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The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15

prepared by the United States Department
of AEriculturel
There are several important points
10 consider In selecting kitchen uten-
sils, the office Of home economics,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, points out. Is the utensll easy to
handle? This depends on weight, bal
ahce, the position of the lip, and the
shape and material of the handle.
Lips on both sides are convenient; If
there is only one, it should be on the
side that will be tilted down most fire.
quently.
VIII the utensil be durable and easy
to clean? Well-made utensils that are
smooth inside and out, with rounded
surfaces, and with no grooves nor
cracks in which food can lodge, give
the best service. Elaborate utensils
that are difficult to clean often waste
rather than save labor and time.
Is the utensil the right size and
shape? Small quantities of food can
be cooked best and most economically
in small utensils. For use on the gas
or oil stove, the saucepan or the
double boiler with flaring bottom that
extends beyond the flames will save
fuel.
Can the utensil be used for more
than one purpose? This is especially
important If storage space is limited.
Use Of Standard Materials.
Aluminium is light in weight and
color, is an excellent conductor of
heat, does not rust, and is very dur
able. When darkened with use it can
be frightened by weak vinegar so
luton, sour milk, sour fruit juice, or
by securing with fine steel wool or
whiting. All traces of the vinegar or
other acid should be thoroughly
washed off. Strong soaps or washing
powders containing alkalis discolor
aluminium and should never be used
on II.
Earthenware and stoneware heat
evenly, are less noisy in use than
metals. are excellent for mixing bowls
and baking dishes. Both these mate
rials are heavy to handle and chip and
crack If carelessly used. They should
be cleaned in hot, soapy water, or, If
necessary, soaked in solution of
washing soda. Scraping or securing
spoils the glaze and exposes the por-
GUS clay underneath, which quickly alb
serbs grease, moisture and dirt.
Clipped earthenware and stoneware
dishes are not sanitary.
Enamel and agateware are smooth,
easily cleaned, attractive in appear
ance and are not affected by mild
acids or alkalis. They must, how
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15

ever, be handled gently: otherwise the
glaze chips, exposing an iron or steel
surface that may be affected by water
and acids and thus injure food. Also,
the chips themselves may get into food
and be swallowed with 1t. New pieces
should be toughened by filling with
cold water, bringing slowly to the boil
ing point and letting the water cool In
the utensil. 1t should be cleaned
like earthenware, not secured or
scratched.
Glassware is smooth, not affected by
foods, and because it Is transparent,
excellent for vessels In which to store
food Special kinds are also good for
cooking utensils. Glass must be care
fully handled, for 1t is easily broken
and Clipped. Ordinary glassware will
be toughened If covered with cold
water, brought slowly to the boiling
point, and cooled in the same water.
Grow Better With Use.
Iron and steel utensils grow better
and smoother with careful use. They
take and keep an even heat. The
cast-iron bake kettle, or Dutch oven,
with tight-titting lid, is for this reason
especially good for pot roasts and
other dishes that require long, slow
cooking. Iron and steel utensils, how
ever, rust easily and are heavy, diff
ficult to keep clean. and not economi-
cal of fuel on the modern gas range.
To prevent rust, fat should be rubbed
on and baked into these utensils
when new, and they should be kept
at all times in a dry place. Rust may
be secured off with bath brick or steel
wool; kerosene will also help If the
utensil is very rusty.
Tin is light in color, fairly inexpen-
sive, and is not affected by weak acids
or alkalis unless the plating is in
jured. On the other hand, 1t melts
easily; IL scratched, the surface un-
derneath rusts; and such acid foods
as cranberries and tomatoes should
not be cooked In it. There are two
kinds of tinware-plain and block. In
both there is plating of tin on iron
or steel foundation.
Plain tin is light in weight, easily
hent, and cools quickly. Block tin is
heavier, more durable, and holds the
heat longer Tin cooking utensils per
haps cost less than any other kind,
but are not economical unless given
very good care. They should be
washed in hot, soapy water, or If nee
essary, soaked in weak solution of
washing soda, rinsed. and dried thor
oughly. The tarnish on tin protects
it. and should not be secured off
simply to make the utensil bright.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15
THE FAMILY MEAL.

