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* I ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD Thr Eggplant. Well seasoned and carefully cook- ed, the eggplant may give in many disguises many varieties to the menu. Many of the recipes given below are from southern F" ranee, where the egg- plant i.s the favorite vegetable. When choosing an eggplant select one of medium size and firm, otherwise it may be too ripe and full of grains in- side. However great the virtues of the eggplant may be, remember that by itself it is quite tasteless, so sea- | ^on and season well. Eggplant Salad. - Put in the oven i one eggplant, five green peppers and ! two tomatoes. You will bake the tomatoes first, then the peppers, ' and the eggplant last. Gradually >kin, grain and drain off the above I vegetables. Use a silver knife. Ar- , range in a dish. On a moderate fire I In a half cup of olive oil fry a small ; onion cut into small pieces and half a cup of olives stoned and cut into pieces. When the onion is slightly , brown add everything to the dish. ' Salt and pepper to taste and add two t tablespoonfuls of good wine vinegar. To be eaten cold. 1 Broiled Eggplant ^S tloyd George of J Russia Acclaimed MRS. BROWN'S "CHANGE AND REST." By Mrs. Nellie L, McClung, Calgary. 11irJeari"(|orerttkiii. Premier Goremikin. who Iioa r<-liiiqul.'-liO(l llial olTiio to a-*umo llic lIlllit'^> of C'hanccllur of tli<^ Enix>U'<', I salt and cook all together till thick. Cut the eggplant , Make a meringue of the whites and in two lengthwise. Put in a marin- spread over the top. Do not put to- «te composed of two tablespoonfuls gcther till just before it is to be of olive oil, one teaspoonful salt, one served. half teaspoonful of pepper and some parsley. Leave it to marinate for an hour or more. Broil and serve with the marinate. I Fried and Au Cratin. â€" When you cut an eggplant into pieces for frying , Household Hints. Never throw away bacon rind. Put it in the oven in a pan, then clarify the fat and use for pastry. Don't throw away apple parings. it with salt and let it stand under a weight for about two hours. Drain off the water, dry well and then fry. For the gratin cover with either to- mato or white sauce and bake for from fifteen to twenty minutes. F"or Fritters. â€" Soak the pieces two hours in milk; dry and fry, using the following recipe for fritter batter: One cup flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder; one-fourth teaspoon- ful salt, one-fourth cup milk, two eggs, one tablespooiiful lemon juice. Sift the dry ingredients; add the well t)eaten eggs, lemon juice and milk. Heat well. Prepare a few hours ahead. or Other purposes l>e sure to «Pnnklc g^^.^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ y^^^^^^ ^^p^,. ,„ p,,„. vide good juice for your apple pies. Rub grea.se off knives first with | paper. Treat very greasy plates the same way. Save the paper thus used • for (ire lighting. I No mother should allow nervous weakness to get the upper hand of i her; if she does worry v.'ill mar her work in the home, and torment her in luxly and mind. It is a good plan to keep a supply of old newspapers for spreading on the kitchen table when cooking. Old catalogues and exercise books also come in handy for standing pots on. To remove fruit stains from tea- ,,_,.,, „ , , . cloths or serviettes apply a little pow- Stuffed Eggplant. -Cut the eggplant ,,^^g,, ^^^^^.j, ^„ ^^^ ^j^j^^,, ^.^^.^^ „„,, lengthwise. Make incisions with a 1^^,,.^ f,„. ^^y^.^^, ^,„„.^ j^^ ,1^,^.^ knife, salt and let stand for an hour. â-  ...j,, j,,,^„,.,, .,„ ^y^^ discoloration. Drain off the water; cut the pulp j,, ^^^^.^^^ „„ ,„„(„„^ jf ^^e knot is and fry it for a few minutes in oil. ! pjaced on the right side of the cloth.! Pound well; ad.l four tablespoonful.s ,,i^^.^.t,y „,„,^^ ^^^^ ,,ytt„„^ ,^g t^,.^,„,, of poundci ham, a teaspoonful of ,,.;„ ,,p ,g^^ ^^^.^^y ,„ j,,.,.,,^ „„,i i.e- parsley, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with crumbs, to which may be added some parmesan. Put over it a little j oil and bake in an oiled pan for an I hour. Of course you may use butter instead of oil, but the olive oil blends itself htitKvr Vrith the eggplant. If ; instead of ham you use hashed mut- ' ton, cooked rice and a bit of garlic j and pimento you may call this dish "eggplant a la Tuicque." I ,j,ey „,.,, ^„,,i iiene/icial to the growth. Eggplant and 'loniatoea.