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matoes before the milk is added; otherwise,
add the butter to the tomato juice before the
hot milk is put in. Strain again into the dish
in which it is TO be served, and sprinkle over
the top some grated cheese. Croutons may
be used if desired
Another variation may be had by buying
the tiniest crackers, about half an inch in d.
ameter. Spread each cracker with bit of
butter and dip in grated cheese. Place on
pie plate and brown in hot oven an instant,
taking care that they do not burn. A half
dozen of these in each plate of soup is not
only an attractive novelty, but-which is bet
ter-they are delicious.
OYSTER AND SHRIMP SOUP
Another soup is made Of oysters and
shrimps. For six persons, take one quart Of
oysters and one can Of shrimps. Drain the
oysters and bring the liquor to a brisk boil,
taking care to skim it. When this is free and
clear, add the liquor from the can Of shrmps,
one tablespoonful of onion juice, and allow
it to boil up for one minute. Put lump Of
butter in clean saute pan, and as soon as it
is melted add the oysters, turning them al
most constantly. When the oysters are nearly
cooked season highly with salt and pepper
and add to the hot oyster liquor. Break each
shrimp in two pieces and add to the same soup
pot with the oysters. In a separate vessel
bring very near the boiling point one pint Of
rich milk. When the milk is about to boil
add it to the soup pot, season with salt and
pepper and little celery salt, and serve.
This soup will be found delicious with the
addition of little grated parmesan cheese.
OF course, there are variations to this oyster
soup. Where a richer soup is desired, cup
full of cream may be added and the cheese may
be left out. 1t is essentially hearty soup.
am not unmindful of the times. II is all
very well to economic every day, but on holt
day or when we make special company dinner
and invite our friends and kinfolk to share it
we are not quite human if we entirely dis
regard the essential nature of the occasion,
which is 10 feast. But with the cost Of living
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and just wee piece Of bay leaf; to add the
bunch of herbs and supply enough water to
replace what had boiled away, took much
shorter time than you would believe. By the
time the little table was set and the soup was
brought on, smoking hot, we had indeed the
appetite, and the excellence Of the soup an
swered for the good digestion.
OF course, such a soup was in the nature
of an entire meal, and it is a pity that more
Americans do not learn to use the soup pot.
For a period of weeks-to be exact, eleven
weeks-it was possible TO reduce the cost of
our table to a franc day for each person.
Not only did we live we'll and with wonderful
variety, but on Saturday evenings we enter
tanned two other girls at supper, and on these
occasions our dinner was triumph of Gull
nary art.
DELICIOUS TOMATO SOUP
Another soup that gave US much pleasure
was made mostly Of tomatoes. One quart of
tomatoes will serve eight people, so in making
this soup you can calculate on this basis.
In soup pot, or casserole, put one quart
of tomatoes, four or FIVE onions (peeled
cut in three or four pieces), about half stalk
of celery usually the upper half of the stalk
washed clean and without bothering to cut
it up fine), one bay leaf and half cupful of
water.
Allow this to boil for ten or twelve minutes;
take from the fire, strain through vegetable
press-being careful to strain second time
in order to remove all seeds-return to the
fire. and add sufficient bicarbonate of soda to
correct the acidity.
1t is impossible to give any exact amount
Of soda that will correct the acdity in any
given amount of tomatoes, for some tomatoes
are more acid than others. After the soda
add sufficient salt and pepper In another
vessel heat one pint of rich milk. When 1t is
hot add it to the strained tomatoes.
TO MAKE A THICK SOUP
If you prefer a thick soup, blend one heap
ing tablespoonful of -four with two heaping
tablespoonfuls OF butter, and thicken the to-
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STUFFED LIVER

