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Show Tin: THE HOME HARMONIOUS R ALT T.AKK TlUlUTNi:, ktTNPXY ri!SjcaSU!L Y y T" . THE COOK BOOK k r i k . K4 COOKING THE CEREAL. a recent short story th 1 mo that th hero found IN ccrl dwirsbiy smooth." II w certainty in lu M llow mny people do hav cereal to eat that r And bow many desirably smooth? peopl ar thr do uu luppoo. who nevr eat at all becaua they them desirably smooth? isnnot One knowing how to rook a cereal, i no food under th sun that thr rs be prepared with lee effort. ,W i! suppose w have a double boiler of aluminum end of the right sis for th oh, two, thre, or any number have to cook for. Waets Space I a disatlv snug After few trial Oils may find that one cup of oatmeal 111 a cook wen In a rstber 1st go boiler, but three fourths of a cup wilt not do a welt top gets too dty. Too much i1 - MOKKIXfl. A PHIL in, Uh!l. crl gt v.b - . F ' .. . , - v V , ettread! By an accident, or a Hut accidental reasoning, I discovered that suprenwly smooth rolled oats must be first cooksd In ths doubt boiler and then finished in a rather hot even but not la h Th tame dish. utensil they are cooked in ehould be closely covered, Easily Cooked Rotted Oats. Measure out on cup of oafmeal and put It In th top of a doubt botlr. Add two eups of cold water and a tea- O'. A CELLARLESS BUNGALOW. LBTAV BTICKJJCY declared that know Anybody who anjoyod coin down cellar for anything, And built hi boua without A bamnt, putting th heating plant In A small struct ur outside. For ho north, this la A praclk of doubtful valua, exwj't In- - eoinmunitteo which hav progressed far enouch to do what All will do, aotn day, nd furntah beat for ttialr oiUsvua at they furniah light and goa. But for th aouth-A-an- d a good many mill! on of peopl Uv pretty well aouth auch A plan t delightful. This stucco-ohollow tit bungalow th Stick ley Idea. It ha no adopt basement. a fact which permit it to anuggl coally to th ground, and make eaiy the horizontal line which mark th homiest dwelling. It h other feature, too, quit a attractive th absence of a baaement, though perhapaUem unusual. The front porch, 19x1 feet, I flanked on either aide by a grass terrace. and la constructed to barmonla lth the best traditions of southern nd In architecture. addition to the squar aturcoed pillar in the outer corner, the porch Is of by eight wooden column classic dwdgn. Juet as in th beat and strictest colonial. Thla is not only a beautiful and dignified feature in itself, but make th bungalow fit la perfectly among house of more conventional design. Two pair of French door open from thta porch. On of them lead to th living room. Thl la IS feet 4 inche by IS feet 4 Inches, with a some fireplso at h end. At either side of the chimney ia a fair sized dow, and another pair of French door ' open on th grass terrace flanking the porch, o the living room does not lack for light. Th other door from th porch lead to th dining room, a Jlttla over thirteen feet square, and cotnmunloating with th bring room by a broad arch. Bunun .china, cahtnata duuUriL., a well a ornament thl room.. At th left of th entrance la the kitchen, 13 feet Inche by I feet, lighted and ventilated from two aides, not counting the door opening on th service porch. Th kitchen ia equipped with . the usual range, cabinet, and sink. There 1 no pantry, but th service porch Jn o well utilised that it take th place of one. It contain a receaa which house the 1c bog and a Jin for fuel. COvargSYfftl f,eHkAMtNTJtyiWtR''l&AllhlC.nsL-- T i spoon of salt, cover,. and aet into ths bottom part of th boiler containing hot or boiling water. A soon a th water boll, turn th fir low o that th In water will not vaporat hour but will kep boiling hot sad cook th tolled cat two hour. Scotch oatmeal would require a much longer- time, and rolled oat so cooksd will be desirably smooth and batter than what 1 served in thauawtda-ohomos. Cook ths rolled oats at night, . Tbs next morning, Mrs. Housewife, as soon as you Jump out of bed, go to th kitchen, put hot water from th faucet into the bottom of tho double boiler, set th top In, and put th utensil over a small firs. In twenty minutes you will hav a smooth nic cereal for your breakfast, o well cooked that you can imagine it flavored with a drop of vanilla. Not that you hv not used a spoon nor tlrrd it' i - -- one. Now to mak a smoother carrel, and ona which will look a smooth and eieamUk on top aa a cornstarch pudInto cooked oat ding, pour thl BRlQHHAflNGS sup-port- ed A Laugh Went Round. It was on the return trip from th western coast, and even If you hare not tried It, you may easily Imagine tourist an the throng of