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The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
high winds carrying much dust prevail
during the drying season.
Using Artificial Heat.


If artificial heat is used, the work Is
independent of weather conditions. and
1t is possible to dry a considerable
number of foodstuffs which ordinarily
cannot be dried in the sun; for exam
pie, winter varieties of apples, prunes,
and such vegetables as potatoes and
carrots. 1t has the disadvantage of
recurring close supervision in order
that overheating and subsequent in
fury to the material may be avoided.
but If the work is properly done the
products will retain their natural ap-
pearance and flavor to a greater de-
gree than 1t is possible in sundrying.
The process is more expensive than
sundrying, since an evaporator must
be constructed or purchased and
supply of fuel provided. For the in
diyidual family the investment repre-
sented by the evaporator need not be
burden; anyone who can use ordi-
nary tools can construct in spare time
and with a trifling outlay for material
a cook-stove drier, while the heat OF
the stove or range employed for COOK
ing can be utilized for operating the
drier. II this homemade equipment
is properly constructed 1t is quite as
efficient as the similar small drier sold
on the market at several times its COST.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18

the usual period, or perhaps four or
five minutes longer. The processing
draws the juice from the fruit and the
canned product often has an even
better flavor than when syrup Is
added.
Another way of canning fruit with
out sugar is to cook the ripest fruits
over moderate heat until the juice Is
drawn from them, adding no water
unless necessary and in any case only
a very little. Drain the juice from
the fruit through a jelly bag, bring
this Juice to the boil, and use 1t like
boiling syrup to Ill the Jars into
which the firmer fruit has been
packed. Then process the jars of fruit
in the usual way.
Still Another Method.
Still another method is to cook the
fruit to a sauce of the desired con-
sistency in an open kettle, and, with
out adding any sugar. pour it into Jars
scalded In the following way: Cover
the lars, tops, and rubbers with boil
ing water, remove them from the
water one at time as needed, being
careful not to touch or wipe the jars
inside, pour in the fruit while boiling
hot, and seal each jar at once. This
method is not so uniformly successful
as when the fruit is cooked in the
lar, because 1t is difficult to prevent
bacteria and molds from getting into
the fruit and the jar while they are
being filed and sealed. Many house
keepers. however, can acid fruits and
tomatoes in this way successfully year
after year.
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Is II possible to can fruits success
fully without sugar and. II so, what
is the best method, are questions asked
nowadays by many housewives in view
of the scarcity and high price of
sugar. Sometimes fruits needed to
make the diet more palatable and
varied during the winter have gone to
waste because sugar was not avail
able for canning when they were ripe.
Such waste can be prevented; for, ac-
cording to the experts of the United
States department of agriculture,
apples somewhat underripe, also goose
berries, raspberries, blueberries, and
other berries, and sweet varieties Of
plums and cherries may all be canned
in their own juices without the addi-
ton of sugar. In fact many house
wives think that the flavor of many
fruits canned without sugar and
sweetened just before using is better
and more like that of fresh fruit than
when canned with large quantities Of
sugar or in a heavy syrup. If the
fruit is very sour or Is canned in
large pieces. heating for few min
utes when adding the sugar before
serving will make it penetrate the
fruit more thoroughly and evenly.
Fruits may be canned in their own
juices without the addition of any
sweetening in at least three ways:
A simple method of canning, es-
pecially good for such soft, juicy fruits
as berries, is as follows: Pack the
washed fruit into the jar and, without
adding any liquid of any kind, process
the fruit In the customary way for
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slightly ring which is often left. When
sponging stain, commence at the
outside and work towards the center |;
this prevents the spreading of the
grease.
1t is always safer to test the
cleanser on scrap of material TO see
Ina, the color is not affected. Chloro-
form and ether are good grease solv-
ents for delicate fabrics.
Good Cleaning Fluid.
Cut four ounces of CASTLE soap into
quart of soft water and heat until
the soap is melted. Remove from the
fre and add two quarts of cold soft
water. When the liquid is quite cold,
Dour into 1t four ounces of ammonia,
wo ounces of alcohol and two of
ether. Bottle and cork tightly. When
using shake the bottle well and apply
with sponge or cloth and rinse in
clear water. When fast-colored dress
goods are TO be washed. add a cupful
Of the fluid to pailful of soft water !;