Another delicious dish is stuffed liver. For
this it is necessary to buy good thick chunk
of liver-about three or four pounds.
Two onions, two cloves of garlic.
One small bunch of celery.
Half a pound of lean ham.
Half pound of bacon.
One loaf of stale French bread or four rolls
that are crusty.
Place a good spoonful of lard in frying
pan. Chop fine the onions, garlic and celery
and put into the hot lard, turning again and
again 70 prevent browning. Add a cupful of
hot water and allow it to simmer ten minutes.
Pour over the crust that has been cut in dice.
Season with plenty of salt and pepper
OF course, the outside skin of the liver is
first removed; then, with sharp pointed
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words. do not allow the sausages to touch the
potatoes.
Sift flour over the top of the meat and add
one and half cupfuls of boiling water. Bake
in a good hot oven about an hour and half
VARIATIONS ON STUFFED STEAK
Sometimes. wishing to vary this dish, have
added perhaps half a teacupful of leftover to-
matoes or cupful of peas when the beef was
about half done. At other times | have used
a bigger pan, and added half a dozen white
turnips that had been previously boiled until
half cooked, when the beef was about half done.
OF course, the potatoes, turnips or whatever
it is that is in the pan with the beef must be
basted each time the beef is basted. When
the painful is entirely cooked and ready to be
served, place the beef in the centre Of the serv-
ing dish, arrange the potatoes and turnips
neatly around it, having the Drowned sausages
form sort of frame to the piece. With this
may be served what is called in the South big
hominy, we believe, but in the North samp.
This is excellent if properly and we'll cooked;
also fried mush is very good. Stewed tomatoes
or, better still, baked tomatoes, are delicious.
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so high, it is absolutely necessary to know
how six or eight people can be made to feel
they have Toasted at the least possible expense.
STUFFED FLANK STEAK
There is cut Of beef called flank steak.
For % cents a piece can be purchased which
will be about fourteen or sixteen inches long
by about eight inches wide. Buy at the same
time either small kidney or half pound of
liver, six sausages (the sort that are stuffed
in cases and not smoked), half dozen slices
of bacon, loaf of stale bread, four onions,
six white potatoes and small bunch of celery.
Wash the meat in salt water, but do not al
low it to remain in the water. Lay fiat on
the table and, with sharp pointed knife, cut
a pocket in the steak, so that there is as thick
a layer of beef on the top as on the bottom.
Give few surface cuts across the grain for
the top. Cut the bread in tiny squares and
season with salt and pepper. Have this ready
in bowl on the table while you prepare the
rest Of the stuffing.
Put some butter or lard in frying pan and
allow it to get hot. Chop fine the onions and
half the bunch of celery after carefully wash
ing it. Wash the piece of liver, chop it fine
and add to the frying pan; also add a cupful of
water
Cover tight and allow all to cook slowly for
fifteen minutes, then pour over the bread in
the bowl. Season with tiny bit of bay leaf,
pounded fine and half teaspoonful of thyme
Stuff the pocket you have cut in the flank
steak, and which should be as large as you can
make it without in any way cutting through
the steak.
The dressing will make the steak appear to
be about two and half inches thick. Lay the
slices of bacon across the top. These slices of
bacon may be left whole or cut in long strips,
as desired.
Peel the potatoes and place in such posi-
ton that they will not touch the meat. The
remaining two onions may be cut in quarters
and put in the bottom of the pan. The six
sausages should be laid neatly in the pan so
that they will receive even heat; in other
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charge Of all financial and business response
bility for her family, and the best legacy man
can bequeath is fund of knowledge which will
enable his wife to continue his business or af-
fairs successfully.
Here arc the several departments Of bust
ness knowledge which any woman can learn,
even if she has never even interested herself
in business. Some Of them will aid her imme-
diatey in simplifying her household manage
ment if she will apply them; and all of them
are bound to be useful to her sooner or later:
% Business systems for the home:
Banking-Paying by check.
Record keeping Recording household ex-
penses, income, record of bills due.
Information record-System of keeping in
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but for their convenience, and if they are
convenient to the business of making money
they are surely equally convenient to the bust
ness of making home.
A small card index for keeping track of any
thing you want to Observation-Disclosures it is
the size of the childrens shoes or the date when
a bill will come due-can be iotted down on a
card and left in the place you provide for it in
the card index. 1t is true it will take min
ute to do this; but once you have the habit 1t
will save you from burdening your memory
with things which YOU are sure to forget, and
so also save you endless annoyance.
THE CONVENIENCE OF FILES
Business has its files Why not buy dozen
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knife, cut pocket in the chunk Of liver. lry
TO cut it so that the opening will be small ana
the pocket as large as possible have some
times cut one pocket over the other when '.e
liver was very thick, but it doesn't cook as we'll
for the heat has hard work to get to the centre.
Salt and pepper the outside Of the lver' gu"
carefully and try to put all the dressing h'
the liver; place in a square dripping PAN cover
with -four and bake in good steady oven ~,
an hour and quarter basting constantly anu
supplying water if the evaporation shouu
make it necessary to do so.
When it is nearly done, place the STRIPS OF
bacon across the top and allow 10 brown 'h'
will be in about fifteen minutes in modera"
oven and ten minutes in hot oven.
Remove carefully to serving plate, and Gu.
away any strings that may have been llsu
around it to keep it in shape; or, if you w
skewers, be sure to remove them.
Make nice gravy. Brown the -four IN an
other pan, if necessary, or use kitchen bouqls
or caramel; be sure the gravy is free ir0m
Jumps. Pour over the liver. Also, be sure
the gravy is seasoned we'll with salt and pep
per- Many times the success Of a dinner j.
due to sufficient seasoning with salt anu
pepper.
AS dessert to 20 with this comparau'eF
inexpensive dinner | can suggest nothing V''
ter than loaf of Boston brown bread, the Sol'
that has an occasional raisin in it, served WIN
a good hard sauce; or if this is too expensive
make a sauce of sugar, flour and ou1ei.
Smooth these together, add cupful OF oO'''"s
water, and flavor with sherry.
If none of these is desired, the grated r'i''
of lemon or orange will be found pala'AO's
The loaf of bread must, Of course, be steain'D
This can be done by placing it in httie ~.
cent colander over a saucepan into when nos
been put cupful OF boiling water, and COW !,
ing all over with close-ftting lid. VIA
take about half an hour to steam the DfesD
Be sure the water docs not boil out OF ".
saucepan. 1t will be necessary to replace y
perhaps twice.
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keep track of her expenditures intelligently;
banking check making borrowing Of money,
business laws about engaging and dismissing
servants, investments in real estate, stocks and
bonds and so forth.
Many home women dismiss these matters
from their minds, feeling that father" or some
other male relative of the household should at
tend to them. But even where the actual re-
sponsibity Of guiding these affairs lies in the
hands Of some man of the family, the home
maker should certainly be fully informed so
that, if necessary, she can take the reins in her
own hands.
1t is absurd for men to protect" woman
from such cares. No woman is secure against
being compelled some day to assume complete
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
RI 1STNFSS METHODS EVERY 4OME-MAKER SHOULD USE
Many of the Methods Which Mean Success
in Office Shop or Factory fire Perfectly
cAdaptable to Home Problems

