The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 29, 1918 
840 
From Day to Day 
Three Hills 
There is a hill in England, 
fJreen fields and a sehool I know, 
Wliere the balls fly fast in Summer. 
And the whispering elm trees grow, 
A little hill, a dear hill. 
And the playing fields below. 
There is a hill in Flanders, 
Heaped with a thousand slain, 
AVhere the shells fly by night and noon¬ 
tide 
And the ghosts that died in vain, 
A little hill, a hard hill 
To the souls that died in pain. 
There is a hill in .Jewry. 
Three ero.sses pierce the sky, 
On the midmost lie is dying 
To save all those who die, 
A little hill, a kind hill_ 
To souls in .ieopardy. 
—Everard Owen in London Times. 
» 
As a means of strengthening the mor¬ 
ale of our colored troops, a movement 
has been started to supply them with 
inspiring hooks by authors of their own 
race. Among the works declared desir¬ 
able are “Fifty Years, and Other Poems,” 
by .Tames W. .Tohnson; “The Negro in 
Art and Literature,” by Benjamin Braw- 
ley: “TTp from Slavery,” by Booker T. 
Washington; “.Tohn Brown,” by W. E. 
OuBois; “The Haitian Bevolution.” by 
G. S. Stewart; “Poems,” b.v Paul Lau¬ 
rence Dunbar; “Aftermath of f^lavery,” 
by Dr. William Sinclair; “The American 
Oavalryman,” by Herbert F. Downing; 
“A Tribute for the Negro Soldier,” by .T. 
K. Bruce; “Out of the House of Bond¬ 
age,” by Kelly Miller. The American 
Librar.v Association is co-operating in 
this movement. 
Among climbing roses favorably men¬ 
tioned by the judges of the American 
Bose Society, on their visit to the Na¬ 
tional rose test garden at Arlington, near 
AVashington, were the follow'ing: Fair- 
field, Pearl Queen, Silver, Oriole, Ameri¬ 
can Pillar, Queen Alexandra, Bubin, 
AYartburg (not of best color), Mrs. 
Flight, Dr. W. A^an Fleet, Graf Zep- 
l)elin. Goldfinch, Andreas Hofter (noted 
for smooth stem, not of best color). 
Climbing American Beauty, Countess M. 
11. Chotek, Bess Lovett and Dazzling 
Bed. Climbing American Beauty was es¬ 
pecially praised for its large and showy 
blooms. 
OxR of our correspondents in Alaine 
says: “Try the rice flour in cake, cot¬ 
tage pudding and molasses sponge cake; 
with us it has come to stay.” Another 
desirable use for rice flour is as thicken¬ 
ing for gravy. A sm.aller quantity is re¬ 
quired than of wheat flour, it thickens np 
rapidly, and is free from lumps. 
Kc 
Conservation of beef is now ordered 
by the Food Admiui.stration, a natural 
result of the increasing number of men 
sent overseas. Beginning .Tune 17 and for 
an indefinite period thereafter, restric¬ 
tions in the service of beef and beef pro¬ 
ducts to four meals weekly in hotels and 
restaurants becomes mandatory by order 
of the Federal Food Board. Householders 
and'clubs are “asked” to limit themselves 
to a maximum of one and a half pounds 
of beef a week for each person in the 
household. The order says: 
Beginning Monday, June 17, all pro- 
])rietors of restaurants and hotels shall 
not place on their menus or serve boiled 
beef more than two meals weekly, beef¬ 
steak more than one meal w'eekly and 
roast beef more than one meal weekly. 
I’resh pork, bacon, hams and sausage 
should be served as substitutes. 
AA’^e ask all hou.seholders. clubs and 
others to join with the public purveyors 
of meals in making this new call for con¬ 
servation as effective as the necessity re- 
(|uires. We ask householders not to buy 
more than one and one-fourth pounds of 
clear beef weekly, or one and one-half 
pounds, including the bone, per person in 
the household. 
