1906. 
Ail Unappreciated Fruit. 
The fruit of the elder is one of 
the least known and appreciated of the 
berry family. In fact it is usually neg¬ 
lected for many less palatable and infi¬ 
nitely less dietetic fruits. As a medicine 
the elderberry possesses stimulating and 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
59i^ 
6340 Lingerie Hats in Two Styles, One Size. 
aperient qualities, being used in cases of 
kidney disease and dropsy, and in sick 
nursing when it is necessary to produce 
perspiration. For this the clear juice is 
used. The flowers too. are distilled and 
used in the mixing of many medicines, 
while they also produce an agreeable per¬ 
fume and skin tonic called elderflower 
water. But, aside from their medical 
value, elderberries when properly prepared 
are very palatable and delicious, either in 
pies, jelly, or as a sniced conserve. But 
there’s the rub, they are not always, indeed 
I might say not often, properly prepared. 
If housewives will try any one of the 
following tried and tested recipes I think 
they will begin to appreciate this friend 
of the hedges. The formula for fresh 
berry pie is an especial favorite in our 
family. 
Elderberry Pie.—Line a pie dish with 
paste, upon which sprinkle a scant table¬ 
spoonful of flour; to this add a half cup of 
sugar and a half teaspoonful each of 
cloves and cinnamon, rubbing all together 
evenly. Upon this pour the betries, a pint 
more or less according to the size of your 
pie dish; pour over another half cup of 
sugar, dot generously with butter, adding 
bined with gooseberries, crab apples and 
green grapes, equal parts of either, making 
a piquant table sauce, wliile pics made 
from them might please the individual 
who does not care for the flavor of the 
single fruit. For Winter use elderberries 
may be preserved in either of the above 
combinations and treated as other fruit, 
or canned plain without sugar for use in 
pies only. When making pies from the 
plain canned fruit it is wise to cook the 
berries with the same proportion of sugar, 
flour, etc., as given for fresh berries, fill¬ 
ing the pie paste when cold. 1 his in¬ 
sures a jelly-like consistency of the fin¬ 
ished product without those unpalatable 
doughy lumps too often seen. Again they 
may be spiced and used as a table sauce or 
in pies, using the same proportion. 
Spiced Elderberries.—Nine pounds 
cleaned elderberries, three pounds brown 
sugar, one pint vinegar and one ounce 
each of cloves, cinamon and allspice. Put 
sugar and vinegar in a two gallon gran¬ 
ite kettle over a slow fire and let come 
to a boil. Add berries and let simmer 
two and a half hours. Tie spices in little 
muslin bags and add when nearly done. 
Seal in air-tight cans. 
MAUDE E. SMITH-HYMERS. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Lingerie hats, either of hand work or 
machine-made are extremely popular, 
and very desirable for Summer wear. In 
the illustration the shirred hat is made 
with crown of all-over embroidery and 
frill of embroidered edging, the under¬ 
brim being covered with little frills of 
Valenciennes lace while the trimming is 
a ribbon bow but it can be treated in vari¬ 
ous ways. In place of the little frills at 
the under-brim can be one wide one, 
shirred material, plain material or, indeed, 
almost anything that one may like. The 
plain hat in this instance is made from 
linen embroidered by hand, but it too 
can be treated in a number of ways. It 
can be cut from any all-over embroidery 
or heavy lace and can quite easily and 
readily be taken apart and cleansed. T he 
pattern consists of a foundation brim 
and band, which are the same for both 
hats, the full crown and the full brim 
for the shirred hat, the plain crown and 
the plain brim for the plain hat. The 
various portions of the shirred hat are 
joined one to the other and can be 
shirred over cords if liked so that they 
can readily be laid flat and laundered. 
The crown for the plain hat is entirely 
separate from the brim and is buttoned 
into place over the stiffly draped ribbon, 
which terminates in a big bow. lhe 
quantitv of material required for the 
shirred hat is one-half yard 18 inches 
wide for the crown, V/i yards of em¬ 
broidery 6j4 inches wide for the frill 
and 2 yards of ribbon for the bow; for 
the plain hat % yard of all-over material, 
2 yards of narrow lace, 2)4 yards of 
ribbon with 14 yard 27 inches wide for 
either foundation brim and band. The 
pattern 5340 is cut in one size only; price 
10 cents. 
A very comfortable little dress is shown 
in No. 5373. The dress itself is made 
with front and back portions, which are 
plaited and joined to a narrow yoke. 
There is a box plait at the center front 
and the center back with outward-turn¬ 
ing plaits at the sides and there are addi¬ 
tional inverted plaits in the skirt portion 
at the under-arm seams that provide 
necessary fulness. The sleeves can be 
left open at their outer edges or closed 
and simply trimmed with banding as 
may be liked. The guimpe is a simple 
one, made with front and backs and 
bisliop sleeves. The quantity of material 
required for the medium size (8 years) 
is 4 y A yards 27, 3 y 2 yards 36 or 2)4 yards 
44 inches wide with \V\ yards of banding 
and 1J4 yard 36 inches wide for the 
guimpe. The pattern 5373 is cut in sizes 
for girls of 4, 6, 8 and 10 years of age; 
price 10 cents. 
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I 6373 Girfs Plaited Dress with Guimpe, 
4 to 10 years. 
last one large tablespoonful of good vine¬ 
gar. Apply top crust quickly and # bake. 
Elderberry Jelly.—Take equal parts of 
elderberries and wild grapes, and cook to 
extract juice, strain, add sugar in propor¬ 
tion of one pound to each pint of liquid, 
and cook as other jelly. This is especially 
nice for invalids, and beneficial in cases 
of sore throat. Elderberries are also com- 
Cut off that cough with 
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and prevent pneumonia^ - 
bronchitis and consumption. 
The world’s Standard Throat and Lung 
Medicine for 75 years. 
Get it of your druggist and keep it always ready in the house. 
