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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
FOR LUNCHEON TABLE
PARKER HOUSE ROLLS AND MuF.
FINS THAT ARE DELICIOUS.
Try These When the Family Seems
to Be Getting Tired of the ordi-
nary GrddIe Cakes or Plain
Hot Bread.

Parker House RoIs.-One cake
yeast, one pint milk, scalded and
cooled, two tablespoonfuls sugar, four
tG blespoonfuls lard or butter melted,
three pints sifted -four, one teaspoon
full salt.
Dissolve yeast and sugar in luke
warm milk, add lard or butter and
one and one-half pints of flour. Beat
until perfectly smooth. Cover and let
rise in a warm place one hour, or I'M
til light. Then add remainder of flour,
or enough to make a dough- and the
salt Knead we'll Place in creased
bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm
place for about one and One-half hours,
or until double in bulk. Roll out one
fourth inch thick. Brush over lightly
with melted butter, cut with two-inch
biscuit cutter, crease through center
heavily with dull edge of knife, and
fold over in pockeJ-book shape. Place
in well-greased, shallow pans one inch
apart. Cover and let rise until light
about three-quarters Of an hour
Bake ten minutes in hot oven.
Wheat Muffins.-One cake yeast, one
cupful milk, scalded and cooled, one
fourth cupful lukewarm water, two ia
blespoonfuls sugar, two tablespoonful
lard or butter, melted, two eggs, two
cupfuls sifted flour, one-half teaspoon
full salt.
niCCnlun onH in lnkn-
warm milk. Add the lard or butter,
eggs beaten until light, and -four to
make a moderately stiff batter, then
add the salt, and beat until smooth.
Cover and set aside in warm place
for about one hour. When risen, fill
well-greased muffin tins half full. Gov
err end let rise again for about half
an hour. Bake 90 minutes in hot
oven. They should be eaten immedi-
ately.
Graham Muffirs.-One cake yeast,
two cupfuls milk, scalded and cooled,
four tablespoonfuls molasses or brow1
sugar, three-fourths cupful chopped
nuts, four tablespoonful lard or but
ter, melted, one egg, one anu oAe'ndlL
cupfuls graham -four, one cupful sift-
ed white -four, one teaspoonful salt.
Dissolve yeast and sugar, or mo-
lasses, in lukewarm milk, add lard or
butter and egg well-beaten, then the
graham and white flour, gradually,
enough to make a batter that drops
heavily from the spoon. If necessary
add a little more of each. then the
salt and nuts, beating all the while.
Beat until perfectly smooth, cover and
set to rise in warm place, free from
draft, until light-about one and one
half hours. Have muffin pans we'll
| CREASED and fill about two-thirds full.
Cover and let rise to top OF pans
about half an hour, and bake 20 min
utes in hot oven.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
CONVENIENT FOR HEN FLOCK
Piano Box Affords Means of Providing
Comfortable Quarters for
Chickens in Winter.

For a small flock of fowls q piano
box makes a very convenient poultry
house. It can be worked over in many
different styles. Usually the affair
is made only one story high. This is
not as economical of space as the
double story house illustrated here
with. Such house will commend it
self to those having very limited
space. The second floor is placed
about third Of the way up from the
lower floor. 1t may be made remoy-
able so as to be readily cleaned-sim-
ply fit loosely on four or more sup
ports, such as brackets. The lid, d,
should fit Slugly over the frame and
be easily raised by means Of hinges.
The fowls can reach this floor by
walking up the incline, a.
A trap door, b, fits over the opening
so the fowls may be confined in the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
POULTRY
FATS
FUMlGATION OF MUCH VALUE
Not Only Destroys Lice and Mites in
Poultry House, But Also Kills
Lurking Disease Germs.

