eeded raisins
1 teaspoon orange rind

Soak apricots and raisins in the water two hours. Cook slowly until
very soft. Add other ingredients and cook slowly (about 30 minutes)
until slightly thick. Place in sterile jars or glasses and seal.

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SAVE FAT

_REASONS WHY OUR GOVERNMENT ASKS US TO SAVE FAT, WITH PRACTICAL
RECIPES FOR FAT CONSERVATION_

With the world-wide decrease of animal production, animal fats are now
growing so scarce that the world is being scoured for new sources of
supply. Our Government has asked the housewife to conserve all the
fats that come to her home and utilize them to the best advantage. To
this end it is necessary to have some knowledge of the character of
different fats and the purposes to which they are best adapted.

The word fat usually brings to one's mind an unappetizing chunk of
meat fat which most persons cannot and will not eat, and fatty foods
have been popularly supposed to be "bad for us" and "hard to digest."
Fats are, however, an important food absolutely essential to complete
nutrition, which repay us better for the labor of digestion than any
other food. If they are indigestible, it is usually due to improper
cooking or improper use; if they are expensive, it is merely because
they are extravagantly handled. The chief function of fatty food is
to repair and renew the fatty tissues, to yield energy and to maintain
the body heat. The presence of fat in food promotes the flow of the
pancreatic juice and bile, which help in the assimilation of other
foods and assist the excretory functions of the intestine. These are
badly performed if bile and other digestive fluids are not secreted in
sufficient quantity. The absence of fat in the diet leads to a state
of malnutrition, predisposing to tuberculosis, especially in children
and young persons.

It is claimed that the most serious food shortage in Germany is fat;
that the civilian population is dying in large numbers because of
the lack of it, and that Von Hindenburg's men will lose out on the
basis of fat, rather than on the basis of munitions or military
organization. Worst of all is the effect of fat shortage on the
children of the nation. Leaders of thought all over Europe assert
that even if Germany wins, Germany has lost, because it has sapped the
strength of its coming generation.

The term fat is used to designate all products of fatty composition
and includes liquid fats such as oils, soft f