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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-15

hymns sung in Sunday school certain
1y must have done soma one good
The first time I heard Tell Mother
I'll Be There" it was played on pho
nograph. / thought twas lovely. We
have Social Corner stories; and per-
haps someone will compose a Social
Corner song. (The rules of The Bull
letin require that original poetry shall
be barred by the Editor. It would
have to be fine song to get printed,
Dear Anna of Norwich: When read
your letter it made me homesick. |
learned to cook with gas range, but
I had to give it up when I came here.
I did not know how / was ever going
to manage with a wood fire, but time.
experience and patience do great
deal for US. I think your idea Is a
good one and it was kind of you to
send it to US.
Dear Louise of Jewett City: 1t is In
deed a good thing to have a cheerful
disposition and to be able to smile In
the face. of trouble. A smile is better
than a frown any time; and smile
will always straighten out rough
place more quickly than a frown. Life
is short and death is sure; and when
life is over we shall only be remem-
bered by a few; but if someone can
say of all of US: s.She was kind to me, y
life will not have been in vain.
READY.
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EupoRA WRITES eLEEFuLLY.

Editor and Sisters Social Corner:
1t has been quite while since I wrote
Ma, [ am very much interested
in all your letters; hope you continue
on the hen subject as this is my first
year at caring for them.
Only one: YOU just come often, we
always want you in our corner.
1t is hard to tell who's whot and
think if some knew who the writer
was just be able to judge from her
writing and ways there would be a
smile on some faces that would not
wear off very soon. But that is life.
Just guessing who's who makes it all
the more jolly.
don't know much to write about.
EveyOne is telling SO much; but sisters
isn't it just like this: Everyone has
ones way seems the best. Now ]
hardly think anyone with hens, milk
dishes and breakfast to get, can do
much cooking and let the fire out at
nine o'clock. Perhaps our city sister
could but I do not think many far
mer's wives could. especially il they
have much 20 DO outside.
Sisters, don't think I 90 not like al
the letters; but like all things written
or preached they are the better if lived
up to.
Blue Bell what do you find to dc
this hot weather?
Frank. always look for your let
tiers, too.
Only One and Morning Glory some
times puzzle me, as it seems to me
one is a good cook-the other. a jolly
mother as well as papa helper.
Centennial Square: l am sorry fcI
you in your bereavement.
Best wishes to all.
EIJDORA
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SOFT SUMMER DRINKS.

Dear Editor and all of the Social
Corner: What q happy family, what
a beautiful place this world would be
if all families got along as we'll as
the Social Corner Sisters. and if all
sisters agreed as well as sisters in
the Corner
c. o. C. asks for rule for making
Coffee Ice Cream. Here is one that
/ hope will not make her scream: One
quart best cream. Ia pint strong cof-
fee, IA ounces white pulverized sugar,
yolks of eggs; mix in a porcelain
lined basin, place on the fire to thick
en- and strain through a nair sieve.
Put into a freezer and freeze. This
is 0. K
Another way is simply to add IL a
cup of strong cold coffee to any ice
cream instead of the flavoring.
Ginger Lemonade4Take 1-2 cup of
vinegar, IL cup sugar, 2 teaspoons
ginger; stir well together: put in a
quart pitcher and fill with ice water
If ore wants it sweeter or sourer than
these quantities make il, more of the
needed ingredients may De put H. II
is cooling drink and almost as good
as lemonade-some preferring IT,
Ma, your story is all right 1t
sounds just like the college boys who
think they are SO smart
My. what a sweet girl c. o. c. must
be! Wonder if she is an o. NJ?
AN S. L. NUTMEG.
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PLANNING MEALS IN HOT
WEATHER.

