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turn  it  into  glasses,  and  seal  it  when  it 
is  set. 
Rhubarb  and  Pineapple  Marmalade. — 
Three  pounds  red  rhubarb.  2  pounds  su¬ 
gar.  2  lemons,  .juice  and  grated  rind,  1 
cupful  pineapple,  out  in  pieces.  J toil  the 
mixture  very  slowly  until  it  is  thick  and 
clear.  Turn  it  into  glasses,  and  seal  it 
when  it  is  set. 
Rhubarb  and  Prune  Conserve. — One 
quart  rhubarb,  cut  in  small  pieces,  1  cup¬ 
ful  prune  pulp.  2  cupfuls  sugar,  1  lemon, 
juice  and  grated  ring,  %  cupful  English 
walnuts,  chopped.  Cook  the  rhubarb,  the 
prune  pulp,  and  the  sugar  until  the  mix¬ 
ture  is  thick.  Add  the  lemon  juice  and 
rind  and  the  nuts.  Turn  the  marmalade 
into  clean  glasses,  and  when  it  is  set, 
seal  it  according  to  the  directions. 
The  Summer  Picnics 
Picnics  and  outings  give  rest  and  va¬ 
riety  to  Summer  life  whether  it  be  in  the 
city  or  country.  Nut  the  excursion  kind, 
perhaps,  that  necessitate  several  hours’ 
journey  by  boat  or  train  to  some  public 
picnic  ground;  these  are  not,  as  a  rule, 
restful  outings,  especially  if  there  are 
children  in  the  party,  and  no  outing  is 
quite  complete  without  them :  the  many 
attractions  of  a  public  amusement  place 
have  a  tendency  to  make  them  restless  and 
unreasonable  so  that  the  few  hours  you 
spend  picnicking  must  be  watchful  ones, 
least  some  accident  befall  them.  Then 
A  thoughtful  mother  of  a  little  brood 
manages  to  make  her  husband’s  holidays 
restful  and  her  children  happy,  by  having, 
during  tht  Summer  months  an  emergency 
kit  always  ready  for  little  impromptu 
outings.  Tt  consists  of  a  small  camp  ket¬ 
tle,  a  frying-pan.  some  aluminum  cups, 
[dates,  and  spoons,  a  sharp  knife  for  cut¬ 
ting  bread,  etc.,  a  good  supply  of  paper 
napkins,  salt,  popper,  sugar,  a  box  of 
cocoa,  and  matches,  then  when  the  hur¬ 
ried  call  comes  for  a  day  in  the  woods  or 
down  by  the  river,  all  she  needs  to  do  is 
to  add  some  fresh  eggs,  a  little  jar  of  but¬ 
ter.  a  few  slices  of  bacon,  a  loaf  of  bread, 
a  bottle  of  milk,  and  some  fresh  fruit. 
The  whole  outfit  is  easily  packed  and 
carried,  and,  oh.  the  joys  of  eating  eggs 
from  their  shells,  cooked  over  a  fire  in  a 
stone-wall  stove  which  the  children 
helped  to  contrive,  or  the  little  fish  caught 
iu  the  brook,  fried  brown  and  served,  per¬ 
haps.  on  a  piece  of  clean  sweet-smelling 
birch  bark  ! 
There  are  all  sorts  of  romantic  ways  of 
building  the  gypsy  fire,  but  the  flat  stone 
with  a  wall  of  smaller  ones  built  up 
around  it.  and  another  placed  on  top, 
leaving  space  at  the  back  for  the  smoke 
to  escape,  is  the  quickest  and  easiest. 
Three  eight-inch  iron  hinges,  such  as  are 
used  in  heavy  barn  doors,  one  of  each 
fastened  together  with  a  bolt,  makes  a 
very  •  convenient  stove.  This  can  be 
folded  flat  and  placed  in  the  bottom  of 
.2., 
A  Family  Vacation  Camp 
comes  the  mad  rush  for  the  last  returning 
train  or  boat,  and  a  seat,  with  available 
space  for  the  inevitable  lunch  basket,  too 
good  to  be  thrown  away,  and  the  long, 
stuffy  ride  back. 
