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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 2«, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day 
SPRING SONG. 
The boughs are heavy with blossom. 
The grass grows deep on the lawn, 
Sweeter and ever sweeter 
The blackbird pipes to the dawn. 
The paths lie pale in the twilight, 
As pale as a ring-dove's breast, 
The birch-wood is blue and silver, 
A faint rose fades in the West. 
O air of the April gloaming, 
O wind of the linnet’s wing; 
There is little else to be glad for, 
But my heart is glad of the Spring. 
—Rosamund Marriott Watson. 
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A HARNESs-maker advises the use of 
first-class saddle soap to keep tan or 
brown shoes in good condition. He 
says that if the shoes are cleaned every 
day with this soap and a damp rag 
they will always have a good luster 
and will not crack. Excessive use of 
some of the polishes commonly em¬ 
ployed are sure to injure the leather. 
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The picture of the papaya or tropical 
papaw shown on page 491 has doubtless 
been very interesting to many readers. 
One special use of this fruit not referred 
to in the description, is of special in¬ 
terest to housekeepers. In tropical 
countries both the fruit and the macer¬ 
ated leaves are used to make tough meat 
tender; the meat is either rolled up in 
the leaves for a time, or slices of the 
fruit are rubbed over it. We are told 
that tough beef is quickly made tender 
by this process—a useful thing to know 
in tropical places, where freshly killed 
meat is commonly used, and usually 
tough. There are references to this 
practice in Jamaica in the old-fashioned 
sea story, “Tom Cringle’s Log,” by 
Michael Scott. 
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The International Apple Shippers’ As¬ 
sociation has issued a “Housekeepers’ 
Apple Boook,” by L. Gertrude Mackay, 
of the Department of Domestic Econo¬ 
my, Washington State College. It con¬ 
tains 197 apple recipes, all good. The 
following is given for apple and cheese 
salad: Mix chopped pecans with twice 
their bulk of cream cheese, adding a 
little thick cream to blend the mixture. 
Season with pepper and salt, and make 
into tiny balls. Pare mellow, tart apples, 
core, and slice across the center into 
rings about one-half inch thick. Ar¬ 
range rings on lettuce leaves, and place 
several cheese balls in the center. Serve 
with cream salad-dressing or mayonnaise. 
The cream dressing is made by cooking 
in double boiler one-third cup of cream, 
two slightly beaten egg yolks, two table¬ 
spoonfuls of sugar and two tablespoon¬ 
fuls of lemon juice until as thick as 
soft custard. Add a pinch of salt and 
strain. 
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A rich crust for little tarts and extra 
nice pies calls for two cupfuls of flour 
sifted with half a teaspoonful of salt 
and half a tablespoonful of sugar. 
Then chop into the flour, with a knife, 
three-quarters of a cupful of butter. 
This careful chopping in of the short¬ 
ening, without handling, results in a 
short paste, and is always used by 
makers of puff paste; it is continued un¬ 
til the flour and butter looks like yellow 
meal. Then mix in the well-beaten yolks 
of two eggs, and two tablespoonfuls of 
ice water. This makes rather a soft 
paste, which should be rolled out twice, 
and then put on ice or in a cold place, 
for at least an hour before using. This 
sort of paste makes very good Eccles 
cakes, old-fashioned English dainties. 
Roll the paste thin, then cut into pieces 
about four inches square. In the cen¬ 
ter of each piece put a teaspoonful of 
currants, chopped candied peel and 
sugar, mixed together with a little 
spice. Fold over the four corners of 
the pie crust, pinching them together, 
and then roll the cake flat with a touch 
of the rolling pin. Bake the little 
cakes quickly, and sift some sugar over 
them when they come out of the oven. 
The real Eccles cake is glazed with 
egg yolk. They may also be made by 
rolling ordinary pie crust thin, scatter-. 
ing currants, sugar and spice over it, 
laying a second piece of pie crust over 
it and rolling together, then cutting into 
squares, and baking quickly. While 
these are not as rich as real Eccles 
cakes, they are a very nice change from 
plain cookies, and are also a convenience 
in using odd bits of pie crust. 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern and measurements 
desired. 
The first group shows 7806 fancy tuck¬ 
ed blouse, 34 to 42 bust; 7804, boys’ Nor¬ 
folk blouse suit, 6 to 10 years; 7785, 
semi-princess gown, 34 to 42 bust ; 7798, 
five gored skirt, 22 to 32 waist; 7812A, 
blouse coat in Balkan style, 34 to 40 
bust. 
