Cork table mats may be cleaned by rubbing them gently with fine emery paper wrapped round a piece of wood.

To remove grease spots from silk, lay the material right side up on a folded towel and apply Fuller's earth to the soiled place, leaving for twenty-four hours. Shake and brush lightly. A second, or even a third application may be necessary to remove the spot completely.

In Season.

In city markets and greengrocers’ shops the marrow is lording it at present, and the country housewife, if she lives in a maize-growing district, is showered under with marrows, so now is the time to test out new marrow recipes.

Have you ever thought of marrow jam? Here is a recipe, guaranteed delicious:

6lbs. marrow;

6lbs. sugar;

3 lemons;

1½ozs. hard ginger (well bruised), and

12 pods of chilies, in muslin bags.

Peel the marrows and remove all soft parts and seeds and cut into small squares, squeeze the juice from the lemons and cut the rinds exceedingly fine. Mix marrow, sugar and lemon in a bowl, and leave for twenty-four hours. Put in the ginger and bags of chilies, and boil for 1½ to 2 hours—until, in fact, the juice jells and the marrow squares are transparent; then remove the muslin bags, and bottle.

N.B.—The marrows must be quite ripe and almost woody, or they will boil pulpy. The chilies may be omitted.

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Marrow Stuffed.

1 small marrow;

1 onion;

1 cup breadcrumbs or mashed potato;

1 egg;

1 tablespoonful flour;

Pepper, salt and a few leaves of sage.

Skin marrow, make an opening in the centre, remove seeds and core, and fill with stuffing. Replace the piece cut out. Dredge marrow with flour, put in a baking dish, baste and bake light brown. Serve with brown gravy.

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