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EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY wants good homs letters; §0od business letters; good help- ‘of any kind the mind say suggest. They should be in hand by ‘A each week. Write on but one side of the paper. SOCIAL CCENER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. PRIZES MONTHLY: Have in “a ple ‘Dlats, When 3| A -m‘nw ANSWERS. WINTERGREEN-—Cards re- "5 r.::n.. you directed. will be forth- Mlh h Doe have been sent. _OF CANTERBURY—Seeds Doe have been malled $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. bofling ‘water, butter size.of & walnut; Juice and.grated rind of 1 lemon, yolk of 1 egs, reserving white for frosting, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch moistened with a little cold water. Heat all in- gredients ther except cornstarch to boiling, then, stir in cornstarch -and til it thickens. boil unt % a rich pie crust ready baked crust. and whip white powdered . ple and brown in oven. Tourine: Please try this lemon ple recipe and report Rtercus to your success. Aunt . Sarah: Myed your letter. Giad to know who was the, originator of trying to make me out a man. After 0 is Who" Tl take the oftered Tide. So guess Jennie: In the Bditor's column of Saturday, April 23, find letter from you addressed to me, but as yet have not received it, so cannot give you an_answer. ‘Wild_Olive: No, little girl, my ini- tials are not L. S. ; Best wishes to.all DOROTHY PBRKINS No. 2. REOIFES FOR SHORTCAKE SEA- SON, Dear Editor and Cornerites: As it 1 getting to be most shortcake time, 1 am going to send in a few choice pes: Plain Strawberry Shortcake—Make a. crust with one-half more shortening than for biscuit. Roll in two sheets. Spread the under one with butter or lard, place the other on top and bake. When baked, separate layers, butter both sides and place mashed and sweetened fruit between and on top. ‘Pedeh, orange, ‘@pple and _rhubard shortcakes are very nice. Serve with cream. The Genuine Qld-Fashioned Short- cake of the New England housewife is like biscult dough Only <'with more shortening in it It'shionld be taken from the oven when well baked end browned, yet tender and. crisp. Shortcake in Sheets to Cut U -Rub the shortening into the flour; ix with cold milk stiff enough to handle; roll out about three-eighths inch in thick- ness; brush with butter and place a second layer on the first; do not stretch the dough or-it will draw up in baking. When baked, separate the layers, butter and place between and on top any kind of sweetened fruit or berries Banana Shortcake—Make as strawberry shortcake and while it lu hot spread with butter and a layer of | t bananas sliced thinly, with one onnse (also shred and cut very small) added for every three bananas. Mix tne pfun i one cup. of eugar and tween and on top. Whip a cup it n:rem il stiff, sweeten and !nresd ‘over the fruit without further seasoning. Peach Shone.ko—flave ready a doz- en choice yellow peaches, pared and sliced; then mix with a cup and a halt of sugar (or more if needed). Let the prepared peaches Stand in a warm not tot. place while the cake is baking. Turn one layer of cake fnto a serving spread liberally with butter, then with the prepared peaches; cover with the second layer of cake. Spread this ‘with butter and then with peaches. Sift Powdered sugar over the top and serve with a pitcher of cream. Fortunately the shortcake period does not end Wifi! ?-he strax season. ‘The modern “he eéper now makes ‘her shortcakes of all kinds of fruit and berries. A delicious shortcake may be made by using California _apricots. They require more sweetening than most other kinds of fruit. Cover the top lawer with whipped cream and gar- |nish with @ few pieces of the sliced apricots. Canned of dry fruit can be wused. The latter should be cooked very are | soft and well sweetened. These recipes SUP | bouse—her o ¢|and a basin in the beaten until stiff. Freeze 1d: Boll rice until ten- sugar and s little pine- vanilla and mola in a fhen hard and cold on a | surround with slices of in quarters and mounds to the Sisters. 1is better by this to you Annette are for young housekeepers who are just learning. The older ones are sup- Posed to know how. That you all had a mewm. and hap- Easter ‘wish of »y is the DOM PEDRO. WHAT PASSED FOR A BATHROOM 'When Mrs, Ward had the old stone sink put into the ell chamber over the kitchen even her father thought she e out of her mind. There were five low dows—one on the north and another on the south—and two doors—one into the back hall and one into the back chamber of the main wn room. She coyered the ficor with oflcloth; put in two chairs; two folding clothes racks: an old bu- reau for towels, etc.; a bench whic held a small oil stove with a tea ket- tle; a large water pail on the sink shelf sink; a large tub