The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1103 
When the Cream Sours 
♦Sour cream in the pantry is no cause 
for regret, for certain dishes can never 
b brought to perfection without it. Any 
amount from a few spoonfuls to a pint 
can he utilized to advantage in one of 
the good dishes that follow. One should 
bear in mind, however, that the quantity 
of soda must be regulated according to 
the sourness of the cream. One scant 
level teaspoon to a pint of cream is the 
average proportion. 
Pre-eminently good is sour cream corn 
bread, for which I give three recipes of 
varying richness: 
Farmer’s Corn Bread.—One cup of 
corn meal, one cup of Hour (white or 
whole wheat), one-lutlf cup of sour cream, 
one-half cup of sour milk, one egg, one 
teaspoon ot' salt, one-half teaspoon of 
soda. Bake in a shallow pan in a quick 
oven. 
Bishop Williams’ Corn Bread.—One 
cup of eornmeal, one cup of wheat flour, 
one cup of sour cream, one-half cup of 
sugar, two eggs, one teaspoon of salt, one- 
half teaspoon of soda. Bake in muffin 
pans. These are delicious served with 
maple syrup or honey. 
Egg Bread--Two cups of eornmeal, 
one cup of flour, one tahlespoon of but¬ 
ter, two cups of sour cream, one-half cup 
of cold water, three eggs, yolks and 
whites, beaten separately; one teaspoon 
of soda, one teaspoon of salt, one table¬ 
spoon of sugar. Mix the dry ingredients, 
add butter, cream and eggs, and soda 
dissolved in water. Hake 110 minutes in 
a hot oven. Gingerbread, too, is at its 
best made with sour cream. 
Little Molasses Cakes.—One-half cup 
of brown sugar, one-half cup of molasses, 
three-fourths cup of sour eream, one 
tablespoon of bacon fat. two cups of flour, 
•me teaspoon of soda, one tea-spoon each 
of ginger and cinnamon, one-lialf tea¬ 
spoon of cloves and nutmeg, one-half tea¬ 
spoon of salt. Bake in muffin pans and 
ice, if you like, with chocolate fudge 
icing. 
Sour Cream Drop Cakes.—One cup of 
sour cream, one cup of sugar, one egg, 
214 cups of flour, oue teaspoon of baking 
powder, one-half teaspoon of soda added 
to the cream, one teaspoon of salt, one 
teaspoon of lemon or orange ^ extract. 
Drop small spoonsful on a baking-sheet 
and put a raisin on top of each cake. 
Bake in a quick oven. 
Currant Cookies.—One-half cup each 
of brown sugar and molasses, one-third 
cup of shortening, one egg. two table- 
s-poons of sour cream, oue teaspoon of 
soda, one tablespoon of mixed spices, one- 
half cup of currants, flour for a soft 
dough. Roll rather thin and cut in ob¬ 
longs. Sprinkle with salt. 
Cream Cookies.—One cup of sugar, 
one-half cup of eoeoanut. one cup of sour 
cream, two eggs, one-half teaspoon each 
of salt and soda, flour for a soft dough. 
Bake in a hot oven. 
Chicken Pie Crust.—One cup of sour 
eream, one-half tablespoon of soda, one 
teaspoon of salt, flour for a moderately 
stiff dough. Boll lightly, and bake in a 
hot oven. 
Sour Cream Tie.—One cup of sour 
eream. one cup of sugar, yolks of three 
eggs, one-half teaspoon each of salt, cin¬ 
namon and cloves, one-half cup of chopped 
raisins. Bake iu one crust and add a 
meringue if liked. 
Sour Cream Salad Dressing.—Put one 
cup of thick sour cream in a bowl, chill, 
and beat to a foam, adding one teaspoon 
of salt, a little cayenne, one teaspoon of 
made mustard, one tahlespoon of lenion 
juice, two tablespoons of vinegar. This 
is particularly good with vegetable salads. 
For cold slaw add one teaspoon of brown 
sugar and one tablespoon of grated 
cheese. Equal parts of sour cream and 
chili sauce will make a good cold slaw 
dressing. 
Potatoes Warmed in Cream.—One pint 
of cold boiled potatoes (chopped). one 
small onion (minced), one tahlespoon of 
fat. one-half cup of sour cream, seasoning 
to taste, salt, paprika and minced pars¬ 
ley. Stir the potatoes and onions in the 
hot fat until they are coated and begin to 
color very slightly. Then add the cream 
and seasonings, and cook slowly and stir 
frequently until the eream is almost ab¬ 
sorbed. Serve very hot. 
UACHKI, F. DAItLCREN. 
Homely Farm Blessings 
We hear a great deal about the nervous 
overworked farm woman who has to cure 
for four or five babies, wash milk dishes 
from 20 to 80 cows, and do all her own 
work. Some of my sisters will be glad 
to hear from one who solved the question. 
My nerves got beyond control, and the 
doctor ordered a complete chauge. We 
could not get an Americau girl to do the 
work that I had been doing. My home 
was in fair condition, and we had run¬ 
ning water in the kitchen, but our idea 
hud been to get the mortgage paid and 
the farm stocked. We were progressing 
rapidly at the time my health failed me. 
