Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1916, Page 14

P Pl ful letters of any kind the mind may . ANGER AND HASTE HINDER GOOD COUNSEL EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY The Bulletin wants good home letters; good business letters; good help- | fore adding the flour. suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesda; of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL COIINER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday in each month, SOCIAL CORNER POEM. The Two Mysteries. We know not what it is, dear, this sleep so deep and siill; The folded hands, the awful calm, the cheek s0 pale and chill; 4 The lids that will not lift again, though we may call and call; The strange, white solitude of peace that settles over all. We know not what it means, dear, this_desolate heart pain; This dread to take our daily way, and walk in it again; We know not to what other sphere the loved who leave us gJ, Nor. why we're left to wonder still, nor why we do not know. But this we know; Our loved and dead, if they should come this day— 5 Should come and ask us, “What is life ¥—not one of us could say, Life is a mystery as deep as ever death can be: Yot oh, how dear it is to us, this life We live and see! Then might they say—these vanished ones—and blessed is the thousht ‘So death is sweet to us, beloved! though we may show you naught; We may not to the quick reveal mystery of death— Ye cannot fell us, if ye would, mystery of breath.” ‘The child who enters life comes with knowledze or intent, Bo those who enter death must go as little children sent. Nothing is known. But I belleve that God is_overhea: And as lite is to the - i to the dead. Mary Mapes Dodge, —8ent in by Hattie. the the not iving, o death INQNIRIES AND ANSWERS. PAPA'S BOY: Card received and malled to Tidy Addly. BAKED BBEANS: Welcome to The Corner. We are sure your letter will be- Very much enjoved. Come again. WE REGRET that a Thanksgiving story from Dinah Roche, and special letters full of good sentiment and practical suggestion for the festival came too late to be put in type. Such letters should reach us a full week before the day of publication. THE SISTEKS of the Social Corner | wili sympathize with Azalea, whose husband was one of the fivea men killed at a Stafford Springs railroad crossing on Thursday evening of this week. EVERYTHING SKY HIGH. Dear Social Corner Sisters: In these days of aviation it is not so strange that everything man eats Is getting people are paying £0 cents a dozen for eggs, and we are told the day fs not distant when ladies’ high boots will cost $15 a pair. The ability to manouvre to make people pay high prices and the pro- ducers to sell for low prices produces our millionaires. It we eat just about half as much we are Ikely to be in bettor health; and if we wear things twice as long the cost is not likely to be such a source of bitter complaint. The world is being taught economy by compulsion, but it may prove to be one of the best things that ever hap- Ppened. There is no use of getting gloomy when a little temper and self denial may be depended on to work wonders. are the directions for Dorothy Dim- ple's outnt: Material required: One ball of white silkatine for under suit, and onme of any preferred color for dress; and & doil about 6 inches high. Union Suit: Chain 52, turn, 1 d ¢ or tr in 4th t from hook,'1 d ¢ in each st of chain, ch 3, turn. Second Kow: § tr, in first 8 st, oh 9, skip 8 st, 1 dc in each next 1§ st, ch 9, 8 tr, ch 3, turn. Third Row: 1 tr in eagh tr, making 7 on each ch 9, which forms the arm- holes, ch § turn. Fourth and fifth rows: same as the third, a tr in each tr. Now work 3 rows round and round; widening a little by making 2 tr, in same st, in center of back of each. Divide the work evenly front and back and work 2 rows around on each half to form the lege, each of which is then finished with 2 rows of ch 3. oin thread in bottom of opening in the back, & ¢ along the edge of rows to top, ¢h 5, 1 8 c between 3rd and 4th doubles, ch 5, repeat to opposite ends of row. Turn ch g 1 ¢ under ch 5 turn at end and work 1 more row, then s ¢ down to center of back. Finish_armholes with ch s .3 Skirt: Ch 55, thea 5 rows of tr, turning at end of each row to form opening in back, then 1 row of trebles and 3 row of chain 5 rounda and round. Finish each with chs, for draw strings. Dress: Ch 64 turn, 1 tr in 4th st. from hool;, 12 tr in next 12 st ch 9, skip § ch, 1§ tr, ch 9, skip 9, 12 tr, ch 3 turn 2nd row and third row, 1 tr in_each tr turning at end. Fourth row: ( arm on each side begin to increase by working 3 tr, together in same place, Fifth row: A tr in tr, and 2 tr to- gether twice under each arm. Now work 6 rows round and round, increas- ing if skirt is not fuli enough. Finish with scallop of 6 tr, between every 4 tr, caught with single between scal- ge with 3 ch, caugnt in every other tr. Finish neck with 1 row of doubles. “inish sleeves with tr and edse with 8 ch. Finish opening in back and run ribbon in neck. Hat: Ch s, join in ring, crochet round and round with doubles until you have a circle us big as half dol- lar, then ch 3, and 1 tr in each st. Next row widen every little ways by working 2 d c, add two more rows same way, then 1 row wider 2 d c-in every d c. Ddge with 2 rows of sin- gle crochet in_white. Run ribbor ough third ro to fit Dally’s head. of a and draw up Am sure a dolly dressed like this and hung on the Christmas tree will please any little girl, Best wishes. LORETTA. SHE HEARD BILLY SUNDAY TALK TO MOTHERS Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: This is my first attempt as a writer to vour Social Corner. 