f:i ' 11 v t i" W f EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1919 ' WE-DISH DINNERS FOR WARM WEATHER SUMMER SONGS THE FALL SUITS CYNTHIA IU S' t I lh i- I'.' t IS: w iv : ?. Il n 1 8" t V ' fv J, hi I! 1 Wi f5J I MRS. WILSON GIVES TASTY MENUS FOR THAT EASY ONE They Will Appeal to the Family and Save Time anffhnerpy for the Busy Wife and Mother in Warm Weather The Recipes Arc Printed Here, Too THE late war food conservation! - taught us that a real conservation of time and energy could bo made Into a real economy for the busy housewife by planning one-dish meals. To carry out this idea during the warm weather should make a de cided saving in time and strength for the busy woman. This is especially true now that the problem of help in the home seems to become more and more serious. A Few Suggestive One-Dish .Meals (t) Creole Liver and Onions Mashed Potatoes Peas (2) Brown Beef Stew Currie of Rice Buttered Beets (3) Stewed Chicken with Vegetables () Chicken a la King Vegetable Salad (3) Baked Beans Baked Potatoes Baked Stuffed Tomatoes (6) Potato Nest with Creamed Tuna Fish Peas . ! (7) Popovers with Cream Beef Braised Vegetables (8) Baked Tomatoes and Peppers with Eggs Vegetable Goulash , (9) I Browned Pork Tenderloins Mashed Potatoes Fried Corn I (10) Pot Roast of Beef Browned Vegetables (11) ' Macaroni and Chce.-e Baked Potatoes StufTed Tomatoes i (12) Meat Loaf Boiled Rice Asparagus ' How to Prepare These Meals (1) Have the butcher cut the liver in thin slices and then dip in flour and brown quickly in hot fat. Now add One-half cup of tomatoes. One-half cup of water, Two tablespoons of cornstarch. Dissolve the starch and then bring themixture to a boil. Add one cup ju-ttt' sliced onions and steam slowly for twenty minutes. Season. Now pre pare a mound of mashed potatoes on a.large hot platter and lay on top of the potatoes the slices of liver; pour over the gravy and then place one cup of heated peas on top of the gravy around the edge of the dish and serve. (2) Cut one pound of stewing beef in two-inch blocks and then roll in .flour and brown quickly in hot fat. Now add Three cups, of water, Four whole onions, Two carrots, cut in quarters. Cook slowly until the meat tender and then season, and add one i teaspoon of curry powder. Cook) one-half cup of well-washed rice in A . t . e . . ' two and one-half cups of water unt i the water is absorbed and the rice Boft. Season and then pile the rice on a large nlatter. Pour over the prepared stew and garnish with hot butter beets and sprinkle with pars ley. (3) Singe nnd draw the chicken and then cut the wings, legs and thighs from the chicken. Break the carcass and place in a stewing pan together with giblets. Add six cups of water 'and cook until tender. Use the breast for salad or a la king. Pick the meat from the back of carcass and add the giblets; use for creamed chicken on toast for breakfast. Now prepare dumplings as fol lows: Place two cups of flour in a mixing bowl and add One. teaspoon salt, One-half teaspoon paprika. Three teaspoons, of baking powder, Two tablespoons of grated onion, Tieo tu&ffapoona of finely minced parsley. Bring to a boil and cook until 2!i8 Mix to a dough with three-quarters degrees Fahrenheit is reached on the cup of water and drop from the candy thermometer or until the mix spoon into boiling chicken stock, ture forms a soft ball when tried in ' Corer closely and cook for fifteen ' cold water. Pour on a large platter ; minutes. Pare and cool. Then work until creamy Four medium-sued onions, Six viedium-sizcd potatoes, Two carrots, cut in quarters. Cook until tender and then season. Now lif t the vegetables on a hot plat- ter and then add the chicken and J..M.rltnrva RrtinWlp with finplv ti: v minced parsley and serve, "tr i. (4) Use breast of chicks chicken for a la Wash and then; xl - W ... ,:paK. uno-nau jhjuiiu