1893 
643 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
The Last of the Little Women.— Anna 
Pratt, the “ Meg” of the beloved “Little 
Women,” has lately died. 
A Pot Rag.—I make a cloth to wash 
pots and frying-pans in this manner : I 
take a half-worn piece of Osnaburg eight 
inches square, after it is doubled, and 
sow on it, securely, a dozen discarded 
pants buttons. It is almost as good as a 
wire dish cloth. e. d. c. 
Egg Gruel.—This will generally cure a 
cold if taken as soon as the slightest 
symptoms appear, says the Companion. 
Beat the yolk of an egg with a teaspoon¬ 
ful of sugar and a small pinch of salt; 
stir into this gradually a cupful of hot 
milk, then the white of the egg beaten 
to a stiff froth. Drink at once. 
Make Some Pumpkin Butter. —When 
the pumpkins began to decay, we cooked 
a quantity until no water remained, 
sweetened and spiced it and packed in 
jars. It is liked as a sauce in the ab¬ 
sence of fruit, and when the pump¬ 
kins are gone, we enjoy pies made with 
it. s. p. 
for School Luncheons. —English currant 
bread makes a pleasant variety. This is 
the recipe : One quart of flour, one mix¬ 
ing spoonful of shortening, one cupful 
of sugar, one teaspoonful of cream-of- 
tartar, half a teaspoonful of saleratus, 
caraway seed and currants to taste. Mix 
rather soft in water and bake in a loaf. 
GILLETTE M. K. 
Sweeping is much easier than mopping 
or scrubbing. It is, therefore, not an 
economical use of one’s strength to leave 
the crumbs on the floor, to be trodden 
upon while clearing the table. I hive 
found it much pleasanter in a small 
house to put the kitchen to rights first, 
and then attend to the other work. One 
can easily wash dishes and talk to a 
morning caller, when sweeping under 
the same circumstances would be un¬ 
pleasant. m. 
No Trouble with Tomatoes.— Some peo¬ 
ple say they never have any luck canning 
tomatoes in glass cans I use Mason’s 
self-sealing cans, and never have had 
any tomatoes spoiled ; they are as nice 
and fresh when I open them as on the 
day I put them up. First I make sure 
the covers, rings and rubbers are all 
right (I believe people sometimes lose a 
good deal of their fruit on account of 
using poor tops and rubbers). I scald 
and peel the tomatoes, and put them on 
to cook, adding salt and sugar according 
to taste ; I let them boil a few minutes, 
ar.d can boiling-hot, filling even with 
the top and sealing immediately. I never 
take any especial pains to keep them in 
the dark, but treat them precisely in the 
same way as all my fruit. vks j. h. 
Another Wilkins Progeny.— It seems 
that Mary E. Wilkins is not to be left 
alone in making prominent the Wilkins 
name. Buffalo papers are saying that 
there are few horse dealers more noted, 
more business-like and having more 
knowledge of the trade than Miss Kitty ; 
Wilkins, the ranch owner of Idaho. Sh.j i 
is a nice-looking blonde, with a striking 
appearance, cultured, not forward, and 
with pleasing manners. She had a load 
of horses there for sale, and had j ust come ( 
from Detroit. She is quite a traveler ] 
and is away from home nine months in j 
the year. Her impression of that market t 
is a good one and she says she will no ^ 
doubt come again next spring. On the £ 
ranch are 3,000 horses, 2,500 cattle and \ 
many sheep. The horses are all of Amer- ( 
ican breeds, draft, drivers and stretters, g 
and unbroken. Her father and brothers t 
stay home and tend the ranch She is t 
full of busines, comes right to the point 
in conversation and knows as much about 
horses as almost any man at East Buffalo. 
She is highly respected and well-known 
throughout the United States 
A Rare Johnny Cake. —Pumpkin Johnny 
cake made as follows, receives more 
attention than most other cakes : Two 
teacupfuls of sour milk, two teaspoonfuls 
of soda, one cupful of molasses, one cup 
of sugar, two of pumpkin, of meal, 
1 % of flour; salt. Bake it slowly in 
deeper tins than those used for an ordin¬ 
ary Johnny cake. This would be nice 
for brown bread at an old-fashioned 
“ Thanksgiving dinner.” If this is not 
an “eye opener,” it surely is a mouth 
opener when put into use. ell. 
Replying to an inquirer, the Observer 
gives the opinion that the dread experi¬ 
enced during a thunder storm is largely 
a matter of nerves. That the exercise of 
a simple faith in God is calculated to 
allay nervous fear cannot be doubted. 
Many Christians have testified to the 
possession of a calm amid peril, after 
committal of themselves to God’s care, 
which was entirely new in their experi¬ 
ence. The dread caused by a thunder 
storm seems to some adults so childish 
that they hardly think of prayer as a 
means of allaying it, and so the suffering 
is ensured. But we should think it about 
as sensible to doubt one’s acceptance as 
a believer because the victim of seasick¬ 
ness as to doubt it on the ground of ner¬ 
vous disquiet in a thunder storm. 
