Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 10, 1915, Page 14

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, APRIL U, 1915 LOSE NO CHANCE OF GIVING PLEASURE EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY The Bulfetin wants good home letters; good business letters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. Write on but one side of the paper. Wednesday >f each week. They should be in hand by Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. |iAward made the last Saturday in each month. SOCIAL CORNER POEM. Housecleaning Time. fAnd now we have our Introduction to a season of destruction, Ana of riot and of ruction we shall have our fullest share, For the housewife now goes prying in the corners and is spying AIl the dust and dirt, and sighing, she ties towels on her halir, fhen she gleefully goes tripping amd from room to room goes skip- ping, Ang there Is a sound of ripping as the carpets leave the floor, Whle the furniture is jumbled and the house completely tumbled, And the husband he is humbled at the tumult and the roar. And with vigor she is scrubbing and the carpets she is drubbing, While the dust and dirt she’s grub- bing, and she never stops at all s she daily grows more nervy then the scrubbing brush grows curvy ‘And the house is topsy-turvy from the garret to the hall. Ang there is no time of quiet—night and day there is a riot— And the family must diet, for there is no time to eat, For it is not idle fable that there is no stove or table, ‘And to cook no one is able, less it be out in the street. WNow there is an overhauling and In tubs there is a sprawling, As the husbands blindly crawling, creep back home again each night, And their heads thev’re always thump- ing and their shins with pain are jumping, As in darkness through the light. And now we have an introduction to a season of destruction, And we meet with grim obstruction here ang there and everywhere, Znd the days are full of madness, full of gloom and grouch and sad- ness, And our hearts are full of badness as we sulk in our despair. —Chicago Chronicle. Sent in by ABSENT ONE. INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. ENID—Cards received and mailed to Sriters indicated. Check will come in @ue time. MORNING GLORY—Cards received and forwarded to sisters indicated, DOM PEDRO—Cards received and sent to the parties they were directed to, TIDDLY ADLEY—Card R, 2om, Fedro. ®1l address, BECCY—Letter received and for- warded to O. H. O. SWEET LAVENDER—Package for Aunty No. 1 received and immediately Temailed to her. HULDY, Eagleville—The Editor did his best to oblige you. The lead was = blind one. DIANA—Story received and will be printed in due time. NEW WRITERS are always wel come to The Corner. If a letter does not appear at once it is usually just awaiting its turn. CALLA LILY: Letter received and mailed to Poinsettia. GREETINGS FROM CRIMSON RAM- BLER. they are bumping wreckage minus for you Please send your Dear Sisters of the Soctal Corner: Here I come again as usual for a lit- tle chat, . Calla Lily: Your nice letter received. Many thanks for recipe, hope it wili prove beneficial. Enid: Thanks for card with Celba tree on it. The view is lovely. Your nice long letter & also at hand. I found it really very interesting. Wil answer soon. Merry Widow: Yours at hand, also. No, 1 certainly cannot guess. ~Have been puzzling my brain. but must give it up for a bad job this time unless You come to the rescue, Balsam Fir: Where art thou? Why %o silent? Have vou gone to that wedding vet? If so, hope you will write all about it so the sisters will enjoy reading the account, Betsey Bobbett: Your card is at hand. You will hear from me soon. Dom Pedro: Your card is at hand. Thank you for the pretty Easter sen- timent.” Glad to hear you are feeling better. Hope when the good old sum- mer time and warm weather gets here you will feel even better. It must be Very lonely to be a shut in. 1 think the sisters were all much pleased to read the Social Corner Rec- ord. My! What a large family our Bditor has to look after. Am won- dering how he can keep us all whero we belong, and in our right places. CRIMSON RAMBLER. SNOWBANKS AND SNEEZES. Dear Editor and Cornerites: —Easter with all its blessings and sorrows has come and gone. Baster morning found us with a yard full of snow drifts, and a house full of colds. Fach member of the fomily had a cold. One was hardly abla to sit up. For Faster entertain- ment we had coughing, sneezing and such a flourishing of handkerchiefs! Tt was simply grand; and as for sympathy, all we could do with tears running down our face was_to ask: “How is your cold coming on?" Well, we m: to get through the day, but we think we could have got- ten ‘along nicely without the cold. A brooder full of little chicks less ‘then a week old did not mind the Their peeping was very EASTER I enjoyed reading the anniversary of The Social Corner very much. F¥eit proud, and 1 might say thankful, thet T was a member of such a help- ful band and could wear the yellow bow, which 1 did that day. I think 4t 15 a very good idea to wear the bow = such days, if one cannot be vres- ent at the gatherings. I think The Corner is here to stay. And why shoul it not? Have mot many given their word that they have been helped and cheered, and _en- couraged by the thoughtfulness of the members. Surely no better emblem could be chosen than the yellow bow. Yellow makes us think of gold and is not pure gold running through The Cor- ner. When I read H. H. S. letter, and what the day meant to Married and Happy shut up as she was after doing so much to help the good work on, I could only feel thankful for her that the