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Vht RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Out in the Fields with God 
The little cares that fretted me. 
I lost them yesterday, 
Among the fields, above the sea. 
Among the winds at play; 
Among the lowing of the herds, 
The rustling of the trees, 
Among the singing of the birds, 
The humming of the bees. 
The foolish fears of what may hap. 
I cast them all away 
Among the clover-scented grass, 
Among the new-mown hay ; 
Among the rustling of the corn, 
Where drowsy poppies nod. 
Where ill thoughts die and good are born, 
Out in the fields with God. 
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 
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A recent newspaper note says that a 
high school superintendent at Little Rock, 
Ark., has declared war on the high cost of 
living and has decreed that the lowly blue 
denim overalls be the accepted uniform of 
the school, and to be worn by himself and 
the boy students. Girls, too, are 'to be en¬ 
rolled in the fight, and, while they are not 
to wear overalls, ns did the wartime farm¬ 
erettes, they are to do their bit by wear¬ 
ing cotton stockings. In making this an¬ 
nouncement, Superintendent Woodward 
declared that girls will not be permitted 
to wear silk stockings to school. It is 
possible that this school, like many others, 
has suffered from the absurd and extrava¬ 
gant dress of its pupils. Such conditions, 
wherever they exist, may be traced to the 
carelessness or extravagance of parents 
who have failed to exercise any control 
over their children. 
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The political campaign in New York 
City has shown some new features this 
year. Those opposed to woman suffrage 
used to draw painful pictures of refined 
and modest women associated with un- 
couth men in political meetings, the air 
full of tobacco smoke, and an adjacent sa¬ 
loon lending its influence to their demor¬ 
alization. We must admit that one wom¬ 
an’s political organization in this city has 
been meeting in an ex-saloon ; it was one 
of the places closed by prohibition, and 
the women have turned it into a tea¬ 
room. Here they meet their political lead¬ 
ers, drink tea if they wish, listen to 
speeches, and bring their babies along if 
they have, thfem. And the way the polit¬ 
ical leaders cater to the women is very 
instructive. One office-seeker, who gave 
an afternoon tea to women in a famous 
Fifth Avenue restaurant one rainy day 
thought the damp, chilly women would 
leave after their cup of tea, but they 
didn’t; they stayed and listened intelli¬ 
gently to six different speakers. Haven’t 
you all heard men joke about the women 
bringing “pink teas” into polities? You 
will notice that the teas cease to be a 
joke as soon as the women are able to 
deliver the votes. 
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We like the following recipe for buck¬ 
wheat muffins, which is one of those sent 
out by the Food Administration: One 
cup milk, one tablespoon fat. one table¬ 
spoon syrup, one egg, one teaspoon salt, 
four teaspoons baking powder, one cup 
wheat flour, seven-eighths cup buckwheat 
flour. Sift dry materials together. Add 
to the cup of milk the melted fat, syrup 
and beaten eggs. Combine these two mix¬ 
tures, stirring lightly without beating. 
Bake about 30 minutes in a moderately 
hot oven, 
“What About Children’s Wages?” 
I was much intei'ested in the article by 
Mrs. W. J. S. on “What About Children’s 
Wages?” I am a young married woman 
and have two little girls, the oldest being 
only two years old, and of course the 
question of children’s wages has not been 
considered yet. But I have observed cases 
in my own neighborhood as well as with 
m.v small brothers. I am one of a family 
of eight children, four younger than my¬ 
self, and I have often said that the three 
youngest boys had had more money to do 
as they pleased with than I ever saw be¬ 
fore I was 20 years old. When the young¬ 
er brothers were seven and eight my fath¬ 
er rented the farm, but the family stayed 
on it, with the privilege of having a gar¬ 
den. There were no chores for the boys 
except to fill the wood box. Everything 
went all right for a while, but as the boys 
had so much spare time to themselves 
they soon wanted more, and filling the 
wood box was considered “hard work.” 
They were given a chance to drive cows 
to and from the pasture the first Summer. 
They made their own price of 35 cents a 
week, and after a little took their own 
time. Of course the farmer refused to 
hire them longer, as he never knew when 
he would get his cows, and thought 35 
cents exorbitant. But they would not 
work for less, and were not made to. It 
would have been better for both boys if 
they had been obliged to drive the cows 
for nothing than it was to be idle. They 
are now 12 and 13 years old. One has a 
bicycle bought of his own accord and 
charged to father, while the other has a 
shotgun. For the last two years a rela¬ 
tive has been carrying on the farm, and 
oftentimes he will ask one of them to do 
something for him, and they ask the same 
question every time: “What’ll you give 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9724A. Military 
hats for women, 
misses and children. 
