The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23
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What becomes of your dismantied
)Christmas tree after the holidays?
Don't try to burn it in the fireplace,
even if partially cut up. The dry,
brittle evergreen will start a roaring
fire and possibly set fire to the CHM
ney, endangering the house. Have
the tree dragged away to safe place
for bonfire, and use it as a nucleus
to get rid of any other rubbish that
can be burned up. The same pre-
cautions apply to any sort of Christ
mas green's.
Banana Gigs" are form of food
not generally familiar to American
housewives, but are recommended
as a desirable and nourishing food.
These figs" are really dried bana-
mas. Firm ripe fruit is peeled and
split lengthwise and dried either in
the sun or by artificial heat. The
drying process brings out some of
the banana juice which covers the
banana with white sugary powder.
In food value banana figs" are said
to compare favorably with other
dried fruits. The agricultural ex-
pertinent station in Hawaii has been
experimenting with the drying of
bananas because banana shipping
facilities from Hawaii are not so
fully developed as from the "bana-
ma coast" of Central America
Canaries have been men's-and
especially women's-pets for several
hundred years. They were house
hold pets as early as 1400. Our
American supply comes mainly from
Germany and England, although,
during the war, we imported few
from China From 1905 to 1915.
three and one-quarter million canar-
les were imported into the United
States.
Canaries don't require fancy
menu. Canary seed, to which a
little summer rape seed and hemp
have been added, is a stable diet for
the birds. Most housewives buy
this feed in small quantities, ready
mixed for their pets. Canary seed
alone isn't enough for the birds, but
if you'll add that small quantity of
summer rape and hemp seed, you'll
have diet that fits to T. In adj
dition to the seed, supply bit of
lettuce or small piece of apple fire.
quently.
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A good quality of skim milk
should have yield of Is to Is lbs.
of cottage cheese per 100 pounds Of
skim milk.
Cottage cheese made from skim
milk furnishes all the food princi-
pies found in milk except the butter
| fat. If desired, cream may be added
to make up for this deficiency. Be-
ing mild in flavor, cottage cheese
combines nicely with other things
that give variety Of flavor. Straw
berries or other fresh fruits may be
used in this way, also canned fruits,
raisins, dates, or other dried fruits.
Honey, jam, marmalade, or chopped
nuts are often combined with cottage
cheese.
Meat makes the best food for cats.
Cats are natural meat eaters.
Beef, Mutton, and rabbit meat are
good. Kittens like chicken and
duck heads. A little milk is all
right, but small quantity of cream
is much better than lot of milk.
Too much milk is bad for cats-it
causes diarrhea. Large quantities
of vegetables aren't good for them,
either, although a little spinach is
healthful if the cats will eat it.
Start the new year armed with
well-planned budget which has been
drawn up to include all the necessi-
ties and some of the desirable pur-
chases your family hopes to make
within the expected income Of 1928.
Food, housing, clothing, and running
expenses will be among the essen
tials. Personal expenses for each
member of the family must be al
lowed, and fixed expenses such as
be met. More or less problematical
| is the question of new furnishings or
equipment, or the amount that must
go to doctors and dentists, and con-
sequently the amount that can be
saved. A good budget is one that
takes all these points into consider
alton and keeps the definitely known
expenses we'll within>the anticipated
income, leaving fair-sized margin
for the uncertain items and for
emergencies. After making the
budget on yearly basis, it is help
full to plan for each month separate
ly and in advance, so that as eN-
penditures are made they can be
compared with the original estimate
in each category. Sometimes it be-
comes evident that larger allot-
ment must he made in one field, or