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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
THEY ALL DEMAND IT
Norwich, Like Every City and Town
 in the Union, Receives 1t.

People with kidney ills want to be cured. When one suffers the tor lures of an aching back. relief is eagerly sought for. There are many remedies today that relieve. but do not cure. Doan's Kidney Pills havo brought lasting results to thousands. Here is Norwich evidence or their merit.
 Mrs. Jennie L. Spaulding, q Tanner Ave-, says: "Exertion of any kind seemed to make my back tired and achy. Dizzy spells and headaches were frequent used two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, which I got at Utley & Jones' Drug Store and was cured. I haven't felt any need of kidney medicine since"
 Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that cured Mrs. Spaulding. Foster Milburn Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
TO MAKE PICKLES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-f here with enclose pickle recipes:
 Indian PickIe-One white cabbage, cauli1ower, radish-pods, string beans. gherkins, small white onions, 1-4 pound ground mustard, nasturtiums. peppers, etc, 1 gallon vinegar, cloves of garlic, 12 shallots, 2 sticks horse radish, 1 ounce tumeric, IA pound ginger-root, 2 ounces whole black peppers, 1 ounce whole allspice, 12 cloves, IA ounce cayenne, ounces mustard seed. Slice firm, white cabbage, divide the lowerets of the caulifower, sprinkle salt over them in a large dish, or wooden tub, and set aside for 4S hours: then dry and put them into a large jar, with the garlic and other seasonfngs in the above proportions. Boil the vinegar and pour over them; the vinegar should cover the vegetables well. When cold cover the jar.
 As the vegetables ripen fin season, they may be added to the jar. They must first be washed in cold vinegar, other ingredients in the jar. only talk ing care that they are covered by the vinegar. If more vinegar should be required, do not fail to boil 1t before adding to the rest. When all the veg etables are collected, turn the con- tents of. the jar into a large tub.
 Piekied Nasturtiums-Have jars partly filled with salted vinegar. as the nasturtfums are gathered, wash and dry them and throw them into the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
FRIED SAUCES AND PRESERVES.

Clarified Apples: One cup water. six large tart apples. two cups sugar. one half lemon.
 Way of Preparing: Make syrup of the sugar and water. Peel the ac- sples, cut each in six pieces and cook in the hot syrup until clear. Remove from the syrup and place in a glass dish. When all the apples are cooked add the lemon rind and juice to the syrup. Boil it until thick. remove the lemon rind and pour over the ap- pies.
 In peeling the apples, peel and cook but two at time if you wish them to be very light yellow in color. If the apples are crowded in the kettle you cannot handle them easily. and if allowed to stand after peeling. they will turn dark.
 Ginger Pears: One quart preserved ginger, juice of five lemons, rind of five lemons. eight pounds pears, six sugar, two oranges. hot water.
 Way of Preparins: Cut the ginger in thin slices. Press out the juice of the lemons and oranges and cut rind into shreds. Peel the pears and cut them crosswise in the slices. Add enough hot water to the sugar to dis solve the latter. When hot add the lemon juice. orange juice, ginger, lem on rind and orange peel. Lastly add the pears and cook slowly three hours. Place in pint fruit jars and seal. Keep in cool. dry place.
 EASTER LILY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
TESTED RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-I here with enclose a few tested recipes: Lady Fingers-Beat G. egg whites very stiff, add 2-3 cup powdered su- gar and add to 4 yolks beaten thick and mixed with 2-3 cup flour sifted with 1-8 teaspoon salt. Press through pastry tube on buttered wax paper in narrow finger lengths, dust with pow dered sugar, and bake in a slow oven
 CruIIers, French StyIe-Cook to- gether 1 cup hot water tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon orange rind, and 1-4 cup butter. When boiling add 1 cup four and cook until very thick Turn into bowl and add, beating from a spoon into hot fat. Roll in powdered sugar, mixed with finely minced almonds.
 Nut Bars-Mix 1 cup brown sugar with l egg, 1 cup American walnut meats, broken into bits: a pinch of tablespoon hot water, and 2 table spoons sof flour. Bake and cut in bars.
 Old Fashioned JumbIes-One pound flour. 1-3 pound butter, yolks of eggs, 9 whites. of eggs, beaten light: thin on a board covered with grant, lated sugar: cut in rounds and bake in tins in a quick oven.
 Old Fashioned Apple Puddins-Four large tart apples, l teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 saltspoon salt, ounces stale bread crumbs, 1-2 nutmeg, grat- ed. eggs. Pare and chop the apples fine: mix with the crumbs. Beat whites and yolks of eggs apart until very light. Add to the crumbs, yo1,Ss, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; then stir in the whites carefully Mix: boil in a well-greased mould. covered for 3 hours. Serve hot, with custard, wine, or lemon sauce.
 Apple Cheese Cakes (EnsIish)- Eight ounces apple pulps ounces butter, melted, rind and juice 1 lemon, ounces sifted sugar. 4 eggs. Pare, core, and boil enough apples to make 1-2 a pound when pressed through a coarse sieve. Add the sugar, butter, and the egg, leaving out whites: add the juice and grated rind of the lemon. Stir and mix well. Line small patty pans with 1al1y crust; fill with the mixture, and bake in quick oven IS or 20 minutes.
 Squash Bread-Mix 1 cup steamed and sifted squash with 1-2 cups scalded milk. add 1-2 yeast cake 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon but ter. If cup water. beat well, add 1 teapsoon salt in 4 cups flour and enough more flour to knead Proceed as for white bread
 Swedish Bread-Add to sponge of white bread 1-2 cup fine cornmeal cooked in 1 cup boiling water.
 MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
A FEW CHRISTMAS HINTS.

