Full many a question is solved by digestion; Bad morals are caused oftentimes by bad cooks, And many a riot results from poor diet; Conversion does lie in the leaves of cook books. The Greatest Woman. At a gathering of a large number of club women, the question was asked: *'Who may rightly be considered the greatest woman in history?" There were many answers, but the one which was awarded the prize was this : ''The wife of a man of moderate means, who does her own cook- ing, washing and ironing, brings up a family of girls and boys to be useful members of society, and finds time for her own intellectual and moral improvement, is the great^ est woman in all history." ''Many waters cannot quench love" — but an incompetent cook can cripple it mighty quickly. I There never was an angfel who wouldn't take off her ! wings and cook for the man she loved. GABBLE. GABBLE. GABBLE. GABBLE! Index Page Sread, Bolls and Buns 11 Baking 14 Baking powder 17 Barley bread 22 Brown bread 22, 23 Bran bread 23 Bran rolls 27 Buns, plain and sweet.... 28 Bretzeln, sweet or salt. . 29 Buttermilk rolls 27 Currant bread 23 Cornmeal bread 24 Cinnamon rolls 27 Entire wheat bread 20 Flour, the 12 French rolls 27 Oraham bread 20, 21 German bread 25 Graham rolls 27 Hominy bread 23 Ingredients of 11 Kneading 13 Mush bread 23 Oatmeal bread 21; 22 Pumpkin bread 23 Potato rolls 28 Rye bread 21 Rusks 28, 29 Salt rising 18 Salt rising bread 19 Steaming bread 19 Sweet bread 25 Scotch bread 25 Swedish bread 25 Sticks or braids, bread. . 26 Squash rolls 27 Swieback 29 Tea rolls 26 White bread 17, 18 Yeast 14, 15, 16 Cakes, Filling's and Frosting-s 3 3 Angel-food cake 36 Apple cake, dried 37 Baking directions 34, 35 Brown cake 38 Butterless cakes ..43, 44, 45 Chocolate cake 39 Coffee cakes 48, 51 Devil's food 50 Eggless cakes ..,.40, 41, 42 Farmers' cake 36 Fruit cakes ...39, 40, 45, 47 Feather cake 49 315 Page Fillings and frostings 52, 53, 54 Graham cake 39, 41 Gingerbread ...42, 43, 45, 46 Jam cakes 38, 40 Layer cakes 39, 50 Marble cakes 49, 50 Nut cakes 39, 43, 48 Pound cakes 37, 40, 44, 49, 50. 51 Pork cake 42 Sponge cakes ....44, 46. 47 Spice cakes 44, 46, 50 Wedding cake 36 Cookies, Crackers and Small Cakes 55 Brown cookies G6 Butter cookies 58 Chocolate cookies 55 Cream cakes 61 Cream puffs 62 Cup cakes 62 Crackers 63, 64 Drops 61 Eggless cookies 57, 58 Graham cookies 55 Ginger cookies .56 Jumbles 50 Lady fingers 62, 63 Molasses cookies 56, 57 Macaroons 59 Nut cookies 5S Oatmeal cookies 59 Oatmeal cakes 62 Rocks 60 Snaps 60 Wafers 64, 65 Pies and Shortcakes 66 Apple pie 72, 72 Banana pie 71 Crusts 66, 67, 68 Cranberry pie 70 Cherry pie 7 ! Custard pie 72 Cocoanut pie 73 Cream pie 73 Chocolate pie 73 Carrot pie 75 Cheese pie 76 Cheese straws and patties 81 Elderberry pie 70 316 FARM AND HOME COOK BOOK Page Fried pies 76 Fruit rolls 80, 81 Lemon pies 69, 70 Mince meat 68, 69 Puff paste 67 Pineapple pie 70 Pumpkin pie 75

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Full many a question is solved by digestion; Bad morals are caused oftentimes by bad cooks, And many a riot results from poor diet; Conversion does lie in the leaves of cook books. The Greatest Woman. At a gathering of a large number of club women, the question was asked: *'Who may rightly be considered the greatest woman in history?" There were many answers, but the one which was awarded the prize was this : ''The wife of a man of moderate means, who does her own cooking, washing and ironing, brings up a family of girls and boys to be useful members of society, and finds time for her own intellectual and moral improvement, is the greatest woman in all history." ''Many waters cannot quench love" — but an incompetent cook can cripple it mighty quickly. There never was an angel who wouldn't take off her ! wings and cook for the man she loved. GABBLE. GABBLE. GABBLE. GABBLE! Index Page Sread, Bolls and Buns 11 Baking 14 Baking powder 17 Barley bread 22 Brown bread 22, 23 Bran bread 23 Bran rolls 27 Buns, plain and sweet.... 28 Bretzeln, sweet or salt. . 29 Buttermilk rolls 27 Currant bread 23 Cornmeal bread 24 Cinnamon rolls 27 Entire wheat bread 20 Flour, the 12 French rolls 27 Graham bread 20, 21 German bread 25 Graham rolls 27 Hominy bread 23 Ingredients of 11 Kneading 13 Mush bread 23 Oatmeal bread 21; 22 Pumpkin bread 23 Potato rolls 28 Rye bread 21 Rusks 28, 29 Salt rising 18 Salt rising bread 19 Steaming bread 19 Sweet bread 25 Scotch bread 25 Swedish bread 25 Sticks or braids, bread. . 26 Squash rolls 27 Swieback 29 Tea rolls 26 White bread 17, 18 Yeast 14, 15, 16 Cakes, Filling's and Frosting-s 3 3 Angel-food cake 36 Apple cake, dried 37 Baking directions 34, 35 Brown cake 38 Butterless cakes ..43, 44, 45 Chocolate cake 39 Coffee cakes 48, 51 Devil's food 50 Eggless cakes ..,.40, 41, 42 Farmers' cake 36 Fruit cakes ...39, 40, 45, 47 Feather cake 49 Page Fillings and frostings 52, 53, 54 Graham cake 39, 41 Gingerbread ...42, 43, 45, 46 Jam cakes 38, 40 Layer cakes 39, 50 Marble cakes 49, 50 Nut cakes 39, 43, 48 Pound cakes 37, 40, 44, 49, 50. 51 Pork cake 42 Sponge cakes ....44, 46. 47 Spice cakes 44, 46, 50 Wedding cake 36 Cookies, Crackers and Small Cakes 55 Brown cookies G6 Butter cookies 58 Chocolate cookies 55 Cream cakes 61 Cream puffs 62 Cup cakes 62 Crackers 63, 64 Drops 61 Eggless cookies 57, 58 Graham cookies 55 Ginger cookies .56 Jumbles 50 Lady fingers 62, 63 Molasses cookies 56, 57 Macaroons 59 Nut cookies 5S Oatmeal cookies 59 Oatmeal cakes 62 Rocks 60 Snaps 60 Wafers 64, 65 Pies and Shortcakes 66 Apple pie 72, 72 Banana pie 71 Crusts 66, 67, 68 Cranberry pie 70 Cherry pie 7 ! Custard pie 72 Cocoanut pie 73 Cream pie 73 Chocolate pie 73 Carrot pie 75 Cheese pie 76 Cheese straws and patties 81 Elderberry pie 70 Page Fried pies 76 Fruit rolls 80, 81 Lemon pies 69, 70 Mince meat 68, 69 Puff paste 67 Pineapple pie 70 Pumpkin pie 75

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