Did You Know...

That African Violets will bloom longer, prettier, and more abundantly if you stick a few rusty nails in the soil alongside them? They are actually a very easy plant to keep. A little sunny spot in your home and these tips and you're all set to have a beautiful little flower.

Always water your African Violet from the bottom by placing the pot in a bowl of water. The pot should have holes in the bottom. The violet will drink all the water it needs. Leave it in the bowl of water until it no longer takes in water.

Take your rusty nail and push it into the soil until you can no longer see it. The rusty nail provides nutrients that the African Violet needs to stay healthy.

Always let your Violet's soil get quite dry before watering. They only require moderate, filtered sun light.

The African violet originated in the warm and dry climate of mountainous East Africa. In the wild, the African violet grows from 50 up to 300 feet tall! Can you imagine? I would love to view such a specimen!

When purchasing an African violet, you can tell if the plant is healthy by its flowers, which should be bright and distinctively colored.

Reseeding Your Lawn...

Do you see areas in your lawn where you need to reseed this spring and summer? Here is a helpful tip...the next time you spread grass seed, mix the seed with ordinary white flour. You'll be able to see what areas you missed! This also works with flower seeds.

The Mermaid

Who would be
A mermaid fair,
Singing alone,
Combing her hair
Under the sea,
In a golden curl
With a comb of pearl,
On a throne?

I would be a mermaid fair;
I would sing to myself the whole of the day;
With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair;
And still as I comb'd I would sing and say,
'Who is it loves me? who loves not me?'
I would comb my hair till my ringlets would fall
Low adown, low adown,
From under my starry sea-bud crown
Low adown and around,
And I should look like a fountain of gold
Springing alone
With a shrill inner sound
Over the throne
In the midst of the hall;
Till that great sea-snake under the sea
From his coiled sleeps in the central deeps
Would slowly trail himself sevenfold
Round the hall where I sate, and look in at the gate
With his large calm eyes for the love of me.
And all the mermen under the sea
Would feel their immortality
Die in their hearts for the love of me.

But at night I would wander away, away,
I would fling on each side my low-flowing locks,
And lightly vault from the throne and play
With the mermen in and out of the rocks;
We would run to and fro, and hide and seek,
On the broad sea-wolds in the crimson shells,
Whose silvery spikes are nighest the sea.
But if any came near I would call and shriek,
And adown the steep like a wave I would leap
From the diamond-ledges that jut from the dells;
For I would not be kiss'd by all who would list
Of the bold merry mermen under the sea.
They would sue me, and woo me, and flatter me,
In the purple twilights under the sea;
But the king of them all would carry me,
Woo me, and win me, and marry me,
In the branching jaspers under the sea.
Then all the dry-pied things that be
In the hueless mosses under the sea
Would curl round my silver feet silently,
All looking up for the love of me.
And if I should carol aloud, from aloft
All things that are forked, and horned, and soft
Would lean out from the hollow sphere of the sea,
All looking down for the love of me.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Cheesy Crustless Quiche...

Perfect for breakfast or anytime, this is a quiche that will become one of your favorites. Served with fruit, salads, or breads, it makes for a wonderful meal. I use the skim milk, light cream cheese and nonfat cottage cheese.


Ingredients:
1/2 stick of butter (1/4 cup)(I use I can't believe it's not butter)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cups milk
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
5 eggs
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
6 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
3 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onions
3 slices of cooked bacon, crumbled
6 cherry tomatoes, cut in half

1 Melt the butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Stir in flour; cook, stirring until bubbly. Gradually add the milk; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens. Remove from the heat; set aside to cool, about 15-20 minutes.

2 Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine cottage cheese, baking powder, salt and mustard; set aside.

3 Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add the cream cheese, the cottage cheese mixture and the milk/flour sauce. Fold in the Swiss and Parmesan cheeses.

4 Pour into a buttered 10" pie plate. Sprinkle the top with chopped green onions and crumbled bacon. Arrange tomato halves, cut side up, around the top. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes, until puffy and lightly browned. A knife inserted into the center of the quiche should come out clean. Let rest for 15 minutes, serve.

Makes 8 servings.

Prevent Cheese From Molding With...

Butter! When putting the cheese away, prevent mold from growing with this trick. Apply a thin layer of butter over the cut edges just before you wrap up the wedge and return to the fridge. The milk fats in the butter form an airtight seal that prevents bacteria from attaching to the cheese and causing the mold to form.

