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Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01

add one egg and two tablespoons melt ed shortening. Bake till thoroughly done in centre.
 Thursdays-Rice Muffins and Stew ed Prunes, or Johnny Cake with Rhu- barb Sauce.
 This makes. two medium sized loaves ed shortening, one tablespoon molasses or sugar Gone egg if preferred), one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon soda dis solved in hot water one and one-half cups sour milk, one cup yellow corn meal and two cups flour. Bake in moderate oven 20 to 30 minutes.
 About three dozen mullins can be made of two cups milk and two of boiled rice mixed together. Two well beaten eggs, one teaspoon salt, two tablespoons sugar, one-half cup short ening, three heaping teaspoons baking powder sifted with three cups flour.
 Fridays-Baked Potatoes, creamed Goldfish, or Fish Cakes and Peas.
 Saturdays-Spoon CornmeaI Bread and Beef Stew, or Dandelions cooked in salt and water, seasoned with but ter and white pepper, eaten with a few drops vinegar and rye bread.
 Spoon CornmeaI Bread is made as follows: In a double boiler heat one quart milk: add one teaspoon salt; stir in slowly one and one-half cups yell low cornmeal. When this thickens, re- move from fire and beat in two or three eggs, a pinch of sugar and pour into an earthen baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven 30 minutes, or till well done.
 DREAMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: With profuse apologies to The Doctor, am sending a few of my household reme- dies which have saved me many doc tors bills:
 Sick Headache, or sour stomach Take two teaspoons of cream of tartar and one of soda in a glass of cold wa ter. Do not fill glass too full, as 1t will foam up.
 To Prevent a Cold-If you should get wet or chilled in any way, so that you fear having cold, take ten drops of spirits of camphor in half a glass of warm water. I give the children six drops and sweeten it a little.
 Vomiting Spells in chIdren-I aI- ways keep rhubarb and soda mixture on hand. It can be procured in any quantity at the drug store. I give the children one teaspoonful. If that is vomited up. give another spoonful, un- til the vomiting ceases.
 Sore Throat--Gargle with peroxide, then make a tube by rolling I'D a piece of paper. Put some sulphur in the tube and then have someone blow it into your throat. As the children cannot gargle, I make a swab of cot- ton and dip it in peroxide and swab out their throats and then blow the sul- phur down. I make them say An! so
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
HousEcLEANINe HELPS.

Dear Social Cornerites: Now house. cleaning is here, I will send in a few suggestions that may help some of the Sisters:
 When clearing carpets, to fresnen their colors without injury, l find it very good to scatter a grated white potato over item. Then I sweep it up suit is we'll worth the trouble.
 To Remove Inkstains from a carpet, pour milk over the spots and rub in with the fingers. Then scrub with soap and warm soft water to which two ta- 5lespcons of ammonia have been add ed.
 When laying new mating one must not cut to fit the corners; but soak the mating in warm salt water and then one will find it can be turned without breaking.
 To keep bamboo furniture from cracking, mix together equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine and rub it on the furniture with a soft rag.
 To remove stains from marble top tables, dressers, etc, apply a mixture of saleratus and whiting with a damp cloth.
 Think it is about time I put in the answers to those conundrums:
 1-She is your mother.
 2-Because his Is all net profit.
 3-Ashes.
 4-Because there was heavy swell on the beach.
 5-The half. because the full moon is as light again.
 Aunt Abby: As you live on the Scot land road, I think I know who you are Are your initials D. O.? I should like very much to meet you.
 Best wishes to all.
 KITTY CLOVER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
oLD-FAsHIoNED WAY OF TREAT
 ING PNEUMONIA.

