1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
soda ; round for flour, butter, sugar, 
cocoa, cream tartar and baking powder.” 
“ How do you break an egg ? ” 
“By tapping it on the edge of a bowl.” 
“ With a knife ? ” 
“ No-o-o-o ! ” 
Then the teachers ask for “house¬ 
keepers ” or girls to deal out the mate¬ 
rials, and two volunteers are placed in 
charge of the dish pans on the low table. 
Two dark-eyed little fairies prepare 
the omelet, and two others make the 
tea cakes. Other pairs of hands scramble 
eggs, poach eggs, and cook a host of deli¬ 
cacies, how to make which every good 
cook ought to know. 
The gas class meanwhile stew lamb, 
fry potatoes, boil rice—every keimel of 
which comes out separate and distinct— 
and make the desserts. Lastly, a couple 
of cooks brew ambrosial cocoa and choc¬ 
olate. 
It is really marvelous how expert these 
children are. To look at them—for the 
oldest is scarce 13 years old, while the 
youngest has just turned 11—one would 
naturally suppose they busied themselves 
with dolls and toys. But let him see how 
deftly they handle real pots and pans ! 
Next comes the banquet, to which the 
entire class sits down. How the girls 
enjoy it ! What a clatter ! Judging 
from the noise (a sure sign of approval), 
this is the jolliest part of the cooking 
lesson. 
The pupils are all members of the New 
York public schools, and their tuition is 
provided by the various charity organi¬ 
zations throughout the city. 
MRS. RORER’S RECIPE FOR KOUMISS 
HERE ice is procurable, nothing 
is simpler than to prepare kou¬ 
miss at home, and the homemade prod¬ 
uct is far better than that which is 
bought, as its age may be known for a 
surety. The materials for five pint 
bottles of koumiss are : Two quarts of 
new milk, two tablespoonfuls of granu¬ 
lated sugar, two tablespoonfuls of water, 
one-third of a compressed yeast cake. 
Make the milk blood warm, or about 98 
degrees, perhaps, by placing it over the 
fire in a farina boiler. Dissolve the yeast 
thoroughly in two tablespoonfuls of 
milk, adding this to the rest. Dissolve 
the sugar in two tablespoonfuls of water, 
boiling it until a clear syrup. Add the 
syrup to the milk and yeast, and stir 
until completely blended, then put it at 
once into the bottles, filling them about 
to the necks. Cork firmly, and tie the 
corks down. Allow the koumiss to stand 
in a comfortable temperature, near 68 
degrees, for 12 hours. Then lay the 
bottles carefully on their sides on ice for 
12 hours more, when the koumiss is 
ready for use. It is now 24 hours old ; 
when 60 hours old, it does not agree so 
well with a weak stomach, but keeps 
usually 72 hours. When too old, that is, 
if beginning to sour, it will curdle. 
When just right, it is creamy and foamy. 
From one-half to one glassful may be 
given at intervals of two to four hours. 
A FARMER’S TRAP. 
WAY on the main road between 
Boston and Providence, lived, some 
years ago, a well-to-do farmer, who had 
plowed the ocean before he plowed the 
land. While taking a walk one morn¬ 
ing, he was accosted by three men in 
sailor’s garb, who told of the loss of the 
good ship Elizabeth, and the sufferings 
of the crew from cold, hunger and the 
loss of all their clothes. Farmer Grey 
listened with deep attention and looked 
closely into the faces of these men, for 
he knew the ways of men. 
“ Well, men,” he said, “ I am sorry to 
hear of the loss of the good ship Eliza¬ 
beth, and the terrible sufferings of her 
crew, and I am always glad to help a 
case of distress.” Then, as a sudden 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
thought struck him, he said to one of 
the men, “Just step down the road about 
20 paces, and I’ll speak to you directly.” 
Then, to another he said, “Just step up 
the road about 20 paces and I will soon 
speak to you.” Then addressing him¬ 
self to the man before him he said, 
“ What was the name of your captain ?” 
The fellow looked confused and an¬ 
swered, “Brown.” Then he walked to 
one of the others, and said likewise. 
The fellow answered, “Jones.” Then 
he approached the third with the same 
question, and got the name, “ Styles.” 
Then he called the three together, and 
addressed them with energy, “Pretty 
sort of sailors you are, to go to sea in a 
ship with three captains! No wonder 
you were wrecked, and serves you right 
too.” ir. T. MILLER. 
FOR MIND AND HEART. 
’Tis ours to save our brethren, with peace and 
love to win 
Their darkened hearts from error, ere they 
harden it to sin ; 
But if before his duty man with listless spirit 
stands, 
Ere long the Great Avenger takes the work 
from out his hands. —Credit Lost. 
... .New York Recorder : “Good house¬ 
keeping consists very largely in knowing 
when to throw a useless thing away.” 
.. . .Ruskin : “ Doing is the great thing. 
