Evening capital and Maryland gazette., October 15, 1919, Image 3

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ffIEPOTATO, THAT MOST
POPULAR VEGETABLE
Many Cooks Are Very Careless
In Their Preparation And
Serving Of It
IT S HISTORIC INTEREST
'I h. potato harvest is now going on,
a . j ;h:-i is the time for those who
| proper storage space to buy their
w n .,. r -apply as soon as the new late
, r pis fully on the market.
'j-).,. potato (Salanutn tuberosum) is,
doubt, our most important
w .bio. This seems strange, too,
we consider its chemical analy-
Water, 77 02 per cent.; starch,
!. jn-r c<*nt.; fiber, .66 per cent.;
P ,in 216 per cent., and ash, .91
i eiii A vegetable so largely com
j , ~i of water, with the small solid
j„, r r ~ii simply starch, would not seem
, i„. worthwhile cultivating, but its
, , t solid starch content, after de
li ul rating, is what gives it a real value
~ ~ < arbonhydrate. The further fact
ilir it (;m be shipped and stored to
MJ( li good advantage makes it exceed
ingly valuable as a dependable vege
i.ibli- for our daily use.
The introduction of the potato as an
, m of our daily food only goes back
p, tin- latter part of the eighteenth
century. It is, therefore, a modern
food and orginated in America. There
a difference of opinion as to what
part of the American continent it was
tii i found in, and also who its dis
coverer was, hut it is generally agreed
that it is a native of South America.
It was brought to Ireland by Sir
John Hawkins in 1.665 and to England
hv Sir Francis Drake in 1585, but it
did not come into general use until the
dose of the eighteenth century.
( iililvation In Ireland
Ireland led in its cultivation at first
to such an extent that, to distinguish
it from the sweet potatrf, it has been
often called the Irish potato. To such
an extent had its cultivation spread in
Ireland that It became the principal
food of tlie people, and when the crop
proved a failure, as it did on two or
three occasions, notably in 1848, fam
ine spreda through the land, and
thousands died of starvation.
The potato today is chiefly a product
of temperate climes, Northern Europe,
England, Scotland and Ireland and the
Northern Unites States and Canada.
It reaches its best growth and qual
ity in a gravelly, sandy loam, and
where the rainfall is sufficient for
continuous growth.
It is a vegetable susceptible of great
improvement, and the fine, large, well
flavored potato of today is so superior
to the small-sized potatoes originally
taken over to Ireland and England
as seed that there is scarcely any re
semblance between them. Another
thing, the potato is constantly chang
ing by further improvements, as well
as by deteriorations in such varieties
as have been cultivated for years. The
varieties that were held in high esteem
30 years ago deteriorated to such an
extent that they may have been en
tirely discarded, and newer and better
varieties have taken their place.
Prince Edward’s Island, off the
northeast coast of Canada, raises very
fine potatoes, so does Maine, New
York. Michigan and Wisconsin. The
irrigated valleys of the Northwest
raise very large potatoes of excellent
flavor and quality, and these potatoes
find a ready market at the mining
and lumber camps in the region.
In selecting potatoes for family use,
care should be taken to select medium
sized white stock, such as is free from
defects caused by chilling or freezing,
sunburn, etc. Cut a sample into and
note if there is too much water, if the
" iter drips off from the cut surface |
•he probabilities are that it is too j
soggy to make a good cooking potato. |
Careless Cooking
If is surprising how much ignorance
and carelessness is shown by many;
* Us in the way they handle, prepare,:
1 k and serve potatoes, probably no
l; fher vegetable is so ‘often spoiled in 1
‘ king as the potato, and this is all |
!iu ‘ worse because it is our principal
vegetable and the one in dally use.
1 li- cook who can properly boil, bake,
1 <sh. hash and fry potatoes should
1 " given a citation and a medal like <
'■ French Government bestows on
ehrated cooks.
Potatoes to be sfored should be
l >, d in a dark, cool, well-ventilated
where the temperature would
between, say, 38 degrees to 45 de
cs Fahrenheit, and the humidity
high or low, say, about 70 de-
K s Uest of all Is to put the pota-
J n pits, dug in the grouund, where
is good natural drainage.
