American Agriculturist, December 20, 1924 
A Poetic Plum Pudding That is Poetry to Eat 
How to Sale on Fuel Bills — Mid-Winter Patterns—The Exchange Corner 
T HERE are dozens of recipes for plum 
pudding, and many of them arc ex¬ 
cellent. The one below, being metrical, 
is easily remembered. My own im¬ 
provement on the recipe is the substitu¬ 
tion of half a pound of breadcrumbs for 
half the pound of flour. 
The Plum Pudding Song 
If you wish to make the pudding in 
which everyone delights. 
Of six pretty new-laid eggs you must 
take the yolks and whites; 
Beat them well up in a basin till they 
thoroughly combine, 
And be sure you chop the suet up par¬ 
ticularly fine. 
Take a pound of well-stoned raisins, and 
a pound of currants dried, 
A pound of powdered sugar, and some 
candied peel besides; 
Rub them all up well together with a 
pound of wheaten flour, 
And let them stand to settle for a quar¬ 
ter of an hour; 
Then tie the mixture in a bowl, and put 
it in a pot. 
Some persons like the water cold, and 
some prefer it hot; 
But though I don’t know which of these 
two plans I ought to praise, 
I know it ought to boil an hour for every 
pound it weighs; 
And if I were the Queen of France, or, 
better. Pope of Rome, 
I’d have a Christmas pudding every day 
I dined at home.—L. R. F. 
Cutting Down the Fuel Bill 
D URING the cold weather months, 
every thrifty housewife plans how 
she can cut down the fuel bill and still 
get a maximum amount of heat. While 
the coal strike was in effect, some years 
ago, I practiced the following sugges¬ 
tions and found them so valuable I have 
used them ever sincej . 
Paper Balls. Take several sheets of 
newspapers and soak them over night in 
the set tubs. Next morning roll the wet 
sheets into firm, hard balls and allow 
them to dry in the sun or on top of the 
stove. These balls are excellent to use 
in place of .wood for the furnace and will 
burn fully as long. 
Refuse Basket. There is no better fuel 
economizer than the refuse basket. An 
old basket should be placed in the 
kitchen and all odds and ends of waste 
thrown in, including nutshells, burnt 
match ends, dried corn cobs and dried 
vegetable parings. After the basket is 
dull, it can be mixed with a hod of small 
wal, and the result is truly surprising. 
■Cinder Balls. This is a very popular 
^of saving coal and is very widely 
used? Purchase ten cents worth of ox¬ 
alic acid crystals from the druggist and 
mix them with one bag of salt. Put the 
mixture in two gallons of water and stir 
until dissolved. Pour the combination 
over^a hod of fine cinders and roll into 
balls.—Irma Hegel. 
More Recommended Films 
L A.ST week we printed the names of 
several films recommended respec¬ 
tively for junior, high school and adult 
consumption. Here is another list 
worth saving. The fact that a film bears 
the letters “hs” or “j” does not imply 
^hat adults will not enjoy it. It simply 
ns that it is one which parents may 
rfectly safe in taking the younger 
the family. 
niein 'f, U: NOWN-The story of an eml- 
crimj £ '“. who, unjustly accused of 
seeks' Vk ne O en ce towards his patients, 
steps out "'iisicm of a small town but 
life thrnn-FJ ’ s obscurity there to save a 
versa/ ° ree/'* * arnous operation. (Uni- 
Tol?Miwto T )F THE DUANES-A good 
tie Wes<rn ir which he defeats cat- 
er *» vvjtj a girl and thus gives 
promise of not being the last of the Duanes 
after all. (Fox, 7 reels.) 
hs LIFE’S GREATEST GAME—A base¬ 
ball story with many scenes of real base¬ 
ball. How a boy, through his playing of 
the game, is discovered by his father, a 
baseball manager, from whom he and his 
mother had been separated through a mis¬ 
understanding years before. (F. B. O., 7 
reels.) 
Little ROBINSON CRUSOE — Jackie 
Coogan, shipwrecked on a cannibal isle, has 
some exciting adventures and finally res¬ 
cues a white colony through his knowledge 
of wireless telegraphy. Far-fetched but 
For Thin or Stout 
V? OR the young girl 
• or the woman with 
the girlish figure, 
No. 2117 is a be¬ 
coming style. It 
opens dozvn the front 
to the hem, making 
it easy to iron, and 
one of the new wide 
belts adds a smart 
finish. No. 2117 cuts 
in sizes 16 year, 36, 
38, 40 and 42 incit¬ 
es bust measure. 
