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Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
ODD RECIPES OF MERIT.

Editor Social Corner: Herewith I send recipes for odd things:
 White Cup cake-One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, 1-2 cups of flour, one cup milk, four eggs. one heaping teaspoon baking powder. Put together according to general directions; bake in two brick loaves or one large one.
 Chocolate Filling for cake-Yolk of chocolate, l cup of sugar, flavor with vanilla and cook like custard.
 Lemon Cake-Two cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, eggs, tablespoons butter, four tablespoons milk, tea Cor two of baking powder).
 Chocolate Custard Melt one ounce of chocolate over hot water, rub well with a little of the hot custard and add before straining.
 Orange Custard-Cook like soft cus- tard. Just before serving add the juice of two and the lightly grated rind of one orange.
 Apple Jell-Take apple peelings. put them in a pan on the back of range with plenty of water. Let them cook slowly all day. Drain in a jelly bag. In six cups of juice take five cups of sugar. Put on stove and cook until jeI.
 How to Mend a Granite Pan-Take a piece of cloth and put through the hole in the pan or kettle and it will wear for a long time. I have tried it and find it is good thing.
 CLARA OF CANTERBURY.
 South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
TESTED RECIPES AND HOUSE
 HOLD HINTS.

Editor Social Corner:--I am send- ing a few tested recipes and also a few ~Household Hints" which have been very helpful to me, and hope they w4li benefit someone else.
 Good Brown Bread-Six cups of prepared brown bread meal. ono cup of molasses, one heaping teaspoon of soda, two tablespoons vinegar, one half teaspoon salt. Mix with cold water, quite thin: this makes two loaves; steam three hours.
 Raised Doughnuts-One cup sugar. one egg, one-half cup of lard or but ter. one cup milk, one-haf teaspoon salt, pinch of soda, a little nutmeg, one cup yeast, flour enough to roll, but not too hard. Prepare Magic yeast the same as for bread. Set the doughnuts, raise over night, then roll and cut out and let raise again; fry in hot fat and roll in pulverized sugar.
 Fruit Cup cakes-Soak one cup of dried apples over night in cold water. then chop fine. q use a food chop per), cook fruit until tender in one cup of molasses. When cold add one- half cup of lard or butter and one- half cup Of sugar, one egg, one-half cup sour milk in which one l1eapiny teaspoon of soda is dissolved. one-half cup of raisinS and one-haf teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves and grated nutmeg and two cups Of flour. Bake in a moderate oven.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
THE LITTLE THINGS HELP.

