1774 
November 20, 1920 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
The Autumn Fields 
Sere lie the lonely fields 
Where once the reapers whirled, 
The golden yield they raised 
Is gone to serve the world. 
Beneath their furrows hide 
The memories of Spring, 
The Summer’s rushing life, _ 
The songs that came a-wing. 
A wreath of smoke floats up 
To vanish in the haze, 
A sense of tired content 
Spreads over all the ways. 
Beneath the Autumn sun 
They still lie musing on, 
Like old folks by the fire 
With children grown and gone. 
.—mclandburg wilson in New York Sun. 
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Wno can give us a recipe for “Dutch 
Belish”? We should be glad to receive 
this for the benefit of an inquirer. 
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We are asked to give a recipe for bone- 
set taffy and hoarhouud candy. Boneset 
taffy is new to us, and does not sound 
really alluring. Hoarhound candy may 
be made as follows: Steep a heaping 
tablespoonful of dried hoarhound in half 
a cupful of boiling water for one hour; 
then strain and press out all liquid. Add 
to this tea two cupfuls of brown sugar, 
put in saucepan and heat till sugar is 
.dissolved. Tut in a tablespoonful of 
vinegar and boil till the candy breaks 
when dropped in cold water. Drop from 
the point of the spoon upon buttered 
paper, or pour into a buttered pan and 
cut into squares. We should imagine 
that a boneset candy could be made in 
the same way. 
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One reads much about the high rents 
in the great cities, but people in rural 
communities hardly realize that rents are 
almost as high in suburban towns ad¬ 
jacent to New York. In cases coming 
within our knowledge tenants are charged 
,$45 to $65 a month for three rooms. 
This means a great struggle for people in 
office employment, who do not get the 
high wages paid in many trades, and it 
is very difficult to find a home for a 
family of any size. Recent revelations 
of the blackmail building trades must pay 
before a contractor is allowed to do his 
lawful work explain something of the 
high costs the tenant has to pay. When 
considering the advantages and disadvan¬ 
tages of the farm, do not forget there is 
a home where children may be welcomed, 
and where an unsympathetic landlord 
cannot persist in unreasonable rent in¬ 
crease. 
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Cold roast bacon is excellent, as a 
meat for slicing, and cooked as follows is 
as good as a fine ham. Select a square 
piece of about three or four pounds, and 
soak over night. Put on to boil and 
simmer gently 45 minutes to the pound ; 
then let it go cool in the water in which 
it was cooked. When cold, drain, remove 
the skin, rub the fat well with sugar, 
pour some cider vinegar over it, and roast 
in the oven until brown. When cold 
slice very thin; it will be tender and 
delicate in flavor. 
The Christmas Gift from Home 
Were you ever away from home at 
Christmas time? And did the postman 
bring you a box of home-made goodies or 
a booklet of snapshots of familiar scenes 
and faces? If he did, then you know how 
much others appreciate such gifts. 
During the war we did not make candy, 
but for years before that we made many 
pounds of it every Christmas, and it was 
always popular. Nearly all old people 
like it, especially fudge, and one is usually 
safe, in selecting something sweet for 
them. I make 18 different kinds, and try 
to remember my friends’ favorites. 
We have several bachelor relatives who 
are too far away to spend the holidays 
at home, so we often pack a box with 
home-made cookies and candy ; last year 
there were popcorn balls, too. Nut meats 
are easy to pack, and while one may buy 
them in the city, those from home are 
always so much better. The letters of 
hearty appreciation repay us for all the 
work. We have sometimes remembered 
city friends with boxes of vegetables for 
their Christmas dinner. 
Where one does not have to send 
through the mail canned fruits and vege¬ 
tables may be given. A bottle of fruit 
juice or glass of jelly will please a sick 
person or shut-in, provided such things 
are allowed, but be sure to find out about 
The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
the diet beforehand. One woman of our 
acquaintance delighted her mother-in-law 
with a supply of canned fruits and vege¬ 
tables, all in pint glass jars. The old 
lady is far past the eightieth milestone 
and, while she does her own cooking, is 
too frail to put up the berries, plums, 
etc., that she likes so well. 
And don’t forget the kodak picture in 
your Chris'mas planning. We always 
enjoy the ones we receive from our far¬ 
away folks, and feel nearer when we 
know their surroundings. Last year I 
made a number of booklets of home 
scenes, and also a few calendars and 
blotters, with a bit of familiar road or 
the old bridge to serve as decoration. 
The booklets were of stiff colored paper 
obtained at a local printing office, and 
my sister lettered them and painted a 
few sprays of holly in water colors on the 
cover. Tied with gold cord or ribbon, 
they were quite neat. Sometimes one 
can find small frames suited to a special 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9937. Blouse with 
kimono sleeves. 34 
to 44 bust. 2048. 
Two-piece skirt with 
tunic, 24 to 32 waist. 
The medium size 
blouse will require 
2% yds. of material 
30 in. wide, 1% yds. 
40 or 44. The medi¬ 
um size skirt will 
require 2% yds. of 
material 30. 40 or 
44 in. wide, with 
1% yds. 40 or 44 
extra for the drap¬ 
ery and sash. 20 
cents each. 
2043. Dress clos¬ 
ing in back, 34 to 
42 bi.st. The medi¬ 
um size will require 
4 >4 yds. 30 in. wide, 
3% yds. 40 or 44 
or 44 bust. 1007. 
