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------ EE ---- SCIENCE OF BAKING 3 - Modern inventions 'have made an exact science of baking and there is little reason for failure with even a delicate custard, Every stove manu. facturer realizes the importance of de- yendable oven. structure and bullds his range on scientific principles, The oven of today has its regula- tor which automatically controls the flow of gas, oil or electricity, It is almost impossible to" mahn- tain consistent results in baking with- out the use of an oven thermometer of some sort, If your oven hasn't a regulator, but a thermometer, It will pay for itself many times over, Of course, a knowledge of the heat requiroments demanded in 'the cook- ing of each type of food is essential. Women who learned from experience that 12 corncobs would do the trick fora cake and that 2 maple sticks would keep the oven hot enough for a ple were the pioneers of the heat regulated oven and worked out for themselves nvhat the manufacturer does for the present day homemaker. Starting Cakes Off Cakes require entirely different oven manipulation, The oven tempera- ture should be low when the cake is put in and gradually increased until the required temperature is reached to complete the baking. Three hun. dred and fifty to 375 degrees Fahren- height are good temperatures for most butter cakes then cut just as if there were a core in the centre. Discard this part, and the turnips will not have that strong unpleasant taste. Salt has hygienic as well as culin. ary uses and is as much in place in a bathroim as in a kitchen, As a den. trifice sale {8 known to keep teeth white and sound and gums firm and healthy, As a mouthwash a half tea. spoonful of salt in a glass of water is pleasant and refreshing. Head colds' may be relieved by using a half tea- spoonful of salt to a glass of water ag a nasal irrigation, KITCHEN CONVENIENCES It the kitchen is small, this takes care of itself, but in large kitchens, it requires some study and experience to know just where it is best for a certain-object to stand. Housekeepérs. there are who place the woodbox at the end of the stove farthest from the firebox. Five or six steps must be taken to replenish the fire when, if the box stood at the other end, the wood could be placed in the stove without a single step, Then there are other housekeepers who bend over a stove, sink or table that is too low for their height. The stove can be built upon blocks till it is the right height, and a way should be devised to make the table height satisfactory. It is a more difficult matter to remedy a low sink, but here one can puf®the dish- No Chance of Receiving -------- a Cold Reception rays Dorothy Lee, dainty film cliarmer, tests the water with a ther- mometer before taking a dip in Hollywood pdol. Southern California climate being what it is, she tossed it away and plunged in. mily taste." Today experts originate blends to please individual tastes. Roasting Develops Flavor Super-Girl Wanter F or Television |» "Zup their soup just that "Always are talking about their home town, "Applaud before thé act or show is over. iy way. © "Must do something or go some- where on Saturday night. "Laugh before it's time just: .to appear interested when you are tell- ing a joke." "I, HOPE," adds the writer, "that I don't appear cynical. I'm not. really, 'I'm just griped." NO, WE don't think you're so cy- nical. You're more of a Sulphite, ac- cording to the classification of Ge!l- ett Burgess. - And we agree that most of your peeves are something to be peeved about, : Build A Town (By Douglas Malloch) Men build them houses, and sit down And quite forget about the town, As though a man could build a dwell- ing ; Without foreseeing and foretelling 'What sort of place his house shall stand Whether he built on rock or sand, Ang yet the home that he has found him Depends upon the world around hun A house, however grand or new, Depends upon the larger view, And he who makes a garden pretty Must also make as fair a: city, A Detter house has little worth Unless upon a better earth. A town will never grow about him Well governed and well built with- out him. And he who seeks to save # sum Two Aprons--Onc Pattern An important point regarding cake "baking is the position of the pan In the oven, The loaf cake should be placed In the centre of the oven go ' that the distribution of the heat may be even top, bottom and sides. Layer cakes, because they bake more .quickly, are less apt to rise unevenly. ~ Crisp cookjes should be baked in a" hot oven. Molasses cookies, which burn easily, require a cool oven of not more than 350 degrees Fahren- heit. * : © Cakes with fruit in them require a moderate oven, but they must be thor- oughly baked because this type of 'cake improves as {t stands after bak-- ing. Prune honey cake will stay fresh for a full week, but it must be thor- oughly baked in the beginning, Pure Honey Cake One cup cooked prunes, 2 -table- spoons finely shredded orange peel, 1 cup granulated sugar, 34 cup strained honey, % cup butter or other shortening, 3 eggs, 14 cup milky 314 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 14 teaspoon soda, 8 prune pits, The prune pits may be omitted and you may; use nut meats, Pit prunes and-mash to a pulp. Crack