Husband got discouraged and decided to 
have an auction and sell everything. T 
would get the change from the routine of 
housework on a large farm, but knew 
that giving tip the home we had worked 
so hard for would never satisfactorily 
solve the question. That afternoon 1 
went to the city library and studied 
everything I could find about nerves. It 
did me more good than all the doctor’s 
medicines 1 had taken in six months. T 
went home with a determined will and 
new courage—an inside courage that one 
can get only from a mental shake-up. I 
began to realize what my babies meant 
to me, to our home and country. It was 
up to nte to pilot the ship safely to har¬ 
bor, and with God’s kelp and sunshine I 
would never fail them, 
The next afternoon I went to the city 
again, but on a far different errand. This 
time a fireless cooker, an oil stove, oil¬ 
cloth, paper tablecloth, napkins—-every¬ 
thing that would make wprk easy in the 
kitchen. I was frightened at the price 
until husband reassured me how much 
pleasanter it was than paying the doctor. 
We were, both 10 years younger when we 
arrived home. Baby sat on the doorsteps 
and I snatched her up into my arms. 
The doctor said I must not lift anything 
bpavy. I could laugh at him now. Hus¬ 
band has always had too much to look 
after out-of-doors, without, helping me, 
but one afternoon he. brought the men 
into the house. We made a dining-room 
out-of-doors on the porch, where we could 
look across our meadows and enjoy our 
one hot dish from the “fireless.” With 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
2150. Dress with 
or without straps, 
30 to 40 bust. The 
dress will require 5 
yards of material 
30 Inches wide. 4 
yards 44, 3 ; St yards 
54, when made of 
one material, or 2W 
yards of the plain 
material 44 or 54 
inches wide, with 3 
yards of figured ma¬ 
terial 44 or 54 
Inches wide to make 
ns illustrated, for 
the medium size. 
2140. Blouse with 
kimono sleeves, 34 
to 44 bust. The 
medium size will re¬ 
quire 2u, yards of 
material 30 inches 
wide, 2^4 yards 40 
or 44. 20 cents for 
each single pattern 
illustrated. 
8 
v aivo 
2140. Dress, clos¬ 
ing at left front. 34 
to 44 bust. The 
medium size will re¬ 
quire 4T4 yards of 
material 30, 40 or 
4 1 Inches wide, 
21*41 
2147. Cape. One 
size. The cape will 
require 3V& yards of 
material 30 or 40 
inches wide, 2% 
yards 44, 
plenty of cold milk, real butter, berries, 
fruits or frozen dessert, wasn’t that a 
recipe iu itself for tired nerves? The old 
carryall was put up iu the field, nud a 
small plot of ground was laid out for me. 
There 1 tended 1,500 strawberry plants, 
and the babies slept away a couple of 
hours each day. It was real life, and 
the first money goes toward an electric 
lighting plant. After that T can modern¬ 
ize OUT home. There will be no more 
nervous breakdowns, for 1 have learned 
to euro for myself, to enjoy life, learned 
the meaning of home and babies, and that 
it is not always the amount of work a 
woman does, but the spirit in which it 
is done. WUMA K. hicks. 
Higdom or French Pickle 
In reply to request from Mrs. O. W. S. 
for recipe for higdom. am sending the one 
used by my mother and grandmother. The 
recipe calls for cucumbers, but they often 
used green tomatoes instead. One peek 
cucumbers of good size, chop (without 
peeling them), mix with one cup salt 
and cook 10 minutes. Drain in a cloth. 
Then add three flints vinegar, 3 lbs. 
brown sugar, ' t lb. white mustard seed, 
one tablespoon each doves, allspice and 
ginger, two tablespoons cinnamon, one 
half teaspoon red pepper. Cook about 20 
minutes. May be sealed or kept in a 
jar. mbs. w. A. B. 
Made to Help Farmers’ Wives 
Yes, the farmer’s wife can now have another luxury such as 
was once only available to city women. 
She can have a stove which will cook quicker and give better 
results with a big saving in fuel cost over the old fashioned stove 
or range. Thousands of farm kitchens are now equipped with the 
Oil Duplex-Alcazar 
arranged to burn kerosene and coal or wood, singly or together. 
The oil is vaporized and produces an intensely hot flame, concentrating the 
heat directly under the cooking utensils or under the oven. This concen¬ 
trated heat means a cool kitchen on hot days and fuel saving. Always under 
your instant control. Any degree of heat you want, for you can choose 
your fuel as you please. Change from one fuel to another instantly or use 
both at the same time. 
Once you try an Alcazar and you simply will not cook the old way 
again. We also make the wonderful Alcazar Kerosene Gas Cook Stove. 
Write for booklet showing styles and sizes. 
For town use there is a Duplex-Alcazar 
which uses gas and coal or wood. 
ALCAZAR RANGE &. HEATER CO. 
429 Cleveland Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
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only large, uniform, sound cof¬ 
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The coffee is carefully roasted : 
not too much—which makes it 
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Dept. A 73 Front Street. New York, N. Y. 
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DRY YOUR FRUIT 
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Drier 
Cheaper than canning—No Jars—No sugar—Less work— 
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