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Ihe RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
last, and so from the best recipes T could 
obtain I evoked an accurately propor¬ 
tioned one, but in a small quantity, bet¬ 
ter adapted to the size of my family. I 
like to make less at a time, and make it 
oftener, as I think it tastes better. 
Though I now live in town, this is a 
favorite cold weather breakfast dish, as 
it contains elements of nutriment espe¬ 
cially good for cold weather; the cornmeal 
and meat both are rich in fat, there; is a 
good percentage of protein, and, if served 
with syrup, the carbohydrates are suffi¬ 
cient for a balanced meal, if a tart fruit 
is served with it. Apple sauce or baked 
apple is excellent for this. 
I get a pound and a quarter of fresh 
belly pork, fat and lean in about the pro¬ 
portion of two to one, at 32 cents a 
pound. Head meat is most often used, 
but last Winter 1 found that in the end 
the expense was exactly the same, while 
the work was far more in using the head 
meat. I always had to buy more than I 
really wanted at one time, too, so I pre¬ 
fer the belly piece. I cook this until ten¬ 
der in a closely covered kettle, letting it 
cool in the liquor it cooked in, about a 
pint, or perhaps more. When this is cool 
1 put the meat through a food chopper, 
running the fat through first. Otherwise 
it won’t go through easily, if the knives 
are clogged with lean. 
Put the chopped meat back in the 
liquor and salt to taste. When actively 
boiling stir in two level cupfuls of corn- 
meal. sifting in slowly through the fin- 
stitches ; they will not hurt the feet. By 
devising a good fitting pattern, which any 
woman should be able to look at a stock¬ 
ing and do, it is easy to cut a neat-fitting 
stocking for the little folks from the leg 
of larger ones; sew seams with the over¬ 
cast stitch, opening seams and felling 
down. Also we worked out the same plan 
of re-footing some of those with feet well 
worn, they l*'ing cut down for the smaller 
children by putting new bottoms to the 
feet and doubling the heel for longer ser¬ 
vice. 
This plan of overhauling the hosiery 
worked so well for us last Winter that 
T am carrying out the same plan this 
Winter, and just now there is a large 
pile washed and ready for mending. No 
doubt there are others who, like myself, 
have let half-worn hose accumulate, giv¬ 
ing little thought to the matter, and who 
might profitably utilize them as I have 
done. I know a friend who saved up 
enough worn stockings to make a quilt 
lining. This is one way of saving, but 
requires a large amount of sewing, while 
the lasting qualities might not be alto¬ 
gether satisfactory. airs, lillie york. 
Simplicity Filet Lace 
No. 14 hook is required. With crochet 
cotton No. 70, deepest part of scallop 
measures 4% inches. Start with chain 
33. adding one block each row for 13 
rows; then decrease one each till you have 
the original 11 spaces and blocks. Sim- 
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gers. stirring constantly to prevent lumps. 
Again taste for salt, as it will probably 
need more. If too thick, add a little bit 
of boiling water. It should be about the 
consistency of cornmeal mush. Set it 
back on the stove to simmer 20 or 30 min¬ 
utes. I like best to place the kettle in a 
steamer and steam for two to three hours. 
This makes it very tender and fluffy. 
Then turn this into two greased bread 
tins and let cool. When cold fry thin 
slices a golden brown, and serve hot, 
either plain or with maple syrup. No fat 
will be needed in the frying pan, as it 
makes its own fat. A rather coarse corn¬ 
meal gives better results than the fine 
does. At an expense of 45 to 50 cents this 
gives several, four to six. hearty break¬ 
fast dishes to a medium-sized family. 
This amount will keep until used without 
the layer of fat over the top. 
MRS. E. I). BENNETT. 