Sizters of the Social Corner: well remember of an old-fashioned doctor saying that in the winter of 1880 he had seventy cases of pneumonia, and he says: T do not say this to boast, but have not lost one patient"
 He put the patient to bed, made a poultice of onions to entirely cover the chest and renewed them often. He also kept the patient warm, so as to get ur a precipitation, and kept them so until the cough was loosened and relieved.
 The onions were put into a stewpan with plenty of lard to fry them until done; then a little hot water was add ed and thickened with f1axseed meal to make thick poultice. He also used skunk oil to rub the chest.
 The onions were put on four thick nesses of cloth and cheesecloth, pasted firmly in place. This was repeated every half hour. or renewed. He also made a cough syrup of loaf sugar.
 In two or three days the patient was better. This was prooe that the good lold-faShioned doctors saved more lives than the physicians of today with their method of packing in fee and anti toxin. Some old-fashioned Sister may agree with me
 Good durable rugs can be made from mems clothing by cutting them in mar row strips and crocheting them to- gether, using large crochet hook putting bright colors in to suit one s fancy.
 have heard nothing from Aunt Sarah. LAURA.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
TESTED CAKE RECIPES.

Dear Editor of the Social. Corner. Herewith send a few useful recipes for cake:
 English Fruit Cake-Two pounds Of flour, one pound sugar, eight ounces butter, eight ounces lard, two ounces baking powder, one pint milk, four eggs, one pound entrants, two ounces candled pineapple, two ounces citron, one quarter teaspoon soda, dissolve in part of milk large pinch of salt, one pound raisins, four ounces figs, cnop- ped almonds and cherries to taste.
 Rub flour and shortening together, add sugar. fruit, milk, etc, last with beaten eggs. Bake one hour. This makes four loaves.
 Gold Cake-One cup sugar, one-half cup butter, yollSs of six eggs, one-haIf cup milk, two cups flour, two tea spoons baking powder, grated rind and juice of one-half lemon, or one-third d teaspoon of nutmeg.
 Layer Cake-One cup sugar, three tablespoons butter. yolks of two eggs, one cup milk, two cups flour, two tea spoons baking powder. one-half tea spoon vanilla.
 Theoda: Why do you not write to me?
 PotIatch: would like some or the views of Washington. What has become of Balsam Fir ? Why don't you write?
 ELLA OF CANTERBURY,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
TT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