I <■ thrifty family who has a proper
' vg<> place cannot help to reduce
l! P of L. better than to buy good.
*' es sufficient to last them'
r ‘ ugh the winter and store them as
al)ov ’ suggested.
(aiming Peaches
't > r removing skins cut in half
remove stone. Pack in sterilized
Make a syrup, allowing for
' ixe pint jars of fruit, twelve cups'
-ar and five cups of water. Boil
•rd about five minutes, or until hea
ik'iir boiling syrup over peaches.
: rubbers and tops and partially
1 jars.
! ate j n boiler (with rack to pre
hreaking). with warm water up
*' flecks of jars, allow water to
‘ a- to a boil, then remove from
r c. seal jars, but return them to wa- i
ier and leave until cool. i
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ITEMS FROM IGLEHAKT
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The froat is on the pumpkin, and
the rain is on everything. The roads
in the county, none the best at any
i time, are now mud and then some
more mud. After the rain last Satur
day night and Sunday, it was thought
there would be a few clear, sunshiny
days, but it rained again last night
and promises to do business a; the
same old stand today.
The roads are in such bad condition
as to make riding in automobiles anv
thing but pleasant, and with winter
coming on, the outlook for any road
repairs is not very promising.
We are not pleased with the result
of the hospital drive In this section
There are many who have been pa
tients at the hospital not only once,
but two or three times, who have not
contributed a penny. It does seem
some people are willing to give to all
other “drives” away from home, but
when it comes to donating toward the
upkeep of a home institution, they are
remiss.
Quite a number of the Sherwood
Forest summer colonists came over for
, the week-end, but after the rain of
Sunday, they appeared only too glad
, to return home.
W. S. Smith spent the week-end at
. his bungalow at Sherwood Forest.
Walter Harvey was the guest of his
, aunt for the week-end at “The Vine
yard. ’*
Eric KubJtz spent the week-epd with.
, his parents at "The Vineyard.”
, Mrs. Hamilton Polk, of Ilafnraond’s
Crossing, was sent for Sunday to at
, tend Mrs. Roland Brady, who Is a pa
tient at the Emergency Hospital. Mrs.
I Polk is a nurse.
Furnishing Fads
The enamelled wicker is one of the
I latest fads for the sun parlor. A rose
Shaded lamp with crimson electric
■ light bulbs and tall rose' candles
placed on a little wicker desk show
up this color scheme to advantage.
New fruit bowls are of china in
lattice-work designs, with tight fitting
1 covers. Think how alluring would
1 be bright colored fruits such as cher
-1 'ries, rosy cheeked apples or golden
| oranges shining through the lattice
work of a zlue latticed fruit holder.
1 In glassware there is a charming
combination punch bowl and flower
holder that would be most decorative
1 on the tea table.
Oilcloth luncheon sets still continue
t popular for their attractive as well
. as labor saving qualities, and there is
i a fad for yellow ones made of sanitas
cloth decorated in blues. These can
• be decorated to order and are sold bj
l the dozen usually.
• The new table phonograph Ms not
of course, a phonograph that sets or
: a table anywhere, but instead a beau
. tlful table which may be had in vari
■ ous designs of Queen Anne, Williair
and Mary or Louis XVI. periods, oi
I special models to match one’s living
. room furniture, with a disappearing
r drawer at one end, which eontaim
. the playing equipment of the instru
I ment, and at the other end another
j drawer in which to keep the collectioi
} of records.
" For the needlewoman to embroider
t the newest fad is henna or tan col
lored library sets, which consist of i
scarf, table cover and soft pillows al
to match.
Perforated zinc work is the newes
! arts and crafts bric-a-brac. Baskets
[ for ferns, wood, paper, fruit or flow
ers are very pretty.
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Utilising Left-Overs
True economy consists not so much
i in denying yourself the food that yoi
: want as in knowing how to use it to
the best advantage. One can be sav
ing in the kitchen and still have gooc
food and plenty of it.
