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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
October  20,  1923 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
Windows 
The  windows  of  some  homes  are  hung 
With  filmy,  frilly  white, 
Through  which  the  warmth  of  lamps  may 
shine, 
,  Whenever  it  is  night. 
And  some  are  hung  with  silken  stuffs 
Of  yellow,  or  of  blue ; 
But  some  are  barred  against  the  world 
That  nothing  may  show  through. 
I  like  to  see  pale  candles  glow 
Through  some  soft  curtained  place; 
I  like  to  see  gay  cretonne  frame 
A  happy,  smiling  face. 
I  like  to  see  a  slender  hand 
Against  a  satin  shade  ; 
But  windows  that  are  blankly  dull — 
They  make  me  half  afraid  ! 
I  wonder  what  may  live  behind 
The  shutters  and  the  gloom. 
What  secrets  may  be  kept  inside 
The  shadowy  shrouded  room. 
I  wonder  if  great  grief  may  dwell 
With  sorrow  and  despair 
Behind  each  window  that  is  closed 
And  curtainless  and  bare.  .  .  . 
— Margaret  E.  Sangster. 
* 
The  following  is  a  favorite  recipe  for 
ginger  pears,  which  we  printed  in  1919. 
Four  pounds  of  pears,  peeled  and  sliced 
into  thin  chips,  4  lbs.  sugar,  4  oz.  pre¬ 
served  ginger,  cut  in  small  pieces,  three 
lemons,  juice  and  rind  sliced  thin,  y2  pint 
of  water.  The  pears  should  be  rather 
hard.  Cook  slowly  until  thoroughly 
done,  then  seal  in  jars  or  glasses. 
* 
One  of  our  readers  asks  for  method  of 
making  an  old-fashioned  dish  called  “but¬ 
termilk  pop.”  It  was  made  of  buttermilk 
with  cornmeal  stirred  and  cooked  in  it, 
but  she  has  not  succeeded  in  making  it 
herself.  Does  anyone  know  just  how  this 
was  made? 
* 
1  One  of  our  readers  in  Virginia,  wh 
does  not  give  name  or  address,  asks  for 
method  of  making  crocheted  rugs,  which 
we  give  below.  We  should  like  to  re¬ 
mind  our  correspondents,  cnee  more,  that 
wre  do  not  print  names  and  addresses  of 
inquirers  in  full,  where  answered  in  the 
paper,  and  we  require  them  only  as  evi¬ 
dence  of  good  faith,  and  to  enable  us  to 
answer  by  mail  if  we  desire.  Tlie  fol¬ 
lowing  directions  were  given  us  by  Mrs. 
M.  H.  M.  of  Texas : 
“I  tear  or  cut  strips  of  material,  such 
as  are  used  for  other  rag  rugs,  about  a 
half  inch  wide,  and  it  takes  a  fairly  good- 
sized  hook,  one  that  will  hook  the  strip 
up  nicely.  A  steel  or  homemade  hard¬ 
wood  hook  is  best,  as  the  others  break. 
Make  a  chain  of  five  stitches,  join,  then 
make  a  chain  of  two  stitches.  Fill  the 
little  ring  with  single  crochet,  join  to  sec¬ 
ond  stitch  of  chain  of  two.  Make  an¬ 
other  chain  of  two  stitches,  put  two  sin 
gle  crochet  in  each  stitch  of  preceding 
row,  join  to  second  chain.  Make  the 
chain  of  two  stitches  and  join  to  second 
stitch  each  row.  I  do  this  way  so  that  in 
crocheting  rows  of  different  colors  they 
will  join  nicely.  In  the  next  rows  widen 
as  often  as  will  keep  the  work  flat.  As 
the  rug  grows  larger  there  will  be  less 
widening.  Place  the  work  on  a  flat  sur¬ 
face  often,  and  pull  it  if  it  seems  fight. 
Only  by  making  one  or  two  rugs  will  one 
know  exactly  how  to  keep  it  flat.  This 
is  so  in  regard  to  a  round  rug.  In  making 
an  oblong,  make  a  short  chain,  and  cro¬ 
chet  up  and  down  each  side,  widening  at 
first  about  three  times  at  each  end.  then 
widen  at  the  ends  only  enough  to  keep  it 
flat.” 
Russian  Dishes  for  Americans 
Russian  Kraut. — For  this,  the  cabbage 
is  cut  as  for  any  kraut,  and  pressed  in  a 
platter  or  bowl  till  juicy,  and  salted  to 
taste,  but  not  heavily.  It  is  then  mixed 
with  finely  sliced  carrots,  black  pepper, 
caraway  seed  and  bay  leaves.  When 
packed  in  jars,  covered  with  a  clean  cloth 
and  weighted  down,  it  is  left  in  the  warm 
kitchen  three  days  to  ferment.  Then 
when  the  cloth  is  lifted  and  cleaned,  the 
kraut  is  ready  to  store  anywhere,  and 
will  keep  till  June — if  permitted. 
There  is  another  way,  which  calls  for 
perfect,  whole,  washed  apples,  packed  in 
layers  with  the  kraut;  8  or  10  in.  of 
kraut,  then  a  layer  of  apples ;  the  same 
depth  of  kraut  again,  and  more  apples — 
and  so  on. 
Pirushka. — Season  1  lb.  of  Hamburger 
with  salt,  pepper  and  chopped  onion,  and 
fry.  Boil  two  eggs  hard,  and  chop  them. 
