February, 1891. 
O RCHRRD 
GRRDEN 
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neat housekeepers who ran hither and yon 
in the vain search for necessary pieces of 
flannel, or a bit of muslin for a poultice. 
In every house there should be one place, 
known to all members of the family, tilled 
with rolls of soft old linen for bandages, 
worn muslin, mull, or other fine white 
goods, and a generous supply of flannel. 
Every worn garment should be carefully 
washed (of course no starch should be used) 
and ironed , and the valuable parts torn off 
and put in the drawer. Then, when unex- 
pectedly needed, they can be found at once 
without loss of valuable time. 
A yoimg married woman was asked 
which of her wedding presents she had 
prized the most. 
“A bundle of old rags,” was the laughing 
reply. “You see everything I had was 
new, and when I opened Aunt Mary's gift, 
I was so surprised and a little bit vexed at 
first. There were linen bandages, lint, 
rolls of soft muslin, flannel, in short just 
what twenty years experience had shown 
her would be invaluable. Well, we hadn’t 
been married two months when Will had the 
lung fever, and I don’t know what I should 
ever have done, through his long illness, 
without those rags. , The pile that had 
seemed so foolishly large to me when I first 
saw it had almost vanished by the time 
Will was about again, and I had learned 
its value so fully that I have never been 
without a supply since.” 
Crumb Criddle Cakes. 
Pour a cupful of hot milk and one of 
hot water over one of fine dry crumLs. 
When lukewarm, add a teaspoonful of 
melted butter, a half teaspoonful of salt, 
one egg, and half a cup of gluten flour, in 
which there is a half teaspoonful of baking 
powder. If they stick to the griddle, add a 
trifle more flour. 
Three Simple Desserts. 
PRUNE PUDDING. 
Soak a pound of prunes over night. 
When ready to make the pudding, drain 
off the water, and stew them until they are 
qnite soft. Remove the pits, and break the 
prunes into small pieces. Beat the whites 
of four eggs to a stiff froth, with a little 
sugar. Add this to the prunes, reserving 
sufficient for the top. Set in the oven till 
the frosting is lightly browned. Serve with 
cream. 
COFFEE JELLY. 
Three cups of strong coffee poured boiling 
hot over half a box of Cox's gelatine. Stir 
occasionally until the gelatine is thoroughly 
dissolved, when add half a teaspoonful of 
vanilla and a little sugar. Serve with sugar 
and cream. 
A PLAIN CHARLOTTE RUSSE. 
Cut stale cake of almost any kind into 
thin slices and with them line a pretty dish. 
Whip half a pint of cream, slightly sweeten 
and flavor. When very stiff, drop the 
eream lightly over the cake, and you have 
an attractive and delicious dessert. 
TO PROVE the SUPERIOR QUALITY of 
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