pits, re- move kernels, peel oft the brown skin and slice kernels fine. Cream sugar, honey nd shortening, Beat in 3% cup sifted flour. Add eggs, well beaten, and mix thoroughly. Add prunes, orange rind and prune kernels. Mix and sift remaining flour, salt, soda and baking powder. Add alternately with milk to first mixture. Pour into three layer cake pans which have been well oiled and dusted with flour. Bake thirty minutes in a moderate ov- en (350 degrees Fahrenheit). Put Jayers together and cover top and sides with boiled frosting. HOUSEHOLD HINTS There will be no lump in the centre of the tablecloth when it is put on the table after laundering, if it is folded three times lengthwise before it is folded across.' ~~ _ eA pretty, clear skin comes with good health, cleaniness, and plenty of oll to lubricate and stimulate circu- ~ ation under the skin, according to pan on a table, and wash the dishes there. In order to prevent backache, do anything to avoid bending the back at an angle, Keep a high stool in the kitchen, for it is possible to do much more work while sitting down, than one would believe who had not tried it. --- Another most convenient article for the kitchen is. a box or Bench on whith the mopping pail may be placed. when mapping the floor or washing: paint. This bench saves one bending to the floor, each time the mop must be wrung out, as it is this stooping. which makes the work so very lire. some, I am well aware, however, that many women even in these enlight- ened days, do not mop, but do all their floors on their knees. They thus spend an hour, when the floor could be done in half the time. But as they would rather die than change their old fash. foned methods, nothing can be done about it. The bench used when mop- ping, can also be placed in the yard to elevate the clothes basket when hanging out the wash. This will save the trouble of stooping to the ground each time to get a clean plece of linen. ' A convenience when one I8 cooking, is a wooden cleat, nailed to the wall just above the cooking table. A strip of elastic may be adjusted to hold the cook book open, and here may hang all_the implements used in the pro- cess of preparing. various articles of food, right within easy reach of the hand of the cook. Above the cleat a closet containing spices, salt, baking powder, and other things used in cooking, is a convenience. COFFEE FACTS "This is the best cup of coffee I've had for weeks," said the man guest at dinner -- and that started an ar- gument with his wife that went on far into the night. Yet he was right-- she was a careless coffee-maker, Serving consistently good coffee is no mere matter of luck, The blend, choice of coffee, accuracy of measur- ing and last but not least, care of the coffee pot are all points that deter- mine the quality of the cup your hus- band drinks. When buying coffee, the blend Is of first importance. Our mothers worked out blends to please the fa- The roasting of the coffee berry || brings eut-the-flavor and makes .the berry brittle enough to grind. There are several different degrees of roasts --heavy or, dark, light, medium, Itali- an and French, As might be expected, the degree of roasting affects the fla- vor and color of the beverage. The kind of coffee pot you use de- cides ,whether you want your coffee -ground--fine, medium or coarse, Always empty the coffee pot as soon as possible after discoloration. Wash every part of it thoroughly in clean, hot, soapy water and rinse in clear, boiling water. Wipe dry with a clean tea towel and let it stand open to air. A stale odor which affects the flavor of the bever- age develops if a coffee pot is kept closed, The pot which is used only occasionally should be washed and rinsed early in the day and allowed to air thoroughly. Scald it again just be- fore making the. coffee, "No matter how you make your cof- fee -- by. boiling, steeping, percolat. ing or dip method -- both coffee and water must be - measured and the ped at the proper time. method requires only the precaution of keeping the beverage hot until ready to serve, . Another important point in coffee- making Is the necessity of serving the infusion as soon as. possible after it 1s made, Proportion To Use - While the exact proportion of ¢of- fee to use in the making depends up- on the individual taste, two table- spoons of ground coffee to one mea- suring cup of water makes a beverage agreeable to the average person, Two- thirds of a standard measuring cup is calculated as a serving of coffee. Consequently four measuring cups of water will make enough coffee for six servings, ' After-dinner coffee served in small cups is stronger than the brew serv- ed for breakfast. Three to four table- spoons ground coffee may be used for each cup of water. Unless you use small cups, however, there need be no change in the usual proportions. "Fame Is a spotlight one minute using to prevent boiling, steeping or percolating stop- The drip SOMEWHERE in the United King. dom is a beautiful young woman with personality plus charm, a gol- den voice and photogenic {features-- if she can be found, and the British Broadcasting Corporation hopes she can. If so, she will be engaged to take a leading part in the forthcoin- ing campaign to popularize televis- ion. : By "photogenic