ui utuus. i or- JjiVall until tender and drain. Place in ci ": ... ' :casserole and add ttSOne cup of-atewed tomatoes, '',FpKr tablespoons of sirup, ' Oitti-quarter teaspoon of mustard, )'0iie-quarttr teaspoon of pepper, "' One-half teaspoon of silt, - JTtr eH of talt pork. Mfa add sufficient water WILSON ifofirinhl mm, by Mr l. .t .t'l A'fa'if Kra'rxrd. I irttao-1 Sec Mrs, Wilson's "Movie" in W. Philadelphia Today "Serine is believing." And seeing is also knowing linw In go !ninir and bake tin spongecake for yourself If j mi want to know how to bake two of the best spongecakes j mi ever ate land their i'iil only a iimrtrrl don't fail to see Mix. .Mary A. Wil son' "movie." being shown at ui rious motion -picture houses through out the city nil this week. In her film Mis. Wilson, the Kvk M.MI l'l IIUl Lt.lMIKH food I'miu inist . who really needs no introduc tion, demonstrates the best and simplest und most inexpensive meth oils of hnkiug and cooking, mid the recipes she shows ran be obtained at the lm othVe of the theatre or by writing to the woman's page of the Kvkmm. l'i 111.10 Li:nnEit. Mrs. Wilson's "movie" is being shown this week at the following theatres : Imperial. "li South Sixtieth street, today and tomorrow. Uialto, Tulpeliooketi street und (ierniantown avenue. Wednesday und Thursdnj. Market Street. .'!,": Market street, Friday and Saturday. the potatoes and then bake, allowing time to bo ready to servo with the beans. Stuff the tomatoes and bake at the same time. (fi) Cook sufficient potatoes to make three pints of mashed potatoes. I Season and then mold into nests on I well-greased and floured baking. sheet. Place in the oven to heat. Fill with creamed tuna fish and serve with peas. (7) Place the popover pan in the oven to heat. Break into a measur ing cup one. egg. Fill with milk and then turn into a mixing bowl and add 0f cmp of flour. One egg, Onc-quartcr teaepoon of salt. Beat hard with a dover egg beater and then pour into well-greased pop over pans and bake thirty-five min utes. Cut a slice from the top and fill with creamed beef. Mrs. Wilson Answers Queries My dear Mrs. WilsonWill you kindly publish a recipe for a one egg spongecake? Also recipe for a hard white icing for cake? Thanking you, I remain, Mrs. A. R. One-Egg Spongecake Place in a mixing bowl One-half cup of sugar, Yolk of one egg. Cream until light lemon color and then add Four tablespoons of water. Three-quarters cup of sifted flour. Two teaspoons of baking powder, One teaspoon of flavoring. . Beat to mix and then carefully cut and fold in the stiffly beaten white of one egg. Bake in a star tube pan n MRS. M. A. is for thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Hard White Icing , ..,...., One cup of AAAA sugar, : v It t ; IVUe (UIICOuiKi V i-ui (lOfctfr I.K One teaspoon of vanilla extract, Sufficient boiling water to make , the mixture spread My dear Mrs. Wilson I would appreciate, it so much if you would let me know through your column how to make fondant icing and also marshmallow frosting for cakes. When a recipe calls for rose water in a cake is this the same rose water that vou purchase at the drug store? Thanking you very much for this information. L. T. Fondant Icing Place in a saucepan Two cups of sugar. One-half cup of white corn sirup, One-half cup of cold water. One-quarter teaspoon or cnam or tartar. Stir to dissolve the sucar and then vinl, down the sides of the saucepan, i , and reheat in a double boiler. Use ' as iciner. Marshmallow Frosting ; place Three-anartera cut of fondant icing, One. cup of marshmallow whip in a double boiler and place on the fire to heat Beat until well blended an(! usc 'w Jein Answer to your third question, yes, My dear Mrs. Wilson Will you kindly tell me how to boil peas so that they will remain as green as possible? Also how to keep cauli flower white when cooking