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New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Men are to eat this soup, you know. 1t is
not for women's party"
Work in the soup room stopped at 5 o'clock
Then Mrs. Davenport and helper would
clean the kettles, put barley to soak and get
ready for the next days run. The work
moved on in this way.
Vegetables were brought in on trucks and
wheeled to the far end of the room. Here
sink with hot and cold water was installed.
At this the vegetables were washed. Directly
in front of the sink a table was placed. 1t
was low enough SO the vegetables could be
cleaned and cut into pieces by women sitting
down to work. On the other side of the
sink along the north WALL just below the
windows, where the light was perfect, a table
extended for twelve feet On the end of
this table next to the sink and just beside the
cleaning table, a power meat chopper was set
up. Here the vegetables that had been
cleaned ard cut were ground in proper quaint
ties for each boiling of soup. The ground
vegetables fell into sheet iron tray such as
farmers use to boil maple sugar. The onions,
which were chopped, not ground, were placed
in hot butter on two electric plates that stood
beside the chopper the table. Here they
we're Drowned rich tone that gave color to
the soup. This brought things to the end of
the table,
Next to the table, setting endwise into the
room, the boiling tank. This consisted
of a sheet iron tank "a inches by SO inches
Along it's inner sides extended steam pipes.
1T was large enough to cook 1856 quarts of
soup at once Into the tank all the ground
and chopped vegetables were poured The
cooked onions added. A hose connected
with water pipe on the wall was then
brought over and the tank filled to the re-
CURED depth In seven minutes the water
and vegetables would begin to boil All the
seasoning was put into cheese cloth bags so
as to keep the soup clear.
Another table stood near the end of the
soup kettle. On this was y dish of pearl
barley which had been soaked several hours
After the soup boiled hard the barley was
added. Then the soup was allowed to boil
rapidly one hour and ten minutes.
On the other side of the soup kettle a table
continued along the north wall under the
windows. Here two sealers were fast
ened, on either side of the table. the
sanitary hand sealers, that require no solder
and solve the problem of the tin can for the
housewives use Directly at the end of the
soup KETTLE between it and the table that held
the barley, smaller tank where the water
was kept boiling by the same arrangement of
steam pipes. Into this boiling water the tin
cans were placed for sterilization When the
soup cooked enough in dbe tank a ner
forated tray was hung over the top of the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
MAPLE Nut COOKIES


j. cupsiul wheat flour / egg
=. cupful conmeal tablespoonsful oleomar-
teaspoonfu baking garine
z teaspoonful salt sugar NNAe '''p'0
] dozen dates = cHnf,,I u.+
tabespoonsful noann+ +oarnno,,sI ,,
butter ein@ar N' P''o0i'"
Sift together the dry ingredients. Dissolve
maple sugar in the water, then add to the drv in
eredlents. Add egg and melted margarine Mix
INTO soft dough, turn out on floured board
'oH about an eighth Of an inch in thickness and
cut with cookie cutter Spread little peanut
uu''ef on one-half of the cookies and place half
ua'e on each one Of the first lot Place the re-
"al'lhS cookies on them and press edges slightly
together, thus making two-layer cookies, Brush
'he top of each cookie with melted margarine and
sprinkle with little sugar. Place on creased tins
ana bake IN moderate until light brown
MISS t. L. B., Brooklyn, N. Y
These war cookies have cornmeal in place Of
part OF the wheat flour, and maple sugar instaad f
sfanu lated sugar. They are not onlv nalatabIn
out also very nourishing. The egg NAV hn or,;ttod
- Two Two teaspoonsful OF baking powder are used in
leSaa l OF one. The recipe yields twentv-four t,vo
'aJer cookies, and costs 23 cents: if tho o =;
emitted 1T costs 10 cents. ' ese 10
LEFT OVER SALMON
= cupful boiled salmon 8 tablcsooonsfl u,;..
cupful mashed pota- sauce "'''e
!, ''V' 4 tcaSpoonrul salt
Mis- the shredded salmon, mashed ,otatoos
sauce and seasoning together. Heat in q bnttero1
iiylng pan omelet pan-Mrs. II II G No,
Rochelle, \. Y
When the housewife has boiled salmon and
'dShed potatoes left over from the dinner If can
/, pe made INTO this simple but delicious disb fr
'he next days luucheon W
'NtNMED BROWN BREAD TOAST AND FRIED
CLANS
cream Sauce
: tablespoonsful but cunful milk
me Il teaSp Spoonful salt
'abiespOonsful -four
fr'cd CLAIMS
So ~ teaspoonful salt
'SNpooHlul water q crackers trolcd)
dozen clans
Dip clans IN egg and cracker crumbs and fry q
'V'ueN brown in cottonseed oil or some other fat
margarine. Toast four slices of brown broad
''sn'iy and dip in the white sauce Pile the fried
n'"'"s on the bread and serve hot.-~C 3. A.
Brooklyn n y.
sn ms Is a delicious dish to serve for luncheon or
Th;;pe', also after the theatre on a cold night,
! . cents. ''D' people ana costs about
N0NNhtAL CRUST FOR PUMPKIN or
SQUASH PIE
'efS thoroughly grease the pic plate ,.;t., mar,
s''le or any fat, and sprinkle it with drv ve,,ou
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

