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STOCK UP WITH
DRIED FRUITS
Then You've Always Some-
thing on Hand to Go On.
By EDITH M. BARBER
O YOU keep your pantry shelf
stocked with dried fruits? It is
a good idea, because if you have for-
gotten to order fresh fruit, you ean
easily prepare prunes, apricots or figs
for breakfast while you are getting
your dinner the night before.
While these fruits cook more quickly
if they are soaked, they will be per-
fectly satisfactory if you cover them
with boiling water when you cook them
without soaking. Figs, by the way,
should not be soaked more than a cou-
ple of hours as too much flavor Is
drawn out by long soaking,
I like to cook my dried fruits in just
enough water to cover in a heavy uten-
sil until they are tender. It is not neces-
sary to add any sugar to California
prunes, if you let them cool in a cov-
ered kettle, Other fruits to which yon
may like to add sugar should be
cooked with It after they are tendex
until it dissolves and then cooled in
the same way.
From soaked or cooked dried fruits
you can make a number of quick des-
serts. The pulp which has been pressed
through a coarse strainer may be add-
ed to beaten egg whites, chilled and
served with whipped cream or with
custard. A mixed fruit compote made
of cooked prunes, figs and apricots Is a
good dessert. Yon know that it is pos.
sible now to buy mixed dried fruits
put up In the same package. A com-
bination of chilled, cooked prunes with
sliced oranges or grapefruit
makes a good dessert.
combine well with bananas,
iy the way it is possible to cook
several pounds of fruit at one time and
to put it Into glass jars which are
sections
also Apricots
time if they are kept cool,
Fruit Whip.
2% cup stewed fruit
4 egg whites
15 cup sugar
14 teaspoon lemon juice
Rub stewed fruit through a strainer.
Beat the egg whites until stiff, add
sugar and lemon juice and mix well,
Add strained fruit, mix and chill well
before serving. Serve with whipped
cream or custard.
Shirred Eggs Dijon,
4 eggs
2 cups mashed potatoes
15 cup midget onions
14 cup mushrooms
3 tablespoons butter
1§ teaspoon pepper
14 teaspoon salt
On platter prepare a border
mashed potatoes. In the meantime
brown the onions and mushrooms In
butter. Put browned mushrooms and
onions In cavity in center of platter,
break eggs on top, season, dot with
butter and bake In moderate oven (375
degrees Fahrenhelt) until eggs set.
of
Spiced Cookies.
cup shortening
cups brown sugar
egEs
cup sour milk
4 cups whole wheat flour
& teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
14 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon soda
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups raisins
Cream shortening with sugar. Beat
eggs and mix with milk. Mix flour well
with soda, salt and spices, and then
with the rolled oats and raisins. Add
liquid and dry Ingredients alternately
to the creamed shortening and sugar.
Drop on greased pans and bake about
15 minutes In moderate oven (300 de-
grees Fahrenheit). If a crisp cookle is
desired, add milk to make dough soft
enough to spread.
Bran Muffins.
tablespoons shortening
cup sugar
egg
cup bran
cup sour milk
cup flour
14 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
Cream together shortening and
sugar, add egg and bran. Add flour
sifted with other dry ingredients and
sour milk. If sweet milk Is used, omit
soda and use two teaspoons baking
powder. Bake twenty minutes In mod-
erate oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit.)
Baked Beans,
1 quart beans
16 pound salt pork
Boiling water
14 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon mustard
14 cup molasses
Soak the beans In cold water over-
night. Drain, cover with fresh water,
and cook until soft. Drain and place in
ean earthen bean pot. Bury the meat In
the beans. Mix salt, mustard and mo-
lasses, and add one-fourth cup boiling
water. Pour over the beans and add
enough boiling water to cover, Cover,
and bake In a slow oven, 200 degrees
Fahrenheit, eight hours.
Potatoes in Tomato Sauce,
10 or 12 slices bacon
1 quart potatoes, sliced
1 onion, sliced
3 cups strained tomato juice
2 teaspoons salt
Pepper
’ Cook bacon until erisp and remove to
a hot platter. Pour off all but about
one-quarter cup of fat. In this cook
the potatoes and onion twenty min.
utes; add the tomato julce, salt and
pepper; cover, and simmer for thirty
minutes, or until the potatoes are ten.
der and the sauce thick.
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By LYDIA LE BARON WALKER
HE subject of textiles is of inter- |
est to every homemaker, It Is she |
who buys the fabrics for linen closets, ;
for furnishings, for frocks, and all the
many articles made from textiles that
are used by the household or In the
home, Quality, styles, durability, Inno-
vations, new developments, etc, are all
features with which she wants to be,
and should be, acquainted,
In the early days of silk weaving
the smoothness of the texture was not
satisfactory largely
due to the discrep
ancles in size of
the strands of both
warp and weft. The
struggle to make
these strands free
from irregularities
has been a long one,
the filaments, espe.
cially “from wild
silk, refusing to
wind and twist
with absolute
evenness during the
spinning of the
threads, Most of us
are familiar with
the Irregularities of
this sort found In
genuine Shantungs.
