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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
AFTER WEAVING BABY.

Dear. Social Corner Sisters: After weaning. mistakes in feeding often upset baby's digestion. Some do not have the facilities for keeping milk, therefore it would be better to pas teurize the milk, especially in hot weather. This is just as easily digest ed as raw milk and in hot weather will keep better.
 Either boiled water, or barley gruel the latter, preferable, because the grue' has a decided tendency to soften the eurds of a cows milk, and make it easily digested
 Sometimes a new born baby cannot digest the gruel starches very well, es- peeially if the baby be poorly nourish- ed Tn such cases it is better to use boiling water instead of gruel for the first two months.
 How to pasteuriZe milk Take a large sauce pan in the bottom of which has been placed an inverted tin pic plate, with afnumber a of holes punch- ed in it. In this pot stand the bottles of prepared food, with enough water (cold) in it to come up to and very little and above the bottle. Let the wa- ter come to a boil rapidly as possi- Eble
 | The moment the boiling point Is reached, remove the pot from the stove and let the bottles remain In it for fifteen minutes. Then remove them and cool as rapidly as possible. First, by placing in luke warm water-then place in cooler water, finally in cold or iced water, If you haven't ice, hold in cold water from faucet. When suf fcientiy cool, place in refrigerator CT in a cool, dark place.
 The way to prepare the food: Into one pint of boiling water stir one tea spoon of barley four which has been previously rubbed to a smooth paste
 in little cold water. Let boil from
 IS to 20 minutes then strain if fumpy
 There is a pearled barley you. car
 use if you are not able to get pre- pared barley Four tablespoons to two
 quarts of water, and boil until reduc ed to one-half of the amount. This takes sixty minutes. Remove iron tthe stove and strain. I use a cheese cloth. for a sieve is too course.
 Many advised the use of lime wa. ter, but never use lime water unless you have a good reason fdr so doing Babies whose food is carefully pre-.
 pared. and who are fed at regular in
 tervals, are not usually babies whC vomit.
 When there is a tendency to vomit then use lime-water in this propor-
 tion: One ounce of lime-water to six teen ounces of milk. Bicarbonate O soda IS also excellent and is not neal ] so likely to constipate. This can b.
 used in the proportion of one lev=
 teaspoon of soda to thirty-two ounce
 of milk.
 I always prepared the entire quan
 tity of food required for the A hour at one time, having as many bottlG las there are meals, then put the exac amount of food for each meal in eael , bottle, every bottle having a clear cork, and not opened until time to fee the child. Boil the cork every day | keep clean.
 UNCLE SAMS DAUGHTER.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
TIMELY RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: These timely recipes may please you:
 Canned Cherries: Six quarts cher ries, three pints sugar. one-half pint water. Measure the cherries after the stems have been removed stone them Or not, as desired, Put the sugar and water in the preserving kettle and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the cherries, bring slowly to a boil and cook ten minutes.
 Canned Rhubarb: Wash the rhu- barb thoroughly in pure water; cut it in pieces and pack it in sterilized jars. Cover with cold water; let it stand 10 minutes; pour off the water fill again to overf1owing with fresh cold water; seal with steriIized rubber rings and cover, and set away in cool, dark place.
 Corn chowder: Two cups sweet corn, four cups milk. four cups diced potatoes, two tablespoons butter, one onion, eight crackers, salt and pepper and two cups of boiling water. Put one half of the butter in tine pan. add the sliced onion and cook slowly for five minutes. Then add potatoes and corn with the boiling water. Cook 20 minutes and add salt and pepper Break crackers into the dish and pour the chowder over them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15

