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The KITCHEN
CABINET
'Tls not In growing like a troe.
In bulk, doth make man better be.
No digest of laws like the law of di
gestion.
—Moore.
TASTY EATS.
A sandwich filling Is so often used
and a variety of combinations are so
welcome that those
following may be
suggestive.
Gooseberry Jam
mixed with cream
cheese, or chopped
cherries mixed
with cottage
cheese.
A sandwich for
state occasions when a most nourish
ing one Is needed Is one of peaniit but
ter used ns a filling between two thin
slobs of sweet chocolate.
Take equal parts of diced banana
and pineapple, mashed to a pulp, and
mix with strawberry Jam. This is a
great favorite with the hoys.
Mix together the solid portion of
ripe tomatoes, diced cucumber, chop
ped chives or onion tops and crushed
well cooked bacon with cottage cheese.
Spread on buttered rye bread.
A thin slice of salt pork dipped In
batter and fried a nice brown, then
placed between layers of chow chow
on buttered bread Is a tasty sandwich
well liked.
.Spinach well cooked and Bensoneil
and rubbed with hard-cooked egg.
Itnlsln bread cut In heart shapes and
spread with fudge enriched with nut
meats Is a sweet sandwich which will
take the place of cake. These may be
made In the ordinary way or the hot
fudge may he poured on the slices and
allowed to cool before the top slice is
added.
Lima beans put through n sieve, sea
soned with melted butter, a little onion
Juice and n pinch of mustard, a few
chopped olives and n dash of tomato
catsup spread on brown bread.
Corn Dainties.—Put well popped
corn through the food chopper with a
few walnut meats, add a little melted
butter und the beaten white of an egg
with two tablespoonfuls of sugar.
Spread on round crackers sandwich
fashion and decorate the top with the
same mixture and the half of a walnut
meat. Hake in the oven until brown.
Patty Pie.—Fill large paper ice cases
with any seasonable fruit cooked In
sirup, and top the fruit with Ice cream,
spread around the edges and ilute with
a fork. Murk a leaf’ln the center to re
semble a pie and serve at once.
Nut and Cheese Roast.—Cook two
tnblespoonfuls of chopped onions In a
tablespoonful of butter, add three
fourths of n cupful of water and cook
until the onion Is tender, add a cupful
of chopped nut meats, a cupful of
cheese, a cupful of bread crumbs, snlt
and pepper to taste, the grated rind of
a lemon and the Juice of half a lemon.
Turn Into n buttered mold and bake
twenty minutes. Decorate with lemon
and parsley.
Better to search the fields for health
unbought than pay the doctor for a
nauseous draught.
°BESERVING FRUITS AND VEGE
TABLES FOR WINTER.
To save cans for fruits It Is wise to
dry corn and many prefer the flavor
to that of canned corn.
Select young ears, husk
and plunge into boiling '
water and boll live min- !
utes to set the milk, i
Slice from the cob and
arrange on the drying
trays, spreading ns thin
ly ns possible, put Into
the oven or nround the stove to dry us
quickly ns possible. Corn should be
put in the trays for drying within an
hour from the time It is pulled from
the stalk. This insures a fine sweet
flavor. The corn Is soaked and cooked
in the same winter until tender, then
dressed with cream and a dash of salt
und peppor, making a dish that may,
but never has, been equaled.
Salted Beans—Tuke young tender
at ring beans, preferably in the fnll,
string and cut them as for the table.
In a stone crock put a layer of coarse
salt Just covering the bottom. Then
put In a layer of raw beans about an
Inch deep, another layer of salt, just
covering the beans und bo on, ending
with the salt. Tie a piece of muslin
over the top of the Jar and in a day
or two they will settle, and more
beans, and more salt may be ndded.
Crocks holding several quarts are set
In the cellar, where the beuns will
.keep their color und flavor. When
•wanted, remove a few and soak them
over night changing the water occa
sionally until they ure right for eating.