The leading citizens of the town hold con-
ference TO the surplus vegetables avail
able for Mrs. Davenp0rfS Community Souo
cooked the same day, so to retain the best
flavor. The process long that
it lasted from o'clock in the morning until
or o'clock the next morning. All this
time Mrs. Davenport was on the job She
never left can of soup until it was finished
One morning, when the run had been particu-
larly tedious, she called up her Red Cross
friends as they were sitting down to break
fast and told them she was just going to bed
days work went from 100 cans UP to
16S cans toward the close, but days work
meant most of twenty-four hours Three
days week she worked like that, and at the
end of three weeks her 1000 quarts of Red
Cross soup were finished. l wonder if anv
other woman outside of the nursing service
ever made greater sacrifice of time and
strength for the Red Cross.
In early fall some of the soup went to a
hospital. Eager letters came from the sailor
boys who got some. cts bully good chow"
they said
III 1t is, let's make some more" said Mrs
Davenport. "Napoleon said long ago that AN
army goes on its stomach Hoover says 1et
us conserve food Harvest time has come
Let make more SOUP
All through the country farmers had
planted more than usual because thev had
heard of this man Hoover. Now thev were
ready to store lavish root crops in their eel
lars.
The farmers hereabouts don't have much
ready money to give the Red Cross, but they
can and will give vegetables When the SOUP
plan was put to the little auxaries they re-
sponded with good will. Canton Red Cross
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Bv FLORA LEWIS MARBLE

rT ALI, came about because Phyllis Rankin
4 Davenport took q dare. She was living
II at the family summer home III Canton.
With patriotic zeal her war garden was
,roducing four times the number of vege-
tables she could can for the winter consump-
t;on of the family or serve with the summer
menus. So, one day she called up friend
y, the telephone and asked: could you use
same vegetable soup for the Red Cross if
would make it from my garden?"
"Home made vegetable soup sounds good
IN a base hospital replied the man.
Would the Red Cross furnish the cans if
! furnish the vegetables and do the work?N
questioned Mrs. Davenport further
Ill speak for it that it will ~eplicd the
man.
"How many quarts could you ship" asked
the lady.
Then, because he was a manufacturer and
used to counting things in numbers of some
size, he said casually: GA thousand at least"
The little woman at the other end of the
telephone drew in her breath quickly, then,
with snap in her eyes, she said Every we'll
sir will do it SO the soup making began
On page 1877 OF Mrs. Beeton's "Book of
Household Management appears this recipe
for vegetable soup. "SiX potatoes two tur.
nps. two carrots, two onions, two mushrooms
one head celery. one large slice of bread. one
small satspoonful of salt, one-quarter tea
spoonful of Harveys sauce, six quarts of
water Toast bread. Cut vegetables fine
Simmer gently for three hours, or until all is
reduced to pulp. Pass through a sieve
Boil again for ten minutes Sufficient for
sixteen persons
With this recipe Mrs. Davenport expert
mented. She felt she must eliminate the
bread because it might make the soup ferment
after canning. A letter from national head
quarters directed her not to put anv meat
stock in for fear of poison developing Yet
the soup must be nutritious and heavy enough
for convalescent men to enjoy
With the average man for "taster"
recipe evolved and work began. The process
was heroic. Operations began at o'clock
in the morning. The Boy Scouts dug and
cleaned vegetables. Children of the family
and little neighbors worked when they could,
each with little Red Cross pinned to his
chest as sign of his vocation. While they
cleaned the golden carrots and rubbed each
bit OF dirt off the turnips they made many
surmlses as to what strange land the soup
would go, and would our own soldiers over in
France get any of it, they wondered.
10 the ordinary kitchen range was added
row OF three oil stoves. Several wash boil
ers and large kettles were borrowed Vege-
tables were chopped in an immense chopping
bowl Others were put through meat
grinder These were cooked to pulp in
large kettles. When long boiling had made
the stock rich and exhausted the juice from
'he vegetables they were strained out. Into
THIS clear amber colored stock were put dice
OF carrots, small green peas and quantities of
pearl barley. This was boiled short time
and then put into quart glass cans. These
were immersed in boiling water and boiled
1or two hours to finish the cooking.
Inc vegetables were dug and cleaned and
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
CARAMEL PUDDING