1 have been thinking of our good time at Mrs. Rockweil's last summer. It seemed to be a social Gf mothers, ¢ 1 attended Billy Sunday’s sermon to mothers Sunday at the tabernacle in Boston and how I wish the mothers of the Social Corner could have been with me. As the mother of six, to me it was an inspiration; and I re- solved to uphold motherhdod in every ay I can. Mr. Sunday did not say all mothers were angels, but upheld the good ones and denounced the poor ones. Emerson says: “Men are what their mothers’ make them;” and.can we re- alize our responsibility to God for what our children become, He impressed me so with the power of a mother's hand, a mother's kiss, SARAH ANN TIGHE. HOME-MADE CANDIES Dear Soclal Cornerites: I have been an_interested reader for some time and would like to join your happy cir- cle by sending a few tried and true candy recipes. Nut Cocoa Caramels Two cups of brown sugar, one cup molasses, three- fourths cup’ milk, three tablespoons butter, three tabiespoons cocoa and one cup chopped nuts. Put all ingre- dients except nuts in large saucepan and boil gently until a soft ball forms In cold water: then remove from fire, 8dd nuts and pour into greased tin. When nearly cold cut into squares. Creamed Delights: Mix one pound confectioners’ sugar, white of one egg (unbeaten), one teaspoon vanilla, two teaspoons cold water, to a stiff paste and shape into balls; press between balves of walnut meats, or chop nut meats of any kind, add to paste and form into bars or squares. Raisins or dates chopped may be added; wash and stone dates and fill with cream paste. Candied Popcorn—Put into iron kettle one tablespoon butter, three ta- blespoons water, one cup sugar and boil until it threads from spoon; stir in briskly three quarts nicely popped corn, being careful not to burn, When corn’ is well covered with candy take from fire and stir well until grains are separated. Nut meats may be crystallized in samo way. Peanut Brittle: Shell and chop @ mother’s smile, & mother’s love, a mother’s trust, and a mother’s song. Let us all as mothers of the Social Corner endeavor to be happy, con- tefited, faithful mothers, forgetting the daily crosses of life, and be “charac- ter builders” for God and humanity. BAKED BEANS. HOW TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS Sisters of the Social Corner: There are all kinds of doughnuts—good and bad. When they ars not as good as they should be, it rests with the cool. The dough should be as soft as pos- sible, and not handled apy more than is necessary. If too much baking powder is used the doughnuts will soak up fat, and if the dough is too Stff the cakes will be tough. Since they are fried in grease it is not best to use too much shortening in the dough. Have the lard zood and hot. It is well to test with one to see if it is right. When the cake has been dropped into the fat it ought to Tise almost immediately, and on both sides by turning it over. A little practice will result in a product that is both wholesome and palatable. Raised Doughnuts, No. 1: Boil and mash two medium sized potatoes, stir them into one pint boiling milk, add a little salt and threc-fourths cup of sugar. When luke warm add two well beaten egzs and one-half yeast cake dissolved 'in warm water. Let this riso until light, then add one-half cup of butter and flour to mould. Let rise egain in a warm place (about four toasted peanuts to measuro one pint, it two pounds granulated sugar in a ng pan and stir over slow fire. It gradually melt: when browned tly add nut meats, then pour on Hns well buttered. arshmallow Fudge: ‘Three cups of , one cup milk. one tablespoon ', - four tablespoons cocoa, one vanilla, boil until a soft ball in cold water, stirring while g; take from fire, pdd one cup llows put in pieces, heat to hours) and then roll and cut about one-half inch thick. Let rise again and fry in hot lard. When cool, roll in sugar. % Raised Doughnuts No. 2: Scald two cups of sweet milk and when partly ool add two cups sugar, one cup lard, two well beaten eggs, one cup of yeast, a little salt and nutmeg and flour to mix in a loaf. Let rise over night, and {n_the morning roll out one inch thick. Cut out with a cutter; let stand until light, and fry in hot lard. Raised Doughnuts No. 3: To one pint light bread sponge add one cup sugar, ome-half cup melted lard, one well beaten egg, one teaspoon cinna- mon, allspice and cloves, ana one tea- oon of soda dissolved in three ta- blespoons warm water. Mix stiff with flour, and let rise one hour,then roll and cut into cakes, and let these rise bout 20 minutes. Fry in hot lard. It takes longer to bake raised dough- ghnuts: ) well beaten egk._dn one cup_ buttermilk or sour milk, to which add two-teaspoons of thick sour creum, one level teaspoon soda, salt and nutmeg to taste. Mix with' flour to_a soft dough. Fried Cakes (No Eggs):—Dissolve one level teaspoon of soda In one cup of sour milk, add one cup -, one tablespoon lard, salt, one-half’tea- spoon each cinnamon ana nutmeg and flour enough to roll. Molasses Doughnuts (No Eggs):— To one-half cup of molasses add one- half cup sugar, one cup sour milk or buttermilk in which dissolve one tea- spoon - soda, onme tablespoon melted lard, a little sale, one-fourth teaspoon ginger, add flour to meke a dough of the proper consistency. Potato Fried Cakes, No. 1: To one cup milk add one cup sugar, one cu mashed potato, one-fourth cup thi Eweet cream, yolks of three eges, salt and three teaspoons of baking pow- der sifted with flour enough to mak & dough of the proper consistency. Add the beaten whités of the eggs just be- Mix with the bands untll smooth and velvety, roll out about one-half inch thick and six inches wide, then with a sharp knife begin at one end and cut strip one- half inch wide. Bring the ends to- gether and pinch. Fry in hot deep fat and drain on brown paper. Potato Fried Cakes No. 2: To six boiled potatoss, mashed while hot, add two cups -sugar, one tablespoon but- ter, three well beaten eggs, salt, cinna- mon nutmeg to taste, one cup milk and about six cups of sifted flour with six teaspoons of baking powder. Cocoa Doughnuts: To one cup of sugar add one tablespoon butter, one well beaten egg, salt, ome cup ’sour milk in which dissolve one-half tea- spoon soda, ome, two or three table- spoons of cocoa, and flour enough to make a soft dough. Old