Dear Social Corner Sisters: While waiting for my family, to come to din ner l sat down for a few minutes to glance at the Social Corner The let ters always help to cheer me up. To- day, though, is letter that doesn't sound like Social Corner letter It is written by Jerusha. I cannot be- iieve that any Sister really will stand up for the awful custom of women smoking.
 Under that letter is Aunt Mary's. What a contrast. Aunt Mary. your letters are splendid There is always something in them to make us think of the best things in life.
 have been reading an article in the Ladies' Home Journal which I think is fine. I want to send you one Of the messages it contains. 'Tn all that American army you can see no Jew, no Gentile, no Roman Catholic, no Protestant Within their khaki Uniforms. look as closely as you may. you will see nothing but soldier of this republic: AN AMERICAN BY THE GRACE OF GODi" Would not we women at home do well to culti- vate such spirit?
 There is at least one more name 1 which I think ought to be added to our Roll. of Honor, and that is. the name of Royce Mccall of Lebanon. son 1 Of Nat. He is one of our sailor bows and just now is in France. He already has been across with transports sev- 1 eral times
 Shall hope to see you at the meet l ing of Club 8.
 Best wishes to all. l PRISCILLA
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
HAS ATTENDED TWENTY SEVEN
 MEETINGS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: When go anywhere and have a good time I like to talk it over with someone, and as there is no one living near me 1n- terested in Social Corner meetings I will have to write When I had my husband I would talk to him so long about the good time I had, he would very quietly say: Guess I have. heard enough about that" But if I write you cannot say it to me
 I do not think those of you who went to South Coventry had any better time than we at Buckingham Memo rial. l have attended twenty seven in all, 1 think, anu all so friendly and social.
 Met a lovely Sister from Leonard Bridge and one from Jewett City who was undecided which meeting to at tend, but decided in favor of Club No. 2s gathering.
 We had fine dinner. Don't know what the cake was made of, barley or white flour, but it was delicious. And the salads were very nice. Had music. singing, reading and speaking.
 Silver Locks speaking was enjoyed very much, as was the speeches of others.
 Aunt Mary thought she met a kin dred spirit. Wish I could write the interesting letters she does, and get prize. Wouldn't be some "chesty ?' Prouder than l was when I took first premium at the grange fair for white bread and raised cake. Haven't gotter over it to this day; but that is ancient l history
 Married and Happy: Hope you fin. ished chiffon sleeves before 4 D. m and were in time for marriage cere. mony.
 Yours for a good time41 at nez meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
CARE OF sRooMs.

Dear Social Corner Sisters. Broom straw when dry is brittle and easily broken. It is also stiff and wears the carpets. Hence before using new broom set 1t in pail of boiling suds and let it stand until the water is cold. Hang it out of doors to dry.
 When not in use broom should always be hung upside down so that the straws will fall apart. Haze diff ferent brooms for different purposes. Use the newest for the finest carpets, the next older broom for kitchen use and the oldest broom for the pave ment and other rough places. When through sweeping pick all the lint from the broom, shake the dust out of it, and rinse in hot water before hang ing it Up.
 Make a packet in which to hang the broom upside down or put two large clotheshooks facing each other, or two nails, and hang the head of the broom between these or drive nails through two large spools to protect the straw.
 A new broom sweeps clean because the straws are straight and the broom is square. hence a broom thus treated (sweep first with one side Of the broom, then with the other), else it will get one sided and have to be thrown away.
 IA STEP TITV
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15

bobbin, and No. 50 thread on top; stitch on wrong side of collar.
 used the small star on the Gold Star coffee can for pattern, on col- lar for seven year old boy. Make a dot at each point, and one in the cen ter of the star; then draw with pencil, a straight line from each dot, that represents a point to center dot, Be- gin by drawing the threaded needle up through one of the dotted points, hold the collar so the working pattern will
 be away from you; take a small back stitch in next point to the right and so on in each outside point all around the star, leaving the threads very loose. The next row make inside the first, as near to it as possible; take the small back stitches on the marked lines: proceed round and round till the star is flied. It will then look like a spider web. Put the; needle down through the center. and up again, not
 in the same place, but just enough difference to fasten. Then draw down
 the loose threads to form the star. by placing the needle between two points,
 and under the threads to the center and out to wrong side, draw the thread
 enough to form the point Do the same between all the points. With a little
 practice one can make very pre-
 sentable star. | With best wishes.
 New Haven.
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15

