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Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
KITCHEN ECONOMIES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The following kitchen economies may be Of use to some m you:
 1. By not serving second helpings which are unnecessary in the correct ly planned meal.
 2 By not serving soup made irony meat and meat at the same meal. 3. By not wasting the water in which onion, celery and carrots have been boiled. Use it for stewing meat, pot roast or basting roast meats. It will add a delicious flavor.
 ,. By not throwing away the one quarter or one-haIf cup of cold cocoa or leftover coffee that remains in pot. which can be used in cake, pudding or gelatin.
 6. By not wasting one tablespoon of gravy, cream or white sauce. Use to flavor omelet.
 [. By not putting all the fruit juice from canned berries and other fruits on the table. There are m1ny uses ter fruit juices.
 s. By not throwing away the coarse outside lettuce leaves. use either for soup, creamed, or Dutch salad \ very small quantity will help flavor some other dish.
 Put your small candle ends into a little bag and use as a fatiron smoother
 When cooking dried fruits such as prunes, figs, or apricots, add a tea spoonful of cornstarch to every haIt pound of fruit. This will make a good syrup, and improve the flavor
 When brooms begin to wear, cut the bristles level again and the brush will do it's work as well as ever.
 A six-inch rule on the bottom of the kitchen apron will catch anything dropped better than q straight apron
 NANCY K.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01

Dear Sisters of The Social Corner: The following recipes may be new to some of you:
 Apple Syrup: Add five ounces of powdered calcium carbonate to seven gallons of apple cider or !tlicc. Boil the mixture in a kettle or vat vigor- ously for five minutes. Four the liquid into vessels, preferably jars or pitch CTS. Allow to stand six or eight hours, or until perfectly ciear. Pour the clear liquid into a clean preserv- ing kettle. Add to liquid one tea spoon of calcium carbonate: stir thoroughly. Boil rapidly (220 de- grees Fl until bulk is reduced one seventh of original volume. It should have the consistency of maple syrup when tested in cold wate" Pour in to jars, pitchers. etc. Cool very slow ly. Pour into fruit jars. cans jugs or kettles. Sterilize fer length of time as given according to outfit used: Water bath, 10 minutes; water seat PA degrees, 10 minutes: five pounds steam pressure, 8 minutes: Remove containers anu tighten covers, corks ~or cover. Invert to cool and test joints. Store for winter use. Use on hit cakes in beverages and like rnoiasses for sweetcning cookies aiG d,sserts.
 Arme Ritter. One pound stale bread slices, one egg, two tablespoons sugar, powdered cirnamon to taste, one cup milk, preserves. Cut shoes of stale bread into large squares, cutting bread rather thickiy and removing crusts. Beat the egg in small saucepan, add sugar, milk and cinnamon to taste, and Stir over fire until i, thickens; do not let it boil. Dip each slice of bread into this custard; when well soaked, lift cut and fry ir hot fat till light brown in color. Serve at once. as the slices lose their crisDness if exposed to the air for any length of time. Preserves placed on a little heap on each slice, will add a delightful flavor.
 Buckwheat Breakfast Cake: Two cups of bUcilwheat flour. one-fourth cup Of shortening. two cups or sour milk one teaspoon of soda, one- half teaspoon of salt. Mix anu bake in a fiat pan, so that the cake is about one and onehaif inches thick when )done Cut in squares and serve hot.
 Best wishes to all, from
 MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
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pointed end to slip the paste out upon the board, where it is rolled very even ly into slender roll. This thimbleful of paste makes four beads, marked off into four equal parts.
 Place in the mixing bowl eight heaping teaspoons of crumbs. add a little over teaspoon of sachet DOW der and mix gently; set aside about IS minutes.
 In a separate bowl place 6 1-e tea spoons of the fixative to which add a bit Of vegetable coloring, using your Judgment in selecting the color. Slow ly add this to the scented crumbs mix thoroughly, so all the different in gredients are evenly mixed; don't get the paste too thick, just so it can be readily used.
 If when making beads you find it too dry, dip the tip of your finger in water and moisten the palm of your left hand; then roll each piece of paste perfectly round pierce it with large bank pin, then stick them in empty cardboard boxes and set away for a week.
 The beads will, shrink as they dry. and when ready for use will be about the size of pea or small shelled hazel nut.
 When the beads are dry. pack them in box, alright, and let them remain another week.