Fashioned Twisters: To one cup buttermilk add one cup sugar, two or three beaten eggs, one level teaspoon soda dissolved - in warm water, four tablespoons melted lard, nutmeg to taste, and flour to make a dough which can be rolled out thin. Cut in inch wide strips, twist and pinch ends together and fry in hot lard. Puff Balls: Beat three eggs light, add one cup sugar, one pint milk, salt, and nutmeg to taste, flour sifted with two tablespoons baking powder, and make a dough in which a spoon will stand up. Drop by spoonfuls in hot fat. Dip the spoon into the hot fat every time. Potato Puffs: To one-half cup of cold, mashed potato add one-half cup of whole milk, one beaten egg, and one teaspoon baking powder sifted with flour_enough to make a soft dough. Roll about one-half inch thick and cut in strips, twist and fry in hot fat. These are good served with maple syrup, jelly or sugar. L H K A FEW MEAT SUBSTITUTES Dear Social Corner - Sisters: are a few meat substitutes: Baked Beanst One pint dried beans, one-quarter pound salt pork, one cup of water, one-half teaspoon salt, dash of pepper, one tablespoon mojasses. Soak the beans over might, adding a little soda to the water. - In the mofn- ing cook them gently until the skins begin to break; then drain off the wa- ter, saving one cup. Empty the beans Into a baking dish; bury the pork in them, 7ind side up, and pour over them' the cup of water saved, into which has been stirred the salt, pepper and molasses. If desired, a little mustard or onion or more molasses may be added. Cover the beans and let them bake in a slow oven for four or five hours. Serve with Boston brown bread. Purce of Dried Beans: One pint of beans, one tahlespoon butter or drip- pings, one-half teaspoon sugar: one- half teaspoon salt, one-half saltspoon pepper, one cup hot milk. Cook the beans until very soft; drain well, sav- ing the water, and rub through a puree sieve. ' Put ome pint of the strained beans in a saucepan with the butter or savory drippings and sea- soning and ndd the hot milk gradual- ly until a thick mush is formed. Heap the puree in the center of a hot plat- ter and garnish with fried bacon, sausages or mutton chops. A soup may be made with the water in which the beans were yooked and the re- mainder of the sttained beans. Dried peas may be prepared in the same way. Corn and Cheese Souffle: One ta- blespoon butter, one tablespoon chop- ped green pepper, one-quarter cup of flour, two cups milk, one cup grated cheese, one cup corn, three eggs, one- half teaspoon salt. 'Melt the butter and cook the pepper thoroughly in it; make a sauce by adding the flour, milk and cheese; add the corn, volks of eggs and seasoning, fold in the stif- fly battered whites; turn into a but- tered baking dish and bale in 2 mod- erate oven for thirty minutes. Cheese Rolls: A large variety of rolls may be made by combining cook- ed beans, lentils or peas with cheese and adding bread crumbs to make the mixture thick enough to form into a roll. Beans are usually mashed, but peas or l/ma beans may be combined whole with bread crumbs and grated cheese and enough of the water in which the vegetables have been cooked to insure the right consistency. Chopped spinach, beet greens or let- tuce may be used instead of the le- gumes if desired Best wishes to all. EASTER LILY. Here HANDY HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: L am sure these household hints will come in_handy sometime: Rats and mice; Peppermint sprigs laid around shelves and other places where mice frequent, will drive them away. Chloride of ' lime _sprinkled around wherever rats or mice _fre- quent, will drive them away. Keep it in a bottle, corked. To clean stove A piece of zinc put on the live coals in the stove will clean the stove pipe. . To keep refrigerators pure: Wash out the closets once a week with sal soda and cold water. To remove rust from knives; Cover the knives with sweet oil, well rubbed on, and after two days take a lump of fresh lime and rubs till the rust disappears. It forms a sort of soap with the ofl, which carries off all the rust. To restore blackened silver plate: When, from long neglect, plated ware becomes so blackened, and stained that it cannot be restored by plate pow- der, take the following mixture: One part of sal ammoniac with 16 parts of vinegar. Rub the stains gently with this and ‘they will disappear. Then wash well in soap and water if neces- sary, polish afterward with sweet oil and ‘magnesia or whiting. Kerosene will sometimes clean blackened silver amnost instantly. To keep a copper tea kettle brigh Wash occasionally with a solution salt and buttermilk. Rince with clear water. To remove paint: To remove paint and putty stains from window glass. dip a wet cloth in baking soda and rub the paste thus made, thinly, over the glass. Let it remain for fifteer minutes, and wash in warm, soft wa- ter, without soap. This. will L all'the stains with it. . Rub dry.and polish. Or, wash the window < Pt To harden 't g e will ‘double the Wearing power sole leather.. Give an occasional coat as it seems to wear. 3 To wash matting: Wipe off with a cloth wrung from salt and water. This prevents turning yellow. ” Soot on carpets: Falling chimney, may o swept up without the slightest trouble by sprinkling lavish- :y ‘with salt at first, and then sweep- ng. % To preserve umbrellas: Put them in the rack to dry, with the handles down, that water may not run dewn and rust the wires. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. FINE TESTED RECIPES. Dealr Sisters of The Social Corner: Corn Meal Muffins: One and one- half pints of flour, one-half pint of In- dian meal, one tablespoon sugar, one teaspoon salt, two and one-half tea- spoons baking powder, ome teaspoon butter (heaping), ope eg& (two is bet- ter), two cups milk, one-half teaspoon cinnamon. Method: Sift _together flour, corn meal, sugar, salt and powder, rub in butter, add egg beaten thoroughly, milk and cinnamon last. Mix into 2 batter a little stiffer than ordinary corn griddle cake batter. Heat the griddle hot, then lay on muffin rings, turn with griddle cake; turnover, fry & golden drown. These will = fry through in about eight minutes. Breakfast Muffins: One and one-half tablespoons of butter, one egg, beaten thoroghly, one and one<half cups of mean, two teaspoons baking powder, one-quarter teaspoon salt, one and one-half cups of milk. Method: Mix Baking powder, meal and salt thoroughly; then melt butter and add this with the egg and milk to the ingredients; bake twenty minutes. Griddle Cakes: One-half cup corn meal, one and two-thirds cups of wheat flour, one teaspoon salt,. two ta- blespoons igranulated sugar, four level tablespoons baking powder; 2dd enough milk to make rather a thin batter; beat until smooth anfl then add tablespoon melted butter. Drop on griddle (ungreased) and bake until cakes are full of holes, turn and brown. If you omit the butter in the griddles, then it is nectessary to grease the griddle. This recipe for bread prize several years ago have asked me for this will send it in to vou. Gold Prize Bread: One pint, wetting equal parts of water and milk, one veast cake, two teaspoons salt, flour three pints, one teaspoon lard(heap- ing), one_tablespoon sugar. T hope Hattie, Jr., of Providence will see this. Brown Bread: Two cups Indian meal, one cup rye, two cups sour milk, one cup sweet milk, one cup molasses, and one teaspoon soda; mix; steam four hours, or until red. Indian Pudding: One quart milk, one cup Indian meal, one cup molasses, one teaspoon ginger, one teaspoon salt; one teaspoon cinnamon, and one-half cup of butter. Method: Scald milk, sift the meal in the milk slowly; cook about twelve minutes. Remove from the fire and add other ingredients: and pour over top two and two-thirds cups of cold milk. Do not stir this in; place in oven and bake from three to six hours. BEGONIA. won a gold A number recipe and I WEATHER SIGNS—AN EGGLESS AND MILKLESS PUDDING. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here are two more weather signs to go with those which Popover and Jennie gave recently: A thunder shower after September 20th, indicates an open winter. ‘The sun drawing water at night means a fair day following it. Draw- ing water in the morning portends a storm. Here is a good pudding recipe, es- pecially desirable now that eggs and milk are high, as it contains neith- er one: Chocolate Pudding: One cup sugar, two-thirds cup of flour, two rounded tablespoons cocoa. Sift all together. Wet and stir smooth with one-half cup cold water, then add three cups boiling water and cook till thick. Serve icy cold with cream if you have it, if not with a hot, thickened sauce. BETSY BOBBETT. TO MAKE SOFT CANDIES. Dear Sisters of The Social Corne As the holidays are near, am recipes for candy. Fondant is the foundation for al Pranch candy. To make the fondant put two cups of granulated sugar in one cup of cold water with a quarter of a teaspoon of cream of tartar in- to a small agate kettle; stir these in- gredients until the sugar is moisten- ed; place over a hot fire and let it boil rapidly; never stir the syrup after it is put on the stove, and do not move the kettle. ‘When it has boiled four or five min- utes, pour a teaspoon into a little cold water and allow the syrup to sink to the bottom of the cup without stirring It; when it has had time to-cool try to roll it into a soft ball; if it was not cool enough it will dissolve in the wa- ter. Change the water and test it again after a little, more cooking. when the syrup is done remove the kettle from the stove immediately and put it in a cold place; when you can hold tbe palm of your hand upon the bottom of the kettle with comfort it Is time to begin to stir the fondant with a wooden spoon. The syrup will gradually turn from a misty gray to a pure white. When it becomes stiff enough to lift out with your hands, place on the kneadboard and knead 1t as you would bread dough. After it has been kneaded separate it into as many portions as you choose and flav- or_differently. If you want vanilla chocolate creams, take small pleces of vanilla flavored fondant and roll them in the palms of your hands until they are round. Then put them on waxed pa- per and set away to cool. To dip chocolates put into a small bowl half a pound of chocolate that has been cut into bits. Add a plece of paraffin the size of a large walnut, and set the bowl into the top of a bofling tea kettle until the chocolate and paraffin are melted, have a small window screen near the table and so placed that one hand on top and the other .under it cover the screen with parifin paper; stick the point of a darning needle into the bottom of a fondant ball and immerse quickly in the chocolate. Stick the' eye of the needle down through the paper wire mesh with the other hand pull the needle through. ‘When the screen is full, put in a cold place to cool. If nuts or other decorations are to 20 on top of the chocolate, put them on as soon as the needle is removed and press gently into the soft coat- ‘ng; if you wish to make creamed walnuts, as soon as the fondant is rolled into balls. place a half upon =ach one. You may use blanched al- monds, candled cherries of glaced nln;:gpl:;n I¢ your bon-bons arscto e ‘o) a cherry color the fon- dant should be a faint pink. Y DELIGHT. s e RECIPES YOU MAY LIKE TO TRY. - Dear Social Corner Sisters: WHare. sending Delicate Cake: Butter size of egg, eat to a cream with one cup sugar: -half cup milk, mix thorough- a e e iour, one and-one-half teaspoons bak- | ing powder, lastly the whites of three esgs beaten very light; flavor with [lemon. Use yolks for frosting. Caramel Cake: Two squares choco- from an open | late. yolk of one egg, one-half cup of mi'k; put together and boil until thick; one tablespoon butter, one cup sugar, one-half cup milk, one and one- half teaspoons soda, ‘sifted in flout; favor with vanilla. Excellent Sponge Cake: Three eggs ten very light; add one cup sugar, continue beating; sift one heaping cup flour and