It was a wild winter night. A sleety rain was falling in fitfu1 gusts as a thiniy clad man toiled slowly along the country road which was heavy with snow. His progress was slow and 1t was growing late. but there was no sign of the farmhouse at which he had been told in the village he might find work, or at least food and shell ter for the night.
 The widow won't let even a stray dog suffer-" said his informer. His Ghoughts went back toA the past as he dragged his tired feet along
 Five years ago he had home, wife and three children-a girl and two boys-but he drank and when told him man had right to a little pleasure if he earned the money, and he went from bad to worse until his wife lost first respect, and then love, for him, and at last both her health and reason gave way and there came an awful night when neighbors call- ed both the doctor and the sheriff and he awoke the next morning in the lookup, where he was told his wife had given birth to dead child and was insane.
 Six months later he was released and heard that his wife was in, a hos pital and that the children had been taken by relatives. He got work for a time, but sickness came and his own people were unwilling to care for him and there was nothing but a charity hospital. Since, he had been Ion the road" working when he could get work, and begging when he could not.
 At the village he had been directed to the Squire Benson farm," about two miles out, where the widow who owned it' was looking for help.
 It was nearly g o'clock when he came to the comfortable looking house with light on the piazza and several peep ing through the curtained windows. In response to his knock the door was opened by a handsome boy of nine, who asked him into the neat kitchen. The warm room after the exposure and lack of food overcame him and he fell on the floor.
 He came slowly back to conscious ness to hear voice from the past calling names once so familiar-names that had not passed his lips in years.
 Fred, we must get his wet clothes off and make him comfortable; Cora, make bed on the couch in the sitting room, and we must get him there some way"
 He opened his eyes to see self confident, businesslilke woman with the face he married Is years before, but no look of the pale. pitiful looking woman of the last months of the old life; and the well-built boy of 15 be- side her had changed from the one who had fought with all his little
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
CHOICE PIE RECIPES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: am sending a few choice pie recipes which hope you all will try:
 Dried Apple Pie: One pint dried ap- ples soaked over night and boiled. fif- teen minutes the next morning; three quarters cup of sugar; juice and grated rind of one small lemon. This should make two small pies.
 Date Pie Two pounds stoned dates( boil them fifteen minutes), one half cup sugar and one teaspoon cin- namon. This makes two large pies. It is delicious. Bake in two crusts.
 HuekIeberry Pie: Three quarters quart canned huckleberries; one half cup sugar, one tablespoon flour, one half teaspoon connamon sprinkled over top of fluckleberries. Bake in two crusts.
 Washington Cream Pie: Three quarts milk boiled with three tablespoons cornstarch three minutes. Beat together three quarters cup sugar and the yolks of three eggs. Add to cornstarch mixture and boil three minutes; add one teaspoon vanilla ex- tract Use beaten whites for mer- ingue.
 Chocolate Cream Pie: Make the above Washington Cream Pie, adding three quarters cup cocoa Use whites for meringue.
 Peach PIe: One naI pound QrleQ peaches to each pie. Boil until the skins which are on them loosen. Take off skins, wash well, and boil until well cooked; add one half cup sugar to each pie.
 Reliable Pie Crust:, One cup flour sifted with one half teaspoon salt, two heaping tablespoons lard. Mix this we'll with a fork. Add milk or water to make a stiff dough. This is enough for one pie.
 COUNTRY MAID.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
ABOUT HoUsE-BUILDING.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:- I have been much interested in the plans of M. Roena's pretty little home and Sally Muggin's more pretentious bungalow.
 I liked the bedrooms with interving bath room in Sally. Muggins' bungalow, but I should have moved the dining room and buffet to the north end of the living room and brought the living room to the south side for the souther- ly and easterly view and increased light.
 There are few things it is well to keep in mind about building house, especially in the open country, when the back door should not be on the north side unless well-protected by a wind break.
 The kitchen should be the pleasant est. room in the house-with com manding views when possible.
 Economy requires that it should not be too high studded. Economy of heat and labor may be thus conserved. the pleasantest room on the second floor. The best rooms should not be always empty-they better be oc- casionally vacated for friends.
 There should be a closet in most of the rooms; and good storage room in the attic.
 Since the shortest and most i'm portant sessions are held in the din fng-room it is best in a retired part of the first floor.
 A good dry cellar is as necessary as dry rooms above; and it contributes to the healthfulness of the home full as much as good ventilation.
