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to gather the greens. A pinch of bak¬ 
ing soda and half an hour’s parboiling 
will make them all right, then boil with 
a generous piece of pork an hour or 
more, and they will be worth more than 
a bottle of blood purilier from the drug¬ 
gist. 
Cornmeal mush made at noon and 
left on the stove till supper time served 
with rich milk is a good supper for the 
man who “follows the plow.” Place 
about one quart of water salted in the 
double boiler, then add two parts 
coarsely ground cornmeal stirred in 
cold water to the boiling salt water and 
one part flour, enough to thicken prop¬ 
erly. Let boil up and place over the 
steamer of the boiler until supper time. 
The boiler is easily washed this way, 
as it does not stick on as rr.ush in a 
kettle does. mrs. j. l. 
Canning Asparagus. 
If you have a bed of asparagus, no 
matter how small, save out some and 
try canning it. There is nothing that 
will taste better next Winter than as¬ 
paragus on toast, besides reminding you 
of these heavenly Spring days, of blue 
birds and peach blossoms. The follow¬ 
ing is the way we do it, and is not as 
much trouble as it sounds. Before be¬ 
ginning at all, make a rack of old laths 
nailed together to fit the bottom of the 
boiler; once made, it will last several 
seasons. 
The asparagus should be cut the day 
it is to be used, or, at longest, only kept 
from the evening before. Clean off all 
the bud sheaths from the stalks, wash 
in cold water and measure the height 
of your jar (the wide-mouthed kinds 
preferred) just to the jog. Cut suffi¬ 
cient lengths of asparagus to stand on 
end around the inside of the jar close 
to the sides, butts down, to form an 
even row, close together all around. 
Now measure again, this time the full 
height of the jar, and fill in the center 
space as closely as can be packed; a 
smooth stick, or long-handled cooking 
spoon, will help in pushing the stalks 
apart to shove in just a few more, after 
it appears full, because it will shrink 
some in cooking. Put a rounded tea¬ 
spoonful of salt on top of the tips, pour 
in sufficient pure water to fill within 
one-half inch of the top, lay on rubber 
and jar top, and bring the first wire 
up to position, but do not tighten down 
second wire. (I would not advise using 
Mason cans, because you have no way 
of telling when they are absolutely air¬ 
tight). Set in the boiler, on the rack 
and pour in cold water to fill up to the 
neck of the jars, bring to boil and let 
boil, covered, four hours. At the end 
of the four hours, slide the boiler to the 
back of the stove, lift out each can by 
itself (a button-hook will help here), 
lift up the cover and fill to overflowing 
with boiling water. Clamp tight im¬ 
mediately, and set out of drafts until 
cool. While the cans are cooling, watch 
them and if any small air bubbles be¬ 
gin to squeeze in, melt some paraffin, 
and hold the can on its :de over the 
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From Day to Day 
A MAN’S BARGAIN. 
If I cry out for fellowship, 
A comrade’s voice, a comrade’s grip, 
A hand to hold me when I slip, 
An car to heed my groan ; 
Renew that hour’s dark ecstasy, 
When all Thy waves went over me, 
And Thou and I, with none to see, 
Were joined in fight alone. 
If I demand a sheltered space 
Set for me in the battle-place, 
Where I at times could turn my face, 
A screened and welcome guest; 
Decree my soul should henceforth cease 
From its wild hankering after peace, 
And rest in that which gives release 
From the desire of rest. 
If I for final goal should ask, 
Some meaning for the long day’s task, 
Some ripened field that yet may bask 
Secure from hurricane; 
Point to Thy locust-eaten sheaves, 
The burnt-out stars, the still-born leaves, 
And by the toil no hope retrieves, 
Nerve me to toil again! 
G- M- Hort in London Academy. 
* 
Pineapple pie filling made of flour, 
glucose, benzoic acid and coal tar dye 
is one of the delicacies described at the 
recent meeting of the National Con¬ 
sumers’ League. Chocolate icing com¬ 
pound of artificial flour paste, glucose, 
benzoic acid and burnt umber dye was 
another delicacy referred to. Such rev¬ 
elations as these explain why so many 
ready prepared foods do not taste “like 
mother used to make.” 
* 
One of our friends cans red sweet 
peppers, and finds them useful in the 
Winter in a variety of dishes. Select 
large smooth peppers, just ripe enough 
to be evenly reddened. Cut out tops and 
remove seeds, then plunge in boiling 
salted water, and let stand five minutes. 
Take from the water, put immediately 
in ice-cold water, and let stand 10 min¬ 
utes. Drain, pack in jars, and fill up 
jars with a boiling hot syrup of vinegar 
and sugar. Seal at once, and set in a 
cool dark place. They keep a nice color, 
and may be rinsed off and used like 
fresh peppers. 
The Youth’s Companion tells how lit¬ 
tle Rebecca, who loved animals, came 
home accompanied by an unknown and 
unauthorized dog. 
“Why, Rebecca,” said mother, “that 
dog isn’t yours! You’ve no right to 
bring him home!” 
“W-well, mama,” pleaded Rebecca, “he 
was jest not belonging to anybody—like 
the flowers! I can pick flowers and 
keep ’em—wild ones—and the doggy was 
jest like—like the flowers, and I came 
along, and—and sort of—picked him.” 
Here the dog, turning round, displayed 
a noticeable lack of tail—a bobbed-off, 
rabbit-like stump. Whereupon Rebecca’s 
quiet brother Paul spoke up unexpect¬ 
edly. 
“You—you didn’t pick a very long 
stem,” he said. 
