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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
GREETINGS FROM DIANA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Some of you may think 1t strange that I have not acknowledged your Christmas greetings and. tokens of your love to me. The grip caught me and has held me in It's grasp for three weeks. am better. but not able to be in my chair or on the couch, but hope to be in a few days. now. Besides we have had other worries, but try to keep my faith and trust firm, know ing that our Father in heaven careth for us. .--
 Now I thank you, one and all, for your kindly. thoughts of me at Christ mas and those to whom I have not sent my thanks will please let this suffice and believe that I thank you most heartily and that appreciate your kindly interest in me.
 My sympathy Is extended to yoR, who have been called to part with a dear one; or to those in trouble Of any kind.
 Although it is nearing the end of January I am going to wish the Cor ner family a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
 r~ra DIANA.
 N H.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
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IF WE. HAD ONLY THOUGHT.

Dear Social Corner Members: A great many times in reading the So- cia1 Corner page we find one Sister Iaadng request of another; and the swer-not one, but sometimes many to that request. Surely this alone indicates what an interesting page our Social Corner must be.
 ] am wondering who it is that will answ,r my question.
 Who is there among us who has not lost something for the want :, of I had only thought in time" how different things might have been. know of no other saying that can claim so many lost opportunities.
 In our associations with people you will frequently hear the same sen- tence used: If had only thought in time. would have done so and SO; but now 1t is too late!"
 During the holidays I wished to give a small, inexpensive gift to a number of children My thoughts run to books. searched the book stores. Those books I should have liked cost more than I could. pay. I was puzzled and realized that I was looking for too much for my money. My husband says that is the woman part of 1t.
 It was not until then that my lost opportunity dawned upon me. I won- dered why I had never thought to cut from my Bulletin the weekly interests and instructive talks of Uncle Jed to the children. These, and these alone, could be found just what I wanted but, for want of thought, my oppor- tunity was lost.
 wonder If Uncle Jed's fund of knowledge is inexhaustib1e? We writers of the Social Corner excuse ourselves for not writing by saying ] have told all I know: still each week Uncle Jed has some new story for the children, until I sometimes wonder what can remain to be told.
 The variety and habits of the birds, the flowers. the seeds, the soil. the trees, the foliage, the wind, the clouds, the air and many other subjects have been taught them each week, and ex- plained in such simple languag ge that the youngest. child might understand ' Do we parents realize that we might have had a book for our young people
 "a valuable and interesting book whose pages would contain the great est amount of Knowledge for the least amount of money, If we had only thought"
 AUNT NANCY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
THE BALANCED RATION.

l Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: 1 Very few housekeepers nowadays can i offer the excuse that they cannot4serve 1 balanced meals because they. have heard nothing about food values and i balanced ratons. The subject is more
 or less familiar in every home, though l it is true we have. not thought of it as l much as we might One need not go ] very deeply into the study of scientific ! feeding in order to be able to serve a 1 balanced diet every day in the year. l For general purposes foods may be | classed in this simple manner:
 Animal Cor protein), function to 1 build tissue.
 i 2-Vegetables, function to produce l energy. 1 3@Fruits Cor tonic goods), to stimu- 1 late digestion and cleanse the intes- 1 tinal tract. zt 4-Fats and oils, to produce heat. z l 5-Water. most important of foods, ! because it helps all others to do their work.
 Each meal in order to be balanced should have in it some tissue building ] food, such as fat sugar. starch, and some mineral matter. Liquid is neces4 amount required of these different classes can be simply stated >as one part of tissue material to five or more parts of heat, energy and mineral foods. In other words, one part of lean meat or it's equivalent. which may be eggs, milk, cheese or beans, should ] be served with five parts of bread, but l ter and potatoes, together with some green food Until recently very little thought was given to the body's need for the foods that are found in fresh fruits and vegeta bles of all kinds. The reason for their generous use in summer is that on account of the large amount of water, salts and acids which they contain they keep the system cool. During the whole life there is no more 1 important food material to include in the bill of fare than fresh fruits and vegetables, and yet is one class of food often found lacking on the table. The garden and orchard, which should always be an important part of every farm. should be conducted in such a way that it will supply-at least one fresh fruit or vegetable every day in the year. /. The system craves a heating diet in cold weather and the fats, sugar and meats are necessary for heat producing purposes, but the winter diet should not be used the year round. During the summer fresh vegeta- bleS, fruits melons and such foods in
 season is used and but little heat pro- ducing foods is required. Rice, wheat cereals, bread and a small amount of sugar will give the necessary energy with little light meat fish and so forth, emitting pork, beef mutton and other more stimulating meats until cold weather.
 With best wishes to all.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27