Journey-tireseeming to flock home at once each fell, and may pictur to yourself th which alway accrowded condition a such time. company A long line of waiting women politely scowled st one another outside th. dressing room floor, a half hour before th one big stop of th morning, whll a queenly woman with fair corrugated her toilet puff leisurely arranged within, I, with all the rest, was fired and cross, and hadnt slept, and I sat beside a woman with thre small girl In tow, and exchanged condolences with her. In my exasperation, I aald at Iqst: How long has th beautiful blonde been In there, anyway? Now I am not a blonde, and I am - not beautiful, and It waa the " cattlest thing 1 ever remember saying. But my reaction was quick, and I laughingly .to the acknowledged my cattiness women who had heard, and apologized. The atraoephere waa somehow marvelously cleared, anyway, and with better nature all around w were able to wait V, I until our turn cam about. d - One Crand Nap. I was going away to school and was due to arrive at my destination at 1 a. m. I asked the porter to be sure to caH ms. He did, but I must hay fallen "asleep again, for when I Wok it was broad, daylight. I asked th porter where w were, and found we wera hours past my stop. II called th conductor, and after some argument h saidLJie would giv me a ticket back. So I got off and waited for the next train back. When the conductor took the slip ths first conductor had given Tou me h looked at. me and said; must have had on grand nap." - v , Wat. i a train going to Toledo. What a r I was c.a the Trouble At on small country town two women paw gars got on and hurried through to . ofthe CHILDREN This porch also contain th laundry trays, a moat pleasant variation from th usual washing quarters In the cellar. Returning to th living room, directly opposite the entrance is th door to th bail, which give access to th thre bedrooms and bath. All of the bedroom an f good at., ttnrmiiMl ara better than UxH feet, and all hav closet. Two of them have fireplace a well, or rather flues which can b used either for fireplace or for stores. The bathroom is of good size, and there 1 a linen closet. At th back of th house ar two aloeping porches. This is a delightful Cfaly in exceptional arrangement. case can th whole family use on sleeping porch with comfort, and this th rear platform of the last coach, waving frantically to three other who wer running down th track, evidently bent on catching the train. I Was the conductor. We were ahead of schedule, and I waa by nature mors kind hearted than moat conductor so I pulled the bell rope signaling the engineer to stop. People rose from their seats a w slowed down to see what the trouble was. With a great deal of panting and puffing th three Women finally reached the coach, and -- a they did so the two on th rear platform descended the steps and they all bade farewell with much klssingChen the three retraced their step to th station, while I pulled the bell twice amid roars of laughter. Some of th passenger Were knights of the grip and made regular trips, and a long as I was on that run those traveling men never failed to ask me when I was going to. have another kissing bee. . J. K. ' The Wrong Freight. In the fall of 1911 I was traveling LOVE -- rrni ,f j P with a bank xamlner In th southern part of Minnesota. Tim meant money to us, and upon finishing our work on afternoon w were Informed. that the only way to mak th next town that day was to ride on a freight train then due to pull out. We grabbed our s&ton-el- s and hurried for the station about a block away and saw a freight headed the way we wanted to go already on . the move. , We ran for It as fast as our bsggag would allow, and were just in time to iwtng on the caboose at th risk of Serious injury. Aftr going about five or six block It stopped and one of the train crew then coming in the caboose we asked If the train soon would proceed. He then Informed us that the freight which was going to our town was still In the yards near th station and we were obliged to get off and walk back and then had to wait a good half hour before that train really started. We both took good naturediy and have laughed about it many times since, N. W. K. on which is painted your mountain home, I see th green of the Cumberland, th cottage with Us cool, wide porch, th yellow road winding gracefully th open gate, the stream flashingpast in tho evening sunlight, and you in tha shaded rustic seat where we have ao often and ao lovingly planned our tore, Fob eeem to b looking Tar away and I wonder if you, too, are e ing a vision of lovo and a cottage and Wayne waa to have A party