JUNE A 
37S 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
for visiting-work, but does a variety of things 
when at homo. She reads, sews, tends the birds, 
watera the plants, weeds among the flowers, 
gathers seeds, presses ferns, eta. Knitting Is too 
monotonous for any person, whether old or young. 
Fancy knitting or crochet work does well for oc¬ 
casional business, but sewing on various ma¬ 
terials Is better for the mind. You remember 
Mrs. Corwin’s mother did so much knitting that 
her hands grew deformed aul she finally became 
unfitted to do anything but a little reading and 
aimless wandering about. No aged person around 
me will be allowed to dp so. Mother makes all 
her own underwear, occasionally she makes a 
pair of sheets, a quilt, and two pairs of pillow¬ 
cases tor the bed. Last Summer sbe made pillow 
and sbeetshams, also new curtains and lambre¬ 
quins tor her room. Kate hemmed the ruffles on 
the sewlDg machine, hut all the rest was done by 
berselt. Her white tufted spread was made two 
years ago. Anna helped her to make it. After¬ 
wards she made one for a present for Mr. Power’s 
mother, who Is blind. She cushioned her large 
rocking chair, using a dress tor her upholstering 
She covered an old lounge (which she had when 
she began housekeeping) with another dress and 
sent It to the Harwell family when they were 
burned out. She has no old garment b, for she Is 
constantly replenishing and frequently giving 
away. She consults us before giving, and while 
advising, we never oppose her. She pays a visit 
Bomewhere nearly every week. She w rites letters 
often. As her hands are slightly tremulous, she 
writes only a few lines every day until a letter Is 
flulshed. We never allude to her Increasing In¬ 
firmities, and mean always to keep her young.” 
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JESSIE SEABRIGHT’S SCRAP JOURNAL. 
MAY MAPLE. 
The head of our family is not fond of warmed- 
over potatoes, even at their very best, and when 
the new cook, who Is only a school girl, brought 
them to the table, 1 saw bis lip curl, and hla nose 
take on a look that said as plain as words. '• The 
potatoes are not fit to eat.” This I well knew 
would be the case when I saw Susie preparing 
them. But, then, I thought it was well enough to 
learn how those outside our own household lived 
and their manner of cooking the various viands 
that grace our table. Susie sliced the potatoes, 
put them In the spider with plenty of warm water 
and a litt le salt; when they were warmed through, 
which did not chance to be very quickly as her 
fire had burned low, she masbed them, retaining 
the water, and, of course, they were “pasiy,” yet 
the girl had lollowed the home l-ssons. The next 
time that we had potatoes to warm, 1 told Susie 
to put some meat drippings Into the frying pan, 
and let it get hot, and then put In the sliced pota¬ 
toes, with a good sprinkling of salt, and a little 
pepper; cover closely' till they were well heated 
through ; then stir them up, and set them back 
on the stove where they would still keep hot with¬ 
out burning till wanted upon the table. The po¬ 
tatoes generally steam enough to moisten them all 
that Is necessary. Susie brought no more “soggy” 
potatoes to the table. 
While visiting with my old friend, Mrs. White, 
not long since, the subject of washing clothes 
easily and quickly was discussed. “Just look at 
that long lino of clothes across the road,” Bald she: 
“ how white and nice they look; yet one of her 
boys has done the washing all Winter; and he la 
not long about. It either. Hut she has a new recipe 
for soap, which cannot be beaten, I use the same 
kind now and will give you the recipe to copy if 
you would like It. It Is as follows: 
Recipe for soap. 
Seven pounds of bar soap, (soft will do as well), 
cut In tbln slices and put In a dish. Then put two 
pounds of sal soda and one pound of unslaked lime 
In another dish and pour over it two gallons of 
boiling water; stir this weH and let It settle, and 
pour off the water Into the dish containing the 
soap. Put this on the stove and let it remain un¬ 
til the soap Is dissolved; stir well and add one 
ounce of alum, and two ounces of beozlne; cutlnto 
bars as soon as cold. 
“ soak the clot h s ” she continued, “ about 20 
minutes In warm water, add enough of this soap 
to make a good suds; then wring out and rub all 
soiled places thoroughly with the soap and put the 
clothes into the boiler of cool or cold water. Boll 
fifteen minutes, rub out In Ibe sudsing water, and 
thoroughly rinse. 
The Robins’ Washer la nice ror white clothes 
but calicos are seldom Improved by boiling. 
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PUDDINGS. 
CU1KF COOK. 
The variety of puddings Is Immense, and It 
would naturally be supposed that any “ good 
things,” mixed and cooked for the table, would 
make a good pudding, but we all know better. 
