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The Grange Picnic. 
There is a lovely spot on the banks ®f 
the beautiful Merrimac River, called 
Kimball's Grove. On the grounds is a 
never-failing spring, from which a ram 
pumps water to the house, and a wander¬ 
ing, witching little brook, flowing over its 
sandy bed among ferns and deep mosses 
and timid woodsy blossoms. 1 here is 
a big open space in the center of the oak 
grove, ami here we found a number of 
stone fireplaces. We women folk donned 
aprons and set to work peeling potatoes 
for the chowder, while the men broke up 
dead wood for the fire. Soon the kettles 
were bubbling merrily, and the big. three- 
seated market wagon appeared with the 
last load of picnickers. There were a 
goodly number of the younger generation 
who preferred to come over the river in 
the rowboats which were provided. Soon 
the tables were ready—just long strips 
of fresh white paper spread on the 
ground, and the pies, cake, pickles and 
crackers set forth in abundance. We had 
fish and clam chowder steaming hot, and 
clear, cool water from the spring. There 
was Mr. B—, who is 90 , and Susan, who 
is six, and young men and maidens, mid¬ 
dle-aged men and women, all bent on 
having a grand good frolic. One spirit— 
of youth and fun dominated the brothers 
and sisters. After dinner we washed the 
dishes and then played croquet, rowed 
about on the river in the boats, played 
baseball or idled under the shadows of 
the whispering trees until some said: 
“Well, let's go home. It is about time 
to milk.” Then regretfully little par¬ 
ties of three or four collected the chil¬ 
dren and wraps they had brought and 
set off over the river. The big wagon 
received its load and was off. In the dis¬ 
tant city the six o'clock whistle sounded. 
It was mournfully still and dusky in the 
woods. Then bird notes broke the sil¬ 
ence, and the last stragglers departing 
homeward bound looked back regretfully, 
declaring they had never had such a good 
time in all their lives, adaii k. colcord. 
Fruit Time. 
Tt is a wise housekeeper who saves 
herself as much as possible during the 
Summer months. 1 have often wondered, 
after spending hours over the stove, can¬ 
ning and preserving fruit, if it really 
paid. Now I have decided that in my 
case it does not pay to spend too much of 
the Summer in the interest of the pre¬ 
serving kettle. I am doing just about 
half as much canning now as I did five 
years ago; yet we are just as well sup¬ 
plied with fruit during the year. We 
eat fresh fruit during its season. In 
Winter bananas and oranges are used 
freely, the money for their purchase hav¬ 
ing been saved from the small amount of 
fruit put up. Then too, we dry more 
fruit than formerly: while we still can 
all the fruits and prepare them in various 
ways, the number of cans of each kind is 
much less than formerly. Jellies must 
be made at the proper season, but yester¬ 
day T visited a friend who told me of her 
plan of making currant conserve. When 
currants are ripe, oranges are not only 
poor here, but difficult to obtain. She 
cans currants, using no sugar. When 
oranges are at their best, she opens a can 
of currants, adds sugar, oranges and 
raisins, and makes up her conserve as she 
needs it. 
Neighbor prefers sour cherries for 
conserve. Here is her recipe: Three 
pounds sour cherries; two pounds raisins; 
four pounds granulated sugar; four large 
oranges: Seed and steam the raisins for 
half an hour. Grate some of the orange 
peel in the cherries. Do not use the 
orange skin. Cut the pulp into small 
pieces. Mix all the ingredients togeth¬ 
er. boil for £0 minutes, put in glasses. 
It seems as though cherry conserve could 
be made from canned cherries in Winter, 
even though sugar was used in doing 
them up. 
We have so many peaches every year 
on our place that peaches canned are 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
not the luxury they •nee were t« us. 
Last year we dried several pounds *f ripe 
firm peaches of the best quality. In the 
Winter we decided that dried peaches 
properly prepared made a delicious sauce. 
$080 Misses' “ Peter Thompson’’ Suit, 
12 to 16 years. 
One of the best cake makers I know, 
dries apples to use in Winter in a dried 
apple cake for which she is quite famous. 
