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THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday in each month. MEND YOUR OWN FAULTS—LET YOUR NEIGHBOR MEND HERS EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY The Bulletsn wants good home letters; gooa business letters; good nelp- fu) letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wrednesday of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL COIINER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. SOCIAL CORNER POEMS. “Let Us Love One Another.” By Charles Swain, 1803-1874. Let us love one another; Not long may we stay In this bleak world of mourning; Some droop while 'tis day Some fade in the noon, And few linger tiil eve; Oh, there breaks not a heart But leaves someone to grievel And the fondest, the purest, The truest that met Have still found the need To forgive and forget: Then oh! though the hopes That we nourish deca: Let us love one anothe As long as we stay. There are hearts like the ivy, Tho' all be decaved, Which it seems to clasp fondly In sunlight and shade, Yet drops not its leaves, But still gayly they spread, Undimmed ’'midst the blighted, The lowly and dead: And the mistletoe clings To the oak, not in part, But with leaves closed Around it, the root in its heart, Exists but to twine it, And to drink the eame dew, Or to fall with its loved oak And perish there, too. Then its love one another, Midst sorrow the worst, Unaltered and fond as we Loved at the first; Though the false wing of pleasure May change and forsake, And the bright urn of wealth Into particles break, There are some sweet affections That earth cannot buy, And remain with us yet, Tho' all else pass away; Then let's love one another As long as we stay. —Sent in by BALISAM FIR. Dry Mills, Me. The Boys of "17. By Julia E. Abbott, Where each low green mound is lying, Where the Stars and Stripes still wave, Bring the fairest flowers of spring- time For each honored soldier's grave; Cherish every tender memory in fthe years that pass between, But bring .prayers for heaven's bless- ing on the boys of '17! There is death beneath the water, There is danger on the land, Peril in the air above them, Terror mocking near at hand; But although each lurking danger In the path they have foreseen, They've enlisted in the army , Dauntless boys of '17! s . Soldiers, brave and strong and ready, Glad to go and do_their part, For democracy and freedom, Hand to hand and heart to heart; Till the time of strife is over And the dawn of peace is seen; Heaven bless our country’s army, Noble boys of '17! We have watched them leave the sta- tion, Where the good-bye have been said; We have turned with tearful faces Toward the anxious days ahead; And at_morning and at evening, And in hours that come betwe¥n, e have breathed a prayer to heaven For our boys of 17! They are ours! Our best and bravest! We are proud to have them go, Even while our hearts are breaking, Even while we miss them so. 'Tis our country’s call to service Where oppression’s hand is seen To make history’s pages brighter— For the boys of '17! Bring bright garlands for the soldiers Who have fought in years gone by; Place the Stars and Stripes above them Where in dreamless sleep they lie; But bring fragrant flowers of service, While warm heart-throbs pulse be- tween, And united prayer ascending for the boys of 17! —Sent in by BIDDY. South Paris, Me. INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. BLANCHE—Card mailed to Ready. PICNIC AT COVENTRY LAKE on Thursday, June 2ist. The entire So- cial Corner family is invited. received and PALATABLE FLAVORS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: flavors may appeal to you: Bay Leaf—Bay leaf is one of the best and at the same time one of the most abused flavors. In small quantities it gives a very pleasant flavor to soups and gravies, but in large quantities it gives a rank resin-like taste. Re- member that half of a bay leaf is the allowance for three qmarts of soup stock. This will indicate how small a quantity should be used for the portion of gravy usually served at a meal With this precaution in mind, bay leaf These may be recommended as a flavoring for many sauces, particularly tomato sauce. Horseradish—Like mustard, is more often served with meat than used to flavor it during cooking. A very pala- table sauce, especially good with boiled beef, is made by adding grated horse- radish and a little vinegar to a little whipped cream, or as follows: Thicken milk with cracker crumbs by heating them together in a double boiler, using three tablespSons of cracker crumbs to one and a half cups milk; add one- third cup grateq horseradish, three tablespoons of butter, and one-half tea- spoon of salt; or thicken with butter and fiour some of the r in which the meat was bojled, add a generous quantity (one or two tablespoons) of grated horseradish, boil a short time, and serve. Curry Powder — This mixture of spices is usually used to season the thick sauces with which meats are served or in which they are allowed to simmer. While the term ‘“curry” is usually employed to describe a par- ticular mixture of spices made for the trade, it has another meaning. The wordé curry or curried are sometimes used to describe highly seasoned dishes of meat, eggs or vegetables prepared by methods that have come from India o rother parts of the east. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. DINNER DISHES. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here are a few nice recipes: Twelve O’clock Pie — This is made with shoulder of mutton boiled with carrot and onion, then cut up, mixed with potatoes, separateiy boiled and cut up, and put into a baking dish. The crust is made by mixing smoothly mashed potatoes to which a tablespoon of shortening has been added, with enough flour and water to make them roll out easily. A ple made of a pound of meat will require five or six small boiled potatoes, a cup of mashed pota- toes and eight or ten tablespoons of flour, and should be baked about twen- ty minutes in a hot oven. Salt, pep- per and other seasoning, as onion and carrot, may be added to taste. A tea- spoon of baking powder makes the crust lighter. ! Farmer Stew—Pound fiour into both sides of a round steak, using as much as the meat will take up. This may be done with a meat pounder or with the edge of a heavy plate. Fry in drip- ings, butter or other fat in a Scotch wl, or if more convenient, in an or- dinary iron kettle or a frying pan; then add water enough to cover it. Cover the dish very tightly, eo that the steam cannot escape, and allow the meat to simmer for two hours, or until it is tender. One advantage of this dish is that ordinarily it is ready to serve when the meat is done, as the gravy is already thickened. However, if a large amount of fat is used in the frying the gravy may not be thick enough and must be blended with flour. HOPES ALL WILL ATTEND THE PICNIC. Dear Cornerites: —I hope you all are going to attend the picnfe next week. 1 am much pleased with the plan of buying dinner. It will be good not to feel that a few are working hard while the rest are enjoying them- selves. While all who have served have done so willingly and cheerfully yet it will be nice to have a change and allow more time for so#iability. It will .be pleasant nct to carry lunch. If the weather conttnues as cold as at present I shall take wraps and the nice little foot stove which my ancestors used to carry to meet- ing_on the Sabbath day. Was so sorry that a bad cold pre- vented me from attemding the May picnic at the Valley street hall. Read; Thank you for your kind message. Lucille: 1 certainly have proved my appreciation of your kind invita- tion to call. Isn’t it pleasant that we are near enough to just “run in?" _Polly Painela Peppermint: You sim- Piy must come to the picnic. Why it is a year since we have met, and L. M. nearly as long since you have writ- ten to The Corner. Why is this thus? Betsey Bobbett: I am ashamed to have failed to keep my promise to call on you. I very seldom get over into your quarter of the town: a'beit it is so pleasant and attractive. 1 always . enjoy vour letters and hope to_see you next week. Kind regards to all friends. Social Corner AUNT MEHITABLE. BELIGHT ENTERTAINS CLUB NO.! 2, Dear Social Sorner Sisters:—June 7th, Club No. 2 enjoved a delightful day at Delight’s home in Poquetanuck. The Westerly trolley landed us’direct. ly in front of the house, where De-.| light was standing with her face alight with the Social Corner emile and, words of welcome; and our color blazed on trees, poles, bars, fences and house. The house was a grand old-fashion- ed structure built some one hundred and fifty years ago, with immense rooms, where many a farmer lad and lassie 'danced to their hearts content. The dining room reached the length of the house, and there wé indulged in a most delicious dinner. After dinner musical selections were rendered by Sunshine No. 2; and Joan favored us with three old pieces of music. Money-musk, Portland Fancy and The Virginia Reel. How we did enjoy it all. We certainly were a very merry party when we left for our va- rious homes, after thanking Delight and all the assistants for all their trouble. Crimson Where you? Paula: I looked for you. I want- Rambler: were ed to thank you for that pretty card. BOE WHITE. GREETINGS FROM MAYFLOWER. Dear Soclal Corner Sisters:—I wish you all well and hope for good weath- er, sunshine and smiles for June the 21st. Remember Me: You are surely a true Yankee. I hope to meet with you Fune 21st and July 19th. E. L.: Here is gnother “reminder of food in the oven”. Take a piece of white cardboard 6 by 8 inches long and write on it in big black letters, “Look in at me,” and tie a string in the top of it wigh a loop and hang on the oven door, whenm you are baking. MAYFLOWER. NOT WAKING UP. Mr. Editor and all the Folks: lad to see you all. It’s quite ce I's bin down to The Cor- ner. Whare's all the folks? Crusoe, Cherisette, Someone, Wild Cherry, X, Y, Z and Bije Hard? So many new on¢ 1 feel llke a cat in a strange t 'mung 'um. Yas! And there's Black Beauty—heared she’s bin brol to harness and driv double in a bug- gy! Dew tell! 5 Me and Jane Ann aif fair to mid- aling, barring the rheumatiz, right here in same old spot, feeding them hogs and growing corn and ’taters, and such truck. Jane's bin sum consarned about the doings at The Corner; 'lows she wants to_go to um. Firstly I made t.l‘lm'il r:'dd take the‘l; Clows you have good fee ther), but she figgered them _ther sleeves to that silk dress of hern, hav to be cut up to date, and seeing how that ment more cioth, etc., I balked. I jest told her, sez I, ’taint no tarnal time to be a spending mon- ey—on sleeves. Hain't Uncle Sam bin a spreading it all over the papers to be ekonomical; but tain't no use; Jane’s all fired sot when she gets an idea. She figgers if she don’t have them sleeves of hear'n fixed, some family in the city is going to be all- fired hungry. It's hurting trade, sez she. Tarnation, sez I, Jane Ann one-third yard of silk and ten inches of lace won't keep no one, no how! Nat, gez she, Uncle Sam don’t want me to wear them sleeves out of fash- ion. He wants you to eat less. By mighty; that's likely, sez 1. So we arguved pro and con and con and pro, and then tiz: Say, Jim, looks like me and you and all the other old hayseeds are right up_ in front row right afore the foot- lights (that's poetikal). For a spell I tried to take in all that ther advice ben thrown round promiskous like, to oldfellers. Scat me! Says I, we get- ting lot stuff free right down cheap! Bin a hearin’ how all fired short U cle Sam waz on paper. Consarn it when I got my eyes opened, thinks I, why don’t they save sum on it, them ther department fellers are spread- ing ink all over. Say, twon’t even kindle a fire. We- as I sald arter a spell, I begin to smell a rat! I seen the hull thing. Them ther city 'uns ‘er gettin’ scat, and a squealin’ for their dinner, jest like them ther hogs when vou feed 'um a leetle late. Kurious how much allke a feller an a hog is when you don’t keep his trough full. We-e-1 you ain’t hearing much from we old uyns we jest keep mum and plant corn and taters! That's what talks; yes-sir e-e! Now I don't s'pose likely them chaps what rits so smoothly now a potater vine, no how. An I 'lows fore sum them leetle 2x4 gardens we read about really grows anything, sum feller learns a thing or two. They'il larn we oM farmers don't set in-the shade and drink lemonade while the corn grows. TIll bet two cents, maybe three, them gardens mostly will be harvested with a sithe! Shurenow, ‘taters is sum swell! Now that's a fact! I hearn, tell, (don’t no how true tiz), sum ’er them high- toned eating places brings in potaters in ice ,cream dishes. An’ when the bired gal brings them in on a silver (?) va-a-s, a silver platter, the band plays Hall to the Chief, and every one has to stand up_and bow, or they don't get none. I swon, that's enuff to make a hen laff. Kurious! All-fired kurious! We-1-1, if I don’t stop the Editor'l have me in waste basket. When I gits wound up, don't know when to stop. So long. NAT. TASTY SHORT-CAKE RECIPES. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—Let us each keep in correspondence with one or more soldier boys from our town. Those who have no sons or relatives who are going, and write cheering let- ters will help the boys over many a hard day which they will face if the AGUS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: I send a féw more tasty ways of serving as- Pea :,.d: A Pour into Il sparagus: r into a buttered baking dish two bunches of asparagus that have been get in small pieces, boil until tender. Season with salt and pepper and add enough milk o the water in_which the asparagus is cooked to make a pint. When this liquid is hot thicken it with one ta- blespoon of butter rubbed to cream with one and one-half tablespoons of fiour. Pour this white sauce over the asparagus, cover with buttered bread crumbs and bake thirty minutes. A little grated cheese sprinkled over im- proves the flavor. Asparagus in Ambush: Cut the tops from eight rolls; scrape out the in- side of the rolls and set them open in the oven to crisp. Heat two cups milk, pour slowly upon four well beaten eggs. Return the mixture to the fire and cook until it thickens, stirring constantly. Then add one teaspoon butter creamed with a little flour. Cut two bunches asparagus in- to small pieces, boil urmtil tender. Drain the asparagus, season with pepper and salt. Stir it into esg mixture, fill the rolls and set on the tops as covers; serve hot. Many thamks for birthday card June from Crimson Rambler and Diana. PAULA. ECONOMIES ACROSS THE WA'i'ER. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Our allies across the Atlantic are bravely meeting the situation, as the following recipes show: Home-made Potatoes — Haif pint maize, salt and pepper, one and one- fourth pints water. Sprinkle maize into the boiling salted water. Allow to boil 10-15 minutes, stirring ail the tige. When cooked, all seasoning. Roll into, balls while still hot and toat with_bariey flour, maize or corn flour. Fry in deep fat and serve. Spanish Rice—Six ounces rice, grat- ed carrot, two ounces cheese, one ounce margarine or fat, teaspoon grat- ed onion, quarter teaspoon mustard, teaspoon curry powder, three ounces browned bread crumbs. Boil rice (with grated carrot) for 20 minutes in water or vegetable stock. Melt the fat and fry onion, mustard and curry powder for few minutes; add rice and cheese and two ounces bread crumbs. Mix well and re-heat. Put in pie dish, cover with remaining Wread crumbs and bake in oven for 20 minutes. Salted Herrings—Huge supplies are available of this cheap food. Clean the fish, remove head and tail, and soak for 48 hours in cold water, chang- ed frequently. Then let fish drip; wash theroughly, place them in pan of cold water; bring to boiling point. Throw away water; repeat process, but this time after water boils simmer gently for 15 minutes. If fish is very oily, water should be skimvmed. Serve with little margarine melted over and a dish of boiled rice; or fry the fish, split_open, .sprinkled with pepper, dip- ped in milk and rolled in fine oatmeal. Rolled Oats Pudding — Two table- spoons of rolled oats, heaped table- spoon stonad raisins, dessertspoon mar- garine, one-half tablespoon sugar, three cups milk, grating of nutmes or pinch of cinnamon. Wring milk to the boil and add teatup of boiling water. Sprinkle in oats gradually, then add raisins and sugar, and let mixture simmer gently for 40 minutes. Put into greased pie dish and stir in the fat. Grate a little nutmeg over the top and bake in very gentle oven for two hours. These offer opportynities for experi- ments. VICTORIA. A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 7 NICE WAYS OF SERVING ASPAR- |up egg, add with milk and raisins, mix | AIDS AND AN well; divide in two greased pans and bake one hour. Chocolate Squares—Four eggs, one- half cup sugar, one-half teaspgon al- mond, one and one-half teaspoons bak- ing powder, one cup flour, chocolate icing, chopped nut meats. Beat egg yolks and sugar 10 minutes, add ex- tract, flour, baking powder and egg Wwhites stifly beaten; turn into greased baking sheet; bake 15 minutes. Dip the pieces of cakein chocolate icing; roll in nut meats. For 10 squares. E. L. THE BED ROOM. Dear Social Cornerites: Do not smile when I tell you the furnishing of a bed room may sustain or impair your health. A physician who ‘recognizes the psychic iInfluence of things cites a case. He say: “I know of a case In whiéh a wealthy woman, for years a nervous invalid, was vastly improved in health when the bed rpom and sitting room in which she passed most of her time were arranged by a decorator who had psychological insight. He persuaded her to get rid of the massive furniture, the heavy ornamen- tation, the two abundant vases, mir- rors, etc. In their stead he put light furniture, of simple design. Ornament he limited to a few green draperies and well chos- en pictures. Wall paper of quiet hue and without pattern of any sort re- placed -the over-powering red paper war continues. It will keep them from going wrong if they know some one at home is praying for them and cares about them. This idea was given me and I will pass it on. As soon as I can I ehall get one of our boy’s names, so T can do this. Here are some timely and tasty shortcake recipes: Biscuit Shortcake—Two cups flour four teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon salt, two tablespoons lard, three-quarters cup milk. Sift the salt flour and baking powder together, work in lard with the finger tips, wet up with milk, and as flour varies may take more or-less. Turn on board, knead, roll out and cut in biscuit: bake: when done spread with butter and berries and sugar. A Richer Shortcake may be made by taking one and one-half cups of flour, about three-quarters cup milk, one-half cup of corn, starch, four tea- spoons baking powder, one teaspoon salt, five tablespoons lard and pro- ceed as before. Sweet Shortcake—One cup pastry flour, one cup sugar, four teaspoons baking powder, three eggs, two ta- blespoons hot water, two teaspoons lemon juice or oneof' extract. Sepa- rate the yolks from whites, beat yolks, when well mixed add the salt, iemon juice and sugar, gradually beatingyall well; add hot water the flour %nd baking powder which have been sift- ed together. When thoroughly mixed 2dd the stiffly beaten whites by fold- ing in carefully. Bake in layer tins in moderate ovén 20 minutes; and flll with fruit and cream. Evaporated milk may be used in the above re- cipes by diluting with water. Use one- fourth ~evaporated milk to three- fourths water. SPRY BIRD. SIMILARITY OF PEN NAMES. Social Corner Friends: There seems to be two other writers with names similar to mine. Some thought 1 was in the hospital. If Johan would add two more letters to her name and make it “Johanna” it would not be so confusing. There is a “Joan of Arc,” No doubt some will get us mixed up. Will Joseph Doe or some other wri er please tell me how old a Cape Jas- mine has to be before it will blossom? I had one iven me in a bouquet; 1t is rooted and is growing fine, a little over a year oid. Ma said once that everyone should have a hobby. One of mine is plants. T wonder if any of the Corner folks remember “Bill's Prayer?’ sent in by Keziah Doolittle three years ago this month. It was good, and things hap- pen often to remind me of it. Greetings to all JOAN. SOCIAL CORNER PICNIC, JUNE- 21, Dear Cornerites:—I wish to make it plain to all, that the picnic is to be Thursday, the 2lst. of June! One Sister writes me she will be there on the 19th and wants one din- ner. Another Sister tells me it was in one paper for the 20th and in another pa- per the 2ist. So please try and re- member the date. The lunch will be served at high- noon, 80 to start the entertainment at one o'clock, for so many af the Sisters have to leave on an early car. ‘Take the cars’ right through and follow the road to the right until you <came to the pamillion. Hope every writer will be there. BIDDY. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I believe we all have at least one day in the year, whem we ar® really hap- py, largely due to the kindness and special remembrances of others, and that particular date, is the anniver- sary of our birth. To me, another milestone was reached and passed on June 5, and it was indeed a pleasant day in various ways. I take this opportunity of thank- ing dear Sisters for their kind thoughts of me, in sending cards with greetings of love and friendship. I fully appreciate it and enjoy every sentiment expressed in good wishes for the day and its return. I hope I may have the pleasure of meeting each one, at the annual pic- nic, and personally convey my thanks, I received cards from Aunt Hester, Olga, C. E. S., Joan, Anna Mell, Re- member Me and Primrose. Best wishes and greetings to each and all Sisters. GREETINGS FROM BLANCHE. Dear Corner Sisters:—How easy it is to plan the numerous home duties: but when the time is combined with outside work, the wires often become crossed and extra work must be done by degrees; in this way cleaning is hed with very little confu- sion excepting when papering is done, and then I wish the walls were all painted. Betsy Bobbett: How does your gar- Gen grow by the side of the road? Will it be a friend to man? One_ spring I decided to assist na- ture by cracking the peach stones. They were planted in different places and I inspected the locations occa- sionally but there was nothing doing. 1 supposed they had all decayed, but the next spring they surprised me with a row of little trees. Of the stones that were not cracked only one came up. Rufus: Perhaps, if you had eet the radish seeds up on end, the radishes would have been ready for the table by now. BLANCHE. SPICES MEDICALLY USED. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: ‘These are handy home remedies: Clove Tea is an excellent drink for those who have whooping cough. If a person has swallowed poison give him to drink a half glass of cold water with a teaspoon each of com- mon salt and mustard stirred into it. For cold in chest, apply a poultice made of lard and mustard, or ginger. For a child, perhaps, it would be bet- ter to use ginger. For a cold, make a syrup of a cup of molasses, a tablespoon of vinegar, a little butter and a pinch of cayenne, put on stove and let come to boil. Take a teaspoon once in a while, Cayenne tea is also good to break up a cold. I trust these may be a help for some one. Best wishes to all. BALSAM FIR. Dry Mills, Maing TIMELY RECIPES. Dear Social Corner Sisters: These recipes may be of interest to some of yor Bran Bread—Six teaspoons baking powder, four cups flour, two table- &poons sugar, one teaspoon salt, one Guart bran, two tablespoons butter, one egg, two cups milk, one cup raisins. Saft flour, sugar, salt, baking powder into bowl; add butter, rub in; beat Juice. that had been on the walls. In a word, he decorated and ar- ranged these rooms with the great purpose of making them truly cheerful and restful in their psychic influence. Which is what vou ought to do with your bed room if it is not already thus arranged.’ The things which a bed room should represent are simplicity, comfort, rest. This doctor says: “Care should be taken to make the bed room, particularly bMght, attrac- tive and cheerful, which will tend to create in the mind of its occupant a hopr/il, confident attitude toward life in general. If, on the opposite. the bed room looks cheerless, its creative ten- dency will be in the direction of de- pressed moods. SOPHIE. SOCIAL CORNER RECIPES. Dear Social Corner Friends: Since crackers are selling at 18 cents a pound and may go higher, it may be cheaper to make them at home. Fol- lowing is a dependable recipe: Cracke Six eggs, twelve table- spoons of sweet milk, six tablespoons of butter, half a teaspoon of soda. Mold with the flour, pounding vigor- ously for 30 minutes or more. Roll very thin and bake in a hot oven. A Fine Rice Pudding: A quarter of a pound of rice, one ounce of butter, one egg, one quart of milk, apricot jam. ‘Wash the rice well, then boil it gently in the miik till quite tender. Put in the butter and then simmer for a few minutes. Set on one side to cool, and stir in a beaten egg. Butter a pie dish, put in a layer of rice, then a thin layer of preserve, and so on till the dish_is full, having rice last. Put a few biss of butter on the top, and bake in a moderate oven. . Jelly Sherbets: Turn a pint of any kind of jelly into a graniteware sauce- pan, add one large cup of boiling wa- ter and one tablespoon of gelatine that has been softened in a little cold wa- ter. Stir until the gelatine is disselved and then strain. When cold turn into the freezer. Freeze slowly for four or five minutes and then add a merin- gue made from the stiffly whipped whites of two eggs and a heaping ta- blespoon of powdered sugar. Continue freezing until irm and smo#th. Those who try these will be pleas- ed. - HANNAH WHO. WARM WEATHER DRINKS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: These refreshing ., drinks represent the taste of those living in the South: Mint Julep (Ginger Ale) ‘Three- quarter cup _sugar, one cup water, Jjuice of three iemons, four sprigs mint, one pint ginger ale. Boli sugar and ‘water ten minutes and cool; add strained lemon juice, mint leaves bruised and ginger ale; half fill glass- es with crushed ice and add julep and garnith with a sprig of mint. Mint Julep: Two cups water, six mint sprigs, three-quarters cup sugar, one-half cup strawberry juice, one cup boiling water, one-half cup raspberry Bofl sugar and water 20 min- utes, crush mint and pour over it one cup boiling w: . Mint Lemonade: One cup sugar, six cu water, juice three lemons. Boil sugar and water 20 minutes; add mint, and let stand until cold: add lemon juice, and strain into glasses half fill- ed with cracked ice. Garnish with sprigs of mint. Iced Tea: Fill a large glass two- thirds full with cracked ice, add two thin slices of lemon with seeds remov- ed, two teaspoons powdered sugar, and fill with freshly made hot tea. One or two mint leaves-may be added. These may be new to many of our readers. They are worth trying. SARAH ANN TIGHE. LENGTH OF TIME FOODS. Dear FEditor of The Social Corner: Herewith -1 send a time required to cook different foods: Baking— Beans—38 to 10 hours. Beef, sirlion—Rare, 8 to 10 minutes for each nd. Beef, sirloin, well minutes to each pound. Beef, long or short filet—20 to 30 min- utes for each pound. Beef, rolled, rib or rump—I12 to 15 minutes for each pound. Biscuit—10 to 20 minutes according to_size. Bread—40 to 60 minutes. Cake—Plain, 20 to 40 minutes. Cake—Sponge, 45 to 60 . minutes. Chicken—3 to 4 pounds, 1 to hours. Graham Gems—30 minutes. Cookies—10 to 15 minutes. Custard—15 to_20 minutes. Aunt Mary: I go by your house once in two weeks, but I never see you anywhere. Where do you keep your 12 = FARMER'S DAUGHTER. TO COOK done—12 to 16 1-2 SILVER SIXPENCE MAKES A SUG- GESTION. Dear Social Corner Sisters: I think Aunt Mary’'s suggestion in reference to Resolutions on the death of Aunt Abby and sending our names for expression of sorrow and sympathy, will meet with a hearty response from all of The Circle. 1 never met Aunt Abby, but T know she was good, from the 1oving ibutes that are ng sen! n. ‘rl :‘vtondsr if T may be allowed to make a suggestion? When any one of our Gircle goes out into the life beyond, why not give us her or his real name, besides the pen name? It might be someone we had known before they entered The Corner; and I would like very much to know who Aunt Abby & SILVER SIXPENCE. t INQUIRY . FROM KATYDID. Dear Social Corner Friends: I have never received a welcome from the Corner. 