The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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comes  from  our  grinder  in  rolls  about  an 
inch  in  diameter.  This  year  I  broke 
rolls  in  length  to  fit  the  jars,  and  packed 
closely,  but  like  the  pats,  the  lard  must 
be  melted  before  they  can  be  got  out  of 
jars  whole. 
Perhaps  my  neighbor’s  way  of  keeping 
sausage  would  suit  M.  H.  M.  better.  They 
pack  raw  sausage  in  crock,  then  set  in 
oven  and  roast  several  hours.  When 
cold  the  fat  nicely  seals  the  sausage  so 
it  will  keep  indefinitely  in  this  climate, 
but  I  cannot  say  as  to  Texas. 
ELIZABETH  E.  BROWN. 
A  Hooked  Rug  from  Tennessee 
I  am  sending  a  hooked  rug  for  illus¬ 
tration,  thinking  some  of  your  readers 
may  be  interested  in  the  work.  This  one 
is  made  from  a  burlap  sack,  and  the  edges 
should  be  securely  bound  and  stitched 
before  framing.  The  flowers  or  circles 
for  flower-making  are  laid  off  or  marked 
around  a  fruit  jar  top.  If  you  desire 
scallops  or  petals  to  be  even,  cut  one  the 
desired  size  of  pasteboard,  then  draw 
circles  inside  the  larger  circle  for  center 
of  flower  and  use  two  shades  of  pink  or 
red,  making  yellow  centers.  Cut  a  paste¬ 
board  leaf  and  use  two  shades  of  green. 
A  large  round  pan  was  used  for  center 
circle  and  then  filled  in  to  suit  my  fancy. 
I  enjoy  making  my  own  designs.  I  never 
knew  how  to  sing  or  paint  or  draw ;  no 
way  to  express  myself,  only  by  hoeing, 
washing,  ironing,  patching,  etc.,  and 
while  I  never  hope  to  accomplish  any¬ 
thing  extraordinary,  I  do  love  to  plan  out 
fore  I  put  it  in  the  frame.  For  the  first 
three  rounds  it  is  hard  to  work,  but  I 
think  they  are  nicer  when  finished  by 
hemming  first. 
Another  reader  offers  this  bit  of  experi¬ 
ence: 
I  can  braid,  knit  and  crochet  rugs,  but 
I  never  could  make  a  great  success 
“hooking”  them,  so  I  took  an  old  corset 
steel,  a  little  wider  than  a  ribbon-runner, 
or  tape  needle,  made  a  slot  in  one  end, 
and  sewed  my  design  into  the  foundation. 
It  was  more  quickly  done  than  I  could 
hook  it,  and  it  looked  the  same  when  fin¬ 
ished.  If  the  strips  for  the  flowers  are 
cut  a  little  wider,  and  after  being  drawn 
through  onto  the  right  side  are  left  a 
little  looser,  and  are  picked  out  with  the 
fingers,  they  make  the  petals  of  the  flow¬ 
ers  look  more  real.  Woven  rag  rugs  are 
much  prettier  if  the  rags  are  cut  nearly 
an  inch  wide ;  then  as  each  thread  is 
woven  in,  pick  the  rag  open  between  the 
threads  of  the  warp  and  it  resembles  shell 
work,  and  well  repays  all  the  extra 
trouble.  I  got  my  idea  from  looking  into 
a  store  window  while  waiting  for  a  car 
one  day.  A  rug  of  this  style  was  in  the 
window  display,  marked  double  the  price 
of  the  common  rag,  or  Colonial  rugs,  as 
we  must  call  them. 
Sweet  Mixed  Pickles 
One  peck  mixed  vegetables  (green  cauli- 
ower,  small  cucumbers,  small  onions, 
string  beans,  tomatoes,  three  or  four  pep¬ 
pers,  large  sweet  green  ones).  Cut  all 
and  execute  these  rugs  that  are  a  bit  of 
myself,  a  blind  groping  after  something 
beautiful.  But  when  one  is  finished  it 
is  a  disappointment ;  the  colors  don’t 
blend,  or  some  are  too  glaring,  but  one 
keeps  on  trying. 
In  the  picture  the'framing  surrounding 
the  central  flowers  is  a  soft  taupe  shade, 
the  remainder  being  filled  in  with  black. 
For  the  hooked  rugs  the  strips  should 
be  a  bit  narrower  than  for  braided  rugs.  ■ 
For  a  foundation  use  a  grain  sack  or  cof¬ 
fee  sack  of  the  desired  size.  Lay  off  de¬ 
sign  in  center  of  top  side.  A  coarse  bone 
crochet  hook,  or  one  made  of  an  umbrella 
stay,  or  a  three-pronged  fork  with  out¬ 
side  prongs  broken  off  and  a  small  hook 
turned  up  on  end  of  center  prong,  may  be 
used  for  hooking  the  rags  up  through.  I 
made  one  of  the  latter  this  morning  and 
find  it  very  satisfactory,  as  the  handle 
prevents  hand  from  cramping.  The  foun¬ 
dation  can  be  framed  or  just  held  loose 
on  the  lap  of  worker.  Hold  strip  on  bot¬ 
tom  side  of  foundation,  push  hook  down 
through  from  top,  draw  up  strip  about 
half  inch,  then  down  and  draw  up  hook 
i/z  in.,  then  down  and  draw  up  hook  V2 
in.  Follow  the  designs  with  desired  color. 