SU11, there arc many very poor puddings made 
aid served. I divide puddings into two great fam¬ 
ilies—those which have all their value in them¬ 
selves, and those which depend entirely on the 
sauces to be eaten with them. The first is a mere 
rich feast, the second Is an agreeable surprise, 
which Is often bet ter. There are tome “ hybrids,” 
however, which partake of the best point s of both 
families. Plum pudding and Its sauce are both 
rich; so is a rice pudding with cranberry sauce 
Boiled puddings. It well prepared, are & proof of 
skill In the cook—a moment too much or too little 
spoils them. Baked puddings, having milk and 
fruit as components, will lurn to curd In the hands 
of a poor cook If there Is any part or the cook's 
duties which must be performed In a manner per¬ 
fectly cleanly Id every point, It Is making and 
cooking a pudding 1 never menrlon cl aDline st 
lu a itclpo as many do, because with mos' people 
It is a comparative term, but here It must bo not 
only positive, but superlative. Dirt puddings and 
pies are only tolerated among children in a mud 
puddle. The office of a pudding In a dinner, Is 
that of a peace-maker. If there has been any 
failure in any of the meats, or the vegetables, the 
condiments, or in the set-out or manner of service, 
a good pudding restores every one to a contented 
frame or mLud. Therefore, let It be of delicate 
flavor, not served too copiously, just enough on 
the plate to cause the guest to dispose ot the last 
morsel with a sigh, and to enable the •' lady of the 
house” to cap the climax by an offer (very pres¬ 
sing) ot “ just another piece, my dear.” Food or 
the finest, and most delicate kinds may be so pre¬ 
sented as to spoil the cook’s art entirely; to obvi¬ 
ate which, the pudding and its sauce should be 
served together on one plate, a thick sauce at one 
side, a thin one to bo poured on top. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Headache. 
I find when I have a sour stomach or head-ache, 
nines times out of ten, It Is relieved by takffig one- 
fourth of a teaspoonful of common baking soda at 
intervals of one hour, which at once relieves the 
acidity of the stomach; If the head ache still lin¬ 
gers, at night 1 relieve the over-stocked stomach 
by retiring without tny 9upper. For with Dr. 
Dio Lewis I firmly believe there are more people 
who die from over eating than from starvation. 
Feathers Stripped. 
As the family Increases, each Utils one wants 
a plBow of Its “ very own,” and as 1 have no geese, 
but use a great many chlokens, 1 have It aimed to 
utilize hen-feathers by strlpptng them. I place 
them In a pan to dry, with a sieve over them, and 
then, some odd time, remove all harffiueas. They 
do nicely for “ up stairs” plUows. 
Hour Rising. 
When limited for milk, I keep some corn-meal 
and water mixed together, which answers the ex¬ 
act purpose of sour milk In soda biscuit, or corn 
bread. 
. Healthy Biscuit. 
Many of the Rchal sisters may he surprised to 
know that they can make just as tender soda 
biscuit by using a little meal instead of grease. 
Sweetening Meat. 
This Winter I have found by boiling a piece of 
borax wlib strong bacon or beef a little soured, 
It becomes sweetened. 11ks. J. M. Matthews. 
Dandy Jack Pudding. 
To one quart of bolliig ml k add the yelks ot 
lour eggs, one-halt cup of sugar, two even table¬ 
spoonfuls of flour well beaten. After dipping this 
out In the dishes you wish to serve it In, beat the 
whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, add sugar to 
stiffen, spread this over the pudding and set in 
the oven to brown. 
Plain Padding. 
One pint of rnfik, three eggs, one teaspoonful of 
soda, two of cream-of-tartar. Grease pudding 
pall; pour this lu, set It lu a pot ot water nearly 
boiling, and boll one hour. 
Hard Huap. 
We m ike very good hard soap as follows: Buy 
resin In balls. To each ball add three gallons of 
water and two ounces offine salt. Put the water 
In a large kettle, let It nearly boll (take five pounds 
ot grease to a lull); thou add the grease and 
resin; stir until porfectly smooth. Keep boiling 
aU the time. Last of all, put In salt; as soon as 
taken from the fire dip out In wash-tubs and set 
In cellar to cool. In two days It will be hard 
enough to out. A Fakmkk'b Wife. 
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[New York Union. 
Did Him tiuod. 
Mr. Charles li. Bauer, editor of the above paper 
and Notary Public, In a late Issue mentions the 
foUowlng: Patrick Kenny, Esq., some time ago, 
suffered much irom rheumatism and tried almost 
every means to rid hlrnselt of tills painful evil, 
but In vain, lie was advised 10 use St. Jacobs Oil. 
which he did so successfully, that all pain has left 
him and he Is as healthy and strong as ever be¬ 
fore. Mr. Kenny Is an enthusiastic advocate of 
St. Jacobs OB, audit has done him good.— Adv. 
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