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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

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Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
HELPFUL FACTS

Editor Social Corner: think the fol- lowing helps are worth preserving:
 When boiling potatoes, add just a little sugar as well as salt. They are far more fioury than if only salt is added.
 If when preparing carrots they are under the faucet and cold water run on them minute. the skins will slip off as do those of boiled beets. Then they can be cooked in the usual way This does away with the task of scraping them.
 Honey and giycerine mixed in equal proportions is an excellent remedy for cracked lips. It should be applied ev- cry night until the cracks are thor oughly healed.
 When a cup of strong tea is reQuir- ed, instead of putting an extra spoon ful into the pot add a spoonful of su- gar. This opens the leaves Of the tea and makes the tea stronger.
 Burnt coffee will free the house from cooking odorS. So will smouIderfng string. 4 handful of lavender flowers in a bowl with lemon or orange peel and covered with boiling water imparts a gentle fragrance to an entire apart ment.
 If at any time you have a gathered finger or poisoned hand, take a cab bage leaf, roll it out with a. bottle un- til the juice comes. and tie it on the affected part This will draw and cleanse it far better than a poultice. This is knowledge which never comes anniSs JANE.
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FINE SALADS.

Editor Social Corner: The following salads have stood the test of time:
 Oyster Salad-Boil a pint of oysters in their own liquor until they wrinkle on the edges. Drain, cool. chop and mix with an equal amount of lettuce or celery; pour on mayonnaise dress ing and serve with Wafers
 Potato Salad-Cut one quart of cold potatoes to suit fancy: chop fine, half an onion: pour over French salad dressing. and slightly mix: serve cold. The dressing is made of three table spoons of oil, one of vinegar. one salt spoon of salt and one of pepper The potatoes should be slightly salted
 Cabbage SaIad-Chop the cabbage fine, sprinkle with salt and let stand over night; beat one egg thoroughly and add to 1-2 pint of boiling vinegar to form q smooth paste: add this to the boiling vinegar: perper and sugar to taste. Let all come to boil and pour over the cabbage. stirring thor oughly.
 Celery SaIad-Two punches of eel cry. 1 tablespoonful salad oil table spoons vinegar. l small teaspoon fine sugar. pePEer and salt to taste Wash and sGrapc celery. lay in cold water till dinner time; then cut into inch
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PRISCILLA
HANDY WAY SMOKE MEAT.

Dear Editor and Sisters: l think the best part of the anniversary number was the kind expression of the Editor and what he did to make the page so attractive and interesting; and we ap- preciate his kind thought.
 With great delight we read the song and poem written expressly for the anniversary of our Corner.
 With much pleasure we read the messages from the different writers and only wished we could have heard from more of the first writers. To make the closing sentence of my last letter more plain. will say that it was addressed to Billie in a spirit of mirth. as l classed her with the sterner sex, to which she has mildly protested.
 Handy Way to Smoke Meat: AS this is the time of year meat is taken from the brine and smoked, will say if you have no smoke house an inn provised one may be made from large dry goods box, by removing both ends. One end is placed on the ground, and hang the meat through the other on sticks placed across; place the boards blanket. Through an opening in the side put in an old pan or kettle with coals on which place corn cobs or walnut twigs or chips. keep the blaze down by Sprinkling with water or put wet cobs on top, or cover with an old pan full of holes, to let the smoke through, so as not to cook the meat.
 The practicability of this has been demonstrated time and again. Two days of smoking is enough.
 Wrap each piece in a paper bag and keep in a cool place or pack in a bar rel of oats.
 TuEOnA
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
DREAMER'S NAME AND ITS ORI-
 GIN.

