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V-. i HOME F.g'P, 98 HOLIDAY LUNCHEON A Menu Decorative Ideal for Patriotic Occasions, Celebrations, or Any - Warm Days Instructions for Preparing v- . - " the Courses EACH course of the luncheon is in itself decorative, so the table decorations should not be too ".: elaborate. Red and white' sweet peas and blue pansies make an ex squislte centerpiece, with delicate as . jparagtta.- fern. . Red, white and blue bachelor buttons may be used both in '.. the" center, and , for individual decora . tiofis tied with tri-colored ribbons at e.ach cover. Bonbon , boxes of cannon crackers should be. the only other, dec oration. The table linen should, be all white. . , - ' - -v- - , . MENU. . . - Iced cherries (blue 'bouillon cups). ' : Rolled sandwiches. Salmon croquettes. ' ! . Mashed potatoes (blue plates). Stuffed olives. " . Tomato aspic with shrimp salad. ' Crackers. Raspberry ice. '. Fla cake (white plates, blue pansies). ... -Red v fruit punch. .- - - feedVCherrissi . C Pit acid' cherries and fill' the hole with half' a blanched almond. Place on iqe " to get very cold. "When ready to serve 'them fill blue bouillon cups three-quar- ters full and oh top sprinKie a teaspoon te- ' of ehonDed ice. Serve with the cherries rolled sandwiches of very thinly sliced j : bread and tongue, tied .with red, wnue and blue ribbon. ,When this was pre pared In the Experiment Station the "cherry .trees were not even in bloom, so canned ones were called into service. . The almonds were cut across Tor filling . "the cherries. These were filled and 'left all 'night near the ice. The cups were chilled by holding in iced water before filling with the cherries. An ice chipper was used both for breaking up the ice for the. cherries and for the ice cream freezer. It is a very strong steel " instrument with-several-prongs which chip the ice very quickly in Vny pieces, A -jiist right for small freezers and t trapped drinks. It is used in the hand. ' rr: Salmon Croquettes. V "Ths Salmon must be freed from bones ! and skln rubbed smooth, well seasoned . with cayenne and Worcestershire sauce, bound together with as little thick white sauce as possible. If it is rubbed f . together in a mortar with a-pestle less - sauce is" needed to hold the salmon to gether. Roll large spoonfuls in bans, ilatten "them out, add a spoonful of 'creamed peas, fold the salmon over, roll as cylindrical croquettes, crumb, egg und crumb, ami. fry in deep fat. Serve the red Balmon croquettes on a blue opiate -with very white fluffy mashed potatoes. Dried milk dissolved In wa ter was used for the cream sauce and to moisten the potatoes. By using the new ,'top for the gas stove only one burner was lighted; over that the cro quettes fried while the potatoes boiled on the next ccver. Tomato Apple with Shrimp Salad. . ISlmmer for fifteen minutes two cups of tomato liquor, two stalks of- celery, .a small piece of onion,, a small piece of bay leaf and salt and cayenne pepper to . taste. - Cover three tablespoons of granulated gelatin with two table- . spoons of cold water. When softened, add It to tfie tomato liquor and heat, but do not boil. Strain through a very Experience of Members of the tireless Cooking Club j. - .- - - ; witb. Hot and Cold :.' Things FOR dinner at noon we prepare such vegetables as cabbages, green .: beans, dried or white beans, the night . bef ore- pu them in cooker late in the evening and reheat the next -morning. My husband could not eat -cabbage cooked in the old "way, but the long, slow process in the. cooker makes it: perfectly digestible, and. he has no ' trouble at all. We cook delicious whole onions five hours, seasoning with cream dressing made on the gas. stove a few moments before serving. Food can be kept in the cooker for a latecomer by simply putting the vessel back quickiy 'without reheating, and it comes out steaming hot.. We had a quick lunch of '-brolld steak, fried potatoes, etc. I placed , the several di.shes in a large kettle without water, pu; the lid on and . set- it -down in the "nest." An hour later it was steaming hot.' If weather "3s cool and the1 kitchen drafty, I put rajr pan of bread to be raised in the , box, ciose th lid, and it rises nicely. If I set yeast at night in the cooker it never fails me. In house cleaning time or absence from home the cooker surely proves its worth; food "neither burns ,:. Here is a precaution. Once soup stocks .was., left too .long in. the cooker (I think it Ts thirty-six hourskand after