silver lining she had been looking for turned into a golden one. With best wishes for all T must close, PICCIOLA. “l CAN'T AFFORD IT.” Laura Blake wants to go with a bet- ter set of girls, but she “can’t af- ford to dress like them and attend their entertainments,” but she spends 5 cents every day for candy, ice cream or soda—$18.25 a vear. She could get a neat dress, coat and hat for $11; join a Girls’ club for 5 cents a week, $2,60: have 5 cents a week ($2.60) for church and Sunday school and then have $2.05 for the entertainments. Mr. Gray wishes he could “afford to g0 to church” but it costs so much to dress a family of six and then you must help the church. He smokes three cigars a day, 15 cents: $5¢ a year. This would “fix up” the whole family and then have some pennies for _the church, Walter Harper wants an_education but he “can’t afford it.” He takes a glass of soda and treats a friend every day—$36.50 a year. He could pay $1 for a library ticket, subscribe for a good magazine for $2 and have $33.50 to buy the books needed for evening study. Mr. C. wants a home for his family but he “can’t afford it,” so he spends 30. cents a day at the saloon—$109.20 a year. This in a few years if placed at interest would buy a very com- fortable home. ETTA BARBER. SEASONABLE RECIPES FROM L. H. K. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: I am still with you, even if I have not written for some time. Our Cor- ner is growing fast and what a happy crowd we are! How many of you find it hard to know what to cook at this time of the year? We are rather tired of the heavy soups we had in the winter and want a change, but they are al] right once in a while. I will send in a few cream soups which we like: Cream of Tomato Soup—One-half can of tomatoes (or one pint), one- fourth teaspoon of soda, a teaspoon of salt, two tablespoons of cornstarch or flour, one tablespoon of butter and one quart of milk. Rub the tomatoes through a colander; put into a stew pan with the soda; heat till all the bubbles stop rising. This is to pre- vent curdling the cream sauce, which is made in another dish as follows: Melt the butter, take from stove and stir in_the cornstarch and milk and cook, When done, turn in the tomato, add salt and pepper to taste. This ought to be like thick cream. Cream of Tapioca Soup—One quart of chicken broth, one pint of milk, one onlon sliced fine and one-half cup of tapioca. Soak the tapioca in cold wa- ter, put in the chicken broth and onion and salt, boil till done. Make a cream sauce (the same as for tomato soup) and add to_the tapioca broth. Boiled rlhce is good instead of tapioca in the above. Salmon Cream ‘Soup—One-half can of salmon, heated in one cup of milk; then rub through a colander; add this to @ cream sauce made with three ta- blespoons of cornstarch, two of butter and one quart of milk. Season to taste. Cream of Oyster Soup—One pint of oyeters. one cup of milk, one-half cup of cold water, two tablespoons of flour and two tablespoons of butter and salt. Put the oysters into water and boil till the edges curl; add to the cream sauce. Serve hot with brown toasted crackers. Cream of Herring Soup—Two cups milk, two cups water, one smail onion, two herrings which hawe been soaked in cold water. Put water, milk and on- ion into a saucepan and boil for ten minutes; add ealt and pepper; cut the herrings into small pleces, then put it into the milk and cook until tender. Stir in a tablespoon of flour and boll until it is like thick cream. This is a Russian soup and is often made as a milkc soup without the addition of the flour for thickening. Cream of Chicken and Cauliflower— Add to two quarts of chicken broth one cup of boiled rice and one cup of cold caulifiower which has been mash- ed through-a potato ricer; season with pepper and salt and bring to a boil. Make a cream sauce of one tablespoon of butter, two of flour and one pint of milk and stir in the mixture, Cream of Celery Soup—One head cf celery, three cups milk, one cup of WwhiDped cream, three tablespoons of butter, three tablespoons of flour, salt and pepper to taste. Chop the celery very fine and put it into a double boil- er with two cups of milk and boil for about twenty minutes. Strain, replace in boller, add the cream sauce made with the butter, flour and one cup of milk; add the whipped cream just be- fore serving if liked. Turnip Soup with Rice—Cut six tur- nips into thin slices ana place over fire into four cups of water; add one-haif cup of rice and one onion sliced, & lump of butter, salt to taste; when done, add two quarts of hot milk and serve with toasted bread or crackers. Aunt Hester: Thank you for the pretty postal. 1 will send one later. C.'E. S.: Am glad you all had a nice time at Club No. 1. I recaived your letter all right and was sorry you had such a scare; hope next time you <can stay longer. Theoda: Don't be surprised to have a call from me some time over the 'phone. Hope you are well, . L. H K WAYS OF ENTERTAINING—PART 2 Nothing is much more hilarious thau to watch two blindfolded people try to feed to each other a. dish of dry cereal each being provided with the same and a spoon. A Peanut Race consists of each per- son, providdd with a silver knife and six ' peanuts, being obliged to carry them one at a time from the starting point to the goal. The peanuts must not be touched by the hands. A Potato Race may be given in the same way, only use teaspoons instead of knives. Offer a prize to the one guessing the nearest number of beans in a glass jar. Count the beans as you put them in, and it is better than doing it after- wards. Clothespin Race—Divide your people into two sides. See which side can first pass