mmm. ' 'N r:- 12 1 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1919 , P'S -!- YOU CAN MAKE THIS TABLECLOTH : PUTTING UP CUCUMBERS : CYNTHIA'S LETTERS : IN THE SHOPS MSmSwmim ! DELICIOUS SPICED CUCUMBER RECIPE 'Arid Several Others That Have to Do With Pickling This Product By MRS. W. A. WILSON (CetvrtoM. lilt, tv Afr. A. A. W!on. All KlohtB Itratrvtt ) THE cucumber must first be cured In n brine before it can be made into sweet or sour pickles. Use soft water for making the brine. Place in a largo wooden tub Eight pounds of salt. Twenty-five quarts of water. Stir to dissolve thoroughly and then do not wash the cucumbers. Place them in the brine and then place a large wooden cover on top to keep the cucumbers undpr the water for ten days. Remove the cucumbers, wash in plenty of clear Water. Now grade for size, using those One to one and onu-half inches for gherkins, Two to two and one-half inches for mall pickles, All over thus si:e for large pickles. Sour Spiced Cucumbers Place in a preserving kettle Two quarts of vinegar. One pint of water, One piece of stick cinnanwn. One tablespoon of whole allspice, Ono tablespoon of whdle allspice. Two pieces of ginger root. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for ten -ninutcs. Now weigh four pounds of prepared cucumbers. Add to the vinegar and bring to a boil. Cook for five minutes and thea remove them. Allow them to conll and then pack in all-glass jars. Pour over the cucumbers the prepared vinegar and then seal. Place in a hot-water bath and process for fifteen minutes. Sweet Spiced Cucumbers Remove the cucumbers from the brine, wash and then cut into one inch slices. Now place in a preserv ing kettle Three pinto of vinegar, Five pounds of sugar, ' One cup of water, Tsoo pieces of ginger, cut into pieci, One tablespoon of allspice, One tablespoon of cloves, Six blades of mace, Two sticks of cinnamon, One lemon, cut in half, lengthwise, l . . i.v i; ien cwt 171 pujcrufvt: wiice, 0ne package of seeded raisins, Five pound of cucumbers, cut as directed. Bring to a boil and cook for fifteen minutes, then set aside for twenty four hours and bring to a boil, and cook for ten minutes and set aside again. Repeat this for three days and then fill into all-glass jars and adjust the rubber and lid and seal, then process in a hot-water bath for fifteen minutes. Half-pint jars aie best for this purpose. If you desire to make cucumber rings just cut a small piece from the center of each slice of the cucumber before putting it in the sirup. Plain Cucumbers Remove the cucumber from the brine and wash well. Now place in a preserving kettle Two quarts of vinegar, One pint of water, Two tablespoons of whole black pepper, Four pods of red pepper, cut into bits, Six blades of mace cut into bits, f Four bay leaves, broken m bits. Three teaspoons of cloves, whole, One teaspoon of allspice, whole. Bring to a boil and add thirty medium-sized prepared cucumbers. Bring to a boil again and cook for five minutes, then fill into all-glass jars and adjust the rubber and lid. Seal and process for twenty minutes in hot-water bath. Dill Pickles To keep dill pickles for winter use it Is necessary to keep them airtight, TVooden pails with lids or small kegs may be used. Recipe for Fifty Pickles Remove fifty pickles from the brine and .then line a bucket or keg with leaves from a grape vine. Place in a layer of cucumber and sprinkle each Jayer with dill, Two red peppers, cut in pieces, I Jlfd MtIAfrf Bl Mil Grated horseradish, , Four cloves and four allspice. f.i. Tlemat until the hiielcet nr Vnn- la $ nearly filled and then place on the ; cucumbers a board to weigh them ij down,-placing a clean stone on top to keep the board in place. Now fill faith fresh, brine and then seal se curely, and pour paraffin in and Ground the place where the lid and frdge of the bucket meet. All-Pepper Relish Pines one dozen sweet nenners in ., Uatrlnf nan and nlneo In n vnnrlnwitr. uir,r":"a r. 7 -- -- -- oven ior Fen mnuues 10 ouster tne "rJa. Remove the skin and seeds and through the food chopper, using L """"" " - ".m put, cucumbers