it? Thanking you for your kindness, L. D. 0. Do not cover either the peas or i the cauliflower while cooking., Use Bake in, a slowboili)ij water to start both of these - DISH MEAL J Braised vegetables: Chop a small I neau ot cabbage fine. Cut I Two carrots in dice, Four onions fine, ' Four potatoes in dice. j Cook until tender and then drain i and season with salt and popper and 1 three tablespoons of butter. Place the popovers in the center of n large I platter and place the vegetables around the border as a garnish. (8) Cut a slice from the tomatoes l and scoop out or remove the seeds from green peppers. Place one tablespoon of cream' sauce in the to- ' mat ops or peppers nnd then break in! , one egg. henson and cover with '. cream sauce and sprinkle with fine I crumbs. Place in a baking dish and add one-half cup of water to prevent j the tomatoes or peppers bursting. Bake in a moderate oven thirty min utes. Prepare the vegetables same as for t braise, and then add two cups of I creamed sauce. Season with salt and j pepper and garnish with finely chopped parsley. For 0. 10 and 11 use usual method. (12) Place in a mixing bowl Three-quarters pound of hambura steak; ! One and one-half cups of prepared, bread. One-half cup of finely chopped onions, One and one-half t-'aspaon of salt. One teaspoon of paprika. One well-htaten egg. Mix and then fotm into loaf. Place in well-greased and floured loaf shaped pan and then place this in a large one, and bake in a moderate oven. Turn on a hot platter and place a border of hot rice. Pour over the cream sauce and garnish with asparagus tips. Among the advantages of this style meal is that it requires just the minimum time for cooking, less fuel and a saving of time in serving, and fewer dishes to wash. Servo with this meal a plain salad, and a dessert, which may at this season be either fresh or stewed fruit, would make it attractive to the average family. Adventures With a Purse TIIK wiee woman does not wait until October or the end of September to commence her full and winter shop- I ping. All through the summer she keeps her eyes open. So here and there j she will Hnd u real bargaiy, und by getting her clothes gradually she finds the expense much less. It is this same I wise woman who will be interested iu a j sule I know of. It stauds to reason j ! that she will need a new silk petticoat 'for her fall suit. And if she Imjs it i now she can save a dollar or two more, for the petticoats of which I I sneak are priced at the mnarknble fiir urc of ..',lo. Among them are all sorts of lovely colors blue, old rose, change able green and gold or blue and gold. And each, of course, has a fancy ruffle. "Do you think you will have this taf- ' feta Monday?" I asked hopefully of the , effieieat-looking saleswomau. "Oh. ' yes." she replipd reassuringly, and I was glad, for I wanted you to know about it. It is a good quality of heavy black taffeta, .'i." inehes in width. Orig inally priorr at SL' and $2.2.". a yard, it has now been lowered to SI. ('.,", and thirty-five or sixty-live cents is no nieun saving on encii ynril. lor u sUrt In wcur this winter under your heavj coar. or for an entire dress, you will find this taffeta will be excellent. I think, in fnet. 1 am reasonably cer tain, that you will wiiut to know about the set of ice tongs und ice pick one shop is making rather a special of. In the first place, the set costs only fift j cents. It Is nickel finish and the han dles of the tongs and that of the pick are of a rough, very attractive finish. I like to think that the woman who takes a great amount of pride in her house will delight in having one of th , srts ,t woui,i makp a rat1Pr nl,.p cift I too. For the names of shops where, ar ticles meutloned in "Adventures. With a Purse" can be purchased, address IMitor of Womau's Page, EvE.xi.to PfBLtc Ledger, or phoue the