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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

blespoons OF instant eelatine in half q
cup of hot water. Slice enc and a.
half pounds OF peeled apples into
saucepan and add half a cup Of cold
gar and the grated yellow rind and
Juice Of one lemon. stew slowly and .na
dissolved geIatine and a few drops of
red colorlng matter tvesetable) Turn
into a glass dish and set in colo
place for three hours. Serve with Gus
tard or cream.
Prune Ginger Bread: Put into pan
one cup of brown sugar. one cup OF
New Orleans molasses. one-half cup
melted butter, one cup sour milk, IN
to which has been beaten one tea
spoon of soda, two beaten eggs, a tea
spoon and half cinnamon. a tea
spoon cloves, two teaspoons ginger,
grated rind of a lemon, one cup
steamed and chopped prunes and -four
enough to make rather stiff batter
There is a difference in the thicken-
ing qualities of -four, but the amount
required will be about three cups.
The compliments of the season 10
you all.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

AUNT ABBY: Card received and
forwarded.
BTHELYN, Begonia, Butt-In and
Samantha's Daughter: Cards received
aLd mailed to Interested Reader.
PAULA: Cards received and mailed
10 the writer's Indicated.
ETA BARBER: Cards received and
forwarded to persons indicated
AUNT MARY: Cards received and
forwarded to The Cornerites named.
THE SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR
thanks Peggy Anne, Joan and Sweet
Lavender for New Years cards.
ENID writes the Editor from Ha-
vana, Cuba, Dec. 25th: Greetings
from Enid from this land of sunshine
and flowers. 1 picked violets from our
garden this morning. The beautiful
pcinsettias are in blossom and can
not realize it is the Christmas season.
Best wishes for 1917"
BALSAM FTR-Thanks for pretty
card.
POTDATCH-The name ivory pick
and Washington green's received.
THE EDITOR through the courtesy
of Dottie and Cally Lily of Club No.
2 received a fine box of cake and
fruit, for which he extends thanks to
ell concerned.
IMOGENE GRACE-Thanks for the
pretty hand colored calendar. Tt is a
credit to the skill Of the maker
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
SIMPLE FOOD.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: 1t will
be long time before we can think
OF going camping but 1T might be a
good plan to keep these recipes handy
for when that season comes
No doubt the general principles of
cooking are the same in the open air
might find it difficult to emulate the
feats of some unpretentious woods
man, if he found himself in a dark
: forest, and he were told to get a
as quickly as possible. Under such
conditions fancy dishes are out of
place.
The simplest food is the most ap-
peuzlng when camping and the best
to eat 1t should be simply prepared
When making tea at the camp the old
household allowance of zone spoonful
for each person and one for the pot
more of the leaf is required in open
air cookery. The same is true of cof-
fee made in the woods, which has. a
different flavor from that made any
where else. Brook trout and potatoes
may be rolled in wet paper and cook
ed in hot ashes. Fried fish are appe-
thing. Cleanse and wash the fish, re-
move the fins, and rub them well over
with salt, roll the fish in a mixture
of flour, salt and pepper and fry them
In plenty OF smoking hot fat.
Ham Sandwiches and chicken sand
witches are both appetizing, but when
one combines the two the result is
delicious. Cream one-half cup of but
ter, using a wooden spoon, add one
cup each finely chopped cold boiled
ham and cold boiled chicken: season
to taste and spread the mixture be-
tween slices of buttered bread.
Anything which is cooked in frying
pan or kettle can be managed over
the campfire, such as surprise mullins,
omelet, plum duff. etc.
CorkscreW Bread: Eight level cups
flour, four tablespoons lard, two ta-
bIespoons baking powder, two tea
spoons salt, one cup milk, one cup wa
ter Mix and sift flour, baking pow
der and salt into a bowl or pan, add
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
RECIPES FOR PIE MAKINGH

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Here
are some pie recipes you may like to
try:
Squash Pie-One cup stewed and
sifted squash, l pint milk, scalded; 8
tablespoons pastry flour, 2-3 cup
sugar, 1-2 teaspoon ginger, IL tea
spoon cinnamon, 1-2 teaspoon salt and
teaspoon molasses. Line a deep pie
plate with paste, fill with the squash
mixture and bake.
