The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-27
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tt is now about the right Tina to gath
er the roots, which will not he as good
later on, and perhaps our readers viii
like to try an old time New England
connection. 1t is now very easy job to
dig fagroot for the main root must be
cut away from the numerous fbres tha5
hold it firmly In the ground. After
digging, scrape the roots with knife to
take of the skin. Cat the root into thin
slices and put into cold water and bring
to boil. Boil for an hour and throw
away the water. Cook in a second water
which must also be thrown away. Do
this third time and the root is ready
for the sugar. Take pint of water and
pound Of sugar and put the hagroot into
it. Boil tho whole down until the syrup
candies round the slioes. Stir the slices
and when the sugar has grown white
and the syrup is absorbed take up the
slices and lay them on a plate to dry.
A bit OF this preserved fagroot is ex-
cellsnt to prevent a faint feeling and it
has some stimulating qualities WI ich
recommended it to our grandmothers,
who chewed his when meeting seed'
OF oarawsy failed them. 1T ia not to be
despised in the day of modern sweet
meats and bonbons, and where the root
may be had for the digging it would
pay to try the recipe. Possibly some
roots might be stronger than Others, and
one might have to judge of the proper
"a 20 h-sI ~ +I,o
strength when tasted before the ugar
is put in. The water which is poured off
will be black and strong. IN. E. Farmer.
The Packing of Trunks.
The packing of trunks has become a
fine ART. Anybody can pack one II a
way, but when the trunks get TO the
journeys end the test of skill is evident
in their condition. Some of them have
indiating uishable mass Of wrin kles;
others come out as trim and span as
though the articles had just been laid
in, and the secret of all this Is to pack
closely. There is no danger that there
will be too many things put in; indeed,
t1S 1ilOI0 tiIS pSDVJls Al UilCI GAO PIOpOFiS
handled. Waists may be put into trays,
and should have all the puffs and sleeves
lightly stuffed with tissue paper. One
woman. however, who has travelled a
GOOD part of her life, says she never
wastes space putting in paper. All of
her laoes, handkerchiefs and wells are
rolled or folded and used for filing.
There are numerous articles thab little
rushing does no harm, and these are
utilized in every possible way. Skirts
che folds from the hem, folding them
twice, then turning them back one fold,
SO that the skirt at the hem is shaped
like " crushed together. If this is not
narrow enough, another fold is made in
the same way, in all GASES the back-and-
forth idea being followed out, with the
hem kept as even as possible. Then the
ruffies, if any, are shaken out by taking
hold of the skirt about foot or more
above the lower edge; then folding first
at the bottom square package is made
This leaves all of the wrinkles to come
very near the belt, which, however, does
very little harm, as the lower portion of
the skirt Will come out in perfect order.
Wraps are folded after the fashion of a
mans coat, the sleeves being filed in
with some utilizable article. In putting
the things in the trunk, care should be
taken to fill in solid, as ono packs. 1t is
useless to try to go back and I'LL spaces
after most Of the things are in. Large
ARTICLES should be packed first; all of
the skirts may go in one end of the
trunk one above another. If the dirAa