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‘Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 9, 1922 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Sleep. Little Dove 
Sleep, little Dove, the skj * dark above, 
The Virgin sartg to her infant Son; 
My watch I’m keeping while Thou art 
sleeping: 
Swiftly to heaven Thy dreams will run. 
Sing, holy angels, your sweet lullabies. 
Smiling and dreaming my little one lies. 
This humble stable is charitable. 
Oil’ring a nest of which I’ve need; 
Chill night's a danger, but in the manger 
All in the hay no cold lie'll heed. 
Sing, holy angels, your sweet lullabies. 
Smiling and dreaming my little one lies. 
Darker ’tis growing, and the wind blow¬ 
ing. 
Beats on the roof and bends each tree; 
Naught need’st Thou fear, O Jesus, mv 
Dear. 
For. see. ox and ass are both near Thee. 
Sing, holy angels, your sweet lullabies, 
Smiling and dreaming my little one lies. 
—Old Alsatian Carol. 
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Here is what a South Carolina corre¬ 
spondent says as to sulphured apples: 
The other day I saw a woman prepar¬ 
ing apples with sulphur in this manner: 
Tho apples were pared, sliced and put 
into a stone crock, sulphur sprinkled be¬ 
tween the layers. Wash before using. 
She said they will keep indefinitely. 
Regarding chiggers, the same corre¬ 
spondent says: 
As for the chiggers. several years ago 
a friend made for herself a sulphur “belt" 
—a long piece of strong cloth, sewed up 
ou the machine—to fill with a funnel. 
It gives immunity to her and is well 
worth trying. Empty and wash when 
necessary. The sulphur sifts into the 
clothing. For the bites, and also for 
various other bites, a standard liniment 
is in general use here. It is instantane¬ 
ous in action. Other remedies are brine, 
salt and grease, hot water and strong 
soap. What help? one will not bring re¬ 
lief to another. One thing, though, 
holds true—the sooner any remedy is 
used, the better. 
* 
An anonymous correspondent asks 
what the herb called life-everlasting is 
used for. This uainc is applied to several 
different plants, but especially, we think, 
to the pearly everlasting. Guaphalium 
margaritaoeum, with little round, white 
everlasting flowers aud grayish leaves. 
It was made into a tea for use in pul¬ 
monary and intestinal catarrhs, ami also 
as a fomentation for bruises. The I nited 
States Dispensatory says that it probably 
has little medicinal value. 
>■: 
One of our readers wishes to know 
how to knit fringed mittens. We have 
been unable to secure instructions, and 
should like to hear from some knitter 
who can give clear and concise diiections 
for this knitting. 
Seme Excellent Candies 
Maple Balls.—One cup of light brown 
sugar, one cup of maple sugar, one-halt 
cup cold water, one-half teaspoon of 
almond extract, and walnut meats. Boil 
the sugars and water until the S.vup 
forms a soft ball when tried in eld water, 
and then add the almond extract. When 
partially cool, stir until creamy, and 
when firm knead until smooth, form into 
balls and press half a walnut meat into 
each ball. When cold and firm, dip m 
incited chocolate or in chopped eoeoanut. 
Cocoa Fudge.—One-half cup of cocoa. 
•jK, cups of sugar, one teaspoon of va¬ 
nilla extract, two tablespoous of fondant, 
one-half cup of milk, one tablespoon of 
glucose and three tablespoons of butter. 
Put the sugar, glucose, butter, cocoa and 
milk into a saucepan and stir till it 
forms a soft ball when tested in cold 
water. Remove from the fire, stir in the 
vanilla extract and the fondant, Beat 
until creamy and pour into a well-but¬ 
tered pan. When firm, cut into squares 
or bars. 
Cocoanut Kisses. - Put nue cup ot 
water and 1 lb. of lump sugar into a 
saucepan, stir gently till the sugar is 
dissolved over the fire, add a pinch of 
cream of tartar, and boil until it spins 
a heavy thread. Remove from the fire, 
stir with a wooden spoon till cloudy, add 
one teaspoon of rose extract, a few drops 
Of red color and six tablespoons chopped 
cocoanut. Mold in a teaspoon or dessert 
spoon with the fingers, making a ridge in 
the middle; slip on to waxed paper to 
dry Serve in dainty paper cases. 
Chocolate Caramels.-—Boil slowly one 
cup of molasses, one CUP of grated choco¬ 
late. two clips brown sugar, one cup of 
boiled milk, one tablespoon of Hour, and 
a piece of butter. Pour on flat tins to 
cool and mark off while lmt. 
