1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
659 
What  Open  Eyes  See. 
Tomatoes  keep  nicely  if  placed  in  a 
jar  whole  with  the  skins  on,  and  weak 
vinegar  is  poured  over  them.  When  they 
are  used,  if  there  are  soft  ones  among 
them,  throw  them  away  and  use  only  the 
hard  ones. 
Canned  Tomatoes. — Peel  nice  to¬ 
matoes,  slice  and  fill  the  cans ;  screw 
the  covers  on  tightly,  place  in  a  cooker 
and  steam  until  tender.  m.  b.  mc  c. 
That  Delightful  Kitchen. — Do  ask 
for  me  how  Mrs.  Fred.  C.  Johnson  can 
have  her  kitchen  cool  and  nice  to  eat 
dinner  in,  if  she  ever  cooks  breakfast, 
and  when  does  she  cook  ?  Where  can 
I  get  witchhazel  ?  v.  h.  s. 
[  Witch  hazel  can  be  obtained  at  about 
any  drug  store  at  the  North. — Ens.] 
Muscadine  and  Scuppernong  Rel¬ 
ish- — I  pulp  the  grapes,  putting  hulls  in 
one  vessel,  pulp  in  a  jar  and  I  use  it  either 
for  jelly  or  wine.  The  hulls  I  boil  in 
water  until  tender,  then  add  sugar, 
pound  to  pound,  and  boil  until  as  thick 
as  jam — ’tis  delightful  with  meats  and 
has  a  slightly  tart  taste  which  my  folks 
enjoy  very  much.  V.  h.  s. 
Green  Crape  Pie. — Line  a  pie  dish 
with  nice  paste  and  over  it  sprinkle  Hour 
quite  thickly.  Pick  off  the  green  grapes 
from  the  cluster  and  fill  the  plate  evenly 
as  deeply  as  desired.  Then  place  over 
them  as  smoothly  as  possible  a  small  cup 
of  light  brown  sugar.  Add  a  small  piece 
of  butter  and  another  sprinkle  of  flour. 
Hake  slowly  enough  to  have  the  fruit 
thoroughly  cooked.  Of  course  use  a  top 
crust  as  for  any  other  pie.  This  is  very 
nice.  C.  B.  D. 
A  Good  Makeshift. — For  those  who 
have  not  a  “  dumb-waiter,”  the  following 
arrangement  will  save  many  steps.  I 
had  a  broad  board  in  my  pantry  floor  put 
on  hinges  ;  underneath  it  in  the  cellar  is 
a  shelf  which  is  high  enough  so  that  I 
can  reach  down  to  it  from  above.  All 
covered  dishes  and  the  bread  and  cake 
boxes  may  be  kept  on  this  shelf  and  put 
down  and  taken  out  from  the  pantry. 
Often  I  do  not  have  to  go  down  the  stairs 
more  than  once  a  day.  By  leaving  the 
door  open  during  the  night,  the  pantry 
is  kept  almost  as  cool  as  the  cellar,  f.  e.  b. 
Canning  Crapes.— Have  the  cans 
ready,  clean  and  bright.  Pick  off  enough 
sound,  nearly  ripe  grapes  from  the  clus¬ 
ters  to  fill  the  can.  When  you  think  it 
full  shake  together  and  fill  full.  Have  a 
rich  syrup  of  sugar  on  the  stove  prepar¬ 
ing  as  you  work.  When  boiling-hot  pour 
over  the  grapes  until  every  place  is  full, 
then  screw  on  the  cover  tightly  ;  if  they 
are  not  delicious,  they  are  not  like  some 
that  were  sent  me  when  I  was  playing 
invalid.  They  have  much  the  flavor  of 
the  fresh  fruit.  I  have  wondered  if  other 
fruit  could  not  be  put  up  the  same  way. 
c.  B.  D. 
Crab-Apple  Jelly. — A  friend  had 
some  crab-apple  jelly  on  the  table,  which 
I  thought  was  certainly  the  prettiest  I 
had  ever  seen  ;  but,  remembering  the  old 
saying,  “  the  proof  of  the  pudding  is  in 
the  eating,”  I  waited  to  discover  how 
it  tasted  before  asking  her  way  of  mak¬ 
ing  it.  It  proved  the  nicest  I  had  ever 
eaten.  She  very  kindly  told  me  exactly 
how  she  made  it.  Choose  nice  fair  ap¬ 
ples  ;  do  not  cut  them,  but  wash  clean, 
put  them  in  a  large  pan  and  cover  with 
cold  water.  Let  them  cook  until  tender, 
then  strain  twice  through  a  white  flan¬ 
nel  bag.  Keturn  the  juice  to  the  stove, 
with  an  equal  quantity  of  sugar,  and  let 
it  come  to  a  boil.  Drop  three  or  four 
drops  of  vanilla  in  each  jelly  glass  and 
fill  with  the  jelly.  m.  r.  mc  c. 
