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;iitu after school hours on the little farm, 
and now and then missing a day or half 
day when extra work called for it, both 
the girls and boys were keeping on with 
their studies. Last Summer was the 
family's first attempt at keeping boarders. 
And they were so delighted with Grand¬ 
ma’s part in the work, and Grandma her¬ 
self was so pleased to be of real service, 
that other grandmothers should “please 
copy.” 
There was a pleasant lawn sloping 
down to a little brook that ran through 
the farm. It was really an old orchard, 
but now contained only trees enough to 
make a shady little grove. The boarders 
liked the sound of the rippling little 
brook, and the boarders’ children were 
more than delighted with their play¬ 
ground. But the mothers worried about 
the wee folks. There were two mothers, 
each with four children. The attraction 
of the place, to them, had been the fact 
that there was such a cool, shady play¬ 
ground for the little ones. For John, the 
oldest Andrews boy, had put up nice, 
low swings (each with a little strong- 
backed bench, and therefore safe for 
three or four children to swing in at the 
same time), a jolly, low, homemade mer¬ 
ry-go-round, see-saws, an Indian tent of 
waterproof canvas, and two bark-covered 
tepees. Margery had made about, a dozen 
hammocks, some for sitting in and some 
for sleeping—couch hammocks for day¬ 
time naps, or out-door sleeping. She had 
made them of barrel staves and rope, 
denim, duck, ticking, and hammock-cord. 
The ones meant for sleeping were made of 
duck tacked over a frame. 
The only thing that worried the moth¬ 
ers was the brook. It was not deep, in 
fact it was hardly deep enough for a 
wading place. But even six inches may 
prove too much for a wee toddler if he 
tumbles “just right” for it. So Grand¬ 
mother had her chair wheeled out on the 
lawn, after breakfast and after the mid¬ 
day meal, and watched the children. She 
had a dinner horn tied to the chair, by 
which she could summon one of the boys 
or girls if she needed help. All day long, 
except when she or the children took their 
nap. she kept guard over their play, while 
she knit, sewed, read, wrote letters, or 
told the children stories. She taught 
some of them to knit and sew, when they 
begged for it. 
Grandmother did not feel as if she 
should be paid for her work, as the moth¬ 
ers were paying a good price for the 
children’s board, and she was helping her 
daughter-in-law by making the place 
more attractive to mothers, and by keep¬ 
ing the restless little folks out of the 
house where they would disturb the busy 
housewife. But after the boarders left 
in the Fall, a check came back to her, 
with a letter so warmly grateful from 
both mothers, that Grandmother simply 
couldn’t be so unkind as to send it back. 
Which was just as the grateful mothers 
had planned. 
It was not hard work for Grandmother 
in fact, it made a change for the shut- 
in cripple, and the fact that she was 
really helping to earn her living improved 
her health very much. The children were 
greatly helped, and enjoyed the happy 
Summer, and the mothers had the real 
rest they had come for. The younger 
Mrs. Andrews declared that she never 
could have cooked (the girls did the 
room-work, etc., and the boys the farm 
work ), for such a crowd of people if the 
children had been always underfoot, and 
running in and out. AMY rooers. 
All Within an Orange Peel. 
Of the Citrus fruits the luscious, gold¬ 
en orange is king. Its delicious sub-acid 
makes it particularly delightful to the 
palate, especially in early Spring. The 
orange is said to possess great value both 
as a curative and a preventive agent. 
Fat one or two oranges every day, 
through the Spring months, when they are 
sweetest and best, and you will be hap¬ 
pier and healthier in the changes that 
Spring brings, than if you had a bar- 
rel of sarsaparilla on tap and drank it 
with caution by the spoonful, or with 
recklessness from a dipper. 
Although, perhaps, best eaten fresh, 
there are many things, dainty and palate- 
appealing to be found within this fruit’s 
glowing skin. Orange cakes, puddings, 
pies, patties, fritters, souffles, compotes, 
conserves and marmalades will no doubt 
be gladly welcomed by the members of 
your family, through the Spring season 
when appetites are apt to lag. Orange 
tartlets will appeal, especially to the 
family who are always crying for more 
“pie.” 