cool ing, removing" the fat and reheating it was.' sour and, 'of course. . had to be thrown away. The vegetables were put in at reheating time. L. H. learned. . I. make ' a parfait in the morning, about ten o'clock, or I freeze a cream in the freezer and then pack It in a mold: then I put ice and a little Fait in tixf tjig kettle, put In the mold, cover if with -more ic-e and salt, shut it. and at ?even o'clock I- find it. ready to ?erve. XhcuL pous o 'ihe nttjr ind put in a fiifceless . R 19 IB i-BirW! -j mm a cm m h with Dishes fine strainer into wetted molds and al low it to cool. When stiffened, with a hot teaspoon remove jelly from cen ter, to form a cavity large enough to hold one tablespoon of shrimps well blended with mayonnaise. Melt the jelly that has been "removed, cool and fill the molds to inclose the shrimps. If the tomato aspic is molded in an' ob long pan it may be Cut in squares or triangles and the spoonful removed from the center of each form to admit the shrimps. Remove the red salad forms from the pan, place within boxes iada of long, narrow white crackers, ie the crackers in place with red, white vand' blue ribbon. Put each box or fort on a plate," surround it with "grass", made of chopped parsley, and within " eich fort mount a small silk flag. M.JB. M. In the laboratory the jelly was mold ed'' in an ordinary cake pan, cut in three-inch triangles; long, narrow waf ers were used for the box, the chopped parsley was . Ornamented with tiny drops of mayonnaise to imitate dande- Strawberry Charlotte Hons, and the flag, waved over one cor ner of the fort. Raspberry Ice. To a pint jar of raspberries, strained, add the juice of two lemons and a pint of water; sweeten to taste. Again the mortar and pestle were brought Into use. The Juice was strained from the raspberries, the berries placed in the mortar and rubbed until the pulp was entirely freed from the seeds. Then the pulp was easily pressed threugh .a sieve. When the syrup was mixed it was placed in the enamel can of the packed freezer and left standing for about" ten minutes until thoroughly glass jar a block of butter taken from the refrigerator, and In thesmorning I find the butter fine and hard for table use, and the ice not all melted. I also make strong coffee in the morning and put it in a glass Jar; when , It has be come cool by having jar stand In cold water I put it In the cooker and sur round and cover it with ice, using no salt, - as I do not want - a f rappe. At dinner time it is just right to serve as a cold drink with whipped and sweet ened cream. The butter is much harder than when kept in the refrigerator. L. H. Lamed. - Chocolate made just before time for evening guests to arrive -and put in our cooker was piping hot when served two hours later. E. C. A bean pot is a good thing to use for a veal or mutton stew Cut the meat In pieces about two inches square; a few pieces of sausage are a good addi tion. Fill the pot three-quarters full of hot water seasoned with salt and pep per, a bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce or kitchen bouquet. Let it sim mer on , the fire for twenty minutes, then pack it in the cooker and forget it for five or six hours, when it will be better cooked and more delicious then if cooked in the old way. L. C. W. Make your spiced vinegar syrup, put the fruit in and let, it slowly heat through, then put all in the cooker for a couple of hours. Pack the fruit in Jars, boil the syrup, pour over fruit and seal. The result is that the fruit does not break and is perfectly cooked. This is especially good for peaches, pears and plums, though the fall fruits should be equally successful. E. C. In the cooker a small roast may be cooked. Sear the meat In a frying pan until nicely browned all over, then place it in the tin pail with all the liquor in the frying pan and f cover tightly. Set the pail on the wire rest in the big kettle and pour boiling water around it; do not let the water reach the cover level of the small pail. Put any desired vegetables around the small pail; cover the kettle and set over the fire. Let boil hard ten minutes, then remove quickly to the cooker and cover tijrhtly. The vegetables cook in the water, which is practically boiling. and the meat within the pail cooks in a dry heat furnished by the hot water. But the cover of the pail must be tight or the n'at will steam instead of "roast." M. M. MY sister has saved all the letters of congratulation which she received when hfr little daughter arrived, and having them