The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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hood in twain. Those of us who had 
helped for the community church stood 
hack and let them pull. 13vent.uall.v one 
side won, but, well—. It is and always 
has been a dead asset to the neighbor 
hood. Four miles in another direction 
there is another large church. The mem¬ 
bers have pulled apart over some isms or 
other, and a plot has been marked olF 
for another church. If we succeed with 
our schoolhouse. it will answer for Sun¬ 
day school and a preaching place, too; 
, but we want sectarianism kept out. The 
children must come first, and it would 
lie better for them to grow up in ignor¬ 
ance than in dissensions and strife. 
Our season has been very favorable so 
far. We have been blessed with cherry 
pie and peach pie; the Yellow Transpar¬ 
ents are beginning to fall. The tobacco 
is set; the sweet potato slips out. the 
corn all worked over, the oats and wheat 
beginning to turn, and the yellow plum 
trees so loaded that the limbs are propped. 
Lee and Mr. P. have gone on a ('berry 
excursion today. We have only a few 
of our own. and all these empty jars must 
he filled. Cecil, the second son, is suffer¬ 
ing with navy fever again, and is calcu¬ 
lating on going next. week. Ilornely 
everyday work uses up our strength, but 
it’s surely good to be alive and able to 
do for those we love. We do so enjoy 
the cheery letters from far-off writers. 
To those who ask again of the tufted 
bedspreads. T use the large-sized darning 
needles. Some people candlewiek the 
coverlets; that is, to sew with a short 
stitch the tufting cord to cloth, allowing 
about VSj hl space or less between tile 
stitches, and then clipping the tufting 
cord between the stitches. This method, 
though, is slower than the tufting, and 
I would prefer to do the pattern in knot 
stitch. The knot stitch is very simple, 
and one can come along fast if the cover¬ 
let is framed as if for quilting. 
I am more than anxious to learn hmv 
the netted fringe is made. My grand¬ 
mother used to uet partridge nets and 
laee. too. but no one here knows how it 
done. mrs. D. B. p. 
How I Secured a Tea Wagon for $2.17 
No. I did not go to an auction, nor a 
bargain sale. I had it made. And now 
that it is finished, I find it as serviceable 
Tea Wagon Made from Washstand 
and useful, and almost as ornamental, as 
if it had cost 10 times as mueli. 
To begin with. I told the man I must 
have a tea-wagon, but lacked the cash to 
buy one. "So do I.” he smiled cheerfully 
at me. "Well," I wanted to know, “can 
you make one?" "Yes," he replied, "I 
tan make one if I don't have to use too 
many tools.” Ilis only available tools 
were a hammer, screwdriver, pocket 
knife, gimlet, saw and rule. 
This paucity of tools made it impera¬ 
tive that we obtain something ready¬ 
made. suitable for the body. After a 
search in the second-hand stores of the 
village, I discovered a small wooden 
washstand with a lower shelf a low rail¬ 
ing at the hack, and a towel rack, suit¬ 
able for handles, at each side- This cost 
a dollar, and 10 cents for postage. Such 
old waslistunds are easily found, are 
light in weight, and are exactly the pro¬ 
per height- Mine is lNxl-1 in. on top. 
A small table, however, might be used. 
Wheels, and how to get them, were the 
next problem for solution. A pair of old 
baby carriage wheels and the axle might 
have been used, hut I was unable to find 
any with the rubber tires in good shape. 
So 1 ordered a pair of (>-in. bassinet 
wheels and the axle from a firm whose 
address 1 secured from a village mer¬ 
chant. The mail order houses can sup¬ 
ply these articles, or the local furniture 
or hardware dealer can usually secure 
them or tell you where to get them. Mine 
cost .$1.07. including postage. Larger 
wheels could he used if preferred. 
Having wheels and axle and wash- 
sand. the man combined them as follows ; 
From the farm shop he selected a dry 
oak stick 1 1 , xl in. for the axletree. which 
he cut to the right length to lit the axle. 
