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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1922.
COOK GOOD MEAL
WITH SLOW FIRE
Fireless Cooker Eliminates Ne
cessity of Hot Stove.
ADAPTABLE TO TOUGH MEATS
Principle of Devloo io Retention of
Heat Long Enough to Complete
Cooking of Food —Plan of
Construction Outlined.
.'Prepared by the United State* Department
of Agriculture.)
Now that sivnmer is at hand the
housewife turns her thought to meals
which require as little heat as possible
to prepare, or to those devices by
which a good meal can be cooked with
out staying constantly in a hot kitchen
widle doing It. A tireless cooker is
one of the means by which this latter
may be accomplished. Meats and fowl
may be prepared In it, and particularly
It is adaptable to the tougher cute of
meat and to beans and cereals, be
cause of the long, slow cooking which
It affords.
Principle of Device.
The principle of home-made and
commercial tireless cookers is the re
tention of the heat In the food long
Wooden PaU Good for Fireless Cooker,
enough for it to be sufficiently cooked.
This is accomplished by first heating
the food thoroughly over the stove In
the cooking utensil and then placing
the latter In a fireless cooker which is
so insulated that the heat will be re
tained for sufficient time to complete
the cooking. The cooking is material
ly aided by the use of a hot stone
placed under, and sometimes also an
other one on top of the cooking utensil.
A home-made fireless cooker may be
made out of a wooden box or pall of
sufficient size. A wooden candy pall
16 inches In diameter, standing 15
Inches high, Ims been made into a
fireless cooker by the United States
Department of Agriculture. The ac
companying diagram shows the out
side appearance of the wooden pall,
and also a cross section.
The outside of the pall Is enameled
white, us this gives It a finished ap
pearance, makes It smooth to handle,
and easy to clean. The Inside of the
pail is lined with six thicknesses of
heavy brown paper and then with sev
eral Inches of excelsior. A tin can,
with a well-fitting lid, such as can be
purchased to keep sugar or flour in.
forms the center well. This must be
large enough to hold a cooking utensil
of practical size.
Asbestos Is Essential.
Directly around and under the cen
ter well, and between It and the excel
sior is placed asbestos sheeting at
least H inch thick. This is the most«
essential because it not only aids ma- 1
terially in retaining the heat within
the well but also it is a means of pro
tection from fire. Without the asbes
tos there Is great danger of the excel
sior taking fire from the hot soap
stone. The excelsior and asbestos ex
tend nearly up to the lid of the well
and are then covered with a layer of
cement which holds the material and
•.he well in place.
A round cushion filled with excelsior
Is stuffed between the cover of the
well and tb*» wooden cover of the
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cooker, and then It Is reedy for use.
Soapstones of various sixes may bo
purchased at hardware stores. Flat
stones, such aa are picked up in some
sections of the country, may be used.
_ Farmers’ Bulletin 771, “Home-made
Fireless Cookers and Their Use,” may
be had without cost upon application
to the Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
Inexpensive Varlsty of Foods.
It is worth remembering, the United
States Department of Agriculture re
minds the housekeeper, that bread nnd
milk, rusks and milk, and crackers
Lnd milk all have much the same fofid
value as breakfast foods and milk,
> n d often furnish a convenient and
variety.
MISTAKES TO AVOID
WITH POTATO SALAD
Overcooking or Too Much Stirring
Is Harmful.
Evenly Cut Smair Dice Are More At
tractive Than Large Chunks
Introduce Onion Flavor by
Squeezing Juice Out
(Frvp.rM br th. Untied State. Dep.rtm.ot
of Agriculture.)
In making potato salad It is well to
avoid overcooking the potatoes, also to
avoid too much stirring, or the salad
will be mushy and unappetizing. Small,
evenly cut dice are more attractive
than large chunks of potato, advises
the United States Department of Agri
culture. Cold boiled potatoes can be
used when on hand, or the potatoes
may be cut up raw and freshly cooked
until Just done. Onion flavor may be
introduced by squeezing the juice over
the cooked hot potatoes. This is more
acceptable to many persons than bits
of chopped onions occurring in the
salad. The potato may be mixed with
French mayonnaise, or boiled dressing,
while still hot. Care should be taken
to avoid using too much vinegar In the
salad. A tablespoonful of chopped
parsley or diced cucumber is a pleas
ing addition, while chopped celery or
radish, diced hard-boiled egg, canned
sardines, capers, sour pickles may all
be used with good results.
