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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
EAT APPLE FREELY
WELL DESCRIBED AS sUBsTi-
TuTE FOR MEDICINE.
Humble Fruit, Because II is So Com
mon, Has Not Been Received With
the Appreciation That II
Z Deserves.

Because 1t is q common fruit, the
apple is not appreciated at Its full
value. As one authority states, its
rank in value among fruits Is equal to
wheat among cereals. Its proportion.
Of salts and phosphates helps to keep
the liver, stomach and intestines In q
healthy condition. A diet of apples Is
considered by some to be as effective
as the famous grape cure. In a word
apples, especially when eaten In simple
form, are a valuable and inexpensive
substitute for medicine.
Use early apples very freely, es-
pecially uncooked, for dessert. To give
variety to the menus, serve apples In
the many appetizing desserts easy to
prepare.
Avoid o%vereating, use meat sparing-
ly. Eat eggs, fish and vegetables. Give
the children eggs and milk to supply
energy and building material. AS
fresh vegetables are abundant, 1t Is
possible virtually to eliminate meat
and revel in the months special re-
sources. Avoid rich pastry, and let
desserts be light, easily made and re-
freshing. Heroically turn your eyes
from recipes for pies and elaborate
buildings.
Seek originality in using flavors and
~seasonings; don't be afraid to intro
duce to your family an old friend In a
new dress of different s~easonings.
Variety, even in ~seasonings, may help
! 81 l-,oN 4, f,,,tI, 0rny, rottinu into rutc
A cook of my acquaintance sometimes
puts a tiny dust of cinnamon and GIN
ger into her vegetable cream soup +;
they lend a unique but subtle lavor.
Venture some combinations which
may not be as well liked. Cut loose
from what one likes best" and give
the palate a surprise party, for psyche
logical reasons, at least.
In planning all meals avoid combina-
lions which give a sameneSS of types
of food. For instance, never combine
in a meal such dishes as cream of po-
tato soup, halibut with egg sauce,
mashed potato and corn, cream cheese,
salad and junket. Always remember
that u rich soup is suitable to precede
only a moderately hearty course; that
a very heavy main course should be
followed by a light salad and n deli
cate dessert, instead, for instance, of
serving mince pie and cheese after q
rOast-beef course.
Green corn prepared for soup, frit'
tiers or to scallop will be much more
delicate if n is careful either to cut
just the top from the kernel, or to
score the rows with a sharp knife and
scrape out the pulp with the back of d
knife-blade, instead of cutting off the
whole kernel and including a large
proportion of the skin.-Exchange.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Beef Ramekins.

Take one-half pound of cooked beef,
two cupfuls of mashed potatoes, one
~teaspoonful of minced parsley, one tea
spoonful of chopped %gherkins, salt and
pepper to taste, and gravy or sauce
to moisten. First mash some boiled
potatoes finely so that they will be
free of Jumps, adding one teaspoonful
of butter and sufficient hot milk to
make them soft and creamy. Cut the
meat into dice, freeing it from skin
and gristle. Mix it with the parsley
and gherkin and enough sauce or gravy
to moisten all well. Fill ramekins
three parts full of the mixture. Cover
the meat with potatoes, heaping 1t well
in the center and marking it neatly
with a silver fork. Bake for ten min
utes in a hot oven or until heated
through and well Drowned.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Lobster Pie.

Pick meat from two medium-sized
freshly-boiled Holsters, cut it into
small neat pieces. Bruise the shells
and spawn in a mortar; put them into
a stew pan with a quarter of a pint
of water, three spoonfuls of vinegar,
half teaspoonful salt and pepper, and
q quarter of a t%easpoonful of pounded
mace. Simmer gently until the good
ness is extracted, then strain the
gravy, thicken with an ounce of but
ter rolled in flour, and let it boil again.
Line edges of a pie dish with good
puff paste, put in pieces of lobster,
strain gravy over them, strew some
finely-grated bread crums on them, lay
the cover over all. Bake in a mod
crate oven until crust is done, when 1t
is ready to serve, hot Oh cold. Time
to bake: an hour and a quarter. Sufi-
cient for six or eight persons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
German Potato Salad.