Dear Editor and Sisters Of the So- cial Corner:-How We all enjoyed the bright, warm sunshine to which Feb ruary treated us during the last few days! Why 1t seemed to give us new life and energy! And not only did 1t give us a new love of life, but the out door creatures seemed also to share our feeling. The puppy and the kitten who for weeks had been content to curl up on the hearthrug now prefer red to frolic in the sunshine. Even the brave little robin and bluebird ven- tured from their winter hiding place, rejoicing that winter was nearly over To be sure, we know there are cold winds and perhaps storms waiting for us yet, but in the beautiful sunlight wo can look beyond these and see the smiling skies and gentle breezes of April. As l looked upon the sunshine could but feel how like sunshine to our heart life are the smiling counte- nance. the cheerful word and the kind deed. In times of trouble and dis enveloped in clouds, have we not met the smiling face with gentle word and kind deed which seemed suddenly to flood our lives with sunshine
 These are little things, dear sisters, but they make sunshine which we can all help to scatter. Things we all can give, and the giving will not inn poverish us, but will make our own life rich and those about us more happy. So let us have care lest amid the hurry and anxiety of the busy years of our lives our faces un- consciously assume a stern, unpleas- ant expression, our voices become harsh and we thus scatter clouds in- stead of sushine.
 Little words of kindness,
 Little deeds of love
 Make our earth an Eden
 Like to heaven above"
 Colchester. FLEETWOOD.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
Colchester.
THE WORK oF FALSE FRIENDS.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I was very much interested in the let ter about the doctor who was we'll to do and thought he had many friends, but when losses came to him he found tis friends among the missing.
 How many of us haveshad just such experiences? I personally can say have had. I think the worst experi- ences of anybody are found in just such ways. even my adopted people, have turned against me, for what I cannot understand; but I have faith in God and through him we all shall come out light in the end. I have had what I suppose were friends call on me, ask me questions I did not like to answer, and did not want to hurt the feeling of anyone. but putting confidence in them and revealing what some might call secrets. the next week 1t would all como back, through someone else, with q whole book added to it. Now I find it the best way. although very hard to bear sometimes, as farm is a very lonesome place without friends, to nse everyone well and mind my own business and not to do much reighbor- ing.
 I think home is the best place for both man and woman, and if any one has spare time that they don't know what to do with just think of some way to help poor people; and 1 also think that the best hearted people in this world are people who have not much money, and they are the first, to respond Those who laugh first seldom laugh heartiest- Do your best. wherever God puts you. and great will be your reward in heaven.
 Y
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
ENTERTAINING CHILDREN.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: enjoy reading your letters so much. think Who deserves credit for speaking right out in meetin','' her object in writing. Her letter was such an inspiration that I felt encouraged to write. NN
 The fourth prize" is certainly worth striving for.
 These cold days when the children can't go out doors to play, the poor mother has to stand the racket wheth- CT she is able or not Children want to be kept busy about something all the time, both interesting and instructive. I had a whole side of my kitchen painted 8 chocolate color for the chill dren to use as blackboard. It was handy about their school work.
 Coloring pictures in old magazines with paints or crayons was another source of amusement.
 Who doesn't enjoy getting May basket with something nice in it? The next best thing is making and send ing them. Now is a good time to get some made ahead. Such pretty ones can be made with the lovely crepe pa- per, and plain tissue for flowers and leaves
 Did the children ever try to see how long they could make piece of news paper stick on the wall--by electricity Take a piece about ten inches square, put it on the stove to get hot, but not scoYch. Take it off with the left hand and brush it of quickly several times with the palm of the right hand. and smooth 1t on the wall with the right hand. If done right it will stay quite while.
 Once a visitor said to me: 'It seems funny that you always have such good neighbors.' replied, We are good neighbors, ourselves I find that is the secret of having good neighbor1y neighbors. I think if we do good deed. or help some one who is needy, without any expectation of recompense from them, in some other way we are repaid It may come from some one that is better off than we are, but it is sure to come.
 If you have a kindness to do, or a good word to say. do it now, while your friends are alive. If they were dead you couldn't get flowers enough for them Give them some now while they can appreciate them ISABELLE Chestnut Hill
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
OYSTER BED OWNERSHIP.
To Be Determined at Trial in Superior
 Court at New Haven.

The question of whether many of the rich oyster beds about New Haven are the property of the state or of private individuals-a dispute which has caused long fight between the natural growth oystermen and the private owners-is to be decided by a suit which is to come up at the April term of the superior court here, brought by Michael Hammond against Captain Rowley, says the New Haven fought for Hammond by the state. This course was decided on by Att torney General Light as the result of a petition which was sent to him, bearing 1,500 names, asking that this be done.
 It is claimed by the plaintiff, who while appearing as an individual fin this case, represents practically all of the natural growers that the pri- vate owners have usurped many of direct result of an incident which occurred last week when Captain Rowley had Hammond arrested for oystering on beds which the captain claimed belonged to himself and the Sea Coast Oyster company. After @. warm trial Hammond was finally dis charged for lack of evidence. These particular grounds cover nearly a. mile off Wilcox's pier and below Savin Rock. Captain Rowley claims to own at least so acres of this strip and it was on this section that Hammond wus oystering at the time he was ar rested.
 The outcome of this case, which will probably be taken to the supreme court before it is definitely settled, will be awaited with great interest, as it will mean the busting Of private owners from many of the grounds in this section or the leganzation of their claim.
 The suit is brought chiefly to dis possess Rowley, but damages of $15,- eco are also asked.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
Favored by Three Organizations of
 MiddIetoWn.

