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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
RENOVATING RECIPES

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I am sending in some renovating recipes: Hope the Sisters will find some help from them.
 Cleaning Compound: Mix one ounce of borax and one ounce gum 'camphor with one quart boiling wateS. When COOL add one pint of alcohol, bottle and cGrk tightly. When wanted for use shake well and sponge the garments to be cleaned. This is an excellent mixture for cleaning soiled black cashmere and woolen dresses coat col lars, and black felt hats.
 Coal Oil, to remove: Cover the spot with finely powdered chalk or corn meal; lay a paper over it and rub it over with a moderately heated iron. Two or three applications are all that is necessary. ler's earth moistened with lemon juice and small quantity of powdered pearl ash; mix the F'uller's earth and pearl ash into balls with sufficient lemon juice to moisten; SCOUT the cloth with the balls.
 Cleaning Lace: Fill a large bottle with cold water and sew around it some clean. old white muslin. Tack one end of lace to the muslin. and wrap the lace around the bottle, talk ing care to have no wrinkles; with a clean sponge and pure sweet oil sat- uraIo- the lace InOTOuSn1y through the wrappings to the bottle, which is to be fastened by strings in a wash-ket- tie. Pour in a strong cold father of
 white castillo soap and boil the suds
 until the lace is white and clean. Dry
 the bottle in the sun. remove the lace and wrap it around a ribbon block, or press.
 Cleaning Picture Frames: Dingy or rusty gilt picture frames may be inn proved by simply washing them with small sponge moistened with spirits
 of wine or oil of turpentine, the sponge
 only to be sufficiently wet to take off
 the dirt and fly marks. They should dry of themselves.
 Cleaning Stains, Spots and MiIdew from Furniture: Take. one-haf pint of 9S per cent. alcohol. one quarter ounce each of pulverized rosin and gum shellac. add one-half pint of 1in- seed oil. shake we'll and apply with a brush or sponge. Sweet oil will re- move finger marks = from vanished furniture, and kerosene from oiled fur niture.
 Gloves, kid to clean: After thor oughly cleansing the hands, put on the gloves. and wash them as though washing the hands. in a bowl of spir- ts of turpeatine. Naphtha may be Hsed instead of turpentine. with equal y good results. After washing hang he gloves in current of air. or in a varrn room. taking care that no dust Fett1es on them.
 Another way: Go over them with a ! clean towel dipped in skim milk,
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AZALEA ENTERTAINS SOCIAL
 CORNER SISTERS.

Wednesday, September 27th, a dozen of the Sisters were delightfully."- entertained in AZalea's home at Mans field Depot.
 We went up on the Central Vermont road, were met by an automobile and carried to her pleasant home on the hillside. The beautiful trees. grand view of the hills from the porch, made an ideal spot for the party. Maine Lover. TrottIe. Roxanna Wince, Hu1dy, Practical Polly, Nokonis. Olive, Clio, Dolly Dimples, and Tidy Add1y. Our new Sister from Merrow we were pleased to meet. She worked hard teaching new patterns in crochet. We hope to see her again.
 At our gatherings, we have ex- changed many ideas in fancy work and crochet, that is always so fas- cinating.
 After lunch some of the Sisters showed US few fancy steps, to music furnished by Wandering Jew on the piano.
 sad d news snw mann came 0 That Thi W Kelly T Was vas Dead!" Of course we could not dance after that, but we recovered sufici- chicken pie, served for our supper by our hostess, although few did not reach home that night, the writer was able to.
 We could not give 8 rising vote of thanks to our hostess (after that chicken pie) so we showed our ap- preciation by ,fle uplifted hand.
 Azalea soon gees to new home, which will bring ner nearer to us, and we hope for many happy meetings to- gether. Azalea proved herself 8 charming hostess. The steamboat train was on time; we reached home safely. So ended one of our most de- lightful gatherings.
 We were entertained by Aunty No. 1 near the Golden Spur. Reasons for small appetite-1st. No breakfast. End. delicious chowder and steamed clans; 3rd. eating for Biddy who could not go.
 Another day we shall not forget, when Practical Polly and Married and Happy gave a party at Married and Happy's home--an this in September.
 TIDY ADDLY
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WEATHER SIGNS.