At present, when over in Europe
many thousands are starving to
death, it seems especially sinful to
waste food. One can make reallx
jgood dishes of scraps. Let us assume
: that you have a few- spoonuls of dif
ferent kinds of vegetables left ovei
{and some gravy in a bowl that you
have placed in the refrigerator, no
knowing quite what to do with it
j Put your vegetables, some of th<
|gravy and a little piece of bread, pep
j per and salt, with w-ater on the stove
and let simmer for an hour.
Rub through a sieve, return to the
fire, add a teaspoonful of butter, boil
up and you have a good soup. You
can put cooked rice with chopped
meat, seasoning to taste, covered with
t bread crumbs with a little gravy to
moisten in a baking dish and bake un
itil brown on top and have an appe
tizing dish from your left-overs.
With a dressing added you can
make a good salad of your cold
and string beans. By experimenting
you will be surprised at the ease ir
which humble leftovers may be made
the pride of your menu.
Byron’s Tribute To The Dog
Familiar as this may be, It Is worth
repeating many times: “Near thi;
spot are deposited the remains of on.
i who possessed Beauty without Vanity
! Strength without Insolence, Courage
without Ferocity. snd all the Virtues
of Man without his Vices. This Praise
which w-ould be unmeaning Flattery it
inscribed over human ashes, is but a
i just tribute Jfl the Memory of Boats
wain, a Dog.”
Mosqnlto Bites
Just as soon as you feel the effects
of the Malarial Germs after being bit
ten by Malaria Mosquitoes, It is ad
visable to take GROVE’S TASTELESS
chill TONIC to destroy the Germs and
remove the Impurities. Pleasant to
take. 60c per bottle.
Married life is monotonous only to
the woman who marries a man with nc
bad habits.
THE EVENING CAPITAL AND MARYLAND GAZETTE, AN NAPOLIS, MARYLAND, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15,1919.
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\ew Game For Berlin Women—Miniat ire sfeig without the snow or ice surface —yet they afford an abundance
of fun, according to the chronicle—just hard enough to handle to make it interesting; the long poles help bal
ance, the wheel-like arrangement preventing the pole from sinking too far into ihe ground. (e) U. & l'.
FLAGSHIP OF PERRY
IS ALLOWED 10 ROT
Famous Old Niagara Is Falling
To Pieces At Presque Isle
Harbor, It Is Said
NEGLECT A DISGRACE
Patriotic organizations of Erie, Pa.,
are endeavoring to have some perman
ent plan made for the care and preser
vation of Commodore Perry’s flagship,
the Niagara, which was raised from
its resting place off the port for the
Perry Victory celebration of 1912.
The boat needs some repairs and
paint now, anchor davits having brok
en down and planking showing signs
of wear and tear. Most of the time
the boat lies at its mooring in the
Presque Isle harbor against the fish
eries station, neglected and locked up
so that visitors cannot go below to see
the frame of this famous little ship.
Thousands of automobile tourists
from all parts of the Union follow the
Buffalo, Cleveland and Toledo high
way or Its parallel, the Lake Shore
road, and stop over to look over the
>oat at the foot of State street on the
Hied way street on the isle.
All trails coming into Erie strike
zltate street for Parade street. Turn
ng north to the waterfront, and go
ng out on the paved fill that leads to
he ship as it stands with tall, slitn
nasts and yards, the ports of its gun
leek open to show the black muzzles
if the cannonades that were cast in
.812 and hauled overland to the Pros
iue Isle yard to arm Perry’s great
Jmber fleet.
Much Photographed Relic
Probably no feature from Buffalo to
Toledo has been more photographed
ir oftener printed on postal cards than
he old ship. The patriotic organiza
ions demand that the boat be given
iroper care and that it be swung clear
>f the shack environment unworthy
>f the dignity of the monument.
The harbor swarms with little mo
orboats and other small craft, sail
>oats, catboats. i
“What the patriots don’t like is the
uakeshift plank landings, the shakl
less generally, that surrounds the
ighting ship. They want one side of
he ship clear and free and convenient
o the eye of the spectator and the
ens of the camera.