bound. The book will be grentJy prized by the little girl some day. AT. T. By chilled.' The freezer which works by a cord was used. The cord which turns the qan was pulled with the left hand, while ice was chipped for packing the sherbet with the other hand. Form the sherbet in cups, place a, mold on a white plate or in sherbet glasses on the. white- plate. Decorate with the pansies. The patriotic punch, which may be served throughout the luncheon, is made of one pineapple, six lemons, two bananas and half a box of strawberries. Crush all the fruit together to get all Ru. the juice, add two quarts of water and sugar to taste and -.let stand several hours or overnight. Strain, color red, put in a pitcher svith pieces of ice and add a quart of charged water. (' Flag Cake The crown of the feast, and 4 oeauti fut surprise, is a flag cake. Make-a cake of three layers, coloring one layer with the ordinary red coloring and an other with either indigo or aquamarine. Put the layers together with icing. Make a plain white frosting; color one- fourth with the red and ice the top of the cake with alternate stripes of red and white. Now color a little of A- FRESH AIR FOR THE BABY How One Small Family Developed a Healthy, Vigorous Child, Without Nerves, by Keeping Him Out of Doors -in all Temperatures Must Be Well Wrapped Up ' , ONE fundamental proposition, name ly, that fresh air' in unstinted quantity is as essential to growtn and development as proper food, was agreed upon at the start in the upbringing of this physicahy spiendia little man. Baby was born in May and was kept practically all of the, hours of daylight on a screened and sheltered porch, while at night the open win dows let in aVflood of air which at first almost startled thev grandmother, to whose tender care Providence had con signed him. While for the first two' or three months just the right modification of food for perfect assimilation could not be found, there was no question of the beneficial results from the fresh air. There was not the desired in- "ease in weight, but despite this the vicr.-:v ofsthe little man showed a marked 1 '. - from day to day. Then food and ; c nach became adjusted, and he soon . light up to the . average weight for his age, wnue in strength, lumr and chest de velopment he was above normal. As cold weather approached, Grandmother, witn some misgivings, obeyed the pater's. orders, and aby daily took h:a morning nap on the porch. This porch faces the west and is protected on the north and south sides. The basinet is of heavy wicker, having a high pro tective hood, also of wicker, at one end. tViih this protecting him from the wind, Baby was. and is (for he still daily naps in this basinet on the porch) saie irom an ararts, at tne same time breathing nothing but the pure, out door air. The weather grew colder, and despite occasional warning shakes of the head by scandalized neighbors, blaster Baby continued his two or three-hour out door naps, coming into the house so clear-eyed, red of cheek and altogether happy that he was a joy to look uoon. Right here let me say that this vigor ous and vigor-bringing method had not HELEN LOUISE JOHNSON - ----- the white with the blue; mark off a square in the upper left hand corner, cover with the blue icing and on this put dots of white to represent stars. Ice the sides with the white. A. H. When mad3 in the laboratory,, for the white layer two whites of eggs were used and for the colored layers two yolks were used for each layer, leaving two whites for the frosting. Dried or powdered milk, dissolved in water, was used for the liquid of the cake. This recipe' was followed: One quarter cup of butter, one-half cup of Rasberry Ice on White Plates with Blue Pansies. Tomato Aspic in Craeker Fort. sugar, the yolks or the whites of two eggs, one-half cup of milk, one cup, of flour, one and one-half teaspoons of baking powder, one-quarter teaspoon of vanilla and one-quarter teaspoon of salt. This recipe made one layer, so it was made three times. It was baked in a pan 8 by 12 inches. The red layer was colored with the red they use for candy, and the blue layer was colored with indigo. Either indigo or aquama rine may bje used with perfect safety; they rfire both absolutely harmless. WherFbuying the indigo be sure to tell what, it is to be used for, so that the I druggist will not give you a chemically By W. B. THORNTON only the doctor's sanction, but his en thusiastic indorsement. In January the thermometer dropped until it threat ened to burst the