A well-flavored potato salad may be
made by cooking a tablespoonful of
finely chopped onion in bacon fat until
tender, then adding a tablespoonful of
chopped celery and two cui fuls of
sliced raw potatoes. All should be
covered with water in a skillet and
cooked down till the potatoes are done.
Use French salad dressing and mix In
about two chopped hard-boiled eggs.
Sardines may be added if liked. Serve
hot or cold.
HIGHER FUEL VALUE OF FATS
Butter and Cream Are Most Important
in Diet of Growing Children—
Nuts Are Good.
Fats and fat foods, such as butter,
lard, suet, table and cooking fats, oil,
bacon, salt pork, pork sausages, choc
olate, cream, and all nuts, except the
chestnut, have a higher fuel value as
a clacs than any other group of foods.
Fats add flavor and richness to the
diet, but since they are such concen
trated fuel foods, are often used In ex
cess of the amount needed. Milk fat
is a particularly rich source of vita
mine A. Butter and cream are therefore
far more important than most other
fats in the diet of growing children.
Some of these fat foods, for example,
chocolate and nuts, contain generous
proportions of protein and mineral
substances.
Roast Pork With Pudding.
A dish corresponding to the York
shire pudding, which is frequently
served with roust beef, can be made
out of corn meal to serve with roast
pork, says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
*4 cup corn meal. % teaspoon salt,
t cup milk. 2 eggs.
Place the milk, corn meal and salt
In the top of a double boiler and cook
them about ten .minutes, or until the
meal has expanded to form a thorough
mixture. After the mixture has cooled,
add the eggs well beaten. Grease gem
tins thoroughly, allowing to each about
one teaspoonful of fat from the roast
pork. Bake in a moderate oven, bast
ing occasionally with the drippings of
ftie pork.
ffeusenoid @
Start the hot-weather season with a
good garbage can.
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The ends of worn tablecloths make
very nice tray cloths.
• • •
Dull files are sharpened when laid
in dilute sulphuric acid.
• • •
Use a small painter’s brush to re
move dust from rattan chairs.
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A meringue baked slowly In a warm
oven with the door open will not fall.
• • •
Beat cocoa with an egg beater Just
before serving and scum will not form
on the cups.
• • •
Just before serving an omelet pour
over it pimentos or canned peas in a
cream sauce.
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Arrange sausage around mound of
mashed potatoes and garnish with
brussels sprouts.
• • •
Persons who have difficulty In get
ting to sleep say that a glass of but
termilk at night helps.
• • •
Instead of frying salmon croquettes
bake In custard cups, turn out and
serve with spiced tomato sauce.
• • •
In sewing lace to the top of a corset
cover do not allow any fullness, but
rather hold the lace a little snug.
• • •
Ribbon flowers are quite the rage oi
the hour. They appear on bats, as ■
bodice ornament and on lingerie.
• • •
When making apple sauce nnd you
find that the apples are tasteless add
a small amount of chopped mint.
CONFERENCE WORKS OUT PLANS
ON THE MARKETING OF LAMBS
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Lambs Being Assembled in Big Dipping Yard Pens to Be Sent to the Vari
•> . . ous Market*.
(Prepared by the United State* Department
of A*rlculture.)
Plans for the more orderly market
ing of native lambs at Jersey City and
New York city, nnd the elimination of
violent fluctuations in prices of live
and dressed lambs at these markets,
ure to be worked out by a committee
representing live stock commission
men, slaughterers, retailers, railroads,
stock yard companies at Jersey City
and New York, eastern lamb producers
and the United States Department of
Agriculture.
This committee was appointed ns a
result of the conference called recently
by the United States Department of
Agriculture, at Jersey City. At this
conference members of the trade rep
resenting the various Interests en
gaged in the handling, marketing,
slaughtering and retailing of lambs at
Jersey City and New York .net repre
sentatives of sheep and lamb pro
ducers and the department. Practical
ly all the factors responsible for the
wide fluctuation in lamb prices at Jer
sey City during certain periods were
brought out by full discussion.