Better  than  this  is  the  little  impromptu 
outing,  with  ti  few  congenial  people  or 
families,  to  some  shady  spot,  that  will 
furnish  sufficient  solitude  for  rest;  where 
you  can  go  early  and  stay  late,  regard¬ 
less  of  boat  or  train.  A  gypsy  fire,  over 
which  a  meal  .can  be  cooked,  has  a  de¬ 
lightful  fascination  for  children,  and  a 
clear  stream  of  water,  in  which  they  can 
wade  and  fish  to  their  heart's  content, 
will  furnish  them  a  whole  day  full  of 
wholesome  enjoyment. 
When  planning  a  long  day’s  outing  rest 
as  much  as  possible  the  day  before,  and 
don’t  take  with  you  a  great  basket  of 
eatables  and  unnecessary  table  accesso¬ 
ries.  and  then  oblige  some  good-natured 
member  of  the  party  to  carry  it.  Two  or 
three  good-sized  pasteboard  boxes,  which 
can  lie  thrown  away  after  they  have 
served  their  purpose,  are  much  better  and 
easier  to  carry.  Paper  plates  and  nap¬ 
kins  arc.  of  course,  indispensable.  Cakes, 
pies  and  salads  are  undesirable  for  the 
picnic  lunch,  a  generous  variety  of  sand¬ 
wiches  with  soft  fillings  may  take  the 
place  of  any  of  these,  for  there  can  be 
those  hearty  enough  to  appease  the  keen¬ 
est  of  appetites,  as  well  as  dainty  sweet 
ones  to  be  used  in  lieu  of  cake  or  pie. 
When  sandwiches  are  carefully  wrapped 
in  waxed  paper  they  will  keep  fresh  and 
attractive  for  hours.  If  cake  is  taken  it 
should  he  a  plain  loaf  without  icing. 
Fresh  vegetables,  such  as  celery,  little 
radishes,  tomatoes,  and  very  young 
onions,  are  the  proper  relishes  for  a  pic¬ 
nic  lunch,  and  a  generous  supply  of  fresh 
fruit  will  make  up  for  any  deficiency  iu 
sweets- 
your  kit.  Then  when  ready  to  use  it  all 
,v<»i  have  to  do  is  t<>  unfold  and  stand  it 
over  small  fire.  The  three  ends  fast¬ 
ened  together  form  the  top  of  the  stove, 
the  other  three  its  legs.  If  there  is  to  lie 
a  gypsy  fire,  remember  that  the  small  fire, 
and  a  bed  of  clear  live  coals  is  the  very 
best  requisite  for  frying,  roasting  or 
baking. 
Anything  the  children  can  do  to  help 
prepare  a  meal  out  of  doors  will  be  a 
pleasure  to  them.  “Corkscrew  bread”  is 
great  fun.  as  well  as  toothsome.  Take 
with  you  some  prepared  biscuit  flour,  and 
add  a  little  butter  and  milk,  or  water, 
then  mix  the  paste,  a  little  stiller  than 
you  would  for  ordinary  biscuit.  Have 
ready  some  smooth,  round  hardwood  sticks, 
two  or  three  inches  in  diameter,  and 
three  or  four  feet  iu  length  :  grease  one 
end  of  these  for  about  four  or  five  inches, 
then  with  pieces  of  paste,  well  floured, 
proceed  to  wind  the  greased  end  of  each  ; 
moisten  the  ends  of  the  strips  of  paste 
and  lap  them  over  the  ring  above  so  that 
it  will  not  slip.  Hold  these  over  the 
iiie.  high  enough  up  that  the  paste  will 
not  burn,  turning  frequently,  until  the 
bread  is  brown  and  crisp.  It  takes  but  a 
few  minutes  to  bake  them,  then  slip  out 
the  stick,  and  the  bread  is  ready  to  eat. 
