The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-03

Cookies. They are easily made, whole
some and nutritious. Mix one cup sugar
with one-half cup of boiling water in top
of double boiler, then add one-haf cup
cocoa and one-half teaspoon salt, stir
ring very hard When smooth, remove
from fire and stir five minutes When
cool (not cold spread on bran or gra-
ham crackers
You'll like those salted nuts at Roots.
They have them In envelope packages
and also in bulk-pecans, jumbo peanuts,
almonds and pistachios. Having been
allowed to sample them l can recommend
them as being first class.
Dry and powder celery and parsley
leaves for winter seasoning. Use in
creamed potato and to sprinkle over
made dishes as a garnish
If YOU want something aside from the
ordinary dairy cheese go to Abbott's.
They have edam, pineapple. Swiss,
roquefort kraft and the loaf cheese. In
fact it is quite a cheese center.
One cook tells me that an omelet will
never fall if the salt is beaten in with
the whites of the eggs, instead of with
the yolks as generally advised.
Those flannel MILDLY blouses at the ].
L. Austin store are the finest garments
for the misses. especially for school
wear. He has them in brown, blue and
in a lovely shade of red One style has
an elastic at the waist which makes it
more of a sailor blouse and which is
finding favor with many.
One housekeeper recommends wetting
the edges. both upper and under, of the
pie crust with a paste of cOrnstarch and
cold water to prevent the juice from
running out.
If one is going to buy an electric
washing machine. why not buy one
which can be put to two uses like the
Federal washer at the Twin State Co.?
The Federal has a table top which goes
| on when the machine IS not in use for
washing, making the finest kind of
porcelain finish kitchen table. Let
| them demonstrate.
Chapped hands should not be put into
| dishwater until they have been lightly
creased with some healing cream that
viii keep the water from getting into the
cracks and making the hands worse.
For a sandwich lunch to be eaten
| there. or for some TO be taken out for n
picnic or an auto trip. Hall K Farwel
can furnish delicious ones-chicken, egg,
| ham, etc, all good and always ready.
! Before discarding the old lamp burner
| try boiling it half an hour in soda and
water. 1t will probably be as good as
| new.
Tie Custom Laundry does excellent
work on shirts and eollars-collars are
| rolled lust right and the shirts are
irOned carefully and partly by hand. /
| think their work will satisfy you if you
| win give them a trial If there is some
thing which does not please, just tell
them SO. They will be glad TO have you.
For a change try slicing the breakfast
| oranges very thin with Il very sharp
knife. They are very pleasing to both
the eye and palate served in this way
for instance. only four oranges To serve
five people, you can easily see how it
can be managed.
The News Store has the best value in
n 50-cent box of stationery l have seen.
One would not be surprised if they
charged ~ cents for ID the quality is so
good. OF other stationery, from the
plain to the fancy kinds in colors and
with calored Innings. they have a stock
equal to many city store.
When cooking corn on the cob. if a
| tablespoon of vinegar is added to the
/
will be more tender,
If you are looking for wedding gifts
| do not miss the new and lovely things
at Simons shop Unique. Lovely Japan
| csc pottery and novelties which are diff
| ferent" and things which are artistic,
vet low in price. 1t is line you should
see.
One housekeeper assures me that
boiled and mashed carrots are perfect
substitute for pumpkin in making pies.
To be in fashion one must have silk
and wool sport hose TO wear with GER
| tain styles of shoes and Durham Broth
prs have Il splendid line of them in all
| the new fall colorings. 1t is very con-
| vcnient to buy ones shoes and select
| hosiery just right to go with them, as
one can there.
People over 60 should reduce the
| quantity of steak, chops and rOasts
eaten. Substitute eggs. easily faxed
| fish, and scraped or minced meats. This
is especially desirable if there are rheu-
matte or equity tendencies.
Now that the children are in school.
see that they have plenty of milk to
! drink and food with milk in it. The pure
| product can be had from the Milk Plant
and milk helps to keep growing young
| sters strong and sturdy. They need it.
Some chocolate is always wasted
when YOU melt it for any purpose. Keep
| it in a glass jar. and place the jar in
| hot water You can then take out lust
the quantity you wish and seal the jar
again.
There are many WHO must buy a new
stove or heater this fall. Investigate
the merits of the Clenwood heaters at