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Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
A DAY IN BOSTON

Dear Editor of the Social Corner: Please accept my delayed thanks for the prize check As we were away last month on our annual vacation I have not found time to write until now.
 The day we spent in Boston was very much enjoyed. One beautiful morning We took the early train and stopped at the South station. said to be the largest railroad stataon in the world.
 After 2 few minutes there we took the elevated train for the North station, getting fine gliTnpses of the harbor on the way. Here We started for a ride out around Bunker HIT region. and return-
 ing to the North station took the subway for ths public garden. From there a short walk brought US to the Boston
 public library.
 This library contains over one million volumes. The fnagnFficent> building Is
 built around an open court, which makes a delightful cool, e1laca to stuSv in warn, weather. The entrance hal has tab lets on which are the names of benefac- tors and prominent men of Boston. Al the grand staircase guarding the stairs On either side are 'irn7itense ffafbie Hons bt, St. Gaadens, There are memorial for Civil war soldiers. The Mases The Quest of tho Holy GrN. The Religions oi ] the World and other wall and ceiling paintings are beautiful. It is well wortl | a trip to Boston just to see this library building alone.
 Nearby Is Trinity church, said 10 ss 1 the finest church building in New Eng l land. It is always open to visitors ant ! ilas an added interest when we retnern Der that the beloved Phillips Brooks | Was rector O. this church. for ove; I twenty years.
 ! From here re took Harvard Square
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\ BUG IN 4 woNDEEFUI. GARDEN
 OF FLOWERS.

Dear. Social Corner Sisters: It is q
 ia1g time since I have written to the
 Corner or attended any of the meet Ings, but have always thought of you
 cach one, and wished I could be with you.
 have been an interested reader of al. the letters, especially those about Ekonk, Beach Pond, and Westminster. ! have been over the roads of Canter- bury, and Westminster many, many times and l.now just where each stone and rut iz
 From tny home I have beautiful view over thu hills of Centerhurv and Westmin;ster, and Hampton Ili in the distance. On clear day the spires of both Canterbury and Westminster churches are very plainly seen and l l love to look at them.
 Stme of mv friends question my pen name, Bns. as not being a nice one l Well. may be t sounds silly to them, hus l t i5 name riven ma when young 1 girl by one in my home md recalls 1 happy times gone forever and loyeti fac, es which I shall never sec again In thi, world and in such 2 wonderful garden oi ! flowers IS there Is in the Social Corner 1 it fig not strange that there should be | one Bug.
 Deliah Deal: am so sorry did no-
 insist on that cup of tea. I didn't grasT | the idea that you were going farthel until too late. Come again and we vii have tea if we have to have it sitting c,
 the foor. My rooms are settled now ant
 look nice. Please forgive me
 ! have two nice cake recipes which
 was going to send. but will leave then
 until later as my letter Is long enousl now. As ever,
 ToTrr4
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car and on the way we get 2 glimpse of Commonwealth avenue, the fine statue of Jeff Ericsson. the city hail and the palaaia. houses of the Back Bay region.
 Arriving at Harvard College We first take> look at Memorial Hall. which was built as memorial for the liar ward men who died in the Civil war. and contains marble tablets bearing the names of each soldier, many old por- traits by famous artists, and many oth- CT objects of great interest.
 The most of our time here We spent in the Agassiz Museum, with It's many fine collections but we enjoyed most the wonderful collection of glass flowers, a collection not to be found elsewhere either. a most wonderful imitation os flowers. The process Of making and coloring was said to have been known only to this father and his son, She Blaschka.
 l It Is a memorial to the Ware family l who spent an immense sum in order to i perfect this collection Of every known flower, many of them lifesize, flower 1 leaf and root, very useful in the study | of botany at the university.
 From here we take the car back tt Mechanics hall, the real object of oul trip to Boston, and after spending her as much. time as we had left, anothe short walk brings us to the Back Ba. station and our train for home.
 JEREMY.
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KEEPING UP WITH NEW FOODS.