Social Corner Writers:-Do you
 know rain invariably follows when
 cattle sniff the air and herd together
 in a corner of the field with their
 heads to leeward, or take shelter in
 the sheds; when sheep leave the pas-
 ture unWiIhngly, when dogs lie about
 the fire-side more than usual and ap
 pear droWsy, when cats turn their faces; when pigs 7: cover themselves
 more than usual in litter, when cocks crow at unusual hours and flap their wings much; when hens chant; when ducks and geese are unusually noisy; when pigeons wash themselves; when peacccks squal loudly from trees; when the guinea fowl makes corltin- uous grating clamor; when sparrows c1lirp loudly and with much fuss con- gregate on the ground, or else when swallows fly low and skim their wings on account of the flies upon which the ground; when the carrion crow croaks solidarity; when wild water fowl dip and wash unusually; when n1oles throw up hills more industrt- bers; when frogs croak; when bats squeak and enter houses;' when sing ing birds take shelter; when the rob in approaches nearest the houses when tame swans fly against the wind; when bees leave their hives W1ln CduLIOH anu fly SilOFI QIStd1lC0S, when ants carry their eggs busily when flies bite severely and become | troublesome in numbers; and when earth worms appear on the surface. A Chemical Barometer-Put a
 small quantity of finely pulverized | alum in a long one-half ounce vial | and fill it with alcohol When the at | mosphere is dry and clear the spirits will be clear as crystal but on the ap- preach of rain or bad weather the alum will rise in the center in the form of spiral cloud. This is a sure | indication.
 Color of sty-An intensely blue and serene sky indicates severe storms and heavy rains in from 12 to AS | hours. -'-
 A gray, hazy sky indicates continu- ous dry and usually hot weather. A bright sunset presages fair weather.
 A bright yellow in the evening indi- | cates wind; a pale yellow, rain;. l A natural gray color constitutes a favorable sign in the evening; an un- | favorable one in the morning. Lunations of the Moon-The follow | ing table, etc, is the result of many ] years observation and will seldom prove unavaiiing:
 1. The nearer the true of the | last quarter, are to midnight, the 1 fairer will the weather be the seven 1 days following. The space for this calculation occupies from 10 p. m. to l 2 a. m.
 2. The nearer to midday or noon l the changes occur the more foul will
 the weather be during the seven days l following. The space for this caicu- lation occupies from 10 a. Tn. to D. | m.
 ] These observations refer principally l to summer, though they affect spring
 and autumn in nearly the same ratio POPOVFyR
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often: put into bottles or glass jars

often; put into bottles or glass jars and seal.
 PicaIiIi1Two heads of cabbage one-half peck green tomatoes, one | dozen onions, one-half dozen req pep | pers, chop all very fine, mix well, then 1 let stand twelve hours in salt and a l little water; strain off and put cold | vinegar over and let stand twenty | four hours, scald up in same vinegar and drain again; add fresh vinegar to | cover, one cup of sugar with cinna- mon and cloves to taste; can or seal while boiling hot
 | chili Sauce-Peel and chop twenty | four good sized ripe tomatoes, elght | green or ripe peppers, eight large on | ions, four tablespoons salt, four cups | vinegar, ten cents of mustard seed, mix and boil one hour. If too thick | Mixed Psckles-Prepare one quart | of green tomatoes (sliced) one quart | of diced celery, six green peppers | (quar;ere0 and two heads of. caul | flower, divided into small pieces put | one pound of salt in eight quarts or | water, and after pouring it over the | vegetables, soak them over night, the
 next morning scald the water on them drain and mix well with two quarts Of
 vinegar, six tablespoons prepared mustard, one tablespoon of tumeric and three quarters of a cup Of sugar, cook in the double boiler until the in gradients thicken, stir often to keep
 