Six medium-sized potatoes, one-quar-
ter pound fat bacon, n small onion,
two teaspoonfuls salt, o%ne-fourth tea
spoonful black pepper, one-half cup
full hot vinegar, one-half cupful hot
water, two tablespoonfuls salad oil.
Cut bacon into small dice and put into
frying pan owe a slow fire. Shred the
onion into a large bowl, add salt, hot
vinegar and hot water. When the fat
is a light brown color and the dice well
crisped, add salad oil and pour into
vinegar and onion-turning slowly at
first. Serve on crisp lettuce and gar
nish with picked beets.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Lamb Outlets with Young Carrots.

Trim a bunch of carrots and cook
them until tender; drain well. Get a
piece of neck of mutton, cut into cut
lets and trim them neatly; brush them
over with butter and broil quickly,
turning them frequently. Put two
tablespoonfuls of butter into a pan
and melt, then add the carrots and
fry until hot. When ready, arrange
then in the center of a hot dish and
strew with fnely-minced parsley. Ar
range the broiled outlets round and
serve with brown gravy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Chicken a la Monte Carlo,

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in
an earthen dish or casserole with one
carrot, three onions sliced, two bay
leaves, salt, pepper and some thyme.
Add a young, fat fowl, cut into joints
and let 1t get brown. Then add one
pint of consomme and cover alright.
Cook three-quarters of an hour. 1t
must simmer all the time. If the fowl
is old, 1t will take longer to cook. Add
two tablespoonfuls sherry, a dozen po-
ton mushrooms and some chopped
parsley. Let it cook ten minutes more
and serve in the sauce dish or the
charm of 1t will be lost.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
To Sweeten Butter.

Rancid butter is unfit for use, even
for cooking purposes. But one can re-
store it to some degree of its original
sweetness, and thereby render 1t fit for
cooking, at least. Melt the butter, and
stir into it a pinch of baking soda re-
move from the fire and drop into it a
piece of toasted bread. Keep the but
ter for ten or fifteen minutes where 1t
will not harden, remove the bread and
you will be surprised at the difference
in the taste of the butter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Ice Cream Cake.

Cream half a cupful of butter with
one cupful of sugar with the hand for
five minutes, beat in the yolk of one
large egg. Mix one and n half cupfuls
flour, one heaping teaspoonful baking
powder, quarter teaspoonful salt. Sift
all together three times. Now mix in,
alternately, the flour and two-thirds
cupful milk, one teaspoonful extract
last of all, whites of three large eggs
Bake in moderate oven about 40 min.
utes. Make fruit cake by adding hall
pound seedless r~aisins, quarter cupful
flour, half pound citron.
Icing for Cake-Yolks of two large
eggs, beaten quite stiff with powdered
sugar. Flavor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Herrlna Canapes.

Prepare the canapes by cutting slices
of bread half an inch thick, then cut
ting them across d~iagonally. forming
two three-cornered pieces out Of each
slice. Fry these pieces In Oil oil but
ter to a nice golden brown. Then
spread each with herring paste, dip the
longest corners in finely chopped pars-
ley and pile in the center a small tea
spoonful of finely chopped hard-boiled
egg. Put them in the refrigerator I'M
til needed to serve.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
SPLENDID RECEPTION GOWN IN WHITE.

Any milliner and almost any clever
amateur will be able to make a set like
this. The bag is a circular piece of
material with three triangles of velvet
set on it, and the flowers are outlined
with little beads and filed in with en-
broidery silk. Small rings are sewed
at intervals about the edge, and the
bag is closed by a heavy silk cord that
runs through them. This cord also
serves for carrying it.
The second set is made of a rich
striped silk with gold threads wrought
in with the pattern and finished with
odd ornaments of silk and gold. 1t Is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Kitchen Hints.

