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El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09


As the birds comefn Springs
We Know not from where;
AS the stars come al evening
From depths Of the mir;
AS the rain cOmes from the cloud
And the brooks from the ground
AS suddenly, low or loud,
Out of silence q sound;
Az the grapes come to- the VINO
The fruit to- the tree;
AIN fhe wind comes To the Pine
And me tide 10 the asas
As come THE white sails Of ships
Ger the oceans cerge;
AS comes the smile to the lips,
The foam to the surge;
So come to tae Poet his songs,
ALI hitherward blown
From the misty reaI that belongs
TO the vast un1nown.
His, and not hia are the lays
He sings; and their fame
Is' his, and not his; and the praise
And the pride OF a pame.
For voices pursue him BY day
And haunt him BY night,
And he listens and needs must obey
When the Angel says: Write"
-Longfellow.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
HERO woRsHIP

Harold was passing through a period Of
soldier worship; any one With epauIets was
to him alI-wfse and wholly perfect.
He went one day with his mother to call
on an elderly widow whose husband had
been. a general in the Civil War. During
the course Of the conversation the two ga
dies became involved in a very mild disa.
greementsas to some trifling detail. Harold
endured it for a moment. then he observed,
EchidingIy: y.
Mother, don't you think . generals wife
Ought to known
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
STUFFED eRIsKEr oF AWE

Wipe off the brisket, make an opening
and fill with dressing; dust all over with
salt and pepper. Place sliced carrot and
onion in baking pan; put in the meat and
pour over 1t melted butter or lard. Add
enough hot water or soup to cover the bot
tom Of the pan. Roast about one hour, bast-
ing frequently. When tender, remove meat
and allow liquor to boil down. Thicker this
for gravy, and serve with the meat.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
DEPARTMENT O. The The. L N q

.UL4
DEPARTMENT. or THE INTERIOR
q. s. Land Office at Santa Re, N. M,
Sept. 10, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Jose D..
Chacon, OF Vallecitos, New Mexico
who, on February 81, 1913, made
Homestead Entry No. 017921, for the
foilowing land: Beginning at Corner
No. /, in Section IS, T. q N, R. Z
Il N. N. P. NJ, which is identical with
the quarter corner located at the
southeast corner Of the SEN of NEA
See. Is. and running thence South AZ
degrees 06 Min. West 1870 chains to
corner No. 2, thence South "a degrees
a. Min. West 17l25 chains to corner
No. 3, thence North 46 degrees % Min.
west $3.50 chains to corner No 4,
thence North 6 degrees 03 Min. West
1918 chains 10 corner No. 5, thence
North So degrees "a Min.. East 32.T
chains to corner MOI 8, thence South
S5 degrees Sc Min East 81 chains tc
corner No !, place Of beginning, o
tanning I23Sf acres, located in Sec
ton 25,sT. ~ n r. ! E \. H. Prin
Meridian, has filed notice Of inte1&ier
10 nsdke three year proof belore1h
Register and Receiver u. S. Land or
flee. at Santa Re, n. NJ. on the 18th
day Of November, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: An
tonic H.. Martinez Jose Leon L Cha
con, Daniel Gurule. Juan c. Gurule,
all OF Vallecitos, New Mexico.
-, FRANCISCO DELGADo.
Register.
New Mexican. Santa Re, N. NJ.
First Publication Oct. ~, 1916.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

Last Sunday was a great daS In the
Nazarene church. The meeting became
SO interesting the pastor forgot to take
un the morning offering. At class meet
inS at $50 Pent0eost struck the people
Some cried, some STARTED, some run,
some sung. The house was filled with
Gods glory. The pastor preached. sub
ject Turn Yea Backsiiders." AT the
close Of the sermon four suckers came
TO tue altar.
II. q. Mflby. pastor.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR

U. S. Land Office at Santa Fe, n. NJ,
Sept. IL, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Antonio
Serrano. Of Coyote. ~. M., who, on
January 27, 1911, made H. e. No. O14773
fer S-hSEANWANWA; W1hSWA
NWA; N~MNEASWANWA; SWA-
NEASWANWA
SWA Sec. ii, WhSEANEANEA;
NhNENSEANEA; SEANEASEM
NEA: EhSEASEANEA; NEMNEA
NEKSEN Sec. 10, T. 21 N, r. 3 T..
N. M. r. M, and on July rs. 1911, made
Additional Homestead Entry Ol5o2i
for the S~EANWANEN; NEASWA
NEA; NEASEASWANEAs NV
NSWNSEANEA; ShSWASEANE
III; SWASEASEANEA Sec. 10 7. u
N. R. 8 e. N. M. p. M, has filed no
tice of intention to make five yeal
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before John n.
Young. u. S. Commissioner, at Cuba,
N. NJ, on the 9th day Of November
1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: An
dreas Al. Naranjo, of Youngsvile, N.
Nj: Diego Serrano, of Coyote, N. NJ;
EsduipuIa Archuleta, Of Coyote, NJ
MI; Jose Salazar. of Yonngsyille, N.
M.
Register.
New Mexican, Santa Fe, n. M. San
Ia Fe Forest.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
COMPETITION

The editor handed the manuscript back
after hastily scrutinizing the sheets, and
said in a lofty manner;
"We don't print any such stuff as that"
"WelI, you needn't be so naughty about
it,. retorted the Spasnaodical Contributor.
You're not the only one who won't print
it Illustrated Sunday Magazine,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
5.IA[BS ias siss Solar

FOOTBALLS PSALM or STRIFE
Tell me NOT In ldle numbers
Football IL 9 pIker's game,
WheFe the lsft guard ofssn slumhcrs
WIKI q duRsn on his fFarns.
lives pf h~alFpaels9 ON remind US
How TO leave aQme bIoke a wreck,
Ana, dspaftIn6s I4ave bShFhdl rs
F00tpflnta On 4 rMalye neck.
-gfantlahd Rice.
"HE WILL keep us out OF Wilson"
says the New York Tribune.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
sTARTED SOMETHING

Don had finished his first day at school
and was on his fathers knee for their usual
evening talk before being sent to bed
well, how do you think you will like
school?' his father inquired.
The little fellow became serious.
eFm afraid, daddy I've started something
/ can't finish he replied
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
HAM EN- CASSEROLE

Take a slice of ham, wash thoroughly
and place In dish; freshen in milk to cover.
Remove to shallow pan, cover with warm
water and simmer 20 minutes. Pour off
water, scar and transfer to casserole. Add
the milk. Cover with 2 cups Of cooked rice
and | cup Of grated cheese, Season with
butter and chopped peppers; brown in oven
and serve.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

Uncle Ezra-So we've just been down to
New York, Eben? what's the difference
between a big town and a little town?
Uncle Eben-Wal. in 3 big one the crowd
lfellovS the fire engine to find out where
the fire is. and in o little one the fire engine
follows the crowd to find out where it is.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

Swimming Teacher-Now, II you should
swim halfway across a stream and find
exhausted, what would You 90?
New Pupil-Hd turn around and go back.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
Touring Europe Before
The Great War

GA series Of articles by Rev. Leonidas w.
Smith. Of Santa re, on his travels on the
IContfnent.l
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

The Waitress.-And~how did You find the
apple pie. Sir?
The Diner-I moved a bit of cheese aside
and there it was.-Boston Transcript.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

The Kitten-Say, ma, isn't it very unhy-
gienic to pick me up in your MOUTH
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US BE MEN

y M-~---T.7W FMW - TFTWFT7 ~
nahhllna with Ilfe 50 much.
And daring III oh. SO IittIe!
Let We be men with the giant clutch
on It's every Iot and little!
Dallylng, and dancing around,
When the great adventurings beckon
Over the untrod. untried ground
With which we all must reckon.
Baltimore Sun.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09
SAFETY FIRST