on his fourth birthday. I asked him how many children were invited. He answered: We will be Just five couples. Tbero was a New Tear's eve party John, given at Johns grandmothers. with other grandchildren, waa there, 9 h got too but along about oclock .t ' me. As memory and fancy paint thla pic, ture I am more content to wait until I can take you In my arms and tell you of the love that shall be yours to tha end; bow your love with Its sweetness and purity has given m inspiration for my work here, and how I hurried back to you the moment It wa fin- of a fellow guest In th hallway or th distant rumble of an owl car. Tet, dearest; 1 am in the midst of a ished. host of memories and thought of yon, Until then I can wily love you truly,' as innumerable and sweet as an army earnestly try to be worthy of you, t ad of fairies. Aa my pen falters and , hope that I am stiU - Laorm. Tour own gaze at th blank wall In front of me, a covered baking dish, preferably nutriment aa a dollar azpendsd for on of gtaa so you can e what lornincui. The beupl of aom parts of bsppne, and bak for an hour. For Italy hav lived almost ontlrely on an invalid or for a single this polenta, which ia cornmeal mush, but Is fin with eteam and sugar, and sum they have modified It with cheea and fruit. If you will, but let ths invalid meats poor scrape of meat, often, tak no chances4 and oat th two sepaPhiladelphia tfireppt I eurnmeat mush modified with meat, usually with tha rately, Ju'tying part of th pig And th comEasily Cooked Cornmesl Mush. i Put ons half cup of coromsal Into position I most peifeot If th haa been cooked m that It will th top of a doubt bolter, add two cup of cold water and a scant teaspoon of Jeit). drilled t'enuneal Mush. salt, and put on to cock. Do not atlr One way la Jelly cornmeal le to start , once. Tou do not need to. Cook from on to four hour or after on hour It to cook In cold water over th Or meal with six time a much water pour whole Into a covered baking dish and salt to taste. Btlr constantly, sine and bak in hot overt. A tall ! It ia over the fire and might baking dish with a cover will ahow catch on; cook fordirectly twenty minutes; you what happen. , What does happen ia that th tnmth then put it into a tireless cooker over much a plain, fortuned diluted bake full of sir, nd th characteristic thla or ewelied aa much aa thi hi an corn flavor is so modified that thos grneabla and safe breakfast cereal. It will hardly recognir who diallk Big liuoitny, it In this pudding served hoi, wt'h cream and sugar, Swelling ny corn IVarl or big hominy ia about tha only cereal which we can cook directly improve U palutsbillty whether w pop it, fry much In deep hot fat, or over the fire without attiring, but tha ' bak cornmeal a described. lira must be at tha lowest or simmering Old cook undoubtedly understand In point, W pick over A cup of hominy, pait how much cornmeal would swell, wash It, add to it sight eup of cold because ws find la muh recipes ths water, and put It to cook In a covered . dlrscliun; " JMUr- - tiis inssj In gradual-ly- . -- aluminum kettle from throe a eight . That slow stirring prolonged the hour. If perfectly cooked, the whla wilt form a Jelly when sold. "When It hot business, and ths making of quart of mush at a lime, with th etlrring of does not do thl remember that It haa oo large quantity tlm H era not been cooked to perfection. W can cook an cereal to a Jelly, cooking, waa a hard piece of work. Now does it not eecm a pity that so and whan tha product la of tha mush or many thousand perhaps million of porridge order, that ia th perfect women have gone to so much trouhlv of right eooklng. 'When they are cooked in tha oven th question 1 cooking cornmeal mush or hasty puda different on even if the proportion ding T And cocking it In that fashion, of attrrlng Into boiling water, they Of tho cereal and liquid ara tha same always ran th risk of getting a lumpy ea thoee of a mush, Aa in tbo caae article. There they stood, our grand-- ' of th eornmeal, a groat deal of air 1 baked tnta tlu by basing the beat mothers, with one hand wrapped in towel, gripping a wooden stick or tong such that much of th liquid I turned to ateam. spoon, th other hand sifting handfuls of eorhmeal Into a kettle of boiling For Instance, th oornmesi mush water. Almost always they guessed at ready to go iuto th even, as menth quantity and often guessed wrong, tioned in th recipe abov If poured so got too stiff a mush. Many a cook into a mold, will come out of It with a of experlenct to thla day uses too smooth almost Jellied surface, but after much cornmeal In Johnny cake, and the same mush Is baked for an hour all th other