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THE RURAL WEW-YORKER. 
ever absurd they may appear, if you would 
meet with the same pleasing results. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
FLANNEL CAKES. 
One cupful of Indian meal, two of flour, 
three of boiling millr, one-fourth of a yeast 
cake or one-fourth of a cup of liquid yeast, a 
teaspoonful of salt, a cablespoonful of sugar 
and two of butter. Mix the butter and meal 
together, pour over the boiling milk, stirring 
to make smooth, and when just warm, add the 
flour, sugar, salt and yeast, which, if hard, 
should have been dissolved in two spoonfuls 
of tepid water. Mix the last thing at night. 
Fry the same as any griddle-cakes. 
creamed eggs. 
Boil eight eggs until hard, plunge into cold 
water, remove the shells without breaking the 
whites, put into a vegetable dish and cover 
with drawn butter made of a pint of new 
milk, two spoonfuls of butter, a little salt, and 
thickened with half a spoonful of corn-starch. 
This is an excellent supper dish. 
SCALLOPED MEAT. 
Any cold meat, such as chicken, beef or 
mutton, may be used. Chop the meat rather 
coarse. The proportions are as follows: A 
pint of meat, a half cup of gravy and a large 
cup of fine bread crumbs. Put a layer of 
meat into a deep baking dish, season with salt 
and pepper, then a tain layer of crumbs, the 
gravy and meat again. Have the last layer a 
thick one of crumbs. Strew bit3 of butter 
over the top and cook in a well-heated, but 
not fierce, oven one half hour. 
MRS. ECONOMY. 
A BROWN LOAF. 
Three cupfuls of Indian meal? one of flour, 
three cupfuls of sweet milk, one of sour, half 
a cupful of molasses, a teaspoonful of salt and 
one of saleratus dissolved in a little of the 
milk. Butter a deep mold and steam three 
hours. MRS. i c. 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
VIES HOIS CAKES. 
How are the above made? 
Ans —Cut sponge cake or plain sugar cake 
into pieces two inches square, cut a small 
piece from the center of each square und fill 
the space with some kind of jam or jelly. Re¬ 
place the artist only of the part that was cut 
out, and cover the squares with icing. These 
cakes are usually served for dessert. 
CHARLOTTE TtUSSE. 
I cannot get cream for filling, can you give 
me a substitute? # mbs. v. preston. 
Ans. —Tukea quart of uew milk, one-third ; 
of a box of gelatine, Tour tablespoonfuls of ‘ 
sugar, the yelks of three eggs and vanilla 
flavoring. Put the gelatine in the milk and | 
set aside for balf-an-hour or longer. Thor- ! 
ougbly beat the yelks and sugar together, and 
stir into the milk. Set the mixture into a pan 
of hot water over the fire and stir until it be¬ 
gins to thicken like soft custard. When cold, 
but not hardened, flavor and fill the molds, 
which are lined with sponge cake. Set in a 
cool place to stiffen. 
german puffs. 
Please give recipe for the above? 
AUNT JANE. 
Ans.—A pint of milk, yelks of six eggs, 
five tablespoon fuls of sifted flour, a 
tablespoonful of melted butter, one pint 
of milk, half a teaspoonful of salt. Beat the 
yelks very light, add the milk and pour a part 
of this mixture on to the flour, beat hard, add 
the remainder of the eggs and milk, the salt 
and butter, beat again and half fill buttered 
tin gem or muffin pans. They will bake in 20 
minutes in a quick oven. Serve at once. The 
sauce which is usually eaten with them, is 
made of the whites of the six eggs beaten to a 
stiff froth, a cupful of powered sugar and the 
juice of a lemon. For our own palate we 
prefer a sauce made of a pint of boiling water, 
two teaspoonfuls of butter, two-thirds of a cup 
of sugar, and thickened with a dessert. spoonful 
of cornstarch. Any flavoring liked may be 
added. 
CANNED PEARS. 
The pears which “AuntEm ’referred to in 
the Rural of August 22, w ere Clapp’s Favorite, 
and cooked in the jars in this way: Peel, using 
a plated silver knife, as a steel one will often 
discolor the fruit, halve, remove cores, and 
throw at once into a dish of cold water. When 
enough are prepared, put into the cans, ar¬ 
ranging the pieces as compactly as possible, 
cover with cold water, and then drain off. 
Make a sirup of sugar and water, allowing a 
cupful of sugar to a can, and fill the cans to 
the brim; put on the covers, not the rubbers, 
and place m a kettle of cold water over the 
fire. The water should come to the neck of 
the bottles. When the water boils, note the 
time, and let it boil from 20 to 30 minutes, 
according to the softness of the fruit. Take 
the cans out. adjust the rubbers, and screw 
on the tops, making tighter from time to time, 
as the bottles cool. 