Strawberry Banana Jam Recipe...

I love making homemade jam and when the strawberries are in season I have been known to make many batches. I've never had strawberry banana so perhaps it's time to venture out and give it a try! I have a sanitizing cycle on my dishwasher that works perfect for sterilizing my jars and I boil my lids and rings. I use the inversion method but you can also do the water bath if you prefer.

Yields: 8 (1 cup) jars

INGREDIENTS:
4 3/4 cups prepared fruit (about 2 quarts fully ripe strawberries and 3 fully ripe medium bananas)
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 3/4 cups sugar
1 box SURE-JELL Fruit Pectin (they also have sugar free..Sure-Jell is my favorite brand)
1/2 teaspoon margarine or butter

1) Stem and thoroughly crush strawberries, 1 layer at a time. Measure 3 1/4 cups into 6 or 8 quart saucepot. Mash bananas thoroughly. Measure 1 1/2 cups; add to saucepot. Stir in lemon juice.
2) Measure sugar into separate bowl. Stir fruit pectin into fruit in saucepot. Add margarine. Bring mixture to full rolling boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Quickly stir in all sugar. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
3) Ladle quickly into hot sterilized jars, filling to within 1/8 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads.
4) Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Invert jars 5 minutes, then turn upright. Or instead of inverting jars you may follow water bath method recommended by USDA. After jars cool, check seals.

Kitchen Tip...

Here is a tip from a vintage recipe book on cooking vegetables. If the vegetable grows above the ground, do not cover the pot when cooking them. (Vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli, beans or peas, corn etc.) If the vegetable grows under the ground, cover the pot when cooking them. (Potatoes, beets, parsnips or onions.)

The Wonderous Pineapple...

I have been stricken with a cold now for 2 weeks and I have been at my wit's end with it! Last evening as I was lounging about on the sofa, my natural habitat since being attacked by this virus, I was doing a bit of reading. I came upon an article on pineapple and became very excited to read that pineapple is valuable for easing indigestion, arthritis and sinusitis! My sinuses are driving me to the brink of insanity! Well, imagine my excitement! I had just purchased a pineapple and had not yet cut it up for consumption! I read on...The juice has an anthelmintic effect; it helps get rid of intestinal worms, thankfully an ailment that I do not endure!

Pineapple is high in manganese, a mineral that is critical to development of strong bones and connective tissue. A cup of fresh pineapple will give you nearly 75% of the recommended daily amount. It is particularly helpful to older adults, whose bones tend to become brittle with age. Yes, it appears I should consume pineapple on a regular basis as there is no denying I am aging.

Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme in the pineapple, is the key to pineapple's value. Proteolytic means "breaks down protein", which is why pineapple is known to be a digestive aid. It helps the body digest proteins more efficiently. Bromelain is also considered an effective anti-inflammatory. Regular ingestion of at least one half cup of fresh pineapple daily is purported to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis and it produces mild pain relief. The article states that in Germany, bromelain is approved as a post-injury medication because it is thought to reduce inflammation and swelling.

Fresh pineapple is not only high in vitamin C, but because of the bromelain, it has the ability to reduce mucus in the throat. YES! I must cut it up at once and I will dine on it with exuberance! Finally, hope that something natural will help me feel better! (I am a major believer in foods that heal) The article states that if you have a cold with a productive cough, add pineapple to your diet. It is commonly used in Europe as a post-operative measure to cut mucus after certain sinus and throat operations. Those who eat fresh pineapple daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies. In and of itself, pineapple has a very low risk for allergies.

Pineapple is also known to discourage blood clot development. This makes it a valuable dietary addition for frequent fliers and others who may be at risk for blood clots.

I read once that an old folk remedy for morning sickness is fresh pineapple juice. Fresh juice and some nuts first thing in the morning often makes a difference. It's also good for a healthier mouth. The fresh juice discourages plaque growth. For anyone suffering morning sickness, you may want to give this a try! I remember only to well what those days were like.

After reading I went straight to the kitchen and cut the pineapple with great anticipation. Will this be the end of my stuffy head? I ate about a cup of pineapple and waited for the benefits to kick in. (I realize it isn't a drug but I threw all reason out the window and replaced it with hope) It had not taken effect by the time I retired for the evening but, as with some things, I knew it might take time.