through the food er. nace tne cnopped peppers Kifl'mieumbers in a preserving kettle ' ' 'fkl.tiMjf ttackatte of eeedtit minimi GIVEN BY MRS. WILSON Ask Mrs. Wilson If ynu liave nnr rnokorj prob lem", bring the in to Mr. Wilson. She will ho gliul to nnsner you throuRh fliein columns. No per sonal replies however, ran be given. Address questions to Mrs. M. A. Wilson, Evening Public Ijedokk, Philadelphia. One and one-half cups of strong cider vinegar. One large nnion, grated. One tablespoon of salt. One and one-half teaspoons of paprika. Three-quarters teaspoon of ground allsjn'ce. One-half teaspoon of ground cloven, One-hnlf teaspoon of ground cin nawon. One-half teaspoon of ground mace. Cook slowly until very thick, like chutney, stirring frequently to pre- vent scorching. Pack in all-glass half-pint jars and adjust the rubber I and lid and seal. Process in hot water bath for twenty minutes. Cool and store. Pickled Relish Chop fine One large hard head of cabbng'. One-half peck of green tomatoes, Ten large onionx, HOW TO MAKE CHARLOTTE RUSSE: MRS. WILSON TELLS IN A "MOVIE" Cn.WU.OTTI" -nsc makes a delirious dessert , but it's expensive to buy. In the second "chapter" in her series of cooking movies Mrs. M. A. Wilson. Ilvrvtvo Prm ir Lfdoi k food economist, shows how to make six of the most temptiiiR charlotte ruso jou ever saw or tasted for twenty-five cents. WIIKKK SHOWN Resinning today this movie will be shown every rlaj this week at the Victoria, 1UH Market street. The "Two-for-a-qunrter" Sponge Cake recipe, in which Philadelphia women have shown much interest, will be shown us follows this week: Monday and Tuesday, Great Northern, liroad street and l'rie nenue. Wednesday, the Orient. Sixty-second street and Woodland avenue. Thursday, the I'asehall, Se.eut.v-tirst street and Woodland avenue. Kriday and Saturday, the Globe. West Philadelphia. Fifty-ninth and Market streets. Eighteen cucumbers, Ten red and green peppers. Mix well and then place in an earthen bowl in layers two inches deep. Sprinkle each layer with salt and let stand overnight. In the morning place in a piece of cheese cloth and squeeze dry. Place in a preserving kettle and add Two pints of vinegar, One pint of water, One and one-half pounds of brown sugar, One tablespoon of cinnamon, One-half tablespoon of allspice. Two teaspoons of cloves, One teaspoon of nutmeg, One teaspoon of mustard. Cook slowly until thick and then fill into all-glass jars and adjust the rubber and lid, and seal and process for fifteen minutes in hot-water bath. Cool and store. Sweet Fancy Mixed Pickles Use one-quarter peck of small onions, peel and parboil; two heads of cauliflower, break into branches and parboil; two dozen cucumbers from the brine, cut in one and onc-half-inch blocks; one dozen red and green peppers, cut in one and one-half-inch pieces; ono and one-quarter pecks string beans, cut in half and parboiled. Now pack the vege tables into jars, either mixing all to- Mrs. Wilson Answers Questions My dear Mrs. Wilson Would like to know if you could send me the recipe for breakfast cake, or crumb cake, that was printed in the paper March 16, 1919? Mine got torn in some way and I have only half of the recipe. I made it up twice and it was very, very good, and I would like very much to add it to my book of recipes. Thanking you for this favor, I am, Mrs. M. H. B. Crumb Cake Place in a mixing bowl One-half cup of sugar, One egg, Four tablespoons of shortening, Two cups of flour, Four teaspoons of baking poivder, Three-quarters cup of water. Beat to mix and then pour into tho prepared pan. Now place in a small mixing bowl Six tablespoons of flour, Four tablespoons of sugar, Two tablespoons of shortening. Rub between the tips of the fingers into fine crumbs and then spread on tho top of the cake and bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Mnnoiiiiaiiais Wholemlc Price August FUR Sale XifJisi lTARfiE ACCOUNTS WVI7ED How to Make Dill Pickles, an All-Pepper Relish and a Green Tomato Preserve gether or else in layers, packing so it will show thiee pieces of lemon that has been cut in rmperliko slices