Chocolate Popcorn. — One quart of 
popped corn, two tablespoons of butter, 
one teaspoon of vanilla extract, one cup 
of sugar, four tablespoons of grated choc¬ 
olate and one-halt' cup of cream or milk. 
The corn should be freshly popped. Put 
all the ingredients but the vanilla into 
a saucepan aud cook until a little dropped 
in cold water is quite brittle; then add 
the extract, oour it over the corn, stirring 
so that all the kernels are coated. Eat 
while still fresh and before the crispness 
is gone from the candy. 
Peanut Rutter Candy. Two and oue- 
half cups of white sugar, half a cup of 
peanut butter, half a cup of milk, one 
cup of ground nut meats, little butter and 
vanilla. Cook the peanut butter, sugar 
and milk together until it forms a soft 
ball when poured into a cup of cold water, 
then add the walnut or any nut meats 
preferred, and the vanilla, Pour into 
buttered plates to cool. 
Peppermint Drops.—Moisten one cup 
of granulated sugar with boiling water, 
then boil for five minutes. Take from the 
tire and add cream of tartar to the 
amount of a pea. mix well aud add four 
or five drops of oil of peppermint. Beat 
well until the mixture whitens, then drop 
quickly ou x\hite waxed paper. To make 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
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\7 2095A \J 
0827. Slip-on ki¬ 
mono blouse, 34 to 
42 bust. 
2095 A. Two-piece 
skirt, with or with¬ 
out panels, 26 to 34 
waist. 
The medium size 
blouse will require 
l'gi yards Of mate¬ 
rial 36 or 44 inches 
wide. The medium 
size skirt will re¬ 
quire 2% yards of 
materinl 3i>, 40 or 
44 inches wide, with 
l'i yards any Width 
extra for the pun 
els. 20 cents. 
<££71551 
0557. Girl's kimo¬ 
no, 8 to 14 years. 
The 12-year size will 
require yards of 
material 27 or 36 
inches wide, 2"u 
yards 44. 20 cents. 
2037 
9711. Apron or 
dress with kimono 
sleeves, 34 or 36. 
38 or 40, 42 or 44 
bust. The medium 
size will require 7 
yards of material 27 
inches wide, 6 yards 
36, 4-% yards 44. 
20 cents. 
2087. Hlousi-with 
straight collar, 34 
to 44 bust. The 
medium size will re¬ 
quire 2V6 yards of 
material 30. 40 or 
44 inches wide. 20 
cents. 
yed peppermints, add the cochineal color¬ 
ing. little by little, to cream while beating, 
until red. 
Cream Candy—Four pounds of granu¬ 
lated sugar, one pint of water, four table¬ 
spoons of thick cream, four tablespoons 
of vinegar, butter the size of an egg. Boil 
all slowly three-quarters of au hour. 
Pour on buttered tins to cool. 
Meringue Kisses. Beat the whites of 
four eggs until quite stiff, add pinch of 
salt, teaspoon of davoring. one cup of 
fine granulated sugar. Beat with a fork 
until very .stiff. Drop on buttered paper 
and bake three-quarters of an hour. 
HELEN A. LYNAN. 
Apple Suggestions 
Probably the commonest ways to cook 
apples are in pies or sauce, and perhaps 
baked. Below are some of the less usual 
ways, which I find little known aud used, 
but delicious: 
Brown Betty.—Line a bake dish or 
casserole with very thin slices of apple 
(apple sauce may he used). Cover this 
with thickly buttered bread cut into di^es, 
mingling a few ot the apple slices with it 
Over all sprinkle a coating of sugar and 
some grated nutmeg: then bake brown 
and until apples are soft. Serve with 
hard sauce or possibly cream. 
Apple Flummery.—Take a cup of ap¬ 
ple sauce, very sweet, and beat till smooth 
and Huffy. Then add the white of one 
egg. beaten to a stiff froth, and thoroughly 
whipped in. Serve with cream or cake. 
Apple Shortcake.—Fill a piopla.tr or 
casserole with biscuit dough. Cross into 
this vertically thin, crisp slices of raw, 
spicy apples, as close as you can. nut them 
together. Cover with sugar about ono- 
half iueli thick, and over this sprinkle 
cinnamon generously. Top it with small 
pieces of butter, and bake in quick oven. 
Serve with plenty of cream. Delicious. 
KATHERINE l’AULL. 
Household Accounts 
There has lately appeared in the col¬ 
umns of The R. NY. a request for a 
satisfactory system of farm accounts. 