bulb. Then one morn ing, at the usual hour for Baby's nap, it registered 20 degrees below zero, and Grandmother's courage was shaken. But Pater said, "Try it," and out Baby went, warmly wrapped, hooded so that naught but his little face was exposed, and this protected so far' as possible. Every little while Grandmother ran out to see that the dot of a nose was not getting nipped or the cheeks pinched. And Baby slept, quietly, comfortably, hi3 usual two hours, and then came in ruddy, smiling, bubbling over with life. The direct result of this vigorous treatment was- an abounding energy not a nervous, fretful energy, but a wholesome healthful desire to use up the surplus vitality generated by the per fect Combustion in the constantly ex panding lungs. Throwing his feet up until, often, his toes touched his fore head, the ' youngster would kick for half an hour at a stretch, crowing and laughing from pure joy in finding ex pression ior the abounding life within him. He was never too tired to kick, and he was encouraged in this exercise at all times of day, his grandmother sometimes undressing him and putting him on the bed for just this purpose, taking care, of course, that the room was sufficiently warm and free from all drafts. "Muscular exercise and fresh air are absolutely necessary to the child to promote growth and development of all vital organs, the brain included," says Professor Tyler. Baby was getting both without stint, and has proven the truth of the statement. His peculiar form of exercise strengthened back, legs and shoulders, while it was a most efficient stimulant for kidneys and other inter nal organs which are inclined to be sluggish in action at this period. At four and one-half months he sat prepared substance which is poisonous. The filling and frosting were the regu lar boiled frosting; three cups of sugar and one cup of water boiled to 238 de grees Fahrenheit, and poured into the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs, and beaten until stiff enough, to spread. One-half cup of this was mixed with a cup of chopped raisins and spread be tween the layers. Then the whole cake was covered with white. A square was marked off in the upper left-hand cor ner. A small portion of the frosting was colored red, put into a pastry bag Creamed Fish having a tube with a narrow slit and pressed through on top of the white so that it made alternate red and white stripes, avoiding the corner square. As this was to be like a flag there was a red stripe on the outside, both at the top and bottom. Then a little of the icing was colored blue and spread on the square that had been left for the blue field. When hard this was dotted white for the stars. Before serving, remove the center floral decoration from the table and in its place put the flag cake on a flat board or tray covered with a white paper lace doily, boit upright in his high chair with no sign of weakness in his straight, broad, little back. On his first birthday he held himself alone on the clothesline, as appears in the illustration. At four teen months he had sixteen beautifully shaped and well-placed teeth. At this time he had mastered the art of creep ing, and this he was encouraged to do to his heart's content. Everyday he splashed like, a veritable amphibian in his bathtub, devoid of any trace of fear. . . By taking advantage of traits which are his natural endowment, his devel opment has been guided along every line which has appeared to hold out dis tinct elements of advantage to . him. Thus. a3 he developed a tendency to do "stunts," he was encouraged, not to show off, but to make these a part of his play. This policy has been per sisted in, and at a year and a half he had acquired a somewhat elaborate re pertoire of calisthenics as a part of his play, introducing them whenever thej notion occurred to nim, usually many times a day. Thus the energy which his big lungs and perfect assimilation J of food furnish him find an outlet which I makes for still further upbuilding of the body. Just here it may be added that from the beginning he has spent out of doors very much time in addi tion to his morning nap. Every pleas ant day his grandmother has wheeled him abroad, morning and afternoon in summer and at least once a day In winter. I HAVE been somewhat surprised to read about the value of saving all bits of soft paper, string, etc. These "bits" often contain particles of sugar and grerse, and require time and many steps to smooth, fold, unknot and in volve some untidiness. The