and boiled until tender. Now place in a preserving kettle Two quarto of vinegar. Two and one-half pounds, of brown sugar, One-half ounce of whole elovei, One-half ounce of whole allspice, One ounce of blade mace, One-half ounce of celery seed, One ounce of mustard seed. Bring to a boil and cook fifteen minutes, and then use to fill the jars with. Adjust the rubbers and lids and then seal. Process for one-half hour in a hot-water bath and then remove, cool and store To make sour mixed pickles, omit two pounds of sugar and then pro ceed as directed in sweet mixed pickles. CJrccn Tomato Pickle i This is a splendid way to use up i the odd or misshapen tomatoes that I will surely spoil before maturing. 1 Slice them in thick slices and then cut into quarters one-half peck of green tomatoes. This usually' aver ages about thirty medium-sized to matoes. Slice one dozen medium sized onions. Place the tomatoes in i an earthen bowl in layers anrl sprinkle with salt, then place a layer I of sliced onion and sprinkle again With salt. Repeat this until the to matoes and onions are all salted 1 down. Stand away overnight and i then in the morning turn into a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze dry. I Now cut a lemon in half, length wise, and then cut in pupcrlike slices. Parboil. Place the tomatoes, onions and lemon in a preserving kettle and add One tablespoon of celery seed, Two pounds of brown sugar, One quart of vinegar, One tablespoon of mustard seed, One teaspoon of paprika and then following spices tied in a cheesecloth : One tablespoon of cloves, One tablespoon of cinnarnon. One tablespoon of allspice. Two teaspoons of mustard, One teaspoon of ginger, One teaspoon of nutmeg. Tie closely. Stir the mixture well and then cook very slowly until thick. Fill into all-glass jars and adjust the rubber and lid and seal. Process for twenty minutes in a hot-water bath. Cool and then store. To prepare the pan use a deep layer cake pan and grease, and then line with paper. Grease again and then pour in the batter. My dear Mrs. Wilson You ad vised me once before in regard to prune whip, which worked wonders, and now I feel there are others who will benefit by this one. While I am here I have the paper sent me, and kindly tell me what one can do with wild cherries; they are here in such quantities. Cordials, jams, spiced, etc., would be most welcome. Also why do jams and jellies tasto like wine or fermenting an inch or so from the top, then the remainder is just splendid ? Will dampness do this ? In great appreciation, L. P. Use wild cherries for jams and marmalades. See June 9 and June 21. Use these recipes. Jellies will partially ferment or become sour if they are permitted to stand in a warm room while cooling or if they are stored in a warm, moist place. Overripe fruit will also produce this result. It will also happen to juice that is allowed to stand in a warm room before it processes into jelly. to Retail Trade" Save 25 on Our Highest Grade Furs by Buying During THIS SPECIAL SALE KM-y fur garment and fur piece ts manufactured on premlsea and we specialize In selling to the retail trade at wholesale prices. A email deposit will reserve any pur chase Charge accounts invited Philadelphia' Mott Reliable manufacturing Furrier 1227 Walnut St F.t, 3S Year NEW DESIGN FOR TABLECLOTH HF- tB: JWW - :VM ttyv. i''i-. i""'"'-""-'-'-.:J ,S"'.;SsSiH fM: ' Ku,s ';B Mb. - '.' Bv ftHL" ;k l JH UnTH the price of tablecloths still ' going up, and laundry bills noarlng skyward, many a thrifty housewife these dajs is looking nbout for a table cloth substitute The stole cloth pic tured in the illustration is both attrac tive and economical. I'ven hand-era -hroidered Madeira cloths like that in the photograph '-ell for less than n good tablecloth made of dnmask, nnd they can be made at home from plain white linen for a fraction of this cost. The doth is lnid on the table so that one of the stole ends comes at each plat", and it mnj be cut with six ends iusteid of lour The doilies in between are used to set various sprung dishes upon. This stole cloth is far easier to