in two.inch
squares. Slash with : tagging iron OF
q knife. fry, drain and roll in sugar. /,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05

1' = 10 O.. OIL AA6AI a. tue
loot of this bitter feeling in the hearts
bf these wives. Who will say that they
Ire not satisfied in their insistence
hat the name of wife should not be
lpplied to the woman who has deliber
tely given. herself to mans lust with
put troubling herself as to the holy
Pond Of matrimony, not being entered
hto? The term love wife, when ap.
lied to an unmarried female, is a
TOSS insult; an indignity heaped upon
be respectable women who bear with
onor and dignity the name wife,"
Webster's definition of wife reads
The lawful consort of a man; WON.
u who is united to man in wed.
pck." It is Infamous to give to a
|oman who is willfully unchaste that
acred name. Call them passion
Ompanions," "love thieves" anything:
ut never give damaged affection the
anne of that which is pure and spot
Pss.
Three women. whom the world
nows of, have come under this mans
pell. Some writer's have put forth
be query: Why did not the first wife
We him up when she found his heart
Pd gone from her to another? 1t is
ery heroic to think of what other
omen can do under such circum
ances. But If it were their own case
ley would know it would be quite as
sy to tear out the living, beating
part from their bosom as to resign
10 idol they Worshiped to another
oman's arms. Because some other
oman comes along and takes fancy
what we have is it just and right to
Plnquish ones claim to another? If
10 wife whom he welded was not a
love wife" by Gods approval what
as she? The man wooed and won
er innocent heart in all its girlish
lrity, reverence and faith. She gives
her best years to him. When he
lsts her of for a passion companion,
N he restore to his wife those years
18th their lost possibilities, which
i've ended in loss of love, ruined
18th, and outlook Of a desolate fu-
Ire? With all this staring her in the
Zee, weighing down hel tortured
part, what is there left for her OF
(ppiness, peace and love? She Is
70 first and only love wife until the
y she dies. The woman who takes
y chances on marrying man who
light o. love- must take her
lances on how long her hold upon
3 affections will last. When man
arries he can have no knowledge as
whether the good Lord will decree
at union to be fruitless or other
lse. II children come, he should be
ankful. II they are denied he should
rail against the wisdom Of the all
lse. This fact does not give him the
ght to cast of the faithful mate. He
ould love and comfort her. She Is
more dependent upon him as the
ars. slip by. She, who by the subtle
of family raising endeavors to
Purp the wife's place, will find her
|ad long and thorny one. Passion
(mpanions of this kind will find
emselves ousted in their turn by a
Punger and prettier fascinater.
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contains vitamihes, and we have yet
to demonstrate the ultimate result of
civilizations substitutes for the nor.
NAL maternal milk, which do not con.
tain these vital principles, on those in
fants that survive the unnatural feed.
ing. We have yet to establish the
relationship between commercially
processed foodstuffs and many Of our
distressing functional diseases.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05

| l nave heard Of reasons manifold
| Why love must needs be blind;
But this is the best of ALL hold
| His eyes are in his mind.
IF the wife works at any occupa.
ton which brings in money and the
husband is out of employment,
shouldn't he fill in the idle moments
by doing the housework and looking
after the children?" This is the blunt
question which wife who works asks
me to decide. She dwells on her griev-
ances still further by adding that she
is obliged to to rise very early, get
breakfast for the family; she is
obliged to stack up the dishes for want
of time to wash them. Her neighbor
next door looks after the children for
small amount until her return at
night. After her supper dishes are
cleared away at night, she has the
children to put to bed, the washing,
ironing, housekeeping and mending
to do. "My husband sits around tina
house all day." she adds, varying the
monotony by going out to search for
work, but secretly hoping he won't
find it. Now, while he is at home these
long days, couldn't he take care of the
children, prepare an easily cooked
meal for them, wash the dishes and
sweep the floor at least? He says 1t
isn't mans work, and he refuses to
do it. l say if he cannot find work
outside he should be glad to do it in
side. Please decide for
OVERWHELMED WIFE"
This case does not stand alone.
There are many hundreds just like it
the world over. Few men are brought
up to perform household duties. The
excellent bookkeeper accurate at fig.
ures, who seldom makes mistake,
would find himself at his wits end as
to how to escape breaking some of the
dishes he would be required to wash.
Cooking would be an equal hardship.
He wouldn't know whether the making
of coffee called for a spoonful of bak-
ing powder, sugar or an egg; how long
it took to cook porridge to make it
thin as cruel or thick as dough;
whether to give the children bread and
butter thickly coated with sugar every
time they asked for it or not to give
them half enough to satisfy their
young appetites.
There are husbands who fit nicely
into the emergency. There are others
whom it would knock all askew as
being distasteful. Rather than to be
pressed into the household service,
which goes against the grain, man
should be up and doing, out looking
for work early and late, refusing to
accept defeat. When he must spend a
few hours in the home, love for his
wife should prompt him to do many
little acts to tighten the load which
is upon her overburdened shoulders.
Assisting her does not detract from
his manliness. He earns her graft
tude, which is far more satisfying than
outside pay even. A happy, contented
family means that each does all In
his or her power to help, regardless
of what the work to be done may be.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
Potatoea a Ia Miianese.

Take as many potatoes as are re-
quired. Choose large ones, bake them
till soft, then cut of the, tops and
scoop out the insides. Rub the potato
through a sieve and add a tablespoon
full of grated cheese, pepper and salt
Melt one ounce Of butter in a stewpan,
stir in the potatoes and make it hot.
then fill the cases with it and put them
In the oven for few minutes. Serve
very hot. ), ,,. s-g -
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disaster early. but found himself un
able to render assistance on account
of the mountainous seas. He sent out
a wireless call for tanker. After the
arrival Of the oil carrier ten great
steamers swung into line about the
doomed volturno and lifeboats were
soon fitting between the vessel in
flames and the rescue ships over an
oil-covered and comparatively smooth
ocean. 5$ a5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-03-05
BroiIed Scrod.

Scrod is one of two famous Boston
importations; the other is broiled lob
ster. Scrod is young cod, and one
may weigh four or five pounds. When
thoroughly broiled it should be rich,
flaky and delicious. Rub the gridiron
with fat pork and broil the inside of
the fish first. Twenty minutes is usu-
ally sufficient to broil a fish of ordi-
nary size. Serve with warm butter,
pepper and salt.
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Horse. R adis Vine oar,

" 1oTSe'!3auJtn,V Ineoar.-M
Pour two pints Of boiling cider over
one and one-half cupfuls Of freshly
grated horse.radish; add two table.
spoonfuls Of sugar and one Of salt and
let stand one week. Strain. bottle and
keep to serve with meat or fish, to
favor salads or to use as dressing
10: cress. kale, etc. ,s... i, Il. Z.