When  Baby  was  sick,  we  gave  her  Castorla, 
When  she  was  a  Child,  she  cried  for  Castorla, 
When  she  became  MIsb,  she  clung  to  Castorla, 
When  she  had  Children,  she  gave  them  Castorla 
Tomatoes  and  Crapes. — Whole  raw 
tomatoes,  have  them  all  of  the  same  size 
and  shape  ;  either  scald  and  peel  early 
and  put  on  ice,  or  put  in  cold  water  and 
peel  thinly  just  before  dinner  ;  for  family 
of  six  take  one-half  cupful  of  vinegar, 
season  to  taste  with  salt  and  sugar ; 
serve  on  flat  sauce  plates  with  a  few 
tablespoonfuls  of  vinegar  poured  over 
each.  Try  a  dash  of  lemon  juice  in  the 
stewed  tomatoes.  A  pretty  way  to  serve 
grapes — have  them  put  in  a  large  dish  or 
bowl  of  ice  water  ;  when  wanted  lift  out 
with  a  silver  fork  dripping  and  cool  on 
to  small  plates.  b.  b.  g. 
Eighty  Full  Years.  —  Mrs.  Henry 
Ward  Beecher  has  lately  celebrated  her 
80th  birthday.  About  her  were  chil¬ 
dren,  grandchildren  and  greatgrand¬ 
children.  Many  messages  of  congratu¬ 
lation  and  gifts  of  flowers  were  sent 
her.  It  is  said  that  Mrs.  Beecher  still 
does  her  share  of  the  household  work 
and  makes  a  large  part  of  her  own  cloth¬ 
ing,  while  she  is  as^interested  as  the 
veriest  girl  in  preparing  articles  for 
Plymouth  Church  fair  soon  to  be  held. 
The  thrift  of  her  girlhood  still  clings  to 
her. 
Acknowledgements  and  Advan¬ 
ces. — A  lady  inquires  if  we  cannot  state 
each  week  in  the  paper  what  matter  is 
accepted  for  Open  Eyes.  The  conditions 
under  which  these  contributions  are 
sent  (in  any  number  of  small  scraps  at 
various  times)  make  any  manner  of  ac¬ 
knowledgement  difficult  and  burden¬ 
some  ;  so  much  so  that  as  an  experiment, 
we  shall  try  for  a  while  to  get  along 
without  this  extra  work.  There  are  two 
ways  by  which  contributors  may  know 
when  work  is  accepted :  the  advance 
of  the  date  on  the  address  label ;  and  the 
publication  of  the  matter  sent  in.  It 
begins  to  appear  that  some  friends  have 
not  noticed  that  the  offer  is  for  one 
year’s  advance  only,  and  they  have  sent 
more  than  enough  to  pay  for  this  ad¬ 
vance.  We  can  use  a  large  amount  of 
the  right  kind  of  matter  in  Open  Eyes, 
and  of  course  are  always  glad  to  receive 
such.  But,  for  the  present,  we  do  not 
care  to  enlarge  the  limits  of  the  offer. 
Peach  Mangoes. — Peach  mangoes 
are  a  new  pickle  to  me,  though  South¬ 
erners  regard  them  highly.  Here  is  the 
recipe  given  for  them  by  a  Southern 
woman.  Select  five  dozen  large  free-stone 
peaches,  full-grown,  but  not  in  the  least 
mellow.  Cover  them  with  brine  strong 
enough  to  bear  an  egg,  and  let  them 
remain  in  it  a  week  ;  then  wipe  them 
dry  and  remove  the  stones  very  carefully. 