As a matter of fact
it is these very dis-
crepancies that are
an ald In distin-
guishing oriental
Shantungs from do-
important matter.
mestie makes—an
Methods in Variety.
Sizing, weighting and pressure proe-
esses have played their part In se
as the present ability to reduce irregu-
larities in silk threads, With all these
ways and means, and manifold meth-
and processes, of providing
smoothness to silken surfaces, today
there is a return to old-time effects,
ods,
Rough surfaced textiles are In the
the reproduction of unevenness in
weaving strands, These are imitated in
tussards, and those silks In
which purity of silk threads without
smoothing and other finishing processes
are most desirable, This return to wild
silk and the accenting
of what once were blemishes, and now
are modish touches, Is another evidence
of the cycle of styles.
pongees,
weave effects
Non-Crush Treatment,
One of the latest movements In the
making of materials has
processes that eliminate creases, Non-
crushable fabrics range from linens to
velvets, In these specific articles men
tioned the non-crush feature Is
cially Linens ordinarily
crease and muss very easily and re.
quire frequent pressing to keep them
looking fresh and pleasing. inen
sheets and pillow cases, table linens
and frocks, have the disadvantage of
to do with
eRe.
welcome,
of their mussing so readily
So it is
a fine movement in manufacturing
methods that relieves this work.
gets such admirable results,
’ il
ang
Velvets are more difficult to restore
when they get creases and marks of
folds, ete They to be
either by hanging up in a room with a
steamy atmosphere, or in a sheltered
spot out of doors when it is fogey or
misty. Or small places can be deftly
restored by holding the material taut
over a bowl of bolling hot water. If
very badly creased by pressure or spot
marked, they require to go to a clean
ers to be restored. So non-crush velvet
is a most welcome addition to modern
textiles, o
have steamed
Upholstery Fabrics,
Upholstery fabrics that do not ernsh
are a decided Innovation and are sure
to please homemakers. The non-crush
velvets appear at a good time since
velvets are among the luxurious up.
holstery and decorative materials at
present. It may be that the fact that
velvets can be had that are not crush.
able, has been one element in fostering
thelr return to style. In the realm of
clothes, now Is the time to wear vel
vets, whether crushable or not, but the
latter certainly have advantages,
Some mediums react better than oth.
ers to the non-crush treatments, of
course, but all up and down the Hue
of kinds and qualities, the good work
of preventing textiles from crushing
and mussing easily is progressing.
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Pastels for Venetian Blinds
Old-fashioned Venetian blinds are
now appearing In Increasing numbers
in modern homes and apgritments,
These, however, are no longer in the
standard green of our grandmother's
day, but are presented in a whole
range of pastel colors. Many house.
holders repaint their Venetian blinds in
tints which harmonize with the in-
terior decoration of thelr rooms
The Marriage
Problem
By JESSE LYNCH WILLIAMS
Author of “Why Marry?” and "The Mar.
ried Life of the Frederick Carrolls”
Marriage Will Increase, Not
Diminish
HERE are radicals who say, and
even belleve, that in the future
there will be no such nonsense as mar-
ridge at all. There are conservatives
who say, and try to believe, that in the
future there will be no change in mar-
rlage whatever,
Both, of course, are wrong. They
are merely volelng thelr preferences.
That is all most of us use our minds
for, anyhow-—as mere accomplices to
our prejudices and desires. So long as
we have not only the mating Instinct
but the gregarious instinct, we shall
have to have an organized society.
And so long as we have an organized
soclety we shall have to have some
rules and regulations for the control
of mating,
So marriage we shall always have
with us. In fact, in the future, in my
opinion, there will be more marrying
than ever; and, instead of no marriage
at all, there will probably be at least
two different kinds,
I will
first,
touch on that again. But,
before we look Into the future, we
ier
There is
tremendous change
right under
h some of us
must take a glance at the past in ore
to understand the present
already today a
taking place in
our very eyes, the
pot aware of It, because, as yet, this
change has not incorporated in
the rules and regulations of game.
—————
marriage
are
been
the
In fact, there are two enormous
changes which really reach the dimen-
gions of a revolution in our ideas and
in our practice our most ancient
and most important institotion.
’
of
Sex has always been a bit
to civilization, a problem which It has
never satisfactorily solved, and prob
ably never will
of a puzzle
We no longer regard the love of man
and woman as an unfortunate secakness.