I am happy to report that this morning my head is not quite as stuffy as it was yesterday and I can finally hear again! Was it the pineapple? I'm not sure but you can bet I will be eating more of it today and will make it a more regular part of my diet after reading all of the benefits of this delicious fruit. One thing I did not realize was that if you do not like pineapple, you can purchase it in capsule form.

While I am lounging about eating this wonderous fruit today I may just indulge in this beauty mask recipe!

Pineapple Beauty Mask
Do this once-a-week facial before you go to sleep when you don't have to wear makeup for 6-8 hours:

Puree 1 cup of fresh pineapple and 1/2 cup of fresh papaya (slightly green). Add the pureed fruit and 2 tablespoons of honey in a bowl and mix.

After washing your face with warm water (to open your pores), apply the mixture to your face (do not get in your eyes), leave it on for 5 minutes (no longer), and rinse with cool water.

Happy Birthday Taurus...

"Throw your shoe high up
into the branches of a Willow tree;
If the branches catch and hold the shoe,
you soon will married be."

Happy Birthday to all of my Taurus readers who were born between April 20 - May 20!
Navigate carefully through tricky territory while Mercury is retrograde in your sign. The intensity of interpersonal interactions may be overwhelming, tempting you to retreat behind an impenetrable wall, but you won't like feeling so isolated.

If you were born between April 15 - May 12 your Celtic Tree is The Willow and you are in the 5th Moon of the Celtic Year. There are two distinct types of Willow individuals (a division which relates to all Celtic Tree Signs). The "new moon" character is associated with the first two weeks of a sign and the "full moon" character is associated with the last two weeks.

The "new moon" Willow individual tends to more inclined to sudden mood changes and displays more unreliable character traits. These people are however receptive to change and quick to take advantage of any opportunity which presents itself. The "full moon" Willow individual tends to disregard advice, even though his or her own reasoning power often lacks credibility. The "full moon" Willow is, however, the most resourceful of the two types and is blessed with an even more exceptional memory than his or her "new moon" counterpart.

Physical Goal: To encourage a comfortable relationship with the material world, which is full of lessons and cycles of changing values. Change is paramount for growth...and values are no exception.
Mental Goal: To gain understanding of a particular concept...a steady accumulation of facts is the foundation of understanindg. Not everything may be learned in one lesson...the key is repetition.
Spiritual Goal: To learn that there must be periods of rest rather than continual activity.
Ogham Association: Saille
Polarity: Feminine
Color: Known only to be "bright"
Class: Peasant
Sign: Taurus
Calendar: 4/20 - 5/21
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Day: Friday
Color: Blue, Green, Pink
Metal: Copper
Stones: Aquamarine, Azurite, Chrysocolia, Emerald, Jade, Kunzite, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Quartz (rose or rutilated), Rhodonite, Sapphire, Selenite,
Topaz (golden), Turquoise
Herb/Esssence: Coltsfoot, Rose (red or wild), Violet
Magick: Benefits, Finances, Increase Value, Possessions, Vehicles

Underneath their cool, calm and collected exterior, Taureans differ greatly from all the other signs of the zodiac. Taureans manage to discreetly stay apart from the crowd, even though they have a well-earned reputation for being socializers. They will let others get close, but only so close as they want them. Some claim that trying to get your point across to a Taurean, should they not want to hear you, is rather similar to talking to the trees – they simply won't budge. There is no such thing as an open-book Taurean. Their feelings, fears and desires often run far deeper than anyone around them would guess. Like the butterfly that chooses to remain hidden in its cocoon until it is ready and prepared to emerge, so the true Taurean spirit remains hidden behind a veneer of day-to-day activities. Taureans are sometimes regarded as snobby, withdrawn, boring, or even sulky.

Most Taureans like their creature comforts and hate change because it takes them out of their automatic pilot condition of separating themselves from the world around them. Because they hate to be put in jeopardy of any kind, this is the sign that strives to create tomorrow in advance, rather than leave it to fate. In love, Taureans are regarded as extremely sensual beings. An earth sign, they deal well with the personal, physical senses and consequently all the pleasures associated with what they can see, touch, smell and taste, add up to a special delight to them. Often nature and pet lovers, Taureans are closely associated with all things off the earth and nature.