He then measured the two legs on one 
side of the stand and cut them to such a 
length that with the wheels and axle put 
on the top of the stand would be level 
when the remaining legs were on the 
"'or. To the bottom of these severed 
h'^s he screwed his oak s'ick, to that he 
bolted his axle, and put on the wheels. 
On the legs, around the outside, about 
an inch above the lower shelf, he tacked 
I bin strips 1*4 in. wide to serve as a 
railing. He put a similar piece on that 
end of the top shelf over the wheels, so 
that dishes Cannot slide off if the oppo¬ 
site end is lifted a bit too high. 
The picture shows the completed job. 
I am going to try it. this year. It is 
simpler to do, though it requires more 
cans. First, have grapes picked from 
stems, and cans sterilized and hot as for 
canning fruit. Then put one cup of 
thoroughly washed grapes jn the can, add 
one-half cup sugar and enough boiling 
water to fill the can. Seal quickly. This 
is better for a beverage than the grape 
In Xo. 1738 we have illustrated a beautifully designed table cover that requires only simple 
stitches to embroider. Tbe flowers are for the flat lazy-daisy stitch, or the weaving stitch, ns nne 
prefers, in pink, blue and lavender. The leaves are for the flat lazy-daisy stitches in green. The 
border lines ami the octagon center are for the outline stitch in light green, the bow-knots are 
for the satin stitch in blue. Tbe design is stamped on tan broiderweave, size 54 inches, and With 
floss to complete embroidery costs $2.75. 
but it cannot depict the convenience and 
comfort it is to me. The little drawer 
beneath the lower shelf is an added con¬ 
venience that all of the ready-made tea- 
wagons do not possess. Some day I 
plan to inspire the man to further effort 
with sandpaper, paint brush and so on. 
but the tea-wagon does not look at all 
had now. and it serves its purpose ad¬ 
mirably. 
In conclusion, I may state that I find 
having n husband who is handy with tools 
is a great help. Others may not need 
the haridv man. for the mechanical part 
of this job is. I am credibly informed, 
very simple. And if you have not the 
man. but need one, you can. perhaps, 
borrow otic, or better yet, secure one of 
your own. I have found mine very use¬ 
ful for many other things than making 
tea-wagons, and my experience is that 
they are easy to secure and to retain, and 
are well worth having around. 
MRS. G. W. E. 
Canning Grape Juice 
Will yOU publish a good reeipt» for 
making grape juice? I have my own 
grapes, but caunot seem to makp it right. 
Mrs. May Hoover Mumaw has given a 
recipe for grape pudding made from grape 
juice. If possible I would like to know 
just how she makes it. She says she 
cans so much every year. c. R. 
I presume that there are as many 
methods of canning grape juice as there 
are persons who can it. And there are 
many good ways of doing it. I have 
evolved my own method, and have stood 
by it. though this year I am going to try 
another method aloug with my own, which 
a neighbor has found excellent. 
The first step of importance is to select 
grapes at just the right stage of ripening. 
The grapes should he umlor-ripe rather 
than over-ripe. A bunch of over-ripe 
grapes destroys the flavor of an entire 
kettleful. 
Next, the grapes should be taken care 
of as soon after picking as possible. I 
usually pick from the vines just what I 
can take care of immediately. I usually 
pick a half bushel basketful at a time. 
That is enough to take care of at one 
time, as grapes get soft in very warm 
weather. If they are picked at night, in 
readiness for the morning’s work, set on 
the cellar floor until morning. Wash 
through several waters before picking 
from the stem ; stem, and add just enough 
water to cover. Let come to a boil, but 
do not boil. 
I have two large aluminum kettles and 
a jelly strainer, which arc good utensils 
for iiiis work. I have a large cheesecloth 
hag which fits onto the jelly strainer, 
through which 1 strain the grapes. As 
soon as rhev come to a boil I strain them 
through this bag into the other large ket¬ 
tle, and put the juice back on the stove 
before it has cooled. Allow this to come 
to a boil, though not boil, can as fruit. 