a dozen clothespins, one at a time, the iength of the line and back again. FEach pin must pass through both hands of each plaver, and only one pin on a ‘side may be passed at a time. Jacob and Rachel is played by a cir blindfolded in the center. The one in cle being formed, with one player the center holds a stick with which he Iightly touches one of the circle. JacoL in the center then asks questions to which the person holding the stick an- swers Rachel, but in a disguised voice. When Jacob discovers the identity of one of_the circle, that one has to be- come Jacob. After he is blindfolded the others change places. Of course, you have pinned up Ad- vertlsements aroun& the room to see who can guess the greatest number. All reading matter which would fur- nish a clue must be cut off. To write a Telegram, give each one a paper and pencil. Choose some word of ten letters, such as Abstinence o- Cornerite. Offer a prize to the one who composes the cleverest telegram using each letter of the word succes- sively as the initial letter of each word in the telegram. FExample, using the word Abstinence: “Aaron Byles say: tell Ira never eat newly cooked eels. A slight variation in playing Charades is to act out the names of magazines. It is always fun to introduce For- tunes in some way or other. You might have a black witch in a dark corner mysteriously - produce them from an iron pot. I used the following, whics you might like to use, at a Httle home party by putting them in a peanut chell, then glueing together the sheli. It is great fun to compose them, and you will have no trouble making more: Of your present admirers You will soon_tire. In your old age you'll sit With your cat round the fire. Eer a year has passed away Beils will ring your wedding day. Tho' you hide from us the secret, Dan Cupid you have met. Do not be discouraged; You will get her yet. A pale young poet with hair long an< wavy 'Will sit across the table and dish your gravy. Don’t go around always Dblud A minister with six children is looking for you. looking s It's lucky for you if you like farm lif>, For within five years vou'll be a farm- er's wife. Tho' you search the world oer, You never will find A young maiden fair Who is quite to your mind. Remember the maxim. “Don’t give up the ship You'll meet a widower of forty; Just give him the tip. A count from France will marry you Because his bills are overdue. You'd better save your money to tase a trip to China, For you're going to meet your lover on an ocean liner. If you can't afford prizes for the contests, use blue ribbons. To match up for supper partmers, cut in two pleces postcards to be distributed and matched up. Or do the same to a s of paper on which is written a familiar proverb. Or sacrifice an old hymn- book and use each page in that way. Dor’t forget to have an occasioral candy pull, peanut hunt and basket social. I do hope some of these suggestions will help either at home gatherings or at larger ones. BROWNIE. CAKE RECIPES FROM ELLA OF CANTERBURY. Dear Bditor of the Soclal Corner: I herewith send a few recipes: Dixie, or Lady Baltimore Cake One cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 1-2 cups of flour, 1 cup of rich milk, & eggs (whites only), 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 2 cups of rose ex- tract; cream the butter and sugar, adding the sugar gradually and beat- ing continuously: add the milk and flavoring extract: then the flour, into which the baking powder has already Deen sifted. Finally fold in the whites of the eggs. Bake in three layers in a rather hot oven. The Filling—Dissolve 3 cups of gran- ulated sugar in 1 cup of boiling water and_cook until it threads: then pour gradually over the stiffly beaten whites of three more eggs, stirring constant- ly. Finslly add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon of rose extract. The lcing—Take a portion of the above filling and add 1 cup of chop- ped raisins, 1 cup of chopped nut meat and 5 figs cut in dainty strips, mix thoroughly and cover the top and side of the cake. Fairy Puffs—One quart of milk, 6 eggs, 6 teaspoons flour, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Beat the eggs very light, and the flour and beat again; 2dd the milk and mix thoroughly. Bake in gem tins for about twenty min- utes. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with butter, What has become of Annette? Why don’t you write? What has become of Little Daisy? ‘What has become of Potlatch? Why don’t you answer my postal ELLA OF CANTERBURY. HOW 'ROSARY PRACTICED ECON- omy. Dear Bditor and Sisters. As 1 have been very busy, I have not written for a long time, but have enjoyed reading the interesting letters of the Social Corner every week. I am so sorry that Aunt Mehitable has broken her arm and hope that it will soon be all right again. When I first began work with small wages, 1 decided to save a certaln sum each vear; then I saved the amount, even if I went without some things which I thought I needed. The best way to save is to pay cash for everything and keep a strict account of all money received and spent. As far as possible food should be bought in large quantities, or at wholesale prices. Small packages of crackers, breakfast foods and other things bring exorbitant prices per pound. Oatmeal, rice, Indian meal, peas, beans and milk are cheap and nour- ishing foods. Milk is a cheap food even. at ten cents a quart and every family ought to use plenty of this g00d food. ‘Home-made food is more economical When T was married and came to my new home, I found a different kind of apple, fair and rosy, with a nice flayor. T asked the aged uncle the name of 1t. He saiq there was a