Lemon Pie-One cup sugar, eggs,
: tablespoons flour, 1 cup milk, juice
and rind (grated rind) of large
lemon and a small piece of butter. Mix
sugar, butter and yolk of eggs to-
gesher; add lemon and milk last of
al; stir in the white of eggs beaten
stiff; fill the pie plate lined with paste
and bake. Extra good.
Raisin Pie-One cup cranberries cut
in halves, I-2 cup raisins chopped; 1
cup sugar, tablespoons flour, IL cup
hot water, 1 teaspoon vanilla and l
tablespoon butter. Mix the sugar and
fit ur, add to the hot water; then add
cranberries and raisins. Line a plate
with paste, add the nllins; dot over
with the butter, cover with strips of
paste and bake.
Mock Mince Pie-One cup cracker
crumbs, 1 cup raisins, l 1-2 cups
brown sugar, 1-2 cup each of molass-
es and vinegar, cups of hot water,
butter the size of an egg, spice to taste
This makes three pies.
SOCKANOSSET
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
Sterling.
WE PASS THIS WAY BUT ONCE.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner
trust we are all grateful for the
privilege to bid welcome to the new
year. And, as the old saying goes:
we never pass this way but once,
then we should by all means profit by
our experiences of the past, and thus
help to build up the new year with
many improvements.
1t is evident we are never able to
judge or condemn another, for some
mistake they have made, unless we
should be placed under the same cir
cUmstaRces, then we would know why
that failure occurred.
For an Illustration: We hear the
young mothers say, of certain amuse-
ments and other things, that their
children shall not be permitted TO go
when they are older or grown up;
but in many cases, when the time
way, and does not resent 1t, for she
views the situation than differently.
On the other hand, the young daugh-
ter of the household, cannot see, why
mother should be so tired at night
and why she does not hav6 more time
to make calls, or to read more books,
and Why is 1t, she is sometimes
'fretty?" o, no, the young girl does
not realize fully these conditions. in
her youthful days, but her experience
comes later on then to look back,
only to say 81 understand it now.
Again, I'VE never pass this way but
cpce," and I feel quite sure, we do
not care to, even if 1t were possible.
Our aim should be to accomplish the
most that will be helpful to others. as
tc ourselves, and ever mindful that
the days are swiftly rolling by, and
that which we would do, must not be
delayed.
Impossibilities are often true causes
for regrets, and circumstances that
coud not bo avoided. However, If we
are on the alert when opportunity
comes Or way, we need not be
prompted ito be silent, when it is
golden" or to speak when justice de-
mands it. Perchance we make a mis-
take, sometimes it's never too late to
mend. for we spend our years as a
tale that is told I'VE never pass this
way but once"
Best wishes to all for the New
Year.
JENNIE
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
HENRY WAS OBEDIENT

'SOh, the deuce" snarled the young
man as he jumped up from his desk.
Business is certainly fierce. I'm sick
of the very word. Here's eight letters
that ought to be answered and sent
out on this mornings mail and my
stenographer a half hour late. Of
flee rent due today house rent due
tomorrow, my mother-in-law coming
for weeks visit, my partner nearly
bankrupt and a law suit coming on
for next month. Oh, geel I'm go
ing to take a vacation. l don't care
what happens!"
So he called up his wife, and asked
her to send his khaki suit and a pair
Of shoes down to the office, as he was
going to spend a few days at his
think of Henry. SO he pressed a but
ton and called him.
Henry, the colored butler, who had
been in his fathers employ up to the
time of his failure, was given a posi-
ton in Toms office to clean it up,
wait on customers, and make himself
Useful in attending to Toms wants,
and many a secret had passed be-
tween the two, for he had proved him
self a faithful and a trustworthy per-
son to have around. If he answered
the phone when Mrs. Tom asked if
Tom was there, Henry would shut his
ah don't see him in here" Then he
would turn and wink to Tom, and
both understood. Tom was pleased
more than once with the way that
now he called him to give him a few
parting instructions.