1 am a constant reader and have written a number of letters. J. L, B.:_Your Jetter was good. Joseph Doe: It does take fishting men to garden with the pests of to- ay. - Sieep Rests the Weary, from Jen- nie, was a good letter. I hope to hear from her often. Many thanks to Sweet Charity for her recipes for_ invalids. Will more of the Sisters send in such recipes? I am very interested in invalids. May God help them in all trouble. If a fish bone lodges in the throat cat a marshmallow; it will be safely carried down. Cut a winter squash into inch thick pie-shaped pieces, - add butter, salt and pepper and a little sugar; place in pan and mast cover with water and bake in slow oven until tender, add- ing water as it bakes out; when ten- der and dry ‘remove from oven and serve with a little cream. Place two strong hooks twenty inches apart on the inside of the closet door to your bedroom. Attach a double strap to each hook and keep an extra blanket between the straps. It will save a good many steps. When buying an outfit for a new baby do not neglect to include a small hot water bottle. Be sure to buy onc of the small rubber bottles especially for infant: Cream Layer Cake: One cup sugar, two tablespoons butter, two eggs, o cup milk, two teaspoons baking pow der, one teaspoon vanilla. Cream Fillina: Mix two tablespoons cornstarch with ‘a little cold water, one-fourth cup sugar, add to one cup hot milk, boil two minutes; add one teaspoon butter. When nearly cold add flavoring and spread between lay ers. ice top with white icing. Sprin- kle with cocoamut. ‘Will someone tell me how to make a meringue that will not fall when it cools? T have sent in this request before, but no one answer-= KATYDID. THE DESECRATION OF THE FLAG. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Can you find room for another member? T have been an interested reader of The Soclal Corner and have received many helpful hints from it. But T was moved to write by Joan of Arc's letter on the patriotic fad. Patriotism should not be a fad. But at this critical time, we all like to show our colors. I like to look out and see our flag waving from so many houses and buildings, and I like to see the red, white and blue bands of rib- bon on’the hats, when the blue is on top. (But T see many with the blue at_the bottom.) Thera are some things, however, that I do rot like to see. The following raragrapis are taken from an article on the misuse of the flag, written by a Paughter of the American Revolution, and express my idea much better than I could myself. “ — Jewelry is one thing. Tt is proper the flag should be worn as a button or pinned to the lapel or cor- sage; but when it comes to putting the flag on all kinds of junk, I for one, enter a <olemn protest against that wrong. “There are many things I see while down town that almost make my blood boil—young men with the American flag printed upon. their starched col- lars, for Instance. Doesn't that mean that the flag is to g0 to the wash with the soiled linen? Stop a minute and think that it is the invarfable rule in the navy that the flag must never be washed? It is always deemed to be immaculate despite discolorations due to slements and wear. When it be- comes worn dut it is consigned fo the flames, that it may not be utilized as a mere rag to wipe things with. Why then wash the American flag every week With the linen of the house- hold? “T see the flag supposedly adorning hofsery, which means that it is trail- ed about as near the ground as possi- be for the wearer to bring it. “We don't think enough of our flag here. We, generally speaking, let it pass on parade and mever think of saluting it, or_standing uncovered as it passes by. We listen to the ‘Stes Spangled Banner’ with as much indif- fee;nce as we would display toward the rendition of some old opera air. In England the flag Is universally re- spected, and ro parent would think for a moment of glving her child a flag to play with, that, in her judgment would be rank desecration. FLUFFY. THE WAY TO DRY FRUIT. Dear Social Corner Folks: I haven't written for a long tjme and probably am forgotten: but { have never lost interest in The Corner. I saw ‘a recipe In a farm paper the other day for drying fruits so will pass it along. Pecaches are carefully mashed and wipeds without peeling, remove seeds. spread on pie tins and put in a mod- erately cool oven for 24 hours. The place in muslin bags behind the stove for a few days. When ready to put away heat all up thoroughly and put away in boxes to keep cool, but dry. Apples are sliced after peeling and coring and dried in the same fashion. Cherries, while a lot _of trouble to pit, pay for the work. When dried in the same way and packed away in layers between sugar in a ston® jar take the place of raisins. 