 Yot can make pretty necklace by using two threads On two threads string one bead, the monarch or helio- trope bead, one crystal on each thread one amethyst or sapphire 0arge) on two threads, one crystal on each thread one gold on two threads. one crystal on each thread one heliotrope bead repeat.
 These chains are pretty. HENRY'S CHUM.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
CLUB No. 2's NEXT GATHERING.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I was surprised in looking at the calendar to find it was most time for notice of Club No. 2's next gathering, which will be held March 9th in the Buck ingham Memorial; hope it will be nice day and that we may have a good crowd.
 Mrs, Esther B-T hope the prescrip- tion Uncle Sam's Daughter, sent in will benefit your husband.
 Photographer.You say you wonder if you would be allowed to come to some of our gatherings. 1 am sure you would be welcome.
 Aunt Mary-I was sorry to read of your hard fight with that fire. It must have taken your strength Hope you will be able to meet with us March 5.
 Samantha-You have my sympathy in the loss of your daughter. Practical Polly-I was sorry not to be able 10 meet with Club No. 1 last time. Will try some other time. Thank you for pretty card.
 Best wishes for the Social Corner. SCOTTTE
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not he watched as closely hy the moth CT IS indoor activities. He learns to be more independent by nla-ing with others. and finds that little acts of self sacrifice. generosity and thoughts for others all come in due time He
 learns to give and takeSfairly, and to
 broaden himself generally. It is al
 ways a hard problem to obtain suita- ble and agreeable companions for the
 child but as in later life, he meets
 various dispositions to 6cal with, so
 should he be taught to overlook the shortcomings in others, learn to avoid
 unworthy actions. and keep the friend
 ship and respect of his Diaynates.
 Ii these things are taught to the
 child, if it is impressed with the good
 qualities of it's mothers training it
 will recognize them in it's teachers
 and will benefit itself and others when
 it goes out from the home to learn the
 standards of the school. L,scipIine is
 8 strong factor there and if he has
 already recognized it at home, he will
 see that it is enforced at school as far as it is concerned. It will learn more rapidly and will progress faster in it's studies if these things are con- quered in the home where they should be and not z5ait until the child has the upperhana in all ways and par ents are unable as well as teachers, to l impress the ways of life upon him. | The child has a right 10 all the 1 teachings of his mother, and if she 1 is q stacker in these things perhaps 1 it is because she does rot realize that the child will be to blame for his de- | ficiency later on. The earlier the better and the easier. It is a pleas ure as well as a duty for the mother not only keeps herself younger men tally, but fits herself for practical and beneficial motherhood.
 SUNBONNET SUE.
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HOME TRAINING OF SMALL GILL
 OREN,

Mothers of The Social Corner: The majority of mothers do not realize the necessity of giving Kindergarten train ing in the home or the value of help fitness to. the teachers, later on, as well as a benefit to thc child itself. The very earliest impressions are the foundation for children's activities and character Fr..ding, and if obtained in the school might be inspcde6 by hav- ing @ teacher below standard, and thereby he is the one to lose his right to helpful education; nor does he get started right uRtil he comes un- der the guidance of an efficient teach CT. The parents. not realizing that they should be the first character builders of their child. blame those in charge.
 In the first place, little children are often 8 bother to the mother if her time is otherwise too occupied to mo- tiCa the growing child and it's needs along these lines. If q chiid is well
 clothed, healthy good n&tured ~and husles itself, no more notice is taken of t, when in reality it is the very time to watch and control it. Time
 should be taken to watch it grow, physically, mentally, and in activities. The mother whose hands are too full with large family aid its needs,
 cannot always spend tho time she
 WOuld hke with each child to study habits and temperament anG difference es from brothers and sisters. But the average mother whose child is wei come and who lives fer ner child guards it's disposition and possi- ble temper and i'll feelings s1 that they will not confict in any way with the child. She realizes th't she must cater to the needs Of the child not to it's many whims and Eot d1scom- fort the child by uukind words or use him unfairly because of Sslfishness ol nervousness on her part
 The growing child is inqu;sitive anj asks thousands of questions, His mind, if nornal is very active. Ht
 thinks, wonders. imagires. and natur- ally asks questions. If they arC foolish ones it is because he cannot reason out for himself a satisfactory explanation, the way that grownups do. He is just learning and must be told many things and should always be told correctly, not even an evasiVC answer to turn them off If the chilt is satisfied with the answer and cal
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SOCIAL CORNER POEMS.