Never leave potatoes in a saucepan
after they are cooked, as this spoils
their color. To keep hot, place In q
basin in a steamer.
Chopped suet is very useful for re-
placing eggs in milk buildings. Simply
sprinkle a little on the top and tho
pudding will be rich and creamy.
Always press silk under a piece OF
muslin to prevent the silk from becom-
ing hard and crackly. First damp the
muslin, and use a moderately hot iron
till the muslin is quite dry.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

Doctor Woodson, in his book, 1.-THE
Education of the Negro Prior to 1851"
tantalizes with constant references to
people and events of which the reader
would like to be more fully informed.
Rev. Josiah Henson, for example, is
mentioned only twice, and then in a
most casual way as an exemplar Of
the "~ante-bellum" thinking Negro he
deserves a liberal allowance of space.
Although he lived until 1881, Father"
Henson, as he was called, was born in
the eighteenth century, probably June
IS, 1887. This pure-blooded Negro,
native Of Maryland, was brought up In
slavery and supplied a model for Mrs.
Stoves Uncle Tom. As a young man
he preached to his fellow slaves, and
once took his masters people" over
Into Kentucky, to prevent their being
attached by the planters creditors. He
had a master named st. Glare, whose
young daughter probably suggested the
little" Eva of the story. Henson had
paid $500 toward the price of his free
dom, but was taken to New Orleans
to be sold by his masters son. The
white nan being stricken with fever,
the black man nursed him and took
him back home. Finally Josiah es-
capped; he and his wife and children
made their way c~ross-country through
swamps and all to Cincinnati, and at
last got to Canada. Father" Hen
son was prominent in a colored COM
munity there. In 1912 or so he learned
to read and write. He met Mrs. Stowe
and told his story to her. In 1858
he published his autobiography, with
an introduction by Mrs. Stowe. In
1850, 1852 and 1876 he went to Eng
land, %lecturing and preaching, and, as
the books of reference note with pious
care. he was entertained at Windsor
castle by Queen Victoria. Henson may
be read with more entertainment and
aot a bit less profit than Woodson.
OF the colonization movement the
author writes more freely and more
sonnectedly than of other parts of the
history. The idea of segregation OF
colonization was of early origin and
found footing both North and South
in 1873 Jefferson was a member of q
committee appointed by the state leg
islature that reported a plan providine
for the instruction of slaves in agri
culture and the handicrafts to prepare
them for liberation and COLONIZATION
under the supervision of the home gov
eminent until they could take care o.
themselves" Most Southerners condi
toned their theoretical concession o.
the Negroes right to education with thu
practical assertion hat when educated
he should be separated from his fel
lows. Some who had scruples agains
compulsory repatriation to Africa ia
vored colonization in "some part O.
the United States" which meant any
thing west Of the Alleghanies.-Nev
York Sun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

bows and ends are placed at intervals
holding little chiffon roses. in pale
tints, to place. This petticoat is full,
but the beads weight it so that it
hangs straight. Panels Of white bro
cade fall over it, finished 1T the bot
tom with a deep fringe.
The bodice is of chiffon and the
V-neck is outllted at the back and
front with festoons of the tiniest chif-
fon roses. There is not much to the
bodice except the extremely wide Cir
die of white brocade wrought with
beads and silver threads.
The magnificent scarf of white
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

From a western designer came this
splendid reception gown and royal
scarf, along with several others of
equal rank in the realm of clothes.
Comparison would not be odious to Its
creator, even in the establishments of
Paris, where everyone expects to find
the utmost In evening dress.
The under-petticoat Of white chif-
fon has a fringe of beads, and the
hem Is bordered with rows of narrow
silver ribbon with picot edge. Small
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Symbolic yeweIrY.

1t is said that symbolic jewelry will
come In with the host of other orien-
tai fashions which have invaded the
world of dress and fashion this sea-
son. Orientals have very decided ideas
about the relative meanings or signi-
ficance of certain jewels alone or in
combination. These symbols will be
considered when the ~neckchains,
brooches. ETC., are made up for milady
Of fashion. Jade is well known as a
protection against evil spirits and a
charm to bring good health aud pros
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

A quick and attractive way to mark
sheets, pillow cases, towels and other
fiat work for the laundry, so that ugly
indelible ink markings will not be
made. is to place a small initial in
cross-stitch, embroidered with dull
blue, on the inside of the hem or In
the corner Of unmarked towels. This
catches the eye of the laundry-marker
and prevents the unsightly linked let
ter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Breakfast k

An excellent plan is to keep three
baking powder tins, a quarter, half and
pound size. Brush the can to be used
with butter and pack in leftover cereal
while hot and cover. When needed slip
out of the can, cut in one-half-inch
slices and fry in butter. Serve with
maple sirup. Almost all of the large
variety of cooked breakfast foods can
be used in this way.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Could Not Be disturbed.