wash nnd iron than nn ordinary large tablecloth They need not be sent to the laundrj , for any housewife can launder one with very little expenditure of time ami labor. How In Mulie Pattern To make a iloth the same shape as the one illustrated, one and one-half j aids of plain white linen fiftj-four inches wide ill be required. Linen ma be bought for Sl.Uri to SI .30 a un. The stole ends must be cut exactly to fit the table, (most round tables arc fifty-four inches in diameter). A glance at the diagram will show how the cloth is cut from a yard nnd a half of linen, fifty-four inches wide. I5y following the measurements given on the diagiam one may rlinw n pattern for the cloth directlj on the linen. Find the center of the linen square by folding it twice. Tie a string to a leud pencil, nnd cut off (he string so that it is twent -seen inches long (the radius of the cloth). One person may now hold the end of the string in the eeuler of the linen while another draws the circumference v.ith the pencil i t the other end of the string. The inn r circle, whose radius is .twelve inches, is drawn in the same manner. The other measurements giten nn the diagram may now be indi cated with a pencil, nnd the straight lines put in with n ruler. Embroidering It Cut the cloth out by these lines, and haste a quarter of nn inch hem nil ai ouiiil the outside edge. Finish with blanket stitching over the hem, taking the stitches a quarter of an inch apart. The blanket stitching should he done in a color, and a full strand of six threads of embroideiy cotton are med. This makes an attractive cloth, nnd may he elaborated by embroidering an initial in the same color on two of the stole ends opposite each other, or by em broidering a design around the center, qsing coarse stitches such as the lazy daisy stitch, French knots, etc. A white linen cloth embroidered in dark blue gives a very good effect. The small round doilies are cut from the linen left in between the stole ends, nnd are also finished with a blanket stitch. If dollies are not wanted, four tea napkins, fifteen inches square, may OU1 JRli G) All Summer, Apparel Sacrificed at Cost and Less Irresistible Reductions That Compel Early Monday Shopping Silk Summer Suits All Cotton Dresses We have reduced the few remaining suits of tricolette and paulette. 35.00 Formerly to 12S.00 All NO CHARGES OUTSIDr. tDGE OFUNE I TEA 1 iffiJILZ NAPKIW j I 54(N J stole tablecloth Is attractive ami economical. One like the one shown nhovo in plain linen with bluo handwork is Inexpensive and easy to make. Tho diagram illus trates rutting the pattern be cut from between the stoles, ns shown in the diagram. Baste a quarter of an inch hem around the outside edge of the napkins, and finish with a blanket stitch to match the cloth. Things to Know Set delicate embroideries by soaking, befoie washing, in n tablespoonful of turpentine dissolved in a pail of cold wnter. When cleaning a vinegar cruet put t teaspoonful of lje In it nnd till with water. Let stand several das and rinse. Sift powdered sugar mer meringue before placing in the oven, which should he cool. This will produce n sugar crust. A fresli raw egg beaten in a glass of milk makes a b.'ife luncheou for the business woman who laiks the time to eat solids. Remove spots from handles of ivory knives by rubbing with a chamois skin dipped in wnter and then in powdered pumice. you do to it. But we, as experts, are daily doing some very remarkable Remodeling and Repair ing to Furs that need attention. What can we do for you? Work done now at a third below regular. "Pay the Cost in the Fali" Mavfeon & DeMair? 