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_Armour's
Monthly CookBook_

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A Monthly Magazine Of Household Interest--.

VOL. II NO. 12

OCTOBER 1913.




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CONTENTS


A Necessity in the Pantry                  6

Answers to Correspondents                 22

Baked Beans--A National Dish              21

Baking Day                                13

Everyday Uses of Armour's Grape Juice      4

From the Pantry Shelf                      8

Halloween                                 11

Halloween Hints                            6

Hints for October                         23

Home Dressmaking                          11

Informal Porch Suppers                     5

Little Stories by Our Readers             18

Making Money for the Church               19

Prize Contest Story                        9

Sauteing and Frying                        7

Small Pieces from the Whole Ham           12

Supplying the Meat Flavor                 10

The Daily Menu                14, 15, 16, 17

The Subject of Desserts                    4

Where Does Your Housekeeping Money Go?    20

Why Eat Fruit?                            20


The Garden in October

October is a fine time to plant every kind of "bulb, root and tuber,"
also all deciduous plants and shrubs, except those with thin bark or
thick, fleshy roots (e.g., birch magnolia).

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Clean up and burn diseased plants, manure the garden, plow it and leave
it all winter.

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Burn asparagus tops and manure the bed. Also make new asparagus and
rhubarb beds and plant sets of extra early pearl onions for use next
March. Put some parsley plants in a box and place it in a light cellar
or in a shed.

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Put some frozen rhubarb roots in a barrel of earth in the cellar where
they will produce "pie-plant," for winter use. Dig chickory for salad
and store in sand in a dry cellar. Blanch endive by tying lightly at the
tips.

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Pull up cabbages, leaving roots on, and stand upside down on shelf in
cellar. Pick cranberries this month. Then cover the bog with a foot of
water to drown bugs and to protect from frost. Rake up the fallen leaves
and use as a mulch for flowers and shrubs. Hardwood leaves like oak and
chestnut contain more plant food than those from soft wooded
trees.--_Garden and Farm Almanac. Doubleday, Page and Company._


Every Morning

A Little Crystal of Thought for Every Day in the Week


     SUNDAY.

     Most of us could manage to be fairly happy if we really
     tried to make the best of things.


     MONDAY.

     _Don't get depressed even if things do seem to be going
     wrong at the moment. Depression will make matters worse
     rather than better. If you do your duty faithfully, the sun
     is sure to shine again sometime._


     TUESDAY.

     Many people pride themselves on their plain speaking. An
     ability to put things pleasantly is really far more
     valuable. Even fault-finding can be pleasantly done.


     WEDNESDAY.

     _It always seems to me that God is probably less anxious
     that we should fulfil our tasks in life than that we should
     do our best._


     THURSDAY.

     Of the people who complain most bitterly that they have "no
     chance" probably a very small proportion would do great
     things if great opportunities came. "No chance" is a very
     old excuse.


     FRIDAY.

     _Don't give way to selfishness--that detestable vice that we
     all find it so difficult to forgive in others._


     SATURDAY.

     Even if you don't like your work, try to do it well. It may
     lead on to your true vocation.


For the Automobile Visitor

It is the frequent experience of the housewife living in the country or
suburbs these days to receive unexpected visits from friends who are
touring in automobiles, and she finds she must have something
attractive, dainty and nourishing ready at a moment's notice to
supplement the cup of tea or coffee so welcome after a hot, dusty trip.
It is a wise plan to keep a variety of Summer Sausage on hand, as in a
very few minutes delicious sandwiches may be prepared with this, these
sandwiches having the charm of novelty. It is impossible to deal in a
short article with the many varieties of Summer Sausage, but there are
three or four which can be touched upon. To have a thorough
understanding of their goodness one must not only read about them but
taste them. They are the staple diet in many foreign countries and in
the Armour brand the native flavoring has been done with remarkable