Design for embroid¬ 
ering separate mo¬ 
tifs. 20 cents. 
zm 
2040. Coat wrap, 
one size. The coat' 
will require 7 1 / 4 yds. 
of material 30 in. 
wide, 0 yds. 44, 5V6 
yds. 54. 20 cents. 
2000. Girl’s dress, 
4, 0 and 8 years. 
The medium size 
will require 2V, yds. 
of material 27 in. 
wide for the upper 
portion, with 1% 
yds. 27 In. wide for 
the lower portion. 
20 cents. 
picture; it neighbor was pleased with a 
picture of her home in a plain little 
frame. 
For those who live “away down South” 
nature has provided amply with her 
lovely holly, yaupon, bay, ground piue, 
Spanish moss, etc. We always appre¬ 
ciate every spray that friends send us, 
for we know the pleasure of gathering the 
greeus ourselves. We have packed many 
boxes, of till shapes and sizes, w,tli glossy 
green and crimson berries, filling the cor¬ 
ners and spaces with Spanish moss. Even 
a magnolia leaf or cypress sprig is worth 
having when far from Dixie. 
Last, but not least., is the Christmas 
letter. Just a friendly little note to let folks 
know yen think of them moans much 
more than one sometimes thinks. We 
would rather remember more people in a 
simple, friendly way than only a few 
with expensive gifts, for after all it is 
the thought of the giver that counts. 
Send a message of good cheer to those 
far away, the old, the shut-ins and as 
many others as you can reach. 
The following recipes will provide 
goodies for the Christmas box: 
Popcorn Balls. — Two cups sugar, 
brown or white; one-third cup vinegar, 
three-fourths cup water, pinch of cream 
of tartar. Cook all together until a 
little dropped in cold water will crack 
against the cup. Add one tablespoon but¬ 
ter and let cook two minutes longer; add 
one teaspoon vanilla and pour over dish- 
pan full of freshly popped corn. Form 
into balls quickly. This recipe never 
fails. 
Molasses Cookies.—One and one-half 
cupful molasses, one cupful gra nilated 
sugar, one large cupful lard, one tea¬ 
spoon each of salt, ginger and cinnamon; 
one cup cold water in which two heaping 
teaspoons of soda have been dissolved. 
Flour to make a soft dough. This will 
make five dozen cookies, and is an excel¬ 
lent rec ; pe to use when one desires a 
cake that will keep moist for a long time. 
I always use it when packing Christmas 
boxes. 
Filled Cookies.—One cupful chopped 
raisins, one-half cup sugar, one-half cup 
water, one tablespoon flour. Boil mix¬ 
ture until thick, stirring frequently. For 
the dough use one cupful sugar, one-half 
cupful shortening, one egg, one-half cup¬ 
ful milk, 3*4 cupsful flour, three tea¬ 
spoons baking powder and one teaspoon 
vanilla. Roll dough thin, cut out, spread 
with raisin filling, put another cooky on 
top, pressing edges together, aud bake in 
a moderate oven. 
Chocolate Caramels. — Oue envelope 
gelatine, 12/3 cups milk, one-half cup 
chopped nuts, one teaspoonful vanilla. 2% 
cups sugar, 1% squares chocolate. Soak 
gelatine in two-thirds cup milk 10 min¬ 
utes. Put sugar and milk on stove and 
when dissolved add chocolate, which has 
been melted. When boiling add gelatine 
and boil 15 minutes. Allow to cool a 
little and stir until it thickens. Add 
nuts; pour into pan which has been wet 
with cold water. When set, turn out, 
cut in squares and roll in powdered sugar. 
In packing candy in Christmas boxes 
wrap a few pieces in tinfoil and colored 
wax paper. 
Nut Clusters.—Molt chocolate in a 
bowl over hot water, add sufficient sugar 
to sweeten, and when dissolved stir in 
peanuts or other nuts. Stir until nuts 
are well coated, and then drop by ten- 
spoonfuls on waxed paper or a buttered 
plate. This is a quickly made, last- 
minute candv, and delicious, too. 
Chocolate Creams.—One-half envelope 
gelatine, one-half cup cold^ water, one- 
fourth teaspoonful cream of tartar, two 
cups granulated sugar, one teaspoonful 
vanilla. Soak gelatine in two tablespoon¬ 
fuls cold water five minutes. Mix sugar 
and cream of tartar; add one-half cup 
cold water and boil until syrup is clear. 
Stir soaked gelatine through syrup 
quickly, turn into pan to cool, but do not 
scrape the kettle. When partially cool 
add flavoring and beat until creamy and 
stiff enough to form into shape. Dip in 
melted chocolate (use forks for dipping) 
one at a time aud place on waxed papers. 
If cream is not used at once place in cov¬ 
ered dish to keep from hardening. This 
is the best cream recipe I have ever 
tried. butii tv. gobdon. 
Chilblain Remedies 
The same remedy will not always ef¬ 
fect a cure on different people. Oil of 
peppermint or turpentine rubbed into the 
tender parts as thoroughly as can be, and 
then heated as hot as the flesh can stand, 
will sometimes cure. So also will soak¬ 
ing the feet in strong alum water as hot 
as can be borne, letting the water cool 
until it seems cold to the feet. Then 
take out the feet'and let the water dry 
iu instead of wiping off. JESSIE. 
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