Dear Social Corner Friends: The meeting of Club No. ? June 9th was a very enjoyable one, although we miss ed many that we had hoped would be there.
 Many of the Sisters were sorry that the annual Social Corner picnic came the same day. as we could not attend both.
 Scottie, of course, could not change the day at Buckingham Memorial, as the rooms are engaged so long before, and are to be used then, or no surety of some other day.
 I was looking forward with pleasure in anticipation of being at the annual picnic and to meet many I had not seen this year so far. I was sadly dis appointed when, read the notice that both were to be on the same day as Club No. 2's.
 The first Wednesday in the month had been the set time all through the winter and spring for the meeting of Club No, ?. so that there was no un- certainty about that only in regard to the weather
 There was a goodly number present and such a mutual good feeling pre- | vailed that we think that everyone present was glad to be there. l Delilah Deal was there, it being her 1 first meeting with the circle. She was much pleased with the cordiality and | friendlmess of the circle.
 Married and Happy helped make ii interesting by telling us of her work trying to help entertain the soldiers and sailors in the cityson Sunday and evenings during the week. Mandy gave us an interesting report of an address she had lately listened to in New London before the Relic corps.
 Silver Locks gave a very p1easine recitation, and Joan added very muci to the enjoyment of the occasion b! rendering many old time hymns on tn, piano. Each and all helped to mak, it a meeting not to be forgotten. 4 very attractive and delicious dime was enjoyed by all after sing ing Praise God, from Whom Al Blessings Flow" It was voted to continue to mee there the first Wednesday in eacl month through the summer, as it i so convenient not to have to carr dishes with you when you go
 Hoping to meet many of the Socia Corner friends during the summe months, I remain as ever interested i The Social Corner.
 AUNT MARY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
ISABELLE,
WHAT IS YOUR eosPELY


 Dear Social Corner Friends: What is your Gospel? No book was ever big enough to hold ali of the Gospel of Truth. The Gospel of the Saviour will touch our hearts through all time and be comfort for alfEeternity; but the written. Gospel doess not comprehend all of the Gospel of God
 Hugh Miller says: "The Gospel is the fulfillment of all hopes, the per- lection of all philosophy, the interpre- ter of all revelations, and a key to all the seeming contradictions of truth in the physical and moral world ;'t and Luther declared: God writes the Cos pei not in the Bible alone. but on the trees and flowers, and clouds and stars
 He put the Gospel of Good Cheer in the heart of man and made it too precious to De cast out; but it has been wofully neglected. A gloomy Gospel is a rnisinterpreta- ton of Truth and Mercy. What com mand of Christ to His disciples has any right to be placed before His "Be of Good Cheer?"
 The Gosped does not consist of words, but feeling We do not get our l impulses from the spelling book or the dictionary, but from the heart of which the Bible has so much to say.
 In the truly divine Gospel there is good humor and good nature, and good sense, as well as good cheer.
 The gospel of goodness is the onls gospel of salvation! Says Basil: "A good deed is nevsr lest, He ~flofsow courtesy reaps friends1ip he wht plants kindness gathers love; pleas. ire bestowed upon a grateful ,mint ' was never sterile. but generally grati tIde begets reward"
 Good cheer is good hope. and goot s"ne is as dependable a star to tht uinan soul as is the North Star tt he voyarer of unknown seas.
 JOES BROTHER
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
ANNUAL JUNE PICNIC.

.> By invitation, the clan gathered Wednesday, June 5th. at@the pleasant home of Biddy in Coventry-a 50 guests, including 10 children, enjoyed the day on the large lawn under the grand old elrns. It is but a step from the trolley station, making it very convenient for those who do not care to walk far.
 Biddy's new home was decorated in all colors with lovely peonies. We had permission to enter any room where the Social Corner color was over the door.
 The hostess was assisted in serving the excellent dinner by Aunty No. 1, Slim Jim, Popover, Fairy, and other Coventry friends. Think perhaps, Sis, our new Sister, was among the guests Anyway, saw Dusty Miller. Per- haps it flew and lit on the Red Cedar A number came from Club No. 8 We were sorry the date was the same as the Norwich gathering. The req son for this: Polly Wintergreen was leaving in few days for her new home in Groton, where she will live with her daughter, so the party was 1 held early, that she might attend. | It is wonderful how our appetites | improve at these gatherings. The salad, excellent baked beans, escallop- ! ed corn, cakes, etc, disappeared be- fore our onslaught. The coffee was delicious, with nice cream; and after all these good things came ice cream, presented by The Bulletin company for which we extend thanks. l After lunch Biddy exhibited two knitted coverlets for invalid soldiers the work of school children under her direction
 A musical program by Popover was enjoyed. One number given: The Chimes of Trinity .s
 A collection was then taken amount ing to $4.50, which was presented tc I the Willimantic chapter of the Rec Cross in the name of the Social Cor ner.
 I have not attended meeting fol three months, and we enjoyed every moment in this quiet, restful place.
 The club voted to have an outing al Coventry lake in July. Think it vii be held the third week, to which Clubl No. and 3. also friends, are invited This will be a basket lunch Yer, likely all who wish can buy hot cof fee or tea: also ice cream.
 i Watch out for the date. Everybod, welcome.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15