one teaspoon baking pOW- der, stir into egg and sugar, and last- add one-half cup boiling milk. The mare you beat this cake the lighter it gets. Kumseme: Have been onder- ing why you havent called lately. Hope you naven't forgotten the ad- dress Aunty No. 1: Thanks for the pretty card; also for the kind invitation which \'shall accept in the near fu- ture. Delight: Hope you haven't trost-bitten fingers so soon. Merry Andrew: Was glad to see a letter from you. My! How those bees did hum when you stirred up the nect. Hoosic: 1 suppose you are getting ready for that jitney ride. Plain_Nancy: Those letters T re- celved from you do one good. Ask P. and Mrs. H. if they have fogotten me: 4 Best wishes from MERRY WIDOW. Zot HOW TO MAKE OATMEAL BREAD AND COOKIES. + Editor of the Social Corner: —As re- guested by “Wrinkles” I am sending n_an Oatmeal bread Recipa:--One cup scalded milk, 1 level teaspoon butter or larc. 1 level teaspoon salt, % level tea- spoons sugar, 1-2 cake compressed yeest, 11-2 cups white ' flour. 1 1-2 cups Graham or rye four, or 1 cup cooked oatmeal. Method: Melt the butter in the hot milk, mash and cream the yeust, sugar and salt and moisten with two tallé- spoons warm water. When the milk is cool add the yeast and white flour, using enough to make a drop batter after beating well. let ‘his sponge rise. surrounded with warm water, and when foamy, stir in either of the coarse meals using cnovgh to makea dough that will kecp its shape and could be handled if necessary. If it settles to a level when vou stop stir- ring, ad more flour till it will keep up round. Let the dough rise, covered, in a warm place; when double:! in bulk shape into small loaves and let them 1ise again till double, or, if the dough should be too soft to handle, roll it }in « Nittle flour on thc board, and then Toli it off into a greased pan held un- der the edge of the board. Bake in a hot oven about an hour, and _when dore iet it -ool uncovercd, standing it on the edge. In making oatmeal bread. use cne cup of freshly made. warm rolled oat much; or, lacking this, scald onc cup of rolled onts with enough hoiling ater to swell and moisten all the grains and let it stand half an heur. Then proceed as for Graham bread. Oatmeal Cookies:—Tvo « 1 cup shortening, 2 ege: 1 tcaspoon soda sal 2dd 2 PAPA'S BOY’S LEMONLESS LEMON PIE. Dear Social Corner Sisters and Brothers: 1 haven't written sincé Aunty No. i's picnic, so think I will get_busy. Tidy Adaly: Think it was your salad, as it was the light colored one. I thought it was nic Rural Delivery: Did you get my let- ter” Haven't heard frum you, so thought I might have written some- thing in the letter that put you back. Cheer up! 1 told the truth. Lucinda: I am in hopes to see vou the 13th. 1 certainly can't .cave the “little bundle” home. your Christinas sho; Kumseeme: Passed your place Iri- Gay of last week. It was during the dinrer hour, so probably you were eat- ing. Ready: Sorry I couldn’t have cap- tured the cup and saucer. Better offer ancther one and I"will try. Aunty, No. i: Hope our “hubbys” can get togcther for that skunk time before it gets {00 cold. ' Remember Me: How is the last grandson? Shall we see you the 12th? Dorinda: When ar> you going ro stop for that call you promised? Winter is Were you doing g last Friday? coming, so you better hurry up. 1 will close by aeking how many Sieters ever made lemon pie with no lemons? Lemon Pie—One cup sugar, volks of twe eggs, small lump of butier, two heaping tablespoous of fiour, one tea- spoon of crexm tattar, one teaspoon of lemon extract, one and one-half cups of cold water. 'Use whites of cgzs for meringue. If cooked in a double boiler will thicken better. PAFA'S BOY. FINE RECIPES FROM POLLY PEP- PERMINT. Dear Social _Cornerites: _Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Tt is some time since I have written, but had been thinking I would before long- On Saturday last I suddenly came upon two Sisters of the clan, gravely conversing on the sidewalk. I had sol- emn misgivings that they were plan- | ning to spend their afternoon ut the movies instead of attending to neces- sary Christmas shopping. To prevent any such catastrophe I proceeded to haii_them. Ve had a social chat and during the time we were talking Theoda remarked that she often turned to the list of Schoolma’am’s Supper Dishes sent in by Polly Peppermint. and kindly sug- gested that some more be sent to our Corner. As T have a zood collection, and otker Sociai Corner iriends have be- fore suggested the same, 1 make bold to send a fcw rore recipes. all true and tried, and souvenirs of manv a greatly enjoved supper. The first is a Mixup — Two cups boiled potatoes cu: in half inch cubes, one-quarter teaspoon salt. ome teaspoon chopped parsley, three tablespoons grated cheese onc-half cup white sauce. Sprifikle over top crough chopped ham and cracker crumbs to cover iightly. Brown in oven. White Sauce is made by meiting two tablespoons butter or less in a sauce pan. Add one and one-half tablespoons flour. = Mix theroughly. Pour n one cup milk. Season with salt and pep- per : French Stew—Cut round steak into pieces for Individual serving, Flour and brown well with piece of pork or butter; add sliced onion. cover with boiling water and cook three or four hours; or urtil liquid is reduced to a thick ' gravy. Season with salt and pepper when partly done. -Serve with boiled potatoes. 4 Vanities—One pint pastry flour, one bl S, BRI BT powder; o E w ol thify cut into small sq circles and toss into hot fat. & o “invented” ..,,.sze'zi _wien the daushter of the rtained two bashful Tech .éarned pineaple, one-| lowe, one-half :fi: T Ccup ground nuts. ws into halves with our over them the pincapple stand over night in a cool ‘the mocning ade. pinoapple “Just hefore serving add m with nuts mixed in it- Whip crehm into mixture with a silver knife. Serve with sponge cake. Slip—This very good dish' has for a foundation {wo tablespoons cornstarch, one pint boiling water. Flavor with lemen or any Find of berry juice. Pour Int» pudiling dish and cover with meringue. . Brown in oven. Serve with boiled custard in which has been melt.