De(:'i;mi-i:i!, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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ray copy, where 1 innocL'iilly sns'Ses^ted that 

 M. A. 0. tell us poraethinii' about his potato- 

 digging. Would you believe it, that inter- 

 rogation point came near shattering a life- 

 long friendship? 



MEATLESS DAY. 



Cream of celery soup* 



Toast squares 



Potato muffins* 



Honey bran drops (November issue) 



Home-canned raspberries 



WHEATLESS DAY 



PHEAKFAST DINNER 



Grapefruit Shepherd's pie (mashed 



Corn flakes with top milk potato crust) 



Buckwheat griddle cakes Creamed onions 



Honey Canned string );ean salad 



<?offee (milk for children) Rye bread 



Apple tapioca* 



SUrPKR OR LUNCHEON 



Welch rarebit* 



Baked potatoes 



Hoe cake or cornmeal muffins 



Honey 



Canned peaches 



OHRISTMAS DINNER 



Roast chicken, turkey, or duck 



Stuffing Cranberry jelly 



Mashed potatoes Winter squash 



Whole-wheat bread 



Home-made pickle relish 



Celery 



Honey Suet Pudding* 



Christmas sauce, or honey sauce* 



Fruits, nuts, and raisins 



Coffee 



There we several points to which I wish 



to call your attention in the above menus. 



In the first place, tested recipes are given 

 below for the dishes .starred. The empliasis 

 should be on the word " tested," for there 

 has been much joking of late about war- 

 time recipes. 



Notice that potatoes are used in some 

 form at least twice a day; and for those 

 who prefer heartier breakfasts, potatoes 

 could be added. The growers patriotically 

 increased their potato crops, and thereby 

 stood by the Flag. It is now up to us 

 housekeepers to stand by the growers. Al- 

 so an increase in the use of the perishable 

 potato means a corresponding decrease in 

 the use of the less perishable wheat. The 

 shepherd's pie is made as an ordinai-y meat 

 pie with a thick upper crust of mashed 

 potato. Make it without an under crust. 



To be consistent, the baked-bean recipe 

 calls for no pork or bacon ; but if you have 

 a piece of bacon rind, wash the skin side 

 and use it in the baked beans for flavor. 



Let me esi>ecially recommend the recipe 

 for honey suet pudding. Many people 

 have asked me for that recipe, for it is an 

 unusually tender, delicious pudding, with a 

 much more delicate flavor than when made 

 with molasses. The Christmas sauce is 

 beautiful in color. Last Christmas, at a 

 large family dinner some of the men chose 

 mince pie rather than pudding; but when 

 they saw the tempting-looking pink sauce 

 they insisted on spreading it liberally over 

 their portions of pie. 



Speaking of pie, my i)umpkin-pie recipe. 



Continued on advertising page. 



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