Now Midnight" as he had nick
named Henry, I'm going aw -
Yes, sah.'
And if anyone calls up, tell them
that I have gone to the middle of
Africa to be gone a couple of years
and there might be some delay in my
getting back
and I don't care what happens
while Pm gone, don't you dare tele-
phone or telegraph me, or. send me
any word at all. I'm worn out and ]
need rest I want to forget that
there is anything in the world except
& good boat and plenty of fish. I'll
come back when l. get rested and
ready for work You understand, Mid
night"
Yes, sahl Mistah Tom, deed ah
does. An FL tell the missus dat you
discombobulated yoself and yo en-
pCrium needs regeneratin and for a
slight recuperation you vanished en-
tIrely, Sah.'
You're the stuff, Midnight, so long.
Here's a five spot so you can go to
the movies every night
Yes, sab. Thanks, sahI"
So Tom arrived with provisions to
keep him comforta BILE. He fished and
rowed around. smoked, and inhaled
the fresh country air, took long
walks. and climbed every hill he saw,
built fire i the fire-p place and
cooked his own meals, and had a lone
ly but hilarious time of it. When he
realized the awful necessity of a
shave and a haircut he began to think
he would have to go back to town.
When he thought of that lawsuit he
decided he must go back; and when
he ran out of cigars to smoke, then he
had to go back. Two weeks of
rCughing it put him back on his pins
again and he felt tip-top.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

soon they are forgotten We think
we will keep them all right. but the
gilt edge soon wears Off 1t is the way
of the world. So many new things
come to take our attention.
Why not make one resolution every
day 1t is so much easier to remem-
Der. Let US all try to do better the
coming year; and do all the good we
can. There is plenty to do right around
us, if we can see it. But some think
they must look away off and find some
big things to do: but, dear Sisters. it
do some good things. let others tell OF
it. Self praise goes only a little ways,
is a true saying.
1 thank The Bulletin very much for
the good times 1t has made possible
for me to enjoy and hope it will have a
very prosperous year.
Sarah Ann Tighe: I love to read
your letters. How much your thoughts
are like my own, and work, too 1t is
so interesting to read how others do.
How many little helps we get through
The Social Corner letters and gather
ings.
Interested Reader: Many thanks for
the pretty calendar. 1t was fine. 1t
is so nice to be remembered. 1 wish
you a very Happy New Year.
Ethe1yn: Should like to have some
of those china berries. Will send as
you directed.
Cream Sponge Cake-One cup sugar,
two eggs in a cup we'll beaten; fill cup
with cream; one and three-fourths
cups of -four half spoon soda, one
spoon of cream tartar; lavor, and bake
in quick oven. 1t is either loaf or lay
er. Good both ways.
Hoping you all had a Merry Christ
mass, and wishing you all Happy
SELINDA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

lard, rub them into the dry ingre-
dents, add milk and water gradually,
and mix to a dough that can be hand
led easily. The dough must be rather
sitter than for biscuits baked in
pan. Have a good bed of GOALS and
the usual two forked sticks to hold
the cooking utensils. Take a green
stick an inch or more in diameter,
and wind the dough around it. Rest
the ends on the two forked sticks, and
turn frequently until brown and crisp
the bread is ready for eating. Stuff
cient for eight to ten persons.
Camp GriddIe Cakes: Four cups of
flour, four teaspoons baking powder,
egg powder. one-half cup evaporated
milk one and one-half cups water,
butter and maple syrup. Mix flour
baking powder, salt and egg powder
and sift into bowl, add evaporated
milk and water and beat to creamy
batter. Do not have the batter thin.
Fry in a hot pan, which has been
creased with a piece of pork fat. Serve
hot with butter and maple syrup. Suf
ficient for twenty cakes.