boxes or bags make ideal nesting places for mice, roaches and spiders, and they at- Strawberry Charlotte' Rusts. Cover one-fourth of a box of gelatin with one-fourth cupful of cold water and alfow it to stand for one-half hour: dissolve over hot water. Bcaid one cup- mi oi muK, aaa one cupiui of granu lated sugar, stir until it Is dissolved and the mixture looks blue and thin. Beat one egg light, and pour the hot milk upon it, stirring constantly. Re turn to the fire, cook for one minute, remove and add the dissolved gelatin. Flavor with one teaspoonful of vanilla extract and one tablespoonful of pine apple juice and put away to cool. Add one cupful of strawberries which have been crushed and standing covered with one-fourth cupful of sugar, then put through a fruit press. Carefully fold in one pint of cream whipped to a stiff, dry froth. Turn into a mold which has been lined with lady flingers put at Intervals of one-half an inch. When ready to serve turn out and garnish with whole strawberries and whipped cream. HINTS FOR THE HOUSE THE fact came out in the' course of a hearing at Washing-ton on cold storage that the New York trade demands an egg with awhite shell, and the Boston trade the brown shell. The veteran dealer who testified to this, an expert in eggs and a New Yorker, declared the brown-shelled egg to be much the better, containing a better and firmer yolk and keeping longer. New York and New England housewives of a generation gone, who knew food materials pretty thoroughly, much preferred the brown eggs. JAY. in Cucumber Shells. M y baby outgrew the sleeves to his flannel shirts when they were otherwise good. He, also wore out the toe3 of his white ' woolen stockings. So I cut off the tops of the stockings and catch stitched them neatly to the short sleeves of the shirts, thus add ing months of usefulness to those ex pensive little garments. L S. S. WHEN the curtain rings will not slip easily and , noiselessly on the pole, try putting a wee bit "of vaseline or olive oil on the top of the pole. M. I, tract files and dust. My idea is to have a roll of toilet paper (purchased three for ten cents) on a five-cent holder near the kitchen sink. ' It is Inconspicuous and neat, and pieces for wiping off greasy plates, etc., before washing are readily torn off and burned,' and they last a very long time. Just as a ball of cord and a ball of twine last a year or more. I cannot see the economy of sav ing these things. One dealer will glad ly supply half, a dozen, bags or sheets of wrapping paper, clean, smooth and new. for any other emergency. J. E. A. WE use for refrigerator dishes the wooden or pasteboard plates such as bakers deliver pies upon. The plates are protected by a 'piece of waxed paper where necessary, and after using we throw them away. They are inexpensive, do not break and can be bent a little to make more room. V. o. w. FROZEN DESSERT Some Hints and Recipes for Sweetmeats that Ar$ Delicious and Easy IT IS a mistake to think that frozen desserts are difficult either to make or freeze. Plain ice cream is far easier to concoct tnan most cooitea puddings, and the freezing process Is a simple matter when once understood. To begin with, select a good freezer. A well-made freezer, properly used, will last many years. With a poorly constructed freezer not only is the process of freezing difficult, but there is danger if the freezer is so made as not to be easily cleaned and sterilized. The freezing of cream or ices is not accomplished by the giving up of cold to them, but the taking of beat from them. Salt, in terms of physics, Is said to have an "affinity" for water, and although, when salt and Ice are mixed, the temperature often falls be low zero, the salt melts the ice and dissolves In the water. But heat Is required for this, and that is obtained from the mixture in the can. the larger the proportion of ice, therefore, to the THE TASTY MUSHROOM Several Recipes for Cook ing, and Serving to Avoid Toughness WHEN properly cooked, mushros are dellcat and savory S'.V' tlons to a maL Imprest cooking renders them Umri, dry and tasteless. 