and a foot tub under the sink; a large glass, brush and comb, clothes and shoe brushes, etc. ‘Water had to be carried up, but the sink carried it down:; the children could have a tub bath and run to bed and the men could make ready for the table and not disturb the simk in the kitchen. ETTA BARBHR. AUNT SARAH'S EASTER DINNER. ‘Corner Bh!m ‘Once the flowers of certain exceptl fi*: plants. One on was cochnial, a llliant crimson or pur- plo_dve. deponding upon the way It " Tno cochineal is a little insect that in MMexie dried and shipped in that state. They are 50 umau that it takes 700,000 to weigh a le! ‘were obtained from indigo, which was obtained from _tropical countries, and was very costly. shades of blue were produced from in- "lg:mhy varying the strength of the iquid. ‘Brown was obtained from butternut bark. The shells of the nuts, and also bickory nut shells were sometimes ised. Black was obtained from logwood, which was imported from the tropical or semi-tropical countries as'it is now. Purple was obtained by mixing the color from cochineal with blue. Sumach was commonly used for yel- low dye. Tt grows wild along the country roads. Soms .tell of using saffron, but the plant only Srows in the far east, and is not used by do- wiestic avers. yeing green the domestic worker prepared two dves, vellow from either fustic or sumach, and blue. The strength of the two basic colors de- termined the shade of green—more blue for dark green, more yellow for light green. With the red of the cochineal, the blue of the indigo and the yellow of fustic or sumach. The domestic dyer was equipped to make a. variety of colors, scarcely outdone, by the dver of today with all his aniline and coal tar products. Copperas was mixed with the liquids in certain pro- portions to set the color. Other sub- stances were often used. T he leaves of the sorrel plant, which grows as a weed in every garden, was reliable, but a rather poor qualify of citric acid. Blue vitrol as well as copperas was used. Some colors required these two powerful chemicals. Sometimes a hot alum Sowewees was used to set the dyes. Once twe eowr was incorporated in the material they were good and fast, and some of them last to this day as clear as when first dved. These mixtures were gencrally pre- pared in huge brass kettles. Not many of these kettles were owned but loans trom neighbor to neighbor were nu- merous, New Haven. DO AS YOU PLEASE. Dear Editor and Sisters: Will only ake up a short space in the Social Corner. Some of the Sisters have asked if they should make or buy the gift for the Maybasket. Either will be ac- ceptable. Crimson Rambler: Was pleased with my Soclal Corner badge. Hope to see you May 10. Jennle: You have a very pretty home. Thanks for Easter card. Wish you could be with us May 10. dy: Hope to see you at our next gathering in May. You are one of my fayorite Sisters. Mexican Primrose and Dewdrop: Found Lonesome Pine at home, get- ting supper. How nicely she stole a march on us. Will tell you all about it at our meeting in May. Althea: You must look nice at your house. Shall call on you when the walking is good, Best wishes to_all. BACHELOR MAID. NEXT MEETING OF CLUB NO. 2. Dear Corner Folks: Here I come for| a little chat. What lovely weather we are having just now, aren't we? Balsam Fir: I received the pattern all right. Many thanks for the same; but T have made one just like it and it is very pretty. Aunty No. 1: Glad you could use some of those patterns I sent you. Hope I may see yours later, also the rugs. Think they must be real pretty. Practical Polly: Your card received. I have the article you spoke of. Know you will like it when you are presented with it. Have the M— ready on May 10 if it is pleasant, for we are apt to ve a fine W., providing everything pans out all right. Mayfayre: Glad you extend your sympathy to poor little Miss Butterfly. The next meeting of Club No. 2 is to be held at the home of Lucinda, Lib- erty ,to assist in helping. Hope all the members . that can will turn out. t a nice time we all had at the home of No Name at our last meeting. Think we ought to give prizes for Speechmaking; and think it would be hard work for the judges to decide be- tween Aunt Abby and Mayfayre, as they aiways hold the Sisters spell- bound. when they, each in turn, hold the floor. CRIMSON RAMBELER. SAFETY FIRST. ol iy Sisters of the Social Corner: A great many accidents can be avoided if - proj The fol- AN OLD FRIEND. per caution is taken. lowing should be read and digested by every member of the family: 1—Always look in the direction in which you are moving. 2—Never leave a car, or other pub- lic vehicle, when it is in motion. 3—Never put your head or arms out of a vehicle, when it is in motion. ever play with fire-arms. Al- ways keep them beyond the reach of children. 