Camp Bread: Two cups -four, four
teaspoons baking powder, one tea
spoon salt, two tablespoons lard, one
cup milk or water. Mix flour, baking
powder and salt together and sift into
with tips of fingers, then add water
and mix well. Grease a frying pan
and turn in the batter, and bake very
slowly over the fire. Be sure to loosen
from the pan with a thin knife as
soon as crust forms. so that it can be
turned over and baked on other side.
Sufficient for four persons.
Camp Corn Bread: Two cups -four
two cups corn meal, four teaspoons of
baking powder, one teaspoon salt, one
teaspoon sugar, two tablespoons lard,
two tablespoons egg powder, six ia
blespoons evaporated milk, one and
one-half cups water. Mix -four and
cornmeaI together. add baking pow
der, salt, sugar, lard, melted, egg
powder mixed with evaporated milk
and water. Mix well and pour into
a well-greased pan. Bake in a mod
crate oven for 40 minutes. If the
campers have no oven, bake same as
Camp Bread. Sufficient for eight to
zen persons.
STEP "
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Christmas card received. 1t Is
peach. Many thanks.
Pill Rollers story of the man who
saw himself in the glass was good.
Ii cky his wife was a good burglar
hunter.
Begonia: Your Christmas card re-
ceived. Many thanks for your kind
rcmemberances.
Keziah DooIittIe: Where. oh. where
have you gone.
The Editor informed us the Social
Corner family is constantly increas-
ing it's register list What large
family it is getting to be. Any one
VINO has never been in The Corner
family will never know what they
have missed, for they are jolly set,
and oh, what cooks! There are no
poor dishes. If any one doubts this
statement let them attend a Social
Corner picnic and they will see plenty
of pies and cakes such as mother
used to make.
wishing tbs Editor and all the So
ciaI Corner family a Happy New
Year, ..
RURAL DELIVERY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
A FEW PUDDING RECIPES FROM
THELMA.

Angel Pudding-Two cups water.
3 tablespoons sugar, tablespoons
&C rnstarch, salt, cook until thick
favor to taste, add the beaten whites
of 2 eggs.
Sauce-One and one-half cups milk,
tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons
sugar salt, yolks of eggs and flavor
to taste; set pudding in cups where
it is cool, with sauce over top; add
a cherry or ground nut meats.
Bread Pudding, Strawberry Sauce
Soak pint bread crumbs in 1 quart
of milk, 20 minutes; add 1 cup sugar,
4 well beaten eggs, lemon extract,
bake forty minutes, serve warm with
sauce made of 1 quart strawberries.
crushed through wire sieve, "a cup
sugar and 12 pint cream.
Date Pudding-Three- fourths cup
sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 cup sour
milk, 1 teaspoon soda, 1-2 pound
oates, stoned and cut up. add gra-
ham -four enough to make a stiff bat
ter, steam 3 hours, serve with va
nilla sauce.
Fig Puddins-One cup chopped fS4.
1 cup milk, L cup molasses, l IL cups
graham flour, 1 1-2 teaspoons soda,
moisten with hot water, steam 8
hours, serve with lemon sauce.
THELMA.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
AUNTYs MOTTO.

Dear Social Corner sisters:-A
rather late to begin with. but let the
wish extend the year through.
I thank Interested Reader for my
calendar. a whole sermon in itself.
I shall endeavor to make 1t my motto
for all time. The words are: And
they followed Him"
Ethelyn: The berries received. I
thank you very much. 1 am we'll
pleased. You are very generous with
I'll EN-. I shall soon make them up
Pill Roller: Now you have certain
1y given yourself away. How about
the hills and valleys? Aren't they
pleasant? Isn't there lots of pleasure
riding or (walking) over them? That
story was fine. ''Afethinl1s" can look
il that glass now and see the refec-
ton of the one you mean. Not my
self not quite so near home Come
again with your hills, but don't roll
anv for me please.
Tiny: How about hints or plain
talk.