. M4 URN4LhA MIWLUNg4 H
A poftly, n~iiddie-aged woman was
watching some circus artists who were
performing daFingly upon a rapidly
swinging trapeze. A Target net designed
To- prevent injury IL the act should mis-
carry was suspended over the stage be-
meath them, and this seemed to share
her interests with the acrobats. After
they had been at work for several min
utes, she called an usher, says the
@Taefige Biatters and asked.
IT'S It true that no harm would be done
II they should fan from the trapezege
Eyes, madam that's why the net is
spread under them"
Where can ! buy such a metz"
Surely, my dear madam, you don't
want to perform on a trapeze,,' said the
usher, astonished at this question.
1T isn't for me. / have a nephew in
the aviation service AMI / would like to
send him such a net to hang under his
machine. 1t would save him if any ac-
cident should happen
cIRcuMsTANTIAL
Al jaekknife Lost III the bushes, a
search and an i~nsinnation Of theft had
pTAeiRitated q Noisy quarrel among the
boys 0f Mutton Hollow school The
teacher was investigating the affair.
Bud she began. adid you lose your
knife7Y
Bud nodded.
And you accused Tom Withers Of
taking it?s
Amt a-sayin' nobody took nothing"
explained Budd gruffly. ~AH ! say Is
that I'd have found the knife ii TONE
hadn't OF helped me hunt fer IT,
TWENTY PRECINCTS out Of 5g.7S0
indicate that Uncle Joe Cannon win not
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

GOOD SILHOUETTE
Plum coIored diagonal serge Is the
fabric used here. The Russian blouse
Is trimmed with many buttons and a
demibelt that fastens with a cloth
buckle. Al white satin collar Is de-
tachabie. The sailor takes. a white
and black poppy as trimming.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

THE FROST Is on the orator. the CAB
III the shock.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

ALL OVER SOON
Wilson and HnghesWiaDn and
Hughes
-Goshg how ; tire Of political newsl
-CDnning Tower.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

TWENTY PRECINCTS out of 5e.7S0
indicate that Uncle Joe Cannon win not
be- reelected t~oscongress from Arkansas.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

they, uncle Ben?
CURIOUS MIR. Pankey, about these
psychological cyclones.
-w"
you HAVE to hand it TO the fusion
workers in Santa Fe and santa Fe
county.
GUESS WHO Is chortllnss
aMy Uncle Tom has lost his town;
M Uncle TOM has lost his town;
aMakes no difference out aroHadi
any Uncle Tom has lost hts town"
-~w
WHAT THE large cities did to Mr..
Wilson was cruel and inhuman treat
meHt.
AND WHAT one Of the small cities
+. did to Hon. Marcelino was little short
Of brutality.
THIS COLYUM had a lot Of fun elect
Hughes last night, anyhow.
$1,000
THE GASPING GiIIenwaters present
an appearance Of u~nmitigated and hope
100
less woe.
NOT EVEN waiting to be licked.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the G. G's
made tAeir record2
AND THE next, or succeeding day, It
snew. b
WHEN 1T comes to scratching, the
festive New Mexico voter had the wild
eat backed clear off the boards, not to
mention the common or saRden hen.
HUGHES SAT- up hfer than Wood
row, but lie didn't ask to be awakened
when the blow fen.
MAGNIFICENT VICTORY for Us in
the Sovereign Precinct of Old Thoreau.
WHERE BURsE was Thoreauly wal
lepeds
A GREAT DAY INDEED
Chicago Heights Signal)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