Dear Sisters of Social Corner: am feeling as fresh as ever after serving as one of the hostesses at the gath ering Jan. 10 at W. C. T. U. hall on Valley street, WiI1imantic: and I hope all the other Sisters are feeling as well. a-
 T hope all those who were HI at that time are fully recovered.
 I hope to see more out nt the Feb ruary', gathering, and our poor box will be running over full think that a very good suggestion (Tiddy Addiy). Were you tying cord when you thought of that? I intended to that before now stnrted one day, but had to turn back before reaching your home. I will start again when I can make 1t come right.
 One of the Sisters wished for the recipe for those buns. T will send 1t in so all the Sisters may have 1t.
 Buns: Take coffee cup, place in if sugar and one teaspoon of salt; fill cup up with warm. milk; when the yeast comes. to top. as it soon will if 1t is warm, add one cup Sifted flour, set to rise until light Then add, but fer, size of egg one-haK cup of sugar. grated rind of lemon. one egg, one half cup entrants or chopped raisins, dough-. Let it rise; when light cut some as for biscuits and let rise until light enough to bake.
 For a change I omit lemon and friit,.srolls out dough one-half inch thick to place in pans. (When warm these are deliclous).
 T hope the Sisters will report their luck when tried.
 | wish all pleasant time Feb. IA.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
TIME FLIES

walked up with me as far as her boarding place and asked me some of the ways housekeeper could catch firC and ways to prevent it, It seems that next Friday is Fire Prevention Day and she wanted a few ideas to add to her list that she had ready to tell the children. It took a few min utes to tell her, and then I hustled right along, and right near the swamp I saw the biggest black snake come crawling along, ou into the road, so l had to stop and kill that. .s
 Then along came the Deacon in his wagon and he asked me if knew that the Widow Craig was dead. He had to give me the particulars. as 1 hadn't heard word about it.
 He had just driven on when Mrs. Prescott came along. in her car remembered that I had the church en- velopes for seat rent at home. and as she asked me for them last Sunday. l had to stop her and tell her that had found them and I would send them up the first thing in the morning. And had to tell her about the widows death She hadn't heard it SOL of course, asked lot of questions about 1t. I had to tell her husband. who was with her about my killing the snake.fo he thinks a woman can't do anything.
 I thought sure I'd get heme then, but I met Mrs. PinkIey and she stopped to tell me how poorly she has been, and see her. had to tell her all the things I had been doing for the last six weeks. for it's as long as that since I've been to see her. She's such a gossip I hate to go there.
 I heard the town clock strike five as came into the yard, and it was just half past three by the clock down at the store when I left
 '.Oll, pshaw," said her husband, Its been that same time for three days. It's run down Anyway you seem to be very popular. But I'd. like some supper before I hear any more news.''
 VADA WILCOX.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27

