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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
HULDY
c. E. &. PICNIC.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: On August 1st the Social Corner sisters were entertained at the hospita ble home of C. E. s. in Scotland. She was assisted by her daughter Kitty" and the sister from Scotland and Windham
 Willimantic sisters were carried by an auto bus the bus making two trips There were about forty-five present-a good crowd for such a warm day.
 The large lawn and the shade of the 'old apple trees" made an ideal spot for the picnic. The sisters had their work, but most too warm to learn the new patterns.
 The dinner consisted of all the good things that have made our bunch fam ous.
 c. E. S. had a treat for us She served venison pie. Many had never tasted venison. Fruit punch was serv- ed throughout the day, and the Ice cream furnished through the courtesy of the Bulletin Go. was much enjoy ed, for which we extend thanks.
 On our trip to Scotland we rode through the village of South Windham and Windham Center. by Windham Inn, the old hostelry that has enter tained so many guests from the citlSz built years ago, with their spacious la wns and beautiful trees over hill and dale until we climbed the last noun tain and reached our destlrStfon.
 We thank. our hostess and her help CTS for their untiring efforts to give us a pleasant day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
ECONOMICAL WAYS TO CAN.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-A de- slra3 way to can vegetables if you don care to burn out gas, wood, or coal true and tried recipes that will ne worth quite q little to you if you should have a small quantity of peas or beans left, if you are afraid they will sour.
 How I can Peas-One quart of peas,
 quart 0f water. 1 teaspoon of cream tartar Elace peas in kettle after s-e-l-nS- with cold water and cream tartar, boil hard fifteen minutes. after peas come to a boil. can while hot; lnTert for two hours; always run a knife around the inside Of the jar after filling to let the air out
 Canning Beans=One quart of beans a--er strung and broken, 1 teaspoon of cream tartar, cover with water; boil nard twenty minutes; can while boil ing hot; invert cans.
 Canning Beets-Bofl beets. peal. then remove from the liquid any sed- lrneEC there may be. by straining through cloth; return liquid to the -re and add one tablespoon of vinegar -p enc pint Of liquid: boil hard three m-nu-es- can while hot; invert; be sure they are air tight.
 Canned RhUbarb-Wash rhubarb. 11r do not peel; put through food hopper then fill cans The juice of tle rhubarb is all the liquid you need. tlo not put in salt, sugar, or water: a9 not cook, can in it's own juice. " hen you come to eat it you will say -r -s just like fresh rhubarb) After ---Ing jar run a knife around the edge the1 pour melted parafin on the top; place on cover. seal tight
 Canned Ton1atoes-BIanche and pee-- then cut up tomatoes and boil hard thirty minutes; put in cans: seal tight: .invert; they will keep good for a long time
 These recipes are different from others printed in The Bulletin. but they are worth their weight in gold lo the house keeper who has a few -efr-oNers, because great many llrnes you do not have enough for any thing in particular, and you may can your string fbeans and peas together
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04

 like. Yes, there's a woman, awful stylish, wears loads of diamonds and has two sons married and three grown up daughters and they have five or six children between 'em. Their ser wants have a whole car to themselves and they have rented all the rooms in the hotel. It'll cost 'en something, but what do they care. I heard they made their servants wait on 'em hand and foot. It's terrible to be so de- pendent, ain't it? But you have to when you got so much money. Yes, they have get two or three million dollars. Funny they'd come to such a place. but I heard from somebody who knows all about them that they are building a regular mansion at the center, to live in- It's quite an ex- citement for Noodleville, ain't it? We'll I'll jog along, and if you hear any thifg. let me know, won't you? It's best to keep quiet about them until we hear what the others have to say. They'll be out riding again soon, I'm thinking. its such nice day"
 Gro Be Continued.)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
REASONABLE RECIPES

Blueberry or HuckIeberry Tea Cake: One-half cup butter. one and one-ha1f cups sugar. two eggs. one cup milk four cups four four teaspoons baking powder. one-half teaspoon salt two cups blueberries or huclleberries Cream butter and sugar thoroughly together. add eggs we'll beaten and milk Sift four twice with baking powder and salt and add to ingredi- ents. Dust berries with flour and add to batter. Mix carefully: divide into two greased tins: bake steadily three quarters of an hour Cut into squares: serve hot with powdered sugar
 Blackberry Shortcake: Wash and dra in one quart of berries. Sweeten, and spread between layers of short cake; serve with cream.
 Peach Shortcake: Pare and slice peaches; finish as above.
 Tartlets: Time to bake, one-uuart- CT hour. Line some patty-pans with puff paste, fill them with any jam or preserve, and bake lightly.
 EASTER LILY
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS SEWING HINTS.

Arn2holes should be overcast or bound with a bias strip of soft lin- ing. silk muslin.
 The size of the buttonholes is de- ternlined by the diameter of the but ton.
 When sewing in a sleeve. sew from the inside of the sleeve, that is. hold the sleeve toward you; in this way the sleeve is eased into the dress.
 The front seam of a sleeve is plac- ed aboTt two or two and one-half in- ches from the under-arm seam of the waist. Another very reliable guide is to fold the arn1hole from an inch back of the shoulder seam on a per- feet bias. The point reached on the front of the waist is the guide to put the front seam of the sleeve at
 The inside seams of a sleeve should be bound over or overcast to corres- pond to tNe finish Of the seams of the waist and never left raw.
 Washable materials should be shrunken before being made up They need not be washed: placing them in a tub of water until thev are thorough ly wet will suffice. They should not be wrung out. but hung bv the sell wage and allowed to drip Salt in the water sets the colors. Hang the colors in the shade.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
GREETINGS FROM KATYDID.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I greet you all.
 Calla Lily: I did not know you were so near me, about three miles, the same side of the river. I have been past your home and think it is a very pleasant place.
 A Sailors Sister: Welcome to the Social Corner. Thanks for recipes. Mayfower: I saw your letter in June. Your rhyme was good, but I could not guess your name.
 Erandmother: We bid you welcome. With all our Aunts and Sisters, the Corner would not be complete without a Grandmother.
 Use lime freely in the outside clos cts. It Kills odor and destroys flies. Will someone send in a true and tried popover recipe? Should you use bak- ing powder in them, or bake in iron pans?
 recipe and will try it when it is a little always look for them. Will you tell me how far you live from Norwich. or give some clue where you live? You make me think of someone I know l could not go to Ca1la Lily's picnic but I thought of you all
 North Dakota: like your letters. Give us some more. A happy birthday to you and Tidy Addly.
 Best wishes to all whose birthdays are near.
 I sympa thize with Ready. for I have passed through the same trouble.
 Never box a childs ears. You may make them deaf for life.
 KATYDID.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW

When frying doughnuts a few whole cloves in the kettle of fat give the doUghnuts a nice flavor.
 1eaky overshoes may be made tight Ky pasting adhesive tape over the hole on the inside of the rubber. The same remedy may be applied to torn rain- coats, it is also good to mend a foun- tain syringe. placing the adhesive tape on the outside
 Wash and cook small potatoes, then put five or six into your potato ricer. The skins will stick to the top and can easily be scrared off. It is easy and economical
 If moths are in carpet around edge of room, spread a damp towel over the carpet and press with hot flat iron. The steam will kill the moths and eggs A sour sponge may be sweetened by washing in borax and soda.
 Rusty screws may be easily loosened if one applies a red hot iron to the head for a short time. Use the screwdriver while the screw is hot.
 God bless the mothers, wives and sweethearts and the boys of IT.
 KATYDID.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
SUGGESTIONS FROM NORTH DA.
 KOTA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: As cans are goinG to be more costly this year. I hope the Sisters will put up as much as possible of their garden things in other ways.
 Corn. for, instance is much nicer salted than when dried or canned. An open top stone jar is fine for it. Have the corn just right to cook and cut it from the cob as soon as picked Put a tWo-inch layer of corn over the bot tom of the jar, then a half-inc4n layer of salt, until the jar is nearly full. Put plate on top of the corn. then stone to press it down. By the next day it should be covered with brine-be sure it is salt enougn-and kept cov- cred. until 1t Is taken out to be soak ed out and used. It tastes more like fresh corn than when canned
 Celery can be dried and used in soups, squash and pumpkin can be cooked, then spread on plates and dried In the oven until it is wanted then it can be soaked in milk and used as usual.
 Many kinds of berries are better dried than canned-bla ckberries and huckleberries, for instance
 Once, being short of cans I dried a bushel of strawberries, and my family liked them better than those canned
 Jugs and large bottles can be used to put fruit in-f1ll to the brim, then
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
PRIscILLA's PICNIC, AUGUST 24th

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-I have had splendid times at several of our pfcnics. I went to the one at Remem- mer Mes and enjoyed every minute of the day.
 On August "A I invite you all to spend the day with me at "The Films" my home.
 Several of my neighbors are Corner Sisters and they will help make the day a happy one for you all. Fol low the yellow bows from the brick church in Lebanon Center
 Each one will kindly bring spoon, fork, napkin, cup and plate, as usual, also her "bit' toward refreshments.
 We hope 1t will be a pleasant day for should it rain we would have to postpone our good time.
 Remember the date-August 24. I understand there Is another "Pris- ctlla." I didn't know it when I used that name. Wish she would write. PRISCILLA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
A CHEERFUL WORD FROM DIANA.

Dear Corner Sisters: Although I have not written, believe I have enjoyed The Corner letters more than ever if 4 was possible to do so. I have been pyof-y; am. feeling some better, but not as usual
 First one worry and then another. or rather l should call them troubles nave confronted us: and I try not to tl-nk Of CheTn but one thing follows another until it seems that there is a risk in the' stock, crops and every thing pertaining to the farm
 One can by careful watchfu1ness and knOwledge3 check the work of very many insects. but one cannot in any way control the weather and it's condi- uo1s may be. such as to destroy or partly so the work of days in a few hours.
 Then, too, as was the case this spring. much had to be planted late in the season. and the crops will Se pend upon the summer extending into the fall We complained then because we had too much rain, and now be- cause it is too dry.
 I wonder what the weather wor1d be if each individual could have it as they desired? A medley I guess. and although it may not meet our particu lar need. it may somebody's. Anyway it is best as it is Let us do our best and leave the rest to God and Nature
 love to hear of your good times. ana nope that you will enjoy many more out-of-doOr picnics before the season is over.
 extend a hearty welcome to each new Sister. and think often of those of you whom I read of as being sick.
 The country is now very beautiful, and I love it.
 Best wishes to all.
 N H
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
TIMELY RECIPES.

Dear Social Cornerites: Here are some seasonable recipes which may be welcome:
 Peach DumpIings-C halves of preserved peaches with shortcake dough rolled thin; bake in hot oven, and serve with hot peach syrup and hard sauce.
 Biueberry Popovers-Put one cup Of sifted four into bowl. add one-half teaspoon of salt, one unbea ten egg and one cup of sweet milk and beat hard for five minutes. Butter gem pans place in the oven, and when very hot half fill them with the mixture, then put a teaspoon of blueberries in each pan and bake in a hot oven.
 Blackberry Jam-Pick over the ber- ries and wash well: drain and put on the fire in a, granite kettle; cook very slowly. stirring often till fruit is we'll broken. Then add three-fourths as much sugar as fruit and continue cook ing for hree-quarters of an hour to one hour. The jam should be thick as marmalade when finished
 NANCY LEE
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Dear Social Corner Writers: When read in the last Saturday Bulletin what The Man Who Talks said about the cruel blows a boy struck. horse that was faithfully and patiently doing it's duty, l though probably that boy lived in a home where kindness to animals was not taught either by pre- ceDt or example.
 l was calling at a house one day where there were some children play ing with little kittens. One. little girl was holding one kitten with her hands closed so tightly around it's neck that it was choking and struggling to free itself from the child. It scratched the child. The child held it in one hand and pounded it with the other fist, or began to.
 I could not stand it. "Oh, you are hurting the poor little kitty" I cried.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04

Dear Social Corner Sisters; I would like very much to join your circle. have enjoyed reading the letters Of the Social Cornerites for a long time. have already. through a kind infi- tation of one of the Sisters, had peep into the food department of the circle which I enjoyed immensely.
 find some very qseful recipes on The Corner page
 I am also very much interested in fancy work, especially crocheting and tatting.
 In closing I cannot resist tho tcmpta- ton to drop II suggestion that some Sister may find useful i'm this try lng situation where SO many find dlhiculty in procuring potatoes.
 We prepare fish we do for fsh- cakes Cor balls). Ia place of potato we use the same quantity of boiled rice. season with salt and pepper 10 taste. put together with a ltftIe flour in tie hands, and fry until brown. We like it.
 SISTER MIRANDA @.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
REASONABLE RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: These recipes may be found to be useful to some of you:
 Cold Meat Pot-Pie: For meat pot pie the quantities required are three quarters of a pound of cold beef or mutton two pounds of potatoes. a rasher of smoked bacon, half a pound of onions, a carrot. two tablespoons or turnip cut into dice, an ounce of margarine stock or water Cut the meat into neat squares. using all lean if possible Cut the bacon also into squares and mix with the meat. Put a layer of the vegetables on the bot tom of the dish. then one of the pota- toes first cutting the potatoes into small pieces Now put layer of meat. season to taste, and proceed to the top layer of potatoes. Pour over all some sea asoned stock and put little pieces of the margarine over the po- tatoes. Cook for an hour and half
 Peach MarmaIade: Peel and stone peaches The smaller or yellow varie- ties will serve for this. Weigh the pared and pitted fruit. allowing to every pound of it three quarters of a itself for three quarters of an hour. stirring it constantly At the end of this time turn to the sugar and cook for ten or fifteen minutes, taking off any scum which may rise to the top. You may either put it up at this stage. or you may add to 1t the ker- reIs of dozen or so of peach stones, chopped fine. and the juice of lem on for every three pounds of fruit. or you may put in a tablespoon of preserving brandy for every pound of frIIit.
 With any treatment the marmalade is delicious. There should be a great Geal of extra juice. and if this is dip ned out after the addition of the sugar and of any favoring and seal ed in bottles. it makes a fine sauce for baked or boiled puddings.
 HANNAH WHO.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
Every Woman Wants
and took hold of the chiId's hand and

and took hold the chiIds hand and rescued the kitten.
 The mother sat and laughed and only said: "She is pretty rough with them could hardly speak civilly to her.
 I said to the child '1t is too bad for you to hurt poor little baby kitty sc and make her cry" but the mother didn't seem to care how much the children tormented the cats
 They have a puppy now, and they will pull. its tail, drag it sometimes by the tail or one paw, and if 1t bites them in self defense it is whipped
 The parents do rot seem 10 care how the animals are treated. Thev were not taught in their childhood to love and be tender to animals, so their children are not any better.
 Every child should very carly by ex- ample and precept be taught to be kind to all dumb animals.
 It is a shame the way some brutes calling themselves men treat their horses. When they are pulling with al their might they will lash them with the cruel whip, or many times with a club.
 Some families having a horse that has served them faithfully but har grown old in their service, and they do not think it best to use it any longer, will instead of killing 1t iu the most humane way possible give it to someone who they think will be good to it to keep for a while and use and then kill it. Many times the poor faithful beast is cruelty used and beat en by those who care nothing for it only to get all they can out of it. be- cause those who had owned it and been faithfully served by it did not have humanity enough to kindly kill it and anyone.
 A LOVER OF ANIMALS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
SUM M FER SALADS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Now that the hot weather is here, why not try to dispense with cooking a s much as possible by making up various sal ads.
 Nearly all vegetables may be served ! in the form of salad. The salads made with the raw vegetables are more re- freshing and perhaps most generally reished than those made with cooked vegetables. The most common green salad plant in the United States Is un- doubtedly lettuce, and perhaps celery alone or mixed with other materials
 Raw materials should be used only when they are young. tender. and fresh. When boiled green vegeta bles are used for 2 salad, they should not be cooked so long that they lose their crispness and flavor.
 The best all-rOupd salad dressing is what is known as French salad dress ing This is suitable for any vegeta- ble salad raw or cooked. Besides the dressing proper there are several herbs which are used as favors. These herbs are in France called the fur n1ture of the salad, and 1t is a saving among the French that the furniture iS essential 10 all salads, while the use of garlic. hard boiled eggs etc is optional. The herbs generally employ ed in the furniture are chervil tarra eon. chives. or cibol. These flavor delicious lettuce and other tender green salads.
 Lettuce Salad With French Dress ina: Two heads lettuce two or three sprays tarragOn. six or eight branches chervil one tablespoon minced chives if the flavor be liked. French dress ing: Remove all green. tough leaves from the heads of lettuce. Break off tender leaves. one by one. and rinse in cold water. Shake off the water and lay the leaves on a piece of cheese cloth and put the lettuce wrapped lightly in the cheese cloth on ice. At serving time, put leaves in salad bowl Have herbs torn into small bits and sprinkle over the lettuce. Sprfngle the dressing "a spoonful at a time) over salad. Lift and turn salad with spoon and fork. Continue mixing ir this manner until dressing is used Do this lightly and carefully. not to crush let tuce. Serve immediately This is the French salad that so many travel CTS remember with great pleasure When fresh tarragon is not availab bIe. tarrason vinegar may be employed
 Cabbage Salad: Either red or white Cabba@e may be used for salad and must be firm. crisp. ard tender Re move outer leaves and cut the tender cabba ge into fine shreds Wash well and let sock in cold water for half an hour. Drain and season with French dressing or cooked salad dressing. Serve at once
 NTOI7NT .T-DrT
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
THE AVERAGE COST.

Dear Social Corner Family: I have been reckoning up the cost of our food from Jan. 1st to July. The average for each person was seven dollars and fra ction a month. Meat was nearly eliminated but fish was served twice a week. The stores are stocked with such variety of products that contain protein that the bill of fare was nearly complete with out meats.
 People exchange much money for tea and coffee that would purchase sustaining foods: When possible healthful fluids should be taken be- tween meals.
 BLANCHE
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I have been gadding about quite a little lately First, I went to Worcester 10 visit rel atives and friends and returned in the day with Sister TTottie at her pret- ty home in Rockville
 We were but a few, but for fun and noise we would do credit to many.
 Trottie is some cook. That chicken pie was delicious. There were plenty of good things to eat. which we all did justice to. We came home tired but we'll repaid for our trip
 The next morning l started on an auto trip to Providence
 We visited some of the shore resorts and tried to bottle up some of the cool someone would send in a recipe for this.
 We arrived in Willimantic just in time for the next party.
 About fifty of the brothers and sis ters of the Social Corner met at the >. August 1st, and spent most en- joyable day. The thermometer was at boiling point but with plenty of shade trees and iced lemonade we were very comfortable. About twenty of ttc sisters went in m auto bus. and presume many people have alreadr asked the genial driver. if we were some of the poor unfortunates from the state hospital
 Every one who came carried some thing good to eat, and each one tried to out -do the others in eating.
 Our hostess treated to a fine ven ison pie, and The Bulletin provided plenty of delicious ice cream which we all greatly appreciated.
 We came home al sun-dDwn with many thanks to our hostess for our pleasant outing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
drive a cork in, and cover it with par

drive cork in, and cover 1t with par aflne or beeswax.
 There is coffee substitute which was used by almost every one in the Civil War days, which is very good It was,the recipe which is the basis of Postum, and I think it is better.
 Take a large dripping pan or a milk pan of wheat bran, pour cup of good mola sses over it. Then pour on boiling water. stirring as it Is pour ed. untiI it is all wet-but only moist. no part of it watery. Then brown it in the oven. just as you would cof- fee, stirring it so that it browns even Iy. With good cream. this makes fine drink more "heaithful than coffee, and hardly to be told from if.
 NORTH DAKOTA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
PASSED ANOTHER MILESTONE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: asked a little girl one time how old she was. She replied I was four but ] had birthday and now I am five
 Like the little girl I reached an other milestone on the journey of life last Saturday, and now call myself year older than before.
 I received greetings from Tidy Add ly, Theoda. Remember Me, Goldenrod. Jennie, Keziah Doolittle. Eta Bar ber. Crimson Rambler, Lucy Acorn. Merry Widow and North Dakota.
 I thank you all very much and as- sure. you I appreciate your thoughtful ness.
 With best wishes,