A tasty dish which may be easily
prepared with pound or two OF vel
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15
HEARTY SOUPS FORM
CHIEF DISH OF MEAL
Many Are Delicious, inexpensive
and Easy to Make.
Food Specialists Of Department OF As-
ricuture Give Some Simple Recipes
for Making Dishes of Beans
and Peas.

prepared by the United states Department
of AgricultureD
Black bean soup, split pea soup,
cream of bean or pea, and puree or
beans and tomatoes are delicious, in
expensive, and easy to make. Many
of these soups are so hearty that they
can form the chief dish of meal, say
food specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Soak and cook a pint of peas or
beans as usual, but take more water,
about two quarts, and cook until very
soft. Then put them through a sieve.
These mashed beans and peas are
ready to be made into all kinds OF
soups by adding the various season
ings, water and milk, or stock enough
to make two quarts. These soups
should all have a little flour added TO
them as binder to prevent the thick
part from settling to the bottom. MIX
thoroughly two tablespoonfuls of tat
with two tablespoonfuls flour, add
little of the hot soup, and stir until
ii is smooth, then add to the remain
ing soup, stirring to prevent Jumping
and cook for about ten minutes.
Black Bean Soup or Split Pea soup.
To the pulp from one pint of beans
or peas, add enough water or stock TO
make two quarts. Thicken with hour
as directed. Season with salt and
pepper. The juice of lemon and
one-half teaspoonful mustard adds to
the flavor.
Cream of Bean or Pea Soup.
To the cooked and mashed pulp add
enough milk to make two quarts OF
soup. Season and thicken with flour.
Puree of Porridge of Beans and To.
matoes.
Inste?d of milk, tomatoes may be
used Add a cupful of canned toina-
toes or three medium-sized tomatoes,
which have been cooked for ten min
utes and put through sieve. II the
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15

this pastry is that everything used
should be cold; the only exception Is
the warm water used In softenlng the
yeast Next in Importance is that the
llghtness and delicacy Of the finished
product are produced by the rolling
and folding In of the butter as in puff
paste making.
Take one pint of milk, three eggs,
one-half pound of butter, one yeast
cake, one cupful of sugar, one and one
Ealf teaspoonfuls of salt. the grated
rind of a lemon, a pinch of mace and
-four TO make stiff dough-abOut nine
cupfuls. Divide the butter In two
parts after washing out all the salt
and working 1t thoroughly with
wooden spoon that has been scalded,
then cooled. Wrap the butter In a
cloth to absorb all moisture, divide and
place on ice. Slft three cupfuls of the
-four with the salt and mace. Soften
the yeast in one-fourth of a cupful OF
warm water. Rub half of the butter
into the flour or cut 1t in with two
knives until the mixture is like coarse
meal. Beat the eggs until stiff, and
stir them with the sugar, milk, lem
on peel and yeast into the flour. Beat
very hard adding more flour gradually
until the mixture becomes too stiff to
handle with spoon. Turn the dough
on well-noured board and knead Wig
orously for ten minutes. Then turn
the dough into a bowl, cover with
cloth and place in the ice chest for tif-
teen minutes. Now roll the dough In
long strips half an inch thick, bring
out the butter and spread on the low
er half of the sheet of dough; bring the
other half down over IT, Fold the
ends, one over and the other under the
center, making compact square with
the butter inside. Tap the dough
slightly and roll again into long mar
row strip. Then fold again as be-
fore. Now turn the block OF dough
halfway round, roll and fold once
more, then tuck away into cold bowl
and set In the Ice chest.
Hazy dawn above dim mountains,
slackened rivers in the plain;
Dusty yarrow by the roadside, purple
asters, clematis;
MINDLESS slopes of upland pasture
dry as rock beneath the kiss
Kra1a aFnn ia
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15
Al Around
|M House

Never allow soiled clothing in a
bedroom.
If the skin is sun scorched battle
1t in milk.
Prunes and carrots belong to every
proper diet for child.
Use the drippings from the roast
ed meat when making hash
Cream of tartar dissolved in boil
ing water is excellent for grass stains.
The sharp edges on fruit jars often
can be smoothed off by rubbing with
sandpaper.
If you are going camping. don't
forget to take the popcorn pepper and
some popcorn along.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15