Fill  in  the  vacant  spaces  _  of  design  in 
same  manner,  and  clip  strips  in  two  as 
you  go,  or  after  rug  is  finished,  if  you 
desire.  Some  use  a  pair  of  sheep  shears 
for  this  purpose.  I  clipped  the  end  of  my 
thumb  a  bit  ago,  so  be  careful  how  you 
clip  if  you  use  regular  house  scissors. 
Fill  all  vacant  spots  with  these  loops 
drawn  through.  The  closeness  of  loops 
will  depend  on  width  and  quality  ot 
strips.  Narrow  cotton  strips  will  have 
to  be  hooked  through  closer  than  wider 
strips  of  cotton  or  woolen.  Some  designs 
are  of  roses,  leaves,  and  a  background  of 
hit-and-miss  colors ;  others  are  of  dogs, 
deer,  cats  or  other  animals.  One  can 
sometimes  get  a  good  design  from  a  lap- 
robe  or  buggy  spread.  Again,  some  are 
made  in  square  or  diamonds  of  contrast¬ 
ing  colors.  Suflicient  space  should  be  left 
around  the  edges  for  hemming  or  binding. 
HRS.  D.  B.  P. 
The  following  suggestion  was  added  by 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Z.: 
I  have  been  working  at  rugs  since 
Christmas,  during  my  spare  time.  I 
always  hook  my  rugs,  or  draw  the  rags 
through  a  sack.  I  am  working  at  my 
third  and  last  one  for  this  Winter.  I 
always  cut  the  sack  the  size  I  want  for 
the  rug,  making  allowance  for  the  hem.  I 
notice  Mrs.  D.  B.  P.  hemmed  her  rug 
after  she  finished  the  hooking  process.  I 
always  hem  the  sack  on  the  machine  be- 
except  onions  in  pieces  and  soak  over 
night  in  four  quarts  cold  water  with  two 
cups  of  salt.  Stir  and  drain  off  in  the 
morning. 
Prepare  one  gallon  cider  vinegar,  three 
lbs.  brown  sugar,  %  package  whole  pickl¬ 
ing  spices,  one  ounce  each  of  whole  cloves, 
stick  cinnamon,  and  mustard  seed  and 
one  teaspoon  celery  seed.  Put  the  spices, 
sugar,  etc.,  in  the  vinegar  and  the  drained 
vegetables.  Put  all  together  cold,  and 
bring  slowly  to  boiling,  stirring  frequent¬ 
ly.  When  it  boils,  all  through  the  whole 
it  is  cooked  enough.  Take  it  off  and  put 
it  in  a  large  crock ;  cover  when  cold. 
Will  keep  without  sealing,  and  is  extra 
good.  a.  M.  V. 
Small  cucumbers,  cauliflower  dissected, 
small  tender  string  beans  and  butter 
beans,  two  or  three  inches  long,  small 
green  tomatoes  the  size  of  walnuts  cut  in 
half  or  quarters,  small  onions,  the  tender 
tips  off  the  end  of  corn,  1  V2  in.  long, 
can  be  used.  Soak  all  in  strong  salted 
water  for  12  or  15  hours,  drain  and  rinse. 
Pack  carefully  into  glass  jars,  by  hand 
and  mix  well ;  have  red  peppers  cut  in  x/2 
in.  pieces  to  drop  in  also,  but  not  the 
seeds  unless  you  wish  the  pickles  to  be 
real  hot.  Drop  in  each  jar  four  whole 
cloves,  whole  black  peppers,  whoL&_  all¬ 
spice,  cinnamon  bark  broken  small,  15 
or  18  of  each  kind  to  quart;  a  piece  of 
mace  y/2  in.  square  broken  fine  and  mixed 
into  1  quart  greatly  adds  to  the  quality 
of  their  flavor,  1  y2  cups  sugar,  either 
brown  or  white  to  each  quart  of  vinegar. 
Dissolve  sugar  in  vinegar  and  boil  a  few 
minutes  and  turn  on  to  packed  pickles. 
Set  jars  when  filled  into  hot  closet  to 
warm  so  the  hot  vinegar  will  not  break 
them.  You  can  use  what  quantity  of 
each  kind  of  vegetable  preferred. 
MRS.  E.  K. 
The  New  Comer  and  the  Rural  Church 
I  was  much  interested  in  Mother  Bee’s 
letter  in  which  she  referred  to  rural 
churches.  I  wish  to  tell  of  an  incident 
that  came  under  my  observation.  Two 
families  from  the  outlying  farming  dis¬ 
trict  moved  into,  a  small  village.  The 
social  life  of  this  little  town  centered 
around  the  church  and  the  Grange.  The 
first  family  were  people  of  some  wealth, 
the  head  of  the  family  being  a  retired 
farmer.  His  wife  was  a  very  charming 
woman,  who  had  been  a  teacher.  They 
bought  one  of  the  finest  places  in  the 
town.  The  second  family  were  poor 
people,  and  rented  a  small  house.  The 
father  of  the  family  was  a  respectable 
hard-working  man,  who  had  a  position 
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