-Peel the ,;,„,, f„, ^i^j^^ ,i„,,,, t,,py i„,p„,t ,» eggplants; cut lengthwise in pieces ! ^,,„^, j^ the linen and prevent the iron from sticking. kely come loosened, and the button will remain on longer. To get rid of moths m few drops of oil of lavender on some small pieces of blotting-paper and place them among clothes you have stored away. This is very effective lor keeping moths away. Never throw :iway soap suds. Poured at the roots of trees anil vines Persons who are accustomed to use tealeaves for sweeping their carpets and find they leave stains should sub- stitute some freshly cut grass. It answers the same purpose and gives a brighter and fresher appearance to the carpet. Much of the excellence of well- cooked vegetables depends upon the proper use of seasonings and sauces. The seasoning selected should un- iliiiilitedly be suitable for the dish, but so much depends upon custom that only general suggestions can be made. The Italian and some other races are fond of garlic, the (Jermans of suninier savory of "liohnenkraut" in string beans, and the English of mint with peas. Each housewifi' must select the seasonings which her fam- ily prefers, and endeavor to use them ill such a way that the special flavors may he most satisfactorily brought out. ..♦ one-half inch thick. Salt, let stand an<l dry. Put in a pan; cover with i the pan and cook on a moderate fire for an hour. Five New Ways to Use Lemons. Lemon Pie. Two slices of stale bread, two-thirds of an inch thick; one cup of boiling water, one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of butter, the juice and grated rind of one lem- on, two eggs. Dissolve the bread in liot water; add the sugar, butter, lemon and the yolks of the eggs, well l>eaten. Hake in a moderate oven. When done make a meringue of the whites of the eggs and pile on top. Hrown in a very stow oven. I/Pmon Souffle. One cup nf sugar one tablespoonful of butler, two tablespoonfuls of Hour, the juice and grated rind of one lemon, une cup of milk, two eggs, (ream the butter, sugar and flour together. .\dd the juice and rind of the lemon, then the beaten yolks and the milk. ,\i|il the ' well-beaten whites last. Hake in a pudding dish placed in a larger pan half full of boiling water. This is a most convenient purlding In make in a hurry, as it does not need a sauce. The top is a delicinus souffle and the bottom a creamy sauce. Lemon Hotter. Half cup of water,' half cup flour, half cup of sugar, one egg, salt. Hoil the water and add the flour mixed to a paste. Then add the sugar, the egg well beaten and a pinch of salt. Cook until stiff and ' creamy. Take off from the stove and add four tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and a teaspoonful of grated rind. Spread between slices of lireail for the children's sandwiches. i Lemon Cheese ("Hkes. One heaping tablespoonful of butter, two-thirds cup of sugar, two eggs, one lemon.' ('ream the butter and sugar, add the , yolks of the eggs, well beaten, and | * the juice and gralcd rind of the lem- 1 Warned In Time, on, and <ook till tliick in a double; "You say. Mi-. Smith," said the girl, boiler. Hake in niufTin pans, lined jn n Imv, thoughtful, this-is-a-seriou«- with pastry, and lover the tops with matter sort of lone, "that you have meringue made fxitn (be whites. loveil me for live years and have Lemon Cream Pie. Half cup of never dared to tell me so until to- waler, oru' talilespoonful of corn- ninhl?" starch, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, ' . "Yes," he replied, two eggs, one lem. n. Line two plates , "VVell, I cannot be your wife. A with pastry and bake. When cidd, man who has no more courage than put together with the following: (hat would feign to be asleep while Ixiil the water and add the cornstarch, a burglar st<de his baby's shoes." mixed with a little cold water, and the lemon juice. Heat the yolks of the Mayors of London used to be elect- t^ii;s with the sugar, add a pinch u/ cd for life. On March 17ih, 1915, there passed away Jane, beloved