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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



September. 1919 



cat enough. Honey not only tempts them to 

 cat a little more but is a source of energy. 



Honey and Peanut Butter. 

 P. J. Pentecost of Tipton, Ind., writes 

 that his family consider a mixture of honey 

 and peanut butter an excellent spread for 

 sandwiches. He says that it is a good way 

 to use an inferior colored honey, that chil- 

 dren like it, and that in warm weather it 

 stays where it belongs. That is all true, 

 and some years ago a firm doing a large hon- 

 ey-bottling business considereil putting the 

 mixture upon the market, but as peanut 

 butter is liable to turn rancid in time it was 

 thought best not to feature it commercially. 

 However, it eonld be mixed and kept in the 

 home icebox for some time without deterior- 

 ation. Notice that I embody Mr. Pente- 

 cost's idea in a sandwich recipe. Such a 

 sandwich is rich in body-building and energy 

 foods and therefore ideal for children. 



Com Syrup Jelly Not a Success. 



Last year, during the sugar shortage, a 

 number of my friends made jelly with corn 

 syrup. While it was not sweet as sugar jel^y 

 it had a good texture, was transparent, aiid 

 stood up well. Those who made only a sn'all 

 amount and used it within a short time had 

 no complaints to make, but se^•eral who at- 

 tempted to keep it over winter re])orted that 

 the jelly worked. 



Honey in Medicine. 



A honey demonstrator, who had worked 

 in cities scattered over the country from 

 New England to Missouri, tells me that I 

 would be surprised to know the number of 

 j)eople who purchase honey to use in medi- 

 cine. Personally I have little faith in medi- 

 cine. Fresh aid, sunshine, good food, exer- 

 cise, and hygienic living generally should 

 keep us well; but for the people who delight 

 to dose themselves, honey is not only harm- 

 less but a good food. We all know it to be 

 a good cough remedy, but in my experience 

 with croupy children it has seemed to do 

 as much good alone as when combined with 

 some nauseous drug. 



A year ago a Chautauqua lecturer in our 

 town had a cold accompanied with an annoy- 

 ing hoarseness. He was an extremely rapid 

 speaker, and by the time the lecture was 

 over he had scarcely any voice left. A hon- 

 ey enthusiast took him in charge, procured 

 a bottle of honey, and prescribed it in re- 

 peated doses. The next morning the lec- 

 turer said he was much better and hoped to 

 go on with the tour. 



SAUCE FOB SWISS fHARI) OB OTHER GREENS. 



2 tablespoons fresh 1 teaspoon salt 



Lacon fat Vs toaspoon pcjiper 



1 tal)lespoon flour 2 teaspoons sugar 



V2 cviii creamy milk 1 escs: or 



I! or t tahlos|)()nns vine- 1 or 2 liard-l)oiIecI eges 

 Kar 



Make a white sauce of the bacon fat, 

 flour, and milk; add seasonings and 3 table- 

 spoons or more vinegar, to suit taste; and 

 beat the egg after removing from the fire. 



Left-over hard-boiled eggs may be substi- 

 tuted for the raw egg. They should be chop- 

 ped fine, and bits of bacon cut fine and ad- 

 ded are an improvement. Serve hot poured 

 over the greens; or, if preferred, pass in a 

 sauce boat. 



I'KArH COBBLER. 



1 (|t. sliced peaches 3 teaspoons hakins; pow- 



1 cup sugar der 



1 cup water 3 tablespoons .shortening 



1 V2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 



Milk 



Put the ]»eaches, sugar, and water in a 

 saucej)an with a well-fitting cover and sim- 

 mer about 10 minutes. Make a biscuit dough 

 of the other ingredients, roll out, cut w'ith 

 a small biscuit cutter, and place closely to- 

 gether over the hot fruit; cover and cook 

 15 minutes without lifting the cover. Serve 

 with the hot fruit dipped over the dump- 

 lings and pass cream or butter with it. Can- 

 ned peaches may be used. Less sugar may 

 be used and honey may be served with it 

 on the table. 



COTTAGE CHEESE AND MARMALADE SANDWICHES. 



Cottage cheese. Whole wheat bread 



Orange marmalade Butter 



Cut the bread thin, keei) the slices in pairs 

 and open like a book to spread them. Spread 

 one slice with butter and then marmalade, 

 spread the other with cottage cheese, put to- 

 gether, and cut in triangles. 



oijIve sandwiches. 

 1 small bottle stuffed Bread 



olives Butter 



V2 cup salad dressing either boiled or ma.vonnaise 



Chop the olives which should be the va- 

 riety stuffed with pimentoes and mix with 

 the dressing. Prepare the bread as in the 

 l)receding recipe, spread one slice with but- 

 ter and the other with the olive mixture, 

 and put together. 



HONEV AND I'EA X L T Bl'TTER SA.VDWICHES. 



Honey Whole wheat bread 



Peai\ut butter Butter 



Mix any well-flavored honey with peanut 

 butter, equal {»arts, l)lending them smoothly, 

 spread one slice of liread with the mixture 

 and the other with butter, press together, 

 and cut in any shapes desired. 



GREEN TOMATO MINCE.MEAT. 



3 qts. chopped apples V2 teaspoon chives 



3 qts. chopped tomatoes 1 cup tart .ielly 



1 box seeded raisins Grated rind and .juice 



1 bo.\ seedless raisins of one orange. 



H cups sugar Grated rind and juice 



3 tablespoons salt of one lemon 



1 cup vinegar % lb. citron. 



2 oz. stick cinnamon 1 cup chopped suel. if 



desired. 



Cover the choppe<l tomatoes with water, 

 bring to a boil and drain; repeat twice. Add 

 the other ingredients, simmer genth' for half 

 an hour, and can in sterilized jars. If the 

 suet is not used, adil 1 teaspoon butter to 

 each pie when baking it. Listead of sugar, 

 part honey may be used and boiled cider 

 may be substituted for the jelly. 