The conference developed the fact
that the lamb problem at Jersey City
is a production and marketing prob
lem combined, and that its solution
Iles largely in the hands of the pro
ducers and slaughterers of native
lambs, although live stock commission
men and retail meat dealers can assist
In remedying the situation.
Occupies Key Position,
Jersey City occupies a key position
In the channel of distribution between
the lamb producers and the largest
renter of consumption. Inasmuch as It
is the final public concentration point
for live lambs destined for New York
city, the greatest consuming center for
dressed lamb in the United States and
a market that requires a high-grade
product.
It was shown that ordinarily Jersey
City has a reputation of being the
highest lamb market in the country,
but that during June, July and August
It suffers violent price fluctuations be
cause of the big increase in receipts
of native lambs from Virginia, Wesr
Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylva
nia, Michigan and New York, without
any material decrease in the supply of
live and dressed lambs received there
nnd at New York city from Western
points. The situation is complicated
by the marked irregularity in the vol
ume of the dally receipts during those
months and by the inferior quality of
the offerings, most of which arrive uc
sorted and ungraded.
It was brought out that the poor
quality of these lambs is due largely
to the failure of producers to use bet
ter breeding stock and proper feeding
methods and to dock and castrate
their lambs at the proper time. The
fact that native lambs in so many in
stances become Infected in the sum
mer months with diseases of parasitic
origin, particularly stomach worms,
makes It very Important that they be
marketed before the milk fat disap
pears.
These lambs usually are dropped at
u period which requires that they be
marketed during the months of June,
July and August, hence they are a
perishable produce from a marketing
standpoint. When they reach Jersey
City in larger numbers than the de
mand can absorb, and come in com
petition with the high-grade live and
dressed Western lambs, prices break
sharply and affect the lamb market
generally at all points. Declines in
the dressed market often are more
drastic than those In the live market.
Better Breeding Stock Urged.
It was agreed at the conference
that producers of native lambs should
use better breeding stock; supply am
ple feed both to the ewes and lambs
for maximum gains in order to mar
ket the lambs before they become in
ferred with parasites, and practice
docking and castration.
It was agreed, also, that producers
Jn the different areas should reach an
understanding which will lend to the
lengthening of the breeding and mar
keting period, and that they should
co-operate In their marketing in such
n way ns will Insure grading and sort
ing in the country and more orderly
movement of lambs to market. In this
connection it was suggested that the
practice which appears to be genernl
j followed in certain states of con
acr'.ng ‘nuibs to country buys a for
delivery during stated periods is large
ly responsible for the Irregularity in
the daily receipts at Jersey City. If
shippers would consign some of their
lambs, particularly the lower grades,
to other markets, where there is a bet
ter outlet, it would do much towards
remedying the undesirable auditions
at Jersey City and New York. Feed
ing stations established in the East as
reservoirs from which to feed the
market as supplies are needed also
were mentioned as a means for reme
dying conditions,
Producers and commission men rec
ommend that local and Western
slaughterers co-operate by endeavor
ing to reduce the volume of their di
rect shipments and their shipments of
Western dressed lambs to Jersey City
and New York from Middle Western
markets at periods when gluts are
known to occur, in order to insure a
supply no greater than the demand. It
was also suggested that live stock
commission men advise their patrons
as to when gluts usually occur and
when there are good reasons to believe
one will occur, explaining fully what
happens when undesirable nnd unfin
ished lambs are sent to the Jersey City
market.
It was recommended that retailers
feature lamb in their advertising and
selling efforts during the period of ex
cessive receipts and give consumers
advantage or recessions in wholesale
prices. Any steps taken along this line
would encourage consumption and
tend to check price fluctuations.
Personnel of Committee.