- ed two tablespoons cheese—-or without cheese ‘as preferred. 3 1 know that it is presumption to write of ogg dishes now. Lut this is so very good that I send it, as it will keep untH eggs are in sight: Poached Eggs in Tomato—Onc-haif can tomato. one slice onion. pepper and salt; toast six cggs. Slowly stew the tomatoes for ten minutes. season with salt and pepper; break eggs into bowl; without beating eggs, sur_ into hot_tomatoes; cook until white of egs is firm, Serve at once cu dry deli cately browned toast. Last of all, 1 must speak of some Emergency Sandwich Filling which one ingenious little mother evolved from altnost nothing after her thought- less teacher daughter had suddenly come in with six teacher friends. say- ing: “Do fix us up some sandwiche: ‘We are going boating on the Farming ton and I want to carry lunch for ail” The pantry showed to the mother, as she hurriedly investizated, five sar- dines, two hard boiied eggs, 2 halt cup of walnut meats and two &our apples. She'hastily pounded sardines and hard boiled” eggs to a paste; put the nuts through a grinder: mived with the paste pffich salt, added enough milk to moisten and placed the mixture iv an carthen jar. Then sHe giated the apoles, which were not large, pliced this in anotaer jar gave her 1aughter a icaf of graram bread and a knife, told her to spread the paste on- the bread and on that the grated apple. when ready to eat, the sandwiches. They were very good. 1 was there and ate greedily with the rest of the “Brain Fillers.” X POLLY PEPPERMINT. OATMEAL BREAD AND POTATO RECIPES. Déar Social Corner Friends: I wish to thank the Sisters, Dom Perdo and Kitty- Lou, for the samples of crochet necklace. I have succeedcd in' doing all of them. WIll write you soen. These are busy days. Christmas will soon be here and then the rush with the crochet Look will be over. Sister Wrinkle wishes a recipe for making Oatmeal Bread—One cup rolled oats; pour over this two curs boiling water and let stand until lukewarm: add one-half cup molasses, a tablespoon of shortening, haif a yeast cake, salt and flour to make a Stiff doush. just as SUff as vou can stir it. Lel rise over night @nd in the morning mould into tins and bake when light. Will send you some recipes of cook- ing potatoes in cassercle. Patatoes in Cream—Pare four or five potatoes, cut into inch dices, and boil in salted water five minutes, drain and place in casserole; pour ovar this ‘wo tablespoons melted butter, a tablespoon of graéed cheese and two cups of vioh milk or half miik and Falf cream; cook three-quartecs of an hour, re- move the 1id the last quarter, so the top will slishtly brown. FPossibly the milk may dry cut; if so, add a half cup more Scalloped Potatces—This recipe is nice when one has zold potatces; these can ‘easily be mashed by puiting them through a food' chopper. ' Into three cups of mashed potatoes beat half cup of milk, two tablespoons butter, one esg, pepper and salt to t:ste: put into but- tered casserole, spread bread crumibs over the top, or thc bread may be omitted. Eake twenty minutes and brown Patato Putfs—To cight medium sized potatoes, boiled in salted water, put through a vegetable ricer, add one egz, one teaspoon salt, one-half cup hot 'mifk, butter the size of an egk. Form int 'shapes to be served; place in the oven to puff and brown. LLIZABETH. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Almost ery few Dear Social Corner Sisters: anyone c(an make money; know how to s:ve it. The progressive farmer is a saving man: nct alone in financial transactions puf in other mat- Each doubtful point i3 weli considered and the costs or disad- vantages and the benefits carefully weighed; not until cvery phase of the gone over does the prudent farmer decide very individual's time is, or at least should be, of some vaiue. There are some few people to whom this state- ment might appear meaningless; they whe may usually he found occupying shady side of a trec in summer the warm side of a stove in winter, not only wasting their own moments, bt hindering others in their work. To the progressive farmer each hour a definite value. If by some new thod he can gain a fow hours he has eatned a considerable amount. In money matters he is careful that every dollar expended goes toward sdme good purpose. In buying gro- ceries at wholesale, it he can save 20 per cent. over the regular store rates. is: he not saving money? Perhaps he pdys 330 for a suit of clothes: this may seem high, but if it wears as long as would three $15 sulis is not he the gainer? Efie progressive farmer exercises his judgment in adopting newer and hetter methods of farminz 17 he can grow a,number more of bushels of corn or ts or wheat by using new and vigor- ©ofis seed he is wiliing to pav an extra for the better variety. rming is as much a business as is v other occupation, only differing in that there 55 more to be learned and embered in farming than in any her pursuit. reventing Rot in Granes—We had It of grapes last sprinz. They began ta rot very fast before the_berries e as large as small peas. We pro- red a number of small paper sacks e grocers use, slipped one over each ch of grapes aud tied it around the with cord. Of all the grapes so vered, none rotted any more except cord. The clusters grew larger, e berries were larger and finer ev- way than thosc mot So protected the same vines. Empire State, Early and Eaton were excep- ly fine. The cost of the sacks small and the Jabor not hard, and ro thought it paid when we received ums on all the grapes we exhib- at two fairs. Raising Carnations—I have had so experience in raising earnations T ieks i :l‘: con- roing them. In first place, huy ed plants from a florist if possible, Yoothos caraations from cuttings 13 *ne thrifty young vives tiat set very | others. airt and snarp sand,-cne-third of witn a_iittle fine dried cow raan d Never water unless