cupiui Drown sugar egg whites
cuplu III water Z tcaspoonful vanilla
Il box gelatinc
Soak the gelatnc in half Of the water; nut SUGAR
and the rest of the water to boil until the MKT
urc becomes thick syrup. Add gclatne and
vanilla. Four this over the stnly beaten whites of
the eggs. Turn into mould which has been
dpped IN cold water and away to cool Serve
with custard sauce-A. g.. New Jersey
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Bringing a personal donation to the SOL
dier's soup kettle. BY motor, hayrack and
the basket on the arm, the choicest of yeue-
tables poured into the Kitchen from the
whole countryside.
tank. Upon this the empty sterilized tin cans
were set. One person kept the soup moving
rapidly in the tank by stirring with a wooden
ladle while another dipped the soup into the
TIN cans In this way fairly uniform con-
slstency was maintained in every quart
Each tin can was filled within one-half inch
OF the top and set over on the next table to
be sealed Sanitary cans were used and the
sealing was simple and quick, an experienced
operator sealing 1876 cans an hour
From this table the sealed cans were put on
trucks and carried to another room. where
they were put into steam pressure tank and
cooked under fifteen pounds steam pressure
for fifty minutes. With this the operation,
was complete.
Last summer statesmen were not standing
around offering tin cans to IN undersupplied
market. Tin cans could not be purchased
cheaply or easily However, it was Red Cross
work. Through the director of the Tribune
institute cans were ordered by telegraph from,
chicago. These were sent to PENNSYLVANIA
by express. Three thousand seemed a laroe
Shipment to order at first. 1t seemed a large
order even to the Tribune Institute. None
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
CUSTARD SAUCE

* Nups1u a. ''''h syrup, sugar o. honey
- teS JOINS g tcaspoonfu salt
" 'aplespoonsiui maple y tcaspoonful vanilla
Scald milk in top of double boiler Add salt and
""eetehlng -Four this slowly over the beaten
No'ks' beating thoroughly. Put back in double
boiler and cook until thickcncd stirring con-
Stantly Add vanilla and COOL Mrs A. b.. New
Jersey.
rms pudding is very nourshing and especially
dehclous because of the delicate flavor due to the
comlolh"''on ot the caramel pudding and the va
hilla cuSt"rd sauce. It viii serve five peoplc ami
costs about so cents ~
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24


Add water to make forty-five gallons
This makes IT'S to 1856 quarts of soup.
Onions were fried in butter until they were
brown before adding to soup.
When the work began different societies in
town took days to help. The Woman's Re-
lief Corps, Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, Ladies' Aid societies and Boy Scouts
all did their share. The auXaries sent in
committees of women for certain days The
local Red Cross canning committee acted as
an employment bureau for the work The
chairman to it that each day the right
number Of women We're on hand to make the
work go smoothly
But back of it all was Mrs Davenport.
She went to her job at 7 in the morning. She
was right by the soup every minute until it
was sealed in the cans. No German propa-
@anda could have gotten by her watchfulness
She directed and planned all the work She
taught the newcomers what to do and how
to DO 1t. She had the men in the shop taste
the soup until the recipe suited them When
they said it could not be improved she con-
tlnued with just that recipe for said she:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
TESTED AND ENDORSED RECIPES

cornmeal. Allow much cornmeal as possible to
adhere to the fat. Then fill with the pumpkin or
squash nixture.-Mrs. D. v w. ir New Yorl.
City.
This makes delicious substitute for the usual
under crust for these pies 1t can be made quickly,
easily and economically besides saving the white
hour and shortening which pie crust demands
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
CASSEROLE NUT ROAST