Although Jed Hoover was the LATEST
man In town. he always had strength
to hold a book or a magazine in his
hand. 1t was only In emergencies that
the neighbors called upon him for help.
One hot day in July, when the clouds
threatened rain, a farmer hurried to
his shack and asked him to rake
after" the last load Of hay.
Jed hesitated a minute, and then his
eye fell upon a pile Of old magazines
that were stacked in q corner Of the
sagging piazza.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

panne velvet over a mantle of chiffon
is trimmed with bands Of pure er-
mine. There is a fringe of ermlne
tails across the back. They are tied
at the front with a heavy silk cord,
and the handsomest of bead tassels
finish its long ends. They are one
Of the several details of a toilette
which offers no chance for criticism.
The slippers are of silver tissue worn
with white silk stockings.
There is always something new to be
found in bags. All one has to do to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

perity to the carer. Why the man
darin's chain always contains los
beads is known to those officials of
China. and they also know that every
bead has its own significance. These
chains will be copied, and also some
of the old Egyptian chains. which are
said to possess quite as much symbol
ism.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

Music brought forth from a large
choir under modern chorister methods
did not appeal to r. H. Boyd, an aged
delegate of Nashville, Tenn, Sunday
night at a mass meeting of Negroes
attending the national Baptist onven
ton at Kansas City. The song under
protest was an old southern religious
plantation melody.
That's not the way my nanny
used to sing it down in the cotton fields
of Mississippi" declared Boyd, inter-
rupting the chorister. He then drilled
the chorus and audience in the ancient
song with a hearty accompaniment Of
amens from the older members of the
audience.
Convention hall, the largest audi
forum in the city, was the scene of
continued mass meetings Sunday for
the various branches of the conven
ton.
A Sunday school meeting in the
morning drew 1000 delegates. The
evening service was in charge of DR..
w. S. Ellington of Nashville, Tenn,
and DR.. f. 81. Mcdaniel of Chica.o
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Canned GRAPES.

Wash the punches, pick Off the firm
grapes, and pack them into glass jars
as firmly as possible without crushing.
Then steam the jars as directed for
canning peaches by the steaming
method until the grapes are thorough
ly heated this as a rule usually takes
from 20 to 80 minutes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Bubble PUDDING.

Put one pint of milk on to heat in a
double boiler. Dissolve two table
spoonfuls of cornstarch in two of cold
milk and stir it into milk. Then add
the yolks of two eggs well beaten and
one tablespoonful of sugar. Whip rap
idly for a moment. Remove from fire
and pour into a buttered mold or
bowl. Cover closely and boil M hour.
Serve with lemon sauce.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
In Woman'S Realm
Reception Gown, the Idea Of a Western Designer, Is Worth Com
parison NTH Any That Has Been Sent to This Country From
Paris-Some of the Latest Ideas in Bags Are
Simple but Extremely Pretty.

find n novelty is to look in the right
quarter.
Some of these sets are rather simple
affairs which will serve for very praca
teal use, and some of them are of rich
materials in %fanciful design, evidently
intended to embellish an afternoon or
evening toilette. An example Of each
is shown in the picture above. The bag
Of gray velours and black velvet
matches exactly a small hat with tam
crown of velours and brim Of velvet
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

In the town of Belgrade, Me- live
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren P. Cummings.
Mr.. Cummings was lightweight Febru-
airy "a this year, and Mrs. Cummings
was eighty-six February 25. They
settled on the farm where they now
live when they were married, 6S years
ago. Mr.. Cummings still takes his
goods to market two or three times a
week.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Peanut Cream Dressing.

Two tablespoonfuls of peanut butter,
one t~easpoonful Of mustard, one tea
spoonful Of sugar, salt and pepper.
Mix well into this two tablespoonfuls
Of thick cream and n tablespoonful
Of chopped olives. Thin with vinegar
and pour over either lettuce or chopped
celery.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

Better housing conditions and the
establishment of an open-air school for
Negro children will be two of the prin-
cipal endeavors of the st. Louis Tu'
berculosis society this winter. This
was decided at q meeting of the board
of directors.
A survey has been made showing
the death rate of Negroes from con-
sumption in st. Louis to be four to
one white person in proportion to
the population. Mrs. f. A. De Wolf
who originated open-air school work in
ST. Louis in 1909, is head of the COM
mittee for the establishment of the
fresh-air institution. DR.. S. 7. Lip
sitz is the physician in charge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Dreamed Rice.