Canning Tomatoes. —Scald the toma
toes and remove the stem end care
fully, plunge In cold wuter to hold the
coloring matter near the surface, then
remove the skins and pack whole In
Jars, adding a tenspoonful of salt to
■every quart of the tomatoes. Place on
a rack In u boiler and cover the Jars to
the depth of an Inch above the highest
Jar. When they begin to boil count
the time and cook thirty minutes for
quarts and twenty for pints. The tops
should be screwed down tight. When
removing them be sure to tighten the
flops, press! mi down the edge of the
cover with the bundle of c. knife
to be sure that there is no way for
bacteria to enter. To further secure
the fruit dip the can tops Into hot
paraffin and place In a cool dark cel*
lar.
I feel It my duty to emphasize that
the food situation is one of utmost
gravity, which, unless It be solved, may
possibly result in the collapse of ev
erything we hold dear In civilization.
The only hope Is by the elimination of
waste and actual and rigorous self
sacrifice on the part of American peo
ple. We do not oak that they should
starve themselves, bOt that they should
eat plenty, wisely and without waste.
Herbert Hoover.
BARLEY DISHES.
Harley has been used for years la In
valid cookery for broths and us Infant
food. High-grade barley
contains as much protein
as hard wheat. It fur
nishes starch, fat and
mineral matter In equal
amounts with wheat. As
barley lacks gluten,
wheut flour must be add
ed to barley meal or
flour to make successful bread, using
one part of whole wheat or white flour
to two parts of barley flour. Harley
meal has u similar texture to corn
meal, both the flour and the meal may
he obtained In many sections of the
country and as the Increasing demand
for It grows, will be more commonly
in the smaller markets. Harley cook
ery Is being revived because of the lack
of wheat flour, and we are beginning to
appreciate Its value as a food.
Barley Pone.—Add two cupfuls of
milk to one cupful of cooked hot hom
iny grits or rice, three tnblespoonfuls
of butter, then cool and add a half tea
spoonful of snlt, a cupful of barley
meal sifted with two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, then add two well-beat
en eggs; pour Into a buttered dish and
bake In u moderate oven 45 minutes.
Serve from the dish, cut In triangulur
shapes.
Breakfast Food. —Add a half cupful
of barley meal to two cupfuls of boil
ing water and a half tenspoonful of
salt. Cook In a double holler one hour
or In a flreless cooker over night. Serve
with cream and sugar. Figs, dates or
raisins may be added If desired.
Barley Scones.—Take a cupful each
of whole wheat flour, a cupful of bnr
ley inenl, a half teaspoonful of salt,
two teaspoonfuls of buking powder,
two tnblespoonfuls of beef drippings,
or any sweet fnt, three-fourths of a
cupful of sour inllk or sour cream may
he substituted, omitting the drippings
and n half of a teaspoonful of soda. If
the fat Is used, cut It In as for pastry
and proceed ns usual in the mixing.
Hull out half-inch thick and cut In dia
mond shapes. H|psh with egg and
sprinkle with sugur.
And the plowman settles tlio share
More deep In the grudging clod:
For ho salth: “The wheat is my core.
And the rest 1b the will of God.”
—Kipling.
HELPFUL HINTS FOR HOUSE
WIVES.
Close your eyes when using the tele
phone. This not only rests the eyes
but In good for the
tired nerves, says
the oculist.
Paint hoops green
and use them as
supports for hy
drangea hushes, pe
onies und other
| bushy plants which
fall down and be-
come broken by the wind.
A small salt sack folded rflhny times
until a small square is formed, then
slipped Into a clothespin makes a good
griddle pan greaser. The cloth may
be renewed whenever necessary.
When driving with n smnll child, if
her dress is spread so you can sit upon
It, you will be able to support a rath
er small child safely and still manage
the reins. One mother padded a small
box for her small child* when driving
In the auto. The child was comfortable
and so was the mother, as she did not
fear for its safety.
The children love to cut out pic
tures of fruit from catalogues and one
housewife pastes them on her cans of
fruit Instead of labels, making a most
attractive-looking fruit closet.
Never try to pick up bits of glnss.
Wet n woolen cloth and pat It around
In the gluss. The fragments will cling
to It and the hands are saved the dan
ger.
A thrifty wife keeps a list of the
things she needs to have attended to
about the house. This list Is placed
where her husband Is sure to see it,
and when each Is attended to Is
checked off.
Frosted Date Cakes.—Beat a third
of a cupful of shortening, add a cupful
of sugar and two eggs well-beaten,
a half cupful of milk, one and three
fourths cupfuls of flour sifted with
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a
fourth of n teaspoonful each of cloves
and nutmeg, a half teaspoonful of cin
namon. Buko In gem pans. Cover
with frosting and decorate with o
stoned date.
ELBERT COUNTY TRIBUNE.
International
Sunday School
Lesson
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible lr. the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 2
THE SHEPHERD OF CAPTIVE IS
RAEL.
LESSON TEXT—Ezekiel 34.
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord Is my shep
herd, I shall not want.—Psa. 23:1.
With the complete subversion of
the kingdom of Judah, the national
consciousness was largely crushed and
the people were without heurt for the
common affairs of life. Ezekiel,
though born .in Jerusnlem, prophesied
in Babylon near the River Kebar. The
object of his prophesying was to en
courage the captives by placing before
them God’s promise of their return to
their own land. His name signifies,
“God will strengthen,” which is very
appropriate to the mission which In
the providence of God he was called
upon to All.
I. Israel's Faithless Shepherds De
nounced. (vv. 1-10). These false shep
herds Included the kings, princes.
Judges und priests. Ezekiel points out
that the captivity was because of sin,
but he shows that the greatest guilt
obtains with reference to these lead
ers. They were placed in the position
to care for and protect the sheep. The
following Indictments are brought
against them:
1. They fed themselves instead of
the flock (v. 2). They were essential
ly sellish. They ministered to them
selves instead of the sheep. Too many
today are filling public offices for the
sake of private gain. Sometimes even
ministers are found who are more con
cerned about themselves, their pleas
ures and profits, than they are about
the souls of the people who support
them.
2. They were cruel (v. 3). They
were not only mere hirelings, guilty of
looking after themselves, but they act
ually behaved like robbers, preying
upon the flocks. All are guilty of this
same sin who use their Influence nnd
power to the disadvantage of others.
In the theocratic kingdom such behav
ior was peculiarly obnoxious, as the
rulers and ministers were representa
tives of Jehovah himself. The minis
ter and public officer today is acting
in his capacity for God, not for him
self, therefore he should make the
cause of heaven his chief concern.
3. They neglected the diseased,
wounded, wayward, and lost (vv. 4-G).
As a result of their selfish cruelty
the sheep were without food; there
fore exposed to disease; had no bond
of unity, were exposed to the ravages
of wild beasts. God’s flocks are In
many places thus suffering nnd dying
because they have not been fed. God’s
Judgments are against such (vv. 7-10).
11. The Faithful Shepherd, (vv. 11-
16). The Shepherd here Is none other
than Jesus Christ. The wonderful
blessings here described will be real
ized by Israel In millenlal times. This
blessed condition will be ushered In
by the second coining of Christ. How
sincerely all should pray, “Thy king
dom come.” When the true Shepherd
comes:
1. He will seek his lost sheep (v. 11).
Though they have gone astray through
wilfulness on their part, and neglect
on the part of faithless shepherds,
Jesus will seek them out and save
them. To save the lost was his pe
culiar mission (Luke 10:10).
2. He will rescue them from the
power of their enemies (v. 12). God’s
sheep have real enemies and they huve
fallen into the enemies' hands, but the
Faithful Shepherd Is able to deliver
them. “No one is able to pluck them
out of his hands” (John 10:28, 29).
3. He will bring them back to their
own land (v. 13). Poor, /scattered Is
rael shull one day (may it be soon!)
be brought back to their own land.
This is the one unralstnknble sign by
which we may know the beginning of
the end of this dispensation. Be as
sured thut It is not wars, nor pes
tilences that mark the sign of the close
of this age, but the movements of Is
rael.
4. He will feed them (vv. 14, 15).
“I will feed my flock, and I will cause
them to lie down, salth the Lord God.
I will seek that which was lost, and
bring again tlmt which was driven
away, and will bind up that which was
brolwn, and will strengthen that which
was sick; but I will destroy the fat
and the strong; I will feed them with
Judgment.”
5. He will seek that which was lost
(v. 10). That which has been driven
away he will seek and bring it back
again.
6. He will heal them from weak
ness and suffering (v. 16). All the
wounds which Israel has received
these many centuries shall be healed.
111. The Golden Age (vv. 23-27).
The vision of the world as it now Is,
Is most disheartening. It is midnight
darkness. In this blackness we won
der why God does not Interpose. We
wonder how he can be silent. While
midnight is upon us we are hopeful,
for we see the bow of God’s promise
of better things flung across the sky.
This present order shall disappear be
fore the new. In that new order:
1. Jesus Christ, David’s Son, shall
be king (vv. 23, 24). This new era of
blessedness can only come into reali
zation when God’s Sou shall establish
his kingdom upon the earth.
MAKING A CAMOUFLAGE SCREEN IN FRANCE
French soldiers of the “camohfluge” division weaving a screen of leaves and twigs. These screens are skill
fully hung over important military roads concealing from the airman’s eyes the passing troops and motors.
AMERICAN RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS IN PARIS
The new headquarters of the American Red Cross in Paris are In this tine building in the Place de la Concorde.
ON HIS OIL-DRUM BOAT
British soldier In Belgium taking a
pleasure ride on a boat he has made
of oil drums.
Short and to the Point.
One of the shortest summings-up on
record Is believed to be that delivered
by the lute Commissioner Kerr at the
Old Bailey In a case where a man was
charged with being In the unlawful
possession of a gold wntch and chain.
The appearance of the prisoner cer
tainly did not correspond with the le
gitimate possession of such costly or
naments, but he asserted Ids Innocence
of the charge and declared that lie had
found the watch and chain on the
pavement.
The Judge looked at the man In the
dock and then at the men In the box.
“Gentlemen of the Jury.” he said,
“I have walked over the pavements of
London during the last forty years,
and I’ve never found a gold watch and
chain there yet. Consider your ver
dict !” —London Tit-Bits.
Japanese Vegetables.
Very little meat Is produced or con
sumed In Japan, the people depending
mainly on vegetables, such ns rice, fish,
certain bulbs such as tiger lily and
seaweed, which are very nourishing
and different from anything found
along our seacoast.
Peas and beans are largely cultivat
ed In Japan, which resemble our bush
beaus, and are very prolific. Including
twenty or more varieties; radishes, in
all sizes which weigh from half a
pound to a pound.
Cucumbers Include the climbing va
riety, which has been Introduced In
this country; carrots of large size and
fine flavor; eggplants, turnips and a
pumpkin which in size and flavor ri
vals our best, excellent ns a pie fill
ing or cooked as we cook turnips. The
udo compares fuvorably with uspara
mitt
FRENCH WOMEN MAKING BALLOONS
In this French official photograph showing the manufacture of observa
tion bnlloons, women are seen suspended in chairs sewing the ropes that hold
the car onto the gas bag.
HEROINE AND HER YOUNG CHARGES
When the war broke out. Mine. Pellequer was schoolmistress at Maucourt,
a French village, which the Germans soon occupied. She refused to abandon
her little chnrges and for 30 months kept her school open and also hid
wounded French soldiers in the cellar of her home. When the Germans
retreated last March they took Mme. Pellequer with them, but she escaped
in tjine to warn her countrymen of a big mine the Boches had prepared under
the town hall. «