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THE RURAE NEW-YORKER 
November 1, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day 
WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE 
PUNKIN. 
When the frost is on the punkin, and the 
fodder’s in the shock, 
And you hear the kyouck and gobble of 
the struttin’ turkey-cock, 
And the clackin’ of the guineys, and the 
cluckin’ of the hens. 
And the rooster’s hallylooyer as he tip¬ 
toes on the fence; 
O, it’s then’s the times a feller is a-feelin’ 
at his best, 
With the risin’ sun to greet him from a 
night of peaceful rest, 
As he leaves the house, bare-headed, and 
goes out to feed the stock, 
When the frost is on the punkin, and the 
fodder’s in the shock. 
They’s something kindo’ harty-like about 
the atmusfere 
When the heat of Summer’s over, and the 
coolin’ Fall is here— 
Of course we miss the flowers, and the 
blossums on the trees, 
And the mumble of the hummin’ birds and 
buzzin’ of the bees; 
But the air’s so appetizin’; and the land¬ 
scape through the haze 
Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly 
Autumn days 
Is a pictur’ that no painter has the col¬ 
orin’ to mock— 
When the frost is on the punkin, and the 
fodder’s in the shock. 
The husky, rusty russel of the tossels of 
the corn, 
And the raspin’ of the tangled leaves, as 
golden as the morn; 
The stubble in the furries—kindo’ lone¬ 
some-like, but still 
A-preachin’ sermuns to us of the barns 
they growed to fill; 
The strawstack in the medder, and the 
reaper in the shed; 
The bosses in their stalls below—the 
clover overhead— 
O, it sets my heart a-clickin’ like the 
tickin’ of a clock, 
When the frost is on the punkin, and the 
fodder’s in the shock. 
Then your apples all is gethered, and the 
ones a feller keeps 
Is poured around the cellar-floor in red 
and yeller heaps; 
And your cider-makin’s over, and your 
wimmern-folks is through 
With their mince and apple butter, and 
theyr souse and saussage, too!. . . 
I don’t know how to tell it—but ef sich 
a thing could be 
As the angels wantin’ boardin’, and they’d 
call around on mee— 
I’d want to ’commodate ’em—all the 
wliole-indurin’ flock— 
When the frost is on the punkin, and the 
fodder’s in the shock! 
—James Whitcomb Riley. 
* 
Apple and cranberry makes an excel¬ 
lent jelly combination, using one-third 
cranberries to two-thirds apple, adding 
water enough to keep from burning. Boil 
till all are soft, drain through a jelly 
bag, and make like any other jelly, using 
sugar, heated in the oven, equal measure 
with the juice; boil, and pour into a 
mold. 
* 
When a serge garment becomes shiny, 
it may be renovated by sponging with a 
saturated solution of borax and water, 
followed by a sponging with clear water. 
When almost dry press with a warm iron 
on the wrong side. This usually removes 
all the shine. A rougher cloth is im¬ 
proved by rubbing the surface with fine 
sandpaper, which brings up the nap. 
* 
Children’s white furs often become too 
soiled to be cleaned by merely rubbing 
with dry meal or chalk, and in this case 
moistened bran is useful. Lay the furs 
flat on the table and rub with bran 
moistened with warm water. Use a piece 
of white flannel to rub the bran on, con¬ 
tinue rubbing till dry, and then rub with 
dry bran. Follow 7 this with French chalk, 
dusted in against the grain of the fur, 
then shake this out, and beat the fur care¬ 
fully with a flat beater. 
* 
A GOOD laundress tells us that soft 
lingerie waists that are unstarched are 
improved by a borax water bath, which 
prevents their being “mussed” so readily. 
One tablespoonful of borax is used to 
one quart of water and the waist dipped 
in this after it is washed and dried, 
wrung out, and folded in a towel till 
dry enough to iron. For some colored 
fabrics, such as cretonne's, bran water is 
advised. This is made by tying some 
bran in a muslin bag and covering with 
•water, one part bran to four parts water*, 
then simmering until dark brown. This 
bran water is diluted for washing and 
rinsing, but used without dilution for 
starching colored goods which are like¬ 
ly to show 7 ordinary starch in specks over 
the pattern. The bran water diluted for 
washing, seems to prevent the colors 
from running. Most thin cotton goods, 
however, may have the colors set by 
rinsing in salt water before washing. 