sof! {ooks' somewnat dry, but.shower With cou. Wwater very olten, anl keep them away from dircct stuve heat in the winter. I keep june in a_sunay hall ‘window, where warmtn has to come up a flight of siairs. Toc much heat develops the red spider and causes the leaves to turn ycliow. Also keep o sharp lookout for green lice. A showering with tobocco tea viill dis Dpose of tuese, und pienty of cool water is death to the red spidet. In May or June you can sct your plants in the open rround, having the soil light, rich and sandy, and i a spot wnere they will not get toc much scorching sun; an eastern exposure is best. Either let tacm bloom or pinch out the buds, which will cause them to thzaw out sew branches and be iine bushy plants by Scytember, when tney should be carefully lifted and potted =nd kept out of docrs in « cocl, shady place till well estavlished and then brought in the house. Keep the soil loose in the pots and sive them an occasional dose of liquid manure abeat the cojor of weak fea. It does not pay to keep the plants after they get too old and wcody. Bet- ter throw tiem away and start with new ones. MADGE, THE CARD INDEX FOR CHRIST- MAS SHOPPERS The index card to be bougiit of the statoners is a handly little convenience in the household as well as in the li- brary and office. Have u card for every relative znd friend on the Christnias list and make of them memory vcards, Every card contains the facts you must remember. Here Is one for father and it informs you of his shue size, glove size, neck size; colors, blue or marcon; wants pair of “comfles”, dves not want any mose smoking sets, etc. Would lixe subscriptions to a inagazine. Similarly wiih other members, each shculd have a separate card and the requirements or suggestiol pertain- ing to euch. Then. instead >f a bulky “list” or worse, a_ book, all that is necessary, is to take the required few caris, slip a rubber band on them and slip into shopping hag or purse. The reverse of the cards mizht con- tain phone numbers, address of sre- cialty or gift shops and similar n- formation. The whele advantaze is that only as muany cards as are needed are taken: or that a number of new cards can be added as de- sired. The system' is flexibie, inex- pensive and meost efficient. When the preseni need for ihe cards is over they may be slipped back into their box, along with the jother cards, which shonld keep track of the househcld accourts. They take up little space: cannot so easily Dbe mislaid and can expznd as the needs of the family grow. The cards can be arranged, headed and carried as yon choose, Both cards and boxes can be bousht of all dealers in office supplies at a mall sum per Lundred cards. Plan g hristmas shopping in 2 business manner! STENOGRAPHER. HOT CAKES FOR CCLD MCRNING Dear Sociaj Corner Sisters: — We hardly realize that bot cakes tor a cold morning arc a natiogal dish. It is the concensus of opirion among Americans that nothing is more wholesome or sustaining cn a cold morning than the New England flan- nel cake or_ flapfack. Batters ¢f all kinds are extremely simple if impcrtant points in stirring and making thkem are noted. Con- trary to the usual custom, it is better to sift the fcur into the lisuid than to jjour the iiquid into the flour. Add the two very slowly to avoid lumps. Beat over and over with a jarge per- forated spoon or whip Allow the mix- turc to stand iong eaough that the flocr may swell and the mixture not be vnexpected:y too thick. If we no- tice the deft hot cake expert in vari- ous restaurants we will see that he pours the batler anl does not spoon it. Yet few women have followed this common_sense plan and etick to the old, inefficient method of ladling the batter instead of pourirg it The important thing about the mix- turc is the griddle. Custom has de- creed that it stould be soapstone, but tliere are both aluminum and cast fron and iron griddles which give excellant results. The important thing is to have the griddle the right temperature before the batter is laid on jt. The griddle should never be washed, but wived with paper or towel. Scouring with salt will sometimes prevent stick- ing. The sour milk mivtures made with sou: milk #nd soda are lighter than those made with ordinary milk because in sour milk part of ihe protein is lalrcady digested. Put batters with eitler sour or sweet milk arc whole- some and easy to make if thought and common sensc are used. RUTH. MEDITATIONS FROM JENNIE. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: These are busy days just now, as un- doubtedly every Sister is preparing for the annual dinner to be scrved on Thanksgiving day. It is indced a plcas- ure for the whole family to meet around the table, a: least once a year, although there may be a vacant chair, and we shall miss them for the first time. However, thes joys and familiar scenes will all be over ere you read these few lines of a Sister writer. It has been my pleasure to visit an old friend quite recently in the Empire State of New York, and in a quiet little village there was much I found xcite afterthougat. It is always ent we do not all see from the same point of view, and equally true we do not all hear with the same-ears. 1 attended some evangelistic services ané quite erjoyed the hynms I heard, as they were all nev to me. I think there is much good influence comes from music and song. I belleve many unkind words would not be spoken, many unjust thougats would not exist, it at the right time a few strains of melody was heard and absorbed. Many who have not the voice to sing. are deprived of a pleasure, while those who can sing littie realize Low much they contribute to the pleasure of The numerous veriations of music and words all have their fit place. Some familiar hymn maey bring us memories of lcng ago; it may remind us of some joyous occasion, or it may recall the last low whisper of a silent voice. Of the many noted and gifted writers of hymns, 1 beileve nove has contrib- uted more to the comfort and cheer of others than