story in con- nection with the name. Please tell me the story said 1. As he was busy I waited till evening then reminded him to tell the story, and he began: “Once upon a time” there lived in the state of New York on a snug little farm, a man, his wife and one son. As the son helped his father, and the time passed happily, he began to take the responsibility of making many im- provements on the place. As his pro- gress continued and was satisfactory, a natural and ardent desire to see more of the world and the ways of others took possession of his mind and increased his secret desire for compan- 1onship. Hearing his mother say: “Flour could be wasted on a moulding board,” he thought to himself the idea was worth considering, and the more he thought about it his purpose became clear and he determined to act. So making preparations for a journ: one fine morning he left home with hi team with buoyant hopes for better days to come. At night he stopped in a small town and indulged in asking many questions about families, and ways of doing things. The next morning he was ready for action: Stopping at a house he asked the lady if he could buy, or get a few scrapings from her mould- ing board for his horse. He was told when she used her board it was washed and ready for use next time. At the next place the woman said: “You must be a simpleton to ask for food for a horse from my cooking board.” Thus he traveled on calling at dif- ferent places, with no better success. He was ngt discouraged but determ ined, and on the morn of the third day ventured to call where there were me young ladies. The mother re- ied: ~ “The scrapings of my board 2o into the pig-pail and not to horses. I have heard of greenhorns and think vou must be one. If your horse wants scraping TIl give you a recipe: about it, THE NAMING OF AN APPLE “Take a teacup of flour, a pinch of salt, a nut of grease, if your horse like spice, ginger, or cloves, and wet up with water spread on a board. It will soon be ready for use.” As he was leaving he heard one of the ladles say: * I should think he was a coothead.” What that was he knew not. Some- what disheartened he just mused: three times then out!” but I have doubled it and been called simpleton, idiot, imposter, and now a greenhorn, coothead and been given a recipe, must be on the wrong track! Well! there is luck in odd numbers, and 7 18 a Bible number. This I will do: Make one more trial and quit.” Coming to a place where things looked well kept he stopped. The daughter of the house met him at the door, invited him In, and as he stam- meréd out his want her mother said: “I never mean to leave scrapings on my_board!” Then the daughter said: “As he only wants a_teaspoonful I think we can get it. The board was brought and ccraped and the quantity obtained. This raised his hopes and he asked if Te could get a dinner with them. All was soon ready. On the table was a dish of nice looking apple: Eating one he asked the name. The said it had no name but was a wild seedling tree well.cared for and this apple was the product. uch a good apple as this ought to have a name, he remarked. The daughter said: “Well, you give it a name?” As he was leaving he said he was coming that way again soon and would bring 2 name for the apple. According to _promise he came and was inviteq to dinner. As the subject of the apple was continued he said: “I will make a confession.” He then told them of his home and parents, and said: was seeking for a wife on my first visit. Your kindness has favorably impressed me. To the daugh- ter,” he said. “If this meets your kind regards I will seek no father,” and they gave that name to the apple. As in the story of David Copperfiel “Bank’s was willing,” the apple was named, and plans began for the soon to be wedded couple to commence the journey of life together in content- ment and happiness. “All is well that ends well.” GREAT GRANDMA than baker’s food as it costs less and is more nourlshing. Clothes made at home usually last longer than ready-made garments, and they can be repaired with the pieces left at the time of making. I have just seen a lady Who bought velveteen to make coats and caps for her three children at a cost of about $2. The little girl's cap was much like a bonnet and trimmed with rib- bon so that it looked very pretty. The little boy's caps looked Very nice, too. I hope the Editor and Social Cor- ner Sisters will have a happy and prosperous time for the remainder of the yeor. ROSARY. RECIPES FROM NOKOMIS. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- The helpful suggestions we care- v read each week and think they are all right. Will you admit a new member to your cheery Circle? Here- with are a few recipes: Apple Salad—Take six good sized tart apples, pare and scoop out a good portion of inside. Fill this cavity with finely chopped, tender celery and ground nuts. Serve on lettuce leaf with salad dressing or whipped cream, The cream is preferable. Banana Salad—A strip of the peel of a nice large banana may be turned back and most of the pulp carefully scooped out. To fill the space left by the removal of the pulp prepare a mix- ture of thinly sliced banana, shredded orange or grape fruit, seeded white grapes ang a few pecan or any kind of nut meats In small pieces. In their season, cherries may be added. Mix all well in a bowl with whipped cream and fill banana peel. Serve on let- tuce leaf. Fruit Dessert—Cut sweet oranges in small pieces, grate part of a co- coanut, put a laver of each until the dish is well filled and cover with Whip- ped cream. Nut Sandwich—Chop very flne two hard-boiled eggs with double the quan- tity in walnuts, mix with salad dress- ing