My Dear Editor and Social Corner Friends: Though somewhat tardy the Dreamer's congratulations upon the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the birth of our dear little Corner are none the less sincere. Long may it live to be even more helpful than it has been
 In the midst of moving, settling and housekeeping, The Corner of March 17th did not reach me till the 24th simply because l was not prompt in sending my new address to The Bul- letin company
 To those who inquire if I have made | the acquaintance of our dear sister Married and Happy. l must answer. ] No, not yet It is through no fault of our popular sister that she and the Dreamer have not slipped tea together, and if she is in Hartford I hope soon to know her. When one has to move and settle all things are forgotten eX- cept that your back aches and your feet are weary. This sounds very complaining and I do not wish my let ter to read that way. "Oh, wad some power the giftie gee us to hear our sefes as others hear us"
 Me and mine" anticipate an en- joyable summer We have moved a short distance from Hartford center, out where there is more breathing space. a place for small garden and a few chicks besides being more de- SlfaDIe Tor our youngsters. Will there be a Social Corner re- i union this summer?
 As I looked at the flag floating OCT the Anniversary page. the words of The Salute to the Flag came to me and l felt like turning it about lit tie to suit our Corner; T pledge ale glance to our Corner and to the de- partment for which it stands. One family indivisible. with love and jus !! tice for all.
 nPEA MTTP
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
ONGRATULATIONS FROM SUN.
 BONNET SUE.

Dear Editor and Cornerites: The birthday number of the Corner filled me with pride to see such good-fellow- ship among the Sisters and their loy-- alty to The Corner. i wanted to send my greeting at that time, but stepped aside for the older members on that occasion, as they came first, and We new members must tag along after them.
 First of all, congratulations Mir. Ed itor upon your success in bringing up this uryear-- old due to your un- tirin@ efforts to pelase others. and we all appreciate it.
 To the Sisters: Your letters are all fine, and many a heart has been cheer ed by your Saturday greetings. Let the good work continue and may you all be repaid in some way for the good that you have done in The Corner.
 Biddy: l think you must be in the wrong coop. I haven't 8 ghost of sn
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sprinkle with salt and perrer; repeat until pan Is full, crumbs on top. Pour over it cup of sweet cream and bake until brown.
 Salmon Salad:. One cup of minced salmon mixed with a cup of chopped celery. Add 8 French or mayonnaise dressing and serve on lettuce leaves.
 Fresh Salmon Fried: Cut the slices three quarters of n inch thick, dredge them with flour or dip In egg and crumbs, fry light brown.
 Salmon Patties: Cut cold cooked salmon into dice. Heat about a pint of the dice in half pint of cream or rich milk. Season to taste with cayenne pepper and salt. Fill the shells and serve. White Sauce for the Above Recipes: Mix two tablespoons of sifted flour with a half a teacup of warm butter Place over the fire 8 saucepan contain ing a pint of sweet milk. a salt spoon of salt and a. dash of white pepper: when 1t boils add the butter and four stirring briskly until it thickens and becomes like cream. If you have pIen- ty of cream, use it and omit butter
 Hope the sisters will try some of these and report.
 Best wishes to all.
 AUNT ABBY.
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idea who you are, unless your last name begins with c. or L. Does It
 Crimson Rambler: Thank you! l shall send card soon.
 J. E. T.: Am glad you liked the apron pattern. I do, too.
 Poinsettia: You don't seem so far away, after all. I have an aunt i'll Los Angeles, and I am always interested in news of that place. Your letters are fine. Come again.
 Persis: You are doing the same that did. Jump from the school room to a home of your own. Are your initials J. D.?
 A very dear friend of mine has been bereft of her husband It is unusually sad, as they were more than husband and wife; they were God-mated, an unusual thing nowadays. They were young and had everything to live for 1t made me thankful, indeed, that l have mine and if any of you Sisters knew the circumstances you would be thankful doubly for you dear one, and there is no better way to show your thankfulness than in doing something for him.
 I have reached the want column in man. and how best to grant him comfort and happiness. The home should be kept immaculate-nothin lying around to try his nerves when he comes home tired Good things to eat and plenty of them, is a wonderful remedy to keep him contented. Don't poster him with questions, or bother him with trif1es the moment he opens the door. but get his slippers and see if the chair he likes best is near the light, and The Bulletin is handy. Greet him with a smile and a pleasant word. and he may forget that someone tried to borrow $25 from him that day.
 Don't tell him what you "heard' dur ing the day; always appear neat and clean, with wour bestest, cleanest face and brightest smile. This cheers him and helps him to forget his days work
 Think of him at his work while you are doing yours. Who has it the hard est?
 Try net te let little troubles bother you, but be cheerful and happy. Look on the bright side always. Home is the dearest place on earth, and a loving wife, who is thoughtful and considers her husbands needs first. helps to make it what it should be-a reStful abode and a sanctuary. SUNBONNET SUE.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
HOW TO WRITE A STORY
By Experience