bIe thicknesssp of strong paper and bake
 about two hours in a slow oven. Roxburx Cakes-One half cup sugar, I 1-4 cup butter. yolks of eggs, tea
 spoon cinnamon. i-2 teaspoon clove,
 1-2 teaspoon nutmeg. Cream all to-
 gether. add 1-2 cup molasses. 1-2 cup milk. 1-2 cups pastry flour, 1-2 cup
 lseedless .raisins. 1-2 cup chopped wal nut meats. Lastly add: whites of
 eggs. beaten stiff. Bake in small cups or fancy tins Frost with vanilla icing. Boston, Fruit Cake-Two cups sugar, 2-3 cup butter. eggs. 1 cup milk. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. s-4 teaspoon each I Of cloves and nutmeg. tablespoon
 nolasses. cups pastry four, cups \ chopped raisins, 1-2 cup citron currant Cup cakes-One and one- Fourth cups sugar. 7-S cup butter, 4 eggs. IA cup milk, level teaspoon cleaned entrants. Bake in small muf- fin Or fancy cake tins in 8 moderate oven.
 Chocolate caks-One cup sugar, 1-s | cup butter, 3 eggs. 2 level tablespoons cocoa,s1-4 cup hot water, 3-4 cup milk, 3 1-2 cups pastry flour. Cream butter. sugar. and eggs in the usual manner; dissolve the cocoa in the hot water, let 1t cool little; add vanilla milk and Hour. Bake in sheets. Ice with soft | vanilla icing.
 Lady or Brides cake-Two cups | sugar. 1-2 cups butter. 1-2 cups egg whites: teaspoons almond, 1 tablespoon milk, 3 34 cups pastry hour. Wash butter in cold water to freshen. Cream the butter and sugar | together with the hand in an earthern I bowl. Now cream in the egg whites, ' little at a time without beating. Add { almond, milk and flour. Frost with white frosting.
 SnowbalI Cake-One cup sugar. 1-2 | cup butter, whites of eggs, S-4 tea | spoon each of lemon and almond, 2-3 cup milk. 2 cups pastry flour. Frost with soft vanilla icing and if wished, while the icing is soft. sprinkle it over with shredded cocoanut.
 Yellow Raisin Cake-Two cups sugar, cup butter. eggs, cup milk 1 1-2 level teaspoons mace, cups pas try flour, cups seedless raisins. Nut cake-One and .one-fourfh cups sugar, 2-4 cup Butter, eggs, 1 cup ! milk, teaspoon vanilla, cups pas try four, 1 cup chopped waTnur' meats. Frost with vanilla icing. Mix icing sugar with rich milk to the right con sistency; beat one minute and flavor. Lady Baltimore Cake-One and one- eighth cups sugar, 1-2 cup butter. 4 yoIks of eggs, beaten; 1-2 cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 2 cups pastry flour. whites of eggs. cream the butter and sugar, add the beaten yolkes of eggs, milk and vanilla, mix in the four. Lastly add the beaten whites of eggs. Bake in three nine-inch Washington pie plates.
 Filling-One cup sugar, If cup I water. Boil until it spins a thread and stir the boiling syrup into small eggs, beaten. Add 2-3 cup chopped walnut teaspoon vanilla. Spread between the layers of the cake and frost all over with a white icing.
 MADGE.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27

Dear Corner Members: Many peo- pie disposed of their fowls last fall because of grain beinb so high. Our Il bullets laid well and the fourteen hens helped out during October November and December. the months they us~ ually are resting. giving us sos eggs. The profit above the grain was $11.43.
 One time our home for two years was where there was medium sized barn. Ventilation was perfect for summer. Before cold weather I calk- ed the small openings with paper and rags where the stalls were. Hubby enclosed one corner and arranged roosts for the thirty hens. An old curtain, making them more cozy. Some bedding hay was left and was fine for the scratching hens.
 Mixed grains were given and a mash of bran and provender. Eggs came in surprising numbers, adding many dol- lars towards our grocery bills.
 Later was told some of our neigh bors wondered what we gave them for feed, while they were getting but few eggs.
 The barn proved an ideal place. keeping the temperature much more even than smaller houses. Two south doors when opened let in the welcome sunshine Very few biddy footprints were seen in the snow.
 Al yard was added for summer and they were let out an hour at night.
 When I see old barns and sheds hardly any eggs, it proves to me a lack of sumption.
 Best wishes to ail-
 z NANI T.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
AN INQUIRY FROM sELlNpA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: was sorry not to attend the gathering Jan 10 as I read Of all the good times missed; but I shall try and be on hand for the February gathering as enjoy the meetings so much.
 Annette: I sent you birthday card There was some mistake and it came pen name; but that was all. sent to the office, to be sent to you; but some mistake: so you will see I re- membered you.
 Lonesome Pine: Did you get home all right: and did you find your heel to keep up with you, but it might as well have tried to keep up with the lightning express. We walked along slowly and got home ten minutes be- fore the car. We had a good time did you?
 Honolulu: I don't quite get your yoke. pattern. don't understand what all my books and cannot lind what NJ stands for the second row says: R. M.. and all the beginning rows are 1 m. m. and SO on. Perhaps I am dull, but would like to see what ii is. like; am making several of them myself.
 North Dakota: If you will send your address will write you a. letter and tell you all about what we are doing in our gatherings.
 s Ethelyn: got the beads all right. Now I should like to know what to get to color them. Thank you for your kindness. Perhaps we shall meet before long, When the time comes right am going to visit No. 2's gathering.
 With -@ood wishes to all. rs ta SE( (JNDA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
AN EXCELLENT CLAM cHoWDEF