Dear Corner Sisters: The tendency d. ways is for the housewife to forget how to make certain dishes rather than to learn how to make r> The young woman who was marie lust after fin ishing a course at cooking school per haps knows how to make fifteen good everyday desserts the first year and now. five years hence. she has forgotten half this number. If she does not make a special aAfort she will 'snow how to make only five next year. They just natural Ilv sip out of her cooking repertoire inst as certain as once familiar songs slip out Of the reDArtoire of sheer unless 1 he pays especial attention to them. Yet variety Is as important now az { it ever was. It adds much to the suc- 1 cess you make as q cook. It Is import 1 ant that you should add all thA fir7@ +c 1 your scone as a cook. It Is important : hat you leen abreast of the t'nnes. learn. ! inc If new foods and new w-s-s of nrA. ra ring old foo@s Above all 1t ia wo-tt while tc read and read some good root {; book. or to watch vonr papers and r1ag
 aziues for re-@'n4s that seem to you to b.
 o'ood and suitable for your family ant rirht there is where [ find the Socia
 Corner great help.
 Here Is 2, good resolution fNr an'
 honsaw'fA-to learn earh weak how tI cook some new dish. This dish may h nrNnared according to a reo'7A you hav
 7ror'5ed out from some pub'ished rec'ne or from iustrIctions given Fv a friend
 If you learned one new dish wee,
 that would he fftv-two in a year l wouldn't be 90 great an effort 10 Fe
 tllese raw dishes and If only half Of ther
 were good enouoh 10 make pArmanen
 vou would s.!.'I have t7veat.-hve neN
 vvavs of cooking things by the time ta
 year expired.
 | Best wishes.
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A RECOMMENDED RECREATION.

Dear Friends of the Social Corner: I have enjoyed reading about your pie
 nlcs and outings this summer. in-
 tend to visit Beach Pond sone time. It
 is most too late this year but am saving
 directions.
 A short time ago some friends and
 myself took an outing that proved to be
 very enjoyable and also not very ex-
 pensive. AS we did not Intend to be
 gone long little preparation was neces- esry. So one fine day after doing the
 dinner dishes and sticking up the lzitch-
 en I hailed the jitney, called for my friends who we're ready in a jiffy and we were of. Bought our tickets and soon found ourselves comfortably seated on the deck Of an ocean liner bound for France.
 There was q very pleasant company On board and we discovered among 1 them some of our next door neighbors who, having heard oF our proposed trip ! hastily decided to take 1t, too. And of 1 course that was al 0. K.s "The more 1 the fntrrier."
 The music began playing Tine weati1- 1 er was fine. The sea SWas calm az a mill | pond. Not one person on board was | saasicl1, which. as you may suppose. l was an ideal state of affairs. To be |, sure when we were about half way across one old lady did get bit ner. 1 vous and passed around life savers oi 1 which it seems she had a good supply {, hut that was quite all right. No ont i, objected and all was serene. 1 It was tr11.y a delightful sail over tht l hiue waters and soon the bAaatifu | sssr@ f France we ccuid discern in
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
MARTHA
CURING FORK AND TRYING OUT
 LARD


 Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Ti''s is the time of year when tllArA is much nork to be cured It is not dihicut and t assures a meat supply that is han dy and good.
 To cure pork in brine first rub each ham with one teaspoon of powdered saltnAfre. Rub around the bone with one tes spoon pepper. Mix one and one-halt bounds brown sugar with two cups of salt and rub meat with this. This auar- t!tv is enough for fifty pounds of meat. Put a layer of salt in thA bottom of a 'areA tub. Put Tn meat skin side down. Sprinkle with salt and put in more meat. T,At stand in this salt for eight days. Then take out and wine of all the salt and wash the tub. Take five ounces saltpetre, eirht cups noiassAs. eirht cups salt, two gallons water. Boil and skim. When cool pour over meat in the tub. Then brine should cover the meat. Turn the meat once week to De sure 1t is curing evenly Let stand in the brine four or five wee'rs, then tate out and smoke. Bacon will cure in three weeks | The woman who uses much lard In | the course of a winter win find she can 1 save money if she vii buy the fat and | try out lard This is not hard work and well worth while. This is one of the 1 things our mothers did in the days hh- 1 fore we heard so much about the hirt' cost of living. What is known as leaf lard may be purchased in any butcher shop and tried out at home. This in- sures pure lard for pies and cookies.
 To try out lard cut fat into small pieces. Put in big kettle with just enough water to cover the bottom of thf 1 kettle. This water Is added merely tt prevent scorching when the fat Ia first put over the fire. Cook slowly, stirring
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
APPLE SNOW PUDDING.