scold him, for she ate three while she was getting supper, and l heard her say they were good. if she did say 1t who shouldn't.
 "'Any pie? Yes, there's one piece Jeff, although there came near not be- ing any. It must have been an extra good pie, for Bridget cut off piece for Mike (hes the policeman on our beaD and when he dropped in tonight she up and gave it to him, but before he had a chance to sample it they heard Mrs. Thomas coming. Mike made for the window and Bridget put the pie be hind the bread box. Well, I'm glad 1t tastes good
 You like Mrs. Thomas, do you2 You wouldn't if you heard what she said to MT. Thomas today. Oh, don't mind telling you. She said seeing 1t was Saturday and he had the afternoon off, it would be a good time to block up that mouse hole in the pantry door.
 MT Thomas said he was very sor- ry, as nothing would give him greater pleasure, but he had promised Tommy to take him to the ball game and his conscience
 Mrs. Thomas interrupted right there and said something about under standing the situation exactly.
 -"1 heard Bridget giggling in the pantry. I didn't see anything funny myself. l thought it was very good of MT Thomas to keep his word and take
  there were so many odd jobs he might have
 "'Ohi murder! Don't go near that thingl That's the latest in mouse traps. When the grocers boy brought it this morning he said if as mouse got so much as his nose
 What! Going so early? Better bring your baby mice tomorrow; they have got to learn the way some time, you know, and it's always quiet in the pantry Sunday afternoons,
 AS soon as Mrs. Mouse has disap- pearedsthrough, hole behind the wood box, you open the pantry door very gently e4ike Tommy), get a cool drink, then, closing the door ever so softly, you tiptoe hack to bed. The next morn ing you wonder if 1t really aid happen, or if, like Ruth of Social Corner fame, you were only dreaming" I stopped for breath. Sister turned her gaze from the pantry door (which she had been staring at in a sort of fascinated way).
 "It sounds simple enough as you tell it. she said.
 '1Oh, it's dead easy,' said l. It's a good story. too,' said SIS ter.
 I forgot to say there's one hard thing about writing a story. and that IS to make the Editor think it is good.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
SAMANTHA
WAYS OF SERVING SALMON.