wife Hrown, aged thirty-one years. She leavcu a husband and seven small to mourn ber loss. "Thy will bo done." "1 don't know what I'll do," he said â€" And a big tear splashed on his sunburnt hand â€" "Here's spring upon us, my wife Is dead. And look at the summer's work I've planned! I've bought more land, there are men to feed, And hired giris are a carele:ss breed. They smash your dishes and waste your stuff. And never think they are getting enough. And they always boil the tea! It wasn't quite like my Jane to quit. She's always been so full of grit, â€" At least without sayln' a word to me." "Then she wasn't ailing?" the minister said. He had come when he heard Mrs. Urown was dead. To try and comfort the ones bereft. "O! she grumbled some, as women will. Hut she never cost me a doctor's bill: Ain't this an awful way to be left? She was a dandy, was my Jane, Strong as a horse, and never complain; I'll never get her like again. Once when I had gone to bed She'd stay up to thump out loaves of bread. And when I got up, her work of the night Was there, a bunch of them, brown and light, â- ,. • I tell you it was a splendid sight!" "I suppose you often told her so," , The minister said. "Well, I don't kuow; 1 never was one to make a show. But though 1 never said so straight, I guess she knew 1 liked her gait." ' . ' â-  _ "I suppose she had help?" the minister said, As he looked at ilie work-worn hands of the dead. "The house Is large and the children small; One pair of hands could not do It all." "We tried a girl for two or three days. Hut I couldn't stand her dirty ways. Jane was patient and thought she'd learn. But she broke far more than she could earn. ^ ^ ^ . , Of course we always had Miss Frame ."•':. Out there for a week when the children came; And I toll you I hated to pay for a week, â€" A dollar a day to that old freak, â€" The house was one continual row. , ^' O!- I know well what I'm In for now." "1 suppose you always told your wife ' • â-  '!_. That she was the joy and pride of your life; â- '*, That home wasn't home without her face. And how much you missed her from her place?" "Well, maybe I didn't say ."o straight. But 1 said things were In an awful state. And I was tired of cold boiled tea, And Miss I'lanie couldn't (|ult too soon for me. 1 (old her my mother was never In bed Two days lu her life till she lay there dead â€" I've often and often heard that told: â€" She died when I was two days old." "A splendid helpmate to you was given. You have children, too?" "Yes, six or s€ven. The youngest of (hem has not been strong; We never knew just what was wrong. See, here are ih»' kids;" and In two short rows, Six children sat In their Sunday clothes. Kind-faced women were busy there - , Bi stowing upon them unwonted care. But the sad old wonder was In their eyes Which only comes when a mother dies. The littlest one, with the withered hand. Nobody thought hi' could understand; . I Hut he gathered ii|i the air of gloom, " ' And his voice rang out In that quirt room. If ever a baby spoke despair. That little one cried: 'It Is not fair!" "t'onie out awhile," the father said, "That kid's sharp voice goes through luy head." Outside was a day of sparkling sun, Which wiirns old Winter bis days are done; The cattle fed at the iiat straw stacks, Kojoyiiig the sunshine on their backs; The I'at pigs did long tunnellliix stunts. Filling the air with contented grunts; A young colt frolicked beside the mare That lazily yawneil In the soft spring air As she nosed It about with motherly cure; While hens and roosters cackled and crew And openly gossiped of prospects, too. "You have lots of machines," the preacher said. Looking around at the rakes and drills Which had overtloweil from the big red shed. "You've paid some big machinery bills!" Machines were there, lilue, green and red, â€" A threshing machine with a canvas head, While broken ones were weathered and grey, , As If they'd lain there many a day. "We have to have them," said Mr. Brown, - No matter what we have to pay. The seasons are short, and It's up to us To make the most of every day: Thi'se things cannot be borrowed or lent. So It's foolish to scrimp for the sake of a cent, Hut of course a man