Size 36 takes 3 
yards 40 inch mate¬ 
rial with 1% yards 
contrast ing. 
Price, 12c 
And for the ma¬ 
ture u'oman of full 
figure. No. 1981 is 
an extremely flatter¬ 
ing d e s i g n . The 
cross-over front and 
side cascade give 
softness and length 
of line. Suitable for 
almost any material. 
No. 1981 cuts in 
sizes 16 years , 36, 
38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 
48 and 50 inches 
bust measure. Size 
36 takes 3% yards 
of 40 inch material 
with % yard con¬ 
trasting. 
Price, 12c 
TO ORDER: Write name, address pat¬ 
tern numbers and size very clearly, enclose 
right amount in stamps (coins sent at your, 
own risk) and mail to Pattern Dept, Amer¬ 
ican Agriculturist, 461 Fourth Avenue, 
New York City. 
entertaining. Thrilling typhoon. (Metro- 
Goldwin, 7 reels.) 
LOVER’S LANE depicts the struggle of 
a young country doctor who wins out 
against the jealousy of an older, unscien¬ 
tific practitioner; human and charming. 
(Warner, 6 reels.) 
hs MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE—A scintil¬ 
lating romance of the Court of Louis XV., 
with scenes also of English society in 
Bath. Splendidly produced and acted, with 
dash, verve and humor and Valentino in a 
part in which he distinguishes himseif. 
From the story by Booth Tarkington. 
(Paramount, 10 reels.) 
j THE NAVIGATOR — Hilarious Buster 
Keaton comedy, in which he and a young 
lady, alone aboard a ship in mid-ocean, 
have many misunderstandings and surpris¬ 
ing adventures. (Metro-Goidwyn, 6 reels.) 
OH, YOU TONY!—A young man, played 
by Tom Mix, is fleeced by some sharpers 
in Washington, D. C., but retrieves his for¬ 
tune at a horserace where he also thwarts 
his enemies. Romance and satire, horse¬ 
play and play by real horses. (Fox, 7 reels.) 
ONE NIGHT IN ROME—An Italian 
dutchess imagines herself pursued by a 
vengeful father-in-law after the mysteri¬ 
ous death of his dissolute son, and so dis¬ 
guises herself as an Eastern mystic. Dra¬ 
matic twist at end. With Laurette Taylor, 
who enacted the part in the stage play. 
(Metro-Goidwyn, 7 reels.) 
THE PRICE OF A PARTY—A girl, hard 
put to it to make enough money to help 
her family, gets involved in a shady deal 
but refuses to go through with it. (Asso¬ 
ciated Exhibitors, 6 reels.) 
hs RAMSHACKLE HOUSE is the name of 
an old Florida home where a New York 
business man goes to recuperate, but un¬ 
just suspicion pursues him and adventures 
start, leading to scenes in the Florida 
Everglades where he seeks refuge—and 
also to a mutual admiration between him 
and the charming daughter of the house. 
(Producers Distributing, 6 reels.) 
J ROARING RAILS—The appealing story 
of a man’s devotion to a child whom he 
has come to look upon as his own. An 
engineer, he wrecks a train to save her 
life and thus loses his Job but finally re¬ 
deems his reputation by making a run 
through a raging forest fire. (Producers 
Distributing, 6 reels.) 
The Exchange Corner 
A LARGE safety pin is a useful 
holder for old buttons or loose books 
and eyes. Slip on the buttons, etc., close 
the safety pin, and you have everything 
handy, easily seen and always in order, 
whereas these small articles get lost 
when loose in a work basket. 
* * * 
When a candle is too large to fit the 
candlestick, don’t cut it down to the re¬ 
quired size, but hold the end in hot 
water. This will soften the wax and the 
candle may easily be pressed down into 
the candlestick without an)’ trouble. 
* * * 
Do you know that apples pared will 
not turn color, if you will add the juice 
of one-half lemon in the water they arc 
cooked in?—Ida A. Brown. 
* 1 = * 
Immediately after ink has been spilled 
take a sponge and mop up as much of 
it as possible. Have two bowls contain¬ 
ing clear, cold water beside you—one to 
squeeze the inky sponge into, the other 
to dip it into when cleaned. Continue 
soaking the soiled spot with clean water 
until as much ink as possible is removed. 
If the stain is persistent, apply to it a 
little oxalic acid or salts of sorrel, or 
even a weak solution of ammonia. You 
will find that those prompt remedies will 
prevent a very nasty stain. 
