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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, l 9 1 1 



THE HOME TABLE 



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AUGUST is the time when we want the "home 

 table" outdoors. The spirit of fresh air 

 moves every one, rich and poor alike, from 

 the wealthy who take their tours costing 

 thousands of dollars to the poor man with his large 

 family for a day's "outing." I remember one holiday 

 seeing a troop of small children dragging wearily 

 along a dusty country road, one of them crying, and 

 as I passed the father turned his head and called 

 "Come on, I brought yer out to enjoy yerselves, and 

 yer just jolly well got ter." I think that is how many 

 people, particularly the elderly, feel about vacations. 

 It is a wonder to me how people will give up all the 

 comforts of a home to "board" in small, hot, stuffy 

 rooms and sit on verandas, continually changing their 

 dresses, and trying to imagine that they are enjoy- 

 ing themselves. 



Camping is Freedom 



ONE ideal holiday for those who don't mind rough- 

 ing it a bit is camping. There you are outdoors 

 all the time and can really get the benefit of the fresh 

 air without being hampered by conventionalities. The 

 food problem used to be a rather trying one, but in 

 these days one can get almost anything canned or 

 bottled, and canning and preserving have been brought 

 to such perfection that the flavor of vegetables, meats 

 and fish is not destroyed or changed like it used to be. 



Holidays by Land or Sea 



AND what a number of different kinds of holidays 

 there are from which one can choose. Going 

 abroad, a trip by sea, a trip by land, an automobile 

 tour, a cottage by the sea, or in the mountains, 

 boarding in some country farm or seaside resort, camp- 

 ing in tents or bungalows, a summer on a houseboat. 

 Then there are daily trips by sea or land, picnics, 

 daily visits to country friends, and others. 



Those who already live in the country can give such 

 delightful entertainments out of doors— garden parties, 

 porch dances, hay rides, barn dances and many other 

 pleasures suited to the neighborhood in which one lives. 



In all these diversions, refreshments must be served. 

 Nature is always asserting herself and it seems to me 

 that one's hunger will manifest itself more quickly in the 

 country than when one is living in a town. I suppose 

 it is the fresh air; and travelling also, unless it makes one 

 sick, makes one desperately hungry. 



Pay Your Money and Take Your Choice 



IT IS very wise to have a good supply of canned 

 goods on your shelves to supplement the ordinary 

 family meal food when unexpected guests drop in. 



Go to one of the big food stores and investigate. 

 You will find things canned that you had no idea 

 people thought of putting up. Taste and try before 

 you buy. The demonstrators are always glad to let 

 you "sample." I saw in one place hare, Irish stew, and 

 sweet potatoes. I have not tried the potatoes yet, 

 but I always like to try new things and mean to do so 

 soon. I had a most delicious sandwich paste the other 

 day, the foundation of which was goose liver, and pork, 

 with truffles and flavoring. My friend asked me where 

 to get it as it was so good and she wanted it for use in 

 her summer cottage. She goes round every summer 

 trying to get new things. The old standbys such as 

 canned salmon, and now its cousin, the tuna or tunny 

 fish (very delicate and not so oily) corned beef, tongue, 

 and the potted meats for sandwiches are all good; but 

 one gets very tired of them and something with a 

 flavor that is different is very desirable. 



Saving on the Laundry Bills 



ONE must try to make things as easy as possible 

 and lessen work in every way. One lady has 

 white oilcloth on the table instead of a tablecloth that 

 needs laundering and I would suggest that the 

 beautiful paper table cloths and dinner napkins to 

 match might be used for company times. If you want 

 to save dish washing, the wooden plates are good but 

 do not look very pretty and are more suitable for 

 picnics or campers. Towelling also comes in paper 

 and should decidedly be used, saving the washing of 

 dish or face towels. 