 tents in cans and fill them with the
 dressing. This is excellent.
 Preserved Pears-Three pounds of pears, three cups of sugar and five
 cents worth Of ginger root, pare and core the pears and cut into eights, add the sugar and ginger root, and
 heat slowly; cook until the pears are
 tender, and seal while hot in sterilized glasg jars. The juice of three lemons
 and grated rind of one is a pleasing T
 sugar.
 Peach and Pear MarmaIade-To one
 quart of pared. diced peaches, add the
 equal amount of pears prepared in the
 same way, the juice Of two lemops
 and the grated rind of one lemon,
 place alternate layers of fruit with
 two pounds of sugar in a preserving
 kettle, heat slowly, and cook until
 thick. turn into small jars and when
 cooI cover with melted paraffin. -Hz-H f..1 FAR AWAY 0AAifEZ
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ice cream pail Leave the molds in
 the ice to chill a few minutes before
 packing, then take out, Tinse with cold
 water and turn into each the mixture
 to be frozen. Lay a pieees'of oiled
 paper over the top before adjusting
 the close fitting cover. Inlmerse the
 molds into the cracked ice, cover with
 newspaper then with a piece of car
 pet or burlap and leave. to ripen.
 One who lacks mold sold for this
 purpose will find an excellent substi-
 ute in a half-pound baking powder
 can. When ready to serve remove the
 mol6s from ice, wipe each quickly
 with a cloth wrung out of hot water, remove the cover, let the loaf slip out
 on a cold plate and cut into slices. A delicious dish that is one of the easiest to prepare is made from maca- rooms. PulveriZe two dozen stale mac aroons by putting them through the food chopper. Now turn one-third of
 cup of sugar into one pint of sweet double cream and whip it until it is stiff and dry. Beat in another one third cup sugar and the powdered
 macaroons. Turn into a covered mold and leave for three hours to freeze. Quince Parfait is made by pouring three quarters of a cup of boiling canned quince juice over the beaten yolks of three eggs, then cooking over hot water until the mixture coats the spoon. The custard is then whipped with the egg beater until it is cold and light, when it is beaten into a, pint
 of, cream that has been whipped stiff. l The mixture is then turned into a brick or round mold and left in ice and salt for four hours. It is very pretty when served with whipped cream circling the parfait, with few | tiny cubes of quince jelly on each slice.
 For Fruit Charlotte, dissolve one 1 tablespoon gelatin in one tablespoon cold water and add it to one pint heavy cream and one tablespoon sugar. Whip the mixture until stiff and dry, then l beat fh one cup fruit jam or fruit pulp 1 Line plain mold with lady fingers | or nacaroons, turn the charlotte ir l and bury it in ice and salt foT, at least
 two hours.
 Maple SouffIe is another de1iciou= 1 dessert easily made. Bring to 9 boi l three-quarters of a cup of maple syrup pour it over the stiff1y beaten whites 1 of four eggs and cook over hot water l until thick and smooth. When cola 1 add one pint heavy cream that has | been beaten stiff and pour into mold 1 Freeze four hour and serve.
 1 Cherry Parfait is a pint cream ant l two tablespoons sugar whipped stiff | with one cup cherry pulp, one-quartoI cup cherries, three drops almond ex 1 tract beaten in. Freeze in ice and sal for at least three hours.
 Raspberries, strawberries, peache and bananas may be used instead 0 cherries.
 1 EASTER LILY.
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wearing them during the process and

wearing them during the process and until they are quite dry. Another way: Dissolve three ounces
 of soap by heat in two ounces of wa ter and when nearly cold add two ounces of eau-de- janelle and one dram of water of ammonia; form paste, which is to be rubbed over the gloves with flannel until sufficient cleaned. Paint, to Remove: When fresh.
 make repeated applications of spirits of turpentine or alcohol. rub down with a soft rag or flannel; either also When neither. turpentine nor benzine will remove paint spots from garments try chloroform; it will remove paint
 which has been on for six months. TO Restore scorcI1ed Linen: Slice
 two onions and extract the juice. add one-half ounce of white soap. two ounces of F'uller's earth and one-half pint of vinegar, boil well, and spread | it over the scorched places, leaving it | to dry. Wash the article. To Remove Ink Stains: One way is | Cream of tartar one ounce. salts of sorrel one ounce; mix well. and keep | well corked.
 | Another way: Wash carefully with clean water, and apply oxalic acid; if | the latter changes the dye to a red 1 tinge, restore the color with diluted | water of ammonia.
 Tar, to remove: Scrape off as much
 as possible then wet the place thor
 oughly with good salad oil or melted l lard and let it remain for A hours; ii | linen or cotton. wash it out in strong
 warm soap suds; if woolen or silk, | take out the grease with ether or spir- ] it's of wine.
 I hope these will benefit some of the
 readers for this is time when most l housewives are bothered more or less | with stains, etc.
 The articles mentioned can all be | bought at a drug store.
 Hope to meet with the Sisters al l Aunty No. Is in the near future. | EDDY.
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A FEW ODD RECIPES.

