Show seasonable GOOD THINGS gods great out of doors Is ever calling and if we do not heed beed its call it will send bond us ua in bills that will call tor for heavy and sometimes frightful settlements tle ments at this hits season reason sweetmeats sweet swoot meats weats tire are vera ver popular the following Is wholesome and not hard to prepare nut date and choco late sweetmeat neat heat four tablespoonfuls tablespoon ot of honey or maple to the boiling point add halt half a pound of the slightly sweet dipping chocolate clio and let stand over hot water until the chocolate Is soft add one package of dates cut from the seeds in small even pieces half a cupful of blanched almonds cut in shreds and one teaspoonful of vanilla blix well with a wooden spoon to blend thoroughly nave have ready some biscuit tins or a brick mold lined with parchment press the mixture into the mold ancl cover with paper then lay on a weight let stand six hours to ripen fruit cup for live five glasses take one orange three bananas halt half a pact pack age of dates one cupful capful of white grapes measured after they are skinned cut in halves and seeded 12 pistachio nuts the juice of half a lemon and three fourths of a cupful of cream remove all the peeling and membrane from the orange separate into sections and cut each in halves crosswise peel the banana to remove the threads cut in thin even slices and squeeze over them the juice of halt half a lemon pour bollin boiling g water over tile the dates drain and place on a dish to dry in a hot oven then remove tile the pits and cut in sections mix alix all the fruit together then dispose in glasses pouring the fruit arup over it whip the cream and pipe it above tile the fruit serve very cold prune and cottage cheese salad soak choice prunes over night cook until tender when cold cut open remove the stones and cut the prune in smooth even pieces press cottage cheese for an hour or longer then cut in halt balf inch cubes for each serving boat beat two tablespoonfuls of thick prune juice a teaspoonful toa spoonful each of lemon juice and sugar or honey and two tablespoonfuls of olive oil ell until thick place a layer of the prunes on lettuce hearts the cheese above pour over 0 er the dressing and servo serve at once |