Hazy dawn above dim mountains,
slackened rivers in the plain;
Dusty yarrow by the roadside, purple
asters, clematis;
MINDLESS slopes of upland pasture
dry as rock beneath the kiss
or the fervid sun incarnate in the har-
vest golden grain.
k s. Oaks
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15

porridge is too thick, add water or
stock. Season and add the -four as
directed.
Bean or Pea Soup With Meat.
The peas or beans are soaked as
usual and cooked with the meat In
four quarts of water instead of in two
quarts. Use a soup or ham bone, or
one-half pound of salt pork or any
smoked meat, and cook until the beans
are soft Remove the meat and put
the soup through a sieve. Season and
thicken. The cooked meat cut in smal!
pieces may be added to the soup. An
onion. several stalks of celery, or soup
herbs are good with the soup.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15
GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE.

The up-to-date cook viii want to
know how to make Danish pastry.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15

WhI h Is less cOst-
ly than cake, more
attractive { h a n
sandwiches, more
delicious than
either.
Danish Pastry.
II he important
fhlnn In mnklng
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quart of sliced beans. Stir and cook
until well covered with the fat, cover
and simmer for an hour, stirring often
and adding from time to time one-half
cupful of hot water. When the beans
are to be served season well with salt
and pepper. A dash of vinegar may
be added by those who like it.
Braised Leg of lamb.-Bone leg
of lamb, wipe with damp cloth,
stuff and truss, place in a braising
pan. Cook five minutes in one-fourth
of a cupful of butter, large slice
each of onion, carrot and turnip, all
cut fine small bay leaf, one sprig
of thyme and parsley. Add three cup
fuIs of hot water or stock, one and
one-half teaspoonfuls of salt, one-half
teaspoonful of peppercorns. Pour
this mixture over the lamb, cover
closely and cook slowly two and one
half hours uncover the last half hour.
Remove from the pan to hot platter.
Brown three tablespoonfuls of butter,
add four tablespoonfuls of flour and
stir well until Drowned, then add the
liquor from the braising pan, careful
lv strained. 1t will require one and
three-fourths cupfuls.
Squash Porcupine.-Steam fine
hubbard squash in the shell. When
soft scrape out with spoon, put into
n hot oven and mash. Season with
ralt. sugar. ne-fourth of teaspoon
full of ginger and two tablespoonfuls
of butter Beat and reserve one cup
full. Put into a glass baking dish,
cover with the cupful put through a
rlcer and brown. Cream may be
added If needed for moisture.
Goldfish BaIls.-Wash salt Goldfish in
cold water, using one cupful after 1t Is
aaked. Add two and one-half cupfuls
of diced potatoes and cook the fish
and potatoes together until the po-
tatoes are tender. Drain and mash.
Add tablespoonful of butter and one
egg well beaten. Season with salt and
pepper If necessary. Drop by spoon
fuIs into hot fat and drain on brown
paper.
Nu. rlA1 ~elQ
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HELPFUL STUDY FOR WINTER
Housewife viii Find II to Her Advan
tage to Search for lnforma-
tion on Foods.

During the coming winter the house
wife will find it helpful to learn more
concerning the substitution of foods.
A good way to obtain this information
is through the study clubs. If an out
line is desired of work giving lists of
helpful bulletins and books for ref
erence, write TO the state agricultural
college and they will be glad to fur
nish the desired material.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15
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The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-15

pared as follows: Wash
and cut the beans in
small pieces on the bias.
as they cook quicker thus
cut. If the beans are
tough, any of them, re-
move the pod and add
the beans to the dish.
Wash and place in u
deep kettle with a table
spoonful of bacon fat to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
Putting Idle to Work.