ELDERBERRY WINE. 
Will you kindly give directions for making 
wine from elderberries? geo. w. allen. 
Ans.— Crush the fruit, then press through 
a fine sieve, afterwards through a bag made 
of uubleacbed muslin. To one gallon of 
juice, allow a gallon of water; then to every 
gallon, add three pounds of loaf sugar; All a 
jug or keg (reserving some to fill up with), 
add a half cup of yeast, or more, according to 
the quantity of juice; cover the bung hole 
with a bit of net, and set aside to work. Fill 
up from day to day with the reserved juice 
that the refuse may flow over the sides. It 
will usually work from two to three weeks. 
It can then be racked off, bottled and corked. 
pi.9ircURHfou.$ ^dvmi.stng. 
THE BEST 
EFFECTS 
lute divorce. If we consider, in addition to 
this, the misery which a delicate and modest 
woniau will endure rather than resort to the 
law (with all the publicity and disgrace at¬ 
tending it) as an expedient to alleviate her 
trouble, we cannot but conclude that there Is 
something radically wrong iu the construction 
of society, or in the character or the education 
of our young people. It is far easier to 
emphasize or point out a wrong than it is to 
suggest a remedy. 
Writers upon the question of domestic 
incompatibility and its alleviation, almost 
without exception lay all the blame upon 
the opposite sex. In the incapacity of woman, 
male authors find, or think they find a 
reason; and their literary sisters ascribe 
all domestic troubles to the club life, 
dissipation, and cynical indifference of men. 
Both are right and both are wrong. There is 
a golden mean between the two extremes. 
Women are to blame; so are the men; and 
they both suffer in consequence. Men ad mire 
—or profess to admire before marriage—qual¬ 
ities in woman which are worse than worth¬ 
less in married life; they applaud, aud appar¬ 
ently at least, appreciate music, conversation, 
and literature—accomplishments which are 
recreative rather than essential; acquirements 
which should follow rather than precede the I 
duties of life. On the other band, women 
drive men from them, both before and after 
marriage, by their indifference to the actual 
ities of life. Man was uot made to live alone, 
and unless he finds a congenial companion 
iu his wife, sisters or female friends, he will 
seek companionship at the clubs. 
The fact is the paths of the growing gener¬ 
ation are too divergent. The boys and the 
girls drift apart until chance brings them 
together. They then marry, and too often 
drift apart again, both following the direction 
of the paths of their youth. The average 
American girl hears altogether too much 
about music, literature and art, and too lit¬ 
tle about the domestic concerns of life which 
she must acquaint herself with If she is to be¬ 
come in any sense fitted for its actual duties. 
A celebrated author says “the necessities of 
life press hard upon the women of America 
in whatever circle they happeu to be, for the 
permanency of no man's home is guaranteed 
and the riches of even the richest take unto 
themselves wings and fly away.” If this is 
true, the real need of women is for those things 
that look to the bettering of their condition in 
auy eveut, and not to the obtainiug for them 
of a superficial education that guarantees 
them nothing, iu auy case. “Olive” is right 
wlicu she says that “girls ought to be sure 
they are acquiring something better than a 
domestic education when they spend their 
time in studying non-essential accomplish¬ 
ments.” I am perhaps unfortunate in ray ac¬ 
quaintances, but I really do not know a young 
lady who, according to any ordinary business 
standard, to say nothing of civil service rules, 
would be considered competent to accept even 
a menial position in a well-ordered household, 
much less the management of a family. 
I shall have more to say on this subject, 
again. j. h. g. 
IN MEMORIAM. 
It becomes our duty to record the death of 
another contributor to the columns of this de¬ 
partment. 
Mrs. J. 8. McConaughoy (known to our 
readers as Olive) died with cancer, at her 
home in New Jersey, Saturday, August 39th. 
She had been a constant sufferer for 20 years, 
yet was a regular contributor to the columns 
of nine religious journals. She has written 
14 books for the young, and what is better, 
endeared herself to every one who has been 
honored with her acquaintance, whether 
through personal intercourse or by reading 
her thoughts iu print. 
Wo shall Hud ourselves looking in vain for 
thoso cheery letters, bringing a few thoughts 
for publication, which were always fraught 
with so much of joy and good counsel, coming 
from a heart full of love for others. 