Dear Editor and all Social Corner Friends: As salmon is considered the most nutritious of fish. thought I would send in few nice recipes for cooking the same
 Salmon Potato Loaf: Mix two cups of shredded salmon with two cups of hot seasoned mashed potatoes. Add a minced onion, two tablespoons of melted butter, little cayenne pep per and little lemon juice. Beat all well, put in a buttered dish. scatter buttered crumbs over the top and bake in moderate oven half an hour Serve hot or may be served with cream sauce.
 Scalloped Salmon with Potatoes: Put a layer of salmon in a buttered pan. then a layer of cold, thinly sliced potatoes, sprinkle with salt and pep per and bread crumbs, and continue until the dish is full. the crumbs be- ing on top. Pour over it a cup of cream and bake three quarters of an hour.
 Creamed Salmon is made by f1ak- ing the fish and adding a white sauce. Cook three minutes and serve hot.
 Salmon Loaf: Mince finely one can of salmon. and drain from the oil add cup of soft bread crumbs, two beaten eggs and a half cup of sweet cream. Season with salt and pepper and lemon juice if desired. Put in a but tered mold, set in pan of hot water and bake about half an hour. This may be served col ] in slices, or served hot with white sauce.
 Salmon Soups. Crate an onion with one quart of rfcF milk and cook ten minutes. Thicken the milk with two tablespoons of flour and add a table spoon of butter :l teaspoon of salt, a 
 ped salmon. Cook ten minutes and press through a strainer. Serve at once.
 Salmon Cups: Chop finely a can of salmon, add half a cup of soft bread crumbs, two tablespoons of melted butter, one of le mon juice, two beaten eggs, salt, pepp ar. and half a cup of rich milk. Mix and pack in greased cups, set in 8 pan of hot water and bake until firm. Serve hot on indivu- al dishes with white sauce.
 Salmon Crecuettes, Mix the meat from one can of salmon drained and minced, half a cup of fine bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and a little nut meg, the juice of half a lemon and a tablespoon of butter. If too dry, meisten with a little of the salmon liquor. Form into rolls and flour them well. Set them in a cold place for an hour and they fry in het fat
 Scailoped Salmon: Put a layer of canned salI lon in shallow baking panr cover with soft bread crumbs,
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In our conversation I managed to get breath enough to tell her that there wasn't anything in this world better than soap and water. That has been fully four years ago and from that time to the present day it has been a question in my mind whether Mrs. E. thought 1 looked so sweet and clean and didn't need soap or whether I looked so poison dirty that she thought l. needed it and that soap was a stranger to me. I concluded that Mrs B.'s address was not inviting, her personality was not what it should have been-and personality makes a difference between grace and clumsi- ness. Our success in life, our ability to carry out what we undertake de- pends on our possessing an attractive manner. One cannot put on a man ner as a party costume. It belongs to us and we cannot get away from it.
 BILLIE
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Sister and I sat in the kitchen. Sis ter had just finished reading my first Social Corner Story and was congratu- lating me on my ability to write.
 Tt is very simple said l. "A good subject suggests itself and all you have to do is to write it out"
 Sister laughed. T suppose that pam try door suggests a story to your" she said.
 looked at the pantry door. Down at the left hand corner little mouse had gnawed a hole. I thought for a few minutes and then said:
 Why, yes, it suggests you to i.le. tossing on your bed, trying to find a cool spot. that awfully hot night last July
 Noticing the dazed look in Sister eyes, I hurriedly added:
 You know you finally decided to go down to the pantry for a drink Of Ice water. You went if you remember, very softly, with something of the feei- ings q burglar must have. rest you awaken those fortunate enough to be sleeping"
 Seeing a smile in the corners of Sis ters lips, l felt encouraged to con- tinue:
 You gain the kitchen and nearly drop your lamp as you see little mouse run across the floor and dart through the hole in the pantry door. But more startling things await you" "
 Sister is now thoroughly interested and I rattle on:
 The pantry door is actually speak ingi Perhap ps l would come nearer the truth if I said the pantry door is ac- tually squeaking, with an occasional squeak from little mouse. As you stand there stupidly pinching yourself (to see if you are indeed awake) you hear the following conversation given in squeaks:
 Well, Mrs. Mouse, I thought Satur- day night would bring you. Yes, the larders full. Help yourself. The cookies? No, not in the same place Bridget said she smelt a rat. l don't know whether she meant you or Tom my. She calls him ''t&at pesky little rat!' Anyway, she put them en- the top shelf
 ''I like Tommy myself. Bridget calls him a little sneak, too.
 eff tiptoeing in the kitchen and turning my door knobs very gently (Tommy always does that way) is g little sneak, why then 1 like sneaks.
 'It is such a relief from being slammed all day by Bridget remarked the door.
 .''The cookie jar cover is off? Yes Tommy came in Ooh! very gently), just before going to bed and filled his pock- cts I don't think Bridget ought tc
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
THEODA.
SAMANTHA JOINS THE NEW SO
 CIETY.