I do not think it too early to think what may be the most acceptable gifts for our friends or family.
 If you have friend who has been visiting you and you took her to diff ferent places you could send her a little book of scenes of yori- home town and she would be pleased with them.
 Pretty embroidered underwear or crocheted yokes are other acceptable gifts.
 There are pads for the bottom of the dressing table made of pretty lowered material.
 A bag of Persian silk to hang on a dre/sing table. The bag is about 1-2 yard long and is made of quite wide ribbon, the end of which was drawn through a buttonhole in the bottom of the bag. A Bodkin was slipped upon the end of the ribbon, so bodlkin and ribbon are easily convenient, and it holds a roll of 1acing ribbon and this is most acceptable.
 The lover of pretty linen would be pleased with a dolly case. They are made of double circles of cardboard with ribbon ties holding them to- gether. They may be made of any kind of goods. I think they are pretty made of fancy cretonne.
 A very acceptable gift for some is or something for the dining room There are table mats. tea cosies, and jelly dish covers.
 Then there are coaster sets and quite a number of necessities that one does not buy themselves that would make acceptable gifts.
 Crocheted slippers if you have friends away to school or if you have q soldier in the family that is sleep ing outside, make him a pair of knit ted shoes These are comfortable to wear nights. I have just knitted a rair and sent a sxdier boy and they were very acceptable. The rule for knit slippers for number five shoe: cast 56 stitches on each needle; but one; the third has G2 stitches: knit 2 rearl 2; knit around five times then take off together; knit plain. then
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
MUFFINs AND CAKE BILLINGS

Dear Social Corner Sisters: A good recipe never comes amiss and a good cook never fails to note anything new which may prove to be advantageous: Drop Muffins: The inelegant name for a corn bread muffin. dropped. in ] the south is ''scratchbook." probably because the top or back presents a sketchy and scratchy appearance. 1 However inelegant it's nickname, the drop muffin is one of the best break l fast breads for children as we'll as grownups.
 This is the. way old Aunt Ddlcey, | the queen of a southern kitchen, made her drop mullins:
 milk f One pint of sifted cornnieal (white meal, not yellow "seconds").. One teaspoon of baking powder. One dessertspoon of lard, butter or any preferred shortening. - l. One saltspoon of salt. |. Beat the eggs separately. Make a the eggs into the mixture. Add the salt. Drop from kitchen spoon to hot pan CT griddle and bake quick ly till brown. The top should be slightly corru- gated if the drop muffin is properly made and baked.
 The following cake filings are first class:
 Chocolate:s One-quarter cake of chocolate, three-fourths of a cup of sugar, one cup of milk, yolk of one egg, two teaspoons of cornstarch Cook until thick enough to spread up- on the cake.
 Orange: Yolks of three eggs, grated rind and juice of one medium sized orange, one cup of white sugar Boil all. together until thick enough to spread between the layers of cake. A boiled icing may be used for the top.
 Apple: Three or four large tart ap- ples, greenings preferred, the tuice and grated rind of one lemon, one cup of white sugar. Cook 25 minutes and add one egg well beaten and cook five minutes longer.
 Maple Sugar: Scrape half a pound of maple sugar into a porcelain lined pan. Add half a cup of milk and cook until it spins a thread. Remove from the fire and pour slowly into the well beaten whites of two eggs, beat ing It until 1t th1ckens. Spread quickly between the layers of cake.
 MARY JANE.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13