The first active steps toward bring ing about the commission form of gov ernment for Middletown were taken Wednesday night. says the Middletown Press. when the presidents of three local organizations met and talked the situnl1on over. Those who met were the presidents of three local organiza- tions, John F. Convey of the Middle town Business Mems association, ls- aac Spear of the Social Service league and Prof. Karl H. Harrington of the Twentieth Century club.
 The object of the meeting was to ar range for active work in behalf of government by commission for Middle town. Up to this time there has been no actual work done to bring this about There have been a number of meetings of an educational character, so that most people are well versed in the principles of the commission form of government. The Twentieth Century club first had a speaker here, then the Middletown Business Mems asocia- tion had one, and much has been said by the newspaprs. It was considered that the time for real action had come.
 It was decided at the meeting We'd nesday night that a committee of three be appointed from each of the organ izations represented at the meeting by their presidents, in order that these nine men might continue the arrange ments for bringing about a change in the form of the city government
 The first real step will be the con- solidation of the town and city govern ment and the doing away with the present cumbersome, unsatisfactory and expensive form of city and town control. It is thought the change can be brought about at this time with greater ease than at any previous time in the history of the city. One set of officers will replace the present double set, and a great saving made in the government of the city and town and more efficient and respon- sible control of affairs secured. The feeling in the Farms is very different than it was ten or a dozen years ago when consolidation was attempted.
 It is intended that politics shall have no place in the new government The three committeeman will be .ap- pointed at the next regular meetings of the organizations represented at the meeting Wednesday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
PREPARE FOR SPRING.

Dear Sisters-Elave you thought that spring is here, and that March is the time to look around the lawn and see what repairs 1t will be needing Overhaul your lawn tools and plan for others. if they are needed. If you have mulched your lawn in the fall, just as soon aS the frost leaves 1t re- move this mulch otherwise the roots under it will take an unnatural start, and If we have frosts later, they will receive a setback Now is the time 10 tie up your porch pines and prune your hydrau geas. dogwood and rose bushes. Grstpe vines, if not already done. should be done at once; by March 18th it will be time to uncover your bulb beds and hardy borders. Lilies of the Valley pips should be started soon if we want them for Easter bloom. If you enjoy . prasley bed as much as I do you will SOW your parsley now indoors and have a good April crop. Before planting seed soak in warm water for 8 day, as 1t is very slow to germinate.
 Norwich. WILD FLOWER.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
HOW TO COOK APPLES.

Editor Social cornsr--I herewith send few more apple recipes:
 Bwttsred AppIss1Pare and core six nice apples and place them whole in e sAa1e0pan with q piece of butter size of an egg. put e teaspoonful of sugar in each of the holes where the cores were and stick & clove in each saucepan that they may cook tender by the steam; turn them occasionally and when very tender lay them on glaxs 0fsh containznr 6 half inch layer of suDie marmalaAe: put a. cube of red eurrant jelly on the top of each, 0o0t with sugar and cinnamon and serve very cold.
 ples with their skins on in water con- taining a small piece of alum. Put them in cold water and when the skins will pull off with the fingers remove them and dip the apples in melted butter; sprinkle thdckly with coarse granuuiated sugar and bake in a slow oven. If carefully done they will sparkle as if frosted. Pile in a pyramid and pass whipped cream with thern-
 Miroton of AppIss-Stew half a dozen pared, cored and sliced apples with a very little water, two table spoonsful of sugar and some powdered cinnamon When reduced to pulp spread this smoothly in 8 dish. Boil eight Jumps of cut sugar with a tea cupful of water and the thinly grated rin6 of two lemons for a few minutes: add butter the size of an eeK. a spoon full of flour, the yolks of two eggs and the whife of one; mix all these well over the fire and spread over the ap- ples. Whip the two remaining whites to a froth and when the custard is cold pile the whipped whites upon it. sift sugar on the top and set in the oven moment for the apples to
 MYTIJDA
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
COOKIES, DoUeHNUTs, PUDDING.