Hat No. 1 Wnl re¬ 
quire % yd. of ma¬ 
terial 36 in. wide; 
Hat No. 2 will re¬ 
quire % yd. 36 in. 
wide for the misses’ 
size. Price 10 cents. 
9800. Fancy vest- 
ees, 1 size, in 3 dif¬ 
ferent styles. Any 
one of • these vests 
will require 1 yd. of 
material 36 or 44 
in. wide. Price 15 
cents. 
9527. Child's pa¬ 
jamas, 2 to 8 yrs. 
For the 6-yr. size 
will be needed 4Vi 
yds. of material 27 
in. wide, 3% yds. 
36 in. Price 15 
cents. 
9595. Long coat, 
36 to 44 bust. 6 yd's, 
of material 36 in. 
wide. 5% yds. 44, 
414 yds. 54, for me, 
dium size. Trice 15 
cents. 
Embroidery Designs 
A very useful accessory is the hairpin holder. 
No. 1587. There are four pockets, each large 
enough to hold a plentiful supply of hairpins. 
The outline stitch is used. The horn of plenty Is 
for blue, the hairpins coming from it gold; the 
flowers red, the leaves nn(T vines green. The let¬ 
tering is red. The design, with floss to com¬ 
plete embroidery, costs 25 cents. 
me if I’ll do it?” I should say “I’ll give 
you a licking if you don’t do it.” 
I think it is wrong to pay small boys 
exorbitant prices for their work. Near 
here a year ago hoys of 12. 14 and 10 
years were being paid $72 a month for 
digging currant and gooseberry bushes. 
That work lasted two months, and then 
they would not work for less than $72. It 
is not well for a young boy or girl to have 
all their time to themselves. They should 
be given some work to do each day for 
someone else, and not expect pay for it. 
It makes them less selfish, and certainly 
does not hurt them. 
One family I know has an excellent 
method of solving the wage problem. If 
the children are given a chance to help 
somewhere they give half their wages to 
their parents, whether it is 10 cents or 
$1. I have never heard them complain 
about it, either. Another family where 
they keep a f at of hens pays the little boy 
one egg a day for feeding the hens at 
night and gathering the eggs. He is per¬ 
fectly satisfied with his salary, and sel¬ 
dom or never forgets his daily chore, but 
looks forward to it, asking different mem¬ 
bers of the family how many eggs he is 
going to find in the henhouse, or if they 
think any of the R. I. Reds will be in 
with the Barred Rocks, etc. I think this 
is much better than it is to have to tease 
every time to have a little chore done. I 
hope some more mothers will write on 
this same subject, as I think it could bear 
a great deal of discussing. m'rs. h. c. 
We have never approved of the plan 
witlp our children, because we do not 
want to rob them of the joy of service, 
nor of that feeling which comes to us 
when we have helped one another over a 
hard place. Rut we have given our chil¬ 
dren an allowance since they were of 
school-age. Our weakness as parents has 
been an inability to save very much, so 
we have made a special effort to encour¬ 
age our children to save. When a child 
starts to school we give him an allowance 
of 10 cents a week; this is to cover tab¬ 
lets, pencils and candy. We increase this 
until this year the girl starting into high 
school is getting 50 cents. She contrives 
to save some of this and has purchased 
several Thrift Stamps, besides buying ma¬ 
terials for Christmas presents. 
We have a large garden, and they help 
with the care of it, and often when there 
is a surplus of ..vegetables they are given 
the privilege of selling these and keeping 
the money. When their father has extra 
work that they can help with (they are 
all girls), such as hauling in pumpkins, 
pulling and thrashing the beans, etc., he 
will pay them by the day. They all have 
money in the bank or in Thrift Stamps 
and War Savings Stamps, and appreciate 
the value of money without expecting to 
be paid for every little task, realizing 
that in a well-ordered home where no help 
is kept, each must do his part to keep the 
home wheels turning. mrs. L. J. m. 