Woman' Department. Walnut 3000. ; , P1 ! .rices are today very largely governed by the supply of labor. The sooner you place your Fur Remodeling or Fur Repairing order, the less it'll cost you and the better it'll be done. This latter on account of the greater time available. Work done now at a third below regular. "Pay the Cost in the Fall" FOR SUMMER ' w 7KflH i " MM' - aMK i prsm-A nil i - n A trirnlette frock and a bat like (Ills make a smart outfit for (raveling. The ribbon on the hat in high colors furnishes a daring decoration; It is two-toned satin. The hat itself is a milan mushroom. Notice the smart . touch the wide ribbon sash adds In the frock Please Tell Me What to Do Uy CYNTHIA His Idea of Cynthia Dear ('.Mithin The render who signed himself Suffused started some thing, didn't he, trjing to arouse curi osity as to what ou are like? Well. I might ns well take my guess, too. Is it fair to guess jour age? Here goes, anyhow. You are thlrt -two: sou lime light brown hair and nice aim blue ejes that seem to understand. If u person met you personallj . he would probablj rail you a very good listener, u good sport in being able to take a joke and in a mini what we would call an all-round good fellow. It's hear from you, boys anil girls, and see if toii agree with my idea of Cynthia. TIMOTHY. A Splendid Code Dear Cynthia i have been s0 sur prised at the number of girls lately who seem to be so tired of living and who seem to hate the boys, so that 1 had to write vou what I think about it. It seems to ine that it is such a privilege to be alive und young and nu American. I ilim'r see anv reason for running our hoys down so. Uuther. I think w have Ollll- the most wonilertul men oi an trv in the world. When l think what they have done for u t makes me so prouu lino iol'lv " whisper a silent prirjer tmlt v"""' ,lll.J I will be able to measure up to their i I i.. ....... tli.il I iilten I luiulanl or v.oniiiiuit"i. . , , Th nlrls everywhere I would a it . i i I ou ilmi't think you liuve iiniimig i be thankful for. its time joii woke up The Question Corner Today's Inquiries 1. What distinction has Miss Jennie Ackermun? 2. What will clean marble? 3. How should a serge dre- be washed? I. Describe a pretty girdle to be worn 'with an evening dres, that is trimmed with gold lace. ,"i. What would make an appropriate ami Inexpensive gift for the paper wedding anniversary? fi. How are some of the popular basque waists finished at the hips? Saturday's Answers 1. Sdft tissue paper removes the "shine" quite as well as a pow der puff in un emergency . 2. When the waist of a gingham dress has shrunk, insert a wid" box pleat in the middle of the hack and a tucked vest iu front to make it large enough. .". Hugles are long narrow brads used in trimming dresses. i. It Is not incorrect to wear dia mond and pearl jewelry when ill mourning if the jewelry is In the form of engagement ring- or black pins. It' is incorrect In wear gold jewelry or a great deal of jewelry when Iu mourning. .". An unusual tunic seen on some of the new afternoon diesses i-. n basque effect with two short ruffles extending mcr the hip-. (!. "Noisette" is a brown, a little darker than bisque. Matfson & DeMair? 1215 Chestnut Street j - i) TRAVELING K-Hw. t dHfe v-' - . TOMB - j- : -:i 1 1 WCBi-JS. ' -i and found out that you have. If you I have failed to attract people to you, and if you can't hold your boy friends i ufter .oii make them, then niuc times' out of ten the fault lies within your self. Learn to cultivate a cheerful dis position, and smile, smile, smile. Be' enthusiastic. Act as if joii were having , a good time, whether you are or not. and soon joii will find that you are en joying yourself so much; you won't i hne any time to think about being! grouchy. ,. kind ulwuys. and if you i don't care enough for some people to I talk good about them, then