 prizes were a thrift stamp book with four stamps for each junior and senior group. The prize for the junior group went to Marion Geer, with honorable mention of Leslie Holdridge and Mil ton Freedman: the prize for the senior group went to Madeline Birch, with honorable mention of Gertrude Allen and Hi,la Helmberg. Singing. Amer ica, by all, and benediction pronounced by Rev. G. F. Goodenough concluded the exercises.
 The graduates were Gertrude Allen, Lawrence Pearce, Madeline Birch, Mil dred Gray and Daniel Arthur Main.
 children's Day.
 Children's day will be observed in the Congregational church Sunday morning.
 All schools have closed for the sum- mer vacation. Nearly all the teachers gave their pupils picnics. Miss Main, teacher in district No. 1. was presented June box by her pupils. The probate court has appointed Dwight L. Underwood of Norwich and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15

board. But a board is a hard thing to wash and a plate serves the pur- pose. quite as well.
 Acid FIavoring: Vinegar, lemon juice and sour jelly. like currant. are often used to flavor the thick sravies which are a part of a meat stew or which are served with it. Vinegar is an old fashioned relish which was of ten added to bacon. or salt pork and greens, pork and beans, corned beef and cabbage, and similar dishes These flavors combine well with that of brown flour, but not with onions or other vegetables of strong flavor. The idea that vinegar used in small quan- tities is unwholesone seems to be without foundation.
 Pickles Chopped pickles are some times added to the gravy served with hoiled mutton. They are cheaper than aapers and serve somewhat the same purpose. They are commonly used in sauces for fish and in many others to give a distinctive flavor.
 Olives: Chopped olives also make a welcome variety in meat sauce, and are not expensive if they are bought in bulk They will not spoil if little olive oil is poured on the top of the liquor in which they are kept. It should cover them a
 MOUNTAIN LAUREL
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
SOMETHING ABOUT BIRDS.

Dear, Social Corner Editor: A sister wished someone would write about birds. 1 have always been a lover of birds and one time had twelve. birds to take care of. I had a topknot ca nary that used to always come out on the table to bathe. It's name was Ke to. But the cat caught him at. last.
 parrot is queer bird It can only love one person and that is most always the man of the house. I visit ed once where there was a parrot and he just loved the man of the house and called him Papa! This parrot talked very much. As soon as the lamp was lit he wanted to be covered Up. He was twenty years old.
 l watch the sparrows a great deal. They have built nest in our blinds. l open the blinds, put up the window, and there were seedlings that had just started up they had stolen from a garden and as I destroyed the spar | rows nest it did not make a particle of difference, the birds went right to work and built another.
 ] I brought home southern Oriole. They are found in Florida and are beautiful. I had one for two years.
 The red bird with black wings | like so much.
 ' 11S -OI- " etT DlTu SeIQOIn comes up our coast farther than South Carolina. On the Florida Keys this bird is very common
 There is a woodpecker thae co.-ies out in front of our house every morn ing and we like to hear him drum ming away on the trees.
 1 would sit for an hour on the beach and watch the little sand birds. Ecalled. them 'tip-ups" and the sea. tgulls, graceful and sharp eyed, dive for their food. I tanned my canary by doing every thing for him myself; fed him canary seed, and hemp seeds of which he ii very fond. L fed him from my fin gers and lips. After he got to know me 1 put my hand in his cage witt a nice fresh bit of groundsel. Tn, first few days he would not come or lit, but by degrees he became tanner then he came. Then I took to lettins him out in the room when there wa: mo fire. and he got so after awhil he would come upon my arm ant scoid. He was so very tame we al loved him.
 Of all birds I think the goldfnch tn most interesting of bird pets. It is . native of Europe, but large number are brought to this country It is con stantly in motion. and it song is swee . but low. It is a hardy little creature !, IS easily tanned and taught tricks.
 UNSIGNED
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
VEGETABLE AND ACID FLAVOR
 ING,

