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Show aware of the danger involved in hanging over the window sill. So wherever you live, teach your child caution in regard to open windows. Mi IT ' e by,,.... HEiaimi J TITHEN YOU PLAN sandwiches ' to go with another food, vary their flavor with proper seasonings, season-ings, and they'll be more tempting. tempt-ing. For an apple-cheese salad, spread sandwiches with butter that has been creamed with a dash or two of nutmeg. Stir in a bit of shredded orange or lemon rind for sandwicnes that are intended to be served with a fruit and cottage cheese salad plate. Those who like a cold glass ot milk with a sandwich find that RECIPE OF THE WEEK Peach Bavarian (Serves 6) 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin Vt cup cold water 26 cups sliced peaches, fresh or canned 2 tablespoons lemon juice cup sugar Dash of salt 1 teaspoon grated orange peel teaspoon almond extract ex-tract 1 cup heavy cream, whipped Soften gelatin in cold water; dissolve over hot water. Put peaches through sieve to measure meas-ure lVi cups; add with remaining remain-ing ingredients, except cream, to gelatin. Chill until partially set. Beat fluffy. Fold in cream. Chill in an oiled 1-quart mold. Unmold and garnish with sliced peaches and maraschino cherries, cher-ries, if desired. a spoonful of honey or chocolate sauce mixed with butter for spread is refreshing. Add just a touch of prepared mustard or horseradish to give zest for sandwiches which are to be spread with cold cuts or eggs. With a chilled pear salad or a molded salad that contains other fruit as well as pears, you'll like sandwiches spread with butter that has a dash of ginger mixed in with it. When you're serving applesauce with a soft custard sauce, team this with bread and butter sandwiches sand-wiches to which has been added a dash of vanilla extract and cinnamon. cin-namon. street alone, but you may do so when you are five years old." In the meantime, there is plenty of drill in crossing streets safely letting the child "help" mother cross the street by looking out for cars and waiting for the green light. Here are some of the common dangers of childhood and suggestions sug-gestions on how other parents have taught their children to look out for them: ' Turning on the gas jets is one of the first serious dangers a toddler runs into. Until he is old enough to understand what you tell him, you will simply have to keep him away from the stove, with a stern "No, no," every time he tries to grab the knobs. When he can understand that the knobs are turned only when you put something on to cook, try giving him a saucepan of water and then let him turn on the gas while you explain that the - flame will be left on long enough to make the water hot. When the water boils, let the child turn off the gas. A few lessons such as this will convince him that turning on the gas is serious, ser-ious, practical business and not play. A similar procedure usually succeeds suc-ceeds in satisfying a Child's interest inter-est in lighting matches, though there are some children so obsessed ob-sessed with curiosity about fire that only constant vigilance and keeping matches out of their way will see them safely through this phase. Watching his father light his pipe and blowing out the match is enough for most children at first. Later on, when striking the match himself is the big thrill, let him light the oven for you or the logs in the fireplace. But always point out the dangers of fire it is part of . a child's safety education to be well aware of risks and dangers. In this day of houses all on the ground floor, teaching a child to stay away from open windows may not seem so important. But you !never know when he may visit someone who lives on a second or third floor. Living on the fifth floor as I do, I am frequently terrified when friends' children seem totally un- |