Solving War-time Hosiery Problems 
Here they lie before my eyes; 10. 20 
30 pairs; all sorbs and sizes, mated and 
unmated; some white ones, others red, 
brown and black; eome of the 10-cent 
quality, and all the way from this to the 
real silk ones which the teacher-girlie left 
when she went to another position. Some 
are heelless, others toeless, and not a few 
are what might be classed as practically 
footless. Such is the quantity and qual¬ 
ity of the pile of hitherto discarded hos¬ 
iery which has been brought forth from 
closets, trunks and dresser drawers, and 
from which I plan to provide an ample 
supply of stockings for the family this 
Winter. Just a little patience and I 
shall tell how I did this very thing last 
Winter, when war conditions, short crops 
and limited means caused me to look 
about for ways of saving in the house as 
well as kitchen. 
First, after hunting up every stocking 
to be found, they were carefully washed 
and rinsed well so as to be soft; after be¬ 
ing ironed, I sat down in the rocker near 
a good light and sorted them as carefully 
as possible, comparing tops, length, and 
shade of color. Of course many pairs 
were mated, but there were others which 
by accident had been doomed as “un¬ 
mated” ; these were selected and mated 
to the best advantage. Needle, thimble, a 
ball of darning cotton, scissors and pa¬ 
tience gave results that were altogether 
pleasing. 
For the “railroad” in the silk stockings 
the machine threaded with silk thread is 
the easiest and best way to mend ; merely 
fold and stitch close to edges of the rent. 
Holes in legs of ordinary hose are easily 
darned with the darning cotton. If holes 
are large in heels and toes I patch them, 
whipping patch down on both sides, leave 
edges plain and -ew down with short 
Filet Lace 
pie, very speedy and beautiful in white 
for pillow cases, towels, runners, etc. 
Very handsome in ecru No. 40 for buffet I 
and library scarfs. Gertrude siiockey. | 
Candy Baskets 
I saw in The R. N.-Y. a request for 
recipe to make candy baskets, so am send¬ 
ing a recipe I have. 
Take one cup sugar, one-half cup water, 
a pinch of cream of tartar and stir to¬ 
gether. Put on stove and boil (do not 
stir after it is on the stove), until it 
cracks when dropped in water. When it j 
is almost done it becomes Very bubbly. 
Pour it out on a buttered slab and grad¬ 
ually work it into a ball or lump by fold¬ 
ing the edges together in the center. 
When cool enough to handle, add one- 
fourth teaspoon culinary paste color, 
moistened with one-half teaspoon flavor¬ 
ing extract. Then pull and form into 
baskets, making each a different shape. 
Butter the hands occasionally while pull¬ 
ing. These quantities will make three 
small baskets. Keep colors and extracts 
together. With wintergreen flavor, use 
red coloring paste; with lemon use yel¬ 
low, with spearmint use green, with nut¬ 
meg use twice as much green as red and 
you will have gray; with orange use red 
and yellow; with cinnamon use helio¬ 
trope; with sassafras use very little yel¬ 
low, and with peppermint use no color 
at all. If you do not care to make bas¬ 
kets, the recipe can be used for candies. 
They may be cut into strips or formed 
into balls. 
Will some of the readers send cake and 
cookie recipes using no eggs? 
MRS. F. A. P. 
Milk Chocolate 
T note request for milk chocolate recipe. 
I prepare it as follows: One cup of sweet 
milk, one cup of sugar. Let this boil on 
the stove till it strings off the spoon. Beat 
this till warm and stir in chocolate or 
cocoa. Be sure to beat it well, so it will 
not be gritty. Pour in a greased pan. 
When almost cold cut in squares. This 
will answer for cake or candy. Flavor 
with teaspoon of vanilla. Another way 
is very good: One cup maple syrup: 
boil; let get hard, as above; beat till 
warm and stir in cocoa; pour in pan and 
cut iu squares. airs. b. r. 
Cottage Cheese Cookies—Six table¬ 
spoons unsalted shortening, one-fourth 
pound cottage cheese, one half teaspoon 
salt, one cup pastry flour, jam. Cream 
shortening, salt and cheese thoroughly to¬ 
gether. Add flour and blend well. Roll 
out very thin, cut in diamonds, place a 
hit of jam in the center, ford oyer and 
bake in -a quick oven until brown. This 
will make 30 small cookies. 
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Horse or Cow hide, Calf or other skins 
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