Weuld You only cerls saek.

tRslnh M. Thompson. m The Chris
 tian Hsr1ldD Would you orly came back. little fcl- From fh' sua where sour spirit for ever i- lr,r 1og miah- E-Iss up my collar and rImpie my airr. Nou might dent gyerr floor with the point or yogr top And though your anal fingers might iill mc with dirt ] should rsreruorr u0eyislly tell you to stop. Would you only com. back. utle reI- loV. to me Would you heed when l call you. anI hearkcn the plea Ecu might load down ,our pockets with rocks every day You might gpatter your best Sunday garments my lad; And though you should throw all my trinksts away. I would strive to b. kind and should scoru 60 gel mad" woull you only come back little fel- low. to me. From that Home where you romg with The angels ir glcc. You might scratch uu the furniture. ndrk on the wall. And defacc every volume you found in my den. You might litter th. parlor and shout in the hall But | never should sc0IG you. ah. never again. Could voe rT'" me back. little fel- low. Co me Could y9u ".-- .s sou used 10, once more lt uy knee l should hold your hear. close. 10 atone for my loss. And should hid you to pray the dear God. who is good To forgive yOu- Uoo- dadiv for hay iEr been cross And ] feel l you asked i, my boy. that iio would,
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see it's reascH 1t stops questioning for
 the time being
 He sees everything and initiates not only persons but animals These ac-
 tions when asW are a mystery and in
 tercsting and he tries them Knowing that it is natural for if 10 initiate be
 sure to have it see the correct way, in speech and action. Mothers oft en aIc embarrassed later on to have
 the child reveal some of her personal savings or actions.
 Children are natural truthtellers un-
 til they como in contact with those
 whCm they notice avoiG t1c truth to
 benefit themselves. Therefore the
 ruth should be enphasiz ized. cncourag-
 ed and rracti2ed by tn s;rCwnups it comes in contact with especially
 members of the family
 The kindergarten training of every child should be started as early as possible. while they are learning to talk. and notice. They can learn color, number, form, arrangement,
 neatress and accuracy in many ways, with their playthings alona. Colored balls may he grouped together and there are mary tests to be applied. Building blocks of good size teach | form. accuracy of straight lines, | symmetry and number In time he
 can build from direction and form | squares or various shapes, and sim 1 pie buildings. which devrlope into l original work or copying from pie lures. called free building. This gives ; the child a chance to use his llnowl- i edge 9nd to originate for he learns | quite as much through studying out 1 for himself and perhaps more than if 1 he is told, especially things done with i the hands.
 COlOred sticks may >@ater be intro 1 duCed, clay modelling and various kin dergarten material which may he pur- l chased ar small cost in comparison to 1 the value the child obtains from them i Pegs are very good to begin with for | children always find amusement with | the peg board
 1 Colored crayons, sewing, rarquetrv weaving and modelling, also paste 1 board modelling are very seldom found i in the home, though always found in i the kindergarten, and ii is remarkable ! that little childreU can construct such artistic things as they do: Ilut it only i shows what can be accomplished by 1 their little hands. and the active men, tai power that is used. If children l can have these in their own play room or in 6 corner of their own, they
 can bc taught the necessity of keeping
 things in order. neatness and prompt. ness in puttiag things away afte1 play. It soon becomes q habit if en-
 forced and saves the mother much un. necessary work.
 With various useful material thu child is seldom a bother. It soor learns to content itself, which benefit!
 it's disposition as well as it's mothers
 and he is better fitted for the more
 strenuous out of door play which can
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
MORE ABOUT CHILDREN.

Dear Social Corner Editor: l think of Jerusha E. will observe carefully she will be surprised how unlike sons and daughters and pa and ma be.
 Children are not fully developed in the schools or in the homes. Experi- ence as well as learning is the great developer of Womanhood and man hood.
 Too many girls are trained to lead idle lives and too many boys inspired with the cuff and collar idea. The real work of life has to be done by men and women and these are the only real men and women on earth.
 Children are tainted in their homes by the duplicity of parents and eva sions which they think the child does not notice.
 There are no keener observers than little children of inquiring minds and they catch-on to more than parents suspect.