“The idea of having Erie represent
'd ail over the country by photo
;raphs that show the Niagara tied up
o a fisheries dock, with a rank rough
dank landing in them! Anybody
vould think Erie hadn’t any pride in
ippearance-!” said an Erie Daughter
>f the Revolution.
“It is positively a disgrace to the
•ity. One side of the boat, at least
-hould be wholly unobscured. If, be
ond the boat, there could be a view
if the Erie park, with its tall trees,
he photograph would give some ade
juate idea of the prettiness of Erie’9
vaterfront. As it is, any photograph
aken of the boat shows sheds, shacks,
amshackle small boat landings and a
vholly unbusinesslike waterfront.
Improvements Suggested
“I should say that the proper back
ground of the Niagara would be one
showing trees, woods or timber that
.•alls to mind the great oak trees the
mmmodore used in making the strong
odes of this ship.
“But if no such background could
he provided, lest somebody think Erie
i backwoods place we might at least
have a. trim and businesslike back
ground. I should say that the great
•oncrete elevator to the eastward of
•he present mooring would a
line background, a most conspicuous
•nd certainly graceful structure, but
he only way U> get this building into
’he picture is along the port gun deck
from the stern.
“The elevator is so far distant that
: t does not photograph well. The
starboard gun deck can’t be photo
graphed without a gasoline pump, a
watchman’s shack on the deck, com
monly locked up at that, and serving
I * ]
jno useful purpose, unless to play j
: pokcr.'iti or something like that. Anel,|
j mercy.knows, people don’t have to go:
■ J away dawn to the lake front to get a j
; game ot poker.
Neglect A Disgrace
“I t ’.ibk that the people of Erie dis-:
tj -efves in permitting the
n■ -of all local mounments
t< T-ihiiin in i‘s semi-neglect. The
acorn ami oak leaf figurehead should
be brought into relief, either In white
, paint lilies or in some way. so that the
ornament that Ruskin would have'
loved would show clearly and plainly
in the photographs taken of the boat.
“As -it is now a homely landing
stage put up in the most inconvenient
, angle 'and position possible discour-
ages any timid woman or child, and
e even endangers the visitors if they
seek to go aboard, while it is quite ini
j possibm* to obtain a picture of the
figurehead without showing the fish
s house or wholly irrelevant things.
e “The value of the ship is its faith- 1
e fulness do the original craft. Any
change fnade, is a detriment to the
p monument. As it is some Whittier
e might -vsry well write a poem to this
neglected old ship, and one need not
he a sailor to love these long, graceful
e curves^
“How did those old ship carpenters
e do it with thpir adzes and their jack
pi thumb 'shaping? It’s a perfect shame
e to neglect this grand old craft, with
its warts and excrescences of modern
e additions, sheds, shacks and mussi
ness. iKifher take the old boat out
and sihk.it again in its ancient grave,
n or else give it an anchorage and an
approach and a background adequate
a and beattiful
8 “Erfe has in this ship something
, that i| ; 'a trust, an obligation. We
_ permit a perfectly disgraceful auto
t mobilefrend detour to stand for years,
annoying and even dangerous ta our
thousands- of visitors. But we might
at least prevent every photograph of
3 our befct-jfamed feature from revealing
1, the patutity of local pride and the
i rather decrepit character of our waier
. front.”* ?
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r Mugfcinj*—“There is nothing more
,■ positive (han a woman’s will.” Bug
gins—“Unless it is a woman’s won’t.”
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A Touch Of Color
The fashion of facing the long and
j übiquitous panels which accompany
j every frock these days w ith a bright
j and contrasting color is an interest
ing one which finds most unusual ex
! pression.
As it is a fashion which will go
; w r ell into the w inter one may give it
some thought. Sorrmtimes this in
troduction of a contrasting color is
i very well done, indeed, as. for exam
ple, in a dark blue radium silk after
;noon dress which has not one spot
of color about it except a bright jade
green shopping hag. a silken parasol
of tlie same intense color and a wide
brimmed hat of the same shade.
Nothing could be more artistic, for
instantly the dark background afford
ed by the blue dress sets off tl > rad
jiant color of the other things delight
fully.
