Candied Citron 
Win you let Die know how to candy 
citron? m. M. 
Citron melon is candied, but it is not 
the same as the citron peel of the gro¬ 
ceries, nor does it have the same flavor. 
The commercial product is the thick rind 
of a large citrus fruit. Peel the citron 
melon, remove seeds and cut into strips. 
Weigh the fruit and allow a pound of 
sugar to each pound of the citron strips. 
Make a syrup, allowing a cupful of water 
to each pound of sugar. Cook the citron 
in this until it is tende: ; remove and 
spread on dishes. Boil a little ginger in 
the syrup, to give a slight flavor; when 
syrup is very thick stir in a little lemon 
juice. Now lay the strips of citron back 
in the syrup, and stir till candied and 
coated with sugar. Lay on a platter to 
cool and dry, then pack away between 
oiled paper. 
W* RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
The Mystic Circle 
For a Christmas party or any such 
frolic here is a game that will always 
produce much jollity. It may be called 
the mystic circle. Seat a number of 
people around a table in a partially or 
wholly darkened room. The table must 
be covered with a sheet or large cloth, 
and the performers hold their hands un¬ 
der the edge of this drapery. After tell¬ 
ing them that if they maintain proper 
solemnity and perform the necessary in¬ 
cantation, “Strange andanysterious objects 
will materialize out of darkness and pass 
from hand to hand,” recite the alphabet 
impressively. Then 1 :giu to pass to the 
left, from hand to hand, under the table, 
small articles which you have concealed 
in a basket, beside you, or at your feet. 
As the objects make the circuit of the 
table and return to you, silently drop 
them into another basket. Begin with 
Embroidery Designs 
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1 1, i 1 
1056. Design for embroidering the front 
of a blonse with a border and motifs for 
corners to match. 20 cents. 
V 
1029. Design for embroidering quaint 
figures of* animals in outline stitch. 20 
cents. 
the more commonplace ones, # proceeding 
to others which are more creepily sugges¬ 
tive. Your list may include anything 
odd-shaped, cold, slippery, prickly or 
weird which will not hurt the hands or 
clothing. For instance, pieces of metal, 
a queerly shaped potato; a baked apple 
(not too soft) ; an apple stuck full of 
pins with the points outward (pass this 
gently) ; a large bone; a toy snake, or 
else a slender piece of rubber tubing to 
simulate one; a toy frog; a rubber doll; 
a doll's, head; pieces of chenille, fringe or 
some similar material to suggest cater¬ 
pillars; a large, cold pickle; a piece of 
wet soap (don’t forget this; it is one of 
the best) ; a piece of ice; a rubber glove, 
stuffed, or a kid glove stuffed and wet. 
The objects are supposed to be passed in 
silence, but your company will have been 
tittering and shrieking with amusemeut, 
so you can now tell them that their 
unseemly levity has broken the spell and 
that they must now give up their seats 
to others who may wish to participate iu 
the ceremony. Gather another tableful, 
and proceed as before. A very small 
price of admission may be charged, if the 
entertainment is held for the purpose of 
raising money. In any case be sure to 
draw into the circle the oldest and most 
sedate persons present, as well as the 
younger ones; none will fail to laugh 
sufficiently to “break the spell.” 
<3. A. T. 
Christmas Handkerchiefs 
The girls iu our neighborhood are all 
making fancy handnerchiefs for gifts, and 
their favorite is made by drawing out 
threads, also the hem, for a border, and 
pulling iu colored threads, carefully 
knotted onto the thread which is being 
pulled out. Of course a flue thread must 
he used, and it must he pulled through 
carefully. The threads are of delicate 
colors, and look very dainty and pretty. 
The girls generally embroider or cross- 
stitch a little wreath or flower of the 
same color in one corner. 
These handkerchiefs can easily be made 
from “boughten” ones by just pulling the 
threads well inside the hem. When they 
make them from piece goods they allow 
for a narrow hem, and pull the first 
thread just inside this, and then fill this 
hem drawn with tiny stitches. The edge 
is also rolled and secured by a cross- 
stitch of the color, which is very quickly 
done. These handkerchiefs are quite a 
fad, and sell as high as .$2.25. 
MABEL HOWARD 
Paradise Pork; Ham Dumplings; Apple 
Dumplings 
May I ask that readers contribute the 
rules for making paradise pork, steamed 
apple dumplings and ham dumplings? I 
am quite sure the publication of these 
rules will be of interest to many house¬ 
wives. hrs. j. e. w. 
Paradise pork and ham dumplings are 
unknown to us, and we should like to 
hear from readers who can give these re¬ 
cipes. 
