Quarter pound minced walnuts, one-third cup milk, quarter cup castor sugar, one egg yolk. Mix egg and sugar, add milk, stir over boiling water in a double boiler till mixture thickens; then add vanilla and minced walnuts. This is a delicious filling for sponges, and for the tops of small cakes.

A Window Cleaner

Instead of using cloths, whiting, etc., sprinkle a little liquid brass polish on a rag (after the dust has been removed), and rub over the glass surface. Allow to dry, then wipe off with a soft dry duster. The result will be brilliant polish which not only lasts a long time but keeps those pernicious flies from “settling.”

It is a foolish thing to be miserable beforehand, for fear of misery to come; for a man loses the present which he might enjoy in expectation of the future.—Seneca.