Show 1 H HIS truth cornea to ua more JS and the longer we live that on what nelds or in what uniform or with what alms we do our duty matters very little or even what our duty Is great ormall or obscure only to fandt our duty certainly and somewhere or somehow to do it faithfully makes us food strong happy and useful men and turns our lives into some feeble echo or the life 0 god brookes EASY DISHES food that can be prepared at short notice and simple menus for a quick meal the recipes tor which should b close at hand one of the most enjoyable soups may be made in a short time if a can ot tomatoes a little milk and seasonings are to be had one reason why many women lose their heads in an emergency is the idea that they have no background to begin on hava a list of dishes for a quick meal with ingredients printed in two columns so that a quick glance will tell you it ou have all the materials this is the time of year when we are making our plum puddings and fruit cake our mince meat and lettla cakes which are improved by age II 11 one has a simple suet pudding which may be easily steamed in a hurry over the teakettle in a sieve a saucer is prepared and our dessert it ready woe to the housewife who does not keep many catts of tomatoes on hand for all kinds of dishes these if put up by oneself cost half as much as those you buy A dish of hot well seasoned tomatoes poured over but toast and sprinkled with cheese will ceike a quick and most tasty luncheon or supper dish milk toast is another easy to make supper or luncheon dish add cheese to the white sauce just before serving and that makes a change A little cold ham chopped and added to th white bauce is an acceptable change some cooks who are good planners have the pepper and salt mixed together in a shaker where it is in reach of the hand this saves at least two movements of the arm where powdered sugar and cinnamon are used for coffee cake a flour dredge may be kept stocked with the mix ture when preparing pastry mix up enough for several pies do not wet the flour but take out the amount needed and put the rest in a cool place until wanted have bread crumbs ready in a jar have new spice and powder cans opened so that there will be no need less waste when in the rush of preparing a quick meal fish is one ot the quick foods that may be ready to serve in halt an hour the best things are nearest beneath your nostrils light in your eyes bowers at your feet duties at your band the path of god just before you then do not grasp at the stars but do life s plain common woric as it comes certain that dally duties and dally bread are the sweetest things of life lord houghton TOOTHSOME DISHES it one likes to delight a guest an unusual salad and who does not here is one worth trying lay a slice of banana on a crisp nest of lettuce heap it with banana put through a alcer and well mixed with lemon juice sprinkled with chopped pecan meats and serve with a mayonnaise dressing it one does not care tor aa oil dressing there are any number of boiled dressings which are simple to prepare and have the good keeping quality equal parts of beaten egg and diluted vinegar cooked in a double boiler and such seasonings richness of dream of condiments added when used Is one of the good stand bya cherry and date dessert put a pint of cherry juice in a cup of hot water the juice ot half a lemon and a cup of sugar over the fire cheo boiling add two level tablespoonfuls of gelatine gelat lne which has been softened in water cool and stir setting the pan in ice water when slightly thick ened wet a mold and put the gelatine gelat lne mixture in alternate layers with a cup of stoned dates serve with sweet ened whipped cream date the whites ot three eggs until stiff add the beaten yolks and a cup of sugar a cup ot bread crumbs and a teaspoonful or and a halt cup ot chopped nuts bake twenty five minutes in a moderate oven serve with cream quaker test cakes take two cup ot rolled oats one cupful 0 sugar two agga egga beaten slightly one ot a cup ot butter a teaspoonful tul or baking powder and a teaspoonful tul ot vanilla drop on a buttered pan an inch apart bake in a moderate oven VUU |