Oxford Democrat., 1921-01-18

Mothers Left-Overs.
(By L. 8. Clapp.)
The little bride came rushing In. 20,
mother, dear, do tell me what that
delicious dessert Was made OF that We
had Sunday night. It looked so pretty
and eoodl Oh, myl" and she smacked
her pretty lips. "Jaok and tried all
the way home to guess what II was. He
said that You looked 40 pleased when
We praised 1t, that he knew you had put
something on ms again." .
laughed. eyes, 1t was An Il. o."
"Meaningp"
"Left Over"
The little bride giggled. "Oh, yes,
I've heard of those. Jack says that he
and his father were always glad when
you did the cooking, but that You al.
ways kept them guessing, and always
said sugar and spice' when they asked
what was In 1t. Why wouldn't you
tellP"
"Well, child, you will f1nd 1t isn't
always wise to tell all you know about
cooking. Men are queer about eating; (;
If It tastes good, It's oil right II they
don't know too much. jacks father
would never eat cornstarch pudding, un-
less called It blanc mango, then he bad
second helping"
Edith laughed. "Well, you will tell
me what you made the jelly of, won't
your"
"Guess."
"Can't," she said, shaking her head.
"Crab apple juice. I took what was
left from that jar of preserves, about two
cups and half, I guess. and"
"Waitp' she cried, II want to take
notes." taking out ridiculous little
note book and pencil. 1.-TWO and half
cups of crab apple juice"
"Bring to the boiling point and pour
over one. half q box Of gelatine that has
been soaking In one-half cup Of cold
water, and when 1t has dissolved, pour
into mould, cool and set on the ice to
harden. Just before serving put whip.
ped cream, oolored faint pink with a
little coloring, on top. Better sweeten
the cream with little sugar and vanilla,
il you want Jack to be pleased. Simple,
isn't 1t, now you know?"
81 don't know, most people would
have thrown the juice away. I do want
to be Q good housekeeper," she added
wistfully. 1--WE have such little bits of
leftovers, or 30 much that we get tired
to death Of 1t before It's gone"
"What was left last night?"
"Three slices of cucumber, two rad
ishes, one or two olives, and q spoonful
of peas; oh, yes, and think there is a
pickle in the Ice chest. suppose you
can make whole meal out Of that"
| "Not quite, but 1t sounds like the best
part of good salad" admitted.
Edith gasped. "For goodness sake
what would you do with ii?"
"Chop them up, put into French dress
ing and pour over crisp lettuce. Served
with crackers and q little cheese and
coffee 1t would take the place of des-
sert, especially If you happen to have Q
little candy In the house to satisfy Jack g
sweet TOOTH"
"Now make luncheon for FIVE people
out OF this" she said, her manner clear.
y indicating that she didn't think that
| could. 1.-TWO eggs, half can of devil
ed ham and some sour cream"
| "For women, OF course?"
| eyes"
"Certainly Boil the eggs and chop
them up. Beat the deviled ham into q
white sauce, and sprinkle the eggs on
top. Serve on crackers from chafing
dish Use the cream to make biscuit
| and bake In small cake tins. Serve with
either tea or coffee, and If you have q
little honey or jelly to 60 with the hot
biscuit, your meal will be quite com.
plete, especially If you wear your pret-
| tiest smile and don't let them see you
are embarrassed. An uneasy hostess
can spoil the best meal"
swell, am going to call on you the
next time get in tight place. Jane
and Frances came In just at lunch time
the other day and bad to take them to
the hotel, and 1t cost an awful lot" she
said ruefully. 1.-TWO eggs didn't look
very big, but / see they can stretch II
you know how. Perhaps can learn
how to use Il. O.'s' in time."
"Of course you will, and let me tell
you secret, II you haven't quantity, try
to make up In quality, and use your
prettiest dishes; it helps lot you'll
find. Now I want you to try some jelly
l have just made"
"Uu, good! but what is it?"
II call 1t mock guavs."
She looked at me sternly. "Mother,
dear, I'm suspicious, what is 1t made
OFF"
"Promiss not to tell JackP"
"Cross my heart"
"Pear pselings from the pears ! put
up, about cup of grapes that were loose
in the basket, one or two apples, and the
juice of two lemons"
"Anytbipg elsep" she laughed.
"About two tesspoonfuls Of spices,
cloves, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon.
Cover with water and cook until soft,
then strain through jelly bag and pro-
ceed as for any other kind Of jelly. l
let 1t cook little longer, until It 10 quite
firm when tested on plate. That gives
it that sort of sickness that the regular
gusvs has, only l like mine BETTER" /
added concei,edly.
"Mo,her, dear, you are some cook"
said Edith. "Goodness, It is after five
and told Jack I would meet him at
half past. must hy," and giving me
q hasty kiss she ran out of the room.
"But I'll come back to hear more
about those Il. O.'s'" came back from
the stairway.