Dear Editor Social Corner. Sisters and Brothers: I hope you all had pleasant Thanksgiving. How sad l felt when heard of Tidy Adley's death. She was such lovely sister and dear friend.
 Aunt Sarah: I am having better luck with my paper now. l take the Courier but don't get Social Corner news until Wednesday. Hope ytu VII have good tuck.
 Peggy Anne: Your lace must be bean- tlful to get prize. I made some for ap- rons and 1t was sold at our fair. am sure I would get no prize.
 Eliza Jane; l am making the iitne. lace for handlserchiefs. You showed me how six years ego. What grand times We had then.
 Kitty Lou: You sent in the pattern last week. IL Is nice lace for Q sash cur tain.
 Here is an apple snow pudding: One large baked apple, tart, white of one egg. One cup of sagar. Beat all to- gether unti' white and fluffy. For the sauce take one cup of milk boiling. add 10 it yolk of one egg, two or three table spoons or sugar. one teaspoon of flour Cook until thick. After cooling flavor t' LUCY ACORN.
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GOOD BUT INEXPENSIVE RECIPE

Dear Editor and Sisters of the Social Corner: I've changed my address tenn porarily since writing to you I'm send- Ing some good but inexpensive recipes which I hope may prove of use. to sone- one:
 White Cake: Cream together one cup granulated sugar, speek salt and one heaping tablespoon shortening. Fold in the beaten white of one egg and add one and one-half cups sifted flour to which has been added two level teaspoons bak- Ing powder. Thin with scant two-thirds cup of milk, and flavor with half teaspoon vanilla. CUrrants may be ada ed if desired. Ice with any of the fol-
 lowing:
 Canary Icing: Five tablespoons confec- tionery sugar, one egg yolk, one-haIf tea spoon vanilla. Stir briskly and add cold water if necessary to make it spread easily.
 Ice Cream Frosting: Three -fourths cup confect.oner's sugar, one tablespoon butter one-half teaspoon fiavoring ex- tract. Thin to proper constituency with boiling water.
 Cocoa Icing: Three-fourti1s cup confec- 1 tioner's sugar, one tablespoon butter. one and -one-half tablespoons cocoa one-hal. l teaspoon vanilla. Thin to proper constit i uency with boiling water 1 NU HUMMER.
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JOAN.
WHAT TO DO WITH WOOD ASHES

Dear Editor and Sisters: l have been so busy this month that I have given but little thought to my letter for Tho Coz her. l enjoyed, as d.d all who attended the gathering at Pomfret with Last Rose Of Summer Since then I have been made happy by visits from Saturday Eve, Twice Twenty and Keziah Doolittle
 Now I am longing for the good old summertime again and the annual picnic at Wildwood. We must have it earlier in
 the season than before, for We cannot
 wait longer than necessary for Lo1etta'g
 promised treat of fruit cake Don't say
 q word, but 1 know where there is an-
 other nice bis loaf Of fruit cake male
 from 9 Social Corner recipe, and the sis
 ter who showed t to me the other morn- ing said she was not going to have 1t
 eaten uD Thanksgiving. Maybe we will have some of that. too. ana wouldn't 1t be nice if E. Ii. R. c. P. wpuld come and bring a suet pudding?
 A good suggestion by one of the sis ters but sometimes easier said than done,'' Is to the effect that no letter ie complete unless it contains something 1 helpful. Last winter, for the first time 1 i'll 90 years Of housekeeping, we had 2 wood fire in our living room, and cf ] course had to dispose of the ashes ir l some way. As fast as taken up we car l ried them out in the back yard and scat. ! tered them on the ground amoqg a lot oi :, rose bushes that had been sadly neglect l ed. When June came we were rewarded 1 by quantities of beautiful roses.
 1 Mary 'Guata: Sorry you could not ge 1 to Pon1fret with Is. tried the primrose i lace, but did not like it very well. l With best wishes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
MRS. JACKS. FRUIr CAKE.