irurst use his sense, - l^eople try to do you every day. H Isn't more ihiiu ii inoiilh ago A fellow came all around this way. And he was surely a smooth-tongued gink, And was bound to sell me a kitchen sink! Jane would have taken It on the jump For she's always wanted a kitchen pump; Hirl I showed her 'twould give us lu) return. And told her I hadn't no money to burn." of John children HULC.AKIANS IN H)N1)0N. Would Uather l''iKhl for ICngland Than Own Country. With war between England and Bul- garia, one may sec in London the curi- ous spectacle of Bulgarian citizens in British unifoini. ,Sonro of them, in the light l)luc, hospital uniform, which is worn by the wounded, have return- e<l from lighting in l''landers, and others have just enlisted iiml are about to go to the front. Most of these Itulgarians have had an anient admiration fin- England and have, without beeoming natural- ized, ((intrived to enlist in the ('ana- dian I'orce. The llulgarian colony in London is not large, but it is said that most of the Bulgarians of military age are enlisted in the army. Then the neighbors came and laid her away. And they blamed the Lord In the same old way; And they wmidered how. if (iwl Is good, lie coirld take her iiway from her little brood. Hut looking down oti that tired face. The minisler knew what bad taken place: The Clreat I'byslclaii, from the skies, Had looked on her with kindly eyes And prescrilied the cure lie thought the best; â€" "Eor Mrs. Ilrowrr: A Change and a Best." Then He did, as the country doctors do, Not onl\ wrote it but tilled It too. So (ho minister blushed as he read the word: "Iiiasmuch as it hath pleased the Lord." And all the way home the gray bird's song Piped out. "It's wrong! It's wrong!" Mrs. Hrown passed <iul on SI. Patrick's Day, Mr. Hrown dried his eyes by the end of May. Me painted bis bueklioard, und looked abroail. And di'citled he'd try Hud Thomiison's Maud, l''or Maud was wlllirm and big and strtuig, And he lh<iught she'd bo able In get along. So he went to MautI and laid his case, And told her he Iheugbt slio'd a lovely face. Il(> had always liked her (|ulck bright ways; Ho believed he'd innrry her some of these days; Did she think she'd like to be hla wife? But Maud replied, "Not on your life! Of endless work I'm afraid I'd lire, Eor an early grave I've no desire: You'v" had great success In working land, Now, at housework, why not try your hand? When you've worked at that a month or two You'll learn the tnilh as your poor wife knew: Your work has been iloii(> liy gas and steiim. By man and tool, and four-horse team; Your yard looks like a machinery shower. But your house all ran on woman power. And one day. of coinse, the power gave out, And that Is how it comes about That you must till that woman'R place. And you think I have a lovely face! You'd like It well If 1 would come And pitch right In and make things hum! But I am wise, and so decllru-. You're very kind, but "not for mine!" YOUR OPPORTUNITY. By the Optimist. PEACE TERMS OF THE ALLIES THE RESTORATION OF BELGIUM AND SERBIA. You have had your eyes closed for years to everything except silver mines, real estate and the stock mar- ket. You have forgotten that behind these lies the real Canada, the Canada of the field, forest, fisheries and ""v-*^' u I » .u „* 101K i Rhine >la«ie Germany's Western \ou have read of the crop of 191.5, ' and have not realized that it is the Boundary â€" Tear Up Turkish biggest thing that has ever material- Empire. ized in this land of big things. | You may know, through reading or , The Right Honorable C. F. G. Mas- hearsay, that we have record crops of terman, in an article entitled "The wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, hay and Only Possible Peace Terms," publish- peaches, but has it conveyed anything g^ ,„ (h^ London Chronicle, quotes beyond an item of news to your atro- 1 Premier Asquith's statement, "We phicd mind. 1 shall never sheath the sword until You have heard of war orders for Belgium recovers in full measure all, shells, boots, clothing, guns, and pro- j ^njj njj,re than all, that she sacrificed; visions, of horses, mules and cattle . until France is adequately secured being bought by the thousand. against