The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16

Can see snow every day IN the year WHICH
Am glad some one asked who Brown is;
have been wanting to know for loIlS
time. but was too timid TO ask: HOPE sonie
one will tell who he Is Would the lazy
that wrote about getting shoes so cheap.
please let II be known through Inc Con-
stitution how to get them? l don dhi,shinS shins
anything that would be of go much beneht
and save so much postage. as hundreds
would like " know, If only the aodress tse
firm. will tell the sisters how TO MAKE
stiffening for bonnets. Paste the clotn
together. the desired thickness, then paste
It to smooth board: drive a tack In each
corner so II will not roll up. as ~ dles;
stand in front of stove to dry. The paste
must be cooked. the board must Dc
very smooth, and must be dried quickly,
and 1t viii dry smoother than 1t can be
ironed and is so easy done.
Mrs. I. F. Avery Ramseur. n. C-I
| have some receipts | will send any OF
| the sisters who viii write me and send
| stamps for the postage. They are tomato
| catsup, buttermtlk custard, cabbage anu
| green tomatoes picked togetner anu
| creamed beans. This is for dry shell beans
| in winter. | see one sister signs her name
| a friend and offers to send California beer
| seed VIII she please send me some ana
| / will return the favor. ,
Some one wrote IN The CohstitoIoh
some time ago about corn bread come 70
| our county If you want good corn oreao
Mrs Laura McCardell. Boy nton, SIS--
AS the canning season Is at hahd
| Thought probably L might be OF some
| help to the sisters. L have some tried ana
| true recipes which L never see III prInt. l
| will tell the sisters how 1 can berries,
peaches and apples. Cook the ITult as AVt
| common air-tight canning: when done set
| aside to cool. When cool (not cOIul ulp oue
! half a pint of juice; add enough frult TOT
one gallon; add to TINS juice one toTanghiv.
| then add to the fruit stirring IL SO the
| acid will be we'll mixed In fruit. Ihen put
IN open-mouthed Jars or cans ana 1asten j
| up Fruit will always keep put up this
| way and is very healthy. L nave ustu
| II for years and know WHEREOF L Spear
| Get the acid from your physician or dlui
| gist. 1t is not very costly purchase a.
| at 10 cents per ounce. II too mucn aCIu
| IS used 1t will turn peaches or appies
| red but no bad taste exists. ana II I7
| perfectly harmless. IL my dlrecuohs aIG 4;
! not plain enough 1 will gladly answer d., an
inuuiries if stamped envelope Is lncloseu-
| Viii give my recipe for blackberry LEN,
| which is very nice Cor breakfast. Two
| Gnarts of blackberries. one quart fine
cooked apples two quarts OF sugar, poi. }5.
| twenty minutes. The best cucuHipeL
J pickles 1 made last year was put up tiIiS 1
/ way: Gather small cucumbers. mash anu
drop them in glass jars. packing anu
/ pacing them in as closely as l couia;
| when full dissolve half a pint sorghuIn II!
enough water to cover the cucumpers;
screw on top air tight. When opehSu
| them In the winter l had good, crisp plcB-
| les and good vinegar. also. nope Ine
| sisters will try this and report results
! through our dear paper. I VIII come asdih
/ and give my chow chow recipe Wh!ch -
! good. / am a farmers WIFE, ana "diL'
! the sisters to aid me in getting a CLOCK:
| so l can tell wrat time to nave Joe
| dinner ready. by sending me named SIS
| natures Is Asls asking too much! WI
return any favor can, ! Know W. tnerT ne in
/ having no timepiece and not aDle 10 up DuS
/ one. When making jelly add a SiidiI
| lump OF alum and the jelly Will faD Love
| to our queen.
Mrs. william Mayfield. Mayfie'd. 5. C
I notice in the June 18th number OF ne
! Constitution Z letter from Iauy LIO4t.