1215 Chestnut Street Walnut Street Smart models from the regular stock in sheer summery fabrics reduced to 9.50 to 15.00 Formerly 16,00 to 36.00 SPECIAL EXTRAORDINARY Afternoon Dresses Now 25-00 Formerly Up to 95,00 ( A limited number of Georgettes; beaded, plain and printed models. Also a few Taffetas and Foulards included. EVERY SALE IS FINAL Please Tell Me What to Do By CYNTHIA Did Right Dear Cynthia To introdure myself, I'll say I am a girl of seventeen years, a student of the senior class oi nign school, have a very good reputation nnd am much respected by every one. I have nn uncle that lins been just like a father to me; gives me everything thnt my heart desired. He is n travel ing salcsmnn and well to do. Kvcry time he came to see me he stayed at the hotel, as he is a person that docs not Ilko to make people any trouble, so he never stnjed at our place. About two years ago he paid us a visit and nt that time my parents were In New York city. He stayed at the hotel ns usual, but as he could not get a room in the hotel where he always stayed, he wns compelled to go to one which is not considered n very refined place, and while there he became sick. He was in bed for about four days and I did not go to see him for two rea sons. First, I didn't have any one to chnperone me and, second, that hotel is a place that is talked about. As this is a small town, I did not like to have my reputation lowered by going. Afterward, when lie was able to be out again, I explained to him the situa tion and told him I was very sorry that I could not go to sec him, but he would not listen to me, and said that it was my duty to visit him, and since that time he has not spoken to me. So, dear Cynthia, although I think I did right, my conscience troubles me, as he has been so kind, so I would like to have your opinion. I would like to become a member of your K. V. II C. MISS DOUBTFUL. You were perfectly justified in not going to the hotel. You lulve no need to worry and I should simply let the matter drop. Welcome to Ihe Keeping Pp Hope Club. That Kissing Subject Dear Cynthia I wish to express mv opinion on by fellows kiss girls." I am a young girl setentcen years old. I had n great many boy friends and I must confess I expected them to kiss me. If they did not they never came again. I kept this up for two years nnd one day I met a fellow who never thought of kissing. When T told my girl friend she laughed and said, "You will never let him come again." T told her I sure would. When my other friends came they found I hnd changed. They grad ually stopped coming. They came for the kissing, not for me. Two of these fellows have come back. I am glad that somebody woke me up, and I only wish it hnd been sooner. Now. denr Cynthia, nnd readers. 1 tell you it is such girls ns myself who started the kissing and it will be such fellows ns my friend who will end it. Could I be a little dot of your K. T II. Club? I admire it so much. DOT. ou can't make a piece of coney look like rich, glossy, luxuriant Y beaver, no matter what one 0 NO CREDITS MAKING YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE IN A PRACTICAL WA Y An Article Written for the Benefit of a Young Man Who Inquired About Self -Confidence ONE of the alleged obstacles in the path of the young man or woman who is trying to get ahead Is lack of self-confidence. "I contlnunlly knock mjKcIf," writes "Romance," a boy of nineteen. "We youth are suspicious nnd doubtful of our own ability nnd I am sure It hurts us. Don't you really think sincerity nnd ability should rest within us? I mean shouldn't we be lieve in ourselves before we expect others to?" Self-confidence, young friend, in the beginning is a mixture of courage, per severance and hard work. There arc few of us, honestly speaking, who with out any outward signs from the world that our dreams nre coming true can go nhend feeling perfectly ,sure thnt they will. Self-confidence does not renily come until we have actually ac complished one little thing thnt is a step, no matter how small, toward the goal nt which we are aiming. Let me illustrate: A young girl, we will Bay, has an intense desire to write let us Bay poetry. After she leaves school she sits up in her little room in the third floor front nnd composes verse far into the night, some of which she is perfectly confident will gain her recog nition. She sends it broadcast to the magazines, nnd one by one, like stars disnppenring in the cold grny of dnwn, each little sepnrnte dream flickers out, too. Her poems come back, and she wakes up, as it were, in the practical light of day all tho