Every fall, if not oftener, the poul-
try building should be thoroughly
fumigated, not alone to destroy lice
and mites, but to kill disease germs
which may Turk in the cracks between
boards and in the dust that collects on
the timbers. The easiest method is
to use the sulphur candles made for
the purpose and sold by dealers in
poultry supplies. If these cannot be
obtained easily, flowers of sulphur,
which may be obtained at any drug
store and which is the finely powdered
form, may be burned on live Goals or
with paper.
If Goals are used pan half full Of
sand and dirt may be set on the floor
of the house, shovelful of live Goals
put in it and half pint of flowers of
sulphur placed on the Goals. If it is
not convenient to use this method a
!ayer of lightly crumpled paper may
be placed on the sand in the pan, some
more sulphur until four or five layers
are made, with sulphur on top. This
may be lighted at the bottom and if
it burns we'll, will fill the house full of
the fumes. The contents of one pan
will fumigate house ten to fifteen
feet wide and twelve to fifteen feet
long. For long building several pans
must be used at the same time.
All windows and doors should be
kept closed while the sulphur is burn
ing so that the fumes will be confined
and will penetrate every part of the
house. The house should be kept
closed for an hour and then may be
opened and aired. Ih another hour it
will be fit for the fowls to use again.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
FOUND FAIR CLIENTS HUBBY
on the Trail He Was Certain
of Success.

After the third injection of iced tea
the great detective turned to his fair
visitor and said: You say your hus-
band used to be a baseball umpire and
all you know of his whereabouts or
other belongings is that he is en-
ployed as a waiter at one of the city
restaurants"
"EXcisely,' replied his visitor with a
slight foreign accent, according to the
Detroit Free Press.
Il will find him for you, but it may
take all day" said the great detective.
And going to the telephone he called
up the proprietor of every restaurant
in the city and extracted from each a
promise not to allow any fapjacks to
be made that day
Now come with me-" said the great
detective, and they began a tour of the
city's 213 restaurants. Not until the
one hundred and fifteenth did the
great detective genius find its reward.
"A plate of flapjacks with two
straws. please" he ordered for the
one hundred and fifteenth time.
The waiter threw back his head and
a strange mystic light shone in his
eyes as he intoned loudly: Batter is
OUT"
Your umpire!" cried the great de
tective, and, leaping to his feet, he
stripped the walters false mustache
from his face.
1t was his fair clients husband.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

prepared from canned pears which
have been shaped in balls with a
French vegetable cutter add pineapple
juice for a sauce and bits of preserved
ginger chopped fine, as well as few
chopped almonds sprinkled over the
top. Serve in steamed sherbet glasses.
For the meat course turkey, goose,
duck or chicken may be chosen, or
squads are always delicious. With
the meat serve a slice of candied
sweet potato. a mashed potato GRO
quette. formed in the shape of an egg,
and pass a dish of mock crab.
Mock Crab.-Melt four tablespoon.
fuls of butter "a quarter Of cupfuD
add a half-cupful of -four, half-tea-
spoonful of salt, three-fouTths of tea.
spoonful of mustard and a fourth OF
a teaspOonful of paprika; stir until
we'll blended. Then pour on gradually
while stirring constantly, one and a
half cupfuls of milk. Bring to the boil.
ing point and add one can of corn, one
egg, slightly beaten; three teaspoon.
fuls of Worcestershire sauce. Turn
into a buttered baking dish, cover with
croutons and bake until the bread is
brown
For the salad course tender head let.
tUce with a good French dressing, sea
soned with a small amount of Rogue
fort cheese, is a most tasty salad.
For dessert plain vanilla ice cream
garnished with orange strip and can
died orange peel to carry out the collar
scheme of yellow and white, or rice
balls may be served with an orange
sauce, a simple and delicious dessert
easy to prepare. Candies of yellow
and white may be upon the table
and are passed with the after-dinner
coffee.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
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OYSTER SHELL is NECESSARY
Matter of Economy to Keep Plentiful
Supply of Sharp Grit Before Fowls
at All Times.

Many feed oyster shells and believe
that this is all that is required in the
line of grit. Oyster shell is necessary
for the welfare of the hens. supplying
lime that goes into the formation of
egg, shell and bone, but it will not al
together answer as a substitute for
grit, for the reason that it is too soft
Experiments have proven conclu-
sively that it is a matter of economy
to keep a plentiful supply of good
sharp grit before the fowls all the
time.
When fowls are not supplied with
grit much of the food eaten passes
through their bodies in an undigested
state. Besides, the lack of grit throws
an undue strain upon the digestive
system, resulting IN liver and bowel
trouble.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Piano Box for Poultry.

