1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
49 
ingenious. Every pleasant afternoon when 
I could spare time I have taken the demo¬ 
crat wagon, a dozen sacks and a little girl 
neighbor who likes the fun of helping, and 
gathered leaves for litter. I fed the chicks 
a dry grain ration from the beginning. Now 
they get a mash of vegetable parings, meat 
scraps, ground oats, fine feed and corn- 
meal mornings. Twice a week raw meat 
cut fine and the rest of the time wheat and 
buckwheat noon and night feed. They are 
heavy and contented, always busy and 
singing or talking. It is about time to 
look for eggs. I have one pullet laying 
and an old black hen who does royally, 
laying every day. The fowls are Rhode 
Island Reds, and everyone says they are 
handsome as pictures, adah e. colcord. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The full blouse waist shown in No. 4918 
will be very suitable for a young girl, 
either for a separate waist, or as part of a 
suit. It is suitable either for wool or 
heavy cotton materials. The waist con¬ 
sists of the fitted foundation, front and 
backs. Roth the front and the backs are 
laid in pleats at the outer portions of the 
shoulders and are gathered at the waist 
4910 Ctrl's Blouse Waist, 6to14yrs. 
line. The closing is made invisibly at the 
center back and the neck is finished with 
a straight collar. The sleeves are made in 
one piece each, the fullness laid in pleats 
at the upper edge, which give a box-pleated 
effect, while the lower edges are finished 
with straight cuffs. The quantity of ma f e- 
rial required for the medium size is 3)4 
yards 21 inches wide, 2)4 yards 27 inches 
wide or 1% yards 44 inches wide, with 14 
yards of braid to trim as illustrated. The 
pattern 4918 is cut in sizes for girls of 6, 
8, 12 and 14 years of age; price 10 cents. 
The box-pleated skirt No. 4907 would 
combine very nicely with the above blouse 
to form a suit. The skirt is ‘cut in seven 
4907 Misses’ Box Plaited Skirt, 
12 to 16 yrs. 
gores, the box pleats concealing all seams, 
and meeting at the center back where the 
closing is made. The quality of material 
required for the medium size (14 years) is 
0’/2 yards 27, 3)4 yards 44 or 3)4 yards 
52 inches wide. The pattern 4907 is cut in 
sizes for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years of 
age; price 10 cents. 
Canning Beef at Home. 
Will you state the safest method of canning 
beef for family purposes, how to cook it be¬ 
fore canning, whether to bake it, pot it down, 
or stew it? Could it be packed down in a 
crock and then have hot lard poured over 
it, or hot cotton seed oil poured over it? When 
canned Is it canned in the liquor that it is 
cooked in ? j. w> 
Vermont. 
The recipe for beef canning given us 
was as follows: Roil fresh beef until 
tender, adding salt and pepper to taste. 
Slice, and pack in glass cans (Mason or 
other preserve jars). Cover with the 
water in which it was boiled (which must 
be boiling hot), and seal immediately. 
When wanted for use, set the jar in warm 
water for a few minutes; the beef can 
then be taken out, and served either hot or 
cold. The success of this operation de¬ 
pends entirely upon filling the can with 
liquid boiling hot, sealing at once, and 
storing in a cool dark place. Our inform¬ 
ant says that if canned corned beef is de¬ 
sired, make four gallons of brine to each 
100 pounds of beef, as follows: To each 
gallon of water add 1^4 pound salt, one- 
half pound brown sugar, one ounce salt¬ 
peter; boil and skim. Cover the beef with 
this brine, and let it remain six weeks be¬ 
fore canning; then proceed as with the 
fresh beef, omitting any further seasoning 
with salt. 
Household Congress. 
Euttermilk Custarr —Cream two ta¬ 
blespoonfuls butter, one cupful sugar, 
yolks of four eggs; beat well and add one- 
half cupful of sifted Hour, one pint of 
buttermilk in which has been stirred one- 
half teaspoonful of soda. Flavor with 
vanilla or nutmeg. Use as filling for 
two pies. Reat the whites of the four 
eggs with six tablespoonfuls of sugar, 
spreacl on top of pies after baked, and 
return to oven and brown slightly. 
MRS. T. W. 
Hasty Pie. —Place in a deep baking 
pan or dish any fresh or canned fruits 
to the depth of two or three inches. Beat 
together one egg, two tablespoonfuls of 
melted butter, one cupful sweet milk and 
one cupful of flour in which has been 
sifted one teaspoonful of baking powder. 
Pour this over fruit and bake until crust 
is well done. Eat with sweetened cream 
or any pudding sauce. Use but little sy¬ 
rup with fruit. The same recipe for 
batter makes good muffins. mrs. t. w. 
Wooden Covers. —Small butter-tub cov¬ 
ers are very handy to use about the kitch¬ 
en, especially if one has tables or shelves 
either varnished or covered with enamel 
cloth. They are good to set hot kettles 
on, and if the bottom of the kettle should 
happen to be black, a newspaper put over 
the cover will keep it clean. It is good to 
set the dishpan on, if you wish to wash 
dishes on a table. Then, too, if one has 
cold feet, a hot soapstone may be put on a 
cover and will not injure the floor. When 
the covers are not in use they can be hung 
on nails and be out of the way. If a var¬ 
nished surface happens to be injured by 
hot water or heat, an application of oil 
and alcohol will restore the original gloss 
and color, if it is not too bad a place. 
S. B. R. 
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R. N.-T. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
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