THE BUBAL NEW-YOBRSB. 
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the only things that seemed the same as in our 
far-away native State. That night I listened 
to the coyotes’ dismal howl, looked at the 
many camp-fires of homeless wanderers, 
twinkling here and there over the great 
prairie, and thought of those brave, self- 
sacrificing women, who had put so much be¬ 
hind them: were suffering and enduring so 
much that their children might have a roof- 
tree and an inheritance, and, deep down in 
our hearts, we asked God to keep, comfort 
and bless them, each and every one. 
GERALDINE GERMANE. 
WHILE STORM-STAID. 
ALICE BROWN. 
During the appalling snow-storm of March 
12th, 13th, and 14th, it was my good fortune 
to be detained in a beautiful home in the old 
Huguenot town on Long Island Sound, New 
Rochelle. While the storm raged without 
in all its fury and grandeur, comfort and plen¬ 
ty and pleasant intercourse brightened the 
hours within, and as we enjoyed the delight¬ 
ful meals prepared by the hostess and a help¬ 
ful cousin, I resolved to beg some of the reci¬ 
pes for the readers of the Rural. 
The bread for the family is all made of 
‘‘Entire Wheat” flour. This flour is steadily 
gaining in favor, though the bread made 
from it is a brown bread. It is made by a pro¬ 
cess which retains the “entire wheat” grain 
excepting the thin, transparent hull which 
covers each grain; it is as fine as white flour, 
having no coarseness like Graham flour. 
It is for sale by many wholesale grocers and 
can be ordered through retail grocers when 
the latter do not keep it. This flour differs 
from the gluten flour I am told. The recipe 
used in making the bread that my hostess set 
before us is as follows: 
ENTIRE WHEAT BREAD. 
At night, one quart of sweet milk is heated 
to the boiling point and one teaspoonful of 
butter (or one-balf pint of sweet cream) two 
tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar, and one- 
fourth teaspoonful of salt are added, stirring 
them in well. When cooled to blood heat, a 
small quantity of any good yeast is stirred in, 
and flour enough to make a thick batter. Set 
where it will keep warm over-night. It is 
made into a stiff dough in the morning, when 
light, molded into loaves, raised again, and 
baked in a steady heat. The loaves we en¬ 
joyed were baked in one-quart fruit cans 
from which the rims around the tops had been 
removed, and but a pint loaf was necessary to 
fill the can, when raised, even then puffing 
above the rim. 
At dinner we had a squash pie with a crisp, 
thin crust made by a recipe so simple and eas¬ 
ily used that every one should know it. 
PIE CRUST. 
To one pint of flour add one teaspoonful of 
baking-powder and sweet cream enough to 
wet the flour into a soft dough that can be 
rolled to the desired thickness. This makes 
one large, two-crust pie, or two single crusts. 
Bake in a brisk oven. This simple recipe 
saves much time and labor, and is not open to 
the condemnation passed upon pie-crust made 
of lard. 
A plate of doughnuts the size of walnuts 
came to the table under the name of “The 
New Rochelle Old Folks’ Concert Doughnuts,” 
so called because in a concert given by young 
and old, dressed in the styles of long ago, these 
doughnuts, following a good old fashion, were 
passed, during an intermission in the concert, 
to the singers. The recipe calls for: One-half 
pound granulated sugar. Two eggs, unbeaten; 
these well mixed together. One pint of sweet 
milk, a little grated nutmeg and one and one- 
half pound of prepared flour (flour to which 
has been added baking powder wellstirred in.) 
I his will make a very soft dough, scarcely 
more than a batter, and it must be dropped 
from a spoon into the boiling fat. A little 
experimenting will determine how much dough 
must be used in each “nut.” Beef fat is better 
than lard in which to fry them. 
Another savory dish served at dinner was 
called Baked Bash made from one cupful 
of cold meat, beef, mutton, or other finely 
chopped kinds, one cupful of boiled rice, a 
cupful of milk, one egg, two teaspoonfuls of 
salt and one-eighth of a spoon of pepper. Put 
the milk over the fire and when hot add the 
other ingredients except the egg. Stir two 
minutes, remove from the fire, add the egg 
well beaten, and bake the mixture for 20 min¬ 
utes in a pudding dish. Serve in the dish in 
which it is baked. 
In a glass dish, not far from this baked 
hash, stood half a-dozen clear red hemispheres 
of cranberries, and the pretty effect was 
achieved by following these directions: Wash 
one quart of cranberries and put them in a 
covered saucepan with one pint of water. Let 
them simmer until each cranberry bursts, 
then, but not until then, remove the cover, 
add one pound of sugar, and let them boil 20 
minutes uncovered. Pour into cups or a dish, 
half filled cups mold them into hemispheres. 
When cold they retain the shape of the mold 
perfectly, like a firm jelly. 