or thick cream, pepper and salt. Spread between very thin slices of white bread. Tomato Sandwich—Cut slices of white bread very thin, then spread let- tuce finely cut with sliced tomato mixed with salad dressing. This should be eaten soon after preparing, Sardine Salad—Mix the contents of a can sardines with one cupful of cold washed potato and one minced onion. Pour French dressing over all and serve on a lettuce leaf. Breakfast Pie—An appetizing and substantial breakfast dish can be made from any left-over meats. Grease a baking dish, cover the bot- tom well with hot mashed potato and add a layer of the meat chopped fine or ground, and highly seasoned. Top off with a thin layer of the mashed potato. If there was gravy with the meat this may be poured over the pie, otherwise moisten it with water in which a little butter has been dis- solved. Set in the oven and bake brown. NOKOMIS. THE ADVANTAGE OF CANNING. Dear Social Corner Friends: T have! long been a reader of this page and have often thought I would like to join the writers- I have. tried several Tecipes and stored up much good ad- vice from your letters. I have a few little ways of making' some day’s work lighter than others. When we have an extra lot of fresh meat, spar-rib, pork roast, or saus- age, I cook it and can it, using a can with a large opening, or earthen jar, putting the meat in hot and pouring the fat in to cover meat and sealing up while still hot. This will keep nicely and is ready for use in just a few minutes. Very handy when you have company for dinner come in unexpectedly at nearly the last moment; also, when you want to spend a day off and don’t want to cook all day before. Those who haven't tried this can’t realize how very convenient it is. Of course, those of you who live near a store can easily obtain supplies on short notice. I was thinking of butchering time when meat is always cheaper. I have eaten home canned sausage that had been canned two years and it was fine. I have kept house in city, village and country, and find that the well- filled cellar ‘with plenty of home-cans ned vegetables and fruit is a great re- ductfon to the cost of living, and that is something most of us need to con- sider. I wonder how many of the Social Corner writers have a garden other than a flower garden. I used to raise nothing but flowers, and had such good luck with them I wanted to try vegetables. I began with beans, as they are easy to raise and were very profitable to me. We had green beans for the table, a few to sell and some to can for winter. Tomatoes are also easily raised and return so much for the time expended I used the best ripe ones for slicing and canning fle and the poor- est ones for straining to can up and to be used in making tomato soup; also for catsup and the the green tomatoes for various kinds of pickle. T began this year by canning and hope to keep it up right through the year. Many of my friends use the| tin cans and solder them up, but I use glass, they cost more but look good, and I feel safer in using them. The next thing I expect to can is apples, then I will have apples for pies and sauce till apples come again. Of course, the farmers and gardeners have these things in abundance, but all might if they would buy a quantity when they are in season, and the price is low. It seems g shame to waste food when there are so many needing to be fed and no means of obtaining food. 1t is my wish that a canning factory could be located in this vicinity and the large crops of fruits and vege- tables be canned when the markets are low and saved in times of abun- dance. The nicest way I find of canning berries, peaches, pears or very ripe fruit is to flll can with berries, have syrup of one cup sugar to ome quart of berries and pour over berries hot. Seal and place in kettle of boiling wa- ter on back of stovg till cold. Since flour is so high I use one half rye flour in making raised bread. Al- 50 put on one half cup of rye flour and one half cup corn meal in making pancakes. A Good Rule for Gems: Use one cup rye flour, one of corn meal and one of flour, one egg, two cups sour milk, butter size of walnut, one half cup 'molasses, one teaspoon soda. Oatmeal Wafers: One cup sugar, one tablespoon butter, two eggs, beat- en separately, and combined, two and one half cups rolled oats, two heap- ing teaspoons baking powder, one tea- spoon vanilla. Drop with teaspoon on buttered pan far apart. Bake in slow oven. Take out of pan immediately with sharp knife and lay on cloth to cool. Very good. Success to all friends. the Social Corner GEM. CHEERFUL NOTES FROM ABSENT ONE, Dear_ Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: It was my pleasure to pass through the “City Beautiful’ (Nor- wich) not long since and I hurried through Franklin square with the jost- ling crowd Aid I bump shoulders with a Social Corner Sister, or perchance the kind Editor himself? No one wore a vellow bow, not even myself, so how was I to know. It being on Saturday perhaps all the Sisters were home reading the Social Corner page. Hope it Is not too late to congratu- late the Editor on the five successful years of the Social Corner—long may ke live. Think he must be more than the ordinary “mere man” to keep peace and harmony in such a large family of Sisters. Sometimes T almost fancy him (her) in a shirt waist and hobble skirt with his (her) in a graceful “Psyche” so great is his patlence in managing his large family. Let us all give him a rising vote of thanks. Sorry not to be able to attend some of the pleasant Social Corner gather- ing. “Its a Long, Long, Way to Tip- perary, But My Heart's Right there!” Keziah Doolittle: My birthday is in June( the best month in the whole year), in the first half of the month, will leave you to guess the day. Aunt Mehitable: I did not see one single “yellow bow” in Willimantic, and I had on my glasses, too It De- ing on Saturday guess the vellow bows were all home reading the Social Cor- ner page. Best wishes to all, 3 ABSENT ONE. ABOUT THE PICTURES. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—It has PALM SUNDAY IN CUBA. Dear Editor ana Sisters of the Social Corner: Last Sunday the Trinity Epis- copal cathedral distributed palm leaves and tiny palm leaf crosses to the con- gregation. The cathedral was trimmed with majestic palm branches from the doors to the chancel. The music was especiaily fine. The Palms was render- ed as an offertory solo, and in fact wer® it not for the dignitaries in the chancel one would have imagined one’s self in Christ church, Norwich. There was a bishop, a dean, two canons and 4. archdeacon present. I wish I could express to you the Pleasure 1 derived in reading the Anni versary letters I felt guilty not to contribute my mite towards the anniversary page, but I reflected there were three hundred or more members, and that doubtless m, expressions of good will_and appre- clation of all that The Bulletin has made possible for the Social Corner members would be better and more concisely expressed by plenty of others So, having quieted my conscience, t enjoyed to the utmost the nice letlers that were written on that occasion, and which were read by me so many hun dreds of miles away from home exactiy four days after they were printed, At the eleventh hour, however, I am sending just a line—a message to each one of you-—filled with good wishes and thanks for the benefits and good chees derived from yvour letters. To our Social Corner Editor I would sy the growth of the Soctal Corner is an eloguent tribute of his general- ship. When I think of the material the proof reader has had to wade through on my account, I groan-in- wardly and cast about for some means to_propitiate this much abused person Realizing my tendency, however, to write long letters, I will close at once with a few messages for the Social Corner Sisters and happy Easter greet- ings to the Social Corner Editor, and to the readers and members of the So- cial Corner. Dom Pedro: Many thanks for Easter card. It is the first one I have re- celved this season. M. Roena: Your letter including plans of your bungalow were very in- teresting.” I hope the porch hammcch is an assured fact by this tire. Aunty No. 1: I was glad to know ou were well and able to attend the Social Club No. 1 meeting. Are vou too busy to drop me a line? Merry Widow: The women's gui'd meetings are held mornings in Havar.a- Can you imagine our busy housekeep- ers at home starting out at 9 o'clock to attend a guild meeting? ENID. PIE. Dear Editor and Members of Social Corner: 1 am writing to The Corner to tell you all that I enjoy the letters and also the short stories sent in by the members very much. Polly Anne: I wish you would send me a list of the games for church so- clals, as it is often perplexing to kno what to play when there are so many present. Grandma: I liked your poem very much. I have cut it out to save and T also cut out Poinsettia’s recipes on dif- ferent ways of using rhubarb, which I hope to try as soon as the rhubarb is ready to use. Iam sending a recipe for lemon cake pie which I hope someone will try, as it is very good: iLemon Cake Pie—One scant cup of sugar, one heaping tablespoon flour, a plece ‘of butter size of a walnut, juice and grated rind of one lemon, two eggs, white and yolks beaten separate- ly, salt, one cup of sweet milk; stir sugar, flour, butter, beaten yolks and the juice and rind of lemon well to- gether, add salt and_the milk, stirring well, fold in the stiffiy beaten whites the last thing. Bake In one crust in moderate oven. LEMON CAKE YOUNG THING. GREETINGS FROM BRIGHT RAY. Dear Social Corner Sisters: I just want to say a few words to you. For the past few weeks I haven't been as well as usual and must not have any excitement, so I had to stay away from the anniversary party of Social Corner club No. 1. Tt seems as if I have had more invitations to social affairs lately, just because I can't go. Nan: Have you recently moved to the Coventry road? I think last fall that you came and looked at a small cottage, you liked the looks of it so well from_ the outside. Sweet Sixteen: It was only three years ago that I played on a basket- ball team, so I am still interested in the game. It is so springlike out this mornins, except for the snow. I hope everyone can get out and take a walk. I am going_out now, and I am so thankful that I can do that. BRIGHT RAY. NAT HAS A VACATION. Mr. Editor and The Corner—I'm jest all-fired tickled to see you all. Bin a middling spell sense I's down to Cor- ner. How's all the folks? Me and Jane Ann fairish baring a spell of rheumatiz that took me, and T'm settin’ by the settin’ room stove for a spell. Having a day or tew off. Say! You know its the only time I gits a real good rest vacation like is when I gits the rheumatiz like all possessed. Suthin’ like a goin' to clty or salt water, only right down cheaper and no danger of bein’ kilt or run over, or camboozled out of your money. Course, havin’ rheumatiz ain’t all-fired lively. Then agin 'tiz, 'cordin’ to how you's took. Jane Ann bin all cut up 'lowin’ I didn’t git round to writ tha tther cele- bration, I did low tew, but first thing I knowed ‘twas up and all over. W-e-e-1 here I be, if a little behind. Now Jane allows I'm allers behind like the curl on the pig's tail. Sezs sh “Nathaniel, if you be goin’ to take a train of kars, you ame to catch the hind kar. “Hur!” sez L Thar ain’t no tarnal use argufying with no wimmen folks, but you struck nail square on the head that time, Na-ow, you know, when a feller gits bout so fur from them ther kars, You begin to git all flustered up and low, Ts jest goin' to git left; jest likes not Jane Ann didn’t mind that ther clock, and it _gittin’ slow; then you find you ain't got your watch that riles you.’ "Bout that time I gits out the gad and wolups old Kate and we jest go lickerty cut up over them hills and sits on quite a pace time we reach the depo’! Shoo now! If I's got a few minutes and some more arter all that cuttin’ up, I feel sort meechin, and 'lows 1 hear the fellers snickering behind my back. Say! If I jest has time to throw the reins to John Henry and sprint it for them Kkars, 1 feel mighty pert, and thinks I, Nathaniel, You ana Old Kate is quite a pair, yit! You done the trick. Jest made it! Now Jane —ther she's gone and shet spectin sudden like. been a long time since you have heard from me; but I thought it was about time I wrote about the pictures I took at_the gathering not long ago. 1 will tell you all next week whether they are good or not, but I have been unable to have them finished up be- fore. So look for an answer, yes or no, in regard to the pictures from Pop Over. Biddy: Wait a minute. I mean go on. Fairy: How is Jimmie Auntie No. 1.: Hope to see you the door sudden like. like. You knbw you can work your head if the rest on yer is tied up with rheumatiz. Say now! That old 14 was the beatenest old feller I's seen for quite a spell. I 'lows he kept old Nat a guessin, when he want fightin things. 'Twas nip and tuck, then agin twas tuck and nip; then both so mixed you couldn’t tell which was tuther. Tong there in the spring I fit cater- rillers and weeds and such, then jest as a feller got a breath long came pertater bugs, and I tackledsthem a spell. Then (stars alive, them ther soon. Azalea: Oh, summer! you automobile next POP OVER. army worms struck town end Old Nat sot up nights huntin’ for them varmints. 1 got real stirred up over SUPE CLEVELAND AL RIOR them Imps, or_tew. Sez I, it hadn’t bin for you and 4 Mother Eve, I wouldn't bin all tuckered out fightin catterpillers and pig weed and army worms and wild carrot! No-sir-ee. Most likelv I'd bin setfin _on tha piazzy likes not wearing that ther spotted vest and qreen necktie—a watchin of that corn grow, eatin peaches you didn't git jest by the skin of your teeth,—or likes not riding Tound in an orty-mobile watchin the nabors. Jane, she sort of snapped me up then and 'lowd I'd better be a figgerin where I'd bin if twant for her and lounge round. Jane gits right down upstropulous sometimes. Arter that ther army raid, we got a chanct tew git under cover what craps hadn’t bin et up or_dried up or kilt by weeds or such. I got where T'd got a chance tew lean on the pig- pen and watch them pigs grow. I say I had some right down fine piss) some times I 'low if twant for them ther plgs I'd quit farmin’, but them ther leetle tykes grow whether it rains or droughths, caterpillers nor worms don’t bother’ them none. TI'd even got a spell to argufy with Si. Then 1 up and heard ’bout that ther hoof and mouth desease. Fust off I "lowd twas too fur off fur me to put- ter bout. Then one day I seed where some fellers had kilt and buried a hull drove of hogs. You jest bet I was maddern a wet hen. Sez I, I'm goin to put a lock on that ther pig-pen to once. Jane, sez 1, “if any whipper-snapper with brass’ button onto his coat come nos- ing round that pig-pen, I'll boot him. I'll Ola felt him, clear into the road and likes as not help him along the road a piece!” “Nathaniel, what you aimin’ 'to do,® sez Jane. ‘Go agin the law and git the rheumatiz to boot most likely.” “We-Il! Il stand_ the law the rheumatiz, tew. I's had one, some one with a to go agin such fool law’s that, any- bow. How somever aim't no feller goln’ to Kill them hogs, that's set- tled. We'll, no one show'd up, 1 kal- kalate. He heard, what I gin out. So, we've pulled along till neow, One pig is in the barrel and_ther are few pertaters in the bin. I seen a couple of pumkins kickin round ther celler tuther day so I ’lows with some cow-slips and dandy-lions weel pull through till gardensass comes. But’ I tell um if they had'nt had Old Nat a steering, they been ditched quite a spell back! 1 see by what I read some of The Corner folks has ther ups and downs, and rheumatiz and such, same as me. and ‘T told Jane a thing “and and folks who set the big end of the tel- eperscope on their troubles, they on small end, ain’t it? T's bration a We-11, gad ‘about. hooping it up. sort of three layer one. Ouch! my old back Well, 1 pitch farm work done. ter you. So long. NAT (short for Nathaniel). EGGLESS RECIPES FROM BECCY. ters—I am I find very ‘Eggless cup sugar, milk, 1 cu useful when eggs are high: Cake chopped raisins, be added to taste. Eggless Cake—One cup sugar, cup shortening, 3 cups flour, sweet milk, 3 teaspoons powder; light, and flavor with any extract. slightly warm water, 2 cups’ sifted baking powder, and a pinch of salt; large loaf bake in a shallow tin and cut in squares. Little Raisin Cakes without Eggs— One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 cups of sweet milk, 4 cups flour, 1 cup chepped raisins, 1 teaspoon of flavo: ing, 2 teaspoons of baking powdes bake as drop cakes in little tins; frost tops and sides and put large raisin in the center, Poric Cake without Eggs, Butter or Milk—Chop one-half pound of fat pork very fine, pour on 1 pint of boil- ing water, let stand until cool; add % pound ralsins chopped. fine, ‘2 cups sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon cloves, % nutmeg, 2.teaspoons of soda, and flour enough to make a little stiffer than ordinary cake mixtures, Apple Sauce Cake without Eggs—One cup of apple sauce, % cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups pastry flour, i cup raisins, 1-teaspoon soda dissolved in little hot water; teaspoon nutmeg, tea- spoon of cloves, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 scant teaspoon sal New England Election Cake without Eggs—One cup sugar, 1 cup yeast, 3 cups milk and sufficient flour to make a soft dough; let rise over night: the next morning add another cup sugar, 1 cup butter, a little nutmeg, cinna- mon and raisins; let rise again and then bake, : Eggless Frult Cake—One cup butter, 3 cups sugar, 2 cups sour milk, 3 scant cups flour, 1 cup chopped raisins, % cup chopped citron, % teaspoon cin- namon, % teaspoon cloves, % nutmeg, 1 teaspoon soda. Cookies without Eggs or Butter— One cup sour cream, 1 level teaspoon of soda, a pinch of salt, 1 cup of sugar and any flavoring you wish and flour enough to roll. BECCY. MEAT FOR A FAMILY OF TWO. Dear Editor and Friends of the So- cial Corner: Since the first appear- ance of the Social Corner page, in The Bulletin, I have read it every week and have enjoyed its many helpful letters and useful suggestions, and have been much. helped by them, I have often wanted to write and be one of the friends. The past two months I have tried to economize as never before on meats for the high cost of living has made us, who manage the household, think and plan to save. 2 I will only mention meats, but have used economy on many other ways of living. As there are only two in my fam- ily, the bread winner and myself, his helpmeet, for I try to help him in every way, I will give the cost of meat for the dinner for a week, this meal served at 12 m. Saturday—I buy @ roast of spare feetle spunk wasts] I reckon some folks dew. I's heard of but whea look at tuther feller they turn sort of human natur see you had all fired big cele- that's all right fur them can is ‘lows when 1 git over this spell I'll be already to in like time. and git that ther We-ll, as this leaves me, the same Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- sending in some recipes that with molasses—One 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sour 1% cup currants, 2% cups flour, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon of soda; spices may 1-3 i cup of ' baking beat thoroughly to make this Water Cake—One cup sugar, 1 cup flour, % cup of butter, 3 teaspoons of flavor with nutmeg. This makes one b, 2 cents. Sunday it nips and potatoes and hot & Monday, served hot with baked tatoes and boiled onions Tuesday, 1 buy a shank hone with not much meat on it, costing about 15 cents, making a rich soup, with dump- lings. Wednesday, the same i vegetables added, Thursday, I buy sage, or hamburg cents, Friday, codfish creamed with boiled potatoes (or baked); cost 15 cents Saturday, use what fish, and potatoes for fish v 1-2 pint of beans, 1-2 at_10 cents each. The expense of meat for a week b this method costs from $1.25 to $1.5: which is small. 1 have found, if one plans an; to_save, there will be successful suits. Meats are high, and I find a_ fam can live and be well nourished, ever at a small cost. 1-2 or 3 pound: served a is cold w erved, with of or sau- % a pound steak; 20 is left ¢ balls, b. of salt por tries N ‘Wauregan, A WORD FROM SWEET LAVENDER Dear Social Corner = Editor and Friends—Among the many things I want_to do today is to write to you all. We are having a nice rain. It has been some time since I written to The Corner, but vou all and mean to write: nesday comes and goes. I enjoy reading the letters what a big family we are get be. I miss the older writers. Dear M. Roena: If you knew how hubby and I_enjoved the glimpse of your home. What a pretty bungalow it must be. We were both glad you ot the first prize. Where is Sister Glenwood? Sally Muggins: Your bungalow very nice, also. Aunty N Am going to give you a surprise. Hope you will enjoy it. You may think I've forgotten you, but 1 have not. It seems I have lote of time and ought to send in a word more often, (am -alone all day), but there is al- ways something doing. I have been a “shut-in” since last of January, up to within two weeks, Now, I am feeling better, and it seems g00d to be able to go out of doors. Grandma: I enjoyed your poetry of last week. > Hoping you all enjoyed your Easter as I did, T am as ever, SWEET LAYV BULLETIN'S PATTERN SERVICE but is NDER. A POPULAR STYLE. ‘Women. For combinations of materials this style is especially desirable. It Is lovely for the new soft cool cotton materials, or for crepe. popiin, challie, cashmere or serge. As here shown, fig. ured crepe iA blie and green tones was used for the upderwaist, with green taffeta for ovesblouse and skirt. In white ratine, with batiste for the un- derwaist, this style is very pleasing. The pattern ls cut in four sizes: 14, 16 17 and 18 years. The 16 year size will require 3 yards of 27-inch materfal for the underwalist and 5 1-2 yards.for the overdress. The skirt measures abouf 2'3-4 yards at its lower cdge. A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents In silver or stamps. Order through The Bulletin Company, Pattern Dept., Norwich, Conn. Pony’s Remarkable Jump. A remarkable feat was performed recently by a polo pony belonging ta an officer at Aldershot, England, when it cleared an eight-foot hedge beside a railway embankment. The animal took fright in the village of Wey- bourne while being ridden by a lad, ‘who was thrown but uninjured. 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