large manila envelopes and keep files, too? In
these envelopes, which you can mark to suit
yourself, you can keep clippings and straw
pieces of information which you pick up and
which you want to read again. There's
recipe you cut out Of a newspaper; some help
full hints that you'll need next spring when YOU
have the house done over; some designs for
needlework that you'll want to use some time.
All of us clip these things occasionally, but
alas, they, too often get stuck in some drawer
and lie there neglected, forgotten and nowhere
in sight at the psychological moment when we
simply must have them. The neat little manila
envelopes which you can buy for a small sum
will start your file and keep within convenient
reach the things you want to know at the time
you need them.
Finally, every home-maker should know her
husbands business. 1t is true that many men
object to informing their wives about their
business affairs and it is equally true that
many women are utterly lackadaisical about
the details of how their husband earns bis
living.
SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE
But especially when the man is operating
his own businessmen if it is a corporation or
a partnership-it is far easier for the home
maker to gather details of the business from
her husband than to be utterly helpless and
ignorant if he should meet reverses, or if he
should pass away and leave her the response
bility of managing his business without any
knowledge about it.
| have known instances where a woman's
knowledge Of her husbands business enabled
her to be Of the greatest help to him when he
met business reverses; and, indeed, in one case
at least the crisis in her husbands affairs
brought to the surface remarkable business
ability in the wife which enabled her TO assist
her husband in reestablishing himself more
successfully than ever before.
On the other hand the very fact that her
husband had always kept her in Ignorance Of
his business made a certain frivolous little wife
utterly callous toward her husbands business
misfortunes, and, indeed, made her feel resent
full rather than sympathetic with him.
II you want TO make the most Of your most
important business of home management read
I'D on busness-talk business matters over
with your husband You will be surprised 70
ind how easily you can adapt the tools and
systems of business to make your tasks more
interesting.
Business ideas will help you manage your
daily routine, your household, help, your
finances, better. And incidentally, it will give
you an insight into tho daily problems oil the
business man husband that will make you SYM
pathetic beyond compare.
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is my share Of this famllys re-
sponsbility. You have enough on your mind
with the house." and he swelled inwardly at his
own chivalry.
But it happened that inside Of Mrs. Joness
little curly head was perfectly good oraih'
plus considerable determination. And mas
much as she disagreed with her lords view
she gradually persuaded him to her way of
thinking.
Mr.. Jones was gently but firmly led into the
habit Of talking over his business problems
with her at the end Of the day. He was urged
into explaining its technical aspects, and dis
covered, to his amazement that dear little Mrs
Jones, who had never even seen the inside OF an
Office. developed a number Of ideas about bust
ness which were most worth while.
And Mrs. Jones discovered few totally IN
expected advantages in her growing knowledge
of business-outside of the fact that she could
talk business matters intelligently with her
husband and his friends.
BUSINESS METHODS IN THE HOME
Probably the fact that affected her daily al
fairs most was that her knowledge of business
simplified her housekeeping considerably. she
discovered that businessike methods when ap-
plied to the home standardized routine mat
ters made them easier, so that she had more
leisure to devote TO the higher sentiments OF
home
For one thing, she learned the value and
convenience Of a bank account, actively used.
"Why can't use a check book like you DO
in YOUR Office" she demanded one evening when
Young Mr. Jones had recounted to her little
dispute he had had during the day over an al
legged unpaid bill, and how he had quickly set
tied the matter by showing the cancelled check
or voucher" as the bank calls paid checks.
"NIost certainly you can he agreed, "and
should say it would be great deal more con-
venient for you to mail check TO your butcher
and baker and candlestick maker than to call
and pay your bills in cash. Also you always
have receipt when you pay by check. You
see, the cancelled checks are returned to you by
the bank within a few weeks after they have
been paid, and you can keep this as proof that
your tradesman has received his money from
you"
Mrs. Jones had been rather overawed by the
businesske check book-until she saw how
simple it was TO keep it and how much 1t helped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
By MATILDA DUVALL.
Mistress Of tho Do1oer House