Apple dumplings may be made with 
suet paste or with a paste made like bis¬ 
cuit dough. For the latter sift two tea¬ 
spoonfuls of baking powder and one of 
salt into a quart of flour; rub iu two 
tablespoous butter or other shortening, 
and mix to a soft dough with milk (about 
two cups). Roll out one-half inch thick, 
ciit into four-inch squares. In the center 
of each square of dough place an apple, 
peeled, cored, and cut into quarters. Put 
a little sugar and nutmeg or cinnamon in 
the center of each apple; bring the paste 
up over it and pinch the edges together. 
Butter the steamer dish, stand dumplings 
in it, and keep steaming steadily for an 
hour and a half. If boiled each dumpling 
is tied in a floured cloth, dropped into 
boiling water, and kept boiling for one 
hour. 
For the suet crust, mix one cup of 
good beef suet, free from strings, and 
chopped to a powder, with two cups of 
flour in which half spoonful of salt and 
spoonful of baking powder have been 
sifted. Mix into a stiff paste with cold 
water. Make the dumplings as before. 
Home Work for Farm Women 
It is one of the real problems what 
work a farm woman can do to earn an 
income for herself. Of course there is 
the poultry jndustry, but ifi she does not 
care for it, or for any reason cannot take 
up that line of work, what can she do? 
I will tell what my neighbors and I have 
done to earn for ourselves. 
For several years I have raised beans 
and eabbage to sell; alway found a ready 
market at the door for both. This year 
1 set out over 1.300 cabbage plants. The 
crop is much larger than the price. I 
hoed them all four times, and they were 
cultivated twice with a horse. The crop 
is so good I feel it has been a success, 
even with the low price, compared to 
other years. I have a few bushels of 
beans to sell each year, besides all we 
want. I pick the pods from the vines, 
pound them iu a large box with an ax, 
and clean them through the fanning mill. 
It is not as hard work as it would seem. 
1 have raised tomato and cabbage 
plants for sale. I am also experimenting 
with a new variety of tomato. When I 
get enough on hand I shall sell the seed. 
In the Winter I make various articles 
for which I find sale at a nearby ladies’ 
exchange. Some of my neighbors cro¬ 
chet and knit for various firms that give 
out such work iu large quantities, also 
embroideries and sewing. 
I have also known of the farm daugh¬ 
ter having an income by having a share 
m the proceeds of taking a few boarders 
m the Summer. Of course all the above 
mentioned ways of earning money will 
not make one a fortune. It will only 
help out. I feel that if town and country 
could only be ’ mght closer together 
more home wor' .tuld be given country 
women that v J quite do away with 
the sweatshop. But. yet a better way is 
to have the farmer paid a liviug wage 
for his labor and produce, that he can 
put his farm in so prosperous condition 
lie can pay his women folk wages or give 
them an allowance. It is the worry to 
get a few extra dollars that has aged 
thousands of farm women years before 
their time. It is one of the great wrongs 
that must be righted before real pros¬ 
perity can come. a farm woman. 
Buckwheat Cakes Without Yeast 
\\ ould you give a recipe for preparing j 
buckwheat flour without mixing with 
yeast cakes? Is there some way I could 
prepare it and keep for use at any time, 
like the prepared pancake flour? 
MRS. a. M. K. 
The following is Marion Harland’s re¬ 
cipe for quick buckwheat cakes: Two 
cups of buckwheat and half a cup of 
cornmeal; two cups of warm milk and 
half a cup of warm water; two table- 
spoonsful of molasses, two teaspoonsful 
ot baking powder; one eveu teaspoonful 
ot salt. Mix milk, water and molasses 
together. Sift meal and flour three times 
with the baking powder and salt Make 
a hole in the center, and poui* iu the 
liquids; mix into a smooth batter. It 
would he a simple matter to mix the buck¬ 
wheat and cornmeal in proper propor¬ 
tions, add baking powder and salt, sift 
thoroughly, and then store ready for use 
iu tight containers. You would then only 
have to mix the liquids. We think the 
ready-made pancake flour contains pow¬ 
dered milk, so that it can be mixed with 
water. Many women write us that they 
prepare flour for biscuits, sifting in bak¬ 
ing powder, sugar and salt, and rubbing 
m the shortening, storing it in airtight 
containers. 
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Cozy warmth in the cold workshop 
Fixing up your implements for 
next year? Make the shop warm 
—a pleasant place to work in. 
A Perfection Oil Heater will do 
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The Perfection runs for eight 
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Established 80 Years New York City 
Sterling F?ande 
The range that bakes a barrel of flour 
with one hod of coal. 
This is the range used by busy women 
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easily and without fuss, that 
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