Papa's Boy: 7 am afraid our visit
has fallen through. Cold weather and
all.
am thankful for all the pleasant
times I have been allowed to enjoy
the past year: and I hope it will be
cur privilege TO meet many times this
coming year.
With the wish of health and pros
perity and all good things coming
your way, I am as ever.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
MEATS AND sTEWS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The fol-
lowing are appetizing ways of cooking
meats:
Baked Veal in Crumbs-Dip a fresh
veal outlet in beaten egg. then in fine
cracker crumbs. and lay it iii a baking
pan. Cut thin slices of bacon or salt
.(pickledD pork. and lay them over the
outlet so that it is fairly well cover
ed. Bake in hot oven for about half
an hour. a thick slice of outlet gives
the most satisfactory results. Serve
with mashed or creamed potatoes.
Ham Mousse-One tablespoon gela-
tin, one-qu1rter cup cold water, two
cups chopped cold bold ham,. one tea
spoon mixed mustard few grains cay
enne, one-half cup heavy cream one
half cup hot water Soak gelatine in
cold water and dissolve iii hot water;
add to the chopped or ground ham.
when cold andd mustard. cayenne, and
the cream beaten until stiff Turn in
to a mold previously dipped in cold
water. Chill; remove from mold to
serving dish and garnish with parsley.
Fried Tripe-Place in a frying pan
a piece of butter. When brown add
the tripe and fry brown. Just before
taking from the fire add a teaspoon of
tara gOn vinegar.
Spanish Stew-Boil two pounds of
lean pork, cut in small pieces three
hours. Add one cup of tomatoes. one
onion, sliced thin. one Glove of garlic.
SalC pepper anu pdPEItNt 10 sun
taste. One-haf a teaspoon of ex-
tract of beef, and one cup of rice.
Stew for an hour or more.
Pork SaIad-This tastes much like
chicken salad. and is a good, way to use
up small pieces of pork. Cut in small
pieces, add half cup of beets and the
same of chopped celery. Mix with a
boiled dressing.
Potato Soap-BoiI two large potatoes
until soft Mash and add two cups of
milk, a tablespoon of flour dissolved
in a. little milk and boil one minute.
A Happy New Year to all:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Entering his Office he looked around,
glanced over the letters that were
pied up on the desk, and then rang
the bell for Henry.
Hello. AIidnight.'
"Glad to see you sab, glad to see
you back, deed ah is
well it is somewhat of a change
and relief to feel civilized once more.
Hew's everything? So-so, I expect?"
Yes, sah1'
Anything happened since 1 been
away?"
Not thing, huh. no news, well I
might have staid another week. Not
thing happened, Midnight"
We'll sab, only the trifiing fact that
yo dog died, sah''
THAT so? What was the matter
with him? ?"
"He got run over. sab, by an auto
truck. Killed him dead in no time"
Poor little doggie- Who was the
man who ran over him? Did you get
his NUMBER"
mo- sab, all didn't look TO the num-
her, but it was a fireman. sab, who
was on the way to the fire, and he
just couldn't get the dog outer the
way"
'iPoor Spot, I'll miss him. What
was the fire? Anything of import
ance?"
TT was you barn, sah"
MY barn! What. my barn burned
How did it get afire?'
We'll you see. sab, some sparks
from the house jess careless like fell
Good Lord, The house on fire,
tool Tell me quick, Midnight"
Yes, sab! The house burned first
sah.'
"Oh. this is awful, man. How on
earth did the house get afre? Was
anybody hurt %
well. one of the curtains got fire
| when it blew against one of the can
dies
Candles. What are you talking
| about? We have electric lights. We
| don't burn candles. You must be
/ crazy!"
We'll. ah was just goin' to tell you
il was one of the candles they had al
| the funeral, and
Funeral? What in time do you
! mean?''
why 70 muder-in-law's funeral
| Holy smoke, is she dead? Well, ]
should say things had happened
What did she die of. do you known
She dropped dead, san, very sud-
den"
well. why didn't you telegraph me
| Midnight?''