1 hope this will henefit some one. I intend trying peaches and apples this way. Corn can be dried the same way, but should first be boiled. Take any left from a meal, cut and place on tiers to dry, stirring occasionally. Best wishes to all. BLACK PANSY. POP COMES BACK. “I've got a letter from Pop,” savs T to Hope,’ and he says I can never pay him the debt I owe him, because he is your father and his daughter is my wife.” “He's _working the old game” said Hope, “What I owe him is for the few gray hairs I have. and for most of the few distresses in my life; and you fell him my debt offsets all his claims.” “I didn’t realize you were such a business woman, Hope, T surely didn't. I was getting mighty nervous, for T did not know what to say to him. You know it is natural to feel grateful for good things, I'll tell him. ““Tell him everything that is re- spectable or loveable in your wife come from her mother, a woman he abused and didn’t know enough to !” says 1, “This offsets his claim in full” HAEZ HARMONDY. TO AMUSE CONVAILESCENT CHIL- DREN. Dear Social Corner Sisters: It is difficult to amuse a sick child. Es- pecially if it is convalescent, it is hard work for the mother. A child hates to stay in bed unless it is too sick for anything else. Toys are nice to amuse a child dur- ing the canvalescence. They help to brighten many dull hours. Simple toys are considered the best. (om plicated toys are apt to excite a chid Excitement is_not good for anyone unless in the best of health. Paper dolls are nice for litt Hours cah be spent cutting t and playing with them. VIRGT TO KEEP THE HANDS IN CONDI- TION. Dear Social Corner Keep some oatmeal on as often as the h he washsta nds I are wa a_little oatmeal on them; ther off, and when dry rub on the fo ing: Five cents’ worth 6f olive White wax, spermacett; and powdered camphor; put it In a pot, and .et it stand in an oven to melt; mix and whea cold, ready for use, it make the hands nice and white. To Whiten the Hands—Half oun of white wax, half ource spermac one-fourth ounce powdered camph mix with olive oil in a very stiff and use as often as you wash hands. To Soften the Hands - ing take a large pair spread mutton tallo# A over the hands; wear night and wash the hands oil and white castile soap the pe morning. After cleansing rands with soap, rub them well with oatmea while wet Honey is also very good, used same way as lemon juice, well -l at night. A FAMOUS RECIPE Dear Social Corner ers: Her Virginia_Page’s Favorite Recipe for Baking Powder Biscuits —-Sift tu flour with three teaspoon powder, one teaspoon salt; cut in th tablespoons shortening 1d fourths cup milk or er, mix dough; turn on flowered boa one-half inch thickness; cut in re place on tin, bake in hot oven 12 m utes. Enough for 15 blecuite Macaroni and Cheese — Thicken one cup milic with two tablespoor salt and pepper to taste; cook for se eral minutes; add one-half rease stir well until_melted which is cooked. Tf a buttered baking di w bread crumbs and bake Meat Sauce-—Add one n and one-half teaspoon tablespoons mustard well beaten egg and over hot water. EASTER FOR A PET BIRD, TO CARE Dear Social Corne first requisite for the < is heajth and cleaniiness, T must be kept clean s kept fresh A cuttle bone st be kep . cage and fresh mixed s n kept bird needs no a nail in the water . The nails of cana m ) grow so long that they - Dletely around the 1t To do this, the gr sary. Hoding the palms of the hand, hold to the light so t! ou red blood and no harm will The bath tub is necessa n tepid r every morning dow; it is too draughty. H ' near ‘enough to cnj o a sunshine and cover - : fall THE MEETING WITH DELIGHT Dear Soc Social Corne; Delight, I twenty-five good time. was enjoyed Cor gat think present Mus by We had a and all gave some new fancy . enjoved very much laugh followed some & stories and also « Tlykit and Whoosit A bountiful dinner in the large dining room 1 will say, for one time, if the day was a | AUNT ABBY. Dear Social Co: Abby cannot be too hig She ‘was so unselfish, alway Ying for others 1o pers n The rain kept me f nic, and she invited me to spend day with her and her sistertin-‘aw who is as near like Aunt Abby a would be possible to find 1 wish she might place in The Corner. take Aunt Abby's MA vsja/nt a you clear skin 9 If your skin is not fresh, smooth and glowing, or has suffered from an unwise use of cosmetics, here is an casy, inex pensive way to clear it: Spread om a little Resinol Ointment, I remain for ten minutes. Then wash off wil Soap and hot water. Finish with a\dash cold water to close the po Do th once a day, and see if it does not quickiy sor cleanse the po lessen the tendency to pimpls, 2nd Jeave the complexion cleav, fresh and velvety, Resinol Soap and Resinol Owmtment are sold by all druggists. For samples of each, free, wrise Dept. &R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Resin ( makes sick skins well " e and Caderz ALE:GIIIE’. pelvic catarrh, ulceration -ii-fl-z mation. 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