The United States Steel corporation has
taken the initiative in movement that it is
hoped will be followed by other concerns
throughout the nation. The corporation has
just authorized the expenditure of 900
for the purpose of building extensions at it's
subsidiary plants. The corporation could get
along without these extensions but it has
taken humane view of the situation and
wants to provide for those OF its former en-
ployes who have been without work due to
curtailment in production at its plants. In the
meantime, it is likely that the steel business
will get better. and when the time comes that
the corporation needs additional workers it
will have them near at hand, instead of forcing
them to drift to other sections of the country
in search of employment
The idea is good one and might proftably
be adopted by other lines of industry Big
business reaped enormous profits during the
war. There are large plants idle over the
country today that could be at least partially
operated. While not all can duplicate the
stroke that has been undertaken by the steel
corporation, most of them could at least help
the wheels moving and prevent complete de-
moralization of their operating forces.
Business is picking up all over the country
The aim of all should be to provide work for
the idle. That is the surest remedy for a
return to normally. Men rule are will
ing to accept any kind of job. and at smaller
pay than they are accustomed to receiving,
while they are waiting for something better
to turn up. Capital in this country holds the
trump card This country is populated by the
average man. When he is without work or
money industry and business paralyzed
All he asks is an opportunity to earn in order
that he may spend. Give him work and he'll
buy the products of the mills and the factories
and the farms.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Farming Is the only industry that has been
running full speed. There have been idle fac
tories. but no idle acres.
Farmers have gone on producing, and have
taken what their products would bring. few
manufacturers have done the same and their
men are not out of work. Other factories have
closed rather than cut prices to the point
that would enable them 70 keep running. They
say they cannot afford to cut prices to that
point Neither could the farmer, but he did
I'm many industries organized labor has
announced that it would rather not work at
all than work at reduced wages. No unem-
ployment conference can help men OF that false
way OF thinking. unless it can in some way
convince them Of their folly.
THE farmer is working for what he can
get There Is only one way to bring back ma
tonal prosperity and to cure the evil OF IN
employment That is for everyone to realize
that prosperity can come only as a result OF
hard work, and that IL We cannot get what
we want for our labor and our products we
must take what we can get
The farmer knows this lesson by heart
and he will be well back ON the road to pros
perity while the rest OF you are still holding
unemployment conferences.
Take the advice of a hard headed farmer
gentleman. Adjourn your conference and 60
to work. Get all you can for your labor and
your products, but If all you can get isn't as
much as you want, work anyway, and keep on
working and producing. That is the way back
to prosperity. There isn't any other road"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
The Small Trial.

After weeks of parleying between opposing
counsel Lake county has been agreed upon as
the scene of the trial of Governor Len Small,
who is under indictment on charges of having
embezzIed funds of the state while serving in
the office of treasurer.
While it is generally recognized that the
indictment of the governor the climax of
quarrel within the Republican party in the
state, the fact remains that serious charge
has been laid against the man who is filling
the first office in the state of Illinois, and the
people are going TO insist upon full presen-
tation of facts.
Governor Small conducted his campaign for
the governorship on a playform that gave
promise that he held close to his heart the well
fare of the people of his state. 1t is doubtful
IL the prosecution will be able to fasten any
crime upon Mr.. Small in connection with his
though there is possibility that there will be
presented records of transactions to establish
that the Kankakee politician did profit beyond
his stated salary while serving in the treas
urership, although in doing so perhaps he did
no more than had others who preceded him In
that position At best the prosecution can't
more than show that Mr. Small is now in pos
session of funds that were earned in premiums
upon state money in his possession while he
was treasurer. Therefore it will be nothing
more serious than moral exposure. 1t will
be up to Governor Small. assuming that the
prosecution will prove that he profted through
the loaning of state funds either to keep the
premiums return them to the state. It is
our guess, offhand. that the governor, will not
separate himself from the velvet that he earned
while filing the office OF state treasurer.
Hence the trial will prove nothing that the
people don't already know, although they will
insist upon hearing all OF the facts and moth
ing will be gained except that the enemies OF
the governor will have the satisfaction of
posing him in court in the hope that the pro-
ceedings will injure him politically.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
Artificial Camel.