* 
Two noticeable features in most of 
the Summer blouses are the yoke and 
the open neck. The yoke appears in all 
sorts of shapes, sometimes stopping at 
the arm-hole, and sometimes running 
down to form the sleeve. The low neck 
is almost invariable, though a stock or 
chemisette may be worn with it. Also, 
extreme transparency is characteristic 
of the Summer waists; they are not the 
old-style “peek-a-boos” in which a com¬ 
paratively opaque fabric was made trans¬ 
parent by eyelets, but are the thinnest 
of thin fabrics. With them we are of¬ 
fered under-slips of flesh-colored chiffon 
or very sheer batiste. There are also 
slips and petticoats of Brussels net with 
lace flounces, which seem rather absurd. 
Brassieres, also described as dress-shield 
holders, made of stout Brussels, while 
inadequate as clothing, will be a com¬ 
fort in hot weather, especially to stout 
THE K.URA.L 
women; they fit smoothly like a high- 
necked corset cover with short sleeves, 
and they will hold shields smooth and 
give an air of trimness without bulk 
under a thin waist. With the present 
shape of sleeves, and the thinness of 
fabrics, it is almost impossible to ar¬ 
range the necessary shields comfortably, 
and so that they do not show. 
* 
The New York Child Welfare Com¬ 
mittee recently held a unique baby show 
at one of the uptown public schools. 
It was unique in that mere personal 
beauty was not to be considered, the 
standards being health and physical per¬ 
fection. Out of 100 babies, Joseph Kel¬ 
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99 per cent. His age was nine months; 
height, 27 inches; weight, 21 pounds two 
ounces; circumference of chest, 17 
inches; of abdomen, 17 inches; six 
teeth, excellent disposition. He lost 
one-half point on height and the same 
on weight, being a little small for his 
age. The second prize baby was a 
pretty little girl, whose head was not 
quite large enough for perfection; 
others fell below because bone, shape of 
head or quality of teeth was below 
standard. The_ first and second prize 
babies were nursed by their mothers, 
the third was a bottle baby, but was 
fed by an intelligent mother, who se¬ 
cured directions for feeding from the 
Board of Health milk stations, and fol¬ 
lowed out all the rules regarding fresh 
air and systematic care. A very inter¬ 
esting point brought out by this show 
was the way in which the poorer city 
women, and especially those of foreign 
extraction, are availing themselves of 
the free instruction offered in hygiene 
and sanitation, and thus overcoming 
some of the disadvantages of city life. 
Dishes for Busy Days. 
Housecleaning days have arrived 
with all their troubles. At this time 
the men are working so hard, we cannot 
afford to neglect our tables. I have 
found that by using the double boiler 
frequently we have delicious meals 
easily prepared and very nourishing, 
such as a hard-working man and grow¬ 
ing children need. A dessert easily pre¬ 
pared is as follows: In the morning 
place one-half cup of tapioca in the 
double boiler, wash it, and add about 
one quart of milk, place on the stove 
and stir occasionally when you are in 
the kitchen, also salt to taste. About 
noon it will be a creamy mass, each 
bit of tapioca clear and whole. Then 
add one-half cup sugar, one-half tea¬ 
spoonful vanilla or any favorite flavor¬ 
ing, two eggs beaten with sugar, a lump 
of butter. Stir into the tapioca and it 
will be ready to serve in 10 minutes and 
is far nicer than baked tapioca. Rice 
pudding made the same way is delicious. 
Any pudding left, if placed in a dish 
with alternate layers of fruit, such as 
bananas or oranges or canned fruit can 
be used, placed where it will keep cool 
is a nice dish for supper. If wanted 
extra nice, a few hickory nut meats 
are an improvement and form a pretty 
decoration. 
.Rhubarb this time of year is delicious 
cooked in the double boiler. Cut in 
pieces and for two quarts of fruit add 
one and one-half cups sugar, no water; 
place over the boiler, let cook till tender, 
not mushy. Drain the liquid off, place 
the rhubarb in a china dish, return the 
juice to the boiler and boil until thick. 
Turn over the rhubarb; each piece will 
be separate and retain its pretty pink 
color. I always think this time of year 
we are in need of this vegetable, com¬ 
ing as it does so earl}’, when we have 
nearly exhausted our resources for 
“something good.” 
Tomatoes and macaroni is another 
nice and easily prepared dish. Boil 
macaroni in salt water about. 20 minutes 
then drain, pour over it a quantity of 
canned tomatoes, so there will be plenty 
of sauce over the macaroni, let boil, 
add butter and pepper, and it is ready 
for the table. 
Noodles are easily prepared and make 
a nice variation. Take one egg, a bit 
of salt and three teaspoonfuls sweet 
milk, one-quarter teaspoon baking pow¬ 
der, beat with an egg beater until light, 
add all the flour it will take, roll out, 
cut in thin long strips. Boil in enough 
tomatoes to cover nicely, add salt and 
butter first before sending to the 
table. 
Dandelion greens are fine now, and 
do not forget to look about and enjoy 
the beautiful trees and flowers so plenti¬ 
ful this time of year, while taking time 
dish containing the paraffin and pour 
some on the place where the leak ap¬ 
pears to be, with a spoon. If the cans 
are hot, most of it will run off, but 
enough may stay to prevent more air 
getting in. If it still persists in leak¬ 
ing, it will need to be boiled up again 
with another rubber or possibly an¬ 
other lid on. Store, when cold, in cool 
place. I put up from 30 to 40 cans 
every vear, always with good luck. 
way. Buffalo. N, Y. 
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