 A dry well in the cellar is good for keeping things cool, and it annually reduces the ,ice-bili.
 A roomy piazza Is always desirable and a sleeping porch for hot weather is a real luxury if 1t can be afforded. RUTH,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
TEN DIFFERENT WAYS OF COOK.
 ING EGGS.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis terS: Many and various are the uses to which eggs can be put, with health ful and financial advantage. Eggs are a good substitute for meat and may be served as follows:
 Omeiet: Make a cream sauce of one teaspoon each of flour and butter, and one cup of milk; beat into this the yollzs of two eggs and lastly fold in the beaten whites of the eggs; bake in a moderate oven about twenty min utes and serve immediately.
 Nest Eggs: Prepare poultry dress ing of dry bread. put in a well greased pan and make little depressions or ''nests' in the dressing; place in oven to partially bake; then break an egg into each nest" and sprinkle with salt and pepper: dot each eggs yollS with a bit of butter and return to oven and bake until eggs are properly platter with tomatoes, peas, or spin ach, between nests and spaces. E Bird in Nest: Separate the yolk and white of eggs, beat the white stiff and spread on O slice of buttered toast. Carefully drop the yolk in center of white and sprinkle with salt and pep per; dot with a bit of butter, and place in the oven a few minutes until brown.
 Egg Relish: Cut in dice and try out some slices of fat pork or bacon, and in this brown one cup each of diced potatoes and stale bread, onions may also be added if liked. When done add two or three beaten eggs. Cook slowly stirring constantly until eggs are done. Season with salt and pep per.
 Scrambled Eegs: For every six eggs put six tablespoons milk and one ta- blespoon butter in a frying pan, and when hot add the eEEs. but do not stir
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strength to protect his mother and sis- ter from insult and abuse
 The man closed his eyes again to continue the dream: He felt the boys hand and then sank into soft bed for the first time in months.
 A beautiful girl oF 12 held a cup Of hot beef tea to his lips and then he slept.
 In the morning he heard childish boy who had opened the door the night before ask:
 "will he stay here and must we live again as we did in M-?"
 We can't put him out to suffer from cold and hunger, but he shall never spoil bur lives agains' replied the mother, firmly.
 The man closed his eyes with a sigh. He had looked into the Prom ised Land, but Ae could not enter. He was just a suffering tramp to his fam fly
 When the woman brought his break fast she made no sign, and he could not eat, and when she urged him to eat and get strong he heard his own voice echo from the past: If you don't want to eat, go with out. There will be more for me" and his voice trembled as he whispered:
 T don't want to get strong. l have nothing to live for" You can work for your children's respect. You are welcome to a home here as long as you try to be a man, Edwin,'' was the quiet answer. T have forgiven the past, but I cannot for fet"
 With Gods help, Nellie, I'll try" he said
 As the months went past he grew strong once more and worked stead fly, always treating Nellie as his em- ployer. His room was kept bright and comfortable: he was welcome at the family table and had a seat in the family circle in the evening and in the family pew at church when he would attend. The children called him father in a respectful tone, and Nel- lie introduced him to strangers as my husband" But his wages were paid weekly and there were no kisses or embraces.
 The worst blow was the fact that little Harry (whose death was falsely reported) hated him as fiercely as his mother did on the night of his birth and 1t took years for him to outgrow the aversion; but Edwin Is growing to respect himself at last and after five years of waiting has heard Nellie say to a neighbor who was complaining of growing old:
 "Why, I am over forty, with white hair and glasses, but my husband and I are just beginning to enjoy life aren't we, Win?" And he knew the old pet name meant that the past was forgotten as well as forgiven. l ETTA BARBER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
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until the whites are nearly cooked, then break the yolks and stir well as soon as "set" remove from fire and season with salt and pepper to taste.
 Creamed Eges: Heat two cups of rich, sweet milk, then, when 1t has reached the boiling point slip in care fully as many eggs as you have slices of toast, cover and let simmer, till the whites are firm, then place eggs on the slices of buttered toast on a platter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Salt the milk remaining in the pan and pour over the toast. Serve at once. cup of bread crumbs for each egg; sprinkle bread crumbs with sweet milk using just enough to moisten; beat the eggs adding a pinch of salt, then stir eggs in bread crumbs mixing lightly and fry brown on both sides. Serve hot.
 Roasted Eggs; Have ready skillet with frying" or butter fat, carefully break in the eggs; season with salt and pepper; pour over some hot creamy milk and set in oven three or four minutes
 DeviIIed Eggs: Boil eggs about twenty minutes then place in cold wa ter half an hour after which shell and cut in two, lengthwise; mash yolks
 