Purple “ Ground Cherries ” or husk to¬ 
matoes are good substitutes for fruits, if 
for any reason the latter are scarce ; and 
I wonder they are not more generally 
raised. They are very easily cultivated, 
will grow anywhere, will come up wher¬ 
ever the fruit has dropped, and will bear 
transplanting well. When ripe, husk, 
and wash in warm water ; put into a pre¬ 
serving kettle and cover with boiling 
water, and let stand on the stove till 
ready to boil, then pour off the water 
(this removes the strong taste) and add 
the sugar. A half pound of this to a 
pound of fruit makes very good sauce. 
If preserves are wanted, put pound for 
pound and cook till clear. Seal in glass 
jars. h. 
Italian Steam Frying.—The following 
recipe was given me by an epicure whose 
Italian cook was famous for these dishes. 
I am an old housekeeper and naturally 
opposed to “ wrinkles,” but this is a new 
one which will produce only those which 
come of the contraction of the visible 
muscles in gustatory delight: Cut egg 
plants or tomatoes in inch thick slices, 
and, without any preparation except a 
pinch of salt, drop them into boiling 
olive or cotton-seed oil, cover closely to 
confine all the steam. Set back and fry 
slowly ; turn, and do not again uncover 
until a few minutes before serving. The 
flavor is wonderfully increased. The 
egg plant should be like a firm jelly. 
Large onions and spring chicken fried 
in this way are a new sensation. Fold 
a napkin under the cover to confine the 
steam. Serve with baked potatoes. 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Mibs, she clung to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria 
Are the Tomatoes Bitter ?—After the 
tomatoes are peeled, cut them in halves, 
directs an exchange ; take a piece in the 
hard with the round side next to tbe 
palm and squeeze it gently, so that the 
seeds will press out, and scrape off with 
the knife into a large dish. Get the seeds 
all out if possible, for they give the fruit 
the bitter taste. When the seeds are all 
taken out they should be placed in a wire 
sieve in order to secure such juice as 
there may be with them. Put this on 
the fruit and do not use any water. Cook 
the tomatoes carefully until well done. 
Just before they are done, put in a heap¬ 
ing tablespoocful of salt to every milk 
pan full of fruit. Stir well and dip into 
the cans boiling hot. The cans should 
Mothers.— Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adm. 
first be well scalded. Seal as quickly as 
possible. When the cans are cool look 
them over carefully to see if they are 
perfectly sealed, and if there are any 
little bubbles, or holes in the wax, rub 
them over with a hot iron. Keep the 
tomatoes in a cool place : the cellar is 
best. If housekeepers will try this pro¬ 
cess I think they will not be troubled 
with bitter tomatoes. 
So Said Our Grandmothers.— The Chi¬ 
cago News tells of a nervine, easily pre¬ 
pared : “ Dandelion is the coming nervine 
for women. More than one experienced 
physician tell of its use in cases of nerv¬ 
ous depression and melancholy almost 
suicidal. Hysteria with indigestion is 
most successfully treated by dandelion 
alone, using a strong decoction of the 
roots. For school girls growing green 
and black with overstudy or bad circula¬ 
tion from any cause ; for excitable wo¬ 
men and those hysteric subjects who 
make their friends’ lives a burden if not 
their own, the simplest remedy is a cup 
of strong dandelion coffee three times a 
day. But it must be strong and from the 
roots, fresh as possible, not the dried 
stuff sold as dandelion, which is half 
bread crumbs and the other half any age 
with the life roasted out. No officinal 
preparation compares with the decoc¬ 
tion of herbs and roots fresh from the 
garden or well kept at first hand.” 
Hosiery at the Exposition.— The Wauken- 
hose Company of Boston has a case 
filled with cotton half hose “knit to fit 
the shape of the foot.” In other words, 
they are “ rights and lefts.” It is claimed 
that there is as great advantage in “right 
and left” stockings as in boots and shoes, 
which in olden days were changed from 
one foot to the other “everyday.” It 
remains to be seen, however, whether 
the public will appreciate the advantage 
of “ right and left ” socks and stockings. 
Irish stockings on exhibit are of Flax- 
onia, a linen thread spun to be nearly as 
soft as silk, in ecru and white. A Lon¬ 
don firm makes a specialty of “ Indian 
cashmere ” hose, also soft like silk, but 
really made from goats’ hair. It also 
displays the stockings worn by George 
IV, which surpass in fineness anything 
now made. Another London firm shows 
a garterless stocking, of wool and silk. 
The knee is knitted wider than the por¬ 
tion either above or below it. Otherwise 
they are so made as to be the exact shape 
of the limb, so that in wearing no pres¬ 
sure is brought to bear on any part of 
the stocking by bending the same. 
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We buy lamp-chimneys by 
the dozen ; they go on snap¬ 
ping and popping and flying 
in pieces; and we go on buy¬ 
ing the very same chimneys 
year after year. 
Our dealer is willing to 
sell us a chimney a week for 
every lamp we burn. 
Macbeth’s “ pearl top ” and “ pearl glass ” do 
not break from heat; they are made of tough 
glass. Try them. 
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