THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
Cream Cookies. —When egg's are scarce, 
delicious cookies can be made with one 
cupful of sour cream, one cupful of 
sugar, and one teaspoonful of soda, with 
flour enough to roll thin. mrs. w. h. n. 
Blush. —One-quarter ounce alum, one- 
quarter ounce cream-tartar, one ounce 
powdered cochineal, one-quarter tea 
spoonful soda, one pint of boiling water, 
boil 10 minutes, bottle for use ; it will 
keep a long time. Is nice for coloring 
cakes or cream, pink or red. N. m. h. 
Pumpkin Pies. —As Thanksgiving is 
drawing near, pumpkin pies will be in 
demand, and many a good farmer’s wife 
will be short of eggs. To all such I will 
just say , take half as many eggs as you 
would if you had plenty ; add one table¬ 
spoonful of corn starch for each egg you 
use, and make in the usual manner. 
m. o. w. 
Pumpkin Float.— One cup of pumpkins 
boiled, sifted and flavored with sugar 
and cinnamon or any preferred flavor; 
one cup of cream whipped stiff, sweetened 
and flavored ; then gently whip both to¬ 
gether until smoothly mixed. It is nice 
either in tart shells or on sauceplates 
served with plain crackers or ginger- 
snaps, but, like any dessert in which 
whipped cream is used without gelatine, 
it will not be nicest after standing long. 
B. B. G. 
Simple Variations In Rice Dishes.— There 
are wonderful possibilities in a dish of 
cooked rice. Try cutting up a few figs 
and dates in the rice pudding in place of 
raisins. The flavor is delicious. Stir an 
egg into 1% cupful of cooked rice which 
has been mashed fine. Dip*a spoonful at 
a time on a hot buttered griddle. Fry on 
both sides and eat hot with syrup ; or 
cook the egg in the boiled rice and set 
away to get cold. Then form into cylin¬ 
ders ; dip first in beaten egg, then in 
bread or cracker crumbs, and fry like 
doughnuts. L. H. 
Sewing Campaign.—I take my winter 
evenings to read. I have three children 
under five years of age, so I plan a cam¬ 
paign of sewing. I do my washing and 
ironing, sweeping, a lot of baking, get 
ready some cold meat, and begin my 
sewing week. I have dried corn, canned 
tomatoes, canned fruit, pudding and 
milk, and other quickly prepared dishes 
during the siege. I use sweet cream in¬ 
stead of making gravy for potatoes. 
My husband helps to run the machine. 
I sew till the floors get pretty dirty, and 
the baking is all gone ; then I commence 
cooking again. A. b. p. 
Of Army Blue. —A pretty mat was made 
of an old blue army overcoat by piecing 
it together to get the rightsize and shape, 
pressing the seams flat, then taking a 
simple design for cut-out embroidery 
and basting on the upper side, w : th a 
piece of red flannel under the mat. I 
then stitched around the lines of the 
pattern with the sewing machine, pulled 
off the paper pattern, and cut out the 
blue cloth just far enough from the 
stitching for the latter to hold, lined the 
mat with some worn pillow tickings, and 
bound the edge with the red flannel. 
With one design in the center and one in 
each corner, it made a very pretty mat. 
A. w. Y. 
Baby Caretaker (No Patent.)— To a box 
about four by two feet and one foot 
deep (mine is an oat-meal box), nail four 
strong legs, letting the ends project 
above the box one foot. Nail two rows 
of strips a little heavier than lath to the 
ends for a railing. Make it any preferred 
height from the floor. Nail a strip across 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla 
each end under the box to fix a shelf for 
baby’s belongings. Put a pillow or small 
quilt in the bottom, wind the railings 
with soft strips, and cover all, if you 
choose, with cloth to match a curtain 
tacked around the box to cover the legs 
and sides. I used mine for a cradle while 
baby was small; later she would take 
hold of the railing and pull herself up ; 
finally she learned to walk around by 
holding on. The children must put them 
in the “ tender ” before they can help 
themselves so they may get accustomed 
to it without falling ; it makes them ac¬ 
tive and strong. mrs. w. s. 
Good aud Easy Yeast Bread.— If yeast 
bread is desired, be sure to have good 
yeast. Do not let your hop-yeast bread get 
too warm. To makt good hop yeast bread 
very easily; when you have a good batch 
to start with, just save a lump of dough, 
keeping it in a covered earthen dish in a 
cool place. Mix with tepid water at 
night, and beat it well; stir in flour, 
making a thick batter ; mix in potatoes 
if you wish. In warm weather add salt 
at night; in cold weather, in the morn¬ 
ing. If the sponge gets very cold during 
the night, warm the flour before mixing 
the bread, but be careful not to mix it 
in when too hot. I have made good 
bread in this way for weeks without any 
new yeast in it except to steep a pinch 
of hops and put 1 % teacupful of the tea 
in the sponge. m. 
