The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-16
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Do1iciOuS Pears

Canned pears are good with their
cores filled with fine chopped pre-
served ginger and whipped cream lad
over them all.
Meat and Potato Pie With Potato
Crust.
Boil meat, cut into small pieces.
Mix with potatoes separately boiled
and cup up, and put into a baking
dish. Make a crust by mixing
smoothly mashed potatoes to which
a tablespoonful Of shortening has
been added, with enough flour and
water to make them roll out easily.
A pie made Of a pound of meat will
require five CIR six small boiled po-
t%atoes, a cupful of mashed potatoes,
and s or 10 tablespoonful of flour,
and should be baked about 20 min
utes in a hot oven. Salt, pepper and
may be added to taste. A teaspoon
lighter.
Potato Pudding.
Half pound mashed potatoes Is
small potatoes), 4 ta~blespoonfuls of
butter or good cooking fat, 2 eggs,
e cup milk, Y teaspoonful salt, u
lemon Juice and rind), l tablespoon
full sugar, u cup raisins or raisins and
nut meats.
Boil potatoes, mash, and add but
ter, eggs, milk, lemon juice, grated
peel and sugar. Beat all the ingredi-
ents together and make in a buttered
dish for three-quarters of an hour or
longer.
When Shoes Pinch.
To prevent new shoes from pinch
ing lay a cloth moistened in hot water
across the place where the pressure
is felt most, changing the cloth as
soon as it becomes cool. This will
make the leather shape itself to the
foot.
CHRISTMAS
War Department Announces Ship
ping rules:
Christmas packages for American
soldiers in France must not include
perishable foodstuffs, must be packed
securely in wooden boxes, but in such
a way that they may easily be opened
for inspection; must be marked
"Christmas box" and show contents
and must be in the hands of the com
handing general of the Hoboken port
Of embarkation before December 5
That is a summary of instructions
made public yesterday by the war de
partment. The rules for shipping fol
low:
l. If Christmas presents are sen
by parcel post they must conform
to the postal regulations, except tina
all packages must be inclosed il
wooden boxes and conform to tn,
specifications below under 2.
2. All boxes shipped by expires!
should be limited to 20 pounds il
weight; measure not more than TIVE
cubic feet in volume, be of wood, b,
well strapped and should be hinged o
screw top to facilitate opening ant
inspection. No perishable food pro
ducts, other than those inclosed il
cans or glass jars, should be packed il
any such shipments.
3. Mail and express matter shout,
be addressed as now prescribed b,
postal regulations, and both classes o
shipments should be marked "Christ
mas Box" and should be sent care O
the Commanding General, Port o
Embarkation, Hoboken, N. j., Pier
4. The commanding general viii
cause every parcel to be opened ant
strict search made to see that nothin.
of an explosive or other dangerou
character is loaded aboard ship.
5. The contents of each package
will be clearly stated on the outsid'
by the proper word which will %clearl.
indicate the general nature Of tn
contents. The shipment of Christ
mas boxes may begin Immediately ant
no boxes will be forwarded oversee
which do not reach the shipping point
on or before December 5. The nam
of the sender must be clearly marke'
on the outside of each box.