LEFT-OVERS 



The housewife will take a great deal of de- 

 light in the preparation of piccalilli, chow- 

 chow, and the various other condiments 

 w^hich have such a stimulating effect on the 

 appetite in early spring, when ^Hhat tired 

 feeling'' is likely to make a good deal of the 

 food that is placed before us unattractive. 

 In the making of these good things unripe 

 tomatoes and peppers will play an important 

 part. So will onions that are too small to 

 store away for winter use. She will find use 

 for all of these things which a man would con- 

 sider worthless. Really, there is but little 

 chance for waste of garden productions if 

 there is an appreciative and prudent woman 

 in the kitchen. 



A few roots of horseradish should find a 

 place in all gardens, preferably in some out- 

 of-the-way corner where it can be allowed 

 to spread without interfering with other 

 plants. Spread it will, every little piece of 

 root that is broken off in the ground in dig- 

 ging the large roots becoming an independ- 

 ent plant as soon as thrown upon its own re- 

 sources. Because of this tendency to ^Hake 

 possession of the land" many persons who 

 have undertaken its culture refuse to give it 

 a place in their gardens. But it is really an 