Editor Social Corner:-Just a few recipes for some of the Sisters:
 Chocolate Cookies-Beat to a cream one-haIf cup of butter and one table spoon of lard. Gradually beat into this one cup of sugar; then add one quarter teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of cinnamon and two ounces of choc- olate, melted. Now add one we'll besten egg, one-half teaspoon of soda dissolved in two tablespoons of milk. Stir in about two and a half cups of flour. Roll them and cut in rounds.
 MoIasses Douqhnuts--One cup of sour milk one-half cup of molasses, one level teaspoon of ginger, one tea spoon of soda, one teaspoon of salt, one egg. about four cups of flour and a little nutmeg. Fry in hot fat.
 Egg Loaf-Remove the shells from six hard-boiled eggs and grate them {; add two raw eggs well beaten, one cup finely chopped meat, Cham or corned beef is preferred), one tea spoon of salt, one-half teaspoon of pepper, one medium onion. minced fine, one heaping teaspoon powdered sweet cream, one and half cups of bread crumbs. Tho mixture must be stiff to mold in a loaf. Place in a bread tin and 'bal<e 30 minutes.
 Chocolate Pudding (steamsd)-one square of chocolate, one-half cup of sugar. one-half cup of sweet milk, one teaspoon of butter. one cup of flour, one teaspoon of baking powder. Steam one hour.
 sauos-0ns cup of powdered sRgar,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
NEW BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
Applications Made for Charters for
 Many New Banks in This State.

If the applications for charters for new banking institutions now pend ing before the legislature are granted, there will be a substantial increase in the number of banks in this state. A list of the applications now in the hands of the committee on banks fol- lows:
 Ansonia-The Ansonia Trust com pany. : Hamden-The Hamden Bank & Trust Co.
 Shelton-Petition of Edward W. Kneen and others for a trust com pany to be known as the Shelton Trust company.
 Darien- D. Wilbur and others. for the incorporation of the Home Bank & Trust Co
 Watertown-Petition of Charles w. Jackson and others for the incorpora- ton of the Watertown Trust company.
 West Haven-Petition of Greene Kendrick and others for the incorpora- tion of the Orange Bank 6 Trust com pany.
 West 'Haven-Petition of C1arencs E. Thompson and others for the incor- poration of the Orange Savings & Trust Co.
 Windsor-The Windsor Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
 New Canaan-Petition of Edward Lawrence and others for the incorpo- ration of the New Canaan Trust Co
 Bridgeport-The East Bridgeport Trust company.
 Milford-The Milford Trust com pany.
 East Hartford-The East Hartford Trust & Safe Deposit Co.
 New Haven-Petition of Robert C. Lightbourn and others for bank and trust company.
 New Haven-Petition of Frank Kenna for a trust company in New Haven.
 Birdseye and others for a state bank in Hartford, to be known as the In dustrfal bank of Hartford
 Companie already chartered and seeking an extension of time in which to organize are:
 Federal Trust company, Bridgeport.
 Commercial Trust company, Bridge port.
 Enfield Savings bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
HOW TO MAKE COOKER

Editor Social Corner:-Herein I will send a few tested recipes and hope they will be of some use to some ona- l cut out the recipes each week and paste in my cook book:
 Molasses Coo3eiss-One cup sugar, one cup molasses, one-han cup melted lard, one-haf cup lulxewarm water, salt, heaping teaspoon soda, ginger. flour enough to roll. Beat the soda into the naolasses, add sugar, lard, water. four; roll quite thick and cut with cookie cutter.
 Raisin- filled Cookiss-One cup su- gar, one cup butter or lard, pinch salt. two teaspoons baking powder sifted in four, one teaspoon vanilla, flour to make stiff enough to roll. Roll very thin and put together with filling.
 Fifling-One cup raisins, one-half cup sugar. one-half cup water, one tablespoon flour, vanilla Cook until it thickens, stirring most of the time. Cool before putting tho cookies to- gether.
 Jewett City. CHLOE.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
A cHATTY AND HELPFUL LET
 TER.