/ Social Circle, Ca, signed ''Housekeeper'
asking about the one who wrote las'
summer as Mrs. NJ, 5. G.. and thought,
! as | am the one, L would write again
have another tine recipe for hghtDreaG'
still better than the one 1 gave last s'lih-
mer. 1t is made from buttermik yeast
cakes, and is decidedly the easiest SIu
/ suresJ way 1 ever tTIed Tor having SS~'ieut ~
/ loaf IL IS berry time now, ana an
| Iaying away for winter. W hen hahV
/ my dewberry and blackberry Jtl4S' US
pour the bt rrIes IN "A ldLso sAtol ~ ~,
I trav or pan, after 1 have cooked liSiii,
| ana let tine juice drain out. without amp
/ stirring or pressing. Out Oh tlle juice
1 make Jelly, and OF the pulp ana the JulcS
| that does not drain out, L make JAM "41u
| it is just as good as an SNS4 ,H-to i1isi0o
| without using any of The juice W HcA
berries are not plenutul Try lhls- II W
/ ling lam in Jars. take an old SlritlieI
| win the bottom worn out or torn OUT, Sc.
! over mouth OF jar. put IN Jtih' anu %
| have IL nice ContrlFalce 70 Keep A. AIV.L %
| spilliug In canning fruIt. TINS IS a'so
! useful; so save your old stralners. L am
| trying new cucumber (to mel, ana I4hg
| IL splendialy. 1t is for picking, ohIy, al!u
I is thres weeks earlier than my others. IL
/ is the Partisan picking cucumpef, anu
| grows 50 rapidly. 1 eot the seed from
! Naule Philadelphia. Try It another year
| for delicious early pickles. Nhen pre-.
/ pairing lemon for pie. CRATE the yeIioW Oh Oh
| the rind until YOU come 10 Nhdl tI.In
! white coat, then pull that on ana throw
/ afav for that is the exact source OF that
| bitter taste you sometimes notice IN lemon
| pie or cake. Notes your tomato VuieS'
! and pinch out the suckers or that niue
/ growth that comes out between the lnDS
/ and main body of the plant; that extra
! nourishment will go TO fruit instead OF SO
| much vine. In making your Sauei h du1
| put in a teslcupful of brown sugar, -
! molas7es 10 One-half Eushel cnopped
cabbage. 2nd you will find il great i'm
I provement. / tried the lady recipe ior
putting up corn in salt. that came out III
! the Kingdom two years ago, ana can Ger
! tify to its true value. had nice corn the
winter through. and the last mess, eaten
! lime 4th was as nice as the first. VIII
send some of my splendid yeast-cakes 10
I the sisters if they want them, for any
little thing for trouble and postage
Mrs. I. P. Rainey. Conant Fla wish
YOU all could enjoy rs delightful trip IS
/ recently took since Easter I went
TO Plant City to visit my sister. Mrs.
/ Nelson Reece While there We visited
the great lumber. crate and basket fac
| tory in which Mr.. Reece is one of the
| main men He oversees the running Of
| the lathe which furnishes the whole fac
tory with crate and basket material. We
came in on the south side Of the factory,
/ stopped and watched Mr.. Reece as ne
commanded the large force of hands it
| took 10 handle the material as Il came
ont Of the lathe. 1t is first steamed in
| a large brick pit and then sent on the
| trucks on the lathe, on through the lathe
| 10 the chopper. where II IS cut into prop
| er sizes for baSketS-then ON 10 a large
| ear this car is handled by q very large
| stout man VINO rolls il 10 u very
| large elevator. then the material WInle
| sun damp and SteamlnB, Is conveyed 10 Il
! large long room up stairs, where We Went
| afte. watching the lathe ana watched
| making baskets and the rapldity with
! which they make those baskets IS very m
| tereSting Some of them make LOO
| baskets per day. the average number OF
| baskets made per day is 1910 TO 5O,eov.
! only ladies or little boys. from ten to
/ fifteen years Old make baskets. but there
are 10 people at work in the factory.
/ The factory covers fifteen acres Of ground.
/ After watching this interesting work for
! am hour. we went on through the north
/ pc:yion of the factory out in-o the dry
/ ing garden. where all the baskets are
dried. This garden is about fifteen feet
/ off the ground with stout narrow Stats Tor
/ a floor After the baskets are dried they
| are packed and Grated ready for shipping: