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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
Norwich.
DOES 1T PAY TO BE HoNEsT7

Dear Social Corner Editor:-Please
may l have space in The Corner to
quote the following in answer to the
question, which l think was, Does it
pay to be honest?"
A minister had been preaching upon
the subject: Goodness is always
worth while.
Tell me this, said an old man,
What would you do, what would you
say if next time you stand in the pull
pit there should come to you and to
your congregation the absolute knowl-
edge that all your hopes and beliefs
about heaven are wrong: that this
world is all that you have ever known
and all you are ever to know? What
would you say to your people?"
What would I say" repeated the
minister. 81 might be too much dis
appointed and grieved to speak at all,
for 1 believe in immortality, and the
faith grows more dear and more sure.
But 1 think 1 know what 1 should say
if such sudden knowledge came to me
and my congregation. 1 should say,
'Brethen, there will be service here as
usual next Sunday morning, and this
will be my text: Goodness is profit
able unto the life that now is.
Married and Happy, Theoda and
others: Your reward is sure for the
kindly deeds at the time of the pass
ing of 'Goody Two Shoes.
Sincerely,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
HOW TO SERVE OYSTERS.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
tiers: 1t is a longtime since I have
written, but have not forgotten you
and have enjoyed the letters you have
written.
wonder how many of you like
oysters as well as 1 do for 1 Just
love 'em"; and when properly cooked
are digestible, nourishing and tasty,
and especially good for convalescents.
Oysters come nearer in composition
to cows milk than do most other
meats
Try the following ways of cooking
them. You all know how to stew
them: Pick over the oysters Ca quartz,
bring to a boil a pint Of water. then
add the oysters and the Juice ana a
good teaspoon of salt, boil five min
utes, meantime skim off the scum.
Milk added is good, but do not boil
in milk as it toughens them.
Maryland Stewed Oysters-Bring a
pint of water to boil, then rub to a
paste the yolks of three hard boiled
eggs, a tablespoonful of flour and stir
into the boiling water, also a quarter
of a pound of butter, half a teaspoon
of allspice, the juice of lemon, or a
teaspoonful Of the extract; salt and
pepper to taste. Simmer for ten min
utes, add a quart of oysters, bring to
a boil and serve.
Oyster Soup-To pint of boiling
water add salt and pepper to taste,
a quart of oysters with juice and a
few blades of mace, boil for five min
utes, then pour in a quart of milk,
| thickening to suit the taste with
cracker crumbs.
Fried Oysters-Use large oysters
Pick out bits of shell, then roll in
cracker crumbs seasoned with salt and
pepper. Let them stand for half an
| hour then roll in cornmeal and fry
! brown in deep fat.
Oyster Potpie-Put a pint of oysters
with their juice and a cupful of water
| in a saucepan and bring slowly to a
simmering point; add tablespoon OF
butter, and salt and pepper to taste
When the butter is melted thicker
with a little flour and cook for six
| minutes with gentle stirring. Have
| ready rich biscuit dough, cut in small
squares and drop in the broth; boi
till done, or put the biscuit crust over
all, but make a slit so the steam car
| escape, and bake in the oven until the
crust is brown.
| ScaiIoped Oysters-One quart OF
| chopped oysters, rather coarse, one
quart of cracker crumbs, one cup OF
melted butter, one and one-half pints
of milk, salt and pepper to taste, stil
| all the ingredients together, put them
! in a buttered baking dish and bake
25 to 80 minutes.
Oyster Fritters-Drain a pint OF
oysters and bring the liquid to a boil
| Skim and to a cup Of there is not
enough liquid add cold water to make
a cup), one cup of milk two beateT
eggs, salt and pepper and flour enough
| to make a stiff batter. Take g. spoon
full of the batter with one oyster ant
| drop into boiling fat. Fry a gooC
| brown and drain
Frozen: We enjoyed your letter yer!
much, the description of your jour
ney was good and I certainly thinl
you deserved the prize.
Ready: 1 hope to meet you som,
time, have heard so much about you
Loretta: You still have me guessing
Are your initials NJ. X? I will tr.
your crochet edging.
Kitty: Why don't you write? Ha
your ink frozen up?
I will close with best wishes to all
| L. H. K.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
GOOD TESTED RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Editor and Sis
tiers: was very much disappointed not
to be with the Sisters at the last meet
ing and will try to be there next time.
I know they had a good time
1 do like the letters The Corner Sis
ters and Brothers write every week,
they are so helpful in many ways.
1 try quite a. few of the recipes and
have very good luck with them.
I keep on sending a few of my recipes
and hope someone will try some of
them. 1 think they will find them all
right.
Raisin Bread-Make sponge of one
quart milk boiled and cooled (water
will answer, but use more lard), a ia
blespoon of lard added to the warmed
milk; when cool, stir in two we'll beat
en- eggs, three cups sugar, a yeast cake,
and flour to make soft batter; let
rise until night, then add a tablespoon
of salt. and a package of seedless
raisins. In the morning mould into
four loaves, sprinkle with cinnamon
and bake in moderate oven.
Currant Loaf-Tablespoon of butter,
cup sugar, one egg, a little more than
half cup milk, one and one-half cups
when well mixed, add three-fourths of
cup of currants, lightly busted with
flour; bake in one loaf.
Roxanna Vince: 1 tried your nut
bread and had splendid luck.
Dewdrop: Why don't you send in
your recipe for ginger cookies? You
need not be ashamed of them. They
are fine.
Hope the Sisters and Editor have
escaped the grip. There have been a
good many who have had a tussle with
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
SEASoNABLE RECIPES.

Dear Editor and Sisters of the So
cial Corner: What nice time we all
had at the January meeting with a
nice program and lots Of good things
to eat
1 send a few recipes some sister
may like to try:
Chocolate Cake-Two cups sugar
creamed with 1-2 cup of butter, eggs,
3-4 cup cocoa dissolved in 1-2 cup
boiling water 1-2 cup milk. 2 cups
flour, 2 teaspoons Baking Powder, 1
teaspoon vanilla; bake in layers. This
makes very nice cake; put together
with white frosting
Raisin FiIIing-One cup chopped
ratsins. 1-2 cup water, 1 dessert spoon
Of flour, 1-2 cup sugar, cook until
thick cool and spread on layers.
When trying out leaf lard try this
plan: Instead of cutting up the Leaf
lard in pieces and then being obliged
to squeeze the lard out when done,
put the leaf lard through the meat
grinder, using the coarse knife. Fill
the kettle nearly full and use very lit
tie water; put on cover, stir occasion
ally and when done there will be no
moisture on the underside of cover,
Pour all out into a cheesecloth, put
in co1ander over the jar. The scraps
will drain dry and will not need to be
squeezed.
They are in nice shape, either to
eat or for the hens.
FRANCIS.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
TWELVE DINNER MENUS.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
tiers: l am sending twelve dinner menus
made from salt pork, potatoes, onions
and blackberries. just to show what
can be done by way Of variety:
Was glad to see Lucy Acorn in last
Saturdays paper.
Bakes potatoes, fried salt pork with
gravy, friend onions. white bread,
blackberry pie.
Potatoes (boiled with skins on), salt
pork fritters. creamed onions, graham
bread, blackberry fiummery.
Vegetable soup of potatoes, onions
and salt pork Gall chopped), blackberry
dumplings, croutons.
Fried potatoes and onions, boiled salt
pork, corn bread, blackberry steamed
pudding.
Boiled salt pork, with potatoes and
onions cooked whole with 1t, graham
gems, blackberry shortcake.
Shepherds Pie (potatoes, onions and
salt pork cut into cubes, boiled gravy
thtckened, crust on top), cornstarch
pudding with blackberry sauce.
Hash (cold boiled pork, potatoes and
onions chopped, seasoned and baked),
toast, blackberry cobbler.
EseaIloPed potatoes, salt pork sliced,
buttered onions, white mullins, black
berry jelly.
Dreamed potatoes, salt pork GRO
quotes, raw sliced onions, steamed
corn bread, blackberry fritters.
Potato salad with onions, cold sliced
salt pork with catsup, baking powder
biscuits. blackberry bread pudding.
Potatoes roasted in oven with slices
OF salt pork over them, stuffed onions
cornmeal biscuits. blackberry sauce.
Parsley Potatoes, salt pork freshened
| in milk and fried like pork chops
steamed onions, johnny cake, black
berry cottage pudding
Best wishes to one and all.
DAISY OF CANTERBURY.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
NORWICH BULLETIN SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1915

whites of four eggs beaten we'll, with
one-hslf cup Of powdered sugar ana
one cup raisins chopped ine.
Raisin Dat Meal cooISiss: Beat
one cup Of brown sugar to q cream
with three -fourths cup Of shortening
(half butter. half lard); add two eggs,
well beaten, one half teaspoon vanilla,
one-half cup hot water in which has
been dissolved one-half teaspoon sal
eratus; then add two cups sifted hour,
two cups oat-mean, one-half pound
raisins chopped, one half teaspoon salt
and drop on Toured bottoms Of inverst-
ed pans.
Raisin Ice Cream: There is no
finer fruit ice than finely chopped
raisins added to ice cream of any
flavor.
Raisin Puffs: Two eggs, one-han
cup butter, three teaspoons baking
powder, two cups -four, one cup milk
and one cup raisins, chopped fine;
steam one-half hour in small cups and
serve with lemon sauce.
Raisin Bread Pudding: Make GUS
tard of one quart milk, three eggs and
four tablespoons sugar; add bread In
small pieces and one cup raisins; flavor
with vanilla and nutmeg and bake.
Raisin Rice Pudding; One-half cup
boiled rice, one pint milk, two eggs,
beaten light three tablespoons sugar
one cup raisins. one-half teaspoon
salt, one-half teaspoon vanilla; put
in dish and CRATE nutmeg over the top;
bake until brown.
BONNIE BRIAR.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
A CHAT FROM RURAL DELIVERY.

Dear Editor and Social Corner
Frfends:-It is twenty-five years
since the terrible disease La Grippe
has taken such a deadly hold of the
people in this part of the country and
many dear friends have been laid
away and hundreds are on the sick
bed. Let us hope no member of the
Social Corner will be called to the
other shore.
By accident many inventions and
secrets have been found out. It was
by accident 1 have found out for sure
who Keziah Doolittle and Gadabout
are, and where they live. No guess
work this time.
''Frozen's Trip from Coast to Coast
was fine. 1t would have been nice If
she could have visited Potlatch while
in Seattle.
1 am very much interested in the
news of the day which we are sure to
get in The Bulletin, but after all,
when Saturdays paper comes 1 do
have to turn first to the Social Cor
ner page.
RURAL DELIVERY.
Sterling.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
SCOT"TIE.
ALFARE'S cRUsTED CRANBERRY
PIE

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner, if
I may so call you. This is my first
letter, but have heard the call to
write, and wish to join the clan.
Loretta: I have picked out your
sample of lace and think it very pref
ty. If you come to Willimantic to
the next meeting, bring sample Of it
with you. I should like to see if I
have got mine just right
I have enjoyed reading the letters
from all of the Sisters every week, and
have often wanted to write. but my
courage would fail me.
Have any of the Sisters tried putting
a little butter in the pan and letting
it melt before they boiled milk. The
milk will not stick to the bottom Of
the pan as quickly.
One of my recipes for
Cranberry Pie: One cup cranberries,
three apples put through meat cutter,
one cup raisins, one cup sugar and a
little cinnamon; mix all together and
bake with two crusts. We like them.
Best wishes to you all.
ATENARE
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
DESSERTS THAT TEMPT THE
SICK.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
tiers: Here are a few winter desserts
that may temp the sick, especially at
this time of the year:
Connecticut Apple Pie: Make puff
paste as usual. Cut apples in irregu-
lar pieces, not trying to keep them
even in sizeUas shaped all alike and
Of equal size tends to make the fruit
settle together closely. After cover
ing plate with bottom crust fill plate
with cut apples, but do not sweeten
or add fiavoring. Put on top crust
but do not fasten down very firmly
on edges. Bake until of a nice even
color. Remove pie from oven, take off
top crust carefully without breaking
and put in the sweetening, one-half
namon or grated lemon peel to taste.
Put on top crust again and serve.
Sunshine Orange: Soak an orange
in hot water for half an hour, or so,
until it is heated to the core. The
skin will loosen and come off like a
glove. and the pulp will be sweet with
the sweetness that comes, not from
sugar, but the sun.
Snow Eggs: To whites five eggs
add pinch salt. and whip to very stiff
froth; gradually add one tablespoon
powdered sugar and few drops
f1avoring. Scald one quart milk in
large pan. Shape whites in tablespoon,
drop few at a time in hot milk. Turn
until cooked. Lift out with SKINNER;
lay on glass dish. When all cooked
make custard with egg yolks, milk, and
three tablespoons sugar, and serve
with eggs.
Prune Puffs: Whip the whites OF
three or four eggs to a stiff froth, add
| slowly one-fourth cup powdered sugar
beating al the time. Add one cup
cooked prunes, stoned, chopped and
beaten until very light. Put into
pudding dish and bake about ten
minutes. Serve with soft custard
fruits may be used in the same way
and the puffs may be served hot with
out sauce or with whipped cream.
Cornstarch Custard: Scald one quart
milk. Dissolve two level teaspoons
cornstarch in little cold milk. Turn
| quickly into hot milk; stir till thicken-
| ed, then cover and cook ten minutes
Beat two eggs with three tablespoons
sugar, add to custard, stir a moment
| longer, strain. Add f1avoring wher
partly cooled.
! Apples la Portuguese: Eight cook.
| ing apples, one-half pint of water, si1
ounces of sugar, little apple marina
| lade and preserved cherries.
Cream Puffs One cup flour, one.
fourth teaspoon salt. one cup boiling
water, one-half cup butter, four eggs
| Add the salt and butter to the water
| When boiling add the flour, all a
once, stirring constantly until the mix
ture leaves the side of the pan; re-
move from the fire and add the un.
beaten eggs, one at a time, beating
continually. Drop by spoonfuls ontt
a buttered pan. about two inches apart
Bake in a moderate oven for twenty.
five minutes. When COOL with a sharI
knife make a cut in the side or tol
and with a pastry tube and fill will
cream filling.
Best wishes to all
| MOUNTAIN I,AITREI,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
MENDED WITH SURGEONS PLAs
TER,

Dear Cornerites:-I hope you are all
feeling better and that Mr.. Grippe has
packed his dresssuit case and departed
for a place unknown We certainly
are having some damp weather and
plenty of mud.
Was sorry to read of Goody Two
Shoes death. Hope her father and
sister are better. They have my SYM
pathy in the loss of their dear one.
Frozen: The description of your
trip was very interesting.
]. E. T.: Have you found your po-
tato smasher yet? Tiny was glad to
get glimpse of you the other day.
Out in front of the house the tulips
are peeking out of the ground, the
Columbine has nice large leaves and
it makes you think of spring.
1 have used surgeon plaster for
smashed fingers and heads. Toy ell
ephant trunks, dolls, boxes, mending
the backs Of books and broken plant
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
GREETINGS FROM. A NEW MEM.
Der.

Dear Editor and Sisters of the Social
Corner: While at work, I accidentally
stumbled across a member of yuor So
cial Corner who invited me to join,
and as you see, l accepted the invita-
ton
Roxanna Vince: Why did 1 not see
you on the ice the other Saturday af-
ternoon?
Ready: You see, 1 accepted your in
Vitation.
Eliza Jane: Do you ever eat cara
rnels?
I wonder if any of the Sisters have
ever tried to make Oatmeal Macaroons
We like them very much.
THE CANDY GIRL.
(Recipe omitted. Not complete
S. C. Editor.)
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05

Dear Editor and Cornerites:-I am
with you once more. I want to thank
Interested Reader for calender. 1t is
very pretty.
Corner again. How is the Doctor and
the Boy? Come often. Tell us about
the Island house.
Dom Pedro: How are you? Heard
you were sick; am sorry for you. Hope
you will be able to come to the March
meeting in Willimantic.
Was surprised to see the death Of
our Social Corner Sister Goody Two
Shoes. The father and sister have our
sympathy. We shall miss her.
Dorothy Perkins No. g.: Didn't you
take short ride with me one day,
and open the big gate for me when
the road was In bad shape2 Where
are the bracelets?
Aunt Abbie: How are you. I miss
you from The Corner. ! also miss
many others. Are you sick, or have
you changed names?
Jennie: Do you have an autof
Hettie Marie: Where are you? II
is nearly a year since we heard from
you.
How many of the Sisters can meat
at butchering time? We often have
more fresh than we care for. can 1t
and flnd 1t very handy when company
comes unexpected; also at many other
times.
Canned Beef or Ham or Veal = Cut
the raw meat in small pieces, sprinkle
lightly with salt, pack into glass Jars.
press down, fill the jar to the neck,
put on rubbers and covers. and the
clamp over cover; but don't fasten
down; place in kettle Of cold water
and bring to boil; boil three hours
put the clamp down about an hour be-
fore done and keep boiling. When
done set kettle on back Of stove un-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
THE GARDEN.
No.. l..
AUNT SARAH.

Editor of the Social Corner:-How
we look at the garden determines our
relation to it and its relation to US.
A garden to most people Is only a
piece of land; and a piece of land is
only a section of dirt, the thought
never occurink that no two pieces OF
land are ever exactly alike in the
depth or quality Of loan
The garden is the product of natural
forces just as much as weeds are the
product of the garden. Nature wrought
NIGHTLY through thousands Of years
to produce the spot of earth you call
your garden; and the grass that grows
there was there before other living
things; and the toad which is such a
help in the destruction of insects was
was capable of making garden for
himself. 1t is more Of curiosity
than the pyramids of Egypt which the
cultured and the wealthy travel so
many thousands miles to see-
Your little garden is a leaf in the
book of nature and no one can con-
ceive of the tales it contains, the
record of mixtures and catastrophes it
might reveal. 1t is as deep as the
soil and who can tell how deep that
is. The earth, like the trees, auto
maticalIy keeps its own record.
1t was John Muir who looked at the
record of a tree in Alaska, and he
found within it this: Il grew It's years
in the shade"
A party of workmen sinking an ar
tesian well in a garden of the west
struck at a depth of LOO feet a bed
of fossilized oysters, and at 1900 feet
the drill passed through the trunk of a
red cedar tree. That garden varied
in it's layers. Its surface indications
were deep.
Your garden was begun as sand and
water ages before Adam was in the
garden of Eden.
JOSEPH DOE.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
DOMESTIC HELPS.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:-
As one month has just gone by, of the
new year, we are prone to feel the
spring is not far off. and with that
season so close at hand there comes
also the thought of many plans Of
work and changes, we would like to
accomplish.
AS there are many preliminaries, be-
fore the actual spring house-cleaning
is begun, we are apt to question our
selves, as we look the various articles
of clothing, bedding, odd pieces of car
pet etc, and we say quite freely What
shall 1 do with this?" Many things
that seem too good to be entirely dis
carded. Take for instance, bed sheets
when they begin to wear so thin In the
center, that they tear easily, it's no
use to mend them, just the outer edges
found a good plan to take the best
part of the sheet, and can usually
make two pillow slips, which will
wear a long time and amply repay me
for the little time 1t took to make
them.
The slip should be made 9 tribe
larger than the ordinary. so as to fit
loose on the pillow. and avoid the
strain when put on or removed.
In cutting slips from Old sheets,
there will be q seam on each long edge
while the fold will be on the end, and
I often utilize pieces Of bed ticking
for dish -wfpers, they do excellent ser
vice for this.
In regard to furniture that II
scratched or looks dun, just q little
oil or furniture polish Win mako an
Improvement, IL we can take the time
to do those things. we shall feel re-
paid for our work
One Of the ihandiesk litf1e Devices "a
serve me as q remindeE Is Just NM
and put pies or cakes IN the oven, thaf,
I lay my holder on the store hearth ia
front OF the oven. door, az a guard fur
me not to forget. This IS especially
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05
HAVE YOU WIPED OFF TT
SLATE7

Dear Editor and Sisters:-It's quite
a while Since I've written to The Cor
ner, but the infirmities Of age have
prevented me.
tiers who said my letters were helpful
that is what want them to be.
With the beginning of the new year
how many have cleaned up their slate
of, the old year? Wipe OF all the an
imosities, the fears and the troubles
thing that isn't good. Keep the glad
memories if you will. but it Is not wise
to dwell on them too much. Let all
the old things go. No matter though
you feel your grievance against your
neighbor is a righteous one, let it go!
Give him glad good morning
next time you meet to prove you have
cleaned Up the old record. Go out of
your way to do little bit OF kind
ness, or to show some courtesy to any
quite fairly. You will never regret it.
Don't be afraid of giving in-simply be
yourself what you want others to be.
My dear Neiala: What kind of
morals would you expect to find in a
dirty house? Think Bo Peep is right.
will be'good morals. Will you let an
old lady talk plain to you young writ
ers. Don't criticize each other, and
! try to see what disagreeable things you
can say to each other, that is not the
way to be helpful If Bo Peep takes
such pride in her home. am sure we
can all follow her example without
| telling her she has more nasty tricks
than anyone else. I like to know a
person who takes pride in their home,
| if we keep the home pure then the
community will be pure, and home can
never be what it should be unless It is
clean; and the children that go out OF
such a home will be clean and pure
| Let US wipe our slate now if we
haven't before and fill it with the good
| and the true.
Your Social Corner Sister,
|
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-05

A distinctive dress is given in this
design. It is especially attractive for
now in vogue. In blue serge with
chemisette OF tan faiIle. and vest of
Oriental embroidery, this style will be
smart. It is nice also for black satin
relieved with white Broadcloth. wolfe.
velour. mixed and plaid suitirgs may
be used, likewise linen and other wash
fabrics. i5s
The pattern is cut. in six sizes: Sc.
IS. 40. AZ, A. and 46 inches. bust meas
material for a 36-inch size. The skirt
measures about yards at the lower
a pattern of this illustration mailed
to any address on receipt of 10 cents
in silver or stamps.
Pattern Dept Norwich. Conn.