Just as a plain, unromantic matter of sci-
entific foct,
The old view matter Is now
considered not only unworthy, but as a
Kind of blasphemy against the Creator,
of the
who knew what he was doing when he
made these arrangements for life and
the continuance of it
This higher, healthier and
conception sex has come
stay, and 1s now shared by nearly all
enlightened people, even by the church
(rani
itself.
nobler
of love to
times the
ne
in modern
In fact,
i # view yf
tionary view of
reac
somethis
jove hing
purely, or impurely, physical Is we
prociaimed, reactio
except by
oung writers, who, strangely
consider themselves advanced.
more notable
place in
be a tre
ig the new
marriage forms of the future, is due
to what Is called birth control or vol
untary parenthood.
—
The other and
revolution
still
which Is taking
marriage, and
mendons factor in determin
will
modern
This matter is still In a controversial
stage,
not concern our predictions as to the
future of marriage.
The moral issue involved does
In the future there will be a suffi
cient number of childiess marriages
to be regarded as the established habit
of such a large class that special laws
will be required for them.
Let us see what will happen. As
matters are arranged today, youth Is
the time for love, but not for mar
riage. All of the forces of nature say,
“Come!” All of the forces of civil
zation say, “But you mustn't!”
In the high tide of youth comes the
patural mating time, and it Is the
actual mating time in all forms of life
except the highest. Among profes-
sional men, for example, the average
marrying age is nearer forty than
twenty,
The evils and misfortunes of this
state of affairs need no expansion;
they suggest themselves, Besides, we
see them all about ns. In the future I
see young people marrying at the nat-
ural age.
Now the corollary to early mating 1s
mismating, and, therefore, remating.
PATTERN 1126
Variety's the Spice of Life—and
monograms, too, for the smartest
ones today combine letters in vary-
ing sizes, That's why we ipcluded
four different alphabets—a large, a
medium and two small ones—so0 that
you may “scramble” your own. They
work up easlly and quickly, using a
combination of satin, seed and but
tonhole stitches with a bit of cut.
work. Anyone with “Hope Chest"
linens will find these alphabets inval-
Records Minute Action
A new electric measuring device
records the action of one millionth
of an ampere, or about one-tenth of
the “wing-power” of a house fly; and
the newest X-ray machine produces
rays that can penetrate three inches
of solid steel, Collier's,
anu
Cardui is a purely vegetable medi-
cine for tl relief of functional
periodic pai i
ness due to poor no
“1 have used Cardu
results from its use,”
E. Barnett, of Taylor
fered with cramg
would has
would feel
and have pain more than a day
I would be nervous. After ta
bottles of Cardui, I had less 1
was regulated. 1 feel much |
Of course, if Cardul does not
relieve your trouble, comsult a physician,
and
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FLORESTON SHAMPOO = Ideal in
connection with Parker's Halr Balsam Makes the
bair soft and Soffy, 80 cents by mall or at drag
gists, Hiscox Chemical Works, Patchogue, N.Y,
unable. They fit beautifully inte a
diamond or triangular shape,
Pattern 1126 comes to you with a
transfer pattern of an alphabet 8
inches high: one 2 inches high: and
two alphabets 1% Inches high: Infor.
mation for placing initials and mono-
grams; illustrations of all stitches
needed,
Send 15 cents In stamps or coins
(coins preferred) to The Sewing Cir-
cle, Needlecraft Dept, 82 Eighth Ave,
New York, N. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
a laxative—three for a cathartic.—Ady,
Lazy Natives
Though fish abound in the waters
about Jamalca, the natives never
catch them, but eat salted fish from
Nova Scotia as a part of thelr dally
diet,
Is Your Danger Signal
” Ro matier Bow many medicines
ou have tried
you ha or your cough, chest
oll can
et relief now with ih A ey
trouble may be br and
you cannot afford to take a
with anything less than Creomule
sion, which goes right to the seat
of the trouble to aid nature ta
soothe and heal the inflamed meme
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
is loosened and expelled,
Even if other remedies have
failed, don't be ed, your
druggist is authorized to tes
Creomulsion and to refund your
money if you are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle,
Get Creomulsion right now, (Adv)
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OU can relieve even
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The answer is simple. You
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Results come so fast because
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INDICATE “ACID STOMACH”
PAIR BFTER [ATIRG
FEELING OF WEAKNESS
KAUSIA ROUTH ALITY
UBS OF aPPETIY SOUR STOMA
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Easier marriage must mean easier di-
Regrettable but true.
As for the family marriage, there
Age Improves
To make varnish, quantities of nat-
aral or synthetic resins are put Into |
a kettle with an oll, such as linseed or
tung. The mixture is heated, cooled
and a volatile thinner added. It is
then filtered and pumped into large
storage tanks, where It ages Indefi-
nitely, Like wine, the longer a var:
nish ages, the better it is.
For Modern Room
Chartreuse, the color, Is composed of
yellow tinted with green. It Is often
used as a wall tint for the painting of
rooms decorated In the modern style, |
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children, Pessimists need
never fear In regard to that
Parenthood will be regarded as such
an important privilege that it will be
limited to a few, and they the fittest.
And that does not mean merely the
In shprt, we shall have an aris
the greatest aristocracy and the only
sound one the world has ever known
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