The Walnut...Lore And Legend

Since the beginning of time, trees have been recognized as a symbol of life and regeneration, and to some of sacred knowledge. To primitive man the tree and its by products were a source used in all aspects of life. It offered shelter from the elements, food from its fruit, heat from a fire, clothing from its bark and tools as well as weapons from its wood. It is little wonder that the tree evolved as one of the earliest symbols of reverence to worship.

In Celtic Tree Lore, your tree is the walnut if you were born between April 21 - April 30. It can sometimes be confusing as there are sometimes more than one type of tree in Celtic Lore for your birth month. At times you can see a bit of your personality in each one.

The personality of most people with this tree as their symbol is unrelenting, strange and full of contrasts. The Walnut's motto is "Looking for a Homeland" or "The Passion." Often egotistical, walnuts are aggressive and noble with a broad horizon. They are unexpected and sponteneous in their reactions with little or no flexibility. Walnut people possess unlimited ambition and can make for difficult and uncommon partners. Not always liked but often admired, the walnut individual is an ingenious strategist, who is very jealous and passionate by nature and rarely given to compromise. Walnuts will accept and endure a multitude of troubles in order to satisfy the desire for pleasure. An uncompromising character, the walnut individual will undertake a project with inexhaustible perseverance and once in love, tends to love until death.

Once believed to be a vessel of evil, the walnut tree has long been associated with witchcraft and healing. It is now used for fertility magic and smooth transitions. The roots of walnut trees give off a substance into the soil that make it very hard for other plants to grow near the tree.

Walnuts were thrown to Roman wedding guests by the groom to bring good health, to ward off disease, and increase fertility. Young boys eagerly scrambled for the tossed walnuts, as the groom's gesture indicated his passage into manhood. In Rome, the walnut was thought to enhance fertility, yet in Romania, a bride would place one roasted walnut in her bodice for every year she wished to remain childless.

During the Middle Ages, Europeans believed walnuts would ward off fevers, witchcraft, epileptic fits, the evil eye, and even lightning. The Chinese believe crickets to be a creature of good omen, and would often carry musically-trained crickets in walnut shells covered with intricately-carved patterns.

According to Roman lore, the gods feasted on walnuts while their lowly subjects subsisted on lesser nuts such as acorns, beechnuts, and chestnuts.

There are three types of walnut trees: English, Black and Butternut. English Walnut grows in Asia, Europe and now in North America. Black Walnut and Butternut are North American trees. Nuts are mostly harvested from English Walnut; Black Walnuts have some uses, but are prized even more for their lumber; Butternut is a lovely wood for furniture.

French Walnut Meringues...

In keeping with the walnut theme, I thought you might enjoy this French Walnut Meringue recipe. They are perfect with tea or to take on a spring picnic.

Ingredients:
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup water
2 medium egg whites
3 dashes of green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of walnuts, finely ground

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water; place over moderate heat.

Stir the mixture constantly until it begins to boil. Cook until candy thermometer registers 265°F.

While the syrup is cooking, grease cookie sheets with unsalted shortening (or spray with a nonstick cooking spray)

Preheat your oven to 250°F.

Beat the egg whites in a small bowl until stiff, but not dry.

Add the green food coloring to the syrup.

Pour the syrup into the egg whites in a thin stream, beating constantly with an electric mixer. Continue beating until mixture is stiff.

Add the vanilla extract and ground walnuts.

Drop the mixture by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Remove the cookies from the sheets and allow to cool on wire racks.

Tomato Basil Relish...

This is a great recipe to serve with bread, fish, grilled chicken or grilled vegetables. Fresh and healthy, I believe it will become one of your favorites.


Ingredients:
2 cups loosely packed fresh basil
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 to 5 ripe tomatoes

Chop the basil finely. Core and dice the tomatoes. Mix together basil, juice, vinegar,garlic, salt,pepper and tomatoes in bowl. Refrigerate for at least one hour.

Lovely Cherry Quartz...

Cherry Quartz is a stone of relationship and focus. It enhances one’s intention and clarity between people, ones self and the divine. Cherry Quartz is a stone of clarity.

This crystal brings new hope, acts as an anti-depressant, relief from anxiety, sexual problems related to tension, & helps develop vision for the bigger picture. Cherry quartz is an energy stone and a powerful healing stone. The healing properties are used to aid respiratory difficulties,regeneration of cells, and flow of energy throughout the body. It is an excellent balancing stone for a sad or weak heart. This stone is clear to cherry red in color.