Up to the present time it has been sup
posed that the only way to explore the Sahara
desert even to cross it had been aboard
cameIs. CamelS are reliable, but they are very
slow. 1t Seems unmodern to have no better
way OF transportation across dry and sandy
places. So inventiveness has found substi-
tute and, it is reported far better one. A
French colonial engineer has devised an auto
mobile with Caterpillar tread that is said to
sccot across the sand with ease and speed.
The ordinary automobile would bury itself in
the sand. This one, by wide distribution of
the weight, escapes that danger. 1t is estimat-
ed that the great desert be crossed in two
weeks by the artificial camel. This implies
great reduction in time. OF course the finding
OF way to invade the desert safely is more
than mere curious event. Colonial govern
ments are not interested in doing curious
things. The important thing about the inven-
ton is the prospect of opening up some of
the great natural resources4-iron mines, for
instance-that so far have not been exploited
by man because they can't be reached econom-
ically. Africa is a vast continent that has only
begun to be tapped by white men The
Frenchman's camel car will probably help
tap it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
Democrats and the Treaty.

There is reason why the Democrats in
the senate should support or vote for the
treaty with Germany with any enthusiasm or
satisfaction. but there is every reason why
they should refuse to join with Senator Borah
in fighting it. For he is opposing it for rea-
sons which should commend it to all who be-
lieve In American cooperation with European
nations in a league against war-who believe
that such q league is not only desirable and
advisable, but necessary.
The pending treaty is, indeed, poor thing,
bat it is so for quite other reasons than those
which led Senator Borah to oppose it. 1t Is
Objectionable because it repudiates the League
OF Nations either with OF without reservations,
separates-or tends to-this country from its
associates in the war, frees US from the per-
formances of duties that ought to be regarded
as correlatives of our rights. and is altogether
not treaty OF which the nation can be proud.
But on the other hand, it does reaffirm large
part of the Versailles treaty; does give rep
resentation in the councils of the allies, and,
more important yet it does not close the doors
to closer and more honorable association of
the other nations of the world in the great
work of rebuilding civilization on stronger and
more durable foundations Every knock of
Senator Borah ought To be regarded by Demo-
Gratis as boost They may well do what they
can to improve the tresty, and to make the
record straight and clear, but they should not
line up with Republican irreconciiables.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
HEALTH TALKS
y William Brady. NJ.
Noted Physician and Author.

with impaired metabolism eAper,
ence UNPLEASANT effects from any
rnnscuIar eaort-the oxygen suppiy
il comnaratively scant in the an
of elevated places. and one !aSe
coasting along close to oasal e'''
erhausts his small surplus.
II has been found that unht per
sons can put forth active muscular
effort without discomfort If the ar
they breathe is surchargeo Will
,i.tie more than the natural proper
ton of oxygen, and fit persons can
Comfortably endure a strain or
ovaryoad in such air that would
soon exhaust them in ordinary air
Ordinarv air contains about one
Sfth part oxygen; the benefit Of
encouraging air with oxygen was
found to be limited to air contain
inc about three-ffths GO per cent?
oxygen. These are mere expert
ments in physiology.
Practically, the ordinary open air
anywhere is good enough, rich
enough in oxygen. Easy enough to
an YOUR lungs with it, too. But that
isn't enough. You've simply got TO
exercise some every day to keep
the life fire burning
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
Argus Information
Bureau
Q. What is the difference between

Q. What is the difference between
skilled and unskilled Iaborers?
G. J. G.
A. Skilled laborers are those re-
quiring such training in a partic-
ular occupation as would involve
material industrial loss in a trans
ference to other occupations. Any
laborers who do not have to serve
an apprenticeship to learn a trade
are unskilled laborers.
O. Who built the road to Pixies
Peak and who gets the tolls?
NJ F. ".
A. The American Automobile as
ISOLATION says that the road run
ming up Pixies Peak is a state high
way. Money received from tolls is
used for the upkeep of the road.
Q. When a man of India loses
caste does he descend into the caste
beneath him? E. P
A In losing caste, a man does
not enter the caste beneath him;
he becomes an outcast.
@. How did the Morris chair get
its name? T. o. D.
A. The Morris chair was invent
ed by William Morris, the well
known poet, writer and craftsman