This order comes at a time when fresh 
vegetables of all kinds are increasing in 
volume Jind variety, so that our bill of 
fare is wholesome and nourishing, with¬ 
out the beef, i'ork products are prohib- 
itii'e in price to people of small means, 
and can only be indulged in sparingly. 
Mutton and fish will help us to send beef 
to our friends across the water. This is 
a time when the suri)lus rooster will help 
us to fight the Kaiser. AA’^e are sure that 
patriotic housekeepers everywhere will 
do their best to save beef for those who 
need it. 
* 
Here is the Food Administration’s rec¬ 
ipe for corn waffles: One-half cup corn- 
meal, one-half cup flour, one tablespoon 
melted butter, one-half teaspoon soda, one 
cup boiled rice,, two eggs well beaten, one 
teasjioon salt, one cup sour milk. Sift 
together the flour, soda and salt; add the 
other ingredients and beat thoroughly; 
have irons hot and iv^ell greased. 
Seen in New York Shops 
Large handkerchiefs of bi-ight plaid 
gingham w'ere noted for 35 cents each; 
they are said to be identical with those 
carried by French soldiers. They are to 
be used for sofa pillows, lamp shades, 
and other furnishings. 
Among old-fashioned calico frocks in a 
well-known shop one Avas of bright Tur¬ 
key red calico sprigged with white, the 
skirt trimmed with three bands of Avhite 
organdie, belt, collar and cuffs being of 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9587. Dress witli 
9.‘i27 Child’s l‘ll- Side ClosliiK, 3(i to 
Jamns, 2 to 8 .vears. 42 i)ust. I’rice 15 
I’rico 10 cents. cents. 
the organdie also. It Avas priced at 
$12.75. A blue calico, dotted with white, 
having a sash, colhir and cuffs of white 
organdie, was .$18.75. 
AYomen’s hats of .Taptinese panama are 
seen in flat or rolled sailor and side-roll 
shapes for .$2.97, trimmed with draped 
satin bauds or gros-graiu ribbon. 
Bed Cross aprons for little girls, ex¬ 
actly like those for grown-ups, made of 
wdiite cambric, cost .$1..29, sizes ttvo to 
eight years; cap to match, .39 cents. 
Children’s slip-on sweaters, of »Shet- 
land wool, sizes up to six years, are 
$2.89, in pink or blue, with Avhitc collar, 
cuffs and band at bottom. 
There is a surprising increase in the 
variety of goods made in .Japan, now 
offered in New York stores. Much of the 
gum camphor sold in the department 
stores for protecting garments against 
moths is marked “Made in .Taj)an,” and 
many embroideries, toilet goods and small 
novelties are now coming from Nippon. 
Some bath slippers recently sold for G9 
cents a pair were of .Japanese manufac¬ 
ture ; they had composition soles that re¬ 
sembled pressed rubber, the vamp and 
lining of jute and cotton brocade. Ap¬ 
parently much of our former trade in 
small wares made b.v cheap labor in Ger¬ 
many is now’ going to our .Japanese all.v. 
Gen. Pershing on Letters Home 
There is many an American mother 
w'ho Avill feel like giving hearty thanks 
to Gen. Pershing for a general order re¬ 
cently issued to the American Expedition¬ 
ary Force overseas. That a great com¬ 
mander, in the midst of a momentous 
campaign, should stop to think of those 
at home to whom his men are de.ar, and 
order that their anxiety should be allayed 
b.v frequent letters, show’s sympathy and 
under.standing; more than that, it reveals 
the ideals w’ith which Ave haA’e entered 
the conflict. Here is Gen. Pershing’s or¬ 
der : 
3. Duty to one’s country does not end 
on the parade ground, nor even on the 
battlefield, but consists in doing every¬ 
thing in one’s power to help win the war. 
To Avrite home frequently and regularly, 
to keep in constant touch with family 
and friends, is one of the soldier’s most 
important duties. Mothers and fathers 
W'ill suffer if they do not hear often from 
sons fighting in France. In the present 
large companies, it is not possible for 
officers to w’rite letters for their meu, and 
every man must do it for himself. 