 yolks add half. teaspoon salt, one third teaspoon pepper, half teaspoon dry mustard, and two tablespoons vim egar mix well and i'll the whites heaping up; serve with tomato sauce, peas or any other preferred vegetable.
 New Way to Fry Eggs: Heat a griddle smoking hot and put on just enough grease to keep the eggs from sticking to the griddle. As soon as they are nicely Drowned on the under side turn or roll them over to brown the other side and then slip them into a warm plate. Cooked this way they are light and dainty, looking not tough and leathery as when fried in a lot of warm grease.
 A teaspoon of. sugar added to a can of peas, corn, or string beans will greatly improve the flavor. if one is short of cream for coffee. | try placing whole marshma1low at the bottom of each cup before pour | ing the coffee. The result will be the | same at very small cost and a most delicious flavor will be obtained. PARKWAY DAME.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
PUTTING CLOTHING INTO coNDI-
 TON.

Dear Cornerites One and All: The early spring days with their wind and sunshine have come and our thoughts will turn to putting our clothing in the best possible condition, so I am send ing a few suggestions which hope may be helpful to someone:
 Before cleaning and pressing cloth ing, hang up on the line.
 Choose a sunny day, because the sun will bring out all the spots and soil. Then give them a gentle beating with a rattan to dislodge dust and let them get blowing while preparing the fol- lowing cleanser:
 quart of water for an hour and then strain and cool sufficiently to work with.
 A bare ironing board makes good table for cleaning mems clothing upon though the ordinary kitchen table will answer. Having discovered the spots and stains these should first be brush ed off. If they are greasy they should be rubbed gith gasoline, using pad underneath. This pad should aI- ways be placed under stains, while re- moving them, because 1t receives the dirt forced through by the vigorous rubbing. Next clean the soil away with the soap bark solution. In the case of trousers being very
 
 to put them into the tub with the soap bark liquid. adding hot water to make sufficient for washing the whole garment. The spots can be scrubbed with @ brush.
 To press trousers washed in this way, remove from the line before be- coming quite dry and press using a dry cloth between the iron and the garment. Be careful to get the crease straight down the leg fronts.
 With striped goods, this Is no trou- ble, of course, but with plain goods, place outer and inner seams of each leg together and then fold. When perfectly straight and smooth, press firmly.
 When spots only are cleaned and not | the whole trousers, place thin cloth, wrung out of warm water, on the gar | ment, and go over it with a very hot | iron. Do a little at time and keep pressing until cloth and trousers are dry.
 Clothing in good condition can be pressed by using cloth wrung out | of warm water to which little am- monia has been added.
 l Spots and stains can be removed from coats: but, of course, these can not be put into the tub. It may be necessary to scrub the backs of the collars, also the sleeves at the wrist with a clean rag dipped into clear warm water and remove as much of 1t as possible with dry cloths. Then cover with dry rag and press with a good hot iron.
 | In ironing a mans coat, do the sleeves first, right side up, covered with damp cloth, then the back and | lastly the fronts. Take care to lay l the pocket flaps very smoothly before covering with the cloth.
 l Try using a brick for an ironing stand and you will find that the irons will retain their heat much longer than when the stand 1s used. 1 To find waist. t.meaaure so as to foe able to put belt or girdle on shirt waist, cut shirtwaist somewhat short CT than full length pattern: make waist and then try on; tie . tape
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as not to choke them with the sul- phur.
 Sprained AnkIe-Upon going to bed put on the following poultice and you will find in the morning that it has drawn all of the congested blood to the surface: One tablespoon honey, one teaspoon salt and white of one egg.
 It makes a very sticky poultice, but is very effective, as I have had occasion to use it twice. For Foreign Bodies in the Eye-Pull the upper lid out and draw it down as
 far as possible, and then rub it off on the lower lid, and in most cases the little lashes on the lower lid will catch the particle.
 Although I hope that the Sisters will not need any of these remedies, l thought I would pass them on in case | of emergency.
 And I would also like to tell you something about Easter lilies. You
 may know~it. but did not until last year. After the lily has finished bios
 soming plant it out of doors in your garden and it will blossom again in the summer.
 hope that all of the Sisters are able \ to enjoy this lovely weather. Regards to all from NAN.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
INQUIRY AND ANSWERS.

MORNING GLORY: Card received end forwarded to Sally Sycamore.
 CRIMSON RAMBLER: Letter and card received and mailed as you di- rected.
 NJ. ROENA'S picnic might be made a card shower by the Sisters of the So- cial Corner in May, and in this way it might be made a happy day for all of us.
 SALLY MUGGINS: Letter received and mailed to Samantha.
 MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL COR NER will sympathize with Janette, who has lost a promising boy just in his teens. We all know bereavement makes a light heart heavy-that grief takes 9 tight grip on the most hopeful. May heavenly light soon dispel the darkness for her, and give the assur- ance which exalts the human heart and makes it glad
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
LIGHT DUMPLlNcs.

Good Morning, Editor and Sisters: May l join in and have a little chat this morning?
 Have been a constant reader of the Social Corner and enjoy it much What a grand privilege it is to be here and see the soil and trees take on their spring raiment
 Here Is hint that hope will help someone:
 When cooking dumpIings, allow them to cook five minutes uncovered, then put on the cover and cook twenty min utes or until, when tried with a fork, they are thoroughly done. The cover may be removed and dumplings tried at any time without fear of their fall ing.
 An, there, Rumble Bee. I've got your number. You have to cross a brook hetween your house and the main road.
 l bid you goodbye and get busy.
 P1CKEREL.