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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-13
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03

Dear Editor of the Social Corner: Herewith I send a table how long to boil things:
 Asparagus-15 to 20 minutes. Bass-10 minutes.
 Beans (shell)-1 to 2 hours. Beans (string)-2 hours. Beets (young)-45 to 60 minutes Bluefish-10 minutes per pound. Brown Bread-3 hours. Cabbage (young)-30 to 40 minutes Caulifower-30 to 45 minutes. Ceiery-30 to 40 minutes. Chicken-45 to 50 minutes. Clams-3 to minutes. Codfish-6 minutes per pound. Coffee-3 to minutes. Corned Beef to hours. Carrots-45 to 50 minutes Green Corn-5 to 8 minutes Eggs-3 to minutes. Eggs (hard boiled)-15 to 20 min utes.
 Fowl-2 to hours. Haddock-S minutes per pound. Halibut-15 minutes per pound. Ham-5 hours.
 Hominy-1 to hours. I-amb-1 hour
 Macaroni-3o to 45 minutes. Oatmeal-1 to 2 hours. Onions-30 to 45 minutes. Oysters-3 minutes. Oyster Plant-35 to 60 minutes. Rice-15 to 20 minutes. Parsnips-30 to 40 minutes. Peas-15 to 20 minutes. Potatoes-10 to 30 minutes. Salmon-15 minutes per pound. Small Fish-6 minutes per pound. Smoked Tongue-3 to 4 hours. Spinach-2O to 30 minutes. Squa sh-20 to 30 minutes. Sweetbresds-20 to 30 minutes Tomatoes-15 to 20 minutes. Turkey-2 to hours. Turnips-30 to 45 minutes. Veal-2 to 3 hours. Wheat to hours. With best wishes to all the Brothers and Sisters of the Social Corner.
 FARMERS DAUGHTER.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
A Ballad ot Haste.

Ladies fair and gentles fine,
 Why such haste along your way? Other suns will brightly shine, Other winds will blow your way. See the sky above your head Not a cloud it's beauty mars; See the turf on which you tread, Thickly set with golden stars. See yon oak with spreading shade, Hear the whisper of its leaves; And upon the level glade
 See the thick-set yellow sheaves. Leave the whirl of Fashions maze, Dance no more in Follys show; Learn the joy of woodland ways, Fair to see. and good to know. Stand with Nature heart to heart, Where the brown roads open lie; Treasured lore she will impart To enrich you. by and by
 L. EnVoi. Ladies fair and gentleS fine, Do not rush along your way; Skies will smile and suns will shine Pause, enjoy them while you mayi
 -Ninette M. LOwater
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
THE kATzENJAM WALNUT CAKE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Where is Hulda? Haven't changed your name have you? Haven't heard from you for long time.
 Hello, Scratch, glad you like my walnut cake!
 Walnut cake-One cup sugar tablespoon batter (lard if you preferD mix to cream, 1 cup sweet milk and cup walnut meats ground or not, aS preferred; 1 cup flour, mixed with 3 level teaspoons of baking powder; more flour, if needed; as the mixture must just drop off from spoon. Bake in hot oven from 300 to 315 degrees and if it browns too much, place a paper over 1t until done.
 Now the cake iG done. Frost it with 1-2 cup frosting sugar mixed up with hot water to a smooth paste. Color 1t pink if you like, spread on cake and decorate with walnut meats.
 Katrina: Didn't see you the other day?
 Kutchen: I can't resist speaking of Christmas, it was just lovely. What fun we generally have together. AW- fully glad I belong to the Rnicker- lockers.
 Kreta: Why don't you write, I just wonder what you are doing.
 Dutchy: Busy as usual. If you try my walnut cake recipe I trust you don't get i'll. Did you like the Knick-- erbocker,s Christmas tree?
 Dear Sisters, when dishes are hard to wash just steam them a few min utes and see the difference. If you knew how hate dishes you would try it.
 Best wishes to all for 1917 and all the years to come.
 MRS. KATzENJAAd.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
GREETINGS FROM POLLY WIN
 TERGREEN.