cornmeal breads, th aurfac when It come cold out of t tho baking dish la a broken on yet it Four Time It Measure of Water. In using cornmeal, whether w cook ia mor completely oooked by an hour's work In a hot oven. It In water or in bread or pudding it is Important to remember that It Cooking Rica, will tak up four times Its measure of People need frequently to grind He, w can easily do In our food chopwateq, and It can be cooked so aa to take up six times its measure of liquid. per In order to get Its pleasant flavor in dessert that required but Of course, it swells aa its absorbs th small liquid and It must hav tlm to do it. amount of eorne thlckenlag agent, or In starting the meal to cook In cold aa a change from sago, tapioca, arrow-roo- t, water, which heats gradually, lb meal cornstarch, flour, Th eld cook walla In th asm gradual fashion, appreciated baked rice, and plain old Rome peopl think that the mush fashioned rlc pudding we Utt! mor cooked In cold water has not tha same than baked milk thickened with rice flavor tha old fashioned mush had. It on tablespoon of rlc to a cup or sixhaa not, but the difference I in the teen tablespoons of milk. The baking meal. in part condensed th milk, and freshly Cornmeal haa been hack to th price condensed milk hom work la delithis winter It waa when a scientist rious, and In part swelled ths ties as worked out th fact that there waa no . much as it could be expanded, yet did dollar ea pended for food that could sot leave it eoggy. When rice Is cooked In exactly as get so large an amount of valuable 1 much water aa it will taka b& concan cook th and ideally cocked, trol this In th cam of tic batter thas-witany other cereal, varying proper-Honaccording to the method need, dort torn-mew- all-th- a , . h HUk (Ur Pick over a half cup of rle, wash In aeverai water, and finally pour boiling water over It and drain aff. lives us milk aoroetima curdle whan Ho ia cooked In It. or rather separate, en old fashioned precaution s to pea a pinch of soda whan acoldlai tha He , Butter a brown bread mold of a plat cever which close a size with fitting should also be buttered. Pul the He fill end Into this, pearly to th top with milk and add a little salt, cover, and set on a trivet In a kettle f boild ing water, th wstsr earning th height of the tin nd cock for Th tin might b pushed two hour Into on Of th Movement holder used for glee Jars la eaanlsg and then be mor easily handled when two-thir- don At th sad sf tw hour dip tta Into cold water and turn the rio apt Immediately, It should hold tha shape oooked ts of the tin. Rice without any flavoring, bateeane 'candled orange peel powdered might be used. Th Cast f Canal The seat of ssrsal food la low, and . Ths lowsr tbs bettsr oooks wo ar diet of most people oonslata C sixty per cent cereal food. If tho most of this represent brsad It may bo quit expensive. If cornmeal sod oatmeal mushM constitute a considerable part at this per cent tha cost of th eereet part of our diet may bo quit small. blMoreover, w (hall hav a . anoed diet by being It, Thee la a good deal of vgtabl mast fproteial in oatmeal and if wa ara light ester thla fact i ona to bo considered. In other word oatmeal mend our broken bodies as wall as gtvas us abundant snorgy for th work they must do. On of tha trsataat authoritla aa diet and diets for tha who world, said ths other day In an article with ths tltia " To Rsduca th Coat of Eating," that " that ar reason why our total cereal consumption should be lnoreaaad." An Important reason 4a economic. Ha think wa quickly Par-gcom of tbo food 1 ne ona learned In tha war or aa he aaya: Th doctrine of efficiency In diet that waa Inculcated during tha war had lapsed from consciousness a year ago today It la reasaertlag itself." I hav found that th largo package of oatmeal weighing thre poandg and ssvsn ounce will furniah m wtth a cup of oatmeal for cooking every sing! day for four week at a cost of a beet on cent per cup. By consulting a food table It la ao ay to reckon out how well I hav oared for tnyeelf. by eating that cup of oatmeal, but I oould never do It If it was not wall cooked, attractive in appaaranoo, aa wall aa smooth on th tongu btlr tot ot Ing him closely, and when ho walked away eh said aloud in groat surprise: Where la him going with my money? M, S. W. I. U " J. it seems a canvas Jane Eddinitton Practical and Fancy Needlework plan takes account of that fact. Each porch I 7 feet I inch by 11 feet 4. On of the feature of this bungalow beat worthy of not 1 th abundant lighting; yet car 1 taken that th light shall not be too glaring. Th roof ha a generous overhang which afford hd In th hottest part