Dotty Dimple’e Picture.— A successful 
photographer of children says that chil¬ 
dren between the ages of one and three, 
are the most difficult to photograph. 
When younger they do not realize the 
unusual circumstances that confront 
them; when older they know enough 
not to be unduly frightened. Postures 
are apt to be more easy when the child 
stands. He is not so timid thus, feeling 
perhaps, that he can run away if need 
appear. It is the mother, however, who 
spoils the picture more often than the 
child ; the mother, who fills the child’s 
mind with fear by telling him not to be 
afraid of the big man ; or that the buga¬ 
boo will catch him if he stirs. This 
authority also says that mothers dress 
the tiny ones too elaborately for photo¬ 
graphing. The children are uncomfort¬ 
able and unnatural in unaccustomed 
furbelows. 
A Dainty Entree. —Lamb chops served 
with chestnuts en puree go capitally to¬ 
gether and make a most savory entree. 
To make the latter, slit the husks of 50 
chestnuts and place them in a stew-pan 
with a piece of butter ; put the lid on the 
pan and set it on a slow fire, stirring the 
chestnuts now and then to equalize the 
heat. In about 20 minutes the husks 
will peel off, and should then be re¬ 
moved. Put the chestnuts into another 
saucepan with a ladleful of good stock, 
and then let them simmer until soft. 
Then pound them to a paste, add a little 
sugar, nutmeg, and half a pint of rich 
milk. Let it cool, and just before using 
mix in a small pat of butter and serve 
hot. It should be stiff enough to keep in 
the center ot the dish with the lamb chops 
arranged around it. 
Leaving' the Farm. —Our hearts ache 
with a bitter pain when the dear boy 
that we have watched over in pride and 
joy, trembling with fear for his safety 
so many times, announces; “ This is too 
slow.” He must go forth amid the bustle 
and hurrying life race for wealth in the 
great city. Sometimes, as we contrast 
outward appearances of country and city 
life, we say God speed ; but underneath, 
the current is fraught with pain. Is 
there a remedy ? The answer is a long 
one in full, but, briefly told, “ ever strive 
to make the life on the farm something 
besides the mere money getting.” Home 
can be made as beautiful, yes, far more 
so, away from the din and smoke of the 
city, if the desire therefor be inculcated. 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
Plan your life work so as to embody 
beauty, harmony, rest and recreation. 
Encourage in your boys industry, but 
also strive against overwork. Sometimes 
I think that overwork is a sin equal to 
laziness ; the former produces nervous, 
ill-tempered people that are a curse to 
themselves and a thorn to the public, 
while the latter often produces indi¬ 
viduals with whom it is comfortable to 
associate. I. v. s. 
America can Learn.—A correspondent 
of the National Provisioner says: “Here 
we are, a veritable race of hog and cat¬ 
tle growers, yet far behind other coun¬ 
tries in providing dainty dishes made 
from meats of all kinds. This was forc¬ 
ibly brought to my notice in a recent 
trip abroad. I went into a London caf6 
for a ‘ bite ’ and, being curious, called 
for a pork pie, which I noticed on the 
menu. This pie made a delicious lunch, 
and was exceedingly palatable and cheap 
besides. In England they are called 
Melton Mowbray pies. Melton Mowbray 
is the town in which they are mostly 
made. Later I found that this excellent 
dish is in general use over there, and I 
brought along the recipe.” This writer 
further suggests that these pies would 
be a good article for the trade to intro¬ 
duce in this country. If so, why are 
they not a good article for the “ home 
trade ?” 
Crust for Melton Mowbray Pies.— To 
make the paste, a la Melton Mowbray, 
take 14 pounds of the finest wlieaten 
flour, 2% ounces of corn flour, and two 
ounces of fine salt. Place these in a 
large bowl, or trough, and form a well 
in the center, into which pour five pounds 
of boiling lard, to which must be added 
about three gills of boiling water. Then 
knead the entire mass into a rather stiff 
paste. In case the quantities of lard 
and boiling water mentioned fail to give 
the desired consistency, add a little more 
boiling water. 
Filling' for Melton Mowbrays.— To make 
the pie itself equal weights of lean and 
fat meat should be used, and minced to 
about the size of small peas. The manu¬ 
facturer should decide on the character 
and degree of seasoning to be used, 
bearing in mind that for pork the ratio 
is about 10 ounces of seasoning to every 
20 pounds of meat. The compound is 
set off by a good jelly, made by dissolv¬ 
ing two ounces of gelatine (the best) in 
a quart of boiling water, and when thor¬ 
oughly mixed adding a sufficient quan¬ 
tity to each pie. It should be stated 
that these meat pies can be made of any 
kind of meat, either beef, pork, mutton 
or veal. All are equally delicious. The 
lids of the pies should be well brushed 
over with well-beaten egg and baked in 
a good sharp oven. 
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