Dried a n ple with lemon makes both good 
pie and sauce. Much can be said in 
favor of dried fruits. They can be pre¬ 
pared without much trouble. They are 
also an appreciated variation from the 
regulation canned fruit. In Winter, 
after washing the fruit, allow it to stand 
in cold water for several hours. Put in 
a granite basin in the water in which 
the fruit has soaked, place on back of 
stove, cooking slowly till done. 
HELEN 1 C. ANDREWS. 
The Household Congress 
Crisp Crackers.—I n damp weather, 
crackers sometimes become soft and 
"wilted.” If they are split open and laid 
in a baking-pan and put in a slow oven, 
or a hot closet, they will come out de¬ 
liciously crisp and fresh. In the blue¬ 
berry season a very nice lunch, and one 
that is easy to get, is crackers, milk and 
blueberries. If the milk is very cold, the 
crackers crisp and the berries fresh, it is 
a dish fit for a king. s. b. r. 
Apple Pickle.—IS good sharp apples; 
one-quarter pound best ginger; one pound 
6081 Tucked Blouse or Shirt Waist 
32 to 42 bust 
Sultana raisins; one ounce mustard seed ; 
six shallots; one-quarter pound salt; \/> 
pounds moist sugar; six good-sized 
onions; one-half ounce small chilli pep¬ 
pers ; one-half teaspoon cayenne pepper. 
Three pints white wine vinegar. Pare and 
quarter apples and place in a double boil 
er, cover tightly to keep in steam, cook 
till quite soft; chop onions and shallots, 
and boil in vinegar until they are soft 
also. Then mix ingredients together, 
and place in an iron saucepan, no 
other metal will do. Boil for three- 
quarters of an hour, stirring faithfully, 
as it burns very quickly. Put down in 
small pots well sealed. This pickle will 
remain good for years. It should stand 
two months before using. e. c. icer. 
Homes for the Aged. —Two old people 
near me like to talk of their affairs. This 
couple are semi-blind. They own their 
home; the wife is growing too feeble for 
housework. Relatives of each would give 
them a home separately or together at a 
distant home. The reasonable solution 
would be to rent part of their house to 
a young couple, but none such has been 
found. They tried the relative’s plan, 
and have nothing to say against the cor¬ 
diality of their reception and continued 
offers of hospitality, but they like their 
old surroundings, and they drifted back 
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in the Spring. Thev have their own 
pride; they say there arc plenty in the 
home to which they have been invited, 
and there are also many cares for the 
housekeeper already, and they do not 
wish to add to the burden, so of their 
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The Rural Patterns. 
The “Peter Thompson” sailor suit re¬ 
mains a favorite for young girls, and 
No. 5080 is an attractive design either 
for wash goods or woolens. The dress 
consists of the blouse and the skirt. The 
blouse is drawn on over the herd, there 
being only a slight onemng at the front, 
and is finished with a big sailor collar, 
beneath which the shield is attached. It 
can he faced to form the yoke or left 
plain as preferred. The sleeves are the 
favorite ones that are gathered at the 
shoulders and tucked at the wrists. The 
skirt is cut in seven gores and is laid 
in a plait at each seam, which is stitched 
for a portion of its length, pressed into 
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6J4 yards 32 or 4 /> yards 44 inches wide 
with ~/x yards 27 inches wide for collar 
and shield. The pattern 5080 is cut in 
sizes for misses of 12 , 14 , and 16 years 
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A very attractive design for a lingerie 
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consists of fronts and back. There is a 
regulation shirt waist plait at the front 
edge beneath which the closing is made 
and the narrow tucks are stitched in 
graduated lengths at the front, from 
shoulders to belt at back. The sleeves 
consist of fitted cuffs with full portions 
above. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 4J4 yards 21, 3^j 
27 or 2 yards 44 inches wide with 
yards of insertion to trim as illustrated 
in the medium size. The pattern 5081 is 
cut in sizes for a 32 , 34 . 36 , 38 , 40 and 42 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
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