take off one and knit one, and slip over the other stitch. Now put in your second shade and knit 3 times around;s then your original shade 8 times. Repeat this until you have knit 8 stripess You want to narrow until you have 2s stitches on one nee dle, and 24 on the other; then knit around 1T times: put in your stripes st the top; crochet on a top by mak- ing a chain sof four, and catching it in every second stripe. Crochet z times in each bar making a, scallop; make a chain of the two colors to run in the top of the shoe; make balls cut two round pasteboards about 1 1-2 inches in diameter and form 8 hole in the center; fill in with material, cut apart and tie in center; shave off to look even and tie on end of cord.
 ETHELYN
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13

flowers are mostly single. but some of the single flowers are prettier than many that high prices are paid for, but H takes much knowledge of the flowers to be able to recognize prize. An amateur seed grower is always ig norant of the value of results and it takes some years of experience to fol- low plants intelligently from seed to flower and from seed to flower again.
 Plants grown in mixed beds rogue. and no plant that rogues reproduces flowers like the parent. A single dah- lia pod of seeds may produce single, duplex, and double flowers. of a half dozen colors and showing traces of several we'll marked types.
 From 150 roots that had never made a flower there came this season 27 double peony blooms. four double cac- .us, half a dozen collarettes, a dozen duplex and the remainder were sin gles, some of them inches in diame- ter.
 A dozen or more Social Corner Sis ters received packages of seeds last spring and we hope the plants did well. The roots of the plants that did not flower should be packed away in earth for next season when they will surely make flowers.
 I have 150 roots that haven't made flowers this year. These will make my pleasure garden next season. I find much pleasure in seedling culture, but I know most of them will come single
 JOSEPH DOE
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The fol- lowing recipes are just as good as they look:
 Sour Milk GriddIe Cakes: One pint souf milk, salt one teaspoon soda, one Fegg and four to make a batter. Fry in a little fat Serve with butter aldf sugar or syrup.
 Bran Biscuits: One egg, one-fourth cupiesugar. one tablespoon molasses, one-half teaspoon salt. one cup sour milk, one and one-half cups flour, one cup bran, one teaspoon soda dissolved
 Form like little tea biscuits and bake in a hot oven.
 Bran Bread Without Yeast: Three cups bran, one cup graham flour, two cups flour. one teaspoon salt, one quarter cup molasses, two cups but soda Combine in the order stated. Bake slowly in two loaves about one and sone-haf hours.
 Luncheon zDreans:. Cream three ta- blespoons of grated cheese with a lit tie French mustard and butter; spread this on rounds of bread (brown) and place in the oven until the cheese is melted. Lay a poached egg on each slice and serve very hot.
 One Egg Jelly Roll: One cup su- gar, one and one-haf cups pastry flour, two level teaspoons of baking powder, pinch of salt. Sift all these together two or three times. Sift flour well-beaten egg and six tablespoons of hot water, beat we'll and bake in pan about 1-2x10 1-2. Bake rather moderately about 12 or 15 minutes. while hot or it will crack. Roll on waxed paper, sprinkled with powdered sugar.
 HANNAH WHO.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
GREAT GRANDMA's GREETING.

Dear Social Corner Editor: It was my privilege to be present at Aunty No. Is gathering. The 'hubbies" did not respond to her invitation. I know they would have enjoyed it and added to the enjoyment of those present.
 As I looked over the pleasant faces representing so many different homes the word Home seemed a precious word to me. It was the first God given provision for mating human hearts. Woman as a home maker is privileged to reign supreme within her domain. There she is the creator of environment and her skill and ar tistic handiwork has ever been prized from the earliest ages to the present tune.
 To the new members of the social Corner I would say welcome. Speed along in the glorious work-a rich and heavenly reward awaits you for your loving deeds to mankind.
 Aunt Mary: I enjoy your letters. The Bible is. full of promises and we realize them by effectual, fervent prayer.
 GREAT GRANDMA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13

. F- vinegar; always being careful that tho vinegar covers the nasturtiuns.
 Nastur.;um vinegar-Fill a quart bottle with fresh nasturtium pods. h-H with vinegar and after three weeks use for salads.
 J. L. B. !" Black Pickle One peck green to- matoes, sliced, one ounce ground cloves, handful salt, one ounce ground ginger, one pint brown sugar, one ounce ground pepper, one gallon best vinegar, one ounce ground ailsp1ce. two ounces dry mustard.
 Throw the salt over the sliced to- matoes; let them stand over night. In the: morning, squeeze out the salt, and put the tomatoes in the kettle. Mix the spices. etc. together in bowl. Sprinkle them ever the toma- toes. Add the vinegar. and let all boil slowly for five hours, stirring fre- quently to avoid burning. Put the pickles in jars. Let the vinegar cove- the pickles we'll. Cork and seal the jars. It will keep for years eff al- lowed tO).
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
SERVING POTATOES.

Potato croquettes- cups hot rfced potatoes, tablespoons butter, 1-2 teaspoon salt, Is teaspoon pepper, 1-4 teaspoon celery salt, onion juice, 1 egg yo'k, 1 teaspoon parsley chop ped. Mix ingredients in order given, beat thoroIsh1y, shape, dip in crumbs, egg. and crHSnbs again, fry 1 minute in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. Potatoes en Surprise-Make cro- quette mixture, emitting parsley. Shape in small nests and fill with creamed chicken, shrimp, or peas. Cover nests with mixture, roll in form Dip in crumbs, egg and crumbs again, fry.
 Potatoes au Gratin-Put creamed potatoes in buttered baking dish, cover with buttered crumbs, and bake on center grate until crumbs are brown.
 Delmonico Potatoes-To potatoes au gratin, add 1-3 cup grated mild cheese arranging potatoes and cheese in al- ternate layers before covering with crumbs.
 L. M. B.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
.AUNrY NO. 1's PICNIC.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:c Just a few words about a Social Corner pie n1c went to recently.
 October Sd was an ideal day for the picnic at Aunty No. 1's. where about ninety of the Sisters and their friends met to have good time. We were among the first to arrive about 10 o. clock. In a little while the truck from Willimantic came with fourteen, think, and from then on there was d steady stream of folks coming in all directions, some in automobiles, some with horse and wagon and some on foot.
 The party seemed to consist of wo- men and children What number of children there was. A regular baby show. Where were the brothers?
 Most everyone took' a walk around the grounds, where there were beauti- full flowers in bloom; then down through the arbor and walk back to the spring, stoned up with the seats in the rustic spring-house where one might rest.
 There was a pond with small isl and with a walk across to it.
 About noon we were invited to be seated for dinner and what a dinner it was. First came a very pretty salad that tasted even better than it locked, with baked beans and a potato salad. Sandwiches of every kind and an end less supply of cake with coffee, the feast ending with a large basket of bananas and another of peaches.
 A little later we partook of ice cream the Bulletin company generous lv sent. which was delicious. many having a second helping.
 Several Sisters had their fancy work with them. some were crocheting, some were tatting, and some knitting. What a lot of busy hands!
 There were several snap shots taken of the crowd.
 Golden Glow: How do you feel af- ter your walk?
 Honolulu: Received your letter to- day. Mum is the word.
 Best wishes to all.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
THE RED CROSS PARADE.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: These are the days of parades and enthusiasm. In previous letters I have endeavored to make my pen pie lures of these various demonstrations as expressive as possible, but to rev. erentIy describe in words the strange and noble spectacle of the enthusiastic band of thirty thousand Red Cross workers which honored Fifth Avenue on Thursday last, is beyond express sion in words.
 As I glanced up Fifth Avenue from Forty-second street, the lines that met my eyes were not those of khaki uni forms, but dazzling blocks of white robed nurses-unarmed soldiers of hu- band carrying instead of bayonet, an emblem of restora- tion, the Red Cross flag.
 Fifth Avenue has been decorated for many processions in the last few and to the Stars and Stripes and the flags of our Allies was added another, that of the Red Cross. The Avenue was a mass of Red Crosses. Red Cross banners were everywhere. They flew from hundreds of stans erected for the occasion, were massed over the fronts of buildings, from the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY
 CALLED FOR.

