1833 
The RURAL. NEW*YORKER 
light cake ill two layers. Boil iy 2 cups 
of brown sugar with one-third <7up of 
water until it spins a thread; then pour 
slowly over the beaten whites of two 
eggs, beating constantly, and continue 
beating until the mixture cools. Then 
place it over boiling water, reheat and 
cook until granules form round the edge 
of the dish. Remove from the hot water 
and beat until thick and smooth. Add 
one-half cup of chopped nut meats, and 
one-half teaspoon of vanilla. Pour over 
the layers of cake and spread with a 
broad knife. Rosamond lampman. 
Christmas Preparations 
Many members of the R. N.-Y. family 
either are, or soon will be, interested in 
little Christmas gifts. From a veteran in 
the crusade for developing the maximum 
of Christmas satisfaction from the mini¬ 
mum of cash outlay, possibly a few sug¬ 
gestions may be acceptable to others who 
are in a similar financial plight. 
To some of us perhaps few things give 
so much pleasure and satisfaction as the 
preparation of thene little remembrances. 
One can begin in the Summer, and hav¬ 
ing made a rough estimate of number and 
kinds of presents, they seem by beginning 
early to get themselves made with very 
little effort. It is surprising how much is 
accomplished by having a bit of pick-up 
work always on hand. Sometimes the 
tamily is a little slow to collect for meals. 
Those few minutes are a trial to the wait¬ 
ing cook unless she has a placid tempera¬ 
ment. Here the Christmas crochet, tat¬ 
ting and knitting are a veritable godsend, 
for they may be simple enough to soothe 
the rather frazzled nerves without being 
commonplace or too prosaic for the festive 
time. Just before bedtime may come a 
few minutes’ pause in the day’s occupa¬ 
tion when one’s thoughts may profitably 
turn to something other than the daily 
round of duties, no matter how interesting 
and engrossing those duties may be. By 
beginning early there need be no rush or 
stress at Christmas so far as the gifts are 
concerned ; nothing but the pure pleasure 
of giving. Surely the little articles are 
twice blest, for it is hard to say whether 
giver or receiver gets the most pleasure 
from them. 
Unless one is blessed with an unusually 
good memory, it is well to keep a list each 
year, so as not to duplicate anyone’s gifts 
too monotonously. Where friends are 
widely scattered it simplifies to give sim¬ 
ilar articles to several different people. 
Not only does this save thinking out so 
many varieties, but it saves time, for one 
naturally gets swifter in repeating a pat¬ 
tern. Needless to say, this may be carried 
of dainty soap may be wrapped with 
them. 
If the pocketbook will stand it, few 
things are more acceptable than a maga¬ 
zine or paper for a year. Note paper and 
envelopes never come amiss. They can 
easily be sent by mail, and those who are 
near to stores can very acceptably supply 
their more isolated friends. 
Many people have what may be termed 
individual recipes—a special kind of mar¬ 
malade, candy or cake. Grapefruit and 
orange marmalade is a welcome change in 
many households. Does everyone know 
grapefruit 'and carrot marmalade? Here 
is a good New England recipe: Grind 
through meat chopper one grapefruit and 
two moderate size carrots so as to have 
half as much of the latter as of the for¬ 
mer. To three cups of the two combined 
allow 2 Ysj lbs. sugar and 2 y 2 pints water. 
Cook fruit in water till tender, add sugar 
and boil nearly an hour, or until stiff 
enough. Less sugar may be enough for 
some tastes. Cover when cold. 
Stuffed dates are a pleasant variety to 
the candy supply. They are nice with a 
filling of marshmallow whip, flavored 
slightly with cocoa, one-fourth of an Eng¬ 
lish walnut enclosed in the whip. When 
stuffed, roll the dates in confectioners’ 
sugar. If they have to travel, it might be 
well to wrap each stuffed date in a sepa¬ 
rate waxed paper. 
l^ast, but not least, let us remember tlie 
flower lover with a potted plant of a dif¬ 
ferent variety from any she has, if pos¬ 
sible. 
With our little gifts daintily wrapped 
in tissue paper and with colored string 
and Christmas tags to give the touch of 
color, we may feel a thrill, or thrills, of 
to an extreme, when the zest and spici¬ 
ness may give place to tiresome monotony. 
There are so many useful articles that 
are inexpensive that there seems no excuse 
whatever for giving useless things that 
only clutter places that are ofteu already 
too full. Let us aim to give that which 
is useful or pleasurable, which will serve 
its day, pass away, and leave room and 
opportunity for another gift another time. 
Aprons are articles of which some 
households never seem to have enough, of 
different 6orts aud sizes. Odd lengths of 
percale, gingham and other goods will 
make an almost endless variety. One lit¬ 
tle pattern, without any fullness or gath¬ 
ering, has been admired, and takes very 
little goods. The diagram above shows 
how it is made. 
Yokes for nightgowns and camisoles 
offer great choice, and may take much 
or little time, as the worker sees fit. The 
effectivenes is much increased if a yoke is 
made up into a camisole. If the crochet 
is fairly wide, one-third yard of silk mus¬ 
lin divided into two, aud 1 y 2 yards of 
narrow ribbon run through the top bead¬ 
ing are well worth the extra outlay of 
time and trouble, producing a ready-to- 
wear garment. 