Dear Editor Of the Social Corner: l am sending in B recipe for fruit cake which is very nice.
 Mrs. Jacks Fruit Cake: One pound wel. washed butter (to get the salt out) |, one pound finest granulated sugar, grate in rind Of one lemon. Break into this 10 eggs. one at Q time. Beat in thoroughly, add one-half cup molasses, live curs. pastry four that has been sift- cd several times with ono teaspoon cin- nanon, one-half teaspoon cloves, nutmeg and mace. Stir ali well together, then add two pounds Sultana raisins, two pounds seeded and. chopped blue rais- ins, one pound citron, chopped, one- quarter pound candied orange pee', chopped Mix well Then bake in slow oven. three and one-haR hours. There is no soda or baking powder in this. II will be aN right baked in dripping pan. When cold cut in four cakes. Wrap in waxed paper and 1t will keep q long time. have just made 1t today and It ie hns.
 Hope am not taking anyone's name am glad to be member as am ar old reader Of the Norwich Bul' 'etin. TAFTS
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
SWEET POTATO PIE AND poPovEBs

Dear Social Corner Friends: Can any of you find fault with tho mild autumn weather? I'm suited with it.
 Gala Lily: Do you remember when your people lived next door to me and how you and Old Glory used to play cir GUS in the back yard? Also the man from the south who used to sing Lily Dale to you?
 Peace: For sweet potato pie, allow one eEg 10 each cup of finely sifted sweet potato (e-ther steamed or boiled), salt and sugar to taste. thin with sweet milk Ike squash pie; grate nutmeg over top Bake in one crust. Sprinkle grated cocoa nut over top if yca Ike.
 Pop Overs: Beat together with an egg bsater cup Of sweet milk, one egg teaspoon of salt, one and one-half cups Of flour into which has been sifted one teaspoon Of baking powder. Bake in hot gem pans in a hot oven for about fifteen minutes
 Blanche: Hope you are none the worse for clirrbing this hill. Cont again with the same friend. Best wishes to RI,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
LOVE LABOR.

lave spent tne day n v'ritirg F'rcr- 4he earliest r.s- e E-N Brt rcv '1 thc c-;itt oT eLcnlrr wonder wra' ! haze '--r q must a.. De d0nc tolG0rr. w Ard ove- ard ove- arain. The many fnrnor-ov-- coming mus. --or's for loved ones then F-- .nis is the housewives iab'~ Ts work tr a circle ro-nj To Eeav .-7 home wbes.= turn With g. Haur~ cl4a~t,- er-.": T. .abo- for t.-'. 'or-7 r-.s V-.th -oag.-v. -7v.oH te'-- nd urkt -r- 1af-s " no.i .'-'.. For loved ouss tae''- g. lec n-- turhs0d c--u. Ee found r.- drsFf'a b--... Ire tsh-o st- w'th ,ar5 a~i-- s'orvcjtt7r care ard 7-or-y No wish 70 fu-the- roam r'-- tre dearest rtatT or ear+r ro him ls he enc I rave wade his home. O.. ~c77s- vro -ssk for ptcesi-e And vomer who seek for fams: T,oakt ~c win thr or,ze you're seek.
 i-@
 Tho a~aes WY rutuch -ha Tame. Ttouga Housewives lives are simple vet .he recSrs 's Gep. aAove: SrG the ores vho rst the most from
 iifo
 Keep ,ha'r homes and their husband,
 love.
 -TiizaOc,A Jowct, Brown, Sent .- n- Thirt~ Tro.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
DUTIES OF A GRAND JUROR.