CASSEROLE NUT ROAST
y cuDful rolled cracker z teaspoonful leaf
crumbs sage, rubbed fine
q cupful chopped wal ] small onion chopped
nuts y cupful tomato soup
Z cupful grated Amer 4 cupful water
lean cheese
Mix all ingredients together and bake in a cas-
seroe for about twenty minutes. Serve hot
Miss II. A. L., Pttsfeld, Mass
This dish should be made welcome by all house
wives who are Observing meatess DAYS. As this
recipe includes both nuts and cheese, it is rich in
protein, and so is a good meat substitute. The
tomato soup and the onion add very pleasing
flavor to the roast The recipe will serve three or
four people and costs 22 cents
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

~ cupsfu graham -four z cupfu molasscs
cupful milk tcaspoonful soda
cupful chopped raisins tcaspoonful salt
MIX ali ingredients together and put in creased
TINS. Cover top with buttered wax paper. Steam
three hours. Serve with Il hard sauce.-Mrs A.
H. f., Plantsville Conn
lhls steamed graham pudding. when dressed up
WIN a plaln fruit sauce or simple hard sauce is
very good 1t is enough for SIX large servings
ana coslS Ia cents without the sauce If a hard
muce IS used will bring the cost up to 81 cents
ims pudding 's especially practical at this time
because the hour used is graham instead of white
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

could count on them for vegetables The
manufacturer evolved an idea He would
equip Red Cross kitchen in his plant 1t
should be run by machinery Soup should
be put in tin, so it could be more easily packed
and shipped. Mrs Davenport was keen about
manufacturing soup on a larger plan The
women of the town and auXiliares offered to
help. Things began to happen.
room 1S by 40 feet was set aside in the
factory. 1t clean and we'll lighted by
windows along two sides Mrs. Davenport
and the factory man planned the equipment
that seemed to be needed. They had no
knowledge of canning factories or things
would have been more simple, but the factory
worknen were alert to perfect the plans SO
things materialized
1t was decided to simplify the soup from
the recipe she used for the first 900 quarts
The soup not to be strained All the
original vegetable matter was to remain in.
This would not make quite as attractive
soup for the eye, but it eliminated all waste
and made a thicker soup. The new recipe
follows:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
DEsERTER CAPTURED

Samuel Campbell, one of the five
Shenandoah County boys who are ad
yertised as deserters from the Ma
tional Army Encampment at Camp
Lee, Petersburg, was caught at the
home of his mother, near Mt. Jack
son, Tuesday by Deputy F. M. Rinker
and Chief of Police Charles W ard, OF
Mt. Jackson.
Campbell was given furlough in
December, it is reported he obtained
about 800 In small amounts from the
officers and men of his company for
the purpose of coming home for a
brief visit to his mother. He has been
II the vicinity of his home for mum :
Der of weeks dressed in the garb of a
woman. Campbell offered little re-
sistance when the officers arrested
him but asked to be taken to his
mothers home to get his uniform.
His request was not granted.
Campbell was brought to Wood
stock and is in the county Jail await.
ing orders from the authorities at
Camp Lee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
In MemOriam

In sad but loving remembrance of
our dear and only little boy Chas.
Russell Funk who left us one year
February II, 1917.
In casket white as snow fakes,
Nesting all among the flowers,
Lies our lovely blue eyed darling
Who such short while was ours.
Friends may think we have forgotten
That our wounded hearts are healed,
But little do they know the sorrow,
That's within our hearts concealed.
My little Charles, a mothers pride,
A voice I love Is still,
A place Is vacant in my heart.
Which never can be filed.
Written by his mother and father,
MR. AND MRS J. S. FUNK.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
The BIG Hog

All previous big hog records went
giimmering last Thursday when Frank
Stoneburner knifed his grand champ.
ion. Royal King 95O2l which tipped
the scales at 946 pounds net. This
section seems to be in class all to
itself in raising large hogs, there
fore 1t has to beat its own records.
We all remember the two % months
old pigs that M L. Hite killed two
years ago that weighed 933 and S13
respectively, and thought high
water mark was established in por
cine avoirdupoIs that would not
shortly be challenged and age con-
sidered the Hite hogs were the most
remarkable; FOR the Stoneburner hog
which would have been 4 years old
the 70 of March was twice as old as
the Hlte hog, all are unanimous in the
opinion that the Stopeburner hog was
the most perfectly formed and de-
veioped hog they have ever seen, so
Mr.. Stoneburner's fourteen years OF
endeavor 10 attain his ideal
has been rewarded and we congratu-
late him upon his record. We some
times notice reports of such weights
are so commonplace to our hog raisers
that it does not even arouse their
sporting blood. ''If you want to
have a good time, join the cavalry"
Likewise if you want to raise big
hogs, come to Shenandoah. X
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
DANpILLE COUPLE
GIVES EVIDENCES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY FIREMAN AND
WIFE COME FORWARD WITH VOL
UNTARY STATEMENT FOR PUB.
LEGATION. PRAISE NEW
MEDICINE.

Il want you to publish our expert
ence so that all the world may read
and be convinced" declares E s.
Travis. the we'll known Southern Rail-
way fireman residing at $50 Monu-
ment street, Dauv1lle both my
wife and myself want to give evidence
that this wonderful medicine, Dreco,
not only does all that is claimed for
1t. but more-much more. We know,
because we have been agreeably sur
prised at the results obtained. We
both took Dreco In the hopes that it
would help our stomach troubles
from which we both stuff sred terri bly,
What was our surprise to discover
that 1t not only wiped out our stom
ach troubles but also did away with
the rheumatic pains from which haye
been sufferer for long time and
also relieved my wife from constipa-
ton and dizzy spells.
I'VE recommend this great medi-
cine unqualifiedly and will be glad to
have anybody who Is in doubt call
upon us for further proof of what it
will do"
MIR. and Mrs Travis are both very
well and favorably known in their
community. They are regular sup
porters OF the Methodist Church and
Mr.. Travis stands high in the coun
ellis OF the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, and other fraternal organ
izaslons.
They have expressed a hope that
their experience be given the widest
possible publicity so tina. all doubt
ers may read and be convinced.
'Dreco, referred to by Mr.. and Mrs.
Travis, Is purely an herbal medicine.
compounded from Natures own roots.
herbs, barks and berries. 1t is
modern combination of several good
old fashioned medicinal agents long
recognized for their curative and
benefcent effect on the human sys-
TEN.
Dreco may be obtained from almost
any we'll stocked drug store and
pharmacy shop and Is particularly
recommended in Woodstock by
Schmitt's Drug Store. adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
Mrs. Ed. Neff Dead,

Mrs. Leila Neff, wife of Ed. Neff,
died Sunday night at her home al
Rude's Hill, near Mount JACKSON, OF
paralysis, from which she had been
i'll only short time.
Mrs. Neff was Miss Leila Neff, a
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. B. w.
Neff and was about thirty nine years
old. She was a member of the Church
of the Brethren and leaves many
friends who will hear of her death
with regret.
Besides her hush and parents,
Mrs Men is survived by one daugh-
ter, Miss Virginia Neff.
Funeral services were held from
the Cedar Grove Church at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Interment was
made in the Cedar Grove cemetery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
CALOMEL SALIYATES
AND MIXES you SICK
ACTS LIKE DYN MITE ON A SLUGGISH
LIVER AND YOU LOSE
DAYS WORK.

There's no reason why person
should take sickening, salivating cal
omel when few cents buys large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone q
perfect substitute for calomel.
1t lisa pleasant, vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just 8
surely as calomel, but it doesn't
make you sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because 1t is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. It Is
mercury and attacks your bones
Take a dose of nasty calomel today
and you will feel weak, sick and
Inauseatsd tomorrow. Don't lose a
days work. Take q spoonful Of
Dodson's Liver Tone instead aud YOU
will wake up feeling great. No more
biliousness, constipation. sluggish.
ness, headache, coated tongue OF
sour stomach. Your druggist says /
you don't find DodsOn's Liver Tom
aces better than horrible calome
your money is waiting for you. adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-22
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat Of the dis
ease. Catarrh is local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions, and in order to cure il
YOU must take an internal remedy.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
teralIy and acts thru the blood on the
mucous surfaces of the system. Halls
Catarrh Medicine was prescribed by
one OF the best physicians in this
country for years. It is composed OF
some OF the best tonics known, com
lbined with some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination OF
the ingredients in Halls Catarrh
Medicine is what produces such won
derful results in. catarrh conditions.
Send for testimonials free.
FL CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, O.
All Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family pills for conatipa-
ton. sdv'