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le] to fit in 'nowhere. 0 salt, the stiffly beaten whites. Ae gem pans well greased and Biot. Bake in a moderate oven -one minutes exactly. . This sal English popover, Mullins. --Qne-third" cupful er, one-fo reupful of su- ie. egg, three-fourths cupful s WO of pastry flour, 3 ho fuls of baking ro (Powder, one-MRIf teaspoonful of 'salt, scant half pound of dates. Cream the butter, add - the sugar and egg, beaten light, sift together three flour; baking powder, and salt; add these to first mixture alternately with milk, beat thor- n oughly, and 8dd. dates, stoned and ¢ out in pieces. ® in a hot, well buttered muffin pan. Ginger Bread. --One-halt of sugar, scant eupful of mo- one-half cupful of butter, st | one teaspoontul of gi er, 'one tea- Shamil "of Smits, two tea: 8p0 ? , one cupful of two and' ' one-half oupful v --Two cupfuls of Sour milk, two-thirds of cupful of dark brown sugar, two level tea- Spconfuls of 'soda, pinch of salt, e cupfuls of graham flour. Bake 8100: hour, Easily made. Sr EGGS. Egg Economy.--An egg is a ne-|' when making good coffee. method : = Purchase two hg of coffee at one time, put 8/00 a shallow pan, break the whites of two eggs over it, and mix well, fiow place in a warm oven (not hot) avd let it rezain until dry and glos- 8y (stirring occasionally). Remove rom oven, put in the coffee recep- tacle, and it is rady at a moment's Botice. When preparing. use only gold water and you' wn have the most excellent cup'of coffee, to say of nothing of time, trouble and ex. pense saved. Egg Helps. --The following sug- Stions may be of some assistance s| When you have a separate white or yolk of an egg on hand that seems A single yolk may be used for either one of these sauces : white, chocolate, Hollan- o ise; Pearnaise, hot maitre d'ho- tel, drawn butter, also for mayon- naise, hoiled dressing, for cement balls, and dumplings for soup. 'A surplus white or two m y be used for merringues, snow puddings, cream 'whips, macaroons, shérbets for clearing soups, coffee; jellies; added to cream, it will.increase the bulk and speed whipping: if -well beaten aud: applied lightly 'with a piece of flannel it will eleanse and froshen all leathers . Take a table- spoonful of flour and mix in a little >I keeping your comforter clean. oupfuls of gran- ulated sugar, two-thirds of a cupful of water, one-third cupful corm at Sagle until when tried water it I Jeuilsh aa) gradually' in ti of two eggs beaten stiff. Add one cupful nuts; beat until it 'begins te thicken, 'pour * in buttered tins. When cool cut in squares. Fruit Roll.--One pound of dates stoned and chopped,: one 'pound of English walnut meats chopped ; mix well together, roll out in shape of large sausage, and roll in granulat- ed sugar; slice into quarter inch slices. Puffed Rice Fudge.--One cupful of m'lk, two cupfuls of sugar, one square of chocolate. Boil fifteen or twenty minutes, then take off the stove and put two cupfuls of pufléd rice and a piece of butter as large as an egg, and flavoring, then beat and pour in buttered pans, and cus in squares. wn Cw Fudge.--Two._ecupfuls of sugar to one cupful of milk, three squares of bitter chocolate, a piece of bpt- ter the size of a walnut, one cap ful of walnuts chopped fine, 4 toa- poonful of vanilla extract; boil ff- teen or twenty minutes, pour in' & greased pan 'when hard, and cut in squares, : . USEFUL HINTS. . Button Help.--Pin the buted holed edge of the garment in plage. Take a needleful of thread, B at one end and take a single sti carrying the thread to the opposite end. og the thread 'half way between 0 buttonholes, lift off the eloth, did there will be a bit of thréad where each buttonhiole should be sewed. "Broken Plaster,--To mend broken plastering--When. plaster of Paris is not at hand, use this excellent substitute, Use equal parts of sift- ed coal ashes and fine sand with one of sifted wheat flour, Mix to a stiff paste with cold water. This will set hard im a few hours, an any one can apply it. § Instead of a collar button--A small button sewed to the back bf the. collar band will be found to be much' more comfortable than & cols. lar button, and has the merit, of nit getting lost. Hubby need no longer hunt for his' collar button. Clean - Comforters, --~A' way to keep your bed comforters clean. Make a large slip, similar to a pil- low slip, from: white muslin. :Fia- ish at the end with buttons: and buttonholes.- They can be slipped off at any time, at the same tire n case of sickness: If your comforter is 'soiled and' you haven't time to wash. it, or as in winter, when you can't wash it, just slip the cover: ing of muslin over it and button it shut. . The sick * person's bed then looks fresh and clean. in every buttonhole, sweet milk or cream; when smooth| Broom Holder.--Take two larga acd a half pint of milk and a pinch | 8WPtY spools, two nails about an of salt; boil two or three minutes. | inch longer than gpools; but nail Have a warm platter with several through the spools and drive the slices of slightly toasted bread on |nails, leaving enough space between it, on which are placed hard boiled | #pools for the broom to hang in. . oi. cut in quarters. Pour the hot| Stove Cement.--If the stove ig ee over hess and serve immedi- | eracked a good cement is made by ately. This is 4 delicious. dish for | taking wood ashes and salt in equal o luncheon, Try it. , : proportions, reduced to. a paste a TR : with cold water, and fill in cracks re rg heh stove is. cold. It will: soom 3 ECONOMICAL DISHES. . esting Nutmeg.To, test mt A prick them with a pin, and i lard beat: | thoy are good the oil iL; stant. of ly spread «round the puncture, *