Orange Marmalade.—Cut 12 oranges 
in very thin slices and to every pint of 
fruit add two pints of cold water. Let 
stand 24 hours. But the seeds in a sep¬ 
arate pint of water. The next day boil 
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all together, with the water in which the 
seeds were soaked until the fruit is ten¬ 
der, turn into a jar and let stand until 
the next day. The third day add 1 % 
pounds of sugar to each pint of the 
orange mixture, and boil until rich and 
clear, about one hour. 
Orange Pie.—One cup of sugar, two 
tablespoons flour, yolks of throe eggs, one 
Embroidery Design 
No. 850 is a design for embroidering a corset 
cover with short sleeves. 
The seallopeif edges are designed to Ik- padded 
and buttonholed; the sprays of leaves worked in 
solid embroidery as eyelets or in a combination 
of solid embroidery with eyelets, the stems are 
to be outlined, and the round dots worked in 
solid work or as eyelets. Transfer Pattern, 10 
cents. No. 856 stamped on tine quality lingerie 
Nainsook with sullieieut mercerized floss to com¬ 
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cup of orange juice with a little of the 
grated peel, one cup of rich milk. Mix 
all together and cook until thick, fill a 
pastry shell, spread meringue over the 
top and brown in the n"en. 
Orange Cake Filling.—^Boil 1 y 2 cups of 
sugar with one-third cup of water until 
it will thread. Pour slowly into the 
stiffly-whipped whites of three eggs and 
beat until stiff and cold, then add the 
juice of two largo oranges and the grated 
rind of one, and place between the lay¬ 
ers of the cake. 
Orange Pudding.—Peel, slice and seed 
four large oranges and cover with one 
cup of sugar. Make a custard of one 
pint of rich milk, the yolks of two eggs, 
well-beaten, two tablespoons of corn¬ 
starch, a pinch of salt and a heaping 
tablespoon of sugar. Cook until smooth 
and thick and when almost cold pour 
over the oranges. Make a meringue of 
the whites of two eggs and four table¬ 
spoons of sugar and heap over the top. 
Serve very cold. e. m. s. 
Two Notes from Idaho. 
Boiling water poured on iodine stains 
will remove them at once. 
Raspberry jam without cooking.—To 
one cup of raspberries add one cup of 
sugar, mash and beat well, put in glasses 
and cover with cloth. MRS. A. V. c. 
Good for Luncheon. 
A Plain Omelet.—Six eggs (yolks and 
whites beaten separately) one cup of new 
milk; reserve one-quarter of the milk 
and make a smooth thickening by stirring 
this milk into one tablespoon of flour. 
ITeat the remainder of the milk to the 
boiling point and stir the thickening in 
it. To this add one tablespoon of but¬ 
ter and a teaspoon of salt. When this is 
cool stir in the yolks, adding lastly the 
whites. Pour into a hot, well-greased, 
skillet and bake in oven until a light 
brown. 
Esealloped Potatoes.—Peel and slice 
potatoes. Place a layer of potatoes in 
the bottom of baking pan. Sprinkle over 
them some flour, a little salt and lumps 
of butter, and continue until the pan is 
nearly full, having flour and butter on 
top. Over all, pour rich milk, cover and 
bake one hour and a half, removing the 
cover a few minutes for them to brown 
slightly. 
Muffins.—One egg, one tablespoon of 
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butter, one tablespoon of sugar, 2% tea¬ 
spoons of bilking powder, one-half tea¬ 
spoon of salt, two-thirds of a pint of i 
sweet milk, 1% cup of flour. Fill the 
muffin tins about half full and bake 
in a moderately hot oven. 
Rice Croquettes.—If you have rice left 
over, make it into long rolls and dip 
into beaten egg. and then roll in meal. 
Fry in hot butter. If the rice is not 
still’ enough to hold together mix a beat¬ 
en egg and some bread crumbs with it, 
and then make into rolls. b. e. w. 
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