2. AVhen no letters are received from 
overseas, the greatest distress is caused 
to those at home. They either feel that 
letters have been written but lo.st en 
route, or else they imagine all sorts of 
evils, such as sickness, w’ounds, even 
death. Both are bad for the active mil¬ 
itant spirit which every true American 
man and w’oman must possess if our 
arm.y is to obtain the real victory that all 
so earnestly desire. 
3. Everyone in the I’^nited States Avho 
has a son or brother in the American 
Expeditionai-y Forces is proud of him, is 
constantly thinking of him, is anxious_ to 
hear from him. Letters home will bring 
many letters in reply, and the closer home 
ties W’ill have potent influence for good, 
both in France and in the United States. 
All officers should realize this fact and, 
both by encouraging their meu and pro¬ 
viding them wdth the proper facilities, 
do everything in their power to interest 
them in this vital question of Avriting 
home. 
Poor Fruit Jar Rings 
One of our readers in New York {State 
sends a .sample of fruit jar rings, stiff 
and inelastic, with a warning against 
their use. The high price of rubber has 
cau-sed unscrupulous manufacturers to 
lower quality very seriomsly in a A’ariety 
of products. It is a noticeable fact that 
these Avorthless ring.s, Avhile put up in 
a showy carton that attracts the eye, omit 
the name of the manufacturer. Beputable 
firms seek to advertise their names Avith 
their gomls b.v putting full address on the 
container. Hays our correspondent: 
There are numerous rings of like 
quality under different names on the mar¬ 
ket. As you knoAV, the use of such a 
ring is almost sure to mean the loss of 
fruit or vegetable put up Avith it. This is 
a serious loss to the housewife who has 
l)ut her best energies into saving the sur- 
))lus products of her garden for AA’inter 
use. In many cases she is discouraged 
and Avill never try canning again. I paid 
30 cents for this bo.x of rings at a store 
that is known through this section for 
fa’r and honest dealing; so I am sure 
that the merchant bought them in good 
faith. Our county employs a w’oman at 
considerable expeu.se to teach us conser¬ 
vation of food. AVe are earnest and pa¬ 
triotic farm Avomen, trying to follow her 
teachiiig to the best of our ability. True, 
she has Avarned us to be careful about 
the quality of the rings Ave use, but judg¬ 
ing from the tales of disaster I hear 
about among my neighbors, I fear Ave need 
another Avarning. 
It will be a Avise precaution to examine 
any rings carefully before purchase, and 
to reject what we may call anonymous 
products—those that do not give the 
maker’s name. Fruit jar rings Avith 
commercial honor back of them are to 
be bought this season, as usual, and local 
merchants should endeavor to avoid the 
Avorthless articles that not only mean loss 
to their customers this season, but also a 
loss of trade in the future. The folloAving 
specifications for good rubber rings are 
given by the U. S. Department of Agri¬ 
culture : 
Good rubber rings for the average pint 
and (piart jar—glass top, etc.—should be 
not less than A4 nor more than 5-1(5 of 
an inch wide, and Inches on the in¬ 
side diameter, and be cut 12 to the inch, 
that is, 32 rubber rings placed side b.v 
sale W’ill easure one inch in thickness. 
They shouiu be able to stand up under 
sterilization in boiling hot water or in 
steam under pressure for at lejist thi’ee 
hours w’ithout injur.v to the rublx'r. Good 
rubbers Avill stretch and return promptl.v 
to place Avithout changing the inside 
diameter. They should also be reason¬ 
ably firm, and able to stand bending 
without breakage. 
^ Cold Pack Canning in Early Summer 
Peas.—AVash the peas carefully and 
shell. Blanch three minutes if fresh from 
the garden, for five minutes if they are 
not fresh. Pack in sterilized jars to 
W’ithin two inches of the top to allow 
for SAvelling in cooking, add a level tea¬ 
spoon of salt and place the jar ring. Fill 
to overflowing with boiling water and 
partly seal. Place jar in boiler of hot 
water and sterilize one and one-half 
hours; in the Avater-seal canner one hour. 
Bemove from the boiler and seal tightly. 
