Show I 1 W ft I 1 CA D D r lot let tho the one who sighs tor for comfort feel a hand crasp true it will cheer cliber the way and surely cant impoverish you HELPFUL HINTS hake alake tile the housel housework vork rig ns light as possible getting every member of the family to do ills his share thus all may enjoy the lovely summler lule r and add have hate assi recreation and pleasure instead of burdening tile the housemother house mother with tasks others should do mothers often remark it is easier to do a thing thine myself than to see that others do it but itis it is not dot right to herself nor good training mining for others to be allowed to f clrk iron only tile lie hems of uie the sheets when they tire to be placed on the beds no one will know that a halt half hour lias has been saved from such ironing froning a half hour for rest reading or a walk liow much more important than a perfectly ironed sheet gloves which need cleaning may be quickly cleaned by moistening flour with gasoline and washing the gloves on the hands until clean stains on linen should be moistened with peroxide then placed in the sun it if the stain is obstinate a second application may be necessary with the addition of a little soap scald a dish or utensil in which fish has been cooked with vinegar and water wood skewers with a bit bof 0 o cloth wrapped around them make fine cleaners they will remove dust from corners in windowpanes as well as in dishes if windows stick grease the rope with a little fat and put a little B round around the easing casing this is good treatment for a stubborn drawer fresh blood stains will be quickly removed by rubbing well with dry starch march which absorbs it and then when brushed no stain will be left pour a glass of warmed jolly jelly over the mutton roast or chops just before serving glossy clothing may be rubbed with fi R piece of emery paper using a light touch scorched places on linen will bo be taken out if moistened and put into strong sunshine on woolen cloth rub alth a piece of bread hot milk with a teaspoonful teaspoon tul of rut eul chur used as a gargle will relieve a sore bore throat life hie I 1 repeat Is energy ot of ll 11 love vo divine or human exercised in pain if so BO approved and sanctified we pass through shades and silent rest to endless joy wordsworth BLACK AND WHITE AND RED CURRANTS currants are a favorite fruit with nearly everybody the red currant Is most commonly used for HS jellies although many y JJ use the combination of red ed and white making a light colored jelly currant juice la is so very delicious find and tile the seeds often quite oba objectionable c tio tion lible so that the juice is used in combination with orange cherry and other fruits to make a most dainty conserve the black currant Is not us as common as it fit once was but mates makes a most delicious jam for those who are sufficiently old fashioned not to have forgotten grandmothers garden where the dear old black currants were tit ill ways found the delicious bar le ie due currants may be prepared at home using the large cherry currants carefully removing the seeds with a large needled needle tills this is not such a task ns as it nay may seem for one makes but a few glasses of such choice preserves cook the seeded currants very carefully and stir into glasses of jelly jelis put away in a cool dry place for un min ter use this conserve being very rich la Is used only in small mail quantities as a garnish gai aish black currants put up tip with black raspberries rasp berries canned as usual Is a very delicious combination for jelly makin making g currants as well as other fruit should not be too ripe nor picked after a heavy rain pick over the lite currents currants but do not remove the sterns items wash rind and dr drain aln arid and mash in a preserving kettle with a wooden potato masher adding more until there Is enough to cool cook in the receptacle cook until the currants have a white appearance strain through a colander or put into a jelly bag at once measure Afe asure the juice and boll live five minutes then add an equal uro triv asure of if heated lie abed sugar unless one wishes a sour jelly boll boil three minutes try a little in ili a cold saucer it if a thin skin forms pour at once into the glasses glass jelly should be firm enough to keep its shape when turned from the glass clear of good J flavor and when cut leave sharp edges store lo in a cool dry place for winter red currant and red raspberry makes a most deliciously flavored elly it Is better to say bay this one thing I 1 do than to say these forty things I 1 dabble in washington gladden FOOD FOR THOUGHT when we learn as the french nation has learned to use inept simply ns as a flavor arid and other folds in oin with it f for or nourishment we will not be so exercised about a b 0 u t high prices T the h e flavor found in the extrac extractives tives of meats Is the appetizing lippe part of tile the meat rind the reason for our desire for more and more A small portion of meat will add navor flavor to a large larga amount of vegetables thus satisfying the appetite for fla flavor vor and giving the desired amount ot of nourishment ish ment A tough touch piece of moat meat may become palatable and tender by adding a tablespoonful ble of vinegar to it while stewing here Is a sweetmeat that we may eat cat with a clear conscience as we are not using any sugar except that which is stored in the dried fruit take a cupful each of figs dates and raisins and a cupful of puffed wheat with a bit of orange and lemon peel which has been dried grind all through a meat chopper and make into small balls balli or squares wrap la in waxed paper and keep in a dry place nuts may be added for a change making a more nutritious confection oatmeal and hamburg steak take n R cupful of cooked oatmeal with nith a pinch of clove rind and a bit of chopped onion or green pepper and mix it with the hamburger steak to make it serve two or three more than it would without the oatmeal dread bread crumbs rice or cornmeal mush or any cooked cereal may be used in place of the oatmeal dainty dessert drop whole figs in grope grape juice let stand over night then stuff with nuts or fresh marshmallows roll in sugar and s serve erve with crackers as dessert if yo you u will willa observe ve the meat bills of the cook who buys burs steaks chops and other quickly cooked meats you will mill see that they are higher than those of the woman who plans her meals using the cheaper cuts requiring longer cooking and her family Is better fed tit nt the same time fool looking ring ahead planning the meals economically is well worth the thought of every good housewife in lifes small things be resolute and great to keep thy muscles trained thou when fate thy wei measure tsure takes or when shell say to thee 1 I find thee worthy do this thing tor for me emerson LIGHTEN THE HOUSEWORK one of the roost most valuable and often the least regarded po possession is good health another is strength which Is usually found therewith the housewife of today with her ter multiplicity of duties must choose which are the really worthwhile filings that must be attended to letting others take their turn in being done As SO 80 per cent of our housewives do their own housework without the aid of a maid and a large per cent i without even a la undress the s saving eving of 0 f strength Is a large item to tile the I 1 housemother house mother who ulio is so invaluable in the home the woman noman who can save the energy aked in scrubbing a floor arid give that time to work for the red bcd cross is keeping young dol doing fig something for her country and Is decidedly happier the woman who wastes her energy doing things because it has been her custom whether it Is necessary or not needs some lemons in loyalty for time these days should be given for tile the things worth while some one has bag said most aptly that you can let your kitchen floor door go a week after you think you cant stand it another phy ay before the neighbors will notice it it too often what we fear people will say that determines our attl tule tude in many matters A schedule Is a roost necessary necessary thing and should ile be followed when nhen pos ble but she who alio cannot put her brend bread in the lee ice chest if ri rising Ing or leave her washing la in the tubs in case of a more important duty la Is too deep in the rut to be ever jolted out an irritable overworked over worked mother cannot lie just to her family or hernest her nelt and she needs to lie got out into the open to ind find herself the young girls who he want to do work for thill their th country find tiny any more suitable task than relieving a mother of 0 ler her babies for a few hours while she get acte s out to have a little recreation this Is tr truly U ly tv work 0 rl C which will help in war time icat luy wac |