Dear Sisters of tho Social Cornsr:- At last our daily paper does not belong altogether to the Man Of the House; not but what we members of reading The Bulletin: but now that 1t has a little corner all our own how we do appreciate it
 M Roena and W. H. P. of Readvf1le were very kind to speak of my pretty nom"
 I want to tell Sweet Lavender that shs can get busy on her pansy boxes most any time now. | always start mine about the middle of March, then they ought to bo ready to blossom when 1t is time to set them out of bacoo boxes filled win inc garden soil. Have the dirt warm when the seeds are planted and make che soil firm by gsntls pressure of the hands after planting. Moistsn carefully and thoroughly and cover box with glass to heep in heat and moisture. Keep where the temperature is quite even and do not expose to strong sunlight until the plants arc quite strong. When the plants are we'll up they should bs rsnovSd to . larger box. kept there untdl time to set in perma- nent location out of doors. Don't make the mistake sf plAuting tho tiny seeds too thickly. Keep moist and stfr tne soil otten ana you VIII be re- warded with blossoms all summer that witl more than repay you all the pains you may take love all flowers but I believe pansiss are my favorites because ft always seems as though they could speak to me.
 If H will not make my letter too long want to send Bee of Westerly, two recipes for making the best ice cream ever a1e. Many others have said SO, too. wish she would try these and report results:
 Chocolate Ice crsam.--One quart cream. one pint milk, two cups sugar, two eggs beaten light. i've table. spoonsful grated chocolate rubbed smooth in little milk. Heat milk to near boiNpg. pour in slowly beaten eggg and sugar, then the chocolate. Cook unt1i it thickens. stirring con- stantly. Cool. beat in the cream and freeze.
 Vanilla Joe Crssm-Two quarts rich cream. sna pint nav milk, ono pound sugar. and one tablespoonful vanilla 1fix well and fresse. If you are fond of frux ice cream, try the recipe for making banana cream sent to the Cosnsr by the Ministers Daughter laet e,arnmer.
 With best wishes to the editor and sisters of eur Cornef
 FAYE vERNA.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
HOW TO MAKE PIES.

Mock Mince Pies-One cup brown sugar, one medium -sixed lemon, one cup nolasses, one teaspoon of all kinds spice, one cup raiSins, small piece of butter, one cup cracker rolled fine, a little salt. one cup cold meat, one-half cup vinegar.
 Mock Cherry Pis-Jnst enough for one pie: One cup cranberries cut in two, scant half cup of raisins, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of water, ono tablespoonful of flour, a pinch of salt. Some like one-half cup of moiasses.
 Apple Pie Juice-To prevent apple pie juice from running out, take 8 clean piece of paper about two and a half inches wide, roll it so as to form a small tunnel with the opening at one end a trif1e smaller than at the other; cut small hole in the middle of the crust, place the small end of the paper tunnel in it and when the pic begins to bake the steam will escape through the tunnel and prevent the juice from running out. l
 Sour Milk Pies-One cup of sour milk. enc cup of sugar, one cup of raisins, chopped; two eggs, three ta- nutmeg to taste. This will make two pies.
 Fried Pies-One cup sour milk, one half teaspoenful of salt, one teaspoon of soda and flour, so 1t will roll out like biscuits Now take a piece of dough, roll it out as large as a tea saucer; take 8 tablespoonful of minced or stewed apple, hot; put on one-half the rolled crust, wet the other side of crust, turn the other half over the mir,ce or apple, pinch it down good. Take saucer and roll it round the edge to make it tight; fry like dough- nuts; turn with spoon, not fork, as @ fork will let the juice out in the lard; have the mince or apple dry enough SO the juice will not run off. The crust should be a little thicker than pie crust.
 Sweet Potato Pie-Two pounds of
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
Housshold Hints.

To remove tea and coffee stains, stretch stained place over a bowl and pour boiling water through the stain.
 To remove wine or fruit stain, put 8 layer of salt on the stain as soon as made and treat with boiling water, the same as for stains.
 For paint stains, rub with turpen- tine or benzine, or, if very obstinate, they will be removed by touching with cfloroform.
 Lamp chimneys rubbed with salt after washing gives them surprising brilliancy.
 Soak new brooms in strong, hot salt water before using; this toughens the bristles and makes the broom last longer.
 Dusting-Much labor will be saved in dusting by using a damp duster, which will collect and hold the dust, instead of merely moving it from place to place. When the work is completed, wash the duster and so get rid of the dust.
 Canterbury. CLARA.