Dear Editor and Sisters of the So
efa1 Corner: Are You all as pleased
rs l am to know Mr. Bromley is to
remain. as an honorary member? How
very kind of him to remain with us.
Welcome, Necia, and enjoy9the Cor
ner to your hearts content.
Ma, your story was great Do
send another soon. / enjoyed every
word; it lie } like the dear boys. WHAT
good times you must have
This hot weather I try to plan nv
meals so as to get through with heat
in tie house early in the forenoon.
We like salads, sandwiches of all
kinds, cake and buildings. 1t is SO
nice to have fresh vegetables and
berries. Sometime try scooping out
the top of sponge cake and fill with
any kind of mashed and sweetened
berries, put top on and put whipped
cream on top of cake 1t is fine and
you can vary it as often as you have
a change of fruit.
Tart SheIIs-Two cups flour. tea
xpoons baking powder, teaspoon soda,
nearly cup of lard, white of an egg
beaten stiff, add a little water if need
ed and line gem pans. Prick with fork
and bake in quick oven.
Lemon FilIing-Mix in double boiler
! cup sugar. IA cup butter. l table
spoon flour. juice of / lemon. yolks of
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Dear Editor and Sisters of the Social
Corner: After looking SO earnestly ev-
cry Saturday morning for the Social
column and it's recipes. I thought I
would send my donation. thinking
maybe some of the hints might be of
use to the Sisters.
In hot weather, when making a
shortcake and not wanting to heat an
oven I make the batter and fry it on
the griddle. 1t raises just as light
and by dropping og the spoon it is
more easy to turn. When fixing straw
berries I always add the stiff beaten
white of an egg to the berries and
sugar and it increases the quantity and
is good substitute for cream
Sure Preserve for Eggs-To one
cup of salt and one cup of lime add
eight quarts of boiling wafer. Place
eggs in stone pot with small end
down and pour the above mixture over
it when cold. I have never found a
bad egg.
Runaway Cake-When short of
bread, 1 make this runaway cake and I
guess you will find the name appro-
pirate. One heaping tablespoon sugar.
one heaping tablespoon butter and lard
(mixed). one egg, one cup milk. pinch
of salt two and one-half cups of flour
with two teaspoons of cream tartar
and one teaspoon soda. To be cooked
in griddle on top of stove.
A Fine Sponge cake-separate the
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RECIPES WARRANTED TO BE
GOOD.

Editor of Social Corner: I send you
a few recipes that are good:
Raspberry FIunmery-Soak one
half package of gelatine in one-half
cup cold water until soft; heat to
boiling point two and one-ha1f cups
red raspberry juice; sweeten to taste
and turn over the soaked gelatine
Stir until perfectly dissolved, then
strain and set dish on ice to cool
When cold. beat the whites of three
eggs to a stiff froth and stir into the
thickening geIatine. Beat until the
whole is a solid foam, stiff enough to
hold its shape Turn into a mold. Serve
with fresh raspberries and whipped
cream.
Currant Snow-Wash one cup of
tapioca, then pour boiling water over
it and cook in a double boiler until the
tapioca is transparent; add a pinch
of salt. and stir often while cooking.
Wash one pint of ripe currants and
put in a DISH sprinkle over them one
cup of sugar, then turn the hot tapi-
oca over them, and after it has cooled
set on the ice to get very cold. Serve
with cream
am very glad the sister who tried
my ginger snap recipe had good sue
cess. LOUISE.
Lebanon
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READY is FULL OF LIFE.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
Isn't it just lovely for us the Editor
is so broad and generous. He mas
given US the privilege of writing about
anything that is of interest to our
selves, and we do not have to confine
our letters to the cookbook. know
that cooks like to enjoy something else
besides cooking and housekeeping-be-
sides broom and brush We all need
change. and the letters have Just
enough of everything to keep one
guessing.
/ am so glad that l am not the only
one who reads the Social Corner first
L have been SO interested and have had
so much to say about our Social Cor
ner that l have expected TO hear some
one say: Here is the Social Corner
woman" I just watch for the mailman
and the Social Corner part is handed
right over with a smile
We went to the city to spend the
Fourth: but / was so glad when I got
home so l could have a breath of air
and glass of good cold water. 1t was
just dreadful in the city Ny friends
tried to make it pleasant. but they
could not cool the air. II was just
lovely to step into an auto and have a
nice ride home. We enjoyed the glori-
Gus sunset as we rode along and the
breeze was so refreshing.
MY friends came home with me just
for the ride and to take the air. No
city for me this weather.
How many of our Corner enjoy mu-
sic? Hands up. Why. believe every
hand is up. I have been waiting to
see who would be first to write about
It, Surely. some of the members have
the pleasure of listening to good music
They have told us about everything
else they enjoy. There is the churci.
choir who would like to hear their
singing has been enjoyed; and the
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ONLY ONE CHATS cHEERILY.

