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yolks very light, add 14 cup sugar and beat again. When sugar has 

 been dissolved in juice pour over egg yolks, then cook like a boiled cus- 

 tard. When thickened, cut and fold in whites, beaten until dry. Pour 

 over stale sponge cake or lady fingers, chill, decorate with whipped 

 cream. 



Rolled sandwiches — Cut bread very thin, in strips. Cream butter, 

 spread rather thickly on bread. Roll and tie with baby ribbon. 



Salad dressing — Three eggs, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon mustard, 

 1 tablespoon salt scant, 3 tablespoons butter. 



Beat all together, add 1 cup vinegar, hot, and 1 cup milk. Cook to a 

 smooth custard. 



Egg salad — Remove tops from hard boiled eggs, take out yolks, mash, 

 season well with salt, pepper and salad dressing, making quite moist. 

 Refill egg cup, filling with yolk mixture. Arrange lettuce on plate, 

 make a bed of remaining yolk mixture, set eggs up and serve. 



Baked hean salad — Arrange baked bean salad on lettuce leaf, garnish 

 with sliced pomolas, pile salad dressing on top. 



Cheese croquettes. — One pound grated cheese, 4 egg whites, pinch salt 

 and cayenne. 



Beat the whites of eggs to a stiff froth, stir in cheese, salt and pep- 

 per. Mould into balls size of a walnut, dip in egg and crumbs and fry 

 in deep fat. 



THE INFLUENCE OF HOME SURROUNDINGS IN THE BUILD- 

 ING OF CHARACTER. 



BY MRS. CARRIE IVES SAUNDERS^ SAGINAW. 



Many mothers plead that they have not time enough to give to their 

 children when they are small and as soon as they are grown they go 

 away from home. The mother is the builder of the home and by a 

 little careful study and planning, she need not work so hard as to de- 

 stroy her health, or become fretful and ill-tempered. 



Do not spend your spare moments piecing quilts. Buy blankets in- 

 stead, they are more healthful, handled easier, can be washed, and in 

 the end cost less. Do not make rag carpets; the amount paid for the 

 warp, dye and weaving would buy a floor covering of matting or lin- 

 oleum. Do not scrub your floors until they are spotless and you are 

 too tired to be agreeable to members of your family, scolding the chil- 

 dren, and driving them out of doors for fear they will get things mis- 

 placed or the floor dirty. If the floor is painted once a year it will cost 

 no more than the soap and brushes and will save your back, knees and 

 head many an ache. Do not pile your table full of good things to eat 

 when you have company, and scrimp the everyday family meals. Your 

 husband, children and yourself like jellies, fruits and cakes as well as 

 the company, and they should be considered first. Let company take 

 the same fare as you have; you will find more time to be agreeable with 

 everybody. Professed friends who only come to see you to get filled 