upper floor when necessary. c shows
the position of the roosts. These
should be on trestles about IS inches
high and be readily removable, D d,
show the hinged fronts which may be
raised or lowered at will. At each
end is window covered with wire
cloth. In the front is a glass window
and also a wire cloth window. The
whole poultry house should be COW
cred with roofing paper to keep out
the wet. The trap door, b, should be
fastened up by means of a string or a
wire which passes through the back
of the house, and to be attached to a
nail to hold it open.-Orange Judd
Farmer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07


sized re. S of oyster plant, let them
stand in sailed water, then slice and
place in granite saucepan with
a quart Of liquid, half milk and half
water; cook until perfectly tender, re-
move from the fire and put through
sieve, Tehcat in a double boiler, add
ing gradually pint of milk and a cup
full OF cream, stirred in when boiling
hot. Season with butter, pepper, salt
and pinch Of powdered mace
Almond and Celery Soup.-Cut in
fine pieces the whole of a bunch of
celery, leaves and root. Add six
pepper corns. bay leaf, tablespoon
full of scraped onion or onion juice,
thin slice Of lemon, teaspoonful of
salt, and a stick of cinnamon. Cover
with a quart of water and cook one
hour. Strain and reheat, stirring in
a cupful of cream, teaspOonful each
of flour and butter mixed to a cream
add quarter of a cupful of blanched
almonds that have been pounded to
a paste; boil for two minutes after the
nuts are added. Serve very hot with
a spoonful of whipped cream spTinkled
with few finely shredded almonds.
Serve with cheese crackers.
Artichoke Soup.-Take four medium
sized artichokes, wash them, boil un-
til tender, remove the skins, then chop
very fine and add to some water in
which cabbage has been boiled; add
two grated carrots, a minced onion, a
blade of mace, a tablespoonful of
mushroom catchup, a dash of pepper
and celery salt When ready to serve
add a dash of tabasco sauce and a
tablespoonful of butter.
A most nourishing soup may be
made of dried peas, beans, or lentils;
soak them until soft, then cook in
enough water to make a good PURGE
after putting through sieve, adding
a slice OF onion or celery for flavor
while cooking. By adding milk to
the PURGE of peas one has a most tas-
ty cream of pea soup.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Grape Paper DYES.

Grape de chine or silk waists that
nave turned yellow from many wash
ings may be colored lovely, delicate
tints in the following manner: Take
a square of Grape paper of the color
or the desired tint; for instance, red
Tor pink, dark green for pale green.
etc. Soak this paper in warm water
until the color comes off in the water.
Rinse the waist in this water until it
is the desired tint. The same waist
may be made another color next time.
as this coloring will wash out. II per-
manent color is desired a liberal
amount of salt should be used in the
dyeing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Puff Mullins.

Puff mullins are as nice as anyone
could wish, and contain no egg and but
a tablespoonful of butter. Sift togeth-
er two cupfuls of -four, two heaping
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a
teaspoonful of salt Beat into the dry
mixture a cupful Of milk and a table
spoonful of melted butter. Beat hard
for ten minutes, using large egg.
beater. Then pour into hot creased
muffin pans Gron pans are besD and
bake for 10 or Is minutes. When fin
ished the mullins will be white and
puffy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Simple Dessert.

Make a sponge cake and soft GUS
tard when ready to serve place a slice
of cake on the plate and pour the Gus
tard over it. You see, it isn't very
elaborate, but it tastes very nice and
is something different from buildings
made of cake and custard. For Sun
day night why not have salad? Po-
tato salad which can be made Satur-
day. Then if you have any cold veal
or lamb you can mix it with salad
dressing, and it makes very tasty
sandwich filling. These sandwiches,
with sponge drops and fruit custard
and chocolate or tea, would make a
very dainty supper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
CANDLE HOLDERS AND SHADES
Simple Materials May Be Made Into
Ornaments That Are Both Pleas.
Ing and Lasting.

Take the empty tubes that phono.
graph cylinders come in. cover with
leather, wallpaper, chintz or any other
pretty material, put narrow furniture
gimp or ribbon around the top and
bottom, gid the inside part way down
and you have a pretty holder for wax
tapers. A five-cent package Of tapers
cut in half is sufficient for one holder.
An electric light may be beautifully
incased in shade constructed of long
crystal beads, falling in yard lengths
around the lights. Three electric
bulbs, all together, may be shaded in
that way and the lights beautifully
softened. There Is nothing extreme
or gaudy in these clouded bead GOV.
ers. which are merely long cylinders
of milky light streaming from the
lighted bulbs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Economical.