The second group includes: 7793, 
sport or mannish shirt, 34 to 40 bust, 
with rolled-over or straight cuffs, 
straight or pointed yoke on back; 7797, 
infant’s single or double cape, one size; 
7810, long coat, small 34 or 36, medium 
38 or 40, large 42 or 44 bust; 7809, 
girl’s one-piece dress, 8 to 12 years; 
7796, three-piece skirt, 22 to 32 waist. 
Price of each pattern, 10 cents. 
To wash blankets, quilts and com¬ 
forters, choose a warm sunny day so 
that they will dry as quickly as pos¬ 
sible. Use soft water if it can be ob¬ 
tained. 
Blankets. Woolen blankets should be 
washed in luke-warm water, never in 
hot or cold water as it shrinks them. 
Use a good white soap or some reliable 
woolen soap. Put the blankets to soak 
for 15 minutes in warm water, soaping 
the blanket as it is put in the tub, put¬ 
ting on a little extra soap where the 
blanket is most soiled. After allowing 
to soak, work the blanket around in 
the tub, rubbing between the hands and 
apply more soap where needed. Souse 
the blanket several times and wring into 
another warm water, going over blanket 
to see if any soiled places have been 
missed. Rinse a second time, wringing 
the blanket as free from water as pos¬ 
sible. Shake well before hanging up 
to dry. Roll each corner a trifle and 
pin with a small safety pin to prevent 
the corners from whipping out. When 
dry they will be fluffy and soft, ready 
to fold away for another Winter. An¬ 
other way is to stretch the blankets on 
curtain stretcher putting them on dou¬ 
ble. 
Comforters. Never rinse comforters 
in cold water as it tends to harden 
the cotton batting. Comforters are 
washed in the same way as blankets 
only the water should be fairly hot and 
they should soak a couple of hours in 
a good hot. soapy water to loosen up 
the dirt. The ends or any parts may 
be rubbed on a washboard or washed 
in the washing machine. After the com¬ 
forters are dry, roll and beat with a 
smooth round stick. This will loosen 
up the cotton and make the comforters 
more fluffy. 
Quilts. Wash same as the comfort¬ 
ers, except that where the colors will not 
run they should be scalded to make them 
more clear and fresh. 
Washing Heavy Bedding. 
The following advice on washing 
blankets, quilts and comforters, by Mrs. 
W. C. Palmer, is sent out by the Ex¬ 
tension Department of the North Da¬ 
kota Agricultural College. 
Uses for Bacon Fat. 
We use considerable bacon at our house, 
and my wife says it is a shame to throw 
the grease away. In cooking the bacon she 
pours the grease from the frying-pan into a 
pail. She has given several of these pails 
of clean sweet grease to neighbors who 
use it for soap-nmking. Is there not some 
food value to the grease, and can the read¬ 
ers of The R. N.-Y. suggest some use for 
it? w. E. j. 
Bacon fat is excellent for any cooking 
in which the slight, smokiness of flavor 
is not objectionable. It is freely used 
for frying potatoes and other vegetables, 
also in making soup, where vegetables 
are browned in the fat first. It is use¬ 
ful in bean soup and chowder, and for 
frying fish, but may not be used for 
frying crullers, as the smokiness is 
undesirable. The bacon fat is an ex¬ 
cellent seasoning for baked beans, len¬ 
tils, or baked dried peas, and mny be 
used in place of a piece of pork. Bacon 
fat is useful as a foundation for milk 
gravy, either to serve with the bacon, 
or as a dressing for vegetables. Bacon 
fat is wholesome and nourishing, and 
seems easily assimilated where the di¬ 
gestion does not rebel against it. It 
is excellent for thin, poorly nourished 
people, and we have known of its being 
prescribed for delicate children unable 
to take codliver oil, but who ate the 
fat spread upon bread with enjoyment. 
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Mrs. Homelot —“Gracious, Anty 
Drudge! I’m ashamed to have 
you see my house! But the 
new calf got the colic, and I’ve 
been in the barn all morning. 
It’s better now, and it won’t 
take me long to clear away 
these dishes. They’ve been 
soaking in cool water and 
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Anty Drudge —“Lots of women 
would be tuckered out after 
nursing a calf through the 
colic. But I see you believe 
in making the best of things. 
Besides, you save your time 
and strength by doing things 
the easy way.” 
Women don’t 
need to be tired 
out with their 
weekly washing 
nor housework if 
they do it the 
F els-Naptha way, 
in cool or luke¬ 
warm water, with 
no hard rubbing 
and scrubbing. 
Fels-Naptha Soap 
makes dirt disappear. 
It cuts the grease on 
pots and pans, and 
makes them shine. It 
cuts work in .half, 
too, and does it better 
than it ever was done 
before, jv i t h less 
trouble. 
Use Fels-Naptha Soap according 
to the easy directions on the Bed 
and Green Wrapper. 
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