Show D it Is bettor better to say any this one thing I 1 do than to say these forty things I 1 dabble in washington gladden SOME GOOD COMPANY DISHES it Is a pleasure when entertaining our friends to give them something unusual nil usual arid and nt attractive ham with cider have a thick slice of harn ham cut lay it in fit the hie frying pan in and quickly sear it over on both sides then add a cupful of sweet elder cider a tablespoonful of parsley and let it simmer for nn an hour on the back of the stove or it in tile the oven serve with the sauce pont poured ed around tile the ham and garnish wi with th parsley fried chicken southern style joint a fat young chicken dredge it witly fit lour aur salt and popper and place on OIL 11 platter pi lattur in a deep trying frying pan try out 11 half pound of bacon add one cupful of lard and when mien smoking hot lay in tile the pieces of chicken turn t urn when brown bromn giving ill the thicker pieces s longer time to conk place on a lot hot platter and garnish with rhubarb baked with figs co coarr dvir well washed figs with water boiling and cook until tile hie water is nearly evaporated cut it a pound of unpeeled 1 rhubarb into inch pieces piece put a laer into a baking dish sprinkle wilh mill sugar then add a few figs repent repeat until tile tho dish Is full add a few tablespoonfuls of water and hake bake covered in a slow oven until the fruit is tender frozen doston boston pudding grate na n half pound of brown broad a day eld pour over it a pint ol of cream boilon boiling hot and let it stand until cool PIT ire pare a rich boiled custard using tison it pint of milk throe three eggs ond two tal le spoonfuls of sugar cook until the custard coats the spoon when frozen remove the llie cream to a chilled platter and cover with crumbs of macaroons macar the cream may be packed in ili a mold dusted with mith the crumbs and let stand packed in ice for several hours to develop the alic flavor blueberry cake this is nil an old fash boned dish which one never refuses cream a tablespoonful of butter add a cupful of sugar and when well mixed two tivo unbeaten eggs beat five minutes add a teaspoonful of vanilla a few gratings of nutmeg neg two teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted NN with etli two cupfuls of flour then add ft pint of well floured blue blueberries berrIeR bake in fit a loaf and serve warm with butter the well informed housewife will find no great difficulty in selecting a combination of foods that Is efficient find and at the same time simple and economical jordan CARE IN CONTAGION Cont contagion agiou dis diseases cazes ore are due to distinct it living things which are transmitted from one person to another and live like parasites upon a patient tills this knowledge will help kielp us its to guard ourselves and our loved ones from fro the spread of couta contagion gion the best protection against contagion Is robust health one alio is Is strong and vigorous is nuch less IS liable to to yield to disease than one less leis lei s robust wholesome food exercise and frosli fresh air ire arc essentials in combating dl disease lense an ali active body Is 19 far less liable to disease than nn in inactive one that lias has little outdoor ex el else y the need of fresh air day and nigh t Is 0 of the important factors in health the belief that illis dangerous and sleeping in an vt ri ventilated entila ted room is responsible for much ill health sleeping rooms should be well alred by day hedding sunned often a free circulation of air in the coldest weather maintained in the sleeping rooms luring during the night the eating itten utensils used by a patient or indeed anything else which lie he uses or handles handle during a contagious I 1 li ness tire a ine menace rince ns as they are easily contaminated with infectious germs A diphtheria Pati crit who li has aa bacilli in ills his mouth will contaminate spoons 1 is cups forks or anything which lie he uses ul es toils Is also true of other oilier contrini cont contagious rigi to it less extent coutu consequently L it fly too loo much care cannot lie taken ot of ev eis thing that the patient handles allow no one to use or handle any of his utensils toys or books tile the may he be boiled ton toil minutes will sterilize them the mill but toys books or tiling things that cannot be boiled should be burned raper paper napkins anti and dishes of 0 paper way be used sav saving ing the care of linen at ani and these may ile be burned to ventilate it a sick room a dinal place a board tour four to six inches wide under the window and of llie ibe sallie mine width by shutting splitting ting the window down on oil this board it a current of air M come up betwee ll tile the aniles sn Iles keeping a circulation of fresh air without lib urit a 11 draft ailing all ing the lie win room place an open uIn brella river over the lead and shoulders ders of ill the patient