Dear Editor of the Social Corner:
First I must thank NJ Roena for her
drop cake receipts. Try them sisters
they are fine; just what 1 wanted.
think she must be dandy cook.
Well, well. housewife, so you haven't
six and live in Columbia Now please
let me give you another guess. You
have four children. You and I used to
be school chunns. I was mistaken
when you first wrote as your letter
came from Lebon; but now, I think,
perhaps, You made mistake, / think
you may have forgotten me, as I do
not think you ever appreciated what 1
did for you. Was not your maiden
name c. NJ A.? If so, God bless
you and your babies. Just recall the
face at normal school. L enjoy your
letters very much. Ny children do no
harm in my bed rooms, [ do not give
them anything that they can spill on
my carpet, neither do they scratch the
furniture
Dear Housewife, get a box of beads,
they are cheap and viii give the chill
dren lots of fun on a rainy day. They
love to make strings of them.
Dear Sisters, how I pity the men
them out in the hay field on one of
these hot days.
Now may L ask for a recipe to can
string beans The shortest amount of
fire used in canning them the better I'll
like.
Sister Eudora, where are you2 Sis
tiers. let's call her back. Perhaps she
is discouraged by not getting prize.
Come again, dear sisters, you win the
fourth prize most of all with me on
just one letter. On Mothers day I fear
[ never win any prize at all: but shall
call often just the same.
ONLY ONE.
T
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A FITTING RECOGNITION.

De9r Editor Of the Social Corner: K
heartily agree with you that it is q
fitting recognition Of the helpful artf-
cles contributed by r. D. Bromley and
Rural Delivery. to make them honor
airy members of our beloved Social
Corner.
Mr. Bromley's poem on the Milk
White Birches," his comprehensive ar
ticles on Rose Culture and his
friendly letter of last week have won
our admiration.
As for Rural Delivery, he complete
" won our hearts in the early days
of the Corner because his letters were
always SO full of cheer ana thought
fulness for others. His story of The
Doings at Socialville'' is still cause for
an occasional laugh.
We hope the visits of our honorary
members will be frequent
In answer to Mr.. Bromley's query
regarding the white birches," ] Will
say that I never saw one until l came
to Connecticut I, too. have delight
full memories of happy Gays spent
in the dear old Buckeye state.
GLEN WOOD.
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A FINE SUBSTITUTE FOR COFFEE

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
did not expect to write this week; but
here l am sending a recipe for Coffee,
or a Coffee substitute, to Sister Clara,
which may be made at home with lit
tie or no trouble; and the expense will
be great or small according to the
ingredients Procure from a miller
three quarts of fresh, clean bran;
put in a pan and pour over it one
large cup of good cooking molasses
1.-TWO are better) and add a we'll beaten
egg, and a piece of salt as big as
hickory nut. You know good cooks
add salt to the best brands of Mocha
Or Java. a bit as big as a pea to i'm
prove the flavor of q potful. Stir I'M
til the bran is evenly moistened with
the moiasses and egg, and then pour
the mixture into shallow pans, set in
oven and roast for half an hour stir
ring often. The stirring must be done
carefully, for upon this depends the
color and the flavor. 1t should be
thoroughly cooked and Drowned to a
caramel shade. When done and cool
work between the fingers to break the
Jumps and separate the grains until
1t appears like finely ground flour,
when it is ready to use. 1t will keep
some time if put away in dark, air
tight cans. To get a fine coffee flavor
add pound of good coffee ground
one-half as fine as the bran, since
the coffee. needs longer cooking than
the bran. Use the same amount of
this as of genuine coffee for a pot;
and seton stove to steep. adding
broken eggshell, or a little beaten egg
If allowed to stand before bringing to
the table it will clear itself perfectly
This substitute coffee will be satisfy
ing to the coffee drinker without bad
effects.
enjoyed Mas story very much
close with best wishes for all sis
tiers of the Corner FRANK.
MOGsuD
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Sisters of the Social Corner: Just a
kindly greeting to our new members.
May their enjoyment of The Corner
always be as great as ours here at
home.
I was pleased to know that my
recipe for whipping cream had been a
help to at least one sister in distant
state.
Clara of Canterbury: I am sending
YOU an excellent recipe for Coffee Ice
Cream, sufficient to serve six persons.
When / use Mocha coffee / use four
ounces. of Java three; have it ground
coarsely; put it in a farina boiler
with a pint of cream and steep for ten
minutes: then strain through a muslin
bag, pressing it hard to get all the
strength and half pound of sugar,
and another pint of cream. Stir all
well together until sugar is dissolved.
Let cool, and freeze. Remove the
dasher. repack and cover; stand away
for two hours to ripen. 1 think you
will pronounce it delicious.
JANET.
i'll,
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TESTED CAKE RECIPES.