the late Fanny J. Crosby, while she herself knew not the beanty of the rose nor the grandeur of the sunset skies, During the many years of her long life, how much that veil of darkness deprived her of in this world; yet she gave of her'talent that others might have Jight and sunshine, for in all her compositicns were thoughts of good cheer and courage. Truly her life was a model of doing what she conld. not limited to her o littie_corn to many corners in this broad ting| One of hoping its words may bring £ood in- fluence and 10y to many othedr: Sing with a tuneful spirit, Sing when the hoars are lorg, Sing ‘when the storm-cloud gutbers, Swoet is the voice of song; Sing when the birds afe waking. Sing witl’ the morning light, Sing in the noontide’s zolden beam, Sing in the hush of night. Kind wisl'es to all. JENNIE. GREETINGS FROM RAMBLER. CRIiMSON Dear Correr Folks: Once more 1 add my mite to The Corner. Am very giad to Lear Eliza Jane No 1 is zoing to et the ball rolling. Hope others will follow suit. What has become of the Doctor of Club No. 2? We were al! willing to excuse her while the great scare of the infantile paral-sis was in y knowing she was likely to be <z any hour of the day or night, cau: 1o remain at home constantly: but now that it has subsided sie will azain be welcomed in our midst with her after- dinner remedies such as pink pills for pale people, etc. 8 . Lucindaj How. are vou geiting on with the work you giowed me when I ‘was at your house? Do vou prcuress slowly or not? WHi show you mine some time in the near future when we meet. Calla Lil Have oeen looking for you lately, but don't seem to sec you. Wiii tell you when I see you what you wanted to know. Aunty No, 1: Received your postal Thanks for the same; Shail do as you ask abou: our club. Biddy: Hope you will exc not complying With ta¢ wish in your last letter. I started for W-— but got stalled on tie way. 1 could not make good connecticns, so landed in Nor- wich Town, but hope G see you befors long. Great Grandma: Was pleased to read the account of your dream. Think our frisnd Rural Delivery must have started a new fad in giving such an accurate account of 1 dream. Hepe others will follow suit and give us the privilege 6t sharine the pieasure of reading of their dreams. Aunt A>by: 1 had 2 nice letter from Aunt Eliza. 1 did tiink I could <ee you before this. but I was detained with other business. How are vou coming on with your fancy work I ithink you are an cxpert with vour neegle;, wish I was, bat will have to be content with vishine. Blanche: I was glad to see you were a winner of a yeliow paper. Now vou must be very Zoopd to your little bir Thanks for the pretty Hallew.en car ‘Wili return one soon. Paula: Where art thou? Have look- ed and looked in vain for vou. CRIMSON RAMEL] me for SEASONABLE RECIPES, = Dear’ Social Corner Sisters:—it has been a lopg time since you have teaid from me out I have enjoyed reaaing the setters every weck very muc; have veen Very busy of late Wi rn.nksgiving. house cleaning and forth. As sume of the Sisters wanted t hear from the old writers uand as Chiistmas i coming 1 will se o few recipes. Doughnuts—One cup sugar, butter size or a walnut, 2 egge, well aten; 1 cup sour milk, L tcaspoon saleratus, 1-4 iedspoon nutmeg and a little salt Pork Gake—Une cup sugar, 1 cup of molusses, 4 ezgs, 1 pound raisins, 1 1-2 cups hot wzter, 1 pound perk, 1 tea spoon saleratus, 2 ounces of citron and spice to taste. Method: Chop the pork and pour boiling watar on 1t and let cool. This wii make threz small loaves or two large ones. This makes a very good cake. Cranberry Pie—One cup of cranber- v ries cut in halves, 1 cup sugar, 1-2 cup cracker crumbs, 1-2 cup raisins, chopped; 1-2 cup water and a lifte salt, two crusts. Helpful Hinis—lf a newspaper is put in the sink when you ot a kettle that is black on the bottom see how much it wili save washing the sink. When stirring rflour. for thickening sravy take a Iork jmstead of spoum, much better xnd quicker. When eoaking fish have tre skin side up. It wiil' soak 'out the salt much ‘Detter. | PEBP OF 'STERLING. A PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT. A very pleasing entertainment can be given by any.grange, church or school | by foilowing the following plan Sensible, Startling, Social or any other words may. e used beginning with the letter S, or any other letter same as E for entertainment: but 1 will. confine this scheme to the letter S. For example: Spend Shekels Socially. Like menu for’ 8. sandwiches; salads, “squash pies”, sliced smoked shoulder, cookles, sugar cakes, “sherbet spheres” and this-comprised’ evervthing round tha: -was-eatalle, such as oravges, ap- ples, doughtnuts, cookies. sausages, rolis, and other viands commencing ‘with'the magical inftjal. The attendants are chosen from the ranks of those whose name begins with S such as. Sandborn, Saunders, Sarah, Susan, Simon, sand if there shouid be a shortage you can bestow a-name of-that form right then and there. { Two or three tables may contain a ticles for sale. Each article to’begin with the. selected letter. Stationery, splashers, sugar, soups in caus, spices, scissors, spools of silk and cotton, shawls, ‘sachets, spoons, strings. soaps, smelling_salt, socks, stockings, slates and anything else you wish. .~ This can be your entertainment: “Seven ~Startling Snectatle.” These the tableaux given by young people +Speaking Sensible Sentences.” This is eimply an oration by boys and girls. 553, ~ Simplified Spelling-—On tbe iine of old-time spelling matca, only the words which can be spelled as they are pronounced. Do not allow any word to be spelled according to Webster's Unabridged_dictionary. 1% Speliing Search-—TPen minutes are given to al: who' desire to try luck at making werds from the letters 18 the waniEooial:\Not many iy formed, about twenty-one I believe, “Seven ‘Serious; Stunts by Seven o etayamastisy by ecvas Bovs amd 0 of, y seven boyvs theic St Wit Sarely Sring. vows o | house. ; 754 Prizes e may be