Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1918 — The KITCHEN CABINET [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Th e KITCHEN CABINET

Some rest is selfish and Indolent, but reading, which is neither selfish nor Indolent, Is the best of all rest. What pleasure can equal It? And out of it what profit comes for the reader and from him!—Robert E. Speer. ARE YOU SAVING? The old Scotch quotation should often come to mind these days: “Many

a mickle makes a muckle.” “We must not be penny wise and pound foolish,” for we should have recreation, playtimes, and vaca- | tlons; our health I and mentality as well as good looks

require It ; but do we need to spend as a nation $450,000,000 a year for the movies? Let us go to fewer moving picture shows and buy Thrift Stamps instead. Do we need, as an American nation, to spend $50,000,000 yearly for gum, and $200,000,000 for Candy, $800,000,000 for tobacco, and $2,000,000,000 for liquor? Think of spending 32 cents per cap,lta for liquor and only six cents for milk, the food that will keep our babies alive, who al® dying by the thousands each year from lack of proper care. It is only by each person sharing the burden and saving his share that our government will be able to provide for the expense of this war. We are required to go without certain foodstuffs to save wheat, meat, fat and sugar, but how many Americans are really going without until it hurts? We must scrape the cake and bread bowl, save by paring very thinly the vegetables and fruits we use, scrape out each eggshell with a teaspoon as it is broken. The outer leaves of lettuce, either the head or remainder, may be rolled and shredded with a sharp knife, and may be used as a garnish for salads or in salads. When you can save a cent on a five or ten-cent purchase it is a saving of 20 or 10 per cent, which we consider a Igrge rate of Interest. When eggs reach the lowest price is the time to put them down for winter. Use a pint of water glass to every ten quarts of boiled cooled water. Use a stone receptacle and pack them carefully, not to crack one egg. Cover thejar and keep in a cool place. Eggs th packed will keep a year perfectly. Eggs are not likely to be as cheap as usual this year, as food is so high. Even at 35 cents a dozen it will be profitable to pack them. Forget thyself; console the sadness near thee— Thine own shall then depart, And songs of joy, like heavenly birds, shall cheer thee, And dwell within thy heart. INVITING FOODS FOR THE INVALID. We have been told so many times that all foods which are served to an

invalid should be made as attractive as possible, for daintiness in service is a great aid to a fickle appetite. An orange in its natural state is pleasing to most of us. but to the

frail invalid the sight of the dainty pulp with all the connecting tissue removed, placed in a glass dish or served in a long-stemmed glass, the fruit dusted with powdered sugar, will be far more appealing. Baked apples, stewed prunes, baked pears or bananas, figs, dates and fresh berries when they agree with the digestion, are all most palatable. Cantaloupe which is scored out by small teaspponfuls, sprinkled with a bit of salt or sugar and served in a pretty glass cup or dish, Is much more dainty than when served in halves or sections. Watermelon may be served in small balls, using a potato cutter. Custards of various kinds are all for the sick one; the more eggs they contain the more nourishing they are. Junkets of various flavors are also good, and when topped with a spoonful of whipped cream make a most satisfying dessert. In all desserts using milk or eggs the freshest and best are always to be used; the slightest suggestion of any flavor not just right will be more quickly noted by the patient than it weuld be the case in health. Plain'ice creams are invaluable as refreshments in case of fever and when the throat is sore or inflamed. The patient Is not only refreshed but also nourished by the frozen dish, which slips down with so little effort. Soups and broths are foods which help digestion and are valuable as food also. ... Meats of different kinds, subject to the order of the physician, should be well cooked; chicken Is especially good and because of its short fiber it is easily digested. Small quantities well and daintily served will not often be refused. Sponge cakes are the best for Invalids, and all puddings should be of the simplest kinds. Gelatin .in various flavors will add variety; tapioca, rice and cornstarch are good when well cooked.