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Show 'tw. Trie ps flKITCrlEN Pi mcabinetLJ (. ly26. Western Newspaper Union.) Wail not for precious chances passed away; Weep not for golden ages on th wane; Each night I burn the records of the day; At sunrise every soul is born again. SEASONABLE GOOD THINGS The busy housewife with one pair of hands at command to do the daily tasks, must do without r7"7. " many frills in cookery, tof-"l no matter how much she k-V-SreT'l may enjoy them. How- i jp-"" 'JS ever a few minutes spent pf-j in simple garnishing is rl'll 'l we" P611 time. O Carrot Pudding. Take ba one cupful of grated carrot, car-rot, one cupful of grated potato, one egg, one-half " cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of shortening, one-half cupful of raisins, one tea-spoonful tea-spoonful of soda and one cupful of flour. Steam one hour. Sour Meat. Take a nice piece of round steak, lay it in vinegar with one onion, a teaspoonful of whole allspice, salt and pepper mixed, one bayleaf, allow it to stand for three days. Brown the meat in a hot frying pan, pour over the vinegar and sufficient water in equal parts to cover the meat and simmer until tender. Strain the gravy, then thicken it and pour around the meat when serving. Chocolate Cookies. Cream one-half cupful of shortening with one cupful of sugar, add one beaten egg. Add one-half cupful of sour milk with one-half one-half teaspoonful of soda, two squares of chocolate melted over hot water and one and one-half cupfuls of flour. Drop by spoonfuls on baking sheets and bake in a moderate oven. Top with icing prepared from powdered sugar, butter and a little vanilla and cream. Drop Doughnuts. Take one-half cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of milk, one and one-half cupfuls of flour with one teaspoonful of baking powder, a pinch of salt and ginger, a grating of lemon rind. Beat the egg white, add sugar gradually, then the beaten yolk, flavoring, salt, milk and flour. Drop by teaspoonfuls Into hot fat and cook until brown. Roll in powdered sugar, then cool. Unusual Sponge Cake. Separate the whites and yolks of four eggs and beat the whites very stiff. Add one cupful of sugar a little at a time, then add the yolks, one at a time, cutting and folding them in, not to mix, but leave the white streaked with yellow. Fold in one cupful of flour sifted with one-quarter of a teaspoonful of cream of tartar and bake in a greased pan in a slow oven. Stewed Lettuce. Cook lettuce as greens in very little moisture, serve with melted butter, a dash of vinegar, pepper and salt. Onion Juice may be added for seasoning if liked. Pertinent Hints. As seasoning is one of the fine arts and marks the ability of a cook, it is wise to study the various I a P? combinations of season- i-i'j'Jsl, Tne French cook rvv has the seasoning sense lJr developed to a high de- t. -L gree. Her foods are EM often of the most com- C --04 mon and plainest kind, pH " but the mixture of sea- 1 rf soning puts the dishes wiiassa; out of the ordinary class. A package of bay leaves will last two or three generations, genera-tions, as this is a seasoning like garlic which should be used in very small quanities. The little bit, however, is needed to add that alluring flavor. A bottle of mushroom sauce, kitchen bouquet, Worcestershire and tabasco sauce, pepper sauce, curry, chili powder, pow-der, celery salt, paprika, soy stiuces of various kinds with the commoner seasonings and a dozen of the savory herbs should all be part of the well-equipped well-equipped kitchen. Scald a dish In which fish has been cooked with vinegar in the water, then wash with soda in the water. Old rubbers will be shined up by rubbing them with ammonia. A roomy market basket well padded makes a fine bed for a small baby when traveling. It is easy to carry and will also hold the baby's belongings. belong-ings. Being able to carry the baby without disturbing him or exposing him to the weather Is a great advantage. advan-tage. Grease the cork of the bottle of glue and It will be easy to remove when needed. Between the rows of the vegetables which will soon be pulled like onions, radishes and such vegetables, sow flower seed which will delight you after the vegetables are gone. A good way to clean gloves Is to j moisten flour and wash them on the I hands, by rubbing and cleaning off j the dark spots. Kenew the flour and clean again. Kitchen sr"nns of unbleached cotton cot-ton are much more desirable, as they may be boiled and kept white, j A piece of ice held in (he mouth for i a minute before bad-tasting medicine Is given will dull the sense of taste. I A little snrfd in a lop-heavy vase will add greatly to the comfort of using us-ing It. A fresh blood stain will he rom-pir.'Hv rom-pir.'Hv removed If covered at onre will) powdered si arch. V"li-n selling d'-lies on Ice use a run r.ibbr under (hem; Ibis will keep tl:"yi from si'i p;nc |