Rub  the  inside  of  each  with  celery  seed, 
then  fill  each  with  the  following  mix¬ 
ture  :  Make  a  paste  with  olive  oil 
from  five  tablespoonfuls  of  ground  mus¬ 
tard,  add  a  quarter  of  a  pound  of 
chopped  onion,  half  a  pound  of  white 
mustard  seed,  a  quarter  of  a  pound  of 
long  pepper,  four  tablespoons  of  black 
pepper,  one  ounce  of  mace,  half  an  ounce 
of  cloves,  and  half  a  pound  of  grated 
horse  radish.  Sew  the  mangoes  up  and 
cover  them  with  vinegar  prepared  as 
follows :  To  one  gallon  of  vinegar  add 
one  pound  of  brown  sugar,  a  pod  of  red 
pepper  sliced,  or  a  teaspoonful  of  Cay¬ 
enne.  Let  it  come  to  a  boil  and  pour 
over  the  peaches  hot.  Let  them  get 
cold  before  tying  up  the  jar.  I  am  quite 
unable  to  guess  what  the  “  long  pepper” 
is  for  which  the  recipe  calls,  but  I  hope 
some  Southern  reader  may  feel  called 
upon  to  “rise  and  explain,  s.  a.  little. 
A  Southern  Custard. — A  correspon¬ 
dent  of  Good  Housekeeping  gives  clear 
directions  for  making  a  toothsome  dish 
from  sweet  potatoes.  Sweet  “potato 
custards  ’  are  made  from  boiled  potatoes, 
mashed  and  passed  through  a  colander. 
To  a  pint  of  the  potato  add  three  well- 
beaten  eggs  (saving  out  the  whites  of 
two),  half  a  pint  of  sweet  milk,  three 
tablespoonfuls  of  sugar,  and  spice  to 
taste.  Beat  the  whole  mass  thoroughly, 
and  if  it  seems  too  thick  add  more  milk, 
for  it  should  be  of  the  consistency  of  cake 
batter — sponge  cake  at  that.  An  ordin¬ 
ary  pastry  must  now  be  made  and  spread 
in  pie  pans  at  least  two  inches  deep ; 
this  crust  should  be  baked  lightly  before 
the  custard  is  poured  in,  then  a  second 
cooking  given  the  pies.  To  improve  their 
appearance,  give  them  a  third  dose  of  the 
oven,  for,  upon  removing  them  when 
done,  you  will  beat  the  whites  of  eggs 
which  were  saved  out  to  a  stiff  froth, 
add  a  tablespoonful  of  powdered  sugar, 
and,  spreading  this  mixture  over  each, 
return  to  the  oven  until  a  light  brown. 
What  One  Woman  Thinks. — So 
you  are  young,  and  you  want  to  learn 
how  to« make  knitted  lace  ?  What  for  ? 
Because  it  is  cheaper  made  than  bought? 
But  it  isn’t.  Because  you  have  nothing 
else  to  do  ?  But  you  have. 
Don’t  you  know,  dear,  that  the  world 
has  out-grown  knitted  lace  ?  Well,  it 
has.  It  isn’t  only  the  fact  that  knitted 
lace  has  gone  out  of  fashion.  It  has  gone 
to  stay,  just  as  the  spinning-wheel  did 
long  ago. 
“  What  can  you  do  ?” 
Say  rather,  “  What  can’t  you  do  ?” 
Go  out  into  the  street  and  you  won’t 
have  walked  a  block  till  you  will  meet 
some  poor  little  neglected  child.  Gather 
it  in,  and  then  if  you  can’t  do  anything 
else  get  a  picture  book  and  show  it  the 
pictures. 
A  thousand  million  times  better  is  it  to 
spend  the  beautiful,  gladsome  hours  of 
your  youth,  the  holiest  season  of  your 
life  in  such  work  than  to  puzzle  your 
brain  over  “  knit  one,  skip  one,  purl  one, 
drop  one” — drop  them  all  ! — that’s  best. — 
The  Recorder. 
Swaddling  Clothes.— One  of  the 
Housekeeper’s  Weekly  constituency  pre¬ 
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tiny  baby’s  first  weeks,  and  describes 
them  thus  : 
Take  a  square  of  soft  flannel — eider¬ 
down  is  the  best,  but  very  fleecy  canton 
flannel  will  do — and  button-hole  stitch 
it  around  the  edge  with  Saxony.  Fold 
one  corner  to  the  center,  lay  in  the  cen¬ 
ter  a  piece  of  soft  old  blanket  large 
enough  to  fold  over  three  times,  and  still 
be  long  enough  and  wide  enough  for 
baby.  On  this  place  the  baby,  clothed  in 
a  knit  shirt  opening  all  the  way  down 
the  front  and  a  diaper  put  on  loosely. 
Fold  over  the  side  corners,  tucking  the 
first  one  lightly  beneath  the  blanket, 
fold  up  the  point  and  fasten  with  a  diaper 
pin.  About  the  whole  wind  loosely  a 
crocheted  band  long  enough  to  go  twice 
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