cover with ii at blanket et nn an I 1 open sill all doors and nil 1 windows I for a few Illi minutes do not remove ill alie cover ilcia me alio room has become warm aruin tile the utmost patience must be used in dc defiling tiling with a sick person one who Is IS ill Is out ot of balance in mind as well as in body it if you were busy being true to what you know you ought to do be so 60 busy forget the blunders of the folks youve mot met rebecca ro foresman HELPFUL HEL HINTS when bilking baking a cake set tile the alarm clock so that no matter how buy busy bu y tile the attention will be afe ake S c called C it I 1 I 1 e 1 I to the iid ll kitchen old stocking legs ess slipped over the sleeves will keep a gown fresh when working in the kitchen A stocking mocking leg slipped over an old whisk broom makes a fine brush for the stove obstinate stains of almost any kind 1 may any be removed by aniag soap with peroxide then placing tile the still stain in the sun sull sometimes several applications of oj tile the peroxide will be necessary iron rust is easily 1 removed by a solution of salts of lemon in water applied to tile the spots and then the bright sunlight to ai lit t upon it candles for use on the table will burn clea clearer and longer if kept on tee ice for a 1 day before using A ring of salt pill around the lie wick nick will gie ghe a soft steady flame and will burn all night cracks and splits lit in furniture may lie be fillet filled with melted beeswax and then varnished so that they will hardly silar sm iss chat chard and chinese cabbage are two vegetables aich should be found in ili every garden tile chard may he be canned for winter use making it a most noldi addition tion to the vegetables for winter icban beall stifled soiled plumes in ill alcohol shake ruid they will be as fresh as eor ener pineapple juice Is a good cure tor for indigestion pineapple with bananas and nii fit orange all cut fine makes it a good cake filling one can of shredded alne elitle Il plo three bananas and one orange sliced very thin will be enough filling for a large cake keep plenty of water waler in the boiling pots and nil parts pans on a damp rainy day tor for the atmosphere absorbs it rapidly ii IP cooking rice use plenty of boiling water and keep it boiling rapidly at first so that the grains will be distinct i i apply soap arid and ammonia amnion la to burns from acid immediately to allay tile the pain grated grate horseradish horse radish mixed with pel cream salt and cayenne makes a good sauce to selve seive with fish the ethics of gastronomy are as marked as those of society and the arrangement of a bill of iare fare calls v for as much finesse as do the functions of a chaperon Elwanger seasonable DISHES during the early summer months month me he needs a little urging find especially attractive dishes to appeal to the 4 appetite mutton with peas cut mutton in serving sized size pieces brown in a little bolling boiling water and cook at a low temperature until well done pour around tile mutton a pint of cooked peas and serve when well heated grilled chicken and mushrooms sprinkle pieces of cold cooked chicken with red pepper and salt brush with melted butter and toss in fine crumbs place in a i liot hot oven cut tile hie stalks from a half pint of if mushrooms place them with mith two tablespoonfuls of butter in a saucepan dust with mace all and cook gently for five minutes then add salt pepper a I 1 of flour and it a quarter of a cupful of stock cook until well done then pour over pieces of toast prepare the lie chicken and serve around the toast unusual sponge cake separate tlc alc yolks and whites of four eggs and boat beat the whites very stilt stiff add a cupful of sugar a little at a time not to lose hie file air in the beaten egg then adil add the yolks one at a time cutting and folding them in not to mix but leme leae the whites streaked with yellow cut lit in cupful of flour sifted with a quarter of it a teaspoonful of the cream of tartar and bake in ili a greased pan in a slow oven the cream of tartar may lie be divided lind and halt half of it put into the egg whiles while little beating sour meat talce take a nice piece of round satenk lay it in fineg vinegar pir with one onton onion a teaspoonful teaspoon tul of adiole kinle allspice salt and pepper mixed one bay leaf and allow it to stand for three days brown the meat in a hot lot oven or frying pan pour over the ill enegar and water to cover the meat arid and cammer turner until tender strain ill the gravy then thicken it and pour around thi the moat when serveul from may until late in october if the season Is warin we will find a crop of delicious food just for the gathering the field mushroom may easily lie be learned and it will hlll quickly he recognized so that there need be 10 no danger lit in eating it it Is not wise to ever pick any mushrooms before learning the file ordinary kinds I 1 wole |