While l have had no experience in this 
particular line— my "farm’' comprising 
only a Couple of acres—the subject is 
of more than passing interest to everyone 
who has the management of a home and 
an income. A young farmer of agricultural 
college training tells me that his books 
show at a glance, at the end of the year, 
the cost- aud market value of every crop 
lie has raised, the number of pounds of 
milk produced by every cow. with a close 
estimate of cost—and, for aught I know, 
the number of eggs furnished by each iu- 
dividual hen. I doubt, however, if six 
farmers in our farming community can 
say as much, and while the housewives’ 
books are probably more generally and 
accurately kept, certainly their use is 
by no moans universal At all events, 
your inquiry has led one reader to look 
over, not only her own accounts for the 
last half-dozen years, but some yellowed 
family day books, dating back to 1751. 
whose curious aud often amusing entries 
suggest that such accounts constitute a 
record of no little historical interest. 
These u a r r o w, parchment - covered 
volumes—a combination of diary, mem¬ 
orandum 'books and ledger—are uns.vs- 
tematizod and unscientific to the last de¬ 
gree. All the more human on that ac¬ 
count. The writer of No. I, being “one 
of Ilis Majesty’s Justices of the Peace.” 
sandwiches in a great many legal mem¬ 
oranda of court siftings, "tryals,” "judge¬ 
ments,’’ marriages performed, births and 
deaths. An unlucky debtor in many cases 
must “faithfully serve" his creditor, “and 
all his lawful! commands obay" for some¬ 
thing like 75 pounds a year (all money, 
of course, being reckoned in pounds, shil¬ 
lings and pence). Along with these mat¬ 
ters are brisk items like the following: 
"By one day mow and git up hay." 
“By two days himself aud Lijah last 
weak cut wood in a great meadow." 
“By Him aud Lijah dress Has and 
thrash.” 
(The sheets and tablecloths in those 
days came from our own fields.) 
“To Titus and teem sled hay from 
1 >anbv.” 
“To a lode of wood he helpt fetch.” 
(Ender these circumstances the charge 
is only two shillings.) 
"1 lofe bred,” and even " ! /5 lofe bred” 
is a common item, but not nearly as corn 
mon ns “2 qiiorts of rum” and "1 gallon 
of cyder brandey.” Such notes ns "Took 
your fa to stem- to pasture" and “Took 
your 2 oxen out of my pasture” are of 
frequent occurrence. “Indian Warrups, 
Dr” figures ns follows: “To sundry per- 
tieulers last, fawl, as meet, meel. corn, 
etc., delivered bis squaw," one shilling 
and sixpence. 
Here are a few more entries: 
£ s d 
To fntt lamb. 0 8 0 
To walnut and oak timber for 
baskets ...0 .1 0 
To my wife, making two 
gowns for vour girls. ..... 0 3 0 
To making 4 bids, of cyder at 
my mill .. ... 0 4 0 
To Ezra, pulling two acres of 
flax, for which you to mow 
four days . 0 0 0 
To mode gauze and everything 
for hat and making. 0 12 S 
To nil iron pott and red chest 0 9 <5 
To soling his shoes. 0 1 0 
Perhaps the oddest charge and surely 
a very moderate one, is: 
“To house room for four persons to 
have the small pox, £1 4s. 
But we must leave these queer ances¬ 
tral records and turn to the more method¬ 
ical practice of the present day. Any¬ 
body. I think, who has given household 
accounts a fair trial will say that the 
advantages far outweigh the little 
trouble involved. They help one to see 
and correct mistakes of “emphasis,” and 
tend directly to wise and prudent expen¬ 
diture. Ou innumerable occasions the 
da.v book is valuable ns a reference book, 
nml by the same token every woman who 
handles money should have a checking 
account at the bank. A classified ac¬ 
count book is also au important help in 
making out a budget or detailed estimate 
of expenses for the ensuing year. I have 
found it convenient t<> group my "outgo” 
under four heads: Food, clothing, rent 
and upkeep (comprising taxes, service of 
every kind, fuel, lights, telephone and 
operating expenses in general), and the 
humanities (church, medical attendance. 
gifts, music, books and periodicals, travel, 
recreation and the like). 
The smaller the income, the larger will 
be the proportional cost of food, ns also 
of fuel and other homely necessaries. On 
a farm, of course, a large percentage of 
the “eats” is home-grown; even my two- 
acre farm provides eggs, poultry and 
honey, with vegetables and fruit in va¬ 
riety. Mrs. Ellen Richards, an Atneri- 
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