The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-25
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
COSY COR TER

Long before Cosy Corners were as fashionable as
how, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Household had it's
C. C. Corner snug aud invi,isg and adorned with
all sorts Of souvs Mrs and cEries.
Now no weli-reguiated room il considered COM
plete without it's Cosy Corner, and this ca, be as
varied in style and furnishings the taste Of its
designer. IL is surprising how such bright little
nook will take the Stiffness of square coruered
room, now happily, growing less frequent in house
building.
If you would have your Cosy Garner at and
cheap you make ID yourself, unless you have =
good brother or a faiher not too Lasy TO saw some
boards and drive a few nails.
Get some Ia-nch boards and saw them inio
lengths so fl in a cornet. sometbi ~ like The
old-slyle whatnots. Place them far enough apart
TO plnce books the shelves curios Of any Aind.
tier above tier until you have Jour or five Of them,
and from these trips as high as win
dow Finish with brackets and connect with a
pole.
The shelves and the w.Iis No ~ be papered with
plain red wallpaper painted red. Curtains can
be hung from The pole If you choose. and small
side brackets for holding vases lad pretty little
keepsakes may be put up. You c. mot think how
the idea will grow upon you and what wonders
your inventive genius will develop ai..I once you
begin.
Hyou do not care for shelves you can make your
Cosy Corner with q broad seal, with q cushion 10
1T and fancy pillows at each end. You can still
have the arch and curtains and the decorated wall
and your c. C. curios displayed all around you.
Cretonnes make nice cushions. or sateeus and
serges Or you may make them of crazy blocks in
large pieces and cover with few fancy stitches in
bright colors. III you have seats you csn tack @
fouuce on tine edge deep enough to touch the door.
HUcKLEBERRY CAKE.
The Happy Household will find the following
REGIME makes n very delicious cake, better the
second day after baking. as il ID more firm and
solid To cup OF butter take two cups Of sugar.
three cups Of -four, five eggs. one cup sweet milk,
one teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water one
teespoonful nutmeg and the same of cinnamon;
one quart ripe, fresh huckleberries thickly dredged
with -four. Stir the butter and sugar to cream.
add the beaten yoks. then the ns,ik the Hour, The
spice the whites beaten stiff and the soda. Al the
last stir In the huckleberres with wooden spoon,
not 10 bruise them Bake In moderate but steady
oven until straw comes out clean from the thick
est part
TWO WAYS OF CANNING CORN.
The Happy Household is always oblging in
responding TO requests and from the corn canning
recipes received two ere herewith given:
CORN RECIPE NO. i.
DEAR HAPPY HOUSEHOLD Ia response to Mrs.
w T. Stevens's request for . recipe for canning
green corn. 1 Will send which know TO be
reliable. have used it for years: To every sir
quarts of take ounce of fsraric acid. dis
solved lh one hAtl pint Oh DollHk WhleE Nut tit
corn from the cob. put in sufficient water to cook
IL; when boiling put in the acid, cook few min
utes and seal in air-tgLt jars. be sure to have
the water the iu can, it will not keep
well. Use tin cans; it viii pay y5n 10 go TO tlie
timers and have them made Of the best of tin.
To prepare the Tor the table. pour of the
sour water aud save IT, To every quart OF corn
add one-bsif teaspoonful Of soda AID let IL
stand about three hours before COOKING. While
cooking put in q teaspooafu! Of white sugar. III the
corn yellow there is too much soda in 1t, SO
pour back some Of The sour water until IL turns
white again. Season the fresh corn. We
have for several years canned 60 cans annually on
average, aud have never lost more than one can
Loyalty, DAISY b. NORTH.
CORN RECIPE NO. 2.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: I will send our recipe FOR
canning corn: Cut the corn from The cob and pu,
IL into the cans. punching IL into them until the
milk the top. then seal tight Take q
boiler. put a few OF the corn hgsks in the bottom
in the and cover with cold water. Put the
bolseT the stove cover tight, and boil three
hours then take il from the stove. but do not re-
move the I'D until the wster becomes cool DO moi
open the but the covers loose FROM boiling
seal tight and pit: away for use. Add one teaspoon
ful OF salt to each when putting in the eorn
This have tried and know il TO be good.-Sadis
X. White, Ludlow Center, Mass.