The pretty dining-room in which these good 
things were served, deserves a description, 
but already this is long enough. 
MORE ABOUT SOAP. 
As soap seems to be agitating the female 
mind among the readers of the Rural at pres¬ 
ent, I will give my recipes, although I can¬ 
not hope that they will be any better than 
those given m the Rural of March 10. When 
I first began housekeeping I rather derided 
the economy that stooped to soap-making, but 
I have come to find out that it may be done 
with very little trouble, and is almost a clear 
saving which may be expended with more grat¬ 
ification to the family in books, a subscription 
to a magazine, or an easy-chair. Save all the 
rough fat that you cannot use for frying pur¬ 
poses, such as that from mutton, and any oth¬ 
er kind not fresh enough to use in cooking, 
and have a receptacle handy in which to put 
it. When you have enough to make five pints 
of melted fat, dissolve one box of Babbitt’s pot¬ 
ash in a quart of boiling water, adding it to 
the water a little at a time so that it does not 
bubble up and fly over the hands qnd gar¬ 
ments. Let it cool and add a pint of cold 
water and the melted fat. Stir in a cold 
place until thick and set away until the next 
day. Then place over the fire, add three 
quarts of warm water; stir until dissolved, 
pour into a box, and when cold cut up into 
bars. 
BORAX SOAP. 
Dissolve one can of potash in three pints of 
boiling water, using great care not to burn 
yourself. Melt four pounds of solid, clarified 
grease, add the potash and stir five minutes. 
Add three quarts of boiling water and boil five 
hours, adding hot water as it boils away. 
Stir in two ounces of borax, and boil half an 
hour longer. Pour into a soap-box and cut 
up when cold. This soap which requires so 
much boiling is not recommended unless you 
have an outhouse in which it can be made, as 
the effluvium is very unpleasant in a kitchen. 
HOUSEKEEPER. 
THE NEW CRAZE IN FURNITURE. 
The new craze for white and gold furniture 
is in some respects a blessing as many pieces 
of furniture can be prettily rejuvenated by 
means of a little white and gold paint. An 
old-fashioned light stand of delicate shape can 
be painted white with bands of gold. Embell¬ 
ish it further with a white felt scarf the ends 
of which are embroidered in coreopsis, or gold¬ 
en rods. The willow chairs, and rockers, 
which have been so fashionable of late years 
and which have become darkened by age are 
very much prettier if painted white and gold, 
than black, as many have done. Upholster 
the seat and arms, and make a head rest for 
the back of a golden-green plush. Tie with 
white and green, gold and green, or green and 
crushed raspberry ribbons, and you have a 
most dainty article of furniture. a. g. 
AYER’S 
CHERRY 
PECTORAL,. 
the VOICE, when hoarse and husky 
from overstrain or irritation of the vocal 
organs, is improved and strengthened by the 
use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Clergy¬ 
men, Singers, Actors, and Public Speakers 
find great relief in the use of this prep¬ 
aration. A specific for throat affections. It 
relieves Croup and Whooping Cough, and is 
indispensable in every household. 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, • 
Prepared by Dr. ,7. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass, 
bold by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles, $5. 
BROWN’S FRENCH DRESSING. 
The Original. Beware ai Imitations. 
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AS A LAXATIVE, It acts mildly, but 
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Recommended by professional and businessmen. 
Price $i. Do. Sold by druggists. Send for circulars. 
WELLS RICHARDSON & CO., Proprietors, 
BURLINGTON, VT. 
cmnnflRn creamery 
W^ gaaB SURFACE SKIMMING 
ATTACHMENT. , 
With or without Special 
Refrigerator. 
Has more good points 
than any on the marked 
Send for description. 
BEST LINE OF 
Dairy&FactoryGoods 
Moseley & Stoddard Mfg. Co. 
POULTNEY, VT. 
GOLr MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. 
BAKER’S 
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of every person contemplating buying O P r n A 
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JAMES VICK, SEEDSMAN, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
MllCIfk PROF. RICE’S self-teacji- 
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65 
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ON 30 DAYS’ TRIAL. 
THIS NEW 
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1 Has a Pad different from all 
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__ I presses back the intes- 
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Warranted absolutely pure 
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SEVEN VARIETIES 
8UPURB 
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71 WASHINGTON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 
The Largest Creamery in the United States 
... The Big Foot, III, Creamery Is claimed to be the largest Creamery in 
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$ 200 , 000 . 00 . 
is are Paid 27 Cents for cream equal to a pound ofbu 
Cooley System of Cream Gathering. 
it 
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The patrons are Paid 27 Cents for cream equal to a pound of butter 
is run -■ ~ — ’ ** ^ ^ * 
on the - - 
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MADE 
[ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS 
simply stopping the FAT-produc- 
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