Among her private papers were found the 
addresses of 4o invalids, to whom she wrote ut 
intervals, doing what she could to help them 
be as content and hopeful as she was herself. 
A life of self sacrifice has closed only to 
step into the open door of the eternal life, 
where there is joy and no pain, She has laid 
down her pen never to take it up again, but 
she has uot “gone out in silence.”— [eds.] 
Domestic (Economy 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
PITHS. 
A little broom is excellent for cleaning 
kettles and vegetables. 
Trust your children with money, and teach 
them how to spend it. 
Have a fire these cool nights and mornings. 
It is as much a parent’s duty to supply his 
children with good reading matter as it is to 
I>rovide them with food and raiment. 
Is your sleeping-room thoroughly venti¬ 
lated? If not, it may be the cause of that 
tired and listless feeling you complain of every 
morning. 
Put on thick flannels now that the morn¬ 
ings and nights are cool. Don’t wait for 
freezing weather—it may save you a doctor’s 
bill. 
Never be guilty of frightening children 
into obedience. 
Pie-plates that have grown rancid may 
be sweetened by boiling them up in wood- 
ashes aud water. 
Colds are more frequently the results of 
overrating and a disordered digestion than of 
exposure. 
A good complexion never goes with a bad 
diet. 
It is a crying shame to punish a little child 
because he is afraid to stay alone in the dark, 
after permitting his mind to be filled with 
hob-goblin and blood-curdling tales. 
Happiness never comes at the expense of 
one’s duty. 
Don’t permit yourself to sink into a kitchen 
drudge. 
Babies are usually “cross,” not from a bad 
disposition or love of crying, but because they 
are sick, ill cared for, or uncomfortable. 
Wilted vegetables should not be eaten. 
KITCHEN TALKS. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
I TOOK up “Breakfast, Luncheon and Tea” 
when looking for a recipe for pickled apples 
and the first thing that took my attention was 
a sentence which read thus: “Some women 
remind one of marbles that have somehow 
rolled into holes. Sometimes it is a fit, but as 
often as not the marble is round and the hole 
issquare.” I thought how true this isof mauv 
people of both sexes, and it takes the rubbing 
of a lifetime to adapt ourselves to the situa¬ 
tion to make our natures fit the unevenness or 
squareness of the situation, and in the attempt 
one gets so weary that it hardly seems worth 
while. 
During a visit lately over the border, I was 
much pleased with a corn fritter that was 
made of cold mush, from granulated corn 
meal. Two eggs aud a little salt and a trifle 
of milk, and the mush beaten up In it till 
fine, made an appetizing dish when fried. 
They had, too, a nice cake made of green corn 
grated, two cups of which are mixed with a 
cup of milk, two eggs, a pinch of soda and 
salt, two tablespoonfuls of flour and a little 
melted butter. This was well mixed aud 
fried in small muffin rings, that made the 
cakes keep their shape. One day a crowd 
visited my friend and were obliged to remain 
to dinner. I knew the same cause (a heavy 
rain) prevented the butcher’s arrival, and 
wondered what we should have for dinner, as 
I knew there were no canned meats in the 
house. We had had a treat of fresh salmon 
the day before aud about a pound of this re¬ 
mained. It was chopped fine, and half a 
cup of hot drawn butter was rubbed into it. 
Then three eggs were beaten and mixed with 
a cupful of bread crumbs. The whole, when 
nicely beaten together, was put into buttered 
patty pans aud baked to a light brown. My 
friend had fried potatoes, crisp and amber- 
colored, green corn, and these salmon scallops 
served in the little pans. There were plenty 
of flowers, fresh and canned fruit, aud, when 
she called us to lunch, I mentally pronounced 
the table perfect. There was no axiology; we 
were supposed to know that she gave us what 
she had. without ueed of words, and all were 
satisfied. Yet there are women who must 
apologize at every turn of their path, who 
weary their friends by their efforts to do too 
much to make a round marble fit into a square 
hole. It is a habit that becomes stronger as oue 
grows older, and if any housekeepers recog¬ 
nize that they are prone to it, the sooner 
they break themselves of it the better, for it 
gives no pleasure, palliates no offence. 
THE FRANK SIDDALL SOAP. 
We received a x’ackage of the above soap 
for trial with the admouitiou to carefully fol¬ 
low the given directions. The clothes were 
soaped and soaked as directed, ami when un¬ 
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such as collars, cuffs, table aud bed liuen, 
were almost free from soil, or, in the words 
of the circular, “the dirt had dropx>ed out.” 
The more soiled pieces required ubout a third 
of the usual rubbing. The washing was done 
in two-thirds of the time usually given to it, 
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