Although the movement of native
Jambs to market will soon be complet
ed for the current year, the conference
was unanimous In its desire to work
out plans immediately which will in
sure more orderly marketing and less
price fluctuation. The following com
mittee was appointed to work to this
end with representatives of the United
States Department of Agriculture:
H. K. Nickell, United Dressed Beef
company, New York; L. S. Joseph,
vice president New York Butchers'
Dressed Meat company, New York;
George Kramer, United Master Butch
ers of America, New York; H. D. Wi
mer, Pennsylvania Railroad company,
Philadelphia; George A. Shannon, vice
president New York and New Jersey
Live Stock association, Jersey City;
J. H. Meek, chief, bureau of markets,
Richmond, Va., and It. C. Bonham,
president and general manager Jersey
City stock yards, Jersey City.
FORECASTS INCREASE
PROFITS ON ALFALFA
Growers in West Receive Predic
tions Through Agents.
Seed la Largely Grown From .Second
Crop and if Season Is Late Frost
and Harvest Periods Come
Close Together.
(Prepared by the United State* Department
of Agriculture.)
Forecasts of weather conditions for
alfalfa harvest are widely distributed
In the West, particularly in Oklahoma,
where 2,000 or ipore growers receive
the forecasts through the local agents
of the extension service of the United
States Department of Agriculture. In
Utah a rather limited but important
frost-warning service for alfalfa-seed
growers is in operation.
Seed is largely grown from the sec
ond crop, and if the season is lute
the harvest and fall frost per: Is
come close together As the seed < r<»p
Increases in value a' the rate of about
$5 a day for each acre of seed when
nearing maturity, the growers let the
seed stand as long as possible. When
temperatures low enough to cause
damage are predicted by the weather
bureau it Is not unusual for the seed
growers to run their cutting machines
most of the night.
In one section of Utah during a re
cent harvest season fully 500 acres of
seed were cut after receipt of the
warnings, at an average saving of S2O
to S3O an acre. Two of these grow
ers reported that they saved at least
$2,000 ns a result of the weather in
formation furnished by Uncle Saw
concerning frost conditions.
BAGS OF PAISLEY
Late Style Accessory Is Made of
Bits of Old Shawls.
Black Moire Most Satisfactory All
Around Material; Beaded Models
Have Passed Away.
The little hand bags are so numer
ous that they confront one at every
turn, and yet many of them are un
beautiful. One has to hunt and hunt
before coming upon anything wholly
pleasing and satisfactory. Either
they are too beautiful to be efficient
or they are too efficient to be classed
among the beautiful. Is there any
thing worse than one of those bunchy
bags, crowded with too much material
and looking like a badly wrapped
bundle?
Some of the newer bags are made of
Paisley—bits of the old shawls —and
they are most satisfactory. They are
lovely bits of color, to begin with, and
then they are made so that they have
spacious enough interiors to make
them feasible carry-alls for the woman
who must have some pocket in which
to put the helpful appliances for her
outdoor make-up. Some of these
Paisley bags are beaded along the out
lines of their patter.': > with rows of
Bteel beads and the effect of that extra
touch of work is a charming audition.
There will be a steel beaded string
with which to carry a bag of this sort
and often a steel tassel or two is used
for a finish at the point where the
shape of the bag ends.
The black moire ba£s are perhaps
the most satisfactory all around and
they are chiefly notable for the frames
upon which they are mounted and the
Ivory or jeweled clasps used to snap
them together. The one big value of a
black bag is that Lt goes with every
thing.
Beaded bags, unless they are ex
traordinarily handsome, have passed
away as a. strong asset to the toilets
of a smart woman. Os course, there
are those finely woven purses of beads
without linings which are so extremely
colorful that, they will often be chosen
to help out a costume just because of
COLLAR WHICH ENDS AT HIP
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Showing a black trelalne coat dress
which fastens on the left hip with an
ornament In brilliant red. Dripping
monkey fur calls attention to the
tight sleeves and outlines the collar
which ends at the left hip.
BIG SLEEVES AND MUCH FUR
Many Arm Coverings in Coats on
Kimono Style; Some Set In
With Square Armhole.
Simplicity of line, handsome mate
rials and warm rich coloring are to
mark this autumn’s coats.
Fur trimmings will be lavishly used.
In colors there are the standards,
as usual, and a few novelties such as
a new medium shade of gray. Bur
gundy will be seen, too, we are told.
Straight models will be liked, some
with a lltt’e added fullness in shoul
der plaits, which allow a slight flare
at the foot.
