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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
©41 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern and measurements de¬ 
sired. 
The first group shows 7931 double- 
breasted blouse, 34 to 40 bust. 7947 
tucked blouse for misses and small 
, women. 14, 16 and 18 years. 7926 semi- 
princesse gown, 34 to 44 bust. 7941 two- 
piece draped skirt. 22 to 30 waist. 7932 
four-piece draped skirt, 22 to 30 waist. 
The second group includes 7945 in¬ 
fant’s long coat, one size. 6562 infant’s 
long dross, one size. 7944 one-piece 
nightgown, small 34 or 36, medium 38 
or 40, large 42 or 44 bust. 7925 five- 
gored petticoat. 22 to 32 waist. 7943 
girl’s four-gored petticoat, 6 to 12 years. 
Price of each pattern 10 cents. 
A Country Reception. 
The plan a very busy housekeeper took 
to dear her social slate seems to me one 
which all country housekeepers could 
adopt with profit during the busy season. 
This hurried woman, like most of her 
neighbors, bad to do everything herself 
or let it go undone, so company was a 
serious proposition in hot weather. She 
wanted to be hospitable, but with all her 
work and the care of her children she 
found guests once or twice a week some¬ 
thing of a problem, if not a burden. 
Taking pattern from her city sister she 
gave a big reception, only she didn’t call 
it by that name. She invited all her 
friends to spend the day and bring their 
children with them. The husbands were 
to come for them and stay to tea in the 
evening. TV hen she counted up she found 
that she would have one hundred people 
if all came, but she could only be sure 
of about 70. Well, feeding 70 people 
was a big proposition, but she figured 
it would be better to have one big 
occasion of it than to string it out while 
canning and pickling and fruit drying 
and extra men were to be looked after. 
In looking after the refreshments she 
determined to buy such supplies as were 
necessary, and a baker from the nearest 
town contracted to bring out hot rolls, 
no difficulty in keeping them hot, ice 
cream, bread and fresh cakes. At home 
she boiled a whole ham for the supper 
and planned enough chicken for the din¬ 
ner to eke out the ham. Several of the 
neighbors gladly helped her, and nobody 
was overworked that day. Instead of 
having three or four kinds of cake for 
each person they carefully planned to 
have one good slice for each person along 
with the ice cream. The dinner consisted 
of baked potatoes, chicken and gravy, 
slaw, salad, tomatoes, preserves, pickles 
and jellies, all served picnic fashion on 
the lawn. The neighbors combined 
dishes as at thrashing time and paper 
napkins were used. It was simply a big 
picnic and a very enjoyable affair. 
The cost was less than eight dollars 
and it was a “big” social affair instead 
of simply a day’s visiting. The women 
and girls assisted with the work as at a 
picnic, and everyone had a good time. 
The tables were decorated with flowers 
and the whole affair had many little 
touches not possible in ordinary visiting. 
It took a day to get ready and a day to 
get over it, but it was an event in the 
neighborhood and greatly relieved the 
busy woman. Of course where there are 
daughters the cost can be lessened by 
making everything at home, and the food 
is also better. The meals should not be 
too elaborate for picnic style, and it is 
better to have an abundance of several 
things than a large variety. Altogether 
the big reception, though it is not called 
by that name, will solve the company 
problem for many hurried country 
Avomen. hilda Richmond. 
Sugar Finger Chocolates. 
Please publish a recipe for sugar finger 
chocolates. They are on the premium 
list of our fair book and I cannot find a 
recipe anywhere for them. E. H. 
TVe are unable to answer this ques¬ 
tion. If anyone can furnish the recipe 
we should be glad to have it. 
Tested Sweet Pickles. 
Some one asked for a recipe for sweet 
pickles. I send mine, and warrant them 
to keep two or three years. To seven 
pounds of fruit use 2% pounds sugar, 
one pint of vinegar, one ounce cinnamon, 
one ounce cloves. The spice is whole; 
you can put it in a bag if you choose, 
but I never do. Weigh your fruit and 
then mix the vinegar, sugar and spice; 
heat on stove. When hot put in your 
fruit. Watermelon rinds, ripe cucum¬ 
bers must be peeled; pears and sweet | 
apples or peaches can be peeled like to¬ 
matoes if plunged in boiling water. I 
use my small peaches in that way, as 
some years we have a lot of small ones. 
Of course cook each kind by itself till 
you can stick a broom splinter through 
them. If you have lots to do up you 
will have to cook the liquid down some 
as it will get thin, but have enough to 
cover them when put in the jars. I use 
stone crocks or jars, from two to five 
gallon ones, and have never lost any in 
the last 20 years. Keep in a cool place. 
MRS. HOWARD SMITH. 
Three Savory Salads. 
Portuguese Salad.—Peel and cut in 
halves two medium, sound cucumbers. 
Remove spongy parts and slice finely. 
Also slice very thin one small Spanish 
onion, two medium, fresh red tomatoes, 
two small red peppers and two sound, 
peeled and cored apples. Place these in 
a salad bowl, cover with four tablespoons 
of French dressing, mix well and serve. 
Cucumber and Potato Salad.—Peel 
and cut one good-sized cucumber into 
small dice, cover with salted water and 
set on ice for one hour. Dice five pota¬ 
toes (cold boiled), sprinkle with one 
saltspoonful of salt and one teaspoonful 
of minced onion. Drain the cucumber 
add it to the potato, pour over them one 
cupful of salad dressing and let it stand 
one-half to one hour on ice. 
Hungarian Salad.—Boil small pota¬ 
toes. peel while warm and slice thin. For 
every pint of potato mince one small 
onion, one pickled beet, one fresh cucum¬ 
ber, one Dutch herring, four sardines, a 
tablespoonful minced cold boiled ham. 
Mix all together, pour over one cup vine¬ 
gar. Garnish with walnut pickles. 
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