UNCLE CALHOUN" said the owner
Of the barnyard, as he came upon the
old darby late one nighf, 1T can't be
good fir your Rheumatism to ba prowl-
ing around here IA the rain and entds''
aD0ctor's orders. sahH Tho Ola man
answered.
DOCTORS orders? Did he ten You to
20 proving round all nigbtgs
mo, saa. not 'xactlys sah.p said Uncle
Gal. 4bat he done ofasrea ma chicken
broth. -Arg0naut.
www
WE'LL WE'LL have aII this 10 90
through with II en- aeaia only TIVE years
hence
ARTIEss ADDITIONS no "A MOTOR
lSTa ANTHOLOGY
"Hfeathes there q man with soul 80
dead
who newer To himself hath said,
This ii my Willys-0verland?
Whose heart hath meier within him
burned PA I
AS home his footsteps be hath turned
From wandering in q foreign Merce
des.
=
'SThns spake the Packard in Its vault
above the Wihton Six
=
TT is an ancient Oldsmobtle,
And it stopped one Of three.
by thy curved dashboard and single
cylinder, sAs
now, wherefore stopst thou meg 4
. AAy Ssts5t.
GAS idle as a painted Mitchell a4a
Upon a painted magazine advertise
ment
"sir Lancelot flashed forth IN bis much
SCARED Ford
10 search iii all climes for It's runnins-
board
beautiful Stevens-Duryea IS dead
Come and sit by its side an hour
New York Tribune.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

NoT RvEN waItIng Q be lieked.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

THE GASPING GilIenwaters present
an appearance Of unmitigated and hope
less woe.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

you HAVE to hand it to the fusion
workers in Santa Fe and Santa Fe
county.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

THIS CCLYUM had a lot Of fun elect
Hughes last night, anyhow.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

AND WHAT one OF the small cities
did to Hon. Marcelino was little short
OF brutality.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

AND EVERYBODY had . sudden
change of heart down at Lamy, didn't
they, uncle Ben?
CURIOUS, MIR. Pankey, about these
psychological cyclones.
w-YW"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

New Mexican. Santa Fe, N. M. San
ia Fe Forest.
First publication Oct. IL, 1915.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

A GREAT DAY INDEED
(chicago Heights signall
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

MAGNIFICENT VICTORY for Us in
the Sovereign Precinct Of Old Thoreau.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

Observation-Disclosures the G. G's
made tAeir record2
AND THE next, or succeeding day, It
snew. b
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-09

WHERE BURsE wat Thoreau-ly wal
lopeds
The Ozark spectator., 1916-07-21
or something perhaps for the note

for something-perhaps for the note book.
 went round the fiat and found tha' everything had been ransacked-the in side of books, drawers, cupboards boxes. even the pockets of the clothes in my wardrobe and the sideboard II the dining room. There was no trace of the book.
 Most likely the enemy had found 1t, but they had not found it on Scudder's body.
 Then I got out an atlas and looked at. a big map of the British isles. My notion was to get off to some wild dis trict where my veldcraft would be of some use to me. for I would be like a trapped rat in city. considered that Scotland would be best for my people were Scotch and I could pass anywhere as an ordinary Scotsman. l had half an idea at first to be a Ger man tourist. for my father had had German partners, and had been brought up to speak the tongue pretty uueutty, uOl lO uleutlOu put III three years prospecting for copper in German Damara Land.
 But calculated that it would be less conspicuous to be a Scot and less in a line with what the police might know of my past. I fixed on Galloway AS the best place to go to. It was the nearest wild part of Scotland, so far as could figure it out, and from the look of the map was not overthtck with population.
 A search in Bradshaw informed me that train left St Pancrss at 7:1O' which would land me at Galloway station in the late afternoon. That was well enough but a more tmpOr- tant matter was how I was to make my way to the station. for I was pretty certain that Scudder's friends would be watching outside. This puzzled me for bit Then I had an inspiration on which I went to bed and saopt for two troubled hours.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-07-21

The first two days he stayed with me in that back room he was very peaceful. He read and smoked a bit and made heap of jottings in d note book, and every night we had game of chess at which he beat me hollow.
 I think he was nursing his nerves back to health for he had had a pretty trying time.
 But on the third day l could see he was beginning to get restless. He fixed up list of the days till June lo and tfcked each off with a red pencil and made remarks in shorthand against them would find him sunk in brown study. with his sharp eyes ab stracted, and after these spells of med itation he was apt to be Respondent
 Then could see that he began to get edgy again. He listened for little noises and was always asking me if Paddock could be trusted. Once or twice he got very peevish and apolo gized for 1t. I didn't blame him.
 made every allowance. for he had taken on fairly stiff job.
 It was not the safety of his own skin that troubled him, but the success of the scheme he had planned. That lit tie man was clean pluck all through, without a soft spot in him. One night he was very solemn.
 Say, Hannay" he said. "I judge should let you a bit deeper into this business. should hate to go out with out leaving somebody else to put up q, fight"
 And he began to tell me in detai, what had only heard from him vaguely.
 I did not give him very close atten tion. The fact Is I was more interest ed in his own adventures than in his high politics reckoned that Karo- lides and his affairs were not my busi- ness. leaving all that to him. So lot that he said slipped clean out of my memory. l remember that he was very clear that the danger to Karolides would not begin tn he had got to London and would come from
  | would be no thought of suspicion. He mentioned the name of woman. Julia Czechenyi. as having something to do with the danger.
 She would be the dec@, gathered, to get Karolldes out of the care of his guards. He talked. too, about Black Stone and a man that lisped In his L~ st tt., ularly somebody that he never referred to without a shudder, an old man with a young voice who could hood his eyes like a hawk.
 He spoke good deal about death too He was mortally anxious about winning through with his job. but he didn't care rush for his life. II reckon it's like going to sleep when you are pretty well tired out and waking to find a summer day, with the scent of hay coming in at the window. I used to thank God for such mornings way back in the blue grass country. and I guess I'll thank him when l wake up on the other side of Jordan. Next day he was much more cheer ful and read the life of Stonewall Jackson most of the time. 1 went out to dinner with a mining engineer l had got to see on business and came back about half past 10, in time for our game of chess before turning in. had cigar in my mouth, I remem- Der. as l pushed open the smoking room door The lights were not it,
The Ozark spectator., 1916-07-21
the man to spoil a bit of sport

the man to spoil bit of sport the rig, guv'nor."
 stuck on his fiat, blue hat and his white overalls, picked up the cans, banged my door and went whfstlfng downstairs The porter at the foot told me to shut my jaw which sound sd as if my makeup was adequate.
 At first I thought there was nobody
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Continued on Last Page.
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CHAPTER n. "CaRtsin Thsophilus Disby of the Seventh Goorkhas."

E shook his head mournfully Il reckoned yopd ask for that,
 but l haven't got it It's
 on my chain on the dresSipp
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PICKLES. SWEET AND SOUR.