keep your' opinion to yourself. ' ! As to letting the hoys get sentimental i over you, for goodness sake, girls, be a ! little diplomatic. You don't have to ' be an icicle to keep your self-respect, .lolly them along; it doesn't take much to satisfy them if you go about it in ' the right way. Maybe I sound as if I had lots of experience with the other sex. but I haven't. 1 dou t know many boys, but I am making new friends all the time, and I expect to hold them. too. I like to study people. mid from my observations I have drawn the above conclusions. , ( i And now may I say that 1 think Cynthia is a woman or brolid under standing and kindly feelings; tolerant1 AdjoinittS the St. James Afternoon Dresse Including printed, beaded and braid trimmed Georgettes, Foulards and Georgettes; Satin and Georgette combinations, and Taffetas; in .all colors includ- . ing navy and black. Former Prices Were $29.50 to $85.00, now $15 Lingerie & Lace Dresses This season's models; smart and distinctive in style; colors are ecru, black and white. They Were $35, $45 to $115 $19.50 $29.50 $45 to$69.50 with the world In general and bnllovlnR It to be it pretty good place to be In! one who his known the Korrows h well n the joVB ot life! one who will grow old gracefully. 11KTT1. Your attitude toward life Is splendid. To "Mlsi Insignificance" Iear Cjutbla Will you pase print till!.? Dear Miss InslKnlfii-nnce Why grieve j oof our ease was orougni " " the manner In which you totm it. You said you weren't beautiful. That I ,"i m , K rlt, Th. act tl.ntJ KOod-looklng, does it? The fatt tlllUM vour frienilx nrt verr. very mnuiuiii ( lllllll naturally brings the fellows to their call. It is only natural. Hut say, did vim ever trv nlaviiie your various; in- jstruments at the parties you spenk of? ' -. f . ...dull. MtMrtn ijo you sing.' iou Kuwn, nti-. . .. the savage breast, meaning the'fellows. Or perhaps it is because, you arc too frank. The truth hurts very much, so don't be ufraid to flatter juift a "teeny little bit" and the'U give you a quarter, an the saying goes. I'll sov vour are ait'oinlilisliH'.. If you were able by some means to show nllj your qualities on the street l m sure your friends would stand In the back ground und you would g"t the second glance you speak of also a third and fourth. And I. for oue, think very highly of you. Let others speak up. Hut you don't go us fur as not to pow Ider, do you? The idea that powdering is foolish W absurd. Where Is Lieuteu 'ant 11., I wonder? DAN H. Just Fashion Scarfs are now made of the same ma terial as one's gown. Deep ereain suede gloves are more fashionable than white. i Many of the summer crowns of narrow ribbou. bats show Cream-colored sweaters are brilliunt , with Roman stripes. The new smocks arc made of organdie or georgette crepe. A sports suit of eoriil homespun has a belt of big roral bends. Tell You What Mine Eyes Have Seen 1 tell you what mine eyes have seeu And what my ears have heard. 1 tell yon of the thick -strewn llowers. I tell you of the bird; Hut what my inmost soul has felt No voice bus told, no words have spelt. I tell you of a woman's face And of herjfiill sweet laugh, I tell you of u brimming kiss Her lover's lips limy quaff; Hut what her love has been to me Lies hid to nil eternity. - -Charles Wharton Stork, in torial Review. Pie Beautify the Complexion IN TEN DAYS Nadinola CREAM Th Usequled Bwatifier Utd and Endowd By ThmmandB i Guaranteed to remove tan, freckles, pimples, liver-spots, etc. Ex- I treme cases 20 days. Rids, pores, and tissue of impurities. ' Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy. At leading toilet counters. If they haven't it, by mail, two sizes, 60c. and $1.20. NATIONAL TOILET CO.. Path. Tmnm. ssilU h.Y Jacobs Urns., IUI3 Chestnut St.. ami other toltet four ten. 122022-24 I g7 OZS&&L? Final Clearance &9 5 $35 to $49.50 