The University of Kansas has estab¬ 
lished a department of child welfare, with 
Prof. W. A. McKeever at its head. This 
is said to be the first department of its 
kind established in an American univer¬ 
sity. In addition to giving instruction in 
child welfare work the department is to 
have chai*ge of State efforts in organ¬ 
izing “parent clubs” and “parent teach¬ 
ers’ associations,” in providing vacation 
work for school children, and in establish¬ 
ing public playgrounds and civic aids to 
child welfare. No doubt farming dis¬ 
tricts will receive their share of atten¬ 
tion, as w*ell as cities; Prof. McKeever 
has given much attention to rural school 
conditions. 
Canning and Preserving Late Fruits. 
Part II. 
Quince Jelly—Prepare the fruit as for 
marmalade. Pour over enough cold 
water to cover and boil until tender, then 
turn into a thick jelly bag and drain, 
squeezing occasionally. To one pint of 
the juice add one pound of sugar, and 
cook for 20 minutes, or until it jellies. 
Citron preserves is an okl-fashion deli¬ 
cacy rarely seen on the average home 
table these days. This is my mother’s re¬ 
cipe. Slice the fruit rather thin, pare, 
and discover and remove all the seeds, 
this is best accomplished by holding each 
slice before a lighted lamp or candle, 
using a nut pick to extract the seeds. 
Cut the slices into fourths or eighths, ac¬ 
cording to the size of the fruit, and soak 
in enough alum water to cover for 24 
hours, allowing two teaspoonfuls of pow¬ 
dered alum to each quart of water. Then 
turn into a preserving kettle and heat 
slowly to the boiling point and simmer 
10 minutes, drain, and cover with ice 
water and let stand four hours, drain 
again, and dry betw*een towels. Weigh 
the citron, and allow one pound of sugar, 
one cupful of water, and half a lemon, 
thinly sliced, to each pound of fruit. Boil 
sugar, water and lemons 10 minutes, add 
the citron, and cook slowly until tender 
and transparent. Put into cans, cover 
with the hot syrup, and seal. 
This is a nice way of utilizing the 
Winter pears as they begin to soften. 
Peel, core, and quarter your fruit, then 
weigh, and to each six pounds of fruit 
put one pint of water, four sliced oranges 
and one lemon, and cook until soft. Then 
for each pound of fruit add three-fourths 
of a pound of sugar, and cook slowly, 
stirring often, until thick and clear. 
Apple Butter—Cook tart apples until 
soft, then rub through a colander. To 
one pint of the cooked apples add one 
cup of sugar. Cook over a slow fire in 
an uncovered kettle until rich and thick, 
stirring constantly, for like marmalade 
it burns easily. Just before removing 
from the fire season with either cinna¬ 
mon, cloves, nutmeg, or allspice, to suit 
the taste. 
Apple Butter No. 2—Boil down pure 
sweet cider in proportion of three to one, 
skimming often during the boiling. Pare, 
core, and quarter firm sweet apples, then 
add one cup of the boiled cider to each 
pint of fruit, and cook until soft, press 
through a sieve, and cook until thick and 
smooth. 
BarberryMarmalade—To three pounds 
of barberries add three pounds of sugar 
and cook in a double boiler until the 
sugar is dissolved and the berries soft. 
Allow to stand over night. In the morn¬ 
ing turn into a preserving kettle, and let 
simmer 30 minutes, stirring constantly, 
when thick pour into glasses and cover. 
Barberry Marmalade—To three pounds 
clearer if the fruit is gathered before the 
frost comes. Pick over the fruit, wash, 
drain and crush with a wooden potato 
masher, then cook slowly until soft, al¬ 
lowing one cup of water to eight quarts 
of fruit. Strain through a colander, then 
through a jelly bag. Measure the juice, 
bring to the boiling point, and boil five 
minutes, or until it jellies. 
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