menace of aggression; until Have you thought for a moment of | the rights of the smaller nationalities what it means to Canada and you. 1 of Europe are placed upon an unas- Do you realize that the wheat crop ! sailabie foundation, and until the mili- in the West alone will total over 250,- j tary domination of Prussia' is wholly 000,000 bushels or about $350.00 for ; and finally destroyed." Mr. Master- every man, woman and child in the j man, who is believed to represent the West? ! Government's views, then proceeds: Do you realize that the total field ; . » o . crop will equal $800,000,000.00, or ; -Minimum Price of Peace. $100.00 for every soul in Canada? i "The minimum of so inspiring and Do you realize that you can add to : righteous an ideal has been interpre- this $14i,000,000.00 for products of I ted non-oflicially to me by some such our mines, $182,000,000.00 from our ^ scheme as follows: forests, and $3.3,000,000,00 from | "Belgium will be restored to com- our fisheries, and leaving out dairy i plete independence with an indemnity products, meat and furs untouched, I paid by Germany adequate to the re- have a total of over $1,100,000,000.00 building of her ruined cities and vil- produced in 1915? I lages and the revival of her destroyed Do you realize that Canada has re- industries, and full compensation for ceived up-to-date over $500,000,000.00 her disabled and her dg^d. in orders for war material, and that I "France will receive Alsace and this will be doubled in the next six j Lorraine and an indemnity for all the months ? ; damage done in the present conquered Do you realize that for the first '< provinces, but also a natural and de- time there was a trade balance in fa- ; fensive boundary. The natural boun- vor of Canada of $37,000,000.00 in ex- . dary which would render Germany's cess of all imports for the first seven | attack forever unrepeatable " alike months of this year? Do you realize that for the time Canada is able to borrow money main there, for the Rhine is its natur- I upon Belgium and France is the boun- flrst '. dary of the Rhine. Let Germany re- in the United States for Dominion, I Provincial and municipal purposes? I Do you realize that Canada could I give every man, woman and child in al boundary. Denmark to Profit. Denmark shall receive Schleswij, Hive evi^ij .1I...1, ..X-...-... -..>. ... .... 1 T^ - u Great BriUin, 05 acres of land, or one | wn"^" 's purel; Danish. acre each to every man, woman and I "German, Austrian and Russian F»- child in the entire world? ; lai'i shall be umted under the tzar, Do you realize that capital in the ; or a king appointed by him. United States is beginning to look ! "Italy would receive the Trentmo for opportunities for investment, and and the whole of Italian Irredenta that when the war is over the influx "The Turkish Empire would be torm of immigration into Canada will be ' to fragments, and Armenia. Syria, almost uncontrollable? ! Palestine, Mesopotamia and Thrace Try and look into the future. . divided among those who would devel- To-day Canada has more money in i op these once fair places, now deso- savings accounts than at any period in , lated under alien rule. The lurks her history, and this money must be ; would generally be penned up m l^n- spent in the future. \ tral .\natolia, where they ^vould b« The United States is in the same ; compelled to learn to work insteaH position, and has over a billion dol- i of massacre, lars of a favorable balance of trade , Serbia Restored. for the present year. "Serbia will be restored with heavy New industries are springing up in! J'^^'^'^^^^^ f,.„^ Austria-Hungary to Canada, financed by American capital , ^n^^^^" ^ >^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ gj,^ will receive Bosnia and Herzegovina, full and adequate access to the Adria- and the probabilities are that Canada ' >â- Â«?