String Beans.—AVash and string the 
beans. Blanch from three to five minutes, 
according to freshness, and pack in ster¬ 
ilized jars. The jars should be full. Add 
salt, place the jar ring, fill w’ith boiling 
W’ater and sterilize one and one-half 
hours in the wash boiler or one hour in 
water-seal canner. 
Beets.—Cut off tops one inch from the 
beets, Avash and blanch from three to 
eight minutes, according to size. Then 
scrape off the skin and slice, dice, or leave 
Avhole. I’ack in sterilized jars, add salt, 
place jar ring and sterilize one and one- 
half hours in wash boiler or one hour in 
water-seal canner. 
In blanching fruits begin counting 
time as soon as they are placed in the 
boiling Avater. Do not let the Avater boil 
unless for quinces or very hard pears. 
The blanching Avater may be used for the 
sirup except in the case of peaches. 
Cherries.—Blanch from one to three 
minutes. Pack in sterilized jars and fill 
to overfloAving Avith boiling syrup (one- 
half cup of sugar to one and one-half cups 
water for sweet cherries and one cup 
sugar to one and one-half cups Avater for 
sour cherries). Sterilize 32 minutes in 
Ava.sh boiler or 30 minutes in Avater-se:il 
canner. 
Baspberries and Blackberries.—Blanch 
for 30 seconds. Pack in sterilized jars, 
fill to overfloAving with boiling .syrup (one 
cup sugar to tw’o cups Avater), and seal 
Ughihj. Put jars into boiling water, put 
on the boiler lid, remove boiler from the 
stove, wrap in blankets or old carpet ami 
let stand until the Avater is cold. 
1‘ineapple—Do 7iot blanch. Pare, shred 
and pack in sterilized jars. Fill jars 
with boiling s.Vrup (one cup sugar to one 
and one-half cui)S water) and sterilize 
32 minutes in Avash boiler or 30 minutes 
in w’ater-seal canner. 
StraAvberries.—3. AA’ash, drain and 
hull berries. I’ack in sterilized jars and 
fill to overfloAving with boiling syrup. 
Hterilize 32 minutes in Avash boiler or 30 
minutes in Avater-.seal canner, 
2. By this method straAvberries remain 
Avhole and do not come to the top of the 
jar. AVash, drain and hull berries. T'se 
one and one-half cups sugar and two 
tablespoons of W’ater to a quart box of 
berries. Put water in bottom of sauce¬ 
pan, then the sugar, and lastly the ber¬ 
ries. Place over low’ heat and allow' to 
come to the simmering point and simmer 
20 minutes, or until the hardest berry is 
soft. Bemove from the stove, allow the 
first steam to escape, cover and let stand 
24 hours, during Avhlch time turn the 
berries over in their syrup at least eight 
times. At the end of the 24 hours pack 
the berries in sterilized jai’S, place them 
in boiling Avater and boil four minutes. 
Bemove and seal tightly. In Avater-seal 
canner just bring to 232 degrees. 
Bhubarb and Raisin Marmalade.—Gn(> 
quart finely cut rhubarb, two cui)s sugar, 
one cup seeded raisins, one-fourth <up 
Avater. AVash, dry, but do not skin the 
rhubarb. Cut into small pieces, put into 
porcelain-lined kettle and cover with 
sugar, add Avator, place over sIoav fire 
for five minutes, stirring mitil sugar is 
dissolved; then boil rapidly for five min¬ 
utes. Add rai.sins, Avhich have been 
washed and put ^through chopper; boil 
slowly for 30 minutes. BemoA’e scum. 
Fill sterilized glasses while marinahuh' is 
hot; cool, cover A\’ith i)araffin and jnit 
aAvay. JiRS. K AV, srnxM.A.N. 
Prune Pudding 
One i)Ound of i)runes. Avhites of four 
eggs, one cu]) sugar. AA’ash and soak 
prunes over night; in the morning steAv. 
remove seed.s, add beaten egg whites and 
sugar. Beat W'ell, pour into a buttered 
mold, bake one-half hour. Herve Avith 
Avhipped cream. mrs. c. c. tu. 
