A handbook of home economics

1 c. butter. 5 tbsp. molasses. l%c. sugar. % tsp. vanilla. Boil molasses, sugar, and butter twenty minutes, stirring as little as possible, add flavoring and turn into prepared dishes. Cut when it begins to stiffen. Bonbons Roll candied fruit or nuts into some of the fondant, making small balls. Dip in some fondant melted over hot water. Be sure and stir the fondant while it is melting. Compare the cost of bonbons made from fondant and the high-priced ones in stores. Write out directions for making chocolate creams. Write out directions for making peppermints. COOKIES In rolling cookies, handle the rolling-pin very lightly and roll only a small amount of dough at a time. Use as little flour as possible on the board and be sure that the cookies are not floury when placed in the oven. Watch the oven carefully, as they burn very easily. Cool thoroughly before placing in pail, jar, or can. Ginger Snaps 1 c. molasses. 4 tbsp. butter. 1 tsp. ginger. 1 tsp. soda. 1 spk. salt. Flour to make stiff dough. Boil molasses, add butter, ginger, salt, soda, flour. Roll very thin, cut in rounds, and bake in a moderate oven. Plain Cookies 1 c. sugar. 1 egg. % c. butter. % tsp. salt. Yz c. milk. J/2 tsp. flavoring. 2 tsp. baking powder. Flour to make a dough stiff enough to roll. Roll one-eighth inch thick, cut in rounds, and bake in a quick oven. Fruit Cookies Yz c. butter. J4 tsp. salt. % c. sugar. J/2 tsp. cinnamon. 2 eggs (small). J^ c. chopped walnuts. Yz tsp. soda. J4 c. currants. 3 tbsp. hot water. % c. raisins, seeded and chopped. About 1M c. flour. Cream the butter. Add the sugar gradually, then add the eggs, well beaten, the soda dissolved in the hot water, and one-half of the flour, mixed and sifted with the salt and cinnamon. Then add the walnuts, raisins, and currants, and the rest of the flour. Drop by spoonfuls one inch apart on a greased pan, and bake in a moderate oven. HYGIENE You have studied hygiene in your class-room and you know what the word means and how it applies to the person and the public. Water, milk, fruits, and vegetables, the city markets, the streets of the town, the collection and care of the garbage, the care of basements, alleys, and back yards, the style of the buildings, the hospitals for the care of the sick, all have to do in one way or another with public hygiene. How do water and milk affect the public health? How may fruits and vegetables be kept in a hygienic condition? What should be the condition of basements? What should be the condition of alleys? Give two ways in which you can help the public good health. However carefully the public may plan, the results will not be satisfactory unless each individual looks after his own personal hygiene. We are so closely bound together, especially in city life, that no one can exist to himself alone. You have learned that certain things lead to increased health and strength. Name some of these things. If you have indigestion how can you probably overcome it? How are you going to care for your teeth, and how often will you visit the dentist? Why are you to use your own personal towel and drinking-cup? Why are you to sleep with your windows open both top and bottom?