 Temper criticism of others, teal- ousy and words which should never have been spoken do the growing child a deal of harm, and may establish prejudices and fears from which the child can never rid himself
 BILLY RI TTSTEP
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three eggs, one at time, beating well alter adding each one sift one and Cne-halt pintS flour, mix through it
 haf teaspoon baking powder, add
 ing it to the mixture, also one cup of ra.sins, half cup of chopped citron,
 half cup of milk, half teaspoon nut
 meg, one cup very strong coffee; mix into smooth batter and bake.
 Economical Dish-Cut a pound and
 Ia half of round beef in pieces two
 inches square, put in stewpan to sim
 rnor with two quarts of water: sea
 son with salt and pepper, add few
 slices of onion, few slices of car
 rots and six small potatoes; make a
 thickening of one tablespoon flour
 thoroughly mixed with half a cup cold
 milk.
 Ne" England Dinner: This consists
 Of corned beef, pork and vegetables.
 The fat is all skinned from liquor in
 which the meat is boiled about two
 hours before dinner time. the vege-
 tables are put into the boiling kettle, cooked until tender: carrots, cabbage, parshlps turnlps, potatoes and onions. Fried Beef Cakes-Mince meat fine. | mix with one third quantity of mash ed potatoes. Season with pepper and salt mix the whole with beaten yolks or egg and make into cakes half inch
 mick; dust with flour, fry brown in beef dripping or lard.
 Charlotte Russe-Put into q kettle one ounce of gelatine. one quart of
 water. one-half pint of milk. one pound sugar, yolks of four eggs, four spoons of the sugar. When the ingre- hientS are well mixed, pour them upon @ | While, then strain through sieve and Tour while hot on the four whites which must first he beaten 10 q frSyl, s'Ir constantly; whom cold add svlla | hub prepared as follows: onc-haIf nint cream, inc remainder of the sugar; | cEurn it then lay it upon a sieve ec i mat all the milk may drain out and aIr constantly until cold.
 A Delicious Maccaroni-Boii mac | caroni in salted water until tender ] Grain through colander, lroat two ia teaspoons Of butter in saucepan. add 1 Co m7caroni half cap cold ham. or Jeff 1 over cold meat may be substituted ! quarter Of a pound grated cheese l cover, set over fire until thoroughly ] not; heat orc can tomato. Serve at 1 once. ! spoon biscu't-To four cups of sift- 1 cd four add one teaspoon each of s,I. | gar and salt, four teaspoons bakine | powder; mix, sift four. times. then cut | into the mixture two tablespoons ot i butter: then add slowly two cuns o1 ! cold milk; beat vigorously T rnin,,+, | CT two, drop by spoons into hot gen1.
 pan; bake 10 minutes in oven This 1 can he made with rye or graham flour PATLA
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
ROLL OF HONOR
Sons of Social corrsr Writers

 Walter P. Moran, of Norwich. Richard C. Moran, of Norwich. Eugene Campbell of WiIlimantic, Conn.
 Allsn Williams Hovsy sterry, of Union. Conn.
 Eari L. Sparks, of Norwich. Arthur T. Knowles, Of Wethersheld, Conn.
 Floyd Mitchell. of Central Village, Conn.
 Willard A. Madlsy Of Lebanon. William Howard Gordon, Subma- zine service. [. s. N.
 Myron J. 7insland, of Norwich. Royce 2. Mccall of Leonard Bridge Calvin H. Mccall Of Leonard Bridge Waiter Robinson, or New Haven. Floyd C. Knowles, Camp Devens. Milton Perry Pendleton, Niagara Falls. \. '.
 Samuel L. Mitchell, Manchester \. II.
 Frank 6. Medbury. of Canterbury. Frederick H. Race, Jr., North Frank. lin.
 Herbert R. Hoffman. North Franklin Clifford Gotham, Mansfield Depot. Jehn Win'ed Seott, L. $. Navel Ali Station. Norfolk. Va.
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members of each club have, and how many new friends and acqua1ntances you make. If was we'll and lived where I could I would like to visit each one.
 It must seem good to be able to cook what you please, providing you have the means to procure the articles you desire.
 It is almost time for The Corner to have another birthday. l presume 1t will be celebrated in some way. We have had a very mild winter, with very little snow, but it must be an unhealthy one, for there have been much sickness and many deaths. There is still time for bit of winter, yet. I only hope it will all come in March so that we may enjoy beau- tiful warm spring like days in April and May, instead of having it as cool as we have had it in the spring for the past few years.