TITO BE an artist, the maker Of soups must
be familiar with two or three funda-
mental rules.
In arranging the menu for dinner light
SOUP is desirable, but for those intimate
meals, where you dare 70 have what you want
to have, it is possible to evolve out of the re
mains Of previously enjoyed dinners, supple
mented by an occasional bone two and just
what happens to be left in the vegetable bas-
ket, plus few rinds of cheese, soup that
would gladden. the heart of an epicure.
Take, for example, the soups we used to
make when we lived in the Latin Quarter in
Paris.
Always we used soup pot, an earthen pot
with a cover that fitted nicely. Into this went
the bones Of any chicken we had enjoyed the
day before, plus a small piece of beef, and
always a bit of ham or bacon, four or five
onions, the top leaves Of celery, carrot or
two leek, some garlic or chives, and even
the outside leaves of lettuce, washed clean,
and. of course, tomatoes
A FRENCH POT AU FEU
One day, after we had consigned everything
handy to the soup pot, we discovered some
rinds of cheese-a that was left to remind
US of the delicious Camembert we had had
after supper the night before.
Why not use the cheese rinds? They were
washed quickly in some warm water and add
ed to the soup pot A cover was put on, and
the whole left on tiny bit Of fire, while we
went out for our daily work in the studio.
The fireless cooker would have small place
in Paris. That little bit Of fire, not more
than a piece or two Of charcoal, had been
sufficient TO cook the soup. Then, when there
was no longer any fire, the soup had stayed
there, naturally enough, waiting for the en-
thusastic, happily tired and hungry ones who
returned at dusk, bringing with them the long
loaf of French bread, sous worth of salas
and some more Camembert
10 season the soup with salt and pepper
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one place, and easily accessible, files Of
household information occasionally need
ed, like recipes or special household
hints, first aid, baby care, etc.
(2) Investment and protection:
Insurance-Life, endowment, fire, burglar,
etc Stocks and bonds, and how TO judge
them. Real estate contracts, wills and
other legal papers.
CD Her husbands business.
Here are the names of some books that are
written very simply and will give the home
maker detailed information about many bust
ness matters that are now obscure to her.
They deserve place on the housewives book
shelf next to the cook books and any other books
that she refers to constantly:
Everyday Business for Women by NJ. A.
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WHY NOT APPLY
THEM NOW?

