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All materials are of the finest quality 
—clean, nutritious. The dough is 
mixed in spotless trays in a spotless 
bakery. Rolled thin; baked in wonderful 
ovens scientifically heated to give just ^ 
the right crispness; then packed into 
the moisture-proof packages that 
keep them fresh, crisp and 
clean till eaten. 
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY 
1911. 
<THE RUKAb NEW-YORKER 
An After-dinner Rest. 
The July sun was hot when I ran 
down, to the river, as soon as my after- 
dinner work was done, but I wanted a 
bit of rest and quiet, so I rowed along 
the shore to the shelter of a high bank 
with trees on its top, and tying my boat 
to a fallen birch proceeded to get out 
my book and papers. On the way down 
I passed a tall and especially fine plant 
of turtle-head, holding its peculiar white 
blossoms out over the water. Along the 
shore the little marsh bellflower was 
blooming in the meadow grass, and 
tangles of small bedstraw, starred all 
over with countless, minute white flow¬ 
ers, airy and dainty enough to form 
into a wreath for a fairy’s crown. Half 
way up the steep bank where I fastened 
the boat an evening primrose, still fresh 
in that shady place, lifted its golden 
flowers amid the green leaves of the 
shrubs that climbed up to the trees. 
I read a little, but was tired and more 
inclined to gaze about and rest. By 
and by I looked up because of the noise 
made by some kingbirds high over the 
river. In a moment they turned and 
came directly towards me. The one in 
front flew low, and when he had almost 
reached me I was amazed to see that he 
held another bird beneath him. Its 
tail hung down and was spread wide, 
but otherwise I should not have known 
that it was a bird. It all came so sud¬ 
denly that I do not know the colors of 
the birds, but the captor was not much 
larger than its victim, nor than the 
kingbirds that followed in hot pursit. 
The murderer arose abruptly above my 
head and went in among the trees above 
the bank. The kingbirds followed and 
stayed about, crying and hovering from 
tree to tree. for some time. I unfas¬ 
tened my boat and pushing along found 
a place where I could climb the bank, 
though at the risk of a tumble into the 
river, which is deep, close to the shore 
on that side. All that I could find was 
a number of blood drops on the leaves 
at the foot of a tree. My theory was 
that a sharp-shinned hawk had caught 
a young kingbird, as several times one 
of these fierce little hawks had been seen 
in the neighborhood. 
After this excitement I felt more 
than ever like resting, so I lay down in 
the boat with a little board for my back 
tipped against the seat, which was my 
pillow, and watched the clouds. The 
blue sky was flecked all over with white 
clouds, and some that were not so white. 
In a little while a dark cloud came over 
the trees from the southwest, and soon 
I felt a sprinkle. I thought it was to be 
just a little shower, and drew my rain¬ 
coat over me, after tucking my field 
glass, book and other things under the 
seat, thinking I should enjoy the novelty 
of a little rain in the face. But di¬ 
rectly I found it was to be a thorough 
wetting, so I sat up and began to strug¬ 
gle into my coat. Before I could get it 
on I was pretty wet, and a small lake, in 
which I found myself sitting, had gath¬ 
ered in the boat. It was such a sudden, 
unexpected and thoroughgoing attack 
on me that it seemed as if the blue sky 
were pelting me in fun, and I chuckled 
as I tried to defend myself and my be¬ 
longings from the flood. One thing that 
hampered me was the blindness caused 
by the drenched condition of my glasses 
and the difficulty I had in finding any¬ 
thing dry enough to wipe them. I laid 
them on the seat while I tried to keep 
some spots of me dry. 
The wind had risen and the waves 
were coming at me with small fierce¬ 
ness. The rain dashed so hard upon 
the water that shapes like the heads and 
shoulders of little dolls jumped up an 
inch or more all over the river. At 
last I got the boat unfastened and arose 
like a water nymph out of the puddle 
'in which I was sitting, and after an¬ 
other desperate attempt to wipe my 
glasses pulled for home. The shower 
was over before I reached the landing, 
but I was wet to the skin and must go 
home. 
It had been a very enjoyable trip, ex¬ 
cept for the bird-tragedy, and reminded 
me of the never-mind days of my child¬ 
hood. Nature may play tricks upon us, 
but there is nothing like her companion¬ 
ship to calm and refresh the mind 
wearied by many small but insistent 
duties. E - F - M - 
Substitutes for Fruit. 
In a season when fruit is short the 
tomato, pepper, cucumber, pumpkin and 
sweet potato will have to take the place 
of the missing fruits, especially for 
those of us whose purse strings will 
stretch over the imported fruit. Below 
will be found different methods of pre¬ 
paring these vegetables which I have 
successfully tested in scarce fruit years: 
Ripe Tomato Preserves.—Select nice 
smooth tomatoes, scald and peel. Take 
each one in the hand and press the pulp 
and seeds out; add an equal measure of 
sugar and one sliced lemon to each gal¬ 
lon of fruit; place all together in a 
porcelain kettle, simmer slowly several 
hours or until the juice is thick. 