Dear Cornerites: I didn't send a let ter for the anniversary page because I wanted to leave them charter mem bers plenty of room. And was mighty glad to see so many of them come back to The Corner.
 I heerd of d new sassiety lately, may be it wuz "The Man Who Talks told mel can't remember; but these folks call themselves Philosophers" and agree that if they find a public ser want. store clerk, car conductor, etc, to be kind and helpful they will sar- tinly "telf' their employer of it. l think I'll jine that sassiety right now. and tell the Manager of the Bulletin the Editor of ''our" page is jest right, and that we have proved it to our full satisfaction.
 Black Pansy: l wouldn't have be- lieved that it was your mater to get a sWeIled he'd. Probably you have found before now that "Mumps" is no laffin' matter,
 Grace: The begonia you sent is coming up nicely again after being frozen.
 Aunty: l should like to call on you in June while your roses are in bloom. But don't suppose I can get away.
 Aunt Mehitable: Your story was fine.
 Sincerely SAMANTHA
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
HOW TO MAKE GOOD BUTTER.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: Perhaps you would like to try the old fashioned way of making pota- to yeast? You can make as much or little as you like. and it is always ready for use.
 Potato Yeast-To five good sized po- tatoes (grated) add two quarts of boil ing water Stir well, add one cup White sugar and one tablespoon salt. W hen milk is warm, add one or more yeast cakes. Place it where it is warm until il works, then put it in a jug or glass jar and put where it is cool-the cellar is the best place. One cupful is enough for three lOaVeS of bread. When you make the second time you can put into the new yeast what is left over of the old instead of the yeast cakes. If not sweet or salt enough, add more su- gar or salt to suit your taste. The Way to Make. Good Butter Pour boiling water into your churn, let stand 15 or 20 minutes, draw off, put in cold water, let stand till the churn is ] thoroughly cold. When your cream is ready (S2 degrees), put in the churn. After the butter comes, draw off the buttermilk, wash the butter in three or four waters Cor until the last water is clear), remove from the churn to the butter bowl (which has been treated as you did the churn), work out what water you can. then weigh the butter and allow one and One-half ounces of good dairy salt to each pound of but ter, work the salt in. cover the butter, put away in cool place for d day; work il over again and stamp
 POinsettia: 1 enjoyed reading about Helen Keller. It is indeed wonderful what she has done
 Absent One: The Sisters are ali strangers to me except one: but I en- joy reading their letters and get many useful hints from the Social Corner.
 Ginger Snaps-Two cups moIasses. one cup shortening, one tablespoon gin- ger one tablespoon soda; add flour and salt: roll very thin; bake in a not oven.
 Cream Puffs-One cup hot water, one-half cup butter, boil together and while boiling stir in one cup sifted four (dry); take from the stove and stir to d paste- After this cooIS stir in three eggs, not beaten: stir this five minutes; drop in tablespoons on d Sreased pan; bake in a quick oven 20 minutes, being careful not to open the oven door oftener than is necessary, Don't let them touch each other in the pan.
 Cream for Puffs-One cup milk. one half cup sugar, one egg, one tablespoon cornstarch, flavor. When puffs and cream are cold, open the puffs with a knife and fill them with the cream.
 kElZIAH DOOLITTLE
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lengths, add above seasoning. Stir well together with fork and serve in salad bowl
 Neufchatei SaIad-Two tablespoons butter, rolls neufchatel cheese, tea spoon each finely chopped chives and olives; salt and pepper to taste.
 Cocoanut SaIad-One-half cocoanut grated (shredded cocoanut will dol 2 apples pared, cored and chopped, cup celery, chopped, tablespoons onions chopped, 1 tablespoon parsley, coarse ly chopped (may be omitted when not in season.. Mix cover with two meas ures French dressing. chill and serve in lettuce shells.
 Lettuce SaIad-Use 1-3 as much salad oil as you do vinegar; pepper and salt to suit taste: cut up lettuce pile in salad bowl; sprinkle with pow dered sugar: pour rest of ingredients mixed together over salad. Stir up with fork to mix we'll
 Chicken Salad-Cut meat from your cold chicken, add equal quantity of shred lettuce. When you have cut chicken into narrow strips 2 inches long mix in bowl and prepare the fol lowing dressing: Beat yolks of 2 eggs, salt slightly and beat in, few drops at a time, tablespoonfuls of salad oil then as gradually teaspoons of eel cry extract. The mixture. should be thick as cream. Pour over meat and lettuce. Stir with fork and place salad iR a glass dish
 Apple Salad-Peel, core, and slice five apples (any kind); mix with them half lemon, thinly sliced; place in salad dish and serve cold, covered with French dressing.
 These are all tested recipes and I'm SI1re thev will be found very SatiS- factory.
 A. L. T.
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am keeping very still (meaning no harm when I mention Calla Lily and PriScilla).
 I was delighted when I read why Calla Lily chose this as her pen name, for certainly I remember her mother when they lived in g. white house be- low the Hill.
 Let me see, there are a few hills 1 can recall-Wauwecus Hill. Vergason Hill. Bean Hill and Plain Hill. I won der which is the most familiar to Cal la Lily:
 My reason for my pen name is that my only sister (when the song first came out) was seriously i'll, and a friend sang it for her over and over again She thought it very beautiful, and after she passed away there were months I could not bear to hear it; but now it seems just as beautiful to me.
 Now. Calla Lily and Priscilla don think you are the only ones who are guessing. for I am with you, and l am willing to acknowledge if John Alden knows me he has one on me. Are you anyone who knew me when l was young and handsome?
 It rather strikes me you are sort ot feeling around. as no one but my own dear self knows of my writing to the Social Corner.