Most  country  children  know  how  to 
catch  frogs  and  what  delicious  eating 
they  are!  A  piece  of  flaming  rod  flannel 
attached  to  a  fish  line  or  hook  is  the 
usual  method  of  attracting  them.  Only 
the  hind  legs  and  quarters  are  eaten, 
these  are  skinned,  and  carefully  washed, 
then  soaked  for  an  hour  in  cold  water  to 
which  a  little  vinegar  or  lemon  juice  has 
boon  added,  then  dried  between  towels  or 
paper  napkins,  rolled  in  well  seasoned 
crumbs  or  Indian  meal,  anil  fried  brown. 
Small  fish  and  birds,  and  even  frogs’  legs, 
taste  better  than  any  other  way,  when 
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strung  on  a  hardwood  stick,  alternating 
with  strips  of  bacon  or  fat  salt  pork,  and 
cooked  over  the  open  fire  in  much  the 
same  manner  as  “corkscrew  bread”  is 
baked.  The  Stick  must  be  constantly 
turned  over  the  coals  like  a  spit,  so  that 
the  juecs  may  not  be  lost.  Or,  have  the 
hardwood  stick  forked  at  one  end.  and  the 
ends  of  these  sharpened.  Lay  a  thin 
slice  of  pork,  lengthwise,  inside  each  fish 
or  bird,  then  push  the  titles  through  all. 
far  enough  so  that  they  will  not  slip  off 
as  soon  as  heated,  hold  these  over  the 
fire,  turning  constantly- 
Fish  chowder  makes  a  meal  in  the 
woods  fit  for  a  king.  Clean  any  good- 
sized  fish,  and  parboil  it  in  the  camp 
kettle,  then  remove  the  fish,  and  dry  the 
kettle.  I’lace  it  over  the  fire  again,  and 
add  a  piece  of  butter,  or  try  out  a  few 
slices  of  fat  pork  and  remove  the  scrap, 
then  put  in  five  or  six  sliced  onions,  and 
when  these  are  browned  slightly  add  the 
fish  and  a  part  of  the  stock  in  which  it 
was  cooked.  Wash  and  pare  seven  1 
small  potatoes,  and  add  these,  too.  Sea¬ 
son  well,  and  cook  until  the  potatoes  are 
tender.  Two  or  three  large  crackers 
added  just  before  serving  improves  this 
dish  wonderfully. 
One  cannot,  of  course,  plan  for  a  va¬ 
riety  of  hot  dishes  to  he  cooked  over  an 
open  fire  in  one  day's  outing,  but  one 
simple  hot  dish,  and  plenty  of  it,  with 
good  bread  and  butter  sandwiches,  and 
perhaps  a  little  fruit,  eaten  off  tie  end 
of  a  nice  clean  log,  makes  a  meal  that 
can  be  relished  and  enjoyed  far  and  away 
more  than  many  a  sumptuous  repast 
served  in  a  well-appointed  dining-room. 
It’s  the  c-bange  from  the  usual  to  the  un¬ 
usual  that  gives  zest  to  many  a  flagging 
appetite. 
Take  such  little  outings  often,  go  while 
you  are  in  the  mood  and  all  out-of-doors 
is  wooing  you.  If  there  are  character 
qualities  which  you  desire  to  develop  in 
your  girl  or  boy,  the  days  spent  in  the 
open  with  father  and  mother  will  Le  of 
great  assistance;  the  stories  told  under 
the  trees,  and  the  many  things  to  learn 
of  all  the  lovely  growing  things  about 
them,  the  different  kinds  of  trees  by  sight 
or  the  feel  of  their  hark,  the  various  birds 
by  their  song,  and  the  haunts  of  the 
timid  little  wild  creatures  that  inhabit 
the  woods  and  fields,  as  well  as  helping 
father  to  build  the  gypsy  fire  or  mother 
to  prepare  the  simple  meal.  Then  some 
day,  perhaps,  will  come  a  promotion  from 
the  gypsy  picnic  to  a  real  camping  trip, 
and  if  you  can  be  the  happy  possessor  of 
a  comfortable  tent,  and  a  good  camping 
outfit,  yon  can  take  two  weeks  of  solid 
comfort  every  season;  an  outing  that 
will  permit  the  whole  family  to  enjoy  to¬ 
gether  as  no  other  could  do  with  such 
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