Evening star., 1915-12-02
Grandma's Alphabet.

Looking over some Of grandmother
! papers the other day l came across VIVA
was called the Housekeeper's Alphapet.
1t was the most delicious mixture OF
moralizings and household helps tha'
could be ina agined. Let me read II to
YOU" said Mrs. Happy Homemaker as
she pushed a comfortable chair TO the
other side of the fireplace. ana we
| settled ourselves before the glowing
warmth.
| II am going to use the idea and
manufacture one that will be a little
more coherent. but l know it VIII lack
the old fashioned charm of this one.
| always be cheerful and patient as
well as industrious.
| "'Brooms hanging instead of standlnG
| will keep them soft and plant.
Canning; do in the early part of the
| season, and early part of the day, 70
save the fruit and temper.
"Dish of hot water set in the oven
prevents cakes from scorchinR.
" 'Economize time and health ano
means and you will never beg
Flour: Keep cool and dry and Sc
curely covered.
.Glass-Clean with quart OF water
mixed with tablespoonful Of am
monia.
Happiness is not SO much In doing
what YOU want to, but in wanting to
do what you have to.
link stains-Wet with spirits OF
turpentine; after three hours @ run "ell. we,
Jars: To keep cereals in good con-
dition always put in glass jars To
prevent Jars in the family always
bring a smiling face to the breakfast
table.
keep an account of all supplies,
80 dot af
Love lightens labor.
Money: Count carefully when and
where you receive change
'Nutmegs: Prick with a pin. and
IL good oil will run out.
"'Orange and lemon peel: Dry, pull
verize, and keep in corked bottles to
use for flavoring.
'Parsimony: Be careful lest what
you call prudence and economy is
really this.
".Quicksilver and white of egg de-
stroys cockroaches and bugs.
"'Rise in the morning full of graft
tude for a new day.
Sunshine within and without is the
best medicine.
".Try again and conquer all obsta-
cles.
Undue haste makes waste.
Vinegar never catches flies. but
honey does.
wholesome advice is easy to give
Xanthippe is not a character to
emulate.
yielding gracefully is fine art.
"Zest is the secret of success.
II love the last part especially. for
those rules apply to the homemakers.
and indeed the wor1dmakers. just as
well today as they ever did
Making Puffy Mullins.
when an unusually good looking,
light, puffy pan of biscuits or mullins
are brought to the table in the morn
ing it will be well for the mistress Of
the house to Investigate" said a
trained domestic science teacher to a
party of housewives. "She should
watch the ingredients used, for it is
possible the mullins that look and
| taste so good may be responsible for
stomach trouble later on.
"A little time ago we held a biscuit
and muffin contest The prize winner
for mullins was employed as a maid
in a family. They were delicious.
broken, and melted in the mouth
when eaten. In fact, it was agreed
that never had the judges tasted such
mullins, and for this reason the prize
winner was asked to give her recipe.
and later on a practical demonstra-
| ton.
The recipe" said the Instructor.
called for the very same kind and
| quantity of ingredients l use myself
| in making mullins, yet mine could not
compare with hers.
Il learned why at the demonstra-
.ion. First. Hilda measured out one
and one-half cups of -four and then
the baking powder. Three level tea
spoonfuls is the right proportion, but
the maid dug in the spoon and took
up all it would hold-probably three
level teaspoonfuls-and added 1t to
the -four. When she did this again /
gasped. but when the spoon came
out, flled as before. for the third
time, the audience gasped as one
woman However. no one felt she
had a right to speak just then, but IL
looked as though there would be