FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



HOME MAKING 



FELT HATS POPULAR 



Twenty=four Leaders Teach Classes 



The women seem to be expressing more 

 enthusiasm for the felt hat project than 

 for any work since the time of dress 

 forms. Probably it is because it does 

 not take long to make a hat, they are 

 good looking, becoming, and cheap. 



Whatever the reason is for the popu- 

 larity, the women in eighteen out of the 

 twenty-three towns in this county, 

 wanted to make felt hats this fall, so we 

 have had two training classes, one In 

 Northampton and one in Ware. At these 

 meetings the leaders were taught how to 

 make all the different kinds of hats and 

 they in turn have held classes in their 

 communities. 



The hats the women have made are 

 very attractive and stylish. More can 

 be done to make the hats becoming this 

 year than last, because of the stylish soft 

 crowns that have so many folds and 

 creases in them. The tarns are good for 

 the young girls and these are very easily 

 made. 



The leaders who attended the training 

 classes are: Mrs. Thaddeus Graves and 

 Mrs. .John Bitner, Hatfield; Mrs. .J. G. 

 Cook and Mrs. E. P. West, Hadley; Mrs. 

 H. H. Paine and Mrs. .J. E. Carlson, 

 Southampton; Mrs. Lawrence Bergman, 

 and Mrs. William Kidger, Easthampton; 

 Mrs. C. E. Barney, and Mrs. Chester 

 Allen, South Hadley; Mrs. D. W. Porter 

 and Mrs. Frank Rice, Goshen; Mrs. 

 Harry Conkey and Mrs. -Julia Shumway, 

 Belchertown ; Mrs. Henry Fisherdick and 

 Mrs. Edgar Winslow, Ware; Miss Bertha 

 Mysonna and Miss Fannie Karnenski, 

 Ware; Mrs. Clara Fisherdick, Ware; 

 Miss Katherine Slater, People's Institute, 

 Northampton. 



HOME HAPPENINGS 



The women from Huntington, South- 

 ampton, Easthampton, Chesterfield, West 

 Chesterfield, South Worthington, Wil- 

 liamsburg, and Westhampton are going 

 to have the opportunity to hear Miss 

 Inez LaBossier give a lecture demonstra- 

 tion at the Westhampton church on 

 "Home Dyeing". This is a subject that 

 is very near to every woman who has to 

 clothe her.self and family on a limited 

 budget. The uncertainty of having suc- 

 cess in dyeing will be changed to a ".sure 

 thing" after Miss LaBossier has given 

 us her secrets. The subjects of tied and 

 dyed work will also be discussed and 

 demonstrated. This will be useful to the 

 women at this time of year when they 

 are planning their Xmas presents. 



Enfield had the largest class in milli- 



nery this fall that they have had for 

 years. Thirty women made hats for 

 themselves or children. Some of the 

 cutest children's hats the agent has seen, 

 were made at the meeting. The women 

 were so eager to learn and there were 

 so many of them that the agent would 

 have been "swamped" if Mrs. Henry 

 Fisherdick and Mrs. Edgar Winslow, 

 millinery leaders for Ware center had 

 not been there to help. 



The North Amherst women have or- 

 ganized an extension group and the 

 women are planning to make felt hats. 



CABBAGE 



A CHANGE IN PLANS 



Due to the death of Miss Bertha 

 Knight, State Clothing Specialist we are 

 not able to conduct the Home Furnishing 

 project in the way we had planned. To 

 help meet the demand for such work we 

 are off"ering to audiences of thirty-five or 

 more, Mr. W. S. Manchester, the Mass- 

 achusetts representative for The Sherwin 

 Williams Paint Co. Mr. Manchester 

 plans to give three lecture demonstra- 

 tions at South Hadley. The subjects to 

 be discussed for the first meeting are: 

 preparation of the old and new surfaces, 

 stains and varnishes. The second meet- 

 ing promises to be very interesting with 

 a demon.stration on the use of lacquer 

 and enamel. Part of the demonstration 

 will consi.st of redecorating knick-nacks, 

 toys, iron lamps, etc. The last meeting 

 will be very practical with a lecture on 

 wall and floor finishes, particularily 

 featuring stipled effects. 



The women from Granby, South Am- 

 herst, South Hadley Falls and Hadley 

 are espcially interested to attend these 

 meetings. However notices will be in the 

 paper and everyone will be welcomed. 

 We hope we may obtain Mr. Manchester 

 for the same service in other parts of the 

 county. 



WHO WILL KEEP A CLOTHING 



EXPENSE ACCOUNT? 



There has been some requests for work 

 on clothing budgets, but before we will 

 be able to work out a project that will 

 be practical, we need more information. 

 So we are hoping to have several women 

 keep account of their clothing expendi- 

 tures for this year. 



We have some very simplified sheets 

 which will help you in recording your 

 expenditures. If you are willing to co- 

 operate with us and keep one of these 

 sheets, and at the same time receive some 

 personal help in budgeting your clothing 

 expen.ses, kindly notify the Home Demon- 

 stration Agent. 



The poet Shelley was once engaged tO' 

 marry a very beautiful girl. To the 

 surprise of his friends the marriage did 

 not take place. When a.?ked about it he 

 made this reply, "But my dear sir, what 

 could one do? She actually ate cabbage". 



Fortunately today we do not share this 

 prejudice against cabbage. The essayist 

 who wrote of "Cabbages and kings", did 

 not have in mind the use of this vegetable- 

 for the royal table, but when properly 

 cooked it is a dish for kings and also for 

 Americans. Modern science is finding 

 that this formerly plebian vegetable has 

 many virtues. It is rich in minerals so 

 important in building bones and teeth 

 and in regulating many body processes. 

 And it abounds in vitamins, those mys- 

 terious little substances without which 

 good health and growth are impossible. 

 It is consoling to know that the outside' 

 green leaves contain more minerals and 

 vitamins than the inside white ones. It 

 contains considerable cellulose, so im- 

 portant in preventing constipation. It is 

 an ideal vegetable for overweights. 

 Quantities may be eaten without adding" 

 materially to the weight. 



It may be eaten either raw or cooked, 

 and if properly prepared will generally 

 not upset the most delicate digestion. If 

 eaten raw it should be shredded or choped, 

 never put through the food grinder, as 

 this spoils the flavor and texture. If 

 served cooked, it should never be boiled 

 for more than twenty minutes, and the 

 cover should always be left off. Try 

 some of these recipes and see if your 

 respect for cabbage is not increased. 



Buttered Cabbage 



Shred cabbage rather fine, put to cook 

 in kettle with small amount of boiling 

 water, but no salt. Leave cover off. 

 Boil rapidly for fifteen or twenty 

 minutes. See that water is all cooked 

 down when cabbage is done. Before re- 

 moving from fire season with salt, butter, 

 and a small amount of cream or milk, if 

 liked. 



Escalloped Cabbage 



Cut a medium sized cabbage in quarters 

 and cook for 20 minutes in rapidly boil- 

 ing waited water, with the cover off. 



Make a thick white sauce and just be- 

 fore removing from the fire stir in grated 

 cheese. Alternate layers of cabbage and 

 layers of white sauce in baking dish. 

 Cover with buttered crumbs and brown 

 in oven. 



Cabbage, Apple and Raisin Salad 



1 c. finely chopped red apples (with 

 skins) . 



2 c. finely chopped cabbage. 



I c. seeded raisins cut in halves. 

 Dates or nuts may be substituted for 

 raisins. 