A Thanksgiving Dinner 
Thanksgiving Turkey with Oyster 
Gravy.—Dress, clean and stuff the turkey 
with the following dressing: Three cups 
stale bread crumbs, one cup walnuts chop¬ 
ped fine, one-half cup chopped celery, one 
cup chopped apples, two eggs, one cup 
pork sausage, one-fourth teaspoon sage, 
salt and pepper. When stuffed, rub tur¬ 
key with salt and one-third cup butter 
and one-fourth cup flour mixed together 
until creamy. Place on rack in dripping 
pan in hot oven and baste every 15 min¬ 
utes with hot water and butter. A 10-lb. 
turkey requires about three hours to cook. 
Garnish turkey with celery tips and serve 
with oyster gravy. 
Oyster Gravy.—Remove turkey from 
pan and add one-fourth cup flour. Stir 
out all lumps and add one pint of oysters. 
Cook until oysters are plump and add salt 
and pepper. Thin mixture with cream if 
too thick. 
Squash Pie.—Two cups of stewed 
squash, one tablespoon of melted butter, 
one-half teaspoon of salt, one-lialf tea¬ 
spoon of powdered cinnamon, two-thirds 
cup of sugar, one table-spoon of powdered 
ginger, two eggs and two cups of milk. 
Beat eggs until light. Place the squash 
in a quart measure, add the sugar, butter, 
salt, spices and then the beaten eggs. 
Stir well and add sufficient milk to make 
one quart of whole mass. Turn into a 
pie tin lined with pastry and bake slowly 
45 minutes. 
Thanksgiving Fruit Cake.—One pound 
of butter, three cups sugar, six eggs, two 
cups sour cream, one teaspoon of baking 
soda, seven cups of flour, one grated nut¬ 
meg, one-half teaspoon of powdered mace, 
1 lb. of currants, 1 lb. of sultana raisins, 
44 lb. of chopped citron peel, one lemon, 
one teaspoon of rose extract and one- 
fourth teaspoon of salt. Cream the butter 
and sugar together, add yolks of eggs 
beaten, the soda mixed with the cream, 
flour, salt, spices, the grated rind and 
strained lemon juice, chopped citron peel”, 
currants, rose extract, raisins and egg 
whites beaten. Mix carefully, turn into 
a large buttered baking dish and bake 
two hours in a steady oven. 
Thanksgiving Plum Pudding.—Chop 
44 lb. of suet finely, put it into a basin, 
add 44 lb. of cracker crumbs, a pinch of 
salt, one cup of sugar, two grated nut¬ 
megs, one teaspoon of powdered mixed 
spices. 44 lb. of seeded raisins, 44 lb. of 
currants, 44 lb. of sultana raisins, 44 lb. 
of chopped candied citron peel, three 
ounces of blanched and chopped almonds, 
eight well-beaten eggs, and one cup of 
currant jelly, and mix all well. Pour 
into a well-buttered mold, tie over with 
buttered paper and steam five hours. 
Turn out and decorate with half almonds 
and holly. 
Mince Pie.—Put into a jar 1 lb. of 
seeded raisins, 1 lb. of sultana raisins, 1 
lb. of currants. 1 lb. of sugar, 1 lb. of 
chopped suet, 1 lb. of chopped apples, 1 
lb. chopped candied lemon peel, 44 lb. of 
ground almonds, the juice and grated rind 
of three oranges, the juice and grated rind 
of three lemons, two grated nutmegs, one 
heaping tablespoon of mixed spice, one 
cup of cider, one cup of currant jelly. 
Mix well, cover and let stand one week 
before making into pies. 
Thanksgiving Raisin Pie.—Boil 1 lb. 
of chopped seeded raisins in water to 
cover for otie hour, add one cup of sugar, 
the juice and grated rind of one lemon, a 
little butter and two tablespoons of corn¬ 
starch. Pour into three pastry tins and 
hake with two crusts. HELEN A. lynan. 
November 15, 1919 
Calf’s Head Scrapple; Quince Preserve; 
Eggless Cocoa Cake 
I have received so much benefit from 
the recipes in The R. N.-Y. that I am 
sending some of my favorite ones, think¬ 
ing that they might benefit someone. 
In making scrapple I proceed as direct¬ 
ed in other recipes, only instead of using 
cornmeal I thicken mine with oatmeal; 
we like it much better. Try it. I do not 
depend entirely on pork for my scrapple. 
Good scrapple can be made from a beef 
bone, and also from a calf's head. My 
husband butchers a great deal, and I am 
always glad when I can get a calf’s head 
for scrapple. I take the jaws and tongue, 
also brains if I do not want them for fry¬ 
ing, and cook them in salted water, 
enough to cover well. When tender, re¬ 
move meat from the liquor, strain, return 
to kettle, thicken with oatmeal, cooking 
it thoroughly until well done, then remove 
the white skin from the tongue, etc.; put 
meat through the food chopper and add 
to the oatmeal. Pack in pans. When 
cold. fry. You will have as good scrapple 
as you would care to eat. 