Despite its name, cherry quartz is not a natural stone or even quartz. A form of glass with translucent or opaque inclusions within a transparent colorless matrix, it has to be cast into large blocks, which are then physically carved into smaller shapes. There are only two genuine "fruit" quartz: strawberry quartz, which is accentuated by small seed-like inclusions of lepidocrocite and hematite, and pineapple quartz, which is a form of citrine with an unusual growth pattern of crystals around its sides similar to pineapple fruit.

Fresh Tangerine Cheesecake

What better way to get your vitamin C than setting it atop a lucious cheesecake! Ok, so I know we shouldn't be eating cheesecake on our way to being trim and healthy, but every now and then won't hurt.

Ingredients:
10 tangerine segments
3 Tbsp. freshly squeezed tangerine juice
1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 prepared cheesecake, 6 inch diameter
4 mint leaves

Arrange fresh tangerine segments in a circle on top of prepared cheesecake.
In a small saucepan, combine fresh-squeezed tangerine juice and fresh-squeezed lemon juice and brown sugar, stirring to dissolve brown sugar.

Heat to boiling and reduce mixture by one half to a syrup consistency.
Let syrup cool to room temperature. Drizzle over tangerines and cheesecake. Garnish with mint leaves.

Cut into 4 wedges and serve.
Makes 4 servings

Clean Your Antique Cutlery

Do you find cleaning your silver cutlery after parties to be a chore? Try this:


You will need:
6 wide strips of aluminum foil
1 quart of boiling water
4 tablespoons of baking soda

This is best done if you have a large amount of silverware to clean after using it. Use a medium sized plastic container and place the aluminum foil strips on the bottom of the container. Add all of the silverware and then cover with the boiling water. Add baking soda by sprinkling it over the top of the mixture and allow the cutlery to soak for 10-15 minutes. If this is done after each use, it should not tarnish as easily.

Did You Know...

That if you dip cut flowers into a little baking soda mixed with water this will extend their life? It works even better than the little packets of commercial life extenders that you can purchase, so save some money and your flower arrangements for pennies! I have also found that this works better than the aspirin trick.

Did You Know...

That when planting a rose bush, if you bury a banana peel or a rotted banana in the soil next to the roots of the bush it will benefit them? You will see larger and lovelier blooms on your roses as they need potassium for proper growth.

Avoid high nitrogen fertilizers as these will stimulate aphid reproduction.

For controlling aphids and spider mites on your beautiful roses you can make this insecticidal soap, since aphids, spider mites and other small, soft-bodied insects are best controlled with soaps. Use only soft soaps, not harsh detergents, which can damage your rose plants.

Combine 3 tsp. of Murphy's oil soap, castile soap or Ivory dish washing liquid with 3cups of warm water. Stir the soap mixture until it is thoroughly incorporated.

Add 1 cup of vegetable, coconut or mineral oil to the soap water, and allow the mixture to steep overnight.

Pour the insecticidal soap into a spray bottle and mist your plants once a week, preferably after a rainstorm.

Victorian Jewels Recipe...

Here is a recipe found from a vintage recipe book, and if you are in the mood to step back in time, give it a try! These are perfect for teatime. They also freeze well for later use.


Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. diced candied fruits
1/2 c. each Sun Maid Raisins, Golden Raisins, Zante Currants
1/2 c. brandy or apple juice
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/3 c. butter
1 egg
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. each baking soda and salt
1/2 tsp. each allspice and cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. chopped walnuts
Candied cherries and walnuts for garnish
Melted apple jelly, for glaze

Marinate fruits and raisins in brandy or juice overnight. Cream sugar, butter and egg. Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices. Stir in. Mix in walnuts and marinated fruits.

Spoon batter into 1 3/4 inch mini muffin tins lined with baking cups. Fill 3/4 full. Top each with cherry or walnut piece. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.

Remove from tins; brush tops with brandy or juice while warm. Cool; store in airtight container. Before serving, brush tops with jelly. Makes 5 dozen.

Victorians...All About The Posture...

While I know good posture is important, I didn't realize that the Victorians took it beyond just standing up straight for attractive appearance. I came across this article this morning that I thought you may find interesting.