features," accord ing to Gerald Cook, Director of Tel- evision, is meant good looks which television well. Besides the superlative woman, a superlative man is wanted by the B. B.C. for. television, two really first- class announcers. The idea is to be- gin with about -three hours a day of short, snappy. programs transmit- ted at times most suitable for pub- lic and private demonstrations, Reader Offers Her 'Hate List' "I've been reading your column," pens Marion Miles of Pennsylvania, "and I notice that once ina while you let loose with both -barrels on some silly custom or habit of peo- ple. which -amuses you, or some con- tributor. "I think it's a good idea, and I've been wondering why you don't turn the column .open for pet peeves and gripes so some of us can get such things off our chests. What: do you say? : "Anyway, unless I'm out of order, I want to give mine right now. I call this my 'hate list', and you can guess why. : "I hate people who say: "I knew it would rain if I left MY umbrella at home!' "My! my! it sure is world. ; " 'Just wait until you're married-- YOU'LL find out!" "It isn't the money--it's the PRINCIPLE of the thing I object to. : : "This is a secret, but I KNOW you won't tell.' "I just washed my hair and I JUST can't do a thing with it.' "It seems like everyone tells ME his troubles.' "Don't worry--that won't help a - small English, ro In Trianon Gardens Brings Unique Story Recounted by Former Pri of St. Hugh's College, ord In the spring of 1901, two thor- oughly educated and distinguished English ladies, the Misses Anne Mo- berley and Eleanor Jourdain, succes- sive principals of St. Hugh's College, Oxford, took a stroll in the Gardens of Versailles. "We had very hazy dull expedition." How amiss their expectation! : little, square country house came into view whose long shuttered. A lady was sitting on the terrace holding a paper before her, apparently engaged In sketching, In Miss Moberley's account (1901) fis this description: "I supposed her to have brought her own camp-stool. It seemed as though she must be mak. ing a study of the trees, for they grew close in front of her, and there seemed to be nothing else to sketch. She saw ug, and when we passed: close by on her-left-hand, she turned- and looked full at us. It was not a ty) it did not attract me. She had on a shady white hat perched on a good deal of fair hair that fluffed round hey foiehead. Her light summer dress was arranged on her shoulders in handkerchief fashion, and there was a little line of green or gold near the edge of the handkerchief, which ghow- ed me that it was over, and not tuck- ed into, her bodice, which was cut low. Her dress was long-waisted, with a 'good deal of fulness in the skirt; which seemed short. I thought she ER Extraordinary Human Experience only girls should learn + do housework, but ' obliged to Ao work like this ideas," they wrote, "as to where it was or what there was fo be seen: | Both of us thought it might prove a, ¢@ses like this, the boys can Following the path, presently ! windows, looking. over an English garden, were stoutly | young face, and (though rather pret-! Women's Stroll Hg Some people have th T. ! them to cook 'and be 1 8 us the house, even if they or then do it, writes Louis : itime Farmer, There are the mother may be sick, to k to do these things, and the incom mot large enough to hire hel work very nicely, especially if there are no girls in the family old enough to take responsibility. And there are often times after they have grown to be young men that these home teachings are very useful to them, The lumbermen who have large numbers of men in camps need a good cook, and cookee, and if the boys are taught to cook and wash dishes and such work they can often get work, where otherwise they would be idle, and I think it would be mush easier and pledasanter cook- ing in camp in the winter season, than working in the woods, I am learning my boys to cook and also to wash, They can now do the wash- "ing very nicely, There are times when they are working away from i home and cannot get home to spend the week-end, and they often do their own washing and save the expense of paying someone to do it for them. I also learn them to sew, and they often help me by sewing small pat- ches on their clothes or sewing on buttons when I am very busy at other household duties. Teach them to do these things when they are young and they seem to enjoy it bet- ter than they do when they are older. : z x SERRE! po T TT =r STC ARENA E: verry ry I 1 = il 1 il RR, af Non j I LJ ot 2 ¥, Al PEM £3 \ Py 2818 3 Smart coveralls! Made in jiffy! And just a little more feminine in type, as befits styles of this season's inspiration, is today's pattern (includes both models). Dainty dimity print with rick- rack braid and plain crisp organ- die with bids binds, made the orig- inal aprons. One can buy bind- ings already cut and pressed, which are extraordinarily easy to adjust. Style No, 2818 is designed for sizes small, medium and large. The medium size requires 134 yakds of 39-inch material with 8 yards of binding for ruffled apron; 2 yards of 39-inch mater- ial with 7 yards of braid for other apron, HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and 'address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 