«"â-  will be flooded with such enterprises. Are you going to sit still? You can, at any rate, help others who are building up Canada, by en- couragement and by insisting as much as possible, on Canadian made goods for Canadian people. This is Canada's century. Do you belong to it? tic and all of Austria that is Serb.' I "A united Roumania, a united â-  Greece is possible, if these nations ! can rise to the height of their oppor- i tunity. If Greece or Roumania con- I slder Greece Irredenta or Transyl- j vania not worth fighting for, they will I never receive them in the end, for a I gfovernment and nation which will not ; risk its life for its enslaved brethren i is a government and nation unfit by I such cowardice to be given the privi- lege of ruling over them, even if lib- I ernteil by other hands. End of German Fleet. The German fleet should be sur- TREATING FORBIDDEN. Has Caused a Decrease in Drinking ' Among London Women. ] The no-treating law now enforced , in the London district will, from pre- sent indications, greatly decrea.se i-endtred and either sunk or divided j drinking among women, for it is j,p among the allies. .All Zeppelins or ' among the women of the lower classes /eppdin hangars shoulil be burnt. I that treating is the most prevalent, (lerniaii colonies, worthies.^ in them- I Even in the most poverty-stricken selves, must remain as troohies for ' slums of the East F^nd, a woman who the nations who conquered them â€" j drinks by herself is considered mean. South Africa, India, .-Vustrarra and greedy and unsocial and she is ac- Xe\v Zealand. I cordingly ostracized. The only social "On some such basis Eiirop^^an : life among these women is at the pub- ] peace might be secured." , lie houses. At all times of the day; ,,, they may be seen around the bars [or in the street in front with beer! LATEST GOVERNMENT t)UI)KK. glasses in hand. Since the law pre- vents minors entering the barrooms, English Must Be Spoken on 'Phones the women with babies in their arms stand outside for their drinks. But often children tend to the babies ' while the mothers und grandmothers are inside. The no-treating order went into effect in the West End and in the more respectable parts of London without a protest. It was taken as a joke, and in London. The English language must be used over the telephone, according to the latest order of the authorities. In this, the British Government is mere- ly ftdlowing a rule long enforced in the other belligerent countries. Eng- land is still full of lielgian refugees, of whom onlv the children mivl youths the public houses were crowded with ^^^.^ u-arned" to speak English, and i the Soho district of London French is men buying their last treat. But in the East End, actual resentment was ;;u,7he language"commoniy heard" on felt, chiefly among the women. They ^^^^ streets regarded it as a blow at their main .,.^^ ,,^^^,' , ^,,^ ;, expected to cut source of amusement. , , . down telephone receipts in the foreigm I Settlement workers count on taking ,^,,^„^;^^ j,„^ ,^^ j^^.,.^^,^ f,„„, 4 »„ Advantage of the new liquor regula- ' ,, ^.^,^,^ „ ^,„„ ^^.-^^ ^j,, i„.nH-nsely to tions by starting more social halls. A ,^^ ^^„.^.^ revenues in the long number of these are in operation In The telephone system is Govern- the slums iiow'^ and their popvi ar.ty ,„^,,j ^,^.„^^ is growing. They were especially de- signed for soldiers and their girls as ' a cheap place to spend an evening, j The halls arc provided with pianos' I and games, and ten and other soft â-  drinks are sold at cost price. Hereto- fore, the saloon, or "pub," has been \ the only social meeting place for the j i people of the slums, who are glad to escape their own dismal tenements. «• I The Bride's Cooking. Funny Story. "You might as well admit your guilt," said the detective. "The man whose house you broke into positive- ly idcHtifies you as the burglar. "That's funny," .said the burglar. •What's funny?'' asked the detec- tive. "How could he identify me when he had his head under the b*<I- dothes all the time 1 was in the "I must say these are fine biscuits!" ( ,.jj^„^ .><• exclaimed the young husband. j ' "How could you say those are fine ,,,.., « biscuits?" inquired the young wife's' ^-'''f'"'*' ^"'"»'''-' """^ "" "'*•'"«• "' : John Brown drove v*ry slowly down the And wished he hadn't lo«t poor Jane. lane. ! mother in a private interview. I "1 didn't say they were fine. merely said f must a»f so." eight matches each person a day. 1 It is not lawful for a man to leave that it fetched its own weight in gold.