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Show Nn7nr n ' s , ' t how to roil iusitti Summertime is the height of the season for vacationer! may hove other suggestion Code your valuables. Local police often have Identiflca- - , tion programs that let you engrave nationally registered ID ' losses for homeowners. For your protection, follow this numbers on your property. This can help to recover your advice: valuables If they are stolen. Make a home security Inspection. Look over the premises Donl advertise your vacation. Stop delivenes. Make sure almost as If you were a burglar. Determine the weakest the lawn Is mowed. Set automatic light timers. Tell neighbors dead- - and police that you will be away. security links and repair them. Put double-cycllndbolt locks on all entrance doors. Do windows have locks? Is Your community can take action to prevent burglaries by i ' the garage secure? Tnm shrubbery and trees so that they organizing Crime Watch programs For free booklets about don't provide convenient hiding places for burglars Law en- - such projects, contact your insurance agent, forcement officers might help you withthis inspection and - and for burglars, too) Empty homes and pleasant weather make an unfortunate combination that can spell expensive V -- I er 3 t coding comer HOME GARDENER The Cookbook Of All-Purpo- se Squash And Apricot Recipes 100 Years Ago By LUCILLE STRINGHAM We need to try some more interesting ways to use all those summer squash that are ready to pick. THE APRICOTS are beginning to color so lets try a new dessert with them; w hy not a fresh apricot pie. Dont forget to make leather or dry some apricots. By DONETA GATHERUM t I , II 1 I I . Another cook book! Why?" is the opening statement on the first page of the Housekeeper's Cook Book" published June !, 1883 in Springfield, Ohio. THE BLACK, leather bound book is average size. Pages are yellow with missing comers. Years ago the text. Pieces of tom cover separated from the string-tie- d newspaper, a recipe card, hand scribbled notes, and advertisements mark special recipe pages. The book is treasure. an unimpressive-lookin- g Another cook book! The chapters contain the familiar cook book, listing, practical suggestions, necessary kitchen utensils, soups, fish, salads, sauces, eggs, pies, cakes, preserves and beverages. RECIPES are frequently basic - white cake, baking powder biscuits, chicken salad, drop cookies, strawberry shortcake, waffles and combread. Ingredients, proportions, instructions have changed little over the century.. ANOTHER COOK BOOK! Why? For the 1983 reader, there are two answers to this opening statement written one hundred years ago. First, the information given in this cook book remind us of the good life we lead in 1983. Second, the recipes are fun to MEXICAN 3 eggs V cup milk PLACE BUTTER or margarine m a 10 inch skillet with oven proof handle. Heat in 425 degree oven until melted. Place eggs in blender container, cover and blend. Add flour and milk and cover and blend 30 seconds. Remove skillet from oven and pour batter into hot butter in the skillet. Bake 20 minutes or until edges are browned and pancake is fluffy. Serve in wedges topped with desired garnish. try. !" Follow these suggestions to young housekeepers appreciation printed one centqry ago. You will gain an ' ' for your ancestors,' ALL GOOD housekeepers know the advantage to be derived from a good start in the morning. To ensure this make all preparations for breakfast the evening1 kindbefore. Give special attention to your match-boling basket and coal receiver. Never use the first water that comes from a pump or a lead or iron pipe all night and is hydrant; it has"been in ' ! not healthy. f I VEGETABLE SAUTE Can be used as side dish or as a topping for the pancake 1 (4 oz.) can whole green chiles 4 Tbsp. margarine or butter V cup chopped green onion Vi pound zucchini squash, sliced crosswise V2 pound yellow crookneck squash, sliced crosswise ! tsp. garlic salt Dash pepper 2 tomatoes, chopped DRAIN chiles and take out seeds. Slice lengthwise into strips. In a large skillet, melt the butter, saute chiles, onion, and zucchini with garlic salt and pepper, until zucchini is tender. Add yellow squash, and continue cooking for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and heat through. Serve immediately. x, 4 ? NEVER set coal oil near butter or lard. If com meal is bought by the quantity, it should be spread out upon an old sheet in a room where the air passes and thoroughly dried before putting away to keep it from getting musty, BURN ALL egg-shell- s, -- CREAM CANDY coffee grounds, sweepings, etc. If you keep chickens, cook all your vegetable parings and feed them; if not, bum them. ' MOLASSES CANDY 2 cups of Orleans molasses Three cups of white sugar. A little more of water than enough to cover. Do not stir it while cooking. Let it boil till it ropes, then before taking it off the stove add a teaspoonful of cream of tartar moistened with the flavoring you choose. When cold, pull until perfectly white. NEVER THROW tin cans into the alley or street. Wash them and set aside for use. They will often be , , handy. Never wash your rolling pin. Scrape off the dough that adheres and wipe with a dry towel. 