He was now thoroughly convinced of the great desirability of grass and stock for conserving the soil and he was also wide awake to the need of better tools and methods and wished to make his estate beautiful as well as useful.

Clean the kettle, and boil the juice therein twenty minutes after it begins to boil thoroughly.

QUINCE JELLY.Clean thoroughly good sound fruit, and slice thin.

Pick them from the stems, wash thoroughly, and scald without the addition of water, in double boilers until the grapes burst open; cool, turn into stout jelly bags, and drain off the juice without squeezing.

As the drying proceeds, the fruit should be turned occasionally, and when dry enough, it should be thoroughly heated before it is packed away, to prevent it from getting wormy.

Drain thoroughly, put into a hot dish, dry in the oven for a few minutes, and serve.

BOILED BEANS.Pick over some fresh, dry beans carefully, and wash thoroughly.

Have ready in a large dish a mixture prepared by beating together very thoroughly the yolks of three eggs and four tablespoonfuls of sweet cream.

Fill the bowl a second time with cold water, stir thoroughly, let settle, and pour off the water as before.

Beat all thoroughly together, add a little salt if desired, strain, and serve.

RICE WATER.Wash half a cup of rice very thoroughly in several waters.

ALBUMINIZED MILK.Shake together in a well-corked bottle or glass fruit can, a pint of fresh milk and the well-beaten whites of two eggs, until thoroughly mixed.

JUNKET, OR MILK CURD.Heat a cup of fresh milk to 85°, add one teaspoonful of the essence of pepsin, and stir just enough to mix thoroughly.

BEEF TEA AND EGGS.Beat the yolk of an egg thoroughly in a teacup and fill the cup with boiling beef tea, stirring all the while.

Pour in the raisins, water and all, and beat very thoroughly.

GLUTEN MEAL CUSTARD.Beat together thoroughly, one pint of rich milk, one egg, and four tablespoonfuls of gluten meal.

CRANBERRY DRINK.Mash carefully selected, ripe cranberries thoroughly in an earthen dish, and pour boiling water over them.

Barberries prepared in the same manner make a nice drink. CURRANTADE.Mash thoroughly a pint of ripe, red currants, and one half the quantity of red raspberries; add sugar to sweeten and two quarts of cold water.

Or, beat together with an egg beater a tablespoonful of lemon juice, a teaspoonful of sugar, the white of an egg and a cup of cold water, until thoroughly mingled, then serve at once.

IRISH MOSS LEMONADE.Soak one fourth of a cup of Irish moss in cold water until it begins to soften; then work it free from sand and tiny shells likely to be on it, and thoroughly wash.

Pour over all one pint of cold water, stir thoroughly, and serve.

Knead thoroughly, and let it stand three hours; then place on a sieve under a faucet, turn a stream of water over the dough, and wash out the starch, kneading and working with the hands so that all portions of the dough will be equally washed.

Add lastly a pint of new milk, little by little, beating thoroughly all the while.

Barley water, and thin, well-boiled, and carefully strained oatmeal gruel thoroughly blended with the milk are also used for this purpose.

PREPARED FOODS FOR INFANTS.Of prepared infant foods we can recommend that manufactured by the Sanitarium Food Co., Battle Creek, Mich., as thoroughly reliable.