0nral !Jry,tn can apply to the cooking: of caHy ll mushrooms. Cut th stem tU, v Ut gills, wash carefully, gill sid tor. and drain. Cook slowly wbet&w Urw Ing or broiling, and be careful wtt f overcook. Canned mushrooms er.tr! 7 need to be heated through. ln9r cooking toughens them, Cooking Under Bella, The most delicious way to etro mushrooms Is under bells, as follows: Put delicate slices of toast on tb np pies, which are like shirred eg? 2isfe, and cover the toast with as caaoy mushrooms as you wish to srv9 eael person. Coyer with the glass which come for this purpose, a twenty minutes la a moderately ho oven, and, while baking, for each pound of mushrooms, scald on cup ful of cream. Melt one tablespoon fat of butter, add the cream, pour a UtC over each serving of mushrooms, rr coyer and serve. Broiled Mushrooms, ' t ,Cut the stem close to th glHs ttd carefully wash the mushrooms, pla in a greased, fine wire broiler and brotf gill side down for five minutes. Turn and broil the other side and brush th gill side, now up, while still In broiler with melted butter. Remove from broiler to slices of butler-4 - tat Brush with butter on top, Seaaos and serve. Mushrooms in Chafing Dish Prepare the mushrooms, Tak V rounding tablespoonfuls of b'Jttr fr each pound of mushrooms and exit in the blazer. Add mushrooms and eooSc slowly for ten minutes. Add on-haif cupful of cream, simmer fire mistes, season and serve on toast. Mushrooms in the Cassero, Prepare by washing and renvwir. hard or dried part of stems. For eacn pound allow two tablespoon fols of fctit ter and two dr stock. Pat th4 mtwh ' rooms, crowded together, la th cas serole. Add butter and stock. Cwr and cook slowly for thirty mJntJts ft? the oven. Season and serve In th casserole. v Sweetbreads and Mushrooms, As soon as the pair of sweetbreads are brought In from the market, throw them in cold water. Wash thoroughly, remove the thick membranes and r tery. ' Cover with boiling, salted witr, and simmer twenty minutes. Drain, cover with cold-water and drain atra fa. Pick to pieces or cut with a slider knife. Prepare one-half eupfaf of fresh mushrooms, cut them ia pice with a silver knife and saate ir orve tablespoonful of butter. Add to sweetbreads; melt one tablewpoonfJ of butter, without browning", add tablespoonfuls of flour and stir tm?r smooth and thoroughly ws'i eooid Add one and one-half eupfofs oC chicken stock and when tsa oa.ac be gins to thicken, one-half eupfizl of cream, the sweetbreads and mush rooms. When the saace Is ieav-2. season, take from the fire and add one egg yolk beaten slightly. salt, the slower" the freezing prcrs and the smoother the resultaaft product. When ice cream or sherbet of a fine grained, velvety texture Is desire's. measure of salt to three of ic ssOi be used; when ices, which are grac-t' lar are frozen, the proportion of te and salt should be two to on- AnA when the frozen mixture Is r5kJ to keep frozen, still less salt shox1 be used. When creams are to be froxen, pack the freezer before putUn the ersataff In the can, then stir slowly, bat te4' lly. No beating is neceasary on til th material is sufficiently frozen Xrt ear the rapid stirring affect th textar. and the slow motion Is needed merelr to keep the custard mor1nr, v tht all parts may touch 'the sides of th can. When ices or sherbets are frozen, after chilling the syrup, put ft In th freezer and pack. Turn the dashr oc casionally to see If the material Is be ginning to freeze, but do not bst of stir steadily until it does. Then very few moments beating siafSces. Biscuit Glacs. Put two cupfuls of susar and on cupful of cold water In a .saa-i-pan over the fire. -Cook carefully until th syrup spins a thread. Beat the yolk of six eggs very light; pour th wjm-y upon them slowly, beating aft tJi while, Return to the firs and 00 for one minute. Strain Into a bo-w1 and beat until cold. Add one spoonful of vanilla, one-fourth enpfal of orange 'Juice and very finely chop ped nuts. If desired. Turn the mJxt'JT into a freezer, and when' thorvjarTvry chilled, add one pint of cream whfpp- to a stiff, dry froth; beat wn. nit paper boxes; sprinkle with chrnfyf nuts or grated macaroons. ParX f freeze. M, I J Nesselrode Puddfrtg. Take three cupful of T reftch vf Italian, chestnuts. Fbell aivl rnvr brown skin, cover with watr ar.4 frrv mer until thoroughly tnde.r, fjrn and press through a Ieve. Tke one- fourth of a prrund of candll fmit nt in small pieces, covr with ove-hf cupful of tle syrup from pfeervf or canned pineapple. Boll one enpfal sugar and one-half cupfnl of -a'r until it spins a thread. Add ft V e beaten yolks of four ear, as &enrrry4 in the recipe above. Ptlr th rMTtare over the fire until It Is tMckenM slightly, then beat nntfl coH, Ad-f nuts, one teaspoonful of vannt nr one pint of cream whipped to a stiff, dry froth. Put In a freezer and hi nearly frozen stir In the candiM frtrl?. Pack and let stand at lat tw tonr to ripen. It, 40 . I