5—Be sure to turn off the gas. Nev- er blow it m‘l 6— 4, move quickly. It aiy part of toe Rafy 16 frozen, rub with snow, and keep from the fire. ange vet clothing as loon as ible. 8—In thunder storms - vun‘t any hubl‘l!. Would have written, but lost your address. Dreamer: You certainly know a good thing when m see it. Will send ey A "WWea 6 b yhu o Was up by your B\lndly but did nm see you. Paj H was up by your house, but a3 You were taking care of_baby. Polly Peppermint: Found out your name, but them I did not know you. Lebanon is all right; am coming up 1o stay: bafoss tone. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 pie _should ' ‘have read 7 lauspoolu of cider in place of 7 teacups. One cup liquid to three cups of flour for bread. One cup liquid to two cups of flour for muffins. One cup of liquid to one cup of flour for batter. One teaspoon’ soda to ‘one pint of sour milk. One teaspoon soda to one cup mo- lasses. Four even teaspoons of liguld equal one tablespoonful. Three even teaspoons of Hquid Three even teaspoons of dry mate- rial equal one even tablespoon. Sixteen tablespoons of liquia equal one cup full. Twelve tablespoons of dry material equal one cup full. Two cups equal one pint. Four cups equal one quart, Four cups of flour equal one quart or_one pound. Two cups solid butter equal pound. Two cups sranulated sugar. equal one pound. Two and one-half cups powdered sugar equal one pound. One pint of milk or water equals one pound. One dozen eggs should weight one and one-half pounds. Skim milk is heavier than whole milk and cream is lighter than either. Pure milk is three per cent. heavier than water. one _ KITTY LOU. A WORD FRO MSTARLIGHT. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Al- though I don’t belqng to your club 1 enjoy reading the n@ws and look for- ward to Saturday’s Bulletin’ because it has Social Corner folks, quite a few I know. Polly Wintergreen and T had quite a visit. I also enjoyed looking at Club No. I's pink hyacinth. Papa’s Boy: I'm awful anxious to see your little girl. = Why don't you write once in a while? > Hope you will have a great time at vour next club meeting and “Polly” Will be with You. She certainly 15 & body to drive away blues. Will say good-bye. STARLIGHT. WHOLESOME FOOD FOR INVALIDS Dear Social Corner Sisters: T am sending a few lideas and recipes for the sick rooms. The necessary res- quisites for an invalid are wholesome- ness of food, appropriate kinds for the person served, and prompt and dainty service. Do not confer with the invalid as to what he would like to eat, for the va- rious surprises will help to tempt his appetite. The tray on which the food is serv- ed should be cornered with spotless napkin folded to cover a good sized tray. The smallest, prettiest dishes should be placed on it and every- thing in an orderly manner. All hot foods should be served hot, and cold foods cold, on well chilled dishes. For a fever patient, fruit julce in cold water makes a most refreshing drink. Serve in small glasses rather than in large quantities. Oat_Meal Gruel: Take two-thirds cup of oatmeal, add three pints boil- ing water, and a teaspoon salt. Cook urs. If the child is young, | camphor by adding a co drops of spirits or alcohol to it and mix it with an equal quantity of powdered loaf several the remedy is a safe and Cure for Corns—Put the feet two or soda for a foot tub of hot ting the afficted member Temain in 10 or 15 minutes. I found this excellent also for bunions, as it softens them, and with a sharp knife carefully used Telief will follow. For Croup—Ons teaspoon pulverized alum and two tablespoons BaPd foestaes phvieetin! foma tat spoon until vomiting takes place; after vomiting a tea made of whole alispice fed freely cuts the phlegm and quiets the irritation. Cure for Dysentery—Take new churned butter before it is washed or salted, clarify over the fire and skim oft the milky particles; add one-fourth brandy to preserve it and loaf sugar to sweeten: let the patient. if an adult, take two tablespoons tevice a day. The above is a sure cure ard sold at a gtel! profit. For Scalds and Burns—A most use- ful remedy is an embrocation of lime water and linseed ofl. These combined form a cream-like substance which ef- fectually excludes the air and allays the inflammation almost instantiy. This remedy leaves no hard coat to dry on the sores, but softens them and| aids nature to repair the injury. TROTTIE. BIDDY’S SUNSHINE CLUB. Sisters of the Corner: I think the ietters are improving. It causes some amusement to “guess who is wno?” Blady's letter sbout & Sunahine O. K. I have not seen any e letter, that won the first prize of the sixth _anniversary. Why not some of the Sisters write what they tbink of it. I for one would like to join and help a good cause on. I hear Blanche is busy houseclean- ing and bringing up her family of twenty little ones. Let us all try to have our letters short as possible, new members are coming to join us and The _ Corner seems to be growing fast. I belleve The Courler is the only paper that bas pot gone up with the high prices. It is a great paper for the money. Three cheers for The Courfer and the Social Corner. LAUZA, GREETH NGS FROM OLGA. Det.r Efl'ltor -ll'ld Social Corner Sis- see you all in Willi- e MIy Soth: Bo sure and bring your ten cent package for the May Dasket. Polly Wintergreen: HODS by now you are well on the road to heaith. OMandy: Be sure and come and bring Si, and all the others. Aunt Abbie: party won't be complete if you are not there. On April 27 1 received a post card shower. Twenty-one in alll Thanks everybody. Kitty Lou: One p in pint. Tiger Lily. Dandelion. I guess he was willing toeat it I am stupld I know. Dorothy Perkins No. dor Blay mmeias S B4 bsmtaten Jennie: Was 5o pleased with your letter and picture, and thank you. I will write before long. three hours in double boller, removs | than from. fire and strain. When ue!ng for a patient, use half cup of gruel with half cup thin cream, two tablespoons boiling water, and sugar to taste. A grating of mutmeg may be added in some cases. Other gruels may be prepared in the same manner, using barley, corn meal, rice, or farina. Varying time of cooking to suit food cooked, barley requires four hours. cken Custard: Take a cup and a half of crumbs from center of loaf, add to them two tablespoons of finely chopped chicken breast. Beat yolks of two eggs until well mixed and add to them a sprinkle of celery salt, pinch of salt. a cup of milk. Mix all well and pour into a custard cup. pour into a custard cup. Set in hot water and bake until custard is set. Serve hot. & TNO. HOUSECLEANING HELPS. Dear Social Corner Friends: A few helps for housecleaning may not come amiss to some at this season of the ilded picture frames, use of ammonia and water. Go over the gilt gently with e moist cloth and after a few moments, when the dirt has had time to soften, repeat the operation. Do mot rub hard end dry by dabbing gently with e soft clo Tu remove water or white stains nhlhwfllfivflfilmm‘hm e e A i A g by dipping our April meeting. Hope vyou and Primrose will come the 10th. Papa’s Boy: How is the darling? Come and bring the precious bundle. Hope it won't snow. Photographer: You made fine picture of me, and live up to it. such a I am going to try If you're feelin’ old and lazy, Join the falks that seem just crazy. ‘Whose sayin’ is, Breathe deep and smile, And you'll be doin’ it after a while. Let us all try the above, and what a happy crowd we shall be. Good night, OLGA. LIARS. Dear Social _Cornerites:—Perhaps this s a yery delicate subject 1 am handling, and it may e it should be andled very delicately, and yet, it is tho naked truth. ‘But laying all jokes aside, have you ever thought of how " R of um there are in read Psal 119-11. What can T say to that?. And I believe it. In e was_a liar and Saphira liar, too. Suppose he had mar- but not so with the one he got. aided and abdetted. They tell me Jacob was a liar. 1 had always given all the palms to An- anias and Jacob was O! well like all the rest he was over- taken, even by his own children and his father-in-law. It has been said: ‘There is some good in all things oo b iying. let mo espiain s, The Persians claim ‘a polite lie ts bet- ter than the truth if the truth is go- ing to stir up strife.” Athough I do detest a liar, T confess 1 condone a lie for peace. She BILLIE. CHOCOLATE PUDDING AND EGG- LESS CAKE. Dear Eitor and Sisters:—I am send- ing two recipes, which I think are very good. Chocolate Pudding—One-half cup fine bread crumbs, two tablespoons cocoa, thbree-founths cup granulated sugar, pinch of salt, one teaspoon va- nilla. Mix these together, and pour over them, two cups of scalding milk Let cool and stir in two beaten egsgs: and last of all stir in four tablespoon: of cold milk. Bake one hour in mod- erate oven, stirring twice. Good with cream or hard sauce. Eggless Cake—One cup granulated sugar, one-half cup lard, one tea- spoon soda, dissolved in three-fourths cup sour milk, two cups flour, salt and nutmes. Long 1ife to the Corn SILENT BARTNER. Preston. AUNTY WILL TRY TO BE THERE. Dear Editor and Sisters:—As I have a few minutes before supper I will chat a little with vou. I have just gathered and prepared a large one- half bushel of dandelions for can- ning, a week later than last year. Nebben: Congratulations on first prize. Shall you go to W—the 10th? I want to, but its a busy season over this way. Shall try to go though. Dorotihy Perkins No. 2.: Did I come oo near home for you to ariswer my question? Uno: How do you know but I have made soap from that recipe? I don't 'w of but one person interested in it. So you must be that one T will call on_when I get Teady to use it. “Tourine: I am glad you are satis- fied with the article. It's small but very useful. Katherine: Who likes sweets? I missed you st the last gathering. Am 1 Mother Hubbard: I think you gave yourself away in what you said to Diana. How very innocent you were at the last meeting. I have heard the remark: “Change the name, but not the letter’ Hadn't we better have a dressmakers’ contest? Ha! ha! Hoping to meet several of the writ- ers the 10th and wishing you all suc- cess. AUNTY NO. 1. THE USE OF BORAX. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:— As the month of May has been usher- ed in with most desirable weather conditions we housekeepers (and pos- sibly some of the men), are much aware, these are house-cleaning days, and liable to be, perbaps till the June picnic comes off. Of course, we all desire to complete this annual task, and quickly and easily as can be found convenient. However there are many simple lit- tle hints that may be helpful, if only brought to our attention. 1 find the use of borax is valuable in many ways. To condense these uses briefly:—Two tablespoons to a tub of water in which to wash clothes, a teaspoonful to a pan of boiling starch. For white silk gloves, ribbons, laces, all fine fabrics, use a teaspoonful to & quart of water. Borax for ‘tooth Dowdfl' and for washing the hair and scalp. ‘Excellent for foot bath, good to bathe tbe face after shaving. ‘Always an improvement when used itary and cleansing babies’ feeding bottle. Babies . cloth- ing should be washed in boraxed wa- ter, leaving them avolding or action. There are people when the | tea truth is being spoken have to have an interpreter. Then Hope the sun may shine for the gold ribbon ban party. d at the May Kind wishes to all. “We may live without friends We can live without books But civilized man— Will not live without cooks.” & JENNTE. FROM SUNBONNET SUE. To the Editor and the Corner:—You surprise and. GREETINGS OA1oM I, SSuAer] ssa[Ieeg S UIURLg - oMIqOWo0oy . XS UL, pIeoRd * :uojuswdmba J’emfi&.t“fs__a Payads axe A3y —doasf £oy) Auedwoo pdysm3 - -unsp 3yl Aq saILy, P00 Teakpoon FOAN 2 5 3 ‘Ffehch anil Italias families. m He added that larks, blackbirds lhl’\lfl'\l‘_l ‘were ‘very delicious and not surprisihg that’ people lhem_—ln)ndon Chronie! e T. dea of TNIDCII. Massachusetts has spoken, and fts verdict is that there is more than one man fit to be comsidered for the Res publican: nominatiori for presiden Springfield Union. Would Be E: There is one sad phase of ¢the Mexi- can situation. It would be far easier to seize Carranza than it is to catch Villa—Cincinnati Times-Star. Method “in His Madness. One may suspect that part of Mr. Taft's standing, up for Wilson is done on to plague T. R—St. Louls Globe-Democrat, . O Can’t See Any Humor. The Colonel is not using up any of his scanty. stock of laughter on the Ford joke these trying days. —Macon legraph. hand, so I venture to say a package|They keep thérg f very acceptable. would be Welr, T don my sunbonget and set to work. Have done five rooms, and have four more to do. If we could pick the weather to_clean house, we would all want bright sueny days, to match the color scheme of The Corner: Enough from m SU\'BOW SUE. An accusation that English song- birds such as larks and mightingales) are being served up as delicacies for Divers' tables in this country has arpused a chorus of § prmiuh S ted that - hrushes, missel thrushes, larks redwings are on sale as food in the’ West End, though the close sea- son lasts from March 1 to Aug. 1. In- terviewed on the subject, Miss Gardi- ner, secretary of the Royal Soclety for the Protection of Birds, said: “A poulterer tells the customer that the birds are English, but he tells us they come from abroad, which is ex- tremely unlikely now. The _practice began_about thirty years ago, and Lord Wolseley protested very strong- 1y about it at the time. Another prom- inent man stated that ‘he would as. soon eat a cherub as a lark’ Italian pr eat these kind a large extent, but here it ple who regard larks and other birds 2s a delicacy.” ‘A prominent poulterer in Leadenhall Market stated that he never sold iarks, blackbirds, t hrushes, or red- wing during the close season. “Even in autumn and winter our supplies come from Norway and France,” he added “Besides, there are four kinds of larks — the enow, bunt- ing, wood, and the singing lark. The last-mentioned is about the last bird to find a place on the market. Snow larks from Norway are the chief birds for the table. Of course, you might find some provision stores selling Eng- lish wild birds now, at their own risk. You Don’t Need a C;al/ Fire | To Get ,Plenty of Hot Water Stop mal gven of your kitchen—you'll be hot encush '“fi—_..aa mw‘wlflm% on_your gas range—you ars Taskitsaed drpdgery in your Kithen: AT

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