Dear Editor of the Social Corner:
Herewith 1 send a few tested recipes
for cakes:
Fremont Cake-One cup sugar, u
cup butter. two eggs. u cup milk. two
cups flour, one teaspoonful baking
powder: flavor to taste.
Jenny Lind Caks-Two and one-half
cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup
milk, four cups -four, four eggs, 2 tea
spoorfuls baking powder. Bake two
sheets plain: to the remainder add two
teaspoonsful molasses. one cup raisins,
one cup currants, quarter cup citron,
all kinds spice (SladeS)
Lemon Cake-One cup sugar, one
tablespoonful butter, 3 eggs, one cup of
flour, tablespoonfuls milk, tea
spoonsful baking powder, a half tea
spoonful salt, grated peel of one lemon.
Lucy's Sponge Cake-Three eggs,
one and one-half cups of flour, one and
half cups of sugar, teaspoonsful
baking powder.
CLARA OF CANTERBURY.
South Canterbury
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HOT WEATHER THOUGHTS FROM
M. LUELLA

Dear Editor and Sisters of the So
cial Corner: | notice the Corner Is
full in spite of the intense heat.
If it is as hot with Frank as here.
[ do not wonder she feels like laying
off for q spell; and am sure if she
went to Mas hospital she would re-
ceive good care.
Thank you Ma for answering my
questions regarding chickens-have
lost no more: but saw a couple Of
hens struttIrg about the yard the
other day with eleven chicks apiece.
Morning Glory my vacations are
spent at home. We have a table set
out under the trees, use wooden plates,
washing, also linen; besides enjoying
a cool breeze while eating.
Having large house with several
doors and windows [ hardly know how
to solve the problem of getting rid OF
flies. Could not have new screens for
all; and with small children and sew
eral men running in and out flies would
come in. / took a small hand sprayer
filed with kerosene, sprayed the doors
twice a. day inside and out. The odor
soon evaporates, leaves the rooms nice
and sweet with very few flies; and il
there were not so many running in
and out l believe there would be no
flies.
Have no carpets on any floor
Either oiled floors or rugs. Use an
oil of Gladness mop to dust them with
and only wash with water once in d
great while. Find it a great labor
saver and no dusty floors when mop
is used
Some day I expect to have a bower
of beauty as described by our Ohio
brother. Already have thirteen differ
ent varieties of roses with the red.
white and blue roses This spring they
oloomed so full and were so fragrant
it was almost sickening early in the
morning. But there is no flower like
the rose.
Shall have some of NJ. Roenas
sponge oaks and cookies Sunday for
luncheon. NJ. LUELLA.
July u, 1911.
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asTERs OF THE SOCIAL CORNER.