16¢ in stamps or coin (coin prefer- red; wrap it carefully) and ad- H --~--ow Vo oo was a-tourist, but that her dress was old-fashioned and ' rather unusual (though people were wearing fichu bodices that sunrmer)." The sketching lady was Marie Antoinette according to the story.. Three 'months later when, back in England, Miss Jourdai called upon her companion and the discovery was made that only one of them had seen the sketching lady. At a moment when both were particularly on the look-out for someone to reassure them as to thein location, it was inconcei- vable that so conspicuous a person on the deserted landscape should have escaped the sight of either. Call it fantastic, incredible -- yes, aven hallucination if you will, but the adventure in time-travelling to. the Trianon of 1789 that befell two trust- worthy ladies, in -the Gardens of Ver- sailles in the summer of 1901, yet re- mains topically vigorous as drawing room conversation in English homes today. An unexplained extension of human experience -- no mere ghost story. ; Mother Who Read To Me I had a mother who read to me Sagas of pirates, who scoured the sea, | ; Suharer al in their yellowed teeth "Blackbirds' "stowed in the hold be- neath, ' Si Beauty Comes From Within ; Furniture Should Be Useful As Well as Lovely ~~ To Look At When William Morris said, "Have - nothing in your home which you: do not know to be useful," he was un- consciously enunciating the very pith and kernel 'of the doctrine preached by the"Functionalists today, says Frank Rutter in a story from London, England, in the Christian Science - Monitor. Great teacher as he was, however, Morris and his generation tury, warned by the errors of the last, slowly came to recognize that beauty is not a quality that can be added to things but must be present in them from the beginning; or not a all. 3 : Even yet there are backward folk who pathetically cling to the fal'acy are resigned that they should be so. They fail to understand that a clear expression of purpose is a cardinal element in beauty, So they do not per- ceive that the useless things are those which are truly the most hideous. So it comes about to this day that there are homes in which the sitting- rooms are littered with - unzightly - rubbish, homes in which the . ona I had a/mother who read me tales Of Gelert, the hound of the hills of Wales, ; True to his trust till his gallant death Faithfulness blent with his ' final breath, ; I had a mother who réad me lays Of ancient and golden and glorious days; : Stories of Marion and Ivanhoe, - 'Which every boy has a right to know I had a mother who read me 'the things That wholesome life to the boy heart _ brings; : Stories that stir with an upward touch -- You may have tangible wealth untold Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold Richer than I you can never be-- I"had a mother who read to me. hority. X matters any.' Shad A one health authority. . [and a bull's- eyethe next" -- Babe! "And I have a special brand of Srets igh Wilson at i . ~-- Strickland Gillian, in When preparing turnips, peel them, 39 | Ruth. hate for people who: Street, Toronto. Alibi The Library Journal By Sax Rohmer THE SEVERED FINGERS--A Ghastly Face. of . his lay a comer was was i 1 By fon Rebesar kad The B91 Brntiosts, toh A form parted the curtain of a stairway near us. From the sprawling shapes all about rote range ings and murmurings . « « a misshapen pigtailed head. There about the mask-fike face. . . « sigh- new- and hunched, with unnatural, inhuman, ITI 4G / The yellow man crept closer, closer, bent and peering. He was watching usl Fu Manchu, from Smith's in no Saseriphion, this crouching apparition with the death's countenance 'and lithe movements. But | Darcy Bradell, It was onc of room. which presents an espect of comely order and purposefulness is the kitchen, There the busy housewifa has no space for "pretty" nonsense, or "ornaments," because ~ everything the room contains has been made fcr use. : : How dignified and sorencly har- monious a very mcdern kitchen can be, is demonstrated in the "strcawm- i lined kitchen," designed by irs. the most striking and most admire] cn- sembles in the summer exhibition of industrial art at Buwiingion House, London. Everything had been made for use, and there was nct a shape that offended the eye. There was a3 much dignity and good design in the kettle and casserole as in the architectural plannjng, That planning showed the utmost ingenuity in the economy of space, and by orderly arrangement rather than by close packing it gave the whole interior an exhilarating aspect of airy spacious- ness. "Even if we do not possess so mod- ernly planned and well equipped a kitchen, we can all learn a welcoma lesson in wise selection and orderly arrangement by studying this truly beautiful and purposeful interior. To-day So here hag been dawn:in:y Another blue day; Think, wilt thou let it Slip useless away? Out of Eternity This new day is born; Into Eternity, At night will return, Behold it aforetime Sin No eye ever did; . So soon it for ever ! From all eyes is hid. Here hath been dawning Another blue day; Think, wilt thou let it Slip useless away? ~Thomas had to pass away before a new cen- ~ that useful things must be ugly, and w A Y : 5 : NS A * ' 5,