Dear Social Cornerites: I see by last weeks paper that t>Evelyn sBurr is calling Grand Juror to tell of her duties and what they are. Perhaps I had best quote from 'The Actual Government of Con- necticut.'' There are many cases of crime or misdemeanor upon which no one volunteers to report and to which the oonstable6 have not been a witness. It is here the grand jurors step in. They are men or women, not less than two nor more than six. whose duty it is to investi- gate rumorS of crimes and determine whether or not there seems to be iusti- fication for bringing the man or woman up for trial
 The grand jurors do not themselves actually try men or women for crimes. Rather they investigate and try cases to see if the man or woman himself or i herself should be brought to trial. l They may. for this purpose, summon
 Witnesses and gather evidence in the
 usual way. If they should decide that 3 i crime or misdemeanor or violation has 1 been committed. they will then take the 1 case and the offender befor ca justice o1 1 the peace. who conducts the trial, tht 1 grand jurors acting as prosecutor. I In order to give you full measure, vii say that I am also a justice of the peact and am qualified to marry any lovinE couples provided with 8 licenes. and vii
 throw in q marriage certificate printed il
 two colors. Now, then, don't all come a | once
 So much for the duties I might per ! form. At present I am taking care 0 I four children, ages Is months, years ' years and II years. while their fathe i is spending @ 3O-day vacation at Brook iyn, Conn, and their mother is hangin
 between life and death in Backus hospi
 tai. AS 1t makes Il in my family to was
 and cook for don't get very lonesome
 but I'm glad Evelyn Burr called me. an
 We can usually find time 10 do what W
 want to do.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
PRIMROSE.
READS THE LETTERS OVER AND
 OVER.

Dear Social Corner Editor and Sisters:
 Again I'll try to send in q short letter
 although I know I cannot write to inter-
 est you like the others. But haven't we
 had interesting letters for the past three
 or four weeks? They have been just great and I read them over and over.
 laughed when I read Persis' letter of Nov
 9th, when she spoke of thinking Of mo
 prancing over the attic floor and jinglIng
 sleigh bells to scare the rats away
 Well, I had rather be remembered for
 that than to be forgotten entirely. You
 know, It is sweet to be remembered''
 and then I haven't heard 8 rat since,
 so I am pleased about that My hubby
 laughed at ms and said the rats would think I had called in the brass band to welcome them instead of giving them a sefd-cff. It doesn't cost anything, anyway, and If you are troubled with rats you better try 1t.
 It is nearly a year since I joined your circle and I have enjoyed 1t, although l often wish knew who Is The. I am ac- l quainted with only four. I enjoy the l letters of Historian and The Little Spin ] ster and hope to know them some titis. ] I have tried some recipes, the suet pud- ] ding was fine, have pickied some beete 1 and shall make carrot marmaIade
 1 Now Thanksgiving Is near at hand and we love to think of the happy family re. 1 unlons at graadpa's fedse--distance does
 not count, for the automobile brings then. l to the door in 6 hnrry-afid how they en, ] joy the dinner and after%afd the games and music But amid all the ef5cys1ei1ts 1 Of the day there comes to our minds tn, 1 homes where there Is a- vacant chair ahd i a silent prayer goes tip that the Savioui l will comfort and sustain the sorrewins ones. soo. tie Christmas time will be fers | win its song Of ''Peaee on earth, goot 1 will 10 men" Let us sing 1t with all oul hearts. We can help and cheer the Hici
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and sorrowing. and that will bring hap piness to ourselves.
 will send a recipe for filled cookies which we think are very nice.
 Filled Cookies Two cups coffee or light brown sugar. one cup shortening. one egg, ons-third cup milk, two teaspoons cream tartar, one teaspoon soda, three and one half cups flour Cor enough to be able 10 rol1).
 Filling: One cup chopped raisins or dates, one-hatf cup granulated sugar, one cup water, one tablespoon flour. Cook until thick. Hoping every Social Corner sister en- joyed Thanksgiving, I rem.in. GRANEMA GRAY.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
MORE EXPERIENCE WITH BoR1 BOWERS.