1 measure the juice as I put it on to boil 
and add one cup of sugar to one quart of 
juice. I usually can in pint cans, as 
lb is is a convenient amount to use. When 
1 use it as a beverage 1 dilute it one-half, 
so that makes one quart for drinking. 
That is as much as we care for usually 
at one time. One pint makes a gelatin 
or cornstarch pudding that serves six. so 
the pint cans are convenient for my use. 
If one is short of cans it may of course 
be canned in bottles. After the bottles 
arc well corked dip in melted paraffin to 
seal. 
A neighbor of mine has worked out an¬ 
other method, which she likes very much. 
juice canned tbe other way, as the drink 
has a fresher flavor. It should stand 
several months before using. Grape juice 
canned ihe other way is hptter for pud¬ 
dings. 
I had always seeded grapes for can¬ 
ning. until several years ago my husband 
had an attack of kidney trouble, lie 
came home from the hospital armed with 
a diet list—to which we adhered strictly. 
One of the fruits of which he was to have 
a serving each day was grapes, canned, 
seeds, skins and all. That doctor told 
me that the seeds of the grapes should 
always be canned along with the grapes, 
as they were of value as a food, and in 
fact, have a medicinal value. So since 
that time I always can our grapes for 
pies and sauce with the seeds in. It is. 
of course, much less work, and we like 
them better. They seem to retain the 
flavor better than when seeded. 
MRS. MAY HOOVER MUMAW. 
Some Basket Possibilities 
A peach basket, attractively stained 
and fitted with a strong, flexible handle, 
will be found so useful about the house 
and place that one can use several. It is 
good to hold carpet rags or the family 
mending, chips or corncobs, or the chil¬ 
dren’s playthings, and when filled with 
brown, resinous pine cones, it makes a 
pleasant souvenir for anyone fond of au 
open fire. A strong, sound basket (of the 
kind rhat poaches and tomatoes are sold 
in > should he chosen, and, of course, it 
should be scrubbed, if necessary. Any 
kind of oak hark, the ripe shucks of 
kickorynuts or the leaves of sheep laurel, 
will furnish a good brown dye. Fill an 
enameled saucepan half full of tbe mate¬ 
rial. cover with hot water and simmer un- 
i il the liquid looks like strong coffee. Strain 
through a cloth and apply to the basket 
inside and out. using a paint brush. If 
you will first apply a mordant—say an 
ounce of copperas dissolved in a quart of 
boiling water—this stain will be abso¬ 
lutely fast. I have used such a basket 
for six- or eight years, and it shows no 
sign of fading. 
To make your handle, cut a stout piece 
of grapevine 4 ft. long or a little less. 
Two or three of the woody tendrils will 
add to its rustic look. Thin the ends a 
little with a knife, thrust them in. on op¬ 
posite sides, between the wooden bottom 
and the hoop that encloses it. and fasten 
with a small staple; then fasten the top 
and middle hoops to the vine with a 
strong twist of copper wire, for a handle 
that comes loose or pulls out is an abom¬ 
ination. 
A splint grape basket, one of the kind 
having an elliptical wooden bottom, and 
broad handle, makes a pretty and service¬ 
able garden basket, to hold a trowel, 
pruning shears, string, gloves and other- 
light articles. Stain it green or olive. 1 
proceeding exactly as directed for Ihe 
peach basket, but using half an ounce of 
blue vitriol for a mordant, and either 
ferns or evergreen foliage for a dye. A 
little experiment teaches us many secrets 
about the colors in nature’s laboratory, 
colors both softer and more lasting than 
those you find in the shops This basket 
may have a motto or a simple design run¬ 
ning across the handle. Draw or letter 
it carefully, first iu pencil, then with a 
wax crayon of a darker shade than the 
background, and finally go over the lines 
with a blunt wooden skewer, rubbing 
them hard, until they are bright and pol¬ 
ished. “A Garden F a Lovesome Spot,” 
and "Go Delve in a Garden.” are appro¬ 
priate mottoes. RACHEL P. DAULUREN. 
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