Cool  the  meat  and  mix  in  fhe  chopped 
eggs.  Make  a  discuit  dough,  roll  y2  in. 
thick,  and  cut  in  rounds  of  about  4  in. 
Place  meat  and  egg  mixture  on  half  the 
piece  of  dough,  fold  over  and  pinch  to¬ 
gether  firmly,  and  fry.  This  makes  seven 
turnovers.  Yeast  dough,  shortened  slight¬ 
ly,  is  used  also,  and  chopped  cabbage,  in¬ 
stead  of  meat,  forms  one  of  the  favorite 
Russian  fillings.  E.  M.  c. 
Hallowe’en  Shower  for  Shut-ins 
A  novel  “sunshine  shower”  for  fhe 
sick  friend,  or  invalid,  is  a  large  jack- 
o’lantern  filled  with  gifts  and  presented 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  always  give  number  of  pattern 
and  size  desired,  sending  price  with  order 
1846.  Girls’  coat, 
having  kimono 
sleeve  section  with 
seam  on  shoulder, 
and  front  section 
forming  deep  pock¬ 
ets.  Sizes  6,  8,  10 
and  12  years.  Size 
10  years  requires  2 
yds.  54-in.  material 
without  nap..  15 
cents. 
wrap-around  coat- 
dress,  with  surplice 
or  left-front  clos¬ 
ing,  full-  length 
sleeves  perforated 
for  shorter  length, 
and  with  even  or 
uneven  hem-line  at 
bottom.  Sizes  16, 
18  and  20  years. 
Size  18  years  re¬ 
quires  4  yards  40- 
in.  material.  20 
cents. 
1960 
I960.  Girls’  slip- 
on  dress  in  middy 
effect;  straight 
blouse  with  long  or 
short  sleeves  and 
convertible  collar, 
attached  to  plaited 
skirt.  Sizes  4,  6,  8 
and  10  years.  Size 
8  years  requires  1% 
yards  54-in.  mater¬ 
ial.  15  cents. 
1894.  Boys’  suit, 
having  coat  with 
Peter  Pan  collar, 
with  or  without 
belt  or  set-in  pock- 
e  t  s,  and  with 
straight  trousers. 
Sizes  4,  6  and  8 
years.  Size  6  years 
requires  2  yards 
36-in.  material  for 
suit,  with  %  yard 
for  trimming.  15 
cents. 
Fashion  Catalog  15  cents. 
on  Hallowe'en.  After  making  the  jack- 
o’lantern  line  it  with  waxed  paper  and 
place  a  piece  of  <the  paper  under  the  lid, 
also  to  protect  the  packages.  Witches 
or  black  cats  may  be  pasted  on  each  side 
of  the  jack-o’lantern  where  ears  would 
be. 
As  for  the  gifts,  they  may  be  varied  to 
fit  each  individual  case,  depending  upon 
whether^  the  recipient  is  a  child  or  an 
adult.  There  may  be  something  to  eat, 
something  to  wear  or  read,  and  several 
other  articles.  By  using  small  gifts 
quite  a  variety  may  be  included.  Wrap 
each  article  in  orange  colored  paper  and 
fasten  with  Hallowe’en  seals. 
This  is  something  in  which  a  class  or 
a  society  may  all  have  a  part  and  whicn 
young  people  will  enjoy  doing.  With 
the  gold  of  the  pumpkin  and  the  orange 
colored  wrappings  it  is  truly  a  “sunshine 
shower.” 
German  Mettwurst 
“Mettwurst’  or  “streichwurst,”  the  lat¬ 
ter  expression  really  meaning  “spreading 
sausage.”  is  a  very  common  and  popular 
type  of  sausage,  known  at  its  highest 
perfection  in  Brunswick,  Germany.  To 
get  the  highest  price,  it  was  only  neces¬ 
sary  to  label  it:  “Braunschweiger  Mett¬ 
wurst.”  The  ingredients  required  are : 
3  lbs.  beef,  4  lbs.  pork  (lean),  1  lb.  fat 
Why  the  Doctor  asks : 
"Do  you  drink  coffee  ?' 
TF  you  are  troubled  with 
headaches,  insomnia,  in¬ 
digestion,  or  sluggishness  of  • 
the  liver  or  bowels,  prob¬ 
ably  one  of  the  first  ques¬ 
tions  your  doctor  asks  is, 
‘•Do  you  drink  coffee?” 
He  knows,  better  than 
anyone  else,  that  the  drug, 
caffeine,  present  in  coffee, 
tends  to  irritate  the  nervous 
system  and  is  a  frequent 
cause  of  disturbance  to 
health. 
If  coffee  causes  trouble, 
and  you  value  health,  stop 
coffee  and  drink  Postum. 
Postum  is  a  pure  cereal 
beverage  —  absolutely  free 
from  caffeine  or  any  other 
drug.  It  has  a  delicious 
flavor,  that  many  people 
prefer  to  coffee. 
01  f 
**»«£££•** 
A  BEVERAGE 
Your  grocer  sells  Postum  in  two  forms:  Instant 
Postum  (in  tins)  prepared  instantly  in  the  cup 
by  the  addition  of  boiling  water.  Postum  Cereal 
(in  packages)  for  those  who  prefer  the  flavor 
brought  out  by  boiling  fully  20  minutes.  The 
cost  of  either  form  is  about  one-half  cent  a  cup. 
A  BEVERAGE 
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—  FOR  HEALTH — 
There's  a  Reason” 
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from  just  ordinary  flour. 
Try  OCCIDENT  for 
your  next  baking. 
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General  Offices,  Minneapolis  Minn. 
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Occident 
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