MORE EXPERIENCE WITH TsoR5
 BOWERS.
 Social Corneries: I have been silent a long time, but have read the Social Corner every week. Jennie's letter re- minded me of experiences I have had with borrowing nighbors. Not many years ago had a neighbor who was al- ways Borrowing" and she never remem- bered to return what she borrowed. She would come for butter and sugar, etc. and as she had ten In the family it took half pound of butter to make enough for one meal. did not mind lending, but did hope she would return as much as she borrowed, but she never did. One friend who had no warm coat. would al- ways borrow my 'best coat" when she went to Norwich, and number of times she wore my shoes, also. Now her husband had good position and she was wage earner, aIso, but she just l neglected to get clothes for herself, that l Ia ali
 Years ago, when I was girl, we lived 1 In tho house with borrowing family and l I laugh when I think of those people. One | night one of the girls wanted to go to a 1 dance and hef shoes were too shabby to wear, so as she wore the same number shoe that my mother did, she informed 1 shoes to the dance. Mother had been down totyn that day and was wearing her hest shoes, but she took them off, and Mary went on her wav'' happy Another time I had q new hat which ! I had net worn and ''the girP' came In and asked if she could wear my hat tc | Norwich that day, and l loaned her my hat. Now have not cared to wear oth- CT peoples clothes, so have not horrowed in that way, but I often borrow books which I am careful with and return as soon as [ have read. but have loan ed books to friends who would pas. them on to their friends, and never saw my book again. One time I loane( a dish to one of my friends. It was 6 inrge, deep dish, which tn;- mother hat given me and was the only one left O the dishes she had when she was mar Tried and went housekeeping and for tha reason I valued 1t. However. I waited for my friend to return the dish ant after two months had passed I 8 skea he to let mo have It, and she said. Why T. broke that dish soon after you ie mo have l. and I thought I had toIt '-"'l.' Well. could havo cried for tina
 ''1 was one that could not be replaced
 # tt nas taught me ? lesson. I don
 -3 anything now that I value great
 Ncw am wondering f there ar FLarE Of the Social Corner members wh ever had the late Mrs Grace Peekhar for 9 teaoher I went to school sil E--- for three years. and Mrs p vT rr- teacher.
 |i.a'e: I fancy you may have bea 0f ut' sohoolmates. Were you A. r
 '''"s9 dayso If you were, you vii re~'-.rhe1 me.
 Eest w'shes to aE.
 MRS sUzr.
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SWEET POTATOES IN A PIE ANn
 WITH MARsHMAILows.

Dear Cornerites: She sister asked for 3 sweet potato pie recipe. ! thought ] would send In one last week and then I thought out of 800 members cf the Cor ner someone else would answer. Bus now I'will send my recipe for sweet pc- tato pie, Take a quart Of sweet pots- toes after they have been pared, bel ed and mashed, q quart of milk, four eggs salt. nutmegS cinnamon. and sugar 10 taste. Bake same as squash pies. Ii potatoes are very moist use less milk.
 Sweet Potato With Marshmsiiow= Boil sweet potatoes in uEEalted water until tender: remove the skins. and mash as you wouia Irish potato. Work through. sugar. butter and salt 60 taste. Put in a baking dish. cover top win rnarshnsllowx. and set in the oven loaz | enough for marshIna lows 10 swell a.i brown. l am moro fond of the swec, potato and msrshmallow than am ot marshnsilow pie.
 KITTY LOU.