of boUctt.waH ttw, acL. , -- . Th waU tructura ha. been described; th roof Is of asphalt, asbestos, or metal shingles, and th Interior gypsum plaster is laid on metal lalli. Such a house will last for generation proof against fir and time; cool In hot weather, warm In cool; always looking well, and costing the smallest possible amount for maintenance. Which 1 th only kind of hou one can afford to build these day. LETTERS SEEING A VISION OR LOVE. Littl Sweetheart; I am In a small, DEAR room tonight of a cheap hotel. Th flickering gas light by which I am trying to writ throws weird shadows on tho walls, and th only sounds are th occasional step or The dog from next door tan down to th corner and Mary Immediately want after It, A man passing by, aald. Dont touch By leepy to stay awake, ao went upstairs to taka a little nap and made his mother promise ah would wake him up before 12 o'clock, ao ho could hear the bells, whistles, etc., and b up for the -' real fan. So, at a quarter of 12, ht mother went to call him and said; " John, wake up; 1 929 la going fast. John moved a little, frowned a little, turned over Into a more comfortable Well, 1 cant help position, and said: F. p. C. U. Pet It go. LAYETTE FOR A SUMMER BABY. of ways square, round, pointed, or some fancy shape across the lower Concluded from foist Sunday. fin materials aa can be affordedge, solidly tucked, or with alternate ed should be used for the rows of Insertion and tucking, or Indresses; sheer batiste, Persian sertion and the plain material, showlawn, French nainsook, and ing a tiny briar stitch, or the plain other similar materials, any of them material delicately embroidered. are suitable. A considerable saving can In planning the yoke, allowance be realised by buying remnants in long must be made in th back for Hi enough lengths for on or two dresses. ' home. AH th yoke edge are generalThere la hardly ever ji time when th ly finished with th narrowest French whit goods counters do not display beading. This either haa Its edges an attractive looking pile of remnants 'cut off and la whipped to the yoke, or of various lengths and degree of fine- - , is attached by a French seam. The lower edge la overhanded to the gathness, A dress should depend In a measure ered and rolled edge of the body of tha - -- for tt beauty on the fineness of th dress, materials and the beauty of the work, ( The lower edge of the sleeps should be rolled and gathered to narrow beadTether than on much elaborate trimming, A $ inch hem, either hemmed ing, to which ia sewed a narrow laca beautifully by hand or hemstitched. Is , .edge. Roll the upper edges of th a perfect finish for the bottom. A nar- sleeves, and overhand to the beading rower hem, several alternate row of ' Which Is around th arnthoje, Th Valenciennes insertion and strip of the neck Is finished the same way aa the aleeva edge dress material, also make a lovely finIt is wise to make ish. Still another way is to lay a deep th dress really loose In the neck and, sleeves, and have the beading th kind hem, mark off the upper edge In or point, turn the hem In on that a ribbon can be run thiough, so a rung side, following this outline, hera It can be made to fit; for a healthy aa finely aa possible, and then on th baby gain pie tty steadily every week, right aid outline thla edge with one and will outgrow things too soon if row of fin sing) feather stitching. proper allowances at not made. Two wrappers of outing or French The yoke may b mads in a Variety -- AS . cal-Jo- th, X. , flannel should be mada, opas th full length of th front) th fronts and th bottom finished with fathrsUtchd hems. Th plain sleeve are finished in th same manner, also tha turnover collar. These should do also for a baby' first outings, and a cloak b mad a little later. A light weight cashmere, lined with China silk, makes a nic cloak, whll for a thinner on tber 1 nothing prettier than fin v plquw If possible, plan axactly what I to b bought or mada, buy aa naarly everything aa possible, get all tha garments cut that hav long ama. attteh these long seam on til machine, and 'then at your leisure do tha' reat at th work by hand. Of ancesdorie there la almost no end; each separate thing seaming !y prettier than tha ona bafore. Whll bibs ar regarded aa a naoeaalty, they can be ornamental aa wall, and hr made In a variety of shapes and stylos. A dress shield, covered with ft a cam-bri- e or a Ilk th kind that wash should be slipped In the neck of th dress in front under th bib, so that half is outsida and half tnatda the neck of the dress. This Will the dm dry, and only mak a change of biba necessary instead of th drew aa kp wall. " ' |