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Show If you are spending sleepless nights this spring, try ths simple and homely remedy of eating onion a Make an onion sandwich to eat Just before going to bed. The combination of minerals calms tired nerves and Induces In-duces sleep. Alwaya prepare onions under water. No odor clinga to the handa. ONION SANDWICH. Hlloe onlona very thin Into salt water to cover. Let stand for an hour. Drain and dry between towela. Mince. Hprln-kle Hprln-kle with a few drops of lemon Juice and put between thin slices of white bread and butter. Little new onlona should be cleansed and allowed to stand In cold water for an hour befor mincing. Then mince light on tha bread and sprinkle lightly with salt. ONION SALAD. Large aweet onlona minced parsley, pepper and aalt. oil and vinegar. Peel onlona. cover with cold water and bring to the boiling point. lraln. Let stand In cold water for five or six hour. Change water frequently. Drain and dry between towela. Slice very thin and arrange on a bed of lettuce, season with salt and pepper and a little vinegar, and pour over a liberal amount of oil. Hprtnkle with minced parsley and aerve. ItPRIMfi ONION SALAD. Two sour apples, one bunch new onlona mayonnaise dressing, four stuffed olive a hearts of lettuce. Pare and cut apples Into dice. If tart applea are not to be had. fct the diced fruit stand In lemon Juice to cover for an hour. Wash onlona and mince. Mx applea and onlona well and add enough mayonnaise to make a moist, creamy mixture. Arrange on hearts of lettuce and garnlah with the stuffed olives cut In neat slices. Did you ever try this? It's not a company dish, but the man of the family fam-ily will like It after a atrenuous day In the open. Bhred leaf lettuce. Cut tho -tops of new onions In Inch lengtha There should be half aa much onion as lettuce. let-tuce. Mix well, put In ths spider ham waa fried in. Cover closely and cook over a slow fire for ten minutes. Remove Re-move cover and add two tablespoons of vlneKart Serve at once aa a vegetable. vege-table. CREAMED IrlW ONIONS. New onions, four squares of toast, two tablesioons grated cheese, three-fourths three-fourths cup .cream, butter, salt and pepper. Allow four or five onlona for each person. I'ee nil the white part. Peel snd boH In salted water till tender. Butter toast, apriukJ with a lit lie grated cheese, and add onlona Pea-son Pea-son with aalt and pepper and sprinkle with more cheese. Put In a hot oven Just Jong enough to melt cheese. Scald crnm In double boiler and- pour three tablespoons over each portion. Pere at once. Copyright, li-,-N, . A. Service. J t |