- came on nicely, and we had the finest of 
January, 1912 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS xiii 
cauliflower, of which we are very fond, but 
we have solved the difficulty by simply 
cutting from the head of the cauliflower as 
~much-as we need for a meal, while the rest 
is left to grow. When eight or ten cauli- 
flowers all head at the same time, two peo- 
ple find great embarrassment amidst such 
bounty, but this trouble was overcome last 
year by distributing the plants in the garden 
so that they received unequal amounts of 
shade from nearby trees. Those that have 
the most shade are slowest in maturing. 
Last year some heads were fully matured, 
or rather, ready for table use, before the 
more shaded heads were formed; but all 
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cauliflowers until frost. 
With cabbage plants we have found the 
same difficulty. A large head is too much 
for two people to use even at several meals, 
and one does not like to feel that it is 
necessary to eat food to save it from being 
wasted. Taking my cue from the cauli- 
flower, I tried cutting one head in half, 
cutting it perpendicularly, and leaving one 
half on the steam. But the exposed face 
kept on growing, and the white leaves turned 
green. Next year I shall try removing the 
outer leaves, throwing away the green ones 
and using the white ones freely. The ex- 
posed white leaves, of course, will turn 
green, but the head will doubtless keep on 
growing, and I should not be surprised if 
it kept the heads from bursting, as several 
did this year. 
A JAPANESE INNOVATION IN 
MANUFACTURED MILK 
HE Japanese retain their native subtle 
ingenuity, and under the invasion oi 
Western ideas this quality, combined with 
what one might call Yankee shrewdness, 
does not leave that nation lacking in ability 
to keep up with modern inventive resource- 
fulness. For instance, cows are not num- 
erous in Japan, but the Japanese are fond 
of milk, and to meet this demand in the 
face of natural shortage they long ago put 
their wits to work and evolved a product 
that the average person cannot distinguish 
from the regular dairy article. 
The artificial milk is derived from the 
soja bean. The beans are first soaked, then 
boiled in water. Presently thé liquid turns 
white; sugar and phosphate of potash in 
proper quantities are added, and the boiling Z 
continued until a substance the thickness of 
molasses is obtained. This fluid corresponds 
very accurately with ordinary condensed 
milk, and when water is added cannot be 
told from fresh milk. 
When you are build- 
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with the lines of the building. Sargent Hardware includes 
so many examples of each school and period that personal 
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The love of flowers and trees, and the 
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