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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
October 16 , 1920 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
A Housekeeper’s Epitaph 
Here lies a poor woman who always was 
tired ; 
She lived in a world where the work 
wasn’t hired. 
Her last words on earth were: “Dear 
friends, I am going 
Where washing ain’t done, nor sweeping, 
nor sowing; 
But everything there is exact to my 
wishes. 
For where they don’t eat there’s no 
washing of dishes; 
I go where loud anthems will always he 
ringing. 
But. having no voice, I’ll get clear of the 
singing. 
Don't mourn for me now, don’t mourn 
for me never, 
I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever.” 
—Author Unknown. 
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The following recipe for nut coffee 
cake is sent by a reader who praises it 
very highly. It is not new, but we are 
unable to give credit to its original 
source: Two cups flour, three lable- 
spdons sugar, three tablespoons chopped 
pecans, one and one-lialf tablespoon but¬ 
ter. one and one-half tablespoon currants, 
one-half cup milk, one teaspoon baking 
powder, one-half teaspoon salt, one-quar¬ 
ter teaspoon ground cinnamon. Mix the 
cinnamon with a tablespoon and a half 
each <rf sugar and nuts and set aside. 
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and 
the remaining tablespoonful and a half 
of sugar into a bowl. Bub in the butter 
until entirely free from lumps, and stir 
in the currants and the remainder of the 
nuts. Add the milk (using a little more, 
if necessary) and mix quickly into a 
moderately soft dough. Have ready a 
greased baking pan about six by ten 
inches; this size makes a cake of an inch 
in thickness when baked. Drop the 
dough into the pan and, using the hand, 
well floured, press out lightly and quickly 
until it covers the bottom in the same 
thickness throughout. This method is 
better than rolling the dough, requires 
less time, fewer utensils, and the cake is 
lighter. Brush the top with water, sprin¬ 
kle with the mixture of cinnamon, sugar 
and nuts, and bake in a quick oven for 
15 or 20 minutes. Serve hot, using a 
heated knife in slicing it. 
A reader at Springfield. Vt., writes 
uo that the verses headed “The Release,” 
given in our issue of September 11, are 
taken from the poem, “The Red River 
Vcyageur,” by John Greenleaf "Whittier. 
The poem was quoted by Lady Frances 
Balfour, in her life of Dr. Elsie Inglis, 
the heroic Scotchwoman whose hospital 
unit tAiled with such unselfish devotion 
to relieve suffering in Serbia. 
One of our friends tells us that when 
her icebox becomes shabby she paints 
the interior with white enamel paint. 
This is a wonderful renovator for a re¬ 
frigerator of the old-fashioned type with 
zinc interior. The interior should be 
well scrubbed first with hot water and 
any preferred cleansing agent, and al¬ 
lowed to become perfectly dry before 
painting. It is better to use the enamel 
only on the inside, but if the outside is 
to be painted also a coat of ordinary 
white paint may be given for the first 
coat, thus economizing a little on the 
enamel paint, which is more expensive. 
"White enamel is a wonderful help in 
brightening up the household. 
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There are two subjects that are usu¬ 
ally brought before us in the Fall—both 
of vital interest to farm women. One is 
licw to interest, amuse and instruct young 
children during the Winter; the other 
"what women may do to earn money at 
home. Any hint or suggestion that may 
be offered in these lines is helpful. If a 
country home i«s not very well heated 
throughout, it is hard to give young chil¬ 
dren exercise and amusement without 
“clutter” in the living rooms. It is also 
necessary that their amusements are not 
without an educational side, and here we 
find the value of kindergarten games and 
gifts. As for the matter of earning 
money at home, it becomes more compli¬ 
cated every year. It is always the 
mother who gives most thought to this, 
for she knows that under present labor 
conditions the unpaid daughter who 
shares the family work with little material 
return is eager to leave the farm. We 
should like to hear from farms where 
daughters have a businesslike share in 
the work and the returns, receiving a rec¬ 
ognized payment for special work. 
