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Rice with Cheese

Four cups of boiling water, add a teaspoon of salt; while boiling add gradually a cup of rice, and with a fork lift it once or twice, shaking the kettle that none of the kernels stick to the bottom. Let boil twenty minutes, remove from the fire, pour off the water, if any, and stir in one tablespoon of grated cheese. in baking dish, cover top with grated cheese and brown in oven.

— Mrs. Thomas E. Jones

Put QUICK WAY TO COOK STRING OR WAX BEANS.

To one quart of beans melt one tablespoon of butter in a kettle, stir in cut up beans until well greased. Steam for a very few minutes, then cover with hot water and when boiling add pinch of soda. Cook for about half an hour. Add seasoning and milk.

— Mrs. Harry Hall

SPINACH (Fine).

Clean spinach thoroughly and cook in a small quantity of boiling water about twenty minutes (until soft). Strain and chop fine. Take a half-tablespoon of lard, also butter, melt, add tablespoon of flour, and stir until yellow (not brown). Put in spinach and season with salt and pepper. If too stiff thin with a little water. Garnish with slices of hard boiled eggs if desired.

— Miss Lydia W. Bagley