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Show fa ' .-, The KITCHEN CABINET ( lilt, WMtirn Nwppr UdIoo.) It Is tho llttlo things that count. What Is It that keeps the earth fruit-ful-that Is, that keeps the soil which we depend on for producing vegetable life from becoming sodden and unproductive? unpro-ductive? Earth worms. Edward Yeo-mans. Yeo-mans. YULETIDE COOKIES I i For tho Chrlstmns goodies we are particularly anxious to hnvo them at- KTfBHBBBB trnctlvo t0 almonds, two and one-half cupfuls of pulverized sugar, tho whites of five eggs beaten stiff, tho grated rind of two lemons. Mix tho Ingredients and roll out on powdered sugar, cut Into Htrlps nn Inch wldo nnd bako in pnrafllned lined pans In n slow oven. Filled Cookies. Prepare t rich cooky dough, roll out very thin and cut with n cooky cutter, put two of theso thinly rolled cookies together with tho following lllllng: Take a cupful cup-ful of rnlslns finely chopped, tho Juice nnd rind of half a lemon, ono table-spoonful table-spoonful of flour nnd one-third to one-half one-half a cupful of water. Mix the flour and wnter, add to the other Ingredients In-gredients nnd cook until smooth nnd thick', adding n tenspoonful of butter Just beforo taking fron. tho flro. Beat until cool, then henp a spoonful of this filling on n cooky, cover with nn-other nn-other cooky, and when nil aro filled bake In a moderate oven. Sprinkle the cookies with grnouluted sugar or with chopped nuts, If desired, before baking. Coffee Cookies. Bent two eggs with a cupful of sugar until very light, ndd four tnblespoonfuls of shortening (bacon fnt may be used for this recipe), add ono cupful of strong, warm coffee nnd three cupfuls of flout sifted with two tenspoonfula' of baking powder. Boll quickly, cut with a largt cutter and bake In a moderato oveo until well browned. Grandmother's Cookies. Take ona cupful of unsnltod butter, cream It with ono cupful of granulated sugnr. using a wooden spoon. Add ono cupful cup-ful of sour cream, ono cupful of New Orleans molnsscs and stir until smooth. Add onc-hnlf tcaspoonful ot cinnamon, one-qunrter tenspoonful each of ulsplce nnd nutmeg, ono-hnlf tenspoonful of snlt and two tcaspo6n-fuls tcaspo6n-fuls of soda to the flour. Use as little lit-tle flour as possible, chill the mixture first, which will aid In the rolling out. Pat one-third of an Inch In thickness nnd cut out with n largo cutter, live Indies In dlnmetcr. PInco on tins nnd bnko In a moderate oven with tho grentest care. They nro n luxury but nro worth tho cost. Tho final teat of success, whatever tho "practical" world may say to the contrary, tloea not altogether consist In "getting there." Martha Baker Dunn. CHRISTMAS CAKES AND CANDIES What would Christmas bo to the J children or even tho grownupa with- . out some of the special , BBH cakes and good things i BBBB appropriate to tho boll- BrjPB day season? g""VaJ Nut Patties. Bolt to- i pirs3" fftllcr four tenspoonfnls jK Jp' of vinegar and two cup- X)iy fUis 0f brown sugar, cook until tho mixture becomes brittle when dropped Into cold wuter. Grease gem pans with butter und cover the bottoms bot-toms thickly with broken nut menta Add to sirup onu tenspoonful of soda, boat well nnd pour over the nuts. When cold nnd hard reinovo from th molds nnd wmp in pnruflln paper. Marshmallows.- Snnk two tnbie-spoonfuls tnbie-spoonfuls of gelatin In onu cupful ot cold wuter for half na hour. Cook together to-gether two cupfuls of augur with ono-hnlf ono-hnlf cupful of water until brittle when dropped Into cole wnter lour tli uoillng Hlrup over the soaked gelatin, boiling constantly. Add th mixture to stiffly beaten whlto of nn egg, flavor with rooo or mint and boot until ery stlft Pour the marsh, mutlow mixture Into u pan well duRt-ed duRt-ed with a mixture of cornstarch nnd powdered sugar. Cool, then cut In squares. Honey Mol.tto. Kisses. To one cup, ful of molasses add three tablespoon-fuls tablespoon-fuls of honey, two tnblespoonfuii 0f sugar, one tablespoonful of corn slroa nnd two tnblespoonfoJs of butt-with butt-with one-thlrd of a cupful of water: Etfr until well mixed, then boll to, . hard ball, turn ont on a greased plat-tar plat-tar and when cool enough, pulL Cut m Inch lengths wKh the shears no' wrap the plocta In waxed pme. gfaLsasaaBfBBBBSJy? |