One Russian blouse effect shows n
novelty In the blousing being used
only In the back, the fronts being cut
double breasted. One side fastens
over the other and is caught with a
handsome steel clasp. A narrow belt
draws the front of the coat in some
what, giving a slightly fitted effect.
All coat sleeve j are voluminous,
many in kimono style, and some set
in with a square armhole.
Metal embroidery, narrow braids In
relf shades, and stitching, will be seen
a great deal this autumn, according
to the trend of New York fashions.
WHITE COLLARS TO THE FORE
Neck Decorations Have Width to
Spread Over Frock Almost to
the Waistline.
Picturesque white collars are more
and more to the fore. They roll
around rather low necklines and have
a great deal of width left to spread
neatly over the frock almost to the
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WINSOME TWO-PIECE OUTFIT
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This two-piece costume Is of dark
blue silk-surfaced trelalne, using tho
wool surface outside and outlining
the collar, cuffs and pocket details In
a cherry red. The wide sleeves may
be snugly buttoned around the wrist.
The wrap-around skirt has a bloused
waist of a brilliantly printed silk.
the shining touch which they are cap
able of adding. But the bead bag that
was so prominent has faded away ah
together, leaving in Its place only ths
silken ones by which it Is possible to
add color to a gown.
OLD-STYLE TRIMMINGS iiACK
Fine Soutaching, Braids, Buttons and
Belts Again in Favor for
Milady’s Wear.
In trimmings, a marked revival of
Interest in the old-fashioned passe
menterie motifs stands out as the
chief note to signal. Fine soutaching
and an extensive use of flat braids
in plain and in fancy weaves is noted.
Fancy metal braids, and metal run
or metal bead braids figure among
the novelties.
Buttons are used chiefly as orna
ments. They are very large, In bril
liant colors and are elaborately
carved. Many lacquered buttons
ornamented with gilt figures In Chi
nese designs are shown.
Braid buttons, fabric covered em
broidered buttons and small, cut jet
and steel buttons, are the chief types
used for jackets.
Large, ornamental plaques in carved
composition or in steel are used on
tailored dresses.
Belts are used much less this season
than during the preceding season.
Steel beaded leather belts appear as
the chief novelties. The general trend
Is for belts which are simple and
Inconspicuous. —Dry Goods Economist
Straight Hem Line.
Many of the skirts show a return tc
the straight hemline. One Polrel
gown, however, makes a neat compro
mise between the even and uneven
hem. A dress, of citron crepe maro
cain, has a round, gathered skirt
which ends In ten sharply pointed
scallops. Since each of these scab
lops Is the same length as the rest, a
delightful unevenness Is attained.
Longer Skirts. -t
Six or seven inches from the floot
is thb correct skirt length in Paris
and American buyers predict that by
fall that will be the stai dard here.
waistline. These and waistcoats will
be features of the coming styles, so If
you have any spare minutes, it be
hooves you to gather your needles and
threads together and to spend your
trine embroidering sheer white stuffs
so that you shall be ready to supple*
ment your fall clothes w’ith the sort
of accessories that are being done.
Any real lace that can be added is a
‘ touch that will have much in its
favor, and if it Is only a little rounded
collar with a pair of cuffs to match,
you will not be sorry, when the cooler
days arrive, to be able to draw them
forth to deck some new fall frock.
Cape for Autumn.
The smart little cape for autumn
will be a separate garment, of velours
or some serviceable fabric; it will be
much in evidence with the one-piece
street frock. But Instead of fasten
ing in front, as the earlier capes In
variably fastened, the new hip-length
model will fasten on one shoulder.
There will be an armhole and a long
slit and If one arm is slightly chilly
it will be necessary only to reflect
that the style nt any rate is a jaunty
one.
Lace Mitts.
Lace mitts are seen everywhere.
They have a quaint charm and a cer
tain early-day air that is quite Irre
sistible. Likewise they come in the
most fascinating lace patterns.
Pretty Red Flock.
A picturesque little frock for a
small girl seen recently was of rrd
cashmere, cross-stitched in black to
form a yoke design that extended
■lightly down the front in panel effect