 Dear Social Corner Friends: Think it about time to thank Interested Read CT for my very pretty calendar. am very proud of it and I think it would not be hard to guess who you are. Many. many thanks.
 Well, PiIi Roller. perhaps I guessed wrong; but my son guessed, and I will tell you soon who we think 1t is. Did you tell anyone down there about my buying grapes? I think. Aunty No. 1, that 1t is l. J. S. What think you?
 Peggy Anne: How we do miss you and Wee Peggie. Hope in time to see you at one of our gatherings on Val ley street.
 Pollyanna: Where are you? rave not seen you in long while; also Polly Peppermint, Joan and Crimson Rambler. Where. oh where, are all our old writers? It makes one feel lonely not to see their letters.
 I thank you very much, sEthelyn, for beads. have my string in their nat ura1 color-Tiny crushed strawberry beads They are very pretty indeed
 POLLY WINTERGREEN.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
GREETINGS FROM DOM PEDRO.

Dear Social Corner F'riends:-I thank The Bulletin for a lovely calen- dar. It is a fine picture, and a perfect one of Laurel Hill, as it was at that time: also showing how the mark of improvement has struck on which compared with a picture of the pres ent day. st
 I was showing the calendar to a friend who lived at Thamesville at the time. She said she saw the buildings, floating down the Thames river; and some of them turned over in front of where she lived. It was a sight to bs seen only once in a lifetime. I am glad The Bulletin has reproduced it. I shall frame it.
 Interested Reader: Many thanks for the pretty calendar. l am very proud of my calendar. Everything that shows water. and a boat, inter ests me. I am very much pleaped with the calendar.
 l wonder how many of the Corner ites will try for the big prizes offered by The Bulletin. I think the stan must consider the Social Corner quito an asset to offer so many prizes all at one time. Here is to the good luck and long life to The Bulletin and staff. Not for getting Interested Reader. whoever he may be. Let the good work go on.
 DOM PEDRO.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03

There was quite a gathering in Un- cler Jake Bascome's repair. shop at the Corner one cold day, and the talk drifted to the subject of women being trusted with public affairs
 Why said Sam Thorton, If a woman knew an important secret It would be in the papers in two hours
 T don't know" remarked Uncle Jake, ''I would full as soon trust some women as some men I could mention. Now there is Mrs. Holt. She is a pretty close -mouthed woman. Never showed you my temperance pledge did I?"
 He unlocked a cupboard and took out peculiar looking object, the bot tom of a brown five gallon jug On the back a narrow strip run up, top pied by the entire nose and the stop pie firmly in place. The handle was also perfect and was ornamented by a blue ribbon. On the bottom in gold was the pledge.
 T am pfety choice of that said Uncle Jake, putting it carefully in it's the time when I used cider pretty freely There wasn't any saloon here or at the Center, so liquor was hard to get; but Lem Jones had a cider mil about a mile and a half back and he sold to anybody who could pay for it He never trusted. I thought I must have my jug filled every week if it took the last dollar in the house.
 One Saturday along in the fall ten years ago last fa1L got settled up for my weeks work for Henry Tracy and I found my rent and the bill at Squir , Tracy's store Che was Henrys father1 and the bill came out before Henry paid his men-took all that was com ing to me.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
A WELCOME FROM AUNTY NO.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:--As I have a few minutes to spare this morning I will have a little chat with you all.
 First, I welcome North Dakota tc The Corner. Glad to have more mem bers from afar. Come again and often am going to send you a sample of tatting some day.
 Sister Virginia: You seem to pug 7. gle me. Rather hard work for me to place any one by your remark, as ' can hardly turn a corner but I am ad- dressed by my pen name. Even strangers, non writers seem to know me.
 Bob White: I guess instead of a sweater bag you refer to the sofa pii- low covering I gave to Eliza Jane 70 deliver to the one designed for.
 Aunt Mary: Congra tulations on getting first prize. Your letter appeal ed to me greatly. I agree that love is far better than riches.
 Jennie: I enjoy reading your let ters. They give us good solid thoughts I for one. can't seem to see wherein The Corner page can be improved We seem to have a little of everything in it. I am satisfied with it as it is Merry Widow: I am still living in hopes of enjoying that visit from you Come now.
 Wishing you all prosperity and hap piness.
 As ever,
 AUNTY NO i
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
KNITTED YOKE PATTERN.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Am sending a pretty knitted yoke pattern. over: o2, over twice; n, narrow (two stitches togetheD: p, puri; sl., slip stitch; tog, together. Yoke for Corset Cover-Use any crochet cotton No. 80. Cast on 2s stitches.
 5st roT-k 7; {, Gqss ps t0g' k 1T, Q 2 T, 2, ? tog, k {.
 sd rowEs 4, 2; ? tos' k 1T, 2' tog. k ?, n. 0. k 8. ?. p 2 tos.. k 4.
 5th row-k 4, 2, tog. k IA, p 1, 2, o ?, 2tog. k 3, o. k
 9th row-k 6. O ?. tog, k 6. n. 0. k ?. n, o 2. h. 3, O ?. tog, k 4. II, O ?, tog, k 4, O. k4.
 9th row-k ', ?, 2tog. n, 3. k 3 tog. n, O, 1, n, o 2, n twice, 2, n, 1, o 2, p 2 tog, k 4.
 sth 3. r3Tus 2 :. 2 2. sef $ ios' IL |. 10th row-k 6, l, k I, O 2. p 2 tog, k 6, o, n, k ?. n, ?. n, 3. 2, 2 tog, k f.
 11th row-k 4. 0 ?, p, 2tog, k 5, p 1, k Ii, O 2. D 2 tog. k 8.
 12th row-Bind off ., k 2. 2. p 2 tog. n, 3, k tog. k 1, o. twice, o ?, twice, ?, n, k l, 2, ? tog, k 4.
 18th row-k 4, 0 2. D tog, k 3, p 1, k 3, D 1, k 6, D i, 2, leave 5.
 14th row-Sl 1, k 6, 0, n, k 1, n, 0 2, n, k 3, ?, p 2 tog, k 1.
 18th row-k 4, ?, toe. k 5. l, k 8, leave 8.
 Isth rcw-sI 1, k 4. 0. n, 2. 2, p tog, k 4.
 17th row-k 4. ?, p tog. k 12, leave 10.
 18th row-sl 1, k 3. o. n, k 6, 0 ?, p 2 tog. 4.
 18th row-k f. ?, p 2tos, k 10, leave 12.
 goth row-s1 l, k 2, o, n, k 5, 2, p 2 tog, k 4.
 21st row-k 4, 2, p 2 tog. k 8, leave If.
 22d row-S1 1, k ', 2, tog. {. 23d row-k 4, o 2, p tog, k 6. leave IS.
 24th row-Sl 1, k 5, 2, p 2 tog, 4. 25th row-k 4, o ?. tog, k 4, leave 1S
 2sth row-SI 1, k 3. 3, tog, k {. 27th row-k {, ?. p 2tog, k IT, leave 5.
 2sth row-n, 3. tog, 1s, 2, 2sth row-k {, 2, p ? tog, k 14, 1, 2, 0 2, p 2 tog. k 1, 0. k 2. Re- peat from 2d row.
 Hope it doesn't take you as long as Yours with best wishes for the New
 WILD GERANIUM.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03

semi circular piece like dress shield, but considerably larger, should De stitched in place. the right side toward the outside of the waist. SO that il h wears through the under portion shows the right side of the goods. A similar reinforcement at ti1c under side of the sleeve at the top will also save patch ing later tE
 Sometimes one has remaining piece after cutting a nunber of saFmenth from a piece of longcioth or nainsook that is just too short for nigbtgown or chemise. By cutting the garment with an empire top this can be used economically. The top is Joined tO the body of the garment with beading or insertion, the lower part being slightly gathered. An empire top with neck gives an opportunity to use the long triangular gores that are left after s1oping out the sides of the garments when cutting. -Four triangles, cut tho right size, form the empire top. the garment being sleeveless.
 When bath soap is worn to small piece, put it' aside until a number or pieces have accumulated and then melt with a little water until the mAsa is soft and creamy Then pour into rnoulds, allow it to harden. and con venient cakes of soap result from these scraps. The same practice may be followed with laundry soap, when it wears thin, but scraps of laundry soaps are usually used in cleaning. while the higher price of bath and toilet soap makes 1t well worth while to avoid waste.
 Mending has a way of accommodating in. large families. The housewife will find it helpful in the end to take time to look over the clean clothes care fully, as they are folded to put away, and lay aside any that need stitches. Mending never seems quite SO formld- able if 1t is sorted beforehand. Put stockings and socks to be alarmed in one bunch, articles needing only but tons in another, and those with rips and holes to be patched in another pile. Then take the button box and select button for each missing one. Pieces of cloth for patches may be looked up. cut out and pinned in place. Then when one sits down at the sew ing machine the rips and most of the patches may be sewed without getting up to search for a patch for each gar- ment-s When there are children old enough to help. mending day is good fun, for an older boy or girl can do the plain machine work, the little ones can sew on buttons, and the rest can darn. while mother does the planning and the more difficult parts. Each ono | is pleased to sec the pile of mended garments grow and is proud to put her own away in good order.
 Best wishes from
 MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03

Q. few packages of cereal. condensed milk or anything that would help 10 make meal for little ones who have not many comforts.
 This is for everyone: if they will help. with no credit to any one person or club; simply for the mere joy jbf helping others. Let's do all we caf.
 We wish each club would talk with their members. and so arrange to arrange to bring a variety of things Also mark bag, so contents may be known without opeDang; in this way making distribution easier
 Perhaps those spoke to from the different towns will arrange for gifts from the members near them. do hope we can make fine collection
 Peggy Anne and other absent ones We have missed you, and hope to see you Feb. 14th.
 Amy: Those oysters and all were fine. Come down and will show you Idiots Delight"
 Ethelyn: Received beads and thank
 Honolulu: I. as we'll as Selinda racted my brain to lind out what NJ stood fort is mesh: and have picked out the pattern. It is very pretty. Selinda. begin from last row. those are right: make other half to correspond.
 TIDY ADDLY
 fThis donation party does not enter into competition for the good works banner designed by Biddy and to be awarded at the end of the year Neith :. CT Club No. 1 nor Tidy Addly have this object in vieW.-S. C. Editor.)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03

eggs, beaten separately, one cup su- gar, one and one-haf tablespoons Of cornstarch, one scant cup flour, three tablespoons cold water, one level tea spoon baking powder. o:1e-quarter tea spoon salt, one teaspoon salt, one tea spoon extract lemon Beat the yolks of the eggs until thick, add gradually the sugar: beat two minutes. add tke water. Sift together thoroughly the cornstarch, four, baking powder and salt, and add to the first mixture the whites of the eggs beaten stiff and the lemon. Bake in a buttered angel cake pan forty-five minutes, or shall low cake pan thirty-five minutes in moderate oven-
 Snow Cake: One-quarter cup but ter, one cup brown sugar, two egg two-thirds cups flour. one and one half level teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon vanilla. Cream the but ter. add gradually the sugar and the froth and add. Sift the four and the baking powder together thoroughly and add to the first mixture alternate ly with the milk Bake in a moderate oven forty five minutes. Cover with boiled frosting. one-half cup water two egg whites. one teaspoon vanilla or one teaspoon lemon juice. Make same as White Mountain Cream This frosting, on account of the large quantit: of egg, does not stiffen so quickly as White Mountain Cream. and is, therefore, more successfully made by the mex perienced.
 Lilly Cake: One-third cup butter, one cup sugar, onehalf cup milk, one and three-fourths cups four, two and one-haIT level teaspoons baking pow der, three egg whites, one teaspoon lemon, one teaspoon vanilla. Mix as Snow Cake. Cover with chocolate frostfng.
 Chocolate Frostina: Three quarters cup sugar, two squares chocolate, three the chocolate, add the sugar and the milk. Cook in a double boiler until smooth; add the egg yolk and cook one minute. Spread on the cake.
 MADGE
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
BEGONLA.
HOW TO SERVE APPLES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: l will send in a few recipes for the use of apples, that may be new to some:
 ScAlIoped Apples with Cheese: Three tart apples, pared and cores re- moved, then cut in thin slices. Cover the bottom of an eartflen dish with bread crumbs, then a layer of apples, repeat. having apple on top. Cover with milk and grate cheese, season with salt to taste, bake in slow oven, about an hour.
 Merinsue Apples: Select firm ap- pies, pare and core. Cook in a steam CT till soft When cold, roll in grated cocoanut. Whip white of one egg stih, add two teaspoons of powdered su- gar, cover the apples and brown in the oven.
 Apple Sandwiches: Cut thin slices of sweet anDle, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar., and place between, slices of buttered bread.
 Pork and Apples: Take several slices of salt fat pork and try out in the frying pan. Take sliced apples and fry the same way as you do raw po- tatoes. Season with butter. to be eaten hot.
 Apple and Celery Salad: Chopped apples, celery, walnuts and raisins. mix well together. cover with salad dressing.
 Dutch Apple Pudding: One pint of flour, two teaspoons baking powder.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
GREETINGS FROM QUEEN ELIz.
 ARETH.

Dear Social Cornerites:-It is such long time since I have written l hardly know what to write.
 The first thing. must thank Inter ested Reader for aavery pretty calen- dar sent me. Have it hanging in mE room where I can see 1t every day.
 Honolulu: Tried your daisy pattern for corset cover yoke, and think it very pretty. Am going to make mo one if I have good luck. Have jus. learned to make tatting and think it is even better than crocheting. I do quite a little of both, would do more if I only had time. Wish we might be able to meet and talk over some pat terms
 Oleander: Have you got your post card yet Call me on telephone some day.
 Crimson Rambler: Received you: card the other day. Why don't you or Leone up this way? Would lil.e very much to come down, but can't very handy. You know how it is
 Rumble Bee: Got the handkerchief all right. Why don't you and Golden Glow start over here some day.
 Wishing all a Happy New Year
 QUEEN ELIZARETH
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
HOW TO COOK A HUSBAND.

Dear Social Corner Sisters thought I would send in a good recipe on How to Cook a Husband. good many husbands are entirely spoiled by encouragement in cooking and so are not tender and good. Some women keep them too constantly in hot water and others freeze them: others put them in a stew; others roast them; others keep them con- stantly in a pickle.
 It cannot be supposed any husband will be good and tender managed ;n this way: but they are really very de- Hcious when properly treated.
 Don't keep him in the kettle by force, as he will stay there himself if proper care is taken: if he should spIutter or fzz don't be anxious. some in the form of what confectioners call kisses; but no vinegar or pepper on any account
 A little spice improves him, but il. must be used with judgment.
 Do not try with something sharp to see if he is becoming tender Stir him gently all the while, lest he He too long in the kettle and become fiat and tasteless.
 If you follow these directions yo.. will find him very digestible, agree ing nicely with you, and he will keen as long as you want.
 I hope some of the Sisters will try this aand let me know the results.
 I thank Interested Reader for my pretty calendar.
 North Dakota: wonder if your in. itials are M. K.; and were you for meriy from one of the New England states? '
 Memember Me: Sorry to hear you are one of the shut-ins.
 Aunt Sarah: Haven't seen you and the trotter go by lately.
 Lonesome Pine: When you are not out on one of your long hikes call and see me.
 Papa's Boy: Hope to see you in Willimantic on Feb. 14th.
 Olga: Did you enjoy the movies Jan. 10th?
 With best wishes to aE
 DOROTHY PERKINS, NO g.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
sEGCNIA'S coRNMEAL CAKES

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Corn meal is healthy winter food and econ omical in these times. Here are a few more recipes:
 Corn Meal Buns: I use White Cap corn meal: Two cups (any other will dol, one cup Sifted flour; rub in two tablespoons butter, one half cup gran ulated sugar, one-fourth teaspoon salt, three teaspoons baking powder, one cup of warm milk. Mix well and make into buns; brush over top with melted butter and sprinkle sugar and cinna- mon on top Bake about twenty min utes in hot oven. This recipe makes about one and a half dozen.
 Vale GriddIes: One cup corn meal, one fourth teaspoon salt, one teaspoon sugar; pour boiling water, let stand until cold, then beat thoroughly one egg and stir into the meal; one ta- you have beaten. Fry in hot fat. These are very nice.
 Harvard Corn Meal Griddies One and one-haif cups of corn meal one gar; pour boiling water on meal; beat thoroughly, then (add one-half cup of canned peas) let get thoroughly cold; then add two tablespoons flour and one well beaten egg. Fry in hot grease.
 Wilson's Corn Meal Panaeoola: Two cups of corn and two cups of flour. four teaspoons baking pow der, one teaspoon of salt, two table-' spoons Of sugar. one egg.
 Method: Mix flour. meal, sugar and salt, sift. then add baking powder: sift again, then add egg and two cups of milk, one tablespoon of butter or one tablespoon of cream; put in a pan so that it will be about one and ones half inches thick: pare several ap ples; slice in eighths, put over the top, beginning on the outside, one overlap pping the other. then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar; bake in a hot oven about twenty minutes. CDe- licious.)
 BEGONIA.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03

bacon in that.
 How to Make Scotch Bacon: Take 8 young pig from sixty to eighty pounds in weight, kill same as any hog, remdYe lard. and sparerib bones, cut legs to body; slit skin over shoul- der; push fat one way and take most of lean out and one half the bone: press together and sew or secure; then take the other half same bone from meat side: do the hams in the same way; cut body close to head, cutting up to under jaw; lay fiat meat-side up. sprinkle with fine pull Verized saltpetre. let lay twelve hours. This removes the outside blood; rinse off with clean cold water. put a few cloves in the meat side, one here and one there, and a few split raisins, in incessions made by knife.
 The pickle is made like this: Two gallons water. three pounds salt, one pound molasses, sugar, an ounce each of saltpetre and potash: boil and skim and cool; roll pig up tight the long est way; fasten together; cover with pickle eight or ten days; drain over night; smoke with corn cobs if you can, put sprinkle sulphur over cobs once. Very nice.
 Yours for the bit we eat.
 GRASGOW
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-03
SOMETHING ABOUT HABITS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The Madam has called our attention to habits and as we all have them we ought to be able to chat quite a bit about them.
 When Manda has rounded out a days work full as strenuous as Sis She sits during the whole even ing alarming his socks while Si IS sit ting with his heels up. his pipe going, his paper sn his hand and when he isn't reading. he's alarming the luck.
 And there's Tidy, a hard working woman, who to close the day makes clothes for the little ones; and Jim goes out with the boys and wastes more money than she can save every evening.
 Then there's Mary Jane, a poor housekeeper and good gadder; and the children are ragged and the vic- tuals usually cold; and John Henry a pious. hard working man. has been praying for better conditions these ten years and they are growing worse all the time
 Habitsl That's 9 word that rolls me up. What right have we to have habits any way? Why do we not have methods instead and pull together?
 Perhaps Billie or The Madam can tell.
 SARAH ANN TIGHE