Green Tomato Sweet Pickles.—Slice 
green tomatoes, let stand in weak salt 
water over night. Drain dry, and for 
each gallon of the fruit after shrunk 
made a spiced vinegar by bringing one 
quart of vinegar, one quart of sugar and 
a teaspoonful each of ground cinnamon, 
spice and cloves to the boil; add the 
fruit, boil half an hour, seal hot. 
Canned Tomatoes—Select firm ripe 
fruit, scald and peel, drain in colander. 
Add one cup of sugar and half-cup of 
water to the kettle and then the fruit 
for one can or jar. I usually add just 
a tiny pinch of salt to each jar. After 
they reach the boiling point if covered 
securely three minutes is sufficient for 
them to boil. Seal and set away in a 
dark place. Drain off juice to start next 
jar and use one-half cup of sugar. 
Tomato Butter.—Scald and peel three 
gallons of fruit, cook soft and rub 
through colander; add one gallon of 
sifted apples or cooked squashes, two 
gallons of sugar; cook two hours, stir 
to prevent scorching; add spice to suit 
the taste. Place in small jars or crocks. 
This keeps nice without sealing. 
Tomato Mixed Pickles.—Chop one 
gallon of green tomatoes, the same of 
cabbage, and one quart of sliced onions; 
sprinkle with one-half cup of salt, and 
let stand over night. Drain dry, place 
in kettle, add one tablespoonful of pep¬ 
per, spice, cloves and cinnamon, one 
quart of sugar and nearly cover with 
good vinegar, boil half hour. 
Tomato Ketchup—Scald and peel 
two pecks of ripe tomatoes, slice and 
place in a preserving kettle with half 
a cup each of cayenne pepper, cloves, 
spice, cinnamon, mustard seed and black 
pepper. Cook slowly two hours, strain, 
and to the juice add two cups of sugar, 
two-thirds of a cup of salt, three pints 
of vinegar; boil one hour, strain again, 
bottle for use. 
Chow Chow.—Chop four quarts of 
green tomatoes, four medium-sized heads 
of cabbage and four onions, sprinkle 
with salt and let stand over night. 
Drain dry, add four bunches of chopped 
celery, four green peppers, half an 
ounce of mustard seed and half an ounce 
of celery seed, half a pound of mixed 
spices, two pounds of sugar, and vinegar 
to cover; boil 30 minutes. 
To Can Pumpkin.—Peel the pumpkin 
or squash, remove seeds, slice, boil un¬ 
til tender, mash through a sieve. Fill 
glass jars, place the caps on tight, set 
jars in a boiler of warm water with 
bottoms protected, let boil 10 or 15 
minutes, tighten the caps, and set away 
in a dark, cool closet. 
Citron Marmalade.—Cut the citrons 
in slices, remove rind and seeds, weigh, 
and to each pound of fruit allow the 
same quantity of sugar. To every three 
pounds of melon allow one lemon and 
a teaspoonful of white ginger root. Run 
the melon through a food chopper, grate 
the rind of lemons, squeeze out the juice, 
mix altogether, cook and stir until thick. 
Pumpkins or squashes prepared in the 
same manner are delicious, but spice or 
cinnamon should be used instead of the 
ginger. Oranges or pineapples may be 
used instead of the lemons for a change. 
Preserved Vine Peaches.—Peel, halve 
and remove the seeds from vine peaches; 
to each pound of prepared fruit allow 
one pound of sugar. Sprinkle over the 
fruit in alternate layers of sugar and 
fruit, let stand over night; the poured 
off juice let come to the boil, drop in 
the fruit, let simmer until a straw will 
pierce the fruit; take out the fruit, boil 
juice until thick, and pour over the 
fruit. 
Plum Jam.—Wash ripe plums and 
pack in a stone jar, set jar in a kettle 
of water with a rack underneath; boil 
the water until plums are quite soft, 
then pick out the seeds and mash the 
pulp fine. Measure and to every quart 
of pulp allow the same quantity of 
sugar. Boil slowly an hour or more; 
fill in quart crocks or jars. 
To Can Sweet Potatoes.—Boil sweet 
potatoes until tender, peel, slice and to 
each gallon of potatoes add one quart 
of sugar and one of water; cook the 
syrup until rather thick; add the pota¬ 
toes, let boil until hot through, can and 
seal while hot. If tin cans are used or 
the potatoes boiled in the jars, less sugar 
may be used. 
To Can Beans.—Break as for table 
use, using about one-third hulled beans 
to the jar. Fill over two-thirds full 
with beans and then to overflowing with 
cold water. Place rubbers and caps in 
position; do not have caps too tight or 
jars will burst while boiling. Place hay 
or a false bottom in wash kettle, set in 
jars, being sure they do not touch; fill 
up kettle with cold water to neck of 
jars. Boil six hours; replenish the 
water in kettle as it boils away. Re¬ 
move jars, fasten caps and set in a dark, 
cool place. mrs. d. b. Phillips. 
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