Collars.—Scraps from sheer waist 
goods may be used for collars with fiue 
crochet or tatting around the edges. Also 
collars entirely of crochet or tatting are 
sufficiently rare to be appreciated. 
Handkerchiefs are ever faithful, wheth¬ 
er edged with very narrow tatting, crochet 
or hairpin lace made with fine cotton. 
Washings may be knit in checker-board 
or other fancy pattern with knitting cot¬ 
ton. size 4, G or 8. Crochet round edge 
with colored silkateeu. 
Towels may have crocLet insertion and 
edging, or merely edging to match the bor¬ 
der of tlie washrag in color. A small cake 
satisfaction out of all proportion to the 
amount of time and money we have spent j 
on this labor of love. A. k. f. 
The Christmas Letter 
Do let us make it an institution, in 
many cases superseding the sending of 
cards, or of small 1, perfunctory gifts. 
Giving is overdone except to those in 
need, but exchange of thought and affec¬ 
tionate consideration can hardly be car¬ 
ried too far. A bunch of Christmas let¬ 
ters is one of the most delightful things 
which can come to me at the holiday sea¬ 
son, and 1 am able always to look for¬ 
ward to them, for 1 have a few friends 
who exchange letters with me each year. 
Both they and I are too busy to write 
often. Even from those who write to me 
more frequently, a special holiday letter 
is very welcome. We often exchange 
snapshots, news items aud other clippings, 
recipes or original verses. 
Christmas letters may be written two 
or three weeks before the time of seuding, 
aud left unsigned, so that later news or 
afterthoughts may be added just before 
mailing. It is well to place all such mis¬ 
sives, as well as parcels made ready for | 
mailing, in one large box or drawer re- ; 
served for that sole purpose, so that they 
may not become mislaid. 
Iu writing to friende in hospital, I like 
to enclose a few clippings, either comfort¬ 
ing or inspiring, or humorous, or some of 
each. One eau easily collect such clip¬ 
pings from daily reading, saving them for 
this purpose. I once sent several which 
were delightfully humorous to a sick 
friend, and afterward learned* that they 
had been a joy to her aud other patients. 
Choice selectious of verse are sometimes 
equally appreciated but one should always 
consider the taste of the recipient. 
G. A.T. 
Fine Salt for Fine Flavor 
Farm cooking is the best in the land and 
it s the fine, tasty flavor that makes food good to 
eat Your wife will appreciate— 
\\ 
C OLONIA1» X 
[farmers 
COLONIAL 
SPECIAL FARMER’S 
SALT 
Everything cooked with it tastes better. It gives just the 
salt flavor because it's all pure salt—-no lumps, no 
S? 1 **. Economical, too, because it’s all salt—no moisture. 
Use it in cooking and.baking and at the table. Wonder- 
g“ I°I b f Ine because it dissolves instantly and gives out 
its full strength. 
For Every Farm Purpose 
Q Ut i! er *.? os 5 ible » m ?de with Colonial Special 
farmer s Salt. Meats cured with it have longer keeping 
quality and retain their sweet, fresh flavor and aroma. 
No Waste in These Non-Leaking Bags 
Packed only in 70 pound bags which make splendid 
towel material when empty. Nothing is too good for 
your table. Pay a little more but get the salt that’s 
more economical in the long run because it’s all salt 
and all dissolves. If your dealer does not have it, 
write us, giving his name. 
manufactured by 
THE COLONIAL SALT . CO., Akron, Ohio 
Chicago, III., Buffalo, N.Y., Boston, Mass., Atlanta, Ga; 
f oleman QuicK-lito 
Lamps and Lanterns 
"The Sunshine of the Night" 
L Make and Burn Their Own Gas Prom 
Common Motor Gasoline. 
2. Give 300 Candle Power of Brilliant Pure 
White Light. No Glare — No Flicker. 
5. More Light Than 20 Old Style Oil Lamp* 
or Lanterns. 
4. Light With Common Matches—No Torch 
Needed. 
6. No Wicks to Trim or Chimneys to Wash. 
6 . Can’t Spill or Explode Even if Tipped 
Over. 
7. Cost to Dee Less Than 50 
Cents a Month. 
18. Solidly Built of Heavily 
Nickeled Brass. Wiii Last 
> a Life Time. 
9. Lamp Is Handsomely 
Designed — Equipped 
With Universal Shade 
Holder. 
10. LanternHasMicaGIobe 
With Reflector—Can’t 
Blow Out in Any Wind. 
Rain-Proof,Bug-Proof. 
11. Sold by More Than 
15,000 Dealers. If yours 
can’t supply you write 
nearest factory branch 
Dept. R2L 
The Coleman 
Lamp Company 
hit, SW Pan! Toledo 
Dali,, to« An,«l.« 
irt, Chlewo 
"TURKISH TOWELS” 
Mill Seconds lha; ire Good Value 
"'ll! send you POSTPAID FOR FOUR 
DOLLARS Our Special Bundle of Assorted 
Towels—Retail Value Five Dollars. 
Full Value Ouarauteed 
Money Hack If Dissatisfied 
STERLING TEXTILE MILLS Clinton. Mmsa. 
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the weather 8 to 24 hoars yy 
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An Ideal Xmas Gift 
Made doubly interesting by the little figures «. 
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$ 1.2 
CROCHETERS, experienced only on 
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Liberal bonus with each shipment. Steady home 
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