This hot spell has been severe trial
to all who work, and to no one more
than to the housewife who has to work
around a kitchen fire. 1t would not
have surprised the Editor if the letters
had fallen off quite a bit, and the
Corner had shown the effects of the
extreme heat. but the members have
valiantly applied themselves and in
stead of being short Of material we
were obliged to hold over a letter Or
two for next week; and this is a splen-
did illustration of the interest the Sis
tiers are taking in the work, which is
q practical work made pleasurable by
the personal word and comment of this
CHEEKY and busy coterie of well in
formed women.
Many a head got turned during the
hot spell, so it is not strange the head
Of Mas story was not just right in
The Bulletin. Lou" may stand for
"1sn." but under the circumstances we
cannot regard it as a good substitute.
She will please excuse the printer.
The next Social Corner story will be
the Editors Visitor" and it is a bit
of pleasantly the Sisters will all en-
Joy.
There were so many replies to Clara
that we had to edit out a number of
them,
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Dear Sisters of the Corner: No
doubt we all think this is about the
hottest weather we ever had. but let
us try TO keep cool and sweet. If
you have some partially worn shirt
waists. it is comfortable Plan 10
cut out the necks with the low square
or round effect. A narrow hem around
the edge and you will be surprised to
find how neat it looks and how much
more comfortable it is. The sleeves
may also be shortened. Frequent
bathing and changing of underclothes
also promotes comfort Do not use
starch in everyday clothes. 1t is a
double discomfort-more trouble to
iron and uncomfortable to wear
For prickly heat sponge the tender
places thoroueE1y with tcTid water,
then dust with a good talcum powder.
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three eggs and white of one 1 cup hot
water; cook until thick When shells
are done fill with the lemon filling and
make a meringue of whites and sugar.
Brown in oven. Quite nice these hot
days. Sometimes 1 make a banana
filling same omit lemon and let it get
cool, then slice a banana through the
mixture. Serve very cold.
Burberry Cake-One egg, IA cup
sugar, l tablespoon butter, l cup milk
cups flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tar
tar, 12 teaspoon soda, salt Ga pinch)
1 cup bIueberries. Mix like cake, add
berries. Should it seem too thin, add
Serve hot by breaking it in required
pieces. l also put them in ginger
bread.
ries as you need Bring to a boil
sweeten and when there is plenty OF
juice made drop in dumplings made
from cups flour. teaspoons bak-
ing powder, IL cup sugar, IL tea
spoon salt and enough milk to make
q soft dough. Serve hot.
I wish some of the mothers with
children would try this. We like ii
better than brown bread:
Graham Gems-one pint sour milk,
l teaspoon soda, stir. add IL cup su-
gar, l cup flour, IL cup cornmeal, 2
cups graham flour, IL cup mola asses
1 teaspoon salt. Bake about forty
minutes in gem pans; or one hour in
shallow pan.
Everyday Cake-One cup sugar, Is
cup butter, 1 cup sour milk, 2 cups
flour, 1 teaspoon soda. teaspoon Gin
namon, ] teaspoon nutmeg, Ia tea
spoon of cloves. one cup raisins.
must say goodbye as l am called.
MORNING GLORY.
N1rwich
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TIMELY TESTED RECIPES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I
am sending a few recipes for serving
sweet corn:
Baked Corn-One quart of corn cut
from cob, two thirds cup of cream, one
tablespoonful of butter. Season with
pepper and salt to taste Bake one
hour. Stir it several times while bak-
ing.
Fried CORRUPT into skillet con-
tanning hot butter, corn that has been
cut from the cob. Season with pepper
and salt, and stir it often, to prevent
it burning. 1t should be kept covered
Corn Oysters-Grate the corn into a
dish and season with salt and pepper
Drop a. spoonful into a well buttered
skillet. in form of oyster, and as soon
as they are brown turn them over to
brown the same on the other side.
Serve hot.
Corn Custard.-After cutting the corn
from the cob, mix it medium thick
with milk, pepper and salt to taste.
Then add three well beaten eggs, and
bake 25 or 80 minutes.
Corn Cakes-Mix well one pint of
grated corn, one teaSpoonful of melted
butter, three tablespoonsful of sweet
milk, two eggs well beaten, three table
Spoonsful of rolled crackers. Fry in
hot butter.
Corn Fritters-Core and press out
the pulp of one dozen ears of sugar
corn; add to this one cupful of sifted
flour, one cupful of milk, half tea
spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of
sugar, a pinch of black pepper and the
beaten yolk of two eggs; beat we'll;
stir in carefully the two whites beaten
to a stiff froth, and one teaspoonful
of baking powder. Fry them like any
other fritters, in smoking hot fat. and
drain them on brown paper.
Corn Chowder-Three slices of salt
pork, one and one-haH quarts of corn
cut from the cob, one quart of sliced
potatoes, six sliced onions. Cut the
pork in small pieces and fry: add the
potatoes and onions, with water
enough to cover: salt and pepper to
taste; boil until nearly done, then add
the corn; just before taking from the
stove add one pint of sweet milk.
Corn Cooked in MiIk-One quart OF
corn cut from the cob, one pint OF
milk and a piece of butter, and salt
and pepper to taste.
r
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are past the broiler age, think you
have rheumatism, so if you decide 20
come shall provide dry, bright quar-
tiers, give you a large amount of green
food, particularly alfalfa or clover, and
very little meat. Besides. a tonic
don't suppose you think that I have a
hospital, but I have, and 1 would adj
wise all poultry keepers to fit up a
small building for hospital. to which
moved. In the case of a contagious
disease this is especially important, for
If the sick bird is allowed to remain
with the rest it may spread the dis
ease to the whole flock. Even where
the disease is not serious the patient
is much better off by itself. The hos
pitaI should be kept scrupulously clean
and by dropping it off the spoon it
after a bird has been confined in it
affected with any serious trouble.
MA.
Naf