Economy was the text of Mr.. Jones
discourse one evening after he had
been settling some household bills
while Mrs. Jones listened with true
Wifely interest.
Il don't want to make you unhappy
darling" finished the husband, but
really we must be bit more careful
in future. For instance, look at the
bill for petrol. That motor car is cost
ing us rather too much for the time
being"
Yes, Henry, dear" agreed Mrs
Jones. I'm afraid it is"
Then her sweet young face bright
ened as she went on:
But just think what it saves us il
car fares and bootleather."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
FAVOR WHITE SERGE
SPANISH WOMEN LIKE ERlAL
FOR EARLY MORNING WEAR.
Costume Recently Worn by Queen Vic
toria Described by Correspond
ent-CIuSter of Fruits or Flow
ers on Blouse.

The Spaniards are very fond Of wear
'ng white serge costumes in the early
morning. Nearly all these show plated
skirts-skirts plated at the sides, with
plain panels back and front. The coats
are as a rule either very short or very
ong, and there is still militarYspirit
towering over them, especially where
collars and pockets are concealed,
says Idalia de Vnhers. writing from
Biarritz, France.
A wel-knOwn Biarrit2 tailor recently
made a beautiful white serge costume
'or the queen of Spain, who is now at
San Sebastian. The skirt was round and
moderately full; it was cIoche in out
inc and there were large, useful patch
pockets at the sides. The coat was
1alf-length-the queen has a marked
fancy for coats of this order-aud
semitight.
1t had a large roll collar and deep
cuffs and the buttons on the skirt and
coat alike were mother of pearl.
queen Victoria is fond of wearing sim
pie suits of this kind when driving
about San Sebastian with her chill
1ren. For fetes, garden parties etc.
she dresses rather deliberately in lace
trimmed muslin or silken gowns, but
for ordinary wear she is quite Eng
iish in her love for plain white serge
or linen.
1t is said that the king of Spain is
partial to rather bright colOrs. such
as strawberry, cherry, cobalt blue, etc.
His intimate friends insist that his
.aste in neckties is rather violent, i"
but if king may not please himself
in such matters, who may?
The sketch shows a cluster of sill
yer, black and scarlet cherries at
.ached to the neck of white muslin
blouse. These clusters of fruits, or
conventional flowers, give a note Of
warm color on a white costume, and
they are becoming more and more pop
ular as the season wears on. Beer
often introduces a knot of fruit of
this kind on afternoon gowns. Paquin
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
Frequent Shampoos With Cuticura
Soap Will Help You. Trial Free.

Precede shampoo by touches Of Gu.
ticura Ointment if needed to spots
Of dandruff, itching and irritation of
the scalp. Nothing better for the com
plexion, hair, hands or skin than
these super-creamy emollients. Also
as preparations for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold verywhere.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Euu-Producinu Food.

Egg-producing scratch food, as used
at the Purdue experimental station:
Ten pounds corn, ten pounds wheat,
five pounds oats. This is to be fed in
the morning, scattered in deep litter.
Cracked corn is preferable to whole
corn. At the same time feed dry mash
from a hopper mixed as follows: Ten
pounds shorts, ten pounds bran, and
seven pounds meat scraps.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
BresIau of Beef.

Cut as much underdone cold meat
as is required. Put it through mine
ing machine and mix with fine bread
crumbs half the quantity of the beef
Season with one teaspoonful chopped
parsley, one-half ounce thyme, two
ounces butter, half cupful very good
gravy or cream, a high seasoning OF
nutmeg, salt, cayenne, mace and two
eggs. Grease mold, put in the mix
ture, bake about forty-fve minutes
turn out and send to table with plenty
of brown gravy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
White Erocks,

All white frOcks in materials other
than lingerie stuGs are more numer-
Gus than they have been in many a
season, and while some are rather
characterless and insipid. others are
extremely good looking. White tai.
feta with lace or tulle is much in
evidence, and good looking little
frocks entirely of white taffeta, self
trimmed and relieved only by little
chiffon or lace and perhaps a nose
gay of color, are ia some Of the i'm.
ported collections
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
EleVen-lnch Boots.

Extra high boots for wear with very
short dance frocks are of glace kid
skin, and their tops are no less than
eleven inches high-think OF but.
toned boot-top measuring almost a
third of yard in height! These fetch.
ing boots come in black, dark blue and
brown glace kidskin, and are soft and
beautifully made.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Goulash,

Cut up two slices bacon and one
small onion and brown together in
frying pan. Then add some left
over beef cut up and some gravy and
a little water and let simmer about
three-fourths of an hour. Just before
serving add one or two tablespoonful
catchup. | often use raw meat, pre-
ferably bottom round, and cut it in
cubes, but in this case it would have
to simmer about two hours or more
Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

About two and one-half pounds Of
breast of lamb, boiled tender in salt
ed water; takes about two hours or
a little longer to cook. Have what
vegetables you like and thicken the
broth for gravy. If there should be
enough meat left chop and season and
mold in small, deep dish and put
weight on it. 1t will cut in nice
thin slices for tea.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Oranue Omelet.

Three eggs, two oranges, two table,
spoonfuls of sugar, dash of salt.
To the beaten egg yolk one-half cup
full of orange Juice is added, grated
orange rind, sugar and salt. The stiffly-
beaten whites are folded in, and tho
omelet put in hot buttered pan.
When ready to serve 1t Is placed on
a hot platter, topped by sliced oranges.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

The dropping hats Of the Empress
Eugene may be seen side by side with
the position hat shape. Wise women
choose what suits them best out of all
the styles. But while the revolution
airy period has sent in liberal con-
tribution to current modes, we have
some pretty novelties associated with
the days of Louis XVI. French de.
signers seldom go farther afeId than
their own country and it's history and
associations.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

Surprisingly charming in effect is a
modern style aquarium. 1t is in the
shape of a huge fish bowl. On the
outside of the bowl are painted black
leaves and stems and flowers, and in
the bottom of the bowl, instead of the
usual gravel. are lot Of jade mar.
bles. The color effect with the COD.
perry fish flashing in the bowl is lovely.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
For the Hands.

Place an ounce Of gum tragacanth
in a pint of soft water, preferably
rainwater, and let il stand three days
Then add one ounce of glycerin, one
ounce of alcohol and one ounce OF
witch-hazel. Applied to the hands af
ter dishwashing, scrubbing, etc, this
lotion will prevent chapping and will
keep the skin in good condition.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
fnannYtanf To Hln4hnrn
Gross SANDER,

Lawyer-Did he call you liar, in
as many words?
Client-Well, he said reminded him
of war expert.
Lawyer-Quite sufficient, my dear
sir-you ought to secure very heavy
damages Show
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Nn4 hlA4~ seQ
Hard Situation.

I'm in a difficulty over my girl"
What's wrong?" I've been saying
such nice things to her that she's get
ting conceited. If quit she'll think |
don't care for her any longer. and If !
go on she'll think she's too good for
me. Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

winter table, and the tiuf.
fly yellow and white
chrysanthemums with
fern and stevia to re,
lieve the stiffness.
A fruit cocktail may
begin the meal, or this
may be dispensed with
and the soup be the first
course. A pretty and
tasty cocktail NAV he
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

The model of this charming evening
gown is of white Georgette crepe.
The skirt is gathered about the
waist and comes to the ankles. The
waist ard sleeves are in one and
draped. The sleeves fall into a
point. A train which falls from the
shoulders is beautifully draped and
very long. At the corsage is worn
large bunch of VioIets.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

also has voted in favor of this fashion.
Now that so many really lovely col.
lars and chemisettes are sold sepa-
rately, at very moderate prices, the
plainest muslin blouses may be made
to look lovely and fashionable at small
cost. Given a large hemstitched col
lar and cluster of bright-colored
fruit, similar to that shown in my
drawing, the plainest muslin blouse
may be changed into a veritable "crea-
ton"
When the touch of bright color is
not introduced in the shape of a knot
of flowers or fruit it makes its appear
ance in the guise of a broad ceinture
of folded sash.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
Chanued the Subject

Gould you lend me a dollar, old
man."
Certainly! could do lots of things
] have no intention of doing. Nice day,
isn't it,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07

OH Il tOlN I'D VI
night. Many deli
cious vegetable
S o u p s are easily
prepared and are
b o t h nOuriShing
and appetiZing.
Satisfy Soup
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