For Good Fudge
Put a teaspoonful of cornstarch in
ingredients before cooking when mak
ing fudge and it will come out nice
and smooth and never sugary.
The average man is apt to go to ex
tromes. He is either his own worsi
j enemy or his own best friend.
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Modish Kars
If you are thinking about furs—
and nowadays autumn is the season
for summer fur sales—what are your
I thoughts on the subject of muffs? The
general feeling is that muffs are, if
! not back numbers, at least not by any
| means necessary in your new order
with the furrier.
There are even women who have
i their fur renovating done in the sum
jmer—and that with admirable fore-
I thought—who are having their rnufTs
1 used in some other way.
If they are part of a used set they
'are having the good fur of the muff
used to eke out the old neckpiece.
If there is a single muff then this is
being turned to advantage to make a
small collar and cuff trimmings for
a suit that is to be ordered at the
j tailor s.
! For those who like to trace every
j thing to its cause it may be interest-
I inf to conjecture over the reason for
I this decline of the muff. The reason
has been given that sinee women
' i drove their own motors they didn't
| want to be bothered with muffs. Still.
!few women drive their own curs at.
jihe time, and many women have no
ears to drive.
| Possibly last season's mild season in
he vicinity of New York accounts for
he fact that feV muffs were bought
.hen. It may le that the universal
hal.it of carrying our bundles home
,vi h us and the fact that we almost
, never returned home > with empty
hands had something to do with it.
- because with a "knitting” bag full
of groceries and dry goods rt was not
, an easy manner to manage a muff be
' sides.
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Possibilities Of Salt
Dip a piece of flannel in salt and
whiting to clean knife handles, stain
ed teacups and glasses.
’ Salt scattered on the carpet before
1 sweeping is very good, but be sure to
sweep it all up, as the dampness
s might make it run. #
By adding a un; ptnen of salt to
( milk when fresli it will keep a rnueh
* longer time.
I Make a little salt lag and rub the
e griddle with it instead of grease.
, Pancakes will not stick and there
r will be no smoke or odor.
Egg stains on silver can be remov
i- Pd by rubbing with a little salt and
- damp eloth.
Hbo Know What
| Prevents Vibrations If
Severe vibrations are a warning that I IK
lubrication is faulty. To prevent this I
trouble and the repair expense it causes, I Ip
use only the highest grade oil—oil that IBf
flows freely and lubricates correctly at I Mf
all temperatures —that lasts in good con- *.'? 9 ®
f dition for hundreds of miles —that gives I
minimum carbon trouble— I'wf
rine |
& FOR MOTOR CARS 1 H
Look for the sign—the sign of a reliable deuler. I "jfe :
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Polarine Oil Heavy I V
Polarine Oil Extra Heavy I
Also, Polarine Transmission Oils and Greases %
for the lubrication of Motor Cars; Motor I fU'
T rucks; Kerosene and Gasoline Tractors; I -raP
Farm and Stationary Gas Engines; Motor- I sHf
cycles; Motor Boats, etc. I , fp‘
For Sale by all Reliable Garages, Acces- j ?
sory and Hardware Stores, etc. I jHP
i For quick pick-ups and steady, dependable I ,J|t
power, buy clean-burning Standard Motor I raft
Gasoline. t
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Tilings To Remember \1
Bananas combine well with blafW
mange
Wet the spoon before serving jolly
with it.
Kitchen linen should he kept in the
kitchen closet.
itrend and butter is more nutritions
than biscuits.
Picturg wires to fasten sash car
tains surpass tape.
When ironing stand on a cushior
One does not tire so.
Work along the grain of the wood
when staining floors.
Keep Last fresh in a glass jar w
a tightly fitting lid.
Warm lemons before squeezing. Yot
will get more juice.
Discolored knife handles may Im
rubbed with brick dust and vinegar.
Now that rttth has ratified womai
suffrage, some of her Moruran citi
sens are in danger of being outvote<
in their own houses. Charlestol
News and Courier.
To abort a cold
and prevent com
plications, take
The purified and refined
calomel tablets that are
nausealess, safe and sure.
Medicinal virtues retain
ed and improved. Sold
only in sealed packages. |
Price 35c.