At the best of times doing your own work is hard 

 and if, in addition, you must fetch water for drinking 

 and pick up wood for your fire, then the holiday be- 

 comes a burden instead of a rest. Nowadays things 

 are made easier than before. There are fine oil 

 stoves to be had and little ovens that will fit over 

 one burner. I have one of those and use it on my 

 gas stove and get a great deal of comfort from it. It 

 does not heat the kitchen, and will bake everything, 

 even a small joint or chicken. An oil stove is quickly 

 lit and will boil a kettle of water in a few minutes. 



Very often the evenings mercifully become quite 



cool, and it is a comforting thing to come in from a 

 drive, or even from sitting on the porch till late, and 

 have a warm drink. There is a prepared coffee 

 which is of very good flavor and only requires to 

 have boiling water added. It makes a rich cup of 

 coffee instantly with fine aroma. Cocoa, with milk and 

 sugar, is also put up in prepared form and is very grate- 

 ful and comforting. Of course tea cannot be handled 

 that way, but it has been compressed and made into 

 tablets to be used in the cup with boiling water. 



Rather a good substitute for fresh cream, which is 

 in fact preferred by some, is the evaporated milk or 

 cream. I do not mean the sweetened or condensed 

 milk which is so useful in its place and delicious in 

 coffee; this is unsweetened. It does not, however, 

 keep very long. Try it some time when the cream 

 turns sour. 



Drinks Hot or Cold 



BESIDES the canned meats and fishes of which 

 there are such variety — not to speak of the 

 fruits and vegetables which you will be able to get 

 fresh — there are ready bottled drinks to suit all 

 tastes; and fruit juices, grape and lime, particularly. 

 Grape juice to my mind needs aerated water as its 

 sweetness is not very thirst quenching unless ice cold 

 and seltzered, but lime juice is the most refreshing 

 drink I have tasted in a long time and quenches the 

 thirst and cools one off on a hot day better than the 

 old timers, lemonade and orangeade. 



I am, though, a tea fiend and a cup of tea, even if it 

 makes me very warm at first, really refreshes me more 

 than anything else. It may be served iced, of course, 

 but to a real English tea drinker, hot tea is the only 

 thing. There are also beef extracts and bouillon cubes 

 that only need boiling water. Also clam broth in 

 bottles, besides all sorts of soups, both thick and thin. 

 Horlick s malted milk is filling and refreshing. It is a 

 good thing to take on an ocean trip for the baby as it is 

 easy to prepare. 



A Blessing for the Babies 



TALKING about babies another great conveni- 

 ence is the thermos bottle, which keeps liquids 

 either hot or cold. For August we do not wish to 

 think of anything hot, and will use it for cold drinks. 

 But it is a boon to mothers who have their little babies 

 who must have warm food. 



ROYAL 



BAKING POWDER 



Absolutely Pure 



Used and praised by the most 

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Serves "You Right- 

 Food or Drink -not 

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 Where -and As 

 you like 



THE Thermos Jug for Tea, 

 Coffee or Chocolate — per- 

 hapsatasty, cooling bever- 

 age or a Thermos jar filled 

 with ice cream or chilled salad 



— add to the convenience of the host- 

 ess and the delight of her guests. 



Warm afternoons on the veranda — 

 hot nights in the bedroom — lawn 

 parties, and every sort of outing, are 

 more enjoyable and comfortable with 

 Thermos. 



Thermos keeps fluids icy cold for 

 seventy-two hours, or piping hot for 

 twenty-four hours. 



Thermos caters to every want of 

 each member of the family. In the 

 nursery Thermos keeps Baby's milk 

 pure and free from infection. 



BOTTLES CARAFES 



$1.00 up $3.50 up 



JUGS, $4.00 up 



The Genuine have the 

 name Thermos stamped on 

 the bottom. 



Sold by dealers every- 

 where. If not sold near you 

 write for the Free Thermos 

 Picture Puzzle Cut Out for 

 Kiddies. 



American Thermos Bottle Company, Norwich, Conn., Toronto, Canada 



All foods advertised in this department have been tested and approved by Effie M. Robinson. They are also sold and recommended by the Doubleday, Page 6* Co. Cooperative Store 