For if, resolutely, people do what is 
right, in time they come to like doing 
it.” 
....Henry Drummond: “No form of 
vice, not woi-ldliness, not greed of gold, 
not drunkenness itself, does more to 
unchristianize society than evil temper.” 
... .New York Ledger : “ If we pass by 
the right moment of right actions, time 
and fate rise against us and put difficul¬ 
ties in our path on which we had never 
counted.” 
Corn Chowder. —Fry the grease out of 
a few thin slices of pork, and take them 
out of the kettle. Put in one quart of 
sliced potatoes, one pint of sweet corn, 
and one medium-sized onion ; cover with 
water after stirring in a large teaspoon¬ 
ful of flour, and boil till nearly done, 
then add one-half teaspoonful sugar and 
one pint of milk, and cook again till 
done, adding salt and pepper to taste. 
Canned corn may be used, and one cup¬ 
ful dried sweet corn is even better than 
the canned corn. Soak out very slowly 
on the back of the stove before cooking. 
MATER. 
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New Buildings. Grounds Improved. Railroad Facil¬ 
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Grand Trotting and Bicycle Races. 
Great Attractions 
$25,000 IN PREMIUMS. 
For Prize List and other information, address 
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Oil. Get a can at a harness- or shoe- 
store, 25 c a half-pint to $r .25 a gallon ; 
book “ How to Take Care of Leather,” 
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out; if you don’t like it, take the can 
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Sold only in cans, to make sure of fair dealing 
fverywhere—handy cans. Best oil for farm ma¬ 
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Fruit Culture, and the Laying Out 
and Management of a Country Home. 
By W. C. Strong. Illustrated. A guide to the 
culture of fruits suited to the owner of a home. 
Considers the choice of location, preparation 
of the soil, how and when to plant, and gives 
a slioi’t descriptive list of the popular varie¬ 
ties of each fruit. Instructions in pruning 
and cultivation, descriptions of diseases and 
insect enemies, with remedies, and a chapter 
on jiropagation, make the book comirlete for 
the amateur. Cloth, $1, postpaid. 
Canning and Preserving Fruits and 
Vegetables, and Preparing Fruit 
Pastes and Syrups. 
The experience of practical workers. The best 
methods by which the surplus fruits may well be 
saved for home use and for the large market de¬ 
mand. Hundreds of tested recipes from famous 
preservers. Also a chapter on evaporation of 
fruits. Paper, 20 cents. 
Fruit Packages. 
A description of the current styles of baskets 
boxes, crates and barrels used in marketing 
fruits in all parts of the country. How to 
grade and pack fruit. Illustrated. Paper 
20 cents. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
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/tion to advance prices. 
\VxL / \y^\ \ V Will sell you one Ituggy or one Set of Harness at same rates 
as one hundred. All Goods salormntoH Tw/n Yonrc 
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as specified in Catalogue. Think of best Buggy at 8-51.50; Two-Seated Spring Wagon. 850.00: a 
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EVAPORATE YOUR FRUIT. 
Every farmhouse has some fruit, some time during the season, that goes to 
waste, and that would he most valuable during the winter months, if it were dried 
and put away for use. But you have no convenient way of drying it, so it is 
_ _ = ==== r^—. . thrown out and lost. Now what is 
-- - - —— needed to save all this waste is a small, 
r ^== =^ -T=^gf| ~—— cheap, convenient drier that can be 
~~ ^ readily brought into use. The U. S. 
~~~ 0 ■ Cook Stove Drier fills this need to per- 
—^ ’ fection. The illustration shows this 
— mi «■ n ir :: — I j I • Drier complete on an ordinary cook 
» ' u s 't "U.si' , i • stove. It can also he used on an oil or 
! | CooK 3t<?vc | cook Sim oinra ^ U gasoline stove. It has eight galvanized 
7 wutNT uov. 5. 90, pat. nov . 5 . 90 .\ wire-cloth trays, containing 12 square 
ij. "Tpi feet of tray surface. The dimensions 
' - 111 iiii.ljBare : Base, 22x16 inches ; height, 26 
U -*T|jj| f inches. Sent by freight at the receiver’s 
* V- ^ J YT I i\ expense. Weight, crated, about 27 
P ntTt ? pounds. It is always ready, and with 
JBBlii ordinary care, will last a lifetime. The 
—thrifty housewife can make it pay for 
itself several times over in drying fruit 
\\ l 11 :ijjj for home use, and may be able to dry 
I fruit enough with it to exchange for all 
^^===*= the groceries needed for a large family. 
• ==- We have sold hundreds of these during 
' past years for $7 ; but we have been able 
to get a reduction this year, and can now send it and The R. N.-Y., one year, for 
$5. Or we will send it to any one who will send us a club of 12 new subscriptions 
at $1 each. It is one of the things that should be in every home where fruit is to 
be had, and, at the reduced price this year, we expect to ship at least one thousand 
Address THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