1 cup of brown sugar Butter the size of a walnut Boil 20 minutes. When done add to the candy 2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 tsp. soda 1 Tbsp. vinegar LET IT stand until cool enough to pull ICE CREAM CANDY 6 pints of white sugar lVt pints of water 2 tsp. cream of tartar IN CLEANING any vessel in which strong smelling vegetables have been cooked use half a teaspoonful of soda in a little hot water. (This is still a common cleaning method). Never use a metal spoon for stirring stewed fruit or tomatoes. A wooden one is best. (Sound familiar). APRICOT DESSERT 1 1 IF YOUR clothes take fire, do not run about, lie down and roll over and over until the flame is smothered. (Is . this a modem book?) Always put your griddle cake batter in a pitcher and pour it out to bake. (Try this!) 2 Tbsp. vinegar 4 Tbsp. water 6 Tbsp. sugar BOIL 20 minutes then pour into a buttered plate. Pull when cooled. IV ; OLD BLEACHED muslin Is of no use except for carpet rags. They will not do for dusters as they will not hold dust, nor for cleaning, as they will not absorb moisture. some use crash, which should be of For the very best quality, though old drilling or a poor , ladies prefer quality of ticking make better ones. Many muslin. unbleached a lightweight . 4-- ... v. it - mutSt pa bubecue grill . 7, ezttzx cockcj is cleaner and ' vsr 1:12 I I In r ii nzr kitclta (and a y !:;:) lzzzt ycare cook- - - ' -- cz cr . , ls FOR DISHRAGS, buy white mosquito netting, a quarter of a yard is sufficient for one. Begin housekeeping on the cash basis. If you cannot GET IT. pay cash for an article DO NOT AS YOU discuss with your children or grandchildren, the westward trek of the pioneers, the sacrifices the , pioneers made to settle in the desert and the glorious almost super human experiences of your ancestors, let them epjoy pulling candy using the same recipes and ' methods as the people used 100 yean ago. The candy recipes are teasers to interest the reader in the 100 year old recipes to be printed next week. to C T.rr I ' 1 t; I ' gcrrr:7pCirs.rc72Wieg CiZ- - ; C3 P--2 .O J I . .. . these T3tiIacjtbetest to becoming a - t you ca tits , . 71 C-- rx v Hj is its r,trct irccsl grill- - :tJthefcste3t.ngafeodon - Crctly over Cz kva rocks. ' "crel t" favor to ;jj C.3 ' tztekey and Sssks, t33Ctij!Chod. , ..grrt ba fts tea tst to turn on e.e ; ' yea C k wt.--Js ; -5, J v t j . M'tT f i cots, and the juice, bring to a boil. Add the butter and cook until thick. Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar and press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Cover crumbs with a layer of marshmallows. Pour the hot cooked apricot mixture over the marshmallows and let cool. Whip the topping mix and spread over the cooled apricot mixture. Sprinkle a few crumbs over the top. Place in refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Serves -- xe LZ3 tr4 of a ; . tt two-burg- er r - manu-- rzti:: titter you titcook- : cart, tllrj are done by wilh Kt on only one gnii. The lid is closed to . cfcculate the heat. Follow your barbecue cook book directions for best results. -- YOUR GAS barbecue grill is great for Chinese-styl- e wok cooking, too. Remove the and place the wok directly on the cooking grids barer grate where the heat is intense etxxgh for frying. You can enhance that outdoorsy smoked fa , vor by using moistened wood chips pocked in foil 13 create smoke in the grill cavity. Fruit and nut woods yield excellent flavors. Adding cloves of pdic, bay leaves and other herbs can spice up the vefiety of your cooking, too. --COOXING time for gas barbecue grills de-- h p;rds on such variables as the weather, tempera- tre of ingredients , moisture content erf1 foods and Ciekzsess of meats. Cooking on a cold, wiedy dsy czy require a higher flame, longer cooking time cr both. Gas barbecuing today is much more then just "ks, steaks and hamburgers. Try yerr Lni ti exotic foods, marinated meats, succulent kjuinative appetizers, baked goods and accsa- - , pamments. t cups graham cracker crumbs 4 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine 2 Tbsp. sugar BEAT THE eggs and add the sugar, apri- -- I cup powdered sugar 4 eggs 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine 2 or 3 cups miniature marshmallows 1 pkg. dessert topping mix VINEGAR TAFFY BOIL TILL it ropes or when dropped in a glass of ice water; will stand up in it. Pull till very white. quart canned apricots, drained cup of the juice from the apricots 1 NEVER LET the handles of knives be put in hot water. If possible buy silver knives when you begin find it an extravagence your housekeeping. Y ou Will not in the end. Never allow your carving knife to be used to cut bread. dish-towe- cup flour Y not-so-ba- ? PANCAKE Can be used for breakfast, lunch, or a brunch. Top it with sausage, bacon, sauteed vegetables, fresh fruit with sour cream or whipped cream. V cup butter or margarine 12-1- 5. HONEY CARROT COOKIES 2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp. baking powder tsp. soda Vi tsp. salt tsp. cinnamon V2 tsp. nutmeg ' 2 cups oatmeal 1 cup raisins 1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup grated raw carrot 1 cup shortening 1 cup honey 2 eggs well beaten SIFT DRY ingredients together, and add oatmeal, raisins, nuts. Cream shortening, and add honey, creaming thoroughly. Add ' eggs and mix well, add grated carrots beating well. Stir in dry ingredients and biend thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonful on a greased baking sheet. Flatten with a floured fork. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Store when cooled. V 4 i f |