POSTURE AND KINDRED SIGNS EXPRESS EXISTING SEXUAL STATES
from "Private Lectures on Perfect Men, Women and Children"
by Professor O.S. Fowler, 1880.

Natural language is the great tell-tale of all the faculties and head posture tells the most. The phrenological rule is that each Faculty in action throws the head into a line with itself - the intellectual in front canting the head forward, etc. Love is located in the back and lower part of the brain, and hence when in action, bends the head straight back on itself, as in kissing; while affectionate women generally carry their heads backwards and to one side.

Chest posture is most expressive of both one's amount of gender, and of its existing states. All those splendidly sexed always carry their shoulders well back and up; those poorly, crouching forward and downward, like elderly men. Soldiers in marching and many men in processions manifest it the more as they are the better sexed.

All women with a loved man always sets their bust forward towards him. Beaux, this sign tells you infallibly whether and how much your girl loves you, and its absence that she does not; whilst those who habitually stoop, and carry their shoulders forward, lack this loving capacity. Those who observe how much better the same woman looks when erect than stooping, with shoulders set well backward than forward, would surely never be caught in this stooping posture. So....

Girls, cultivate erectness. And this posture is far the most healthy.
Breadth of chest beautifies by showing a large place for breasts; and this a great amount of original gender, though flat breasts indicate its present decline; while narrow chests with conical breasts show fair original gender in a good present state; yet an expansive chest with the breasts large at their base, though flat, is better; and their union as in Clyte, and the Greek Slave, is by far the best. Broad chested women wield much, narrow, little power over men.

Drooping shoulders beautify.
Because they are formed in part by long collar bones, which are longer relatively in woman than men. Of course the better sexed a given woman is the longer these bones; which thus give this beautifying droop to the shoulders.

Narrow chests with large panniers look horribly. A woman slim, spindling, narrow shouldered, pitching forward, short and shrunken from neck to pubis, with stomach and bowels shriveled, warping inwardly from head to feet, and projected anteriorly still farther by large panniers, augmented by the Grecian bend, and posteriorly enlarged still more by a shawl thrown over her back and gathered close in front by her hands, makes herself look a little meaner and more insignificant by this means than by any other.

Shawls are abominable; because they confine both hands across the chest to keep them on; produce a stooping posture; afford little chest warmth, where most is needed; and should be abolished; and required warmth secured by some close fitting garment.

Pelvic posture tells both the original gender, and all its existing states, by setting the lower part of the body the farther forward as it is the larger; and the converse. All vigorous females carry this region at least straight, or else projecting, as in Flora.

This presentation is most apparent in all waltzes, and gives them their chief attraction, both to participants and observers; and objections to them impinge on this very, point. Any woman's walk is inferior with it retiring, magnificent with it straight or slightly advanced, and vulgar with it excessive.

Hips rolled back accompany and cause this presentation. Nature must make some absolute provision for both woman's receiving and man's conveying the life germ; and does so in this public presentation, which both express and awakens "desire" in both; besides indicating superior parentage.

Maternity is provided against by the opposite posture of bringing the hips forward; which also generally indicates deficient love and parentage.

Both sexes in laughing proclaim passion in throwing this region forward; and sensual men thus evince extreme vulgarity.

Raspberry Cream Cheese Sandwiches For Tea...

These sandwiches are wonderful for afternoon teatime when you are looking for something a little different to serve.

Ingredients:
2 8-oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp. sugar
1 cup fresh raspberries
1-2 tbsp. kirschwasser (raspberry liqour)

Whip cream cheese in food processor or blender until smooth. Add 6 to 8 raspberries(reserve remaining raspberries for garnish). Add sugar and kirschwasser. Blend until fluffy and sugar dissolves, scraping down sides often. Spoon into serving bowl and refrigerate overnight. This recipe yields approx. 4 cups.

Spread raspberry cream cheese on white sandwich bread to make small sandwiches. Cut crust off sandwich and then slice in to triangles, or use cookie cutters to cut in any shape you desire. Garnish with the the leftover raspberries.

If You Love Romantic Victorian...

You may want to browse the online catalog I just came across! The items are Romantic Victorian and French Inspired furniture reproductions and they are gorgeous. They carry accessories to fill every room in your home and I could look at this catalog for hours. Enjoy Magnolia Hall here...