T HE old tradition for putting up
pickles obliged the housekeeper
to make a big job of it. She I'M
dertool1 the whole work at once,
if possible and retired into a Sc
clusion favored and scented with spices.
boiling vinegar, and peeled and I'M
peeled fruits and vegetables, emerging
thence worn out with her efforts and
that the pantry shelves would be well
stocked during the winter.
Later methods are more sensible and
the mistress of the home does her pre-
serving and picking piecemeal, as it
were. She does not exhaust herself by
giving a series OF days to doing nothing
but cooking and canning, but takes one
item at a time and allows a little space
to intervene between the successive
" bouts of putting UP. OF course she
has to take her fruits and vegetables
when she can get them, but even so.
careful plannin- vi r. de it possible
for her to come out with as fine store
of conserves as she had by the other
method and with less bodily fatigue and
nerve tire for herself.
In order further to simplify the labor
preparedness must be observed, as I
have frequently counseled before. The
preserving kettle, whether this be of cop
per, agate ware. or, best of all, iron,
porcelain lined, must be in good condi-
ton; the Jars must be clean and sup
piled with tops and rubber bands; all
vinega-, spices. and sv- re lire6 must
be In the house in full quantity They
should all be taken from their places
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the apples are tender and should be
poured over them and left at the side
of the stove for five minutes.
Take out the apples carefully with
perforated skinner. spread them on
plates, and boil the strip and vinegar
until thick. Place the apples in wide
mouthed jars, pour the boiling strip
upon them, filling to overlooking, and
seal the Jars.
When crab apples are plentiful or
small apples of about the same size,
they may be picked whole, either peeled
or unpeeled. The fruit must be closely
scrutinized to make sure that it is not
wormy or rotten. and will possibly de-
mand little longer cookery than the
apples which have been cut into quar-
tiers. These pickles should be allowed to
season for four or five weeks before
serving.
PICKLED PEACHES GUNPEELEDl.
Rub the fuzz from white peaches of
uniform size A clean. rough towel is
best for doing this. Prick each peach
with fork. Weigh the fruit and to
each seven pounds of this allow three
pounds of sugar Put the peaches in a
preserving kettle with enough water
just to cover them. set a top on the
kettle. and heat the contents slowly.
The water should be permitted only to
reach the boil. Take out the peaches
with a perforated spoon and put 10 one
side. Add the sugar which las been
weighed to the water left in the kettle
and cook for twenty minutes, after the
boil is reached. Skim the strip several
times. At the end of the twenty min
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and ranged in the order in which they
will be needed so that there shall be no
interruption of work to seek for what
is wanted in the way o. a skinner,
strainer, or other necessary article.
The following recipes are little un-
usual and suggest what may be novel
ties to some housekeepers. IL any of
our workers have other recipes they
have tested and found satisfactory 1
shall be glad to receive them and print
them in our Corner. The fact that I
have omitted from the recipes give be-
low some Of the best known pickles and
relishes is not because 1 do not hold
these in high est~em but on account of
my belief that variety will be welcome.
PICKLED APPLES.
Select firm, tart apples; peel, core. and
quarter them. dropping each piece into
cold water as soon as it is done. Weigh
the fruit and allot to seven pounds of
it four and half pounds of graduated
sugar Arrange these in layers in the
preserving kettle, putting in a little
ter to prevent the first layer OF APP
pies from scorching, bring them slowly
to a boil, and cook until the apples are
clear and tender. They must not be
broken or " mushy" and to avoid this
should not be allowed to cook except at
a gentle simmer. When the apple can
be pierced with a stiff straw the fruit
is done.
In another vessel heat two cups of
vinegar in which has been boiled for
fifteen minutes a tablespoon each of
whole cloves, mace, and cinnamon. This
mixture should be ready by the time
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and half teaspoon of paprika. When
all are well stirred together drain the
cucumbers, which have been cooked.
put them with the spiced vinegar, set
all over the stove, and simmer for
at least two hours, stirring up from
the bottom frequently. Turn into half
pint jars and seal.
STUFFED PEPPER PICKLE.
Select large green peppers of uniform
size, cut slit in the side of each and
extract the seeds with a small knife or
spoon. II the fingers are inserted the
seeds are likely to burn the skin. Lay
the peppers in strong brine for three
days; drain this off and throw them into
cold water. After twenty-four hours in
this they may be drained and stuffed.
For filling prepare eight tablespoons of
white cabbage, chopp,I line; two tea
spoons of minced onion, four table,
spoons of mustard seed, one teaspoon
each of whole celery seed, grated horse
radish, whole black peppers, and ground
mace; heaping tablespoon of brown
sugar, the same of salt, and half tea
spoon of made mustard. Use salad oil
to work the mixture to a paste and
stuff into the peppers. Tie each one
with soft string to close the slit, or
sew this up with coarse white cotton.
Pack down in a stone crock. To gal
Ion of scalding hot vinegar add half
cup Of brown sugar, pour this over the
peppers, leave for a week, pour off the
vinegar, scald 1t again. and turn back
upon the peppers. Six weeks Is none
too long for this pickle to mellow before
using.