soak the garment in this water, wash
and rinse thoroughly.
To remove grease spots from woolen
rarments, first rinse in alcohol. to
which salt has been added (two table
spoonfuls to one cupful of alcohol.
The grease will come out as If by
napic. Then wash In warm suds to
restore the softness which they had
when new.
To Clean Gold or Silver. Lace.
Place the lace on a woolen cloth
and free it from all dust. then apply
alum which has been burnt powdered
and sifted through a fine sieve. with
soft brush. A druggist will supply
the alum burnt and powdered.
Steel trimming. beads and orna-
nents will be restored to their former
brightness by an application of un-
Naked lime.
Kerosene will remove vaseline
pots If 1t is applied before the spots
ave been washed.
A bottle of the tincture of iodine Is
necessity in the home. Apply 1t for
II mirror clits or bruises.
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IF soda, one teaspoonful of baking
powder and one egg. Sift the SODA
md baking powder with the flour, add
he other ingredients, with teaspoon
,ul of salt: and bake in n hot oven.
Corn Mush Bread.
Heat one pint of milk until boiling;
add three-quarters of cupful of corn
neal, one teaspoonful of salt. one ta-
blespoonful of butter, and cook this
oatter on the top of the stove until II
S thick. Remove from the heat and
cool. When cold, stir In the we'll
oeaten yolks of four eggs and fold in
the stiffiy beaten whites; bake In
we'll creased pudding dish and serve
hot from the pan. This quantity makes
sufficient for six.
Compete of Rice With Peaches.
Add two-thirds of cupful of we'll
washed rice to cupful of boiling wa
Ter; steam until the rice has absorbed
the water, then add one and one-thlru
cupfuls of milk, boiling hot. one tea
spoonful of salt and one-quarter OF
,upful of sugar. Cook until the rice Is
soft. Turn into a buttered mold and
when firm remove to serving dish
and arrange sections Of very ripe
peaches, dipped into macaroon crumbs
Use whipped cream and garnish win
,andied cherries for a sauce win
which to serve the rice.
Dutch Apple Cake.
Separate the whites and yolks OF
TWO eggs. Beat the yolks and add one
and one-half cupfuls of milk, table
spoonful of butter, melted, one-haif
teaspoonful of salt, two cupfuls OF
aour that have been sifted with three
level teaspoonfuls of baking powder
beat quickly, fold In the well-beaten
whites of the eggs and turn into
shallow baking pan. Cover the top
with cored, peeled and quartered ap-
oles; dust with half cupful of sugar
and bit of cinnamon il liked. Bake
In a moderate oven for half an hour
and serve with cream and sugar or as
, hot bread with tea or coffee.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
DRY FOODSTUFFS
BY sun OR HEAT
Sundrying Demands Rainless
Season of High Temperature
and Bright Sunshine.
IDEAL CONDITIONS OUTLINED
Where a GlassCovered Solar Drier ls
Employed, Both Dust and Insects
Are Exciuded-Home-M
Equipment Efficient.

Wherever climatic conditions make it
possible, sundrying is the least expen-
sive method of preserving foodstuffs.
Successful sundrying demands a rain
less season of bright sunshine and
high temperature, and the extent to
which it can be carried on in any dis
trict is determined by the length OF its
rainless midsummer and autumn pc
Rod Ideal conditions for sundrying
all fruits, both early and late, are
found in the interior districts of Cal
ifornia, where sundrying has become
an industry of large proportions, ana
throughout the Southwest In the In
termountain region of the Northwest
ern states, over the larger part of the
Great Plains area, and in all but the
coastal portions of the Southern states
the sundrying of such early-maturlng
fruits as berries, cherries, apricots'
and peaches is everywhere possible.
In much of this territory warm, rain
less weather usually continues suf1-
GENTLY far into the autumn to permit
sundrying of such late-maturing fruits
as apples, pears, and plums, as wen
nc of such vegetables as sweet corn
pumpkin and squash. OUTSIDE THESE
areas and in any region in when the
ate summer and early autumn are
characterized by frequent rainfall or
neriods of low temperature and high
humidity, 1t will not be wise TO ue-
mend wholly upon sundrying, as rev
days of rainy weather may cause the
loss of a large amount of valnaoieSna-
terial specialists in United States oe
partment of agriculture say
Disadvantage of Sundryins.
AS ordinarily conducted, sundrying
in the open air has the disadvantage
that the drying material is exposed Ior
a considerable length of time to the
visits of insects which deposit their
eggs in it and also to dust oorne ny
air currents Insects may be excluded
bv providing the trays in when ,he
material is dried with covers OF mus
quito netting tackled, tightly IN place
over the top. but such covers 40 no'
wholly prevent the entrance OF ousl.
Both dust and insects are excluoeu II
81 plass-covered solar drier is employ
cd and a device of this character
should be used in any district ID winch
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES

Purchase clothes in terms of a
planned wardrobe instead of bar
gain impulse.
Matches should be kept safely out
of the reach of children as well as
of rats and mice. -.a.
Many steps can be saved by having
hinges on an upstairs window screen
TO shake rugs and clothes.
Silver trays are used for coffee
service. Some have silver insets to
match, for hot cups or tea glasses.
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red pepper pod, one pound of sliced
ham, one tablespoonful of chopped
parsley and one tablespoonful of fat.
Clean and cut up the chicken. Cut
the ham into small squares. Put the
fat into a soup kettle and when not
add the chicken and ham. Cover close
lv and simmer ten minutes or until
well Drowned. Add the onion minced
and the parsley. Cook to hght
brown. Fry the okra separately. four
In the tomatoes. okra and three quarts
Of water: add seasonings and simmer
until the meat is tender. Serve not
with boiled rice. The seasoning OF
okra gumbo should be high.
Puffed Rice PraIines.
Ueat until crisp three cupfuls OF
nuffed rice, stirring often to prevent
burning. Boil two cupfuls of brown
sugar, one-half cupful of water, one
tohlespoonful of vinegar, one teaspoon
ful of butter, pinch of soda and a
pinch of salt, until the mixture forms
soft ball in cold water. Beat In the
rice and pour into buttered tins.
Canned Apple Sauce.
Take fine favored apples, pare, quar-
for aud core them. Prepare rich
sirup Of sugar and water and drop in
few of the apples, letting them cook
inst long enough to scald through,
then drop them into the can. Boil
dowr. the sirup until quite heavy, and
nour over the apples. Seal as usual.
Baked Peaches.
Peel. cut in halves ald remove the
stores from six peaches. Place in
shallow baking pan. FIJI each cavity
win teaspoonful of sugar, one-half
tesspoonful of butter, few drops OF
lemon Juice and grating of nutmeg
Baked Ounces.
Wipe, quarter, core and pare eight
ounces. Put in baking dish with
tsree-fourths of a cupful of water and
cook in a slow oven until soft. ounces
REQUIRE a long time for cooking.
N... hl4f ~elQ
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of cooked carrots and turnips cut in
strips, one cupful Of cooked potato
cut in balls, one cupful of string
beans. two tablespoonfuls of parsley
finely minced. Marlnate In French
dressing separately. Arrange In see
tions on lettuce and garnish with the
parsley.
Corn Omelette.
Take one cupful of fresh grated
corn. four eggs, one teaspoonfui OF
salt, dash of pepper, tablespoon
full of oil or butter. Separate the eggs
and beat the yolks until thick, adding
two tablespoonfuls of cold water. salt
and pepper. Fold in the stifiy beaten
whites and pour into buttered ONE
lette pan. Shake the pan and lift the
edges while cooking to cook in the
center. Cover with corn and fold. turn
out on a hot platter. The corn is sea-
soned with butter and pepper, then
cooked over hot water for twenty min
utes. The corn should be ready be-
fore the omelette is made.
Appledore Bean Soup.
Take one cupful of dried lima beans.
soak in three pints of water, drain.
add cold water and cook until soft in
three pints of water. Rub through
sieve. Cut in small pieces four slices
of onion. eight slices of carrot and
cook in one-half cupful of fat; remove
them and add two tablespoonfuls of
-four, salt, pepper and three table
spoonfuls of tomato catsup. Add one
and three-fourths cupfuls of milk, stir
and cook until boiling. Serve at once.
Fruit Whip.
Take one cupful of raspberries,
stewed peaches or apricots, add one
cupful of sugar and the white of one
egg. Place in deep bowl and beat
until 1t forms thick meringue.
:. Sponge Cake.
Take the juice and rind of one
lemon. one-fourth cupful of sugar, one
and one-fourth cupruls of flour and
five well-beaten eggs. Mix and bake
as usual.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18

Now the sweet September's here.
And the plover pipeth clear.
And each sheltered sheath of satin
Holds a guerdon of good cheer;
And the corn all ripe and high.
Taller far than you or /,
Standeth spearlike to the sky.
In the sunset of the year.
Kate Cleary.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
metropolitan Sandwiches.

Metropolitan Sandwiches.
~ .,o,,,a obeese 3 hard cooked eggs.
z tabIesnoons melt 3 tablespoons cider
81 butter vinegar.
teasnnon prepared n teaspoon pepper.
mustard. II teaspoon SAT-
Mash yolks, add butter. salt pepper
and mustard, and mix until smooth.
Crate cheese or put through food
chopper; chop whites of eggs MIX all
thoroughly. stir in vinegar, and spread
between three or four thin slices OF
buttered bread; press together, and
cut in long, narrow strips.
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TO ODVlHte tHIS, DIUllIHE
paper should be placed
under the spot to be
cleaned and a circle OF
fuller's earth spread
around 1t. This will de-
fine the outer edge of the
spot and will absorb the
cleanser as 1t spreads,
thus preventing the un-
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18

Corn Brcao.
Take one cupful
ench of water and
buttermilk, one
half cupful OF
flour. one and
'one-half cupfuls
of corn meal. one
half tenspoonful
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10 one 5 tTeuSureU
cook book:
Okra Gumbo.
Take one chick
en-, one onion, two
cans of cooked
t o IN a t o e S, two
cans Of sliced
okra, one-half of a
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18

We shut our eyes to the glories
around us. or strain them 10 see SO
far beyond that nearer things are lost
to view.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18

Hard was his lot, and bitter words
Were often of him said:
Not that he did so bad a thing
They misinterpreted.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18

Yesterday is dead-forget H.
Tomorrow does not eNist-dont
worry.
Today is here-use IT.
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TO SERVE ON SUNDAY NIGHT
Metropolitan Sandwiches Will Be
Liked by All Who Relish Ameri-
can Cheese Flavor.

For Sunday night lunch try this
sandwich. 1t will be liked by all to
whom the flavor Of American cheese
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR
CLEANING.

Mary fabrics when wet with a
cleanser show the outline of the stain.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
WHAT TO EAT.

A simple salad and one which Is a
great favorlte with all lovers Of onions
is this: Slice young ten
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
MORE GOOD THINGS

The following is famous New Or
leans dish which is well worth adding
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der onions in thin slices
and pour over them thick
sweet cream which has
been well seasoned with
salt and cayenne. rms
is fine with bread and
butter for a late lunch.
Macedoine Salad.
Take one cupful each
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18

Let your head save your heels.
Sometimes a minute OF think Is bet
ter than an hour of hustle.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
EVERYDAY GOOD THINGS.

For those who are fond Of corn prod
acts this corn hrea will be attractive
The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-18
Sponqe Cake

Take the juice and rind of one
lemon. one-fourth cupful of sugar, one
and one-fourth cupruls of flour and
five well-beaten eggs. Mix and bake
as usual.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-06
SEEMINGLY IMMUNE TO PAIN
Australian Aboriginals Suffer Little
inconvenience From Even the
Most Severe Injuries.

The sight of their own blood VIII
send Australian aboriginals into hys-
terics, writes correspondent IN the
Australian Bulletin, but l am con
WINGED they feel little or no pain from
even the scverest Injury. On one oc-
cason when dragging a young girl
from a shark that had her foot in Its
Jaws, she looked up and remarked
casually, Mine tink 1t dat shark been
tax it mine FOOT" The sight Of the
blood upset her for a while; but a
few hours later she was playing
euchre with the rest Of the camp. The
wonder Is that wounded blacks don't
more often bleed to death, for they
take no special means to prevent IT..
The most approved method used to be
TO cover the wound thickly with fine
muugrove ash, and over that a layer
of damp clay, which was not removed
for several days. | never saw them
wash a wound, their theory being that
the blood heals the wound. In later
years they all learned to 90 to a doc
tor when injured, but thirty or fory
years ago one saw dreadful deformi-
lies resulting from accidents and
tghts On Fraser's island In the sew
entities there was Il man whose leg had
been broken In two places below the
knee. Neither fracture had knitted.
aud he was n most grOtesque object
to meet The doctors wanted to mend
him, but he kept out OF the way. An
other case was an old woman whose
arm had been broken between the
wrist and elbow She used to pry
the bones one against the other, and
She could give terrible blow with the
loose hand.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-06

Washington, April l5.-Representa-
tive citizens from every state were call
ed today by Commissioner of Educa-
ton Claxton to meet in Washington on
May 10, 20 and 81, to consider the
pressing problems of education from
the standpoint of craftsmanship and
the public welfare" Special invita-
tionS were sent to the various govern
ors to head their state delegations.
Commissioner Claxton said:
"The emergency in education in the
United States, arising out of the pres
ent and prospective shortage of teach
ers, and the necessity for immediate
increases in funds for the support of
schools of all grades and the need for
better adjustment of educational pro-
grammes to the requirements of the
new era, are believe, of SO great inn
portance as to justify the calling of a
national conference of representative
citizens to consider these pressing prob
lens of education from the standpoint
Of craftsmanship and the public well
fare"
Business men, farmers, labor leaders,
members of boards of education, and
editors are among those invited
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-06
NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From Cleveland.

Last Saturday, May !, the sad news
was spread that during the preceding
night at 1880 o'clock the well-knoWn
and highly esteemed Mr.. VIM. Ben
died after an unsuccessful operation at
the Sheboygan hospital. Mr. Bel] was
ool4 -. -, 80 49, 49, u,o nor,horn
~ ,,..', NJ sar ,ho,,t oi,l,teen
r.. = ~. :, - ~, Nc n,ifo neo
..,, -. ~, u,a..ial
for twenty years, and two daughters,
Miss Alatha and EvanFelne, also his
parents and five brothers, He was a
member of the Cleveland lodge of the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-06
BEAUTIFUL LAND OF HOLLAND
oliver Goldsmth's Description OF
Dutch Country as True Today
as When He Wrote II,

In winter when their canals are
frozen, every house is f0rsaken, and
all people are on the Ice; sleds drawn
by horses, and skating, are at that
time the reigning amusements," Oliver
Goldsmith wrote Of the Dutch They
have boats here that slide on the Ice,
and are driven by the winds. When
ihey spread all their sails they so
more than "A mile and a half minute,
and their motion Is so rapid the eye
can scarcely accompany them. Their
ordinary manner Of travelling is very
cheap and very convenient they sail
IN covered boats drawn by horses aud
In these you are sure to meet people
of all nations. Here the Dutch slum-
her the French chatter, and the Eng
fish play cards Any man who likes
company may have 1t to his taste. For
my part | generally detached myself
from all society and was wholly TAX
en- up IN observing the face Of the
country Nothing can equal it's beauty +;
wherever | turn my eye, fine houses,
elegant gardens statues, grottos, Wis,
TINS, presented themselves but when
you enter their towns you are charmed
beyond description"
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the request, so the teachers say there
is nothing left them but to enter other
fields. They say their petition was
modest one, backed by government
figures showing an increase of more
than 100 per cent in the cost of living
since the war broke out in 1914.
With more than twenty columns of
help-wanted advertisements running in
the metropolitan newspapers the teach
ers say they will have no difficulty in
obtaining remunerative employment.
They say that no one can deny the fact
that teaching today is the poorest paid
of all professions. Moreover, they feel
that they have made sufficient sacrifice
to the cause of education, and that
self-preservation now demands not
only that they go where they can earn
enough to live, but sufficient to lay a
side small sum for the proverbial
rainy day that is sure to come.