SINGING "CLOSE HARMONY" ON A SUMMER'S EVENING Makes Melodies Play on the Heart Was There Ever Grand Opera That Carried the Same Pure Joy? j AST Ijfht ihfy c,o!V lllu.mony .i i I wonder if there wn ever a grand opera written that has the power to thrill yon like the nwct tender music 'iut "" ,1" ni" "r "P " trch of I , , .. mmert!m.O There'K " -.. - -,. nothing fine about it, I know, but Rome how we ran almost be sure the average man conies nearest of nil to really loving music when he sits and listens tb this kind. There is something real about it. Not grand opera, but something more, for the music on the lake plays Its melodies on the human heart. There is no, need ing a diamond-decked "horseshoe" to .lure the audience. Every cue from the learned lawyer down for the week-end to the woman in the hotel kitchen wear ily wringing out the lust dish towel stops to listen and understands. "tfivfcf nnd foir, sweet and tow lt'ind of the tcrjlcru sea." Oh, can't you hear them now? The night Is softly warm, the lake is wide and there are colored lights marking its shores and they ore young and "their voices are singing to the stars. I ing to '' y, O.N, they go, never seem -' bred or want to stop. "There's n long, lout) trail n-iri'iirfiiij Into the land of my dreams H'Acre the nightingales are singing And a white moon beams." And then in blissful succession "Hya line," "The Krtd of a Perfect Day," "In the Kvenlng by the Moonlight" and from that last jauntily breaking into "I've lleen Workiug on the Itailmnd" and "One. Two, Three, Four"; then BlueBird cleans clean, (tMWMIMWMI Everything from the slightly soiled table cloth to very ,ooiled c!othe3 13 washed in 'afeus minutes by BlueBird without work on your part and without wear on the clothes. BlueBird washes even the dain tiest Georgette waists or lacy thins without harm nothinc to wear or tear. The inside of the copper boiler is perfectly smooth no holes, ridges or projections. BlueBird costa only a few centa a week to operate and only a few dollars down'to buy. Free Demonstration in your homo .1 by any BIueBir Write for his nam of the BlueBird B Wholesale Elliott-Lewi Co.. 101 7-19-2 ?iatnbtt(er3 JStKaWnr'''' Sk v j Electrical MstSKh'cik "' " v' A JQllIGJCMCi ELECTRIC CLOTHES WASHER Walnut Street of Summer Wash Dresses Plain and printed voiles, organdies and im ported Anderson ginghams; all wanted styles and colors. They Were Up to $39J0 $7.50 $9.50 $12.50 $15 a skip to today. ".Iiula. Jad-." nnd "Till We Meet Again." Ami, finally, back again to yesterday : "Carry mc hack In .W Virginnu, There's xcherc the cotton mid the corn nnil 'Inters froic, There' trhere the birth uarhle itccet in ' the springtime. There's irherc the. old darkey's heart am longin' to go." Oh, surely this is more than music. It Is the great common denominator ot being our real and better selves. Wo talk ourselves bourse on the porch after supper, but what have uny of us to say and what did tiny of us learn nbout each., other that compares with the things we. leanl ns we sit und listen to or s"ing?i Sometimes I think if we could sing our way through life, in close harmony, of course, there would be no need for jails or mayors or anything but just our song! Ostrich Trimming Ostrich fenthers are made into ,flll sorts of Interesting trimming devices. It is quite taken for granted that ostrich" ' should be a dress trimming quite as much or more than a hat trimming, nnd Tlie l rencil nuve uevn espri-ianj firvi in devising ways to make it attractive, Cuticura Soap is Easy Shaving for Sensitive Skins Tb Naw Up-to-date Cntlcurn Method Walnut St. Between 12th & 13th ! d dealer. jHM&7 j"""tf8 7JL e and your copy j Hj iuvM30P ook. aHBstKj vRaKrrSr i&naHKTCft-c1 " flaw ! ) vl I Hi ' I- V I f MSS tnrt 'I &e vegetables eookbag, 'i 't T7 a v , t i. - '.
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