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here I am again This time I am going to send you a recipe for clam chowder, and I hope every Sister will try it.
 Excellent Clam chowder: Chop fine twenty large clans, put them in a bowl, strain the liquor over them. Fry four ounces line cut salt pork till crisp; add two quarts boiling water, one-haf pint each of fine cut carrots and onions Boil till carrots are near ly- done: then add one quart of fine cut peeled potatoes. one-half table spoon of salt, one-hah teaspoon of pepper Boil ten minutes; add one can of tomatoes, one teaspoon thyme. cook twenty minutes; then add clams. Melt one tablespoon butter, add one tablespoon of flour and cook ten min utes. If too thick add more water and if necessary more salt. Toma- toes can be omitted if desired
 Graham Gems: Sift one-half pint of flour with two teaspoons baking pow der into a bowl add one pint graham four, two tablespoons sugar, one-half teaspoon butter; rub the butter fine in the flour; peat one egg till light, put it into pint measure and i'll the measure with sweet milk: add it
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27

Io4tsly clean at nJl 4lmos Baeiilf or microbea Of diNea8e. in inc 1anable clothing should bc desir0yeo ng put ffnK them iu good warm water solu- fl1fI ogra mood daBinfectauts and let fhern eteen for "a while in this sOlu- ton and under no circumstances al- low them to so fin the wash uptu Thoroughly steeDed. <,.
 OccasionaiIy waan the nopT8 'ltT hafe3 vyfrdows and woodwork, ana the other parts which are more com rnonly used in the sick room uAing a good strong soap studs containlng @ little carbolic aeid which is also very
 A tablet of royal disihfectant soap should be in ti1e bath room and eacI bedroom for washing the hands and face. This viii give q health glow
 Persist in the systematic use of a good disfnfectant soap, and your nome will be healthy as it by possible Tor you to make ft.
 When you have made your homo all that you eaT then try 10 oVercoL1y all avcrslons: be indnlgent to others q 4ielp your nefghboT: cultivate a splrlh of gratitude for everyday blessinB4i1 and look upon worry" as the deetroy- er of fIiappfness. Realize that tt inlr pairs your. mentaI tfacu1ties; recolleeF that it wastes vital energy; De perTa suaded, that it can be cured; m Iactfa don't worry, and think you VIII Bos71 sess the secret of domestic happiness
 | wish to thank An interested Head= CT for sending me pretty catslluaE ornameuted with Crimson HaInDlsts'
 CRIMSON RAAIBLtEf- r.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
TRIED AND TRUE RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: It has been a long time since wrote last. It will be like new Sister to some of you. I expect. I am sending some tried recipes that I have and they are fine.
 Relied Oats Sread-Pour one quart of boiling water on two cups of Quaker oats; when cool, add one cup of mo lasses, one yeast cake, one tablespoon of shortening, one-fourth teaspoon of soda. Let rise all night. Mix in flour enough so as to knead in the morning as other bread.
 Indian Pudding-One quart sweet milk, one-half cup sifted meal, one half cup molasses, one-half teaspoon ginger and salt; scald one and one-half pints milk and stir in the meal: cook about a minute: then add molasses, ginger, salt and one egg if desired, After putting in the oven, pour in the ether half pint milk, but do not stir. Bake one and one-half hours.
 Quick Cake-One cup sugar, one and one half cups flour, salt one- half tea spoon soda, one teaspoon cream tartar; sift all together, then add one table spoon butter; put two eggs into a cup and fill with sweet milk. Then bake in Q quick oven.
 Best wishes.
 DAISY OF CANTERBURY
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
HOW ro pREpAaE AuLLED ooRN-

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Was sorry to read that Dom Pedro has been sick again, and sorry for the rest that have been in trouble.
 Kutchen: How are you since tJhrlst- mas. What a good time we had az your house Christnas: but then the Knicherbockers usually have good time when they get together How. the table groaned, and how the chli- dren, small and large, enjoyed the Christmas tree. Come and spend tho
 Katrina: Watch the Corner. l.
 Mrs. KatzenJam: How are you ana the children? Please send walnut
 @1rH Think iStps i saw Tidy Addly not long ago in w.
 Does anyone like hulled corn2 Hulled Corns Take one quart oL shelled. field corn. boil in plenty of water. After 1t has boiled 90 min utes put two tablespoons saleratus fin the water and cook until the hulls cam be easily removed. Then wash In three or four waters or until the huHa are gone. 2CYou will hace to rub tho the corn with the hands to separate it from the hulls9 Then cook corn until tender. T7 ? | iTocUfl sclss SCRATCH. tp'
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27