Dear Social Cornerites: X few odd recipes may prove to be of value to some of you.
 Bermuda salad-One-h cup sliced Bermuda onions, one and one half cups shredded beet, one bunch Watercress, French dressing. Slice onions cross wise very thin; dredge. with salt and pepper and pour over two tablespoons of vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar. Let stand an hour to season. Cut the beets in narrow strips; mix with three tablespoons of French dressing and add the drained onions; let stand a few moments, tess the 5eress in,t addi- tional dressing and arrange the salad upon it.
 Gngered Watermelon Rind-Fol1ow the same method as for preserves un- til after the rind has been freshened in cold water. Then drain well and boil rapidly for 15 minutes in a stron g ginger tea Gone ounce ginger to one quart water). Finish cooking in a syrup made by using one pint strained ginger tea with one quart water and one and one-haIf pounds sugar Cook rapidly until tender and transparent (about two hours). After rind has boiled for one-haf hour, add one half lemon, cut into thin slices. Pack like preserves
 Here's Good Recipe to Can Beans String and snap, then boil until ten der. Have the glass cans ready, pour hot water in first; then empty out, fill with hot beans and liquid. Have some vinegar boiling. Put two tablespoons in each can. Put on new rubbers and screw the lid tight Melt some parafnn and let it get partly cool, then plaster over the rubber SO as to exclude the air. When ready to use the canned beans, unless the taste of vinegar is desired, the beans should be put in cold water several times and heated each time draining the water off and putting fresh on. Then season with pepper, salt and either bacon or ham fryings. These are almost as good as fresh beans from the garden.
 Ginger Blanc -Manee--For one pint of milk allow two tablespoons Ca little more than even) of cornstarch. Put the milk in the upper part of a double boiler, reserving enough to moisten the cornstarch to a paste, and when the milk is heated stir in the cornstarch with pinch of salt and cook, stirring constantly until thick and smooth Have in readiness one egg beaten witt one tablespoon of sugar; add this tc the mixture and cook for a moment o1 two longer. Remove from the fire; flavor with the juice of half a lemor and stir in half cup of chopper pre- served ginger. Mix well; pour into cups that have been rinsed with colo water and set in the icebox to chill Serve unmou1ded with a custard sauce made from the egg yoTxs.
 HANNAH WHO.
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TRIP TO THE BEACH.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I have been so interested in my Social Cor ner Sisters vacations I thought I would write a little of my summer trips.
 I received a telephone call to join two friends bound for the sea side. My pleasure was beyond description when I found I was able to leave home
 If our Social Corner Sisters could have seen us they would know we went prepared for all kinds of wealth CT. .
 We went to the shore and sat on the rocks and watched the beautiful waves come and go witho11t a thought of the noon whistle, or the beautiful setting sun, . RAIL-.
 We have taken long walks. troll ley rides to call upon Social Corner Sisters out this way where we enjoyed good chats.
 We sit on the pier and hold fish poles and wonder why the fish don't bite.
 We di, clans and think what good chowder we will make.
 We made sea moss pudding and served it with peaches and cream.
 My pockets are loaded down with pretty shells and stones I found Qr the shores of Lake Ontario some years ago.
 My only complaint is our time was too short But small blessings are thankfully received, larger ones ir
 Maine Lover:s'r'Fl1is is a good place to rest.
 Huldv: I hope you enjoyed youl trip. We will compare notes soon.
 Practical Polly: I wish you was here to hold my hands.
 Theoda: I hear you are off to the beach again. I am glad you arc having such a good time. When vii you be at home?
 I will sign myself as some of the Social Corner Sisters calle me.
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TICKLING AND PRESERVING RE-
 ClPES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:- I am sending few seasonable tested recipes.
 Chow Chow-One quart of tiny cu- cumbers, two quarts small white on- ions. two quarts tender string beans, each one cut in halves, three quarts green tomatoes, chopped coursely; two fresh heads caulifower. After preparing these articles put them in a stone jar, mix them together, sprink- ling salt between them sparingly, let them stand twenty four hours, then drain off all the brine that has ac- cun1ulated. put vegetables in a pre- serving kettle over the fire, sprinkling through them one ounce of tuneric for coloring, six red peppers. chopped coarsely, four tablespoons of mustard seed, two of celery seed, two of whole allspice, two of cloves. one cup of best cider vinegar; cover tightly and sim mer till it seems tender, stirring ii
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TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN.