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The flavor of green peppers gives an ac- 'ceptable variety. The seed should all ways be removed. The peppers should he chopped and added to chopped meat or other meat dishes. Meat mix ed with bread crumbs may be baked in the pepper shells and the stuffed pep- pers served as 8 separate dish.
 Onion Juice: May be obtained in the following simple way: Peel the onion and extract a few drops of juice by pressing one side with the dull edge of knife.
 Parsley: It is easy to grow parsley in a pot in the kitchen window and thus have it always on hand, fresh, or the leaves may be kept a long time IT sealed up in fruit jar and stored in a cool place. Parsley, mint and celery tops may all be dried, rubbed into fine bits. and Kept in air tight jars. Recipes usually say to chop fresh parsley with a sharp knife on a
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15

Dear Social Corner Sisters: One cake yeast, two cups luke warm water. two tablespoons sugar, one quarter teaspoon salt and one-half cup boiled mashed potatoes. Set this over night. One cup scalded milk, cooled to luke warm, three tablespoons butter or lard, two cups corn meal cooked in three cups boiling water; six cups flour or enough to knead mix milk, sugar, butter and salt, adding yeast mixture and flour to make thin batter; final ly adding the cooked corn meal thoroughly cooked; add remaining four and knead to make firm dough Let rise to double size.
 This makes fine bread.
 Soft Ginger Cake: One cup molasses one. cup sugar. one cup water, one half cup butter, two teaspoons flour; then beat and add two eggs, ginger and cinnamon and bake.
 WILD FLOWER
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
CLUB NO. 4 ORGANIZED.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: As we are very small in number here (if not in size), and no one seemed to think it convenient to attend the annual meeting of Club No. 1 on June 5th, or the one of Club No.2, on the same date at Norwich, we thought it nice time to have one of our own and get acquainted, so we start Club No. 4, and for that purpose we were very pleasantly entertained at the home of Primrose at Killingly, which was pret- tily decorated with the Social Corner colors.
 At noon a very appetizing lunch was served, at which Primrose was very ably assisted by a Happy go Lucky
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
ATTENDED THE ANNUAL PICNIC

Dear Social Corner Friends: You have always made me so welcome as a visitor at your gatherings, I thought I would like to become member of The Corner and be entitled to wear a yell low ribbon.
 Scottie: Was very sorry I could not accept your invitation to meet with you last Wednesday. but as Lonesome Pine and Olga were going to South Coventry, I thought would go along and spend the day with Biddy.
 Gala Lily: When you pass our house again in your auto, stop and give us a call.
 Aunt Mary: enjoy reading your let
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
HOW TO MAKE A STAR.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: In these days of conservation, when everyone is trying to save the pennies thought perhaps some mother who has a suit 10 make for a child, would like to know how to make a star.
 I will try to explain the way they were made in the Civil War times, when the sailors did their own sew ing, and. embroidered the stars-on their own collars My brother, who was a sailor at that time taught me to make them. S
 I first stitched three even rows around the sailor collar, same color as star. using washable embroidery silk. or white embroidery cotton on dark goods; : use the coarse on the
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
TO GAN BEETs.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: These are good receipts. If printed will tell you about my garden next week. How many Sisters are caring for their very own. I can. These .beets are not pickled but if you want pickle just put hot vinegar on instead of the wa ter they are boiled in.
 Recipe: Cook beets in just enough salt and wat3. as you would to eat; take beets out, peel them, put them in glass jars. cover with the water they are boiled in They taste in winter like beets just out of the garden. Seal light. Do all kinds of greens the same way.
 Best wishes from
 RED CEDAR.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15
TO. MAKE MUFFTNs.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I enjoy reading this page so much. I wish some of q the Sisters would try this recipe for mullins and report. Hope you will like it. I sometimes make it in loaf like shortcake:
 Muffins-One cup rye flour, one cup wheat four, one cup sour milk, one half cup sugar, one egg, one teaspoon soda. one half teaspoon baking powder, one tablespoon shortening and a little salt. Bake about 20 minutes in good oven.
 Best wishes to a1l