One-third cupful of rice, third cup
full of sugar, third %teaspoonful of salt,
three cupfuls Of milk. Simmer slow
ly until thick and creamy, about an
hour. If too thick add more milk.
Just before taking from fire add good
lump of butter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Cakes

Cream one-half cupful of butter and
three-quarters of a cupful of sugar.
Add two well-beaten eggs, one-half
cupful of milk, two cupfuls of -four,
two te%aspOonfuls of baking powder and
one quart OF b~lueberries. Bake in cup
tins and serve hot with hard sauce.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
ScalIoped Salmon.

One can salmon, one cupful of white
sauce, 8 or 6 soda crackers. Pick sal
mon over, remove skin, bones and oil
flake fish with a fork. Take a me-
dium-sized agate dish, put in a layer
of rolled crackers, another layer of
salmon and so On, continuing until the
dish is all used. Reserve enough crack
ers for the top. Bake in hot oven and
brown.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

Fernald o. Everett of Auburn, Me-,
has discovered a gold mine on his farm
in East Poland. He recently had sam
pies from a ledge on the farm assayed
by the state assayer at Orono, and 1t
yielded from So to $40 in gold to the
ton of ore. The makeup of the ledge,
a combination of feldspar, quartz and
lava, makes it difficult to work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
SOMETHING NEW IN BAGS.

so oriental looking that 1t has been
called the East Indian, and the name
fits perfectly. There is a turban with
a plain top) in which the striped silk
is wrapped about the c~oronet, and two
ornaments dangle from cords at the
side. The bag in this set is Joined to
a girdle, both made of the striped silk
lined with plain silk.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
Good FUIIno of Beans.

Press cold baked beans through a
collander; add two ~tablespoonfuls of
horseradish to each cupful of beans.
Put between very thin slices of brown
bread with butter and a little prepared
mustard. Cut in fancy shapes.-York-
ers Magazine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

A few earnest Negro-music students
have studied the n broad, genial
and human-carefully and thoroughly.
Some Negroes have real musical
accomplishments. Harry T. Burleigh,
a pupil of Dvorak, is baritone soloist
at st. George'e church, New York
city, sings in the choir of the Jewish
temple, Forty-fourth street and Fifth
avenue, and is musical editor at
Records. Mr.. Burleigh's songs are
published by Ricordi Co., G. Schirmer,
the leading publisher of America, and
Presser of Philadelphia. Nathaniel
Dett, a very young man, recently from
Oberlin School of Music, and now di'
rector at Hampton, has in his de
veloped Listen to the Lambs" pub
lished by Schirmer, proved his right
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
The Regulation.

slave you any pianos with legs
four feet highf"
"Why do you want such tall ones
fort"
Because we're very patriotic at
our house, and we have to stand up
now when we play The Star-Spangied
Banner"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
uslnn Parafhn.

If parafin is used on top Of Jellies
and jams, when 1t is removed from
the jar, wash 1t, melt it and strain it
through coarse cotton, such as a salt
bag. 1t is then ready to use again.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

The considerable demand for anti
mony during the last year has slim
ulated the development of certain
Alaska deposits of hat metal, from
which ore TO the value of about STA
600 was mined and shipped during
1915, according to a report published
by the United States geological sur
vey.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

A Kansas City electrician claims
have perfected electrochemical apr
ratus for producing gasoline from kG
osene and natural gas at a Fraction
Of its present cost.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

A government chemist in Hawaii
has discovered a method for neutra-
LIKING the harmful action of man
ganese upon pineapples grown OIL land
im~pregnated with that mineral.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04

Boston's newest post office, the Back
Bay postal station in Huntington ave-
u opposite Symphony hall, is fast
nearing completion. In architecture
the new building is a replica of the
Wall street branch of the New York
post office.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-04
no Remove iodine Stains.

immense the stained articles imme-
diately in n gallon of water to which
has been added about two teaspoonfuls
Of plain household ammonia.