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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July i, 
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From Day to Day. 
THE HOLLY TREE. 
O reader! Hast thou ever stood to see 
The holly tree? 
The eye that contemplates it well perceives 
Its glossy leaves 
Ordered by an Intelligence so wise 
As might confound the atheist's sophistries. 
Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen 
Wrinkled and keen; 
No grazing cattle through their prickly round 
Can reach to wound; 
But as they grow where nothing is to fear. 
Smooth and unarmed the pointless leaves 
appear. 
—Robert Southey (1774-1843). 
♦ 
Mint lemonade will be found very re¬ 
freshing on a warm day. Make a strong 
lemonade (four lemons to one quart of 
water) ; add one cupful of cold tea, a 
few sprigs of fresh mint, a dash of red 
pepper, and sugar to taste. Pour over 
cracked ice. 
* 
Coffee chocolate cake has a pleasant 
combination, flavor. Cream one cup of 
sugar and half a cup of butter; add the 
yolks of four eggs and half a cup of 
strong cold coffee. Sift in 1)4 cup of 
flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking 
powder. Lastly stir in 1)4 square of 
melted chocolate. Bake in a loaf and ice 
with white frosting. 
* 
A New York woman is bringing suit 
against a manufacturer of porous plasters 
because one of these plasters proved so 
exceedingly clinging in its disposition that 
it refused to part from her without remov¬ 
ing several layers of skin, with the pos¬ 
sibility of a permanent scar. As a rule, 
however, even the most determined plaster 
can be removed by sponging over it thor¬ 
oughly with alcohol. 
* 
When school vacation comes the 
children will feel that they have earned 
a rest, but unlimited leisure soon palls, 
and some interests apart from daily duties 
will be enjoyed. It is a good time for 
the girls to start making Christmas pres¬ 
ents; there are many useful and orna¬ 
mental forms of sewing that become rec¬ 
reation rather than toil when the work is 
done out under the trees. Plan the work 
in good time, see that needed materials 
are at hand, and a surprising amount of 
work can be done, with little extra ex¬ 
penditure of energy. 
* 
A quaint little string holder recently 
seen came from the South, but it can be 
made wherever cocoanuts are obtainable. 
A cocoanut has a slice sawed off at the 
opposite end from the three “eyes.” and 
the meat is removed. It is then dressed 
to form an old lady’s head, being covered 
with a frilled cap of white crape paper. 
One of the “eyes” is pierced to make a 
mouth from which the string issues; the 
two eyes above are each given a more 
life-like apearance by a round piece of 
white sticking plaster, having a black dot 
marked in the center for iris and pupil. 
The ball of string is put in before the 
cap is pasted on, the end of the string 
being drawn out through the mouth. 
* 
Concerning the matter of bashfulness, 
discussed by Prudence Primrose, one 
reader offers two cures for that condition. 
One is to become secretary of some so¬ 
ciety, the other to acquire the office of 
assistant superintendent in a large Sun¬ 
day school, where the superintendent be¬ 
lieves in “breaking in” his aids. Any 
case of excessive shyness that survives 
these duties can only be cured by active 
experience as a book agent. There is no 
doubt that the Grange is an active agency 
in giving confidence and ease of manner 
too, but after all perhaps the best advice 
is to cultivate a sympathetic interest in 
other people that will gradually produce 
an unconsciousness of self. 
Canning Vegetables. 
We would like you to publish in your col¬ 
umn a recipe for canning peas and corn. 
J. M. 
This inquirer did not give his address 
or we would have sent him the recipe to 
avoid delay. We are glad to publish this 
again, however, as there are always new 
readers who have not read it before. 
To can peas, fill the jars full of the 
peas, uncooked; then fill with cold water, 
and lay on the tops. Place straw or 
boards in the bottom of the wash boiler, 
stand the jars on this, and pour enough 
cold water in the boiler to come half way 
up the jars. Put the boiler on the stove 
with the lid tightly closed and boil three 
hours. When the jars are taken out see 
that they are full to overflowing and 
screw the lid on tight. Another method 
of preparing peas is to cook five minutes 
in very little water then fill the cans and 
place them in the boiler to cook for one 
hour. A teaspoonful of salt is added the. 
last thing before sealing. String beans 
are cut in lengths, cooked with little water 
for 10 minutes, then put in the cans and 
boiled for two hours. I 11 each case be 
sure the can is full to overflowing before 
sealing; if not fill it up with boiling water. 