Why not begin
now by introducing
into your business of
h ON g management
some Of the ideas
and plans that make
the routine Of bust
ness easier for your
husband?
In addition to hav-
ing books of infor-
nation and pieces OF
business data stored
in your mind, you
will find a few pieces
of business furniture
a great help.
For exam pie,
every business has
its files and its in
dexes. Don't say
they are complicat-
ing. Business would
not add them for
their complication,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

W ilbur, Houghton
Miflin C o m p a n y,
Boston; What
Every Business Wo-
man Should Know"
L. A. Kearney, f. A.
Stokes Company,
New York.
These books will
tell her exactly how
to make out a check,
how to make con-
tracts, legal condi-
tions of employing
and dismissing ser
wants, how to handle
property, definitions
of stocks and bonds,
and m any other
matters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Bv ELEANOR GILBERT,

author "The Ambitious Woman in Business"
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Women Who Understand The Principles Of
Carrying On d Business cAre The
5lof Efficient Housewares

in keeping her &C
counts straig h t.
Every time she made
out a check she filled
in the accompanying
stub" at the left
with the name, date,
a m cunt, and, al
though it took but a
moment more than
making out the &C
tual check, it gave
her a dependable
record of what she
was paying out.
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DON'T want you to bother your
pretty curly little head with
any business matters" re
marked young Mr.. Jones when
Mrs. Jones first timidly sug-
gested that he discuss his bust
ness affairs with her. Business
is nv share Of this family's re-
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A WOMAN'S NEED
OF BUSINESS
KNOWLEDGE


business systems and
custom g which, if
made familiar to the
home-maker, would
add greatly to her
convenience in home
management. B 1t
aside from its TEN
porary convenience,
apart even from the
greater companion
ability which knowl-
edge of busines s
practice gives to a
woman, it is a seri-
GUS responsibility for
every home-maker TO
know enough about
business practice and
laws to manage her
finances, property in
terests and even tbs
ordinary b usinest
m tiers of thG
nous e h 0 ID. e.,
enough simple &C
count keepinp to
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TITO BE an artist, the maker Of soups must
be familiar with two or three funda-
mental rules.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-09-16
BAPTIST LADIES .,..a,
MAKE EARLY PLANS
STATE MISSIONARY BAPTIST UN-
ION COMING TO CORDELE IN
NOVEMBER -ARRANGlNG FOR
ENTERTAINMENT.

Preparations for entertaining the
State Convention of the Woman's
Baptist Missionary Union Of Georgia,
which convenes in Cordele in Novem-
Der has already begun
The invitation sent out by Cordele
Baptist to Convention asking it to
meet in this city in November 1917,
was concurred in By the ether demon
NATIONS of the city and t'1y will
heartily cooperate with the BAPTIST
in entertaining this Convention
The coming OF this splendid body
of consecrated women from al over
the state to this city to plan and exc
cute work in the great Missionary
cause will mean much 10 the church
life Of the town Cordclc VII take
pride in entertaining this Convention.
About 500 delegates are 2Xrccted and
the campaign to secure homes for
hese while in til city will begin
7ctcber first