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Cheap Breakfast Food and Drink 
Take one pint of wheat, boil hard for 
40 minutes, pour off the water, thus get¬ 
ting rid of the strong, woody taste. Now 
boil until it all pops open, say two hours, 
if you are keeping a moderate lire. Eaten 
hot with cream or butter and a little 
sugar, it is a luxury. You can prepare 
enough to last several days at a time by 
keeping it cool. It is the food of the 
twentieth century. All delicate, feeble 
people can eat it, also the children. It is 
a muscle and nerve builder. 
If you have whole wheat, you can crack 
it’ in a small hand mill much cheaper 
than you can buy cracked wheat, and be 
sure it is absolutely pure. Cracked 
wheat may be served as a breakfast por¬ 
ridge. It is made by stirring half a pint 
of cracked wheat into a quart of boiling 
water; add half a teaspoon salt, and cook 
coutinously for from one and a half to 
two hours in a double boiler. It can be 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
200.". Coat with or 
without applied fae 
ing, for misses and 
small women, 10 
and IS years. 9709. 
15ox plaited skirt for 
misses and small 
women, 1(5 and IS 
years. The 18-year 
size will require 8!1> 
yds. of material 3(1 
in. wide. 2“<i yds. 
44. 2>, yds. HI. The 
10-year size skirt 
will require 4 1 yds. 
of material 3(5 in. 
wide, 3% yds. 44 or 
54. Width at the 
lower edge. 3 yds. 4 
in. 20 rents each. 
2010. Dress clos¬ 
ing on left fronv, 34 
1 ,, 4 4 1 m-t. The me¬ 
dium size will re¬ 
quire 4 : ‘s yds. of 
material 30 or 44. 
3% yds. 54. Width 
of skirt. 1 yd. 2(5 in. 
20 cents. 
2012. Girl's dress, 
S to 14 years. The 
medium size will re¬ 
quire 3 yds. of ma¬ 
terial 3(5 in. wide, 2 
yds. 44, 1% yds. 54 
of the cheeked ma¬ 
terial. with 1 yd. 3'! 
or 44, : Ji yd. 54 of 
tin- white or plain 
material to make us 
illustrated. 20 cents. 
2028. Dress for 
misses and small 
women, 1(5 and 18 
years. The 10-year 
size will require 
yds. of material 30, 
44 or 54 In. wide, 
with 1 yd. 3t; in. for 
the trimming. 20 
cents. 
cooked over night find warmed in the 
morning. It can be eaten with cream 
and sugar or syrup or honey. 
A nice pudding may be made from a 
cupful of left-over wheat. Add to it two 
eggs, well beaten, a cupful of milk, two 
tablespoons sugar, half a cup of raisins. 
Bake for half an hour in a moderate 
oven. Serve warm or cold. 
Muffins may be made from a cupful of 
cold cracked wheat, one cupful of milk, 
two well-beaten egg*, a cupful of flour 
and a tcaspoouful of baking powder. Bake 
for 20 minutes in a hot oven. 
Delicious, wholesome coffee substitute 
can be made of wheat, much cheaper 
than purchased grain coffe. Take one 
quart of clean wheat, put in a dripping 
pan in oven and roast until dark brown 
Stir often. Be sure not to burn it. 
When quite brown add two teaspoonfuls 
of molasses and a heaping teaspoonful of 
Make that chilly room comfortable 
A Perfection Oil Heater 
will drive the autumn chill 
out of uncomfortable rooms. 
It is so convenient—easy to 
carry, easy to fill, easy to 
clean. 
It is ornamental anywhere. And 
it burns for eight hours on a 
gallon of good, clean Socony 
kerosene. 
Invest in a Perfection Heater 
today and enjoy it all this fall, 
next winter and spring. 
For best results use Socony Kerosene 
Oil Heaters 
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Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, 
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