Dear Social CorAer Sisters: I wish to thank all who helped in any way to make our picnic a Success We certainly had a good day and a good crowd. But we missed the old at- tendants who were absent.
 I find three plates, three napkins and two towels left here. If I knew the owners I should return them if possible.
 Diana: Your letter received, and I am glad you can be present in mind if not in person. I will try to answer before long. I have been very busy this fall.
 : I wonder if the mistake made in Great Grandma's birthday wasn't in tended for "Grandma' instead Great birthday falls on May 16. Thanking you all again for your as- s.stance, I am as ever
 AUNTY NO l.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
WHEAT CONSERVATION RECIPES

Dear Editor of the Social Corner: Herewith I send a few tested recipes:
 Rice Bread: One pint of flour, one- half pint of boiled rice, two eggs, one tablespoon butter, and milk enough to make thick batter; bake in shallow tin.
 Baked Indian Bread: Four cups In dian meal. two cups canai1le. one cup wheat flour, one good cup molasses, Dpe tablespoon sa1eratus, one teaspoon salt; bake slowly for an hour in drip ping pan. It should be mixed quite thin with milk or water.
 Corn Bread & One cup yellow corn cup milk. Mix thoroughly, then add two eggs (not beaten. salt one-half teaspoon, soda one teaspoon. cream tartar. Bake in the oven for a half
 FARMERS DAUGHTER. .
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
SOCIAL CORNER PARTY OCT. Y.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Mrs. Frank Lathrop of Bozrah will enter tain the members ofs4he Social Cor ner at her home on Rpzrah street, Wednesday, Oct. IT. nspleasant, and if not, the next fair day. Every mem Der will be welcomed and visitors, also
 Those who care to drive should come to Fftchville and turn to the left at the Baptist church and thence go straight ahead till they come to the big stone house when the colors will do the rest.
 Anyone who cares to can come to Yantic on the trolley, and MT. Pillar the jitney man. will bring a load of four out and come after them for $2, making fifty cents apiece the round trip. Bring the same as usual.
 MRS T.. L. LATHROP.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
GROWING DALLAS FROM SEEDS.

Dear Social Cornerites: Growing dahlias from seeds grows from a sim pie experiment to a masterly science and the scientific seed selector has to follow a blind lead from ignorance to bliss. -.
 The greatest dalnlia growers say that a half-dozen prize dahlias from 1O,- 900 seedling plants is about the ave rage. Nature Is not distributing gold nuggets lavishly, or handing out prizes generously. Her rewards are for those who work, and she hands out so many disappointments to one prize that the prize winner Is not to blame if he jumps into the air and shouts for glee!
 / I have grown seeding da11ias for about 20 years just for the fun of it and like the Sister who reported re- >snHy, have to confess the crop of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
To . Lady Knitting.

Little woman, hourly sitting,
 Something for a soldier knitting, What in fancy can you see? Many pictures come to me. Thro' the stitch that now you're mak-
 ing
 I behold a bullet breaking; can see. some soldier lying In that garment slowly dying. And that very bit of thread In Hoars fingers turns to red, Gray today; perhaps tomorrow Crifnsoned by the blood of sorrow. It may be some hero, daring ShaH that very thing be wearing When he ventures forth to give Life that other men may live. He may braver wield the saber AS a tribute to your labor. And for that. which you have knit Better .for his task be fitted. When the thread has left your finger Something of yourself may finger, Something of your lovely beauty May sustain him in his duty. Someone's boy that was a baby Soon shall wear it, and it may be lie EhaIi write and tell his mother Of The kindness of another Anf her1spirit shall caress you, Ands her prayers at night shall bless you.
 You may never know it's story, Cannot know the grief or glory That are destined now and hover OSef him your wool shall cover, Non what spirits shall invade it Once your gentle hands have made it. Little woman hourly sitting, Something for a soldier knitting. 'Tisano common garb you're making, These no common pains you're talk
 ing,
 Something lovely, holy fingers Ger the needles in your fingers And with every stitch you're weav- -%k ing
 Something of yourself you're leaving. From your gentle hands and tender There may come nations splendor Ands from this. your simple duty Life-may win a fairer beauty.
 sC Anon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13
PRISCILLA |. HAD A GOOD TIME.

Dear. Social Corner Sisters: It is some time since l have written, but I had such splendid time at Aunty No. Is want to write a Thank youi" Everyone was as jolly as ever, and our goodies tasted fine after our de- lightful walk through the gardens.
 Memory" gave me a real pretty pink rose that day. and it has lasted until today (Sunday).
 Oh, yes, I tried my luck at knitting It takes me sometime to knit, even a washcloth. Never mind, Pm learning! I took a napkin and spoon to the picnic to find their owners, but I had such a good time I neglected to men ton them. Who claims them?
 Nat: I admire your courage. You are a real brave mother, and just the kind we need now. You are helping me.
 Best wishes to all
 PRISCILLA I.