Quince Preserve.—Take equal parts of 
apples, pears, quinces and sugar, say 4 
lbs. of each. Cut fruit in small pieces, 
put all together in kettle, cook down until 
very little syrup remains. Seal airtight; 
very good. 
Eggless Cocoa Cake.—Two cups sugar, 
one half cup of shortening, one cup sour 
mil., one teaspoon soda, dissolved in 
milk 244 cups of flour, one-half cup cocoa, 
sifted with flour, one tablespoon vanilla, 
one-half cup hot water, added last. 
S. B. T. 
Gift Suggestions 
“Giving a gift at Christmas is like wa¬ 
tering a flower in the garden of love,” 
says a poet. This year there is a bit more 
time for planning than last season, so it is 
time to turn about and air our ideas while 
fingers employ spare moments. 
In our household we have bought, some 
holiday paper and twine to add to the 
store saved from last season. We also 
save our few tree ornaments. The chil¬ 
dren make most of our tree and window 
decoration from colored paper, tinfoil, etc. 
They cover shapes of birds, etc., with 
bright colors or crayons, make paper 
chains, baskets and fringes. We enjoy 
wrapping our simple packages in the fam¬ 
ily sitting room, where father can see, as 
we do not like the idea that he is not in¬ 
terested in Christmas doings. Our rule is 
to mail two weeks or 10 davs before the 
twenty-fifth to distant friends. This does 
not crowd the postman. Address each 
package carefully. 
Every woman can use an apron, so 
make from gingham, percale, or heavv 
material, plain aprons, bound with con¬ 
trasting color or feather stitched, or three 
rows of basting stitch, then zig-zag under 
each stitch from left to right. From 
thin materials make fancy aprons, edged 
with lace or ruffled in pretty color. One 
dainty style is edged with yellow, three 
butterfly shapes of yellow linen button¬ 
holed on the material and finished with 
French knots are the decoration. 
Caps are so varied that most anv ma¬ 
terial suits some style. One that uses a 
bit of small material is a four-inch dia¬ 
mond-shaped crown of linen or lawn, 
edged with a five-inch ruffle, very full and 
caught with a rubber casing. Rows on 
each corner of the crown finish this one. 
# Pillow cases are always useful. Fancy 
pillow covers made of unbleached domes¬ 
tic with a floral design of colors put on 
as our mothers put on quilt designs makes 
an odd and pretty pillow. Patterns are 
easily secured by looking at quilts. 
A set of table mats is made from two 
thicknesses of heavy white twill, stitched 
in narrow rows by machine. Cut in oval 
shapes, bind with bias bands, edge with 
three rows of blue and white giugham 
braided as for Colonial rugs. The last 
row can he caught rick-rack style. You 
will he surprised with the looks and ser¬ 
vice of these mats. 
Old felt hats lined and stitched made 
soles for small bedroom slippers; the tops 
were crocheted wool. 
Worn stockings cut in squares and 
tacked, covered with gingham, a brass 
ring tacked in oue corner, make kitchen 
holders. 
Bags are never too many. A fancy one 
is made from the good euds of worn ties 
cut in strips, sewed, and each seam feath¬ 
er-stitched. Line and finish with cord and 
tassels. 
Shoe trees are made from old socks cut 
down, excelsior filled, covered with pink 
sateen or cretonne. 
Paper beads made from colored paper, 
cut triangular shape, rolled over a tooth 
pick, dipped in shellac and strung are 
odd and inexpensive. Alternated with 
gilt or glass beads they are pretty. 
For the new babies quilts of dainty 
colors, or bibs, or aprons, with rabbit¬ 
shaped pockets for toddlers, are all pretty. 
Christmas candy is lots of work at the 
last minute, so we choose nuts, They 
keep and arrive in good shape. Cake anil 
perishable fruits serve nearby needs. With 
each gift send a cheery message, and you 
will feel more of the joy of service. How 
empty our lives would be without the 
privilege of work ! 
The Tennessee correspondent makes us 
almost see her moving around in that 
pleasant home of hers. Will she not tell 
us her recipe for gingerbread? 1 know 
she has a good one. I seem to get mine 
too hard and the grain is coarse. 
. MRS. c. c. M. 