"Oh aearie me" sighed Mrs Van York. as she Topped into chair Who would think it has taken me an hour and a half to come up from the store It is usually ten-minute walk"
 What happened ?, inquired her htls- band, who knew she had something to tell
 Well. on the store stoop I met Mrs. church supper and she asked me to bake a pan Of beans and two loayes of brown bread. remembered that there were some spoons missing from the last supper and asked her about them. She flew right up as though 1 had accused her of taking them. never thought of such a thing. Any way, it took me at least five minutes to cool her down and explain. She is so quick tempered.
 Then Mrs. Binks came along. She is the new treasurer in my place. You know resigned as I had too much to do. Well. we talked on finances and she said we must raise s25.00 soon. to buy some new dishes. There arn't hardly enough to set the table I had to suggest a few ways to earn the money. and it took longer than thought for.
 As was coming past Mrs. Craney's s house, she called mo in, as her little boy had a sore throat and as she can see very well, she wanted me to see if there were any patches on it. l couldn't see any, but had to console her as she is so afraid of diphtheria, now the little Acker boy has it, and she is so afraid her Johnnie will have it as they sit near each other in school. She was so worked up that it took me quite awhile to ease her mind, and then started home again.
 The little Parks girl fell off her wheel coming out of the school yard and had to attend to her. She wasn't hurt, only frightened, so I took her into the house across the street from the school and bathed her head. That took quite a few minutes.
 Then the teacher came along and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
THE WONDERFUL PEACE OF THE
 HILLS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:I an, still dreaming of the hills, the ever lasting peace of the hills. While the wintry landscape is bleak and bare, and the gaunt trees stand lifeless, like a benediction over all. falls the won derful peace of the hills.
 Down in the frozen marshes the wfthered clumps of sweet flag rushes are carelessly thrown in heaps and mounds, while bright patches of green and gray moss occasionally intervene to relieve the sombre colorings.
 The remains of the autumn flower age, brown masses of Sodden leaves and vines, circled with ice and snow are piled side by side.
 Like sentine1s the grim rocks, deso- late and lonely, overlook the meadow lands, and idly wandering down their scraggy precipitious sides, tiny rivulets The profound stiffness is occasionally broken by the crash of masses of fall ing icicles.
 Wonder sumac bushes with their huge torches no longer afame with light. but faded and worn, are deco rated with sprinklings of snow, and the trunks of fallen trees fantastically arrayed with dark ends protruding g from their snowy mantle and their dis fgurements no longer discernible, are picture in themselves.
 But who can describe the deep pathos of a winters night. The snowy fields stretching far and far away. the sharp landscape, the dark edges of the rocks. indistinctly looming among the shadows, the moonlight gleaming far over the whitened marshes, and beyond the deeper shadows of the for ests, not even the soft sweetness of a summers night can compare with these pure outlines.
 May you all enjoy the wonderful charm of the hills.
 THE LITTLE SINISTER
 New York City.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-27
CAKE RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:I am sending some cake recipes.
 Interested Reader: Many thanks for pretty calendar I received last week.
 Lemon Cake-A fairly rich cake of delicious flavor and of excellent keep ing qualities: One and one-fourth cups sugar. 1-2 cup butter, eggs, 1-2 cup milk, 1-2 lemon, rind and juice, 1 cup reliable prepared four. 1 1-s cups pastry four. Cream, sugar. butter and eggs. add 1emond, grated rind and juice;N lastly stir in the milk and flour; bake in a moderate oven.
 Fruit cate-It fills a happy medium between the Boston fruit cake and the rich dark fruit cake in richness and cost of materials: Two cups sugar, 1 Ia cups butter. eggs, 8-4 cup milk, 1 tablespoon molasses, Ia teaspoons nutmeg, teaspoons cloves, teaspoon cinnamon, 3-4 cups pastry flour, 2 1-z cups chopped raisins, 3-4 cup cut citron, 1 cup cleaned entrants. Bake about two hours in Q slow oven. Have the pans well papered with two or three thicknesses Of paper.
 Rich, Dark Fruit Cake-Two cups sugar, 1 3-4 cups butter, eggs. level teaspoons cinnamon. level tea spoons cloves, 2 level teaspoons nut meg. 3 3-4 cups pastry flour, 2 cups of Eeediess raisins, 1 cup entrants, 1 cup cut cftron- Line the pans with a dou-