mystic night lamps extinguished. TT IS good for that girl to lose self-J- confidence nt this point, because hers wns the kind thnt renched the sky but did not take into consideration the very practical world that lay beneath it. To be a success any form of writing, poetry or prose, must be real. Beauti ful abstract thoughts and being able to express one's self well count nothing it the writer has nothing necessary, defi nite or true to say. The successful writer must know humnn nnture. Let us say this young lndy of whom we speak had taken a commercial course in high school and is therefore equipped to go into the business world. Pre tend then she had the good fortune to meet some one who advised her to try and get into the House of Letters by the back door namely, procure a stcnographical position in a place where magazines or newspapers are published. She follows this advice nnd tnkes up employment in n mngazine publishing house. With intelligent questions and using her powers of observation, she familiarizes herself with its workings. How to Know Which Cream You Need for Your Special Skin Condition No matter how many creams you have tried, there's always the one best suited to your individual requirements. Each skin defect needs a special prep aration. Does your face feel dry? Or is it oily and stippled? Is it marred by blackheads and pimples, or Is it sallow and lifeless? For each of these condi tions jjiEflfl QlAti offers a preparation scientifically com pounded to fit the case, proved by tests in more than 3500 Beauty Shops before being offered to the Public What a perfectly glorious way to wash. Think of ifr--ju8t place the clothes in BlueBird'a big, smooth copper tub, turn the switch and leave. In a few minutes BIueBird has washed the whole, tubful per fectly clean, without rubbine, without wear, , without work, and prnetlcally without expeneo for BlueBird costs but a few cents per week to operate, Pleaie don't hetitate to aik u for name of the blueBird dealer neareit you and, for your copy of the BlueBird Book. No obliga tion. Wholesale Di Elliott-Lewis Electrical Co., Inc. 1017-19-21 Race St. ELECTpiC CltfrHES WASHER, A little later she asks for the chance to act as stenographer in one of the edi torial departments. Gradually the par ticular editor to whom she Is assigned entrusts her with little details that have to do with writing. Every detail entrusted to her is ac complished particularly well. The edi tor of the department commends her for two particularly clever lines she writes under a picture. I should say at this moment It Is time for the girl to have self-confidence thut she can become a writer if she so choosds. She has put her foot on the first rung of the ladder of her dreams. PLEASE don't think, "nomance." thnt I mean to say youth should give up hope about reaching the stars, but I have tried to Illustrate that youth must be practical, for It is a practical world. The right kind of self-confidence W not a blind, unreasoning belief in your self. It is the kind that makes you sit down and say to that dream self: "Look here, old mnn, just what are you doing that I should be so sure of you? That up-in-the-clouds stuff Is all right, but the ladder's too high : and how under the sun am I going to get up there if you don't find the bottom rung? Just you find the bottom rung, old man. Just you let me. feel some thing solid besides air under my feet, nnd then, sure enough, I'll believe in you." Do you understand, "nomance"? And there arc plenty of practical po sitions for young men that lend to the House of Letters ! Things to Know The hard shell of the cocoanut, sawed to the proper shape and with holes pierced for stiings, makes a charming hanging basket. Citron and candied peel, to be used in cakes, can be steamed until tender nnd passed through the food chopper. After frying fish boll out the pan with soda water, washiug clean. Put on the fire and shake some oatmeal in. Cuticura Helps Skin and Scalp Troubles lit .!.. - 0. nt rtt ft' in rri mw Sample each free of "Oatltirt, Dtpl. 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