For canned corn cut the kernels off 
the cob with a sharp knife, scraping out 
the pulp. Fill into the can a little at a 
time, pressing it down firmly until the 
milk overflows the can. Add a teaspoon¬ 
ful of salt. When all are filled place the 
cans in a boiler and cook half an hour 
with the covers laid loosely on. Remove 
from the fire and seal, then cook two 
hours longer. The preliminary cooking 
permits the corn to swell without endan¬ 
gering the cans, which may burst if tight¬ 
ly sealed from the first. Succotash is 
canned by first half-filling the cans with 
green Lima beans, then filling the remain¬ 
der of the can with corn, pressed down 
firmly. Add a teaspoonful of salt to each 
can, and cook like corn. 
We never have any trouble with our 
canned tomatoes, and the process is very 
simple. Scald to remove the skins, put 
in the jars whole or halved, fill up with 
cold water; stand the jars in the wash 
boiler, boil 30 minutes, and seal. Do not 
use any over-ripe or fermenting fruit. The 
main things to observe in canning vege¬ 
tables are that the jars are filled to over¬ 
flowing; that they are hermetically sealed, 
while hot, and that they are stored in a 
cool, dry place. Vegetables, like fruits, 
should be taken in their regular order and 
canned while in the best possible condi¬ 
tion. _ 
A Bachelor’s Cosy. 
This description is for a new-fash¬ 
ioned cosy that is made to slip over the 
teapot. An opening is left on each side, 
through which the spout and handle pro¬ 
ject. The materials required are two 
ounces of double Berlin wool, 1)4 ounce of 
single (as it is knitted with an outer part 
and an inner lining), 1)4 yard of ribbon; 
No. 4 needles for double Berlin and No. 
6 for single. Cast on 42 stitches with 
double Berlin wool. Now knit what is 
called the brioche stitch; that is, bring 
the wool forward over the needle, slip 
one, knit two together; bring the wool 
forward, slip one, knit two together. Keep 
on doing this until half the wool is used; 
cast off the stitches and do another piece 
just the same for the other side. 
With the single Berlin wool cast on 
52 stitches, and knit in plain knitting two 
pieces one inch longer than those knitted 
brioche stitch. Sew them neatly together, 
leaving spaces at each side for the handle 
and spout of the teapot. Slip one over 
the other, leaving the extra inch of plain 
knitting at the top, round which crochet 
an edge in knitting silk. Gather up the 
top of the cosy, tie the ribbon round in a 
bow and secure it by a few hidden stitches. 
In choosing the wools let them be of dif¬ 
ferent colors—chocolate-brown lined with 
orange, or dark crimson lined with pink 
make pretty contrasts. The tea cosy is not 
common among Americans, but it is such 
a domestic comfort in keeping the tea 
hot during a meal that it ought to find 
more favor, here. There is no nicer piece 
of work to take up when a friend comes 
in than a piece of knitting, for when one 
6051 Loose Plaited Coat, 32 to 40 bust. 
becomes expert it does not require much 
looking at. My stepmother could knit 
and read at the same time, by propping the 
book up on the table before her. I have 
now in use a bedspread that she knitted 
more than 20 years ago that is very hand¬ 
some and still in good condition. 
ISABELLA ADA GLASSE. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A loose coat often forms a very con¬ 
venient garment and No. 5051 is a com¬ 
fortable and convenient style, either in 
silk or woolen material. The coat is made 
with fronts and back that are laid in 
plaits, pressed to position and stitched 
into place with corticelli silk for a portion 
of their length. The neck is finished 
with a roll-over collar and the sleeves are 
shirred at their lower edges and com¬ 
pleted by flare cuffs. The quantity of 
material required for the medium size is 
6)4 yards 21. 5)4 yards 27 or 3 yards 44 
inches wide with ~-> l / 2 yards of banding, 
)4 yards of silk for frills and fourteen 
lace motifs to trim as illustrated. The 
pattern 5051 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36. 
38 and 40 inch bust measure; price 10 
cents from this office. 
The skirt shown in No. 5052 is excellent 
for invalid wear. The box plaits with 
inverted plaits between at the front and 
the box plaits at the back give just the 
long lines that are necessary to an effect 
of height, while the shirrings provide 
soft fullness and are arranged over elastic, 
so allowing of regulating the size. The 
skirt is cut in seven gores and is laid in 
inverted plaits at the centre front, which 
are stitched for a portion of their depth 
and pressed into position below, and in 
box plaits that conceal the front and back 
seams while there are tucks at the sides 
which provide becoming fullness below the 
stitchings. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size is 8)4 yards 
27, 5 yards 44 or 4)4 yards 52 inches wide 
when material has figure or nap. 7 yards 
27. 4 yards 44, 3 yards 52, when it has not. 
The pattern 5052 is cut in sizes for a 24, 
26, 28, 30, 32 and 34 inch waist measure; 
price 10 cents. 
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