 Best wishes to all.
 DIANA. N 1T
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
GARDEN HINTS.

Dear Social Cornerites: Now we are thinking what we shall plant. etc. and as I have some good things I wish to
 pass them around.
 In setting out peppers or tomatoes, generally we find the next morning the cut worms have cut off the best. Last
 year I found the best plant cut. cut the end off and stuck it in the hill
 kept covered with a flower pot several
 days, and it rooted and soon was as
 nice a plant as any.
 Cut worms 20 in pairs. If you find
 anything cut, dig round the plant and
 perhaps you find small one and
 think that all: but there is a big fat
 one there somewhere. Hunt until you
 get him. One is unusually quite small
 the other large.
 Here is another thing I have learned from experience: Put a moth ball in <~1ch hill in setting out tomatoes, pep
 pers and cabbages and not a worm
 will cut them.
 Our garden is about 300 feet from the house so naturally I had to think of something to save water. There is
 building 15x20 feet, we put an cave trough on, and a conductor pipe, have
 four lard barrels connected with iron pipe. and when the first fills it runs into the next, and so on until all are full.
 Take a hammer, a small nail and punch holes ill d tomato can about one quarter inch apart dip in pail of water and hold over each plant and one pail will answer the purpose of two with a sprinkler and done in half the time.
 In planting fine seeds, cover with board, with ends slightly raised (if it is too sunny), remove nights and if plenty of dew no water will be needed | If dry in the morning, sprinkle and cover. Do this until seeds appear, i then raise the ends of board higher,
 so they get plenty Of air and only cover in middle of the day. Seeds will come up in a few days that way when large enough, thin out, transplant and cover days with strawberry baskets. If you have a vegetable garden be sure and try Phanah Dream corn, looks and tastes like Evergreen. Mine grew 9 1-2 feet high, had from three to five ears on a stalk, all ripe at once such a saving of room and such nice long stalks to cover the strawberries with.
 Another grand thing is Golden Gus ter wax beans Did I hear someone say none for me! I hate wax beans. Our case exactly, but these-well, you will eat them and call for more. They are a pole bean, hang in clusters from three to five, some one-half inch in width and six and eight inches long, | The beans are white and are fine with 1 corn for succotash, fine boiled, fine
 baked and as a string bean the incest 1 you ever ate. They are stringless. Interested Reader: 1 thank you for i the pretty calendar I sent a box of i chrysanthemUm blossoms and a letter
 asking you if you would like some
 roots in the spring, but heard nothing 1 thought perhaps the flu" had carried you off, but very glad it's not so. YELLOW RAMBLER.
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fasten in opposite SD in edge Of pocket *Repeat across top of bag this way and fasten off thread.
 Cut 1 strands of warp inches long. double in middle and tie in usual way in every space across the bottom. lined my bag with sattcen. T'atfeta may be used. You can use contrasting color if you wish.
 This bag is very handsome and serviceable shopping bag and looks well with most any gown one chooses to wear shopping.
 You can use this same design for change purse, only change numoer of HuItches to make it smaller.
 If YOU wish :, ou can make Q bag Of s,lA to match Cur gown but there $ c decided difference in the price. A bag made of crochet silk and lined with satin is exceedingly handsome .
 ETH ELYN
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GREETINGS FROM DIANA.

Dear Editor and Corner Sisters How are each of you?
 Biddy-I wish to thank you for the Club No. Is greeting to me and for the picture you sent of your home and of your dear sister. who was mem Der of The Corner. The letter found me down sick and served as a tonic, for now I am out on my couch again
 I also wish to thank Club No. 1 for my valentine. It was more substan- tiaI than many and helped me to pro- cure some things I needed.
 I am glad to }see so many of the old writers again in The Corner, and hope they will continue. for there is room for all.
 I love to think of the good times the
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AN INQUIRY,

Uncle Sam's Daughter and The Crank: I read with interest your pre- scriptions for high blood pressure. Would that do for me, too? I have such high blood pressure that it pro- duces a noise in my head which is very annoying.
 I have been troubled this way a long time, but have never tried Epson salts l, too, live on a farm and the Social Corner is a real blessing to us who have so little of the worlds goods. Can any Of the Sisters tell me what causes this blood pressure? l shall be very grateful for any information con- corning this trouble. Hope to hear soon.
 MRS. MARY w.