* * # 
In cases of illness, when ice is not 
procurable for cooling .the head of a 
feverish patient, cut a strip of cucumber 
peel rather thick and lay the inner part 
on the forehead. It is deliciously cool, 
and remains so for some time. 
* * * 
Before washing new lace curtains you 
should soak them all night in water in 
which salt has been dissolved. This 
takes out all the lime and saves Tnuoh 
soap and labor. 
* * * 
Long book shelves are prone to sag in 
the middle, and look very untidy. A 
neat supporting strut can be made from 
a brass tube. Life the upper shelf, place 
the strut in position, and then release 
the shelf. 
* * ♦ 
An excellent substitute for a rubber 
mallet is a rubber crutch tip slipped over 
the head of an ordinary hammer. 
* ♦ ♦ 
Save and dry the corn cobs for the fol¬ 
lowing uses: To clean damp clay off 
from shovels, shoes, rubbers, etc., also to 
kindle fires with, and soak up water in 
stock pens. * * * 
Sugar in water adds to life and beauty 
of cut flowers. A French florist use* 
sugar solutions of varying strengths to 
preserve cut blooms. Carnations last 
twice as long with \S% of sugar. Rose* 
require only half that amount.—Z. L 
Dahvice. 
The Trouble Maker 
Continued from Page 433 
We’re farni^rs. We’ve always been 
used to working alone. Course we 
change works <a lcetle, threshing and 
silo-fillin’ and so on, but .mostly we 
think things out for ourselves, and we 
work them out alone, with our women 
and children.” 
‘‘Right you are,” interrupted a farmer. 
“The farm women and children have to 
work all right.” 
“Well, that ain’t what I meant. You 
folks know what I mean. It ain’t all 
bad on the farm. I bet if you lived in 
one of those flats that workin’ folks in 
the city have to live in, you’d holler 
just as much as you do now, and the 
women-folks would find it a mighty 
sight harder. We fellers in the country 
have to work, but we can do it out¬ 
doors.” For a moment, the old man’s 
earnestness held his audience. “Out¬ 
doors in God’s sunshine, and the wind, 
and the rain, and the green things in the 
Spring, and the harvest time in the Fall. 
I don’t know how to talk about them, 
but I can sorta feel them, and so can 
you. 
“There’s still a chance to get ahead 
and save a little on a farm, if a feller’s 
careful and willin’ to get along the way 
our fathers managed. Trouble is, wc 
want to eat our cake and have it, too. 
We get along better than most of us 
admit, but if we go and stir things up, 
we may get somethin’ a durn sight 
worse. 
“Even if we should get a big ■price 
for milk, what’ll happen? We’ll all go 
breaking our necks to get a whole lot 
more cows, feed ’em heavier, and first 
thing you know, we’ll have more milk 
than the market will take and down 
will, come the price, and things will be 
worse than ever.” 
HE croivd began to murmur again, 
but quieted when Bradley pounded 
his gavel. 
“But what I’m afeered of is that yoo 
young hot-bloods will get into a fight 
with, these dealers, and they’ve got all 
the money—” 
“You bet they have I” 
“And all the milk plants,” continued 
John Ball, without noticing the interrup¬ 
tion. “They even own the milk cans.” 
“We got the milk, Johnny,” shouted 
someone, “and they can’t do nothin’ with¬ 
out the milk,” 
“The milk ain’t any good if we can’t sell 
it,” said old Johnny, raising his voice, 
“and we can’t sell it if we get the dealers 
mad! This cooperative stuff sounds good 
and it might work for a while, but I’m 
tellin’ you that it’s the long years that give 
the test. Ten years from now you'll look 
back and say that old Johnny Ball was 
right.” 
“That’s enough of that!” 
“Aw, cut it out 1 Let’s get down to busi¬ 
ness,” yelled a farmer in the front row. 
Raising his voice to a shrill falsetto, old 
John turned on the man who had last in¬ 
terrupted him and shaking his finger at 
him, yelled: 
“When ye get burned with this thing, 
George Pratt, ye and these other young 
fools, don’t come whining and belly-achin* 
’round me, fer I’m tellin’ you once for all 
that you’re makin’ a mistake. Farmer* 
won’t stick together! We don’t need any 
of this fool cooperation,” and sweeping hi* 
arms over the entire audience, the old maa 
concluded, “and I don’t need you or any 
of the rest of you to hoe my corn, to feed 
my cows, or—by the gods,” and he shook 
his fists at them, “to sell my milk!” 
Trembling and shaking with rage, h* 
strode out of the hall, followed by eight or 
ten other men, who evidently were ia sym¬ 
pathy with his sentiments. 
(Continued next week) ^ 