You told me not to, no matter
what happened, sah."
We'll. so 1 did, but didn't think
, tie world was going to turn upside
down if l went out of town for a few
days. So my mother-in-law is dead
Poor SOUL / must go up and COM
fort my wife Was it heart failure
Midnight? You said she dropped
dead"
''Ah. don't know about that, but she
died right off quick. You see it was
such a shock"
What was shock?"
why, she dropped dead when she
found out that your wife had eloped
with the cheufferr"
ooh, Lord, Midnieht''
1 VADA WILCOX
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
BAKED BEAN PIE.

Dear Social Cornerites: My mother
would occasionally say to me when
I was younger than am now. ooh, you
b1under-heeIs!' And I find that I oc-
casionally b1under now. Last week
inquired for recipe for max
ing Veal Loaf That was rot what I
wanted at all; but by the way. there
was fine one in The Social Corner
this week from ''The Cook" and we
will have a try at it before long
What 7 did want was the recipe to
make a Salmon Loaf" like the one
you had at Wi11imantic some time ago.
I think that is all I want this time.
But have something for you to tryi
Baked Bean Pie-Two cups of bak-
ed beans pressed through a sieve two
well beaten eggs, one cup of sugar, a
little salt, spice one cup of milk and
bake like squash pie.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
POP-CVER'S WAY OF GROWING
HYAClNTHS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Just a
fl w words to you as l am very busy.
L. H. X: l read of your way 10
grow hyacinth bulbs. This is the
way 1 grow mine. 1 started three, the
first of October and they are now be-
tween one and two inches high. l
line a glass dish with pretty moss
then put in some pretty stones and
shells, then put in the bulbs having
them on top of the stonesand then
put pretty shells all around the edge
of the dish. Fill the dish up with
water and keep it full every day.
When you put the water in hold the
dish under the faucet and let the dish
run over and that runs out all scum,
OF the like, that rests on top of the
water.
Now when you first plant your
bulbs keep them in a dark place I'M
til they commence to sprout, but don't
neglect TO water them.
After they commence to grow keep
them where they will be in the sun.
This way of planting them makes
a very pretty and attractive dish.
1 hope some of the Sisters will try
my way sometime.
pop OUEP
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
A FINE SUGGESTION FROM TIDY
ADDLY

Dear Cornerites: Now that the hur-
ry and hustle of Christmas time is
over will try to write few lines First
to thank all who remembered me with
cards and gifts. received forty-four
cards and twenty-seven were from
Social Corner Sisters.
I send herewith recipe requested by
Ginger" c. E. S. and others so long
ago. This was given me by Satur-
day Eve, but I have her permission to
send it IN.
Inquirer: I did not make n veal loaf,
and to my knowledge, none has been
served at Social Corner meetings: and
I generally sample the good things.
Perhaps it was the Salmon Loaf re-
quested, which I give you:
Salmon Loaf - One can salmon,
three fourths cup milk, one tablespoon
butter, one-fourth teaspoon pepper,
one teaspoon salt, two eggs, two-thirds
cup cracker crumbs. Beat salmon
with eggs. add the other ingredients;
beat ali together. Steam for one hour.
[ use the steak salmon, and some
times add a little of liquor in can.
Papa's Boy: Sent salad recipe to
address sent me.
Now we have such pleasant gath
erings, with table loaded with good
things, and occasionally exchange lit
tie gifts.
I was wishing we might sometime
in the near future do something for
InoSe less fortunate IHan ourselves.
My idea was for each one to bring
something to be given away A little
bag of vegetables. apples Chose who
live on farms could do this), or a can
of something anything the mind sug-
gests, that would be of use-just a
little from each one, but all together it
would be quite a help TO some family
this cold winter. Either tc be given
to some charitable society, or as you
think best, instead of gifts to each
other. Let's have one meeting to give
to those in need. What do you think
of this idea, Sisters?
Best wishes.
AnDT