Social Corner Folks:-I saw in my Country Gentleman a seemingly good thing, for some sick or invalid child: Buy some linen picture books, cut the leaves apart. then cut strong cotton blocks, same size as leaf, sew alter nately for bed covering, one side might be animals the other birds or flowers.
 I know a lady who had holes very small put through her coths pins al the. nub end and string them on strong string for baby, and older ones also get the choldren to move them along on string, counting them, or naming them, making the roll call at school for mamma. The pins can be used when wanted for cloths by sim ply dipping in the suds water, and untying them.
 saw a small baby put into a bed tick laundry bag and the string tied around the waist, clean dress when creeping or sitting in high chair, plen- ty of room for the feet and limbs. am enjoying this fine weather right here on my ten foot lot, green grass, air, sunshine and good well water. Stop and get some Adams ale freei
 }. E. T. Yantfc.
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PRETTY DAHLlA SEEDLINGS.

MT. Editor: I was glad to receive from Tidy Addly a dozen examples of single dahlias from the seed sent her in the spring.
 She seems to have given them good care and certainly four of them in form and color are distinctive and up to the named commercial standard varieties.
 I thank Tidy Addly for sending me this evidence of her success in a reakish season, and congratulate her upon the exceptionally good results. I should be pleased had done as well with my own seedlings in 1916. I have not had a dozen blooms
 JOSEPH DOE. Norwich, Sept. 2e, 1916.
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FROZEN DESSERTS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The following five recipes for delicious frozen desserts are especially valuable because these frozen dainties may all be prepared without the labor of pack ing and turning freezer. Only such have been selected as can be frozen in molds packed in a mixture of three parts ice to one of salt.
 Just before the desserts are ready to be packed, place a piece of ice in 2 clean stout cotton bag-a flour bag Is just the thing-and pound with q hammer until the ice is broken into pieces size of a marble and smaller Measure the ice, take one third < much ice cream salt, mix together well with big spoon and turn into wooden box if you have not regulas
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little thing of importance to the com fort of the visitor.
 f It is good plan to have brush, a little sewing outfit, a pitcher and glass for drinking water, lot of safe- ly pins a fan for the warm season, d comforta ole rocking chair, . firm stand to open a valise upon or to place a book, magazine or paper upon for the visitors entertainment.
 A little vase of flowers gives a touch of cheerfulness to the room as well as being an evidence of thought full kindness.
 A good rule in furnishing a guest room chamber fw ETAOIN .. .... ;. chamber is to put everything in it you would like to md for yourself in your room when away from home
 Neat spreads and pillow shams and one or two pretty pictures help make the outfit complete.
 RJITJ
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SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
WHAT OF IT?

Whats a little backache. whats d iit- tie care; Whats little setback, whats brief
 despair; What's a little suffering, what's lit
 tie pain; What's a little cloudinesS. what's a
 little rain? What's a little sunshine but the little more That makes all the difference Iii our daily store? And while the little heartache is gone
 and soon forgot, .- How tne,g little happiness changes all eour, ioti .-r.s-t-
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THE MAGIC KEY.

Keep thy spirit pure and white,
 Iris destined aye to be, Dying, we leap to light.
 Death is the magic key. Opening a portal wide
 Leading afield, afaT, Mount stirruD, while we ride
 From farthest star to star. Robert Loveman in May Nautilus
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INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

BIDDY-Glad to honor your re- quest. There is no expense.
 SISTERS-Wh9t do you suppose has happened to Ready. M. Roena, Bill ly, Dreamer and Potlatch? We miss them. We hope they are all well and DroSpering.
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JUST WHAT SHE NEEDED.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I wish to thank Mad. Malaprop for her direc- tions for imitation tatting. It was just what I needed.
 Is it too late to thank Olga for a lovely time at her pionic? I have thought Of the day so many times. The good Sisters never once asked if belonged, but took me right in. thank them one and all.
 Best wishes ito all
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Take three pints of juice to one pint of sugar.
 Grape Jelly: Smash grapes in ket- tie and cook until thoroughly done. Press through a. seiYe to take out seeds and strain through a bag, for one pint of juice take one pint Of su- gar.
 a-5s MA vpT :nwFP
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GUEST ROOM COMFORTS.

{ Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: We all get more or less nervous when entertaining guests lest we omit some
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When a woman marries she not only takes the mans name but every thing else he has.
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SOCIAL CORNER PRIZES FOR sEPTEMBE


 To Mountain Laurel at Home Sc eeond
 TO The First Brownie  rize
 To Kitty for Fit corsets"
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IF YOU CAN'T KEEP SWEET FEED UPON
 YOUR OWN BONNY CEABBER
EVERY woMAN,s OPPORTUNITY


  They should hand ofea chweek on Bulletin Norwich THREE second $oo to third Award dmadet the las II month
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GREETINGS FROM DOM PEDRO.

4. CHEFS SISTER.