12 SVENItfGr' PUBLIC LEDGER PHIUABBIyPHIA; TUESDAY, , NOVEMBER 25, 1919 w rj MENU FOR THURSDA Y ECONOMY FASHION TALK CYNTHIA'S ADVICE THE SELF-CONSCIOUS GIRL MRS. WILSON'S NEW ENGLAND THANKSGIVING DA Y DINNER The Many Good Things to Eat Sound Too Good to Be True, but She Tells How to Make Them Ky MRS. 31. A. WILSON (Comriaht, 1010, bv Mis. it. .1. Wilson. All right rcscrvid.) "The declining yenr grows gray nnd V' dull, ij Father Time heralds November, leak and sere. While wc, from our sumptuous harv est store, With God nil praising, draw our Thanksgiving cheer." THANKSGIVING dinner, n real meal in a Vermont farmhouse, many milps from the great highways of trnvel, is a treat indeed. As Thanksgiving came so soon after tho signing of the armi stice, lait year, it had n much clearer meaning to mc than in other years; and so, when nn invitation cnino to me when I was instructing navy hoys in cooking on Commonwealth Pier, in Boston, to visit this staid nnd primitive Now England countryside, 1 gladly availed myself of the opportunity. In northern Vermont just forty-six miles from a good-sized city, to be exact I was met at the station by Grandfather Perkins on the Monday be fore Thanksgiving nnd driven over to the farmhouse. For. as jou can im agine, I stipulated thnt I wnnted to sec and help in the actual New Kngland preparations for this great nnd btrictly all-Amerienn holiday. Direct descendants of a family, thnt came over in the Mayflower, this family hai had possession of this one farm Binco the early pioneer days. The house Js gabled nnd is built in bungalow style with dormer windows. The whole nspect of the house is rambling bcrnusc of the manv additions that have been made to It. It is built on the hide of a hill and Is amply protected nnd shaded by giant spruce trees. Grandma Perkins, Aunt Matilda nnd Patience vith Cousin Hetty were nil awaiting me with a warm welcome. And after a short rest we had tea, a typical New Kngland supper. People about this part of the coun try all take great pride in their cook ing and housewifely chores. So, nfter tea, in order that no precious time should be lost, I was given nn oppor tunity to visit the preserving closet, the storeroom nnd the buttery, as it was called These frugal, God-fearing housewives together w'Mi many of their kith and kin, who took active part in the war. took great pride in 'displaying ninny varieties of preserves, jams and jellies all made to conform to the edicts of the food administration in order to sne sugnr, by using maple sugar and honey. Many quaint relics of days gone by abound throughout the house, and I assure you that every piece of furni ture in that house came from over yon der with the exception of the modern farm appliances and n few chairs and ecttces that do duty on the verandas. Early the next morning Aunt Pa tience called mc, i-o that we might all have nn early breakfast and then start the actual preparations of the delicious old-time favorites. Breakfast by can dlelight is very quaint, indeed, for these cood folks are partial to the mellow I glow of the baybcrry candle, with its 14 soft, clear, translucent light, nnu tnc delightful tang of the sea and meariow. The preparation and ranking of the mince for the pies and then the cakes and cranberry jelly was so very entic ing thnt the time passed with unbeliev able swiftness and it was with a dis tinct shock that I realized Thursday vratt Thanksgiving. Grandma Perkins, serene and peace fully smiling, with the true nir of au thority of an old and experienced New England housewife, planned the menu, while we were washing and drying a closet full of the thinnest and daintiest of ehiua dishes; these dishes were of egg-shell china with n band of gold just the width of grandma's wedding ring for decoration. While we were doing the dishes and arranging them in piles for quick serv ice, the question of the various dishes was discussed nnd ninny delicacies were recalled. Twenty-live were expected and thirty were planned for. Aud, ns Cousin Hetty, said "you jest never can tell who or how many Brother Silas's daughter Hope would pack in the car ' and then jest delight in bringing them In on us." Cousin Hetty opened the large dining room, swept and dusted it and then large armfuls of balsam pine, cedar and spruce, redolent with their spicy odors, were used to give a toucli of color to the room. In a solemn row, like senti nels, on the mantelpiece in the dining room, stood delicate green bayberry candles in their pewter candle sticks. The two square extension tables were filled to capacity with their extra leaves ; they were placed in the center of the room and covered with padding made In the day of long ago. Next a real old-time damask cloth, full eight yards long, wbb brought from IP Its resting place in tlie olrt Horsehair trunk in the garret, taken irom Its Dluc i cambric wrapper and laid carefully, covering this wonderful table. Then Grandma l'crkins came in wuu ner smoothing iron, just so -warm, nnd gently pressed out the wrinkles nnd made the cloth lie perfectly smooth and flat on the table. ... Four dozen napkins, a carving cloth and a beautifully handworked center -nliwo fn match the tablecloth were also ttr- " Wought forth from the dim recesses of the blue cambric. The china and accessories were all rtlaccd In their positions like an army awaiting orders; genuine horn bandies obd steel knives and forks, together with coin silver spoons, were soon in position. The cutglass cruets, spar kling in their pristine glory, were placed atthe proper distances nnd then the whole table was covered with thrpe clean old sheets to prevent the dust gather ing. Then we retired In order to rise at the early hour of 4 a, m. on Thanks giving Day to prepare for the feast. And now, not to keep you In sns- Ask Mrs. Wilson If you have any cookery prob lenis, bring them to Mrs. Wilson. She will be glad to answer you through these columns. No per sonal replies, however, ran be given. Address questions to 3lrs. 31. A. Wilson. Evesino Public LEDOEn, Philadelphia. pense, I will tell you of Grandma Per kins's menu, just ns she prepared it. Those of us who dwell in the city must remember thnt this farm of 140 acres, with its larce dairy herd, piss, cattle nnd chickens, rrquired plenty of hard ' work for its inmates to keep things In a prosperous condition. Then, too, this ' gave the home folk and visitors who must drive many miles to reach this ' homestead through the keen frost nir u wonderful appetite. Here is Grandma Perkins's Thanks, giving dinner conforming to the con servation in force during November, 1018; Oyster Soup Home Pickled Onions Chowcliow Chili Sauce Boston Brown Bread Fisli Balls Roast Turkey Brown Gravy Oyster Pilling Cranberry Sausc Bannocks Baked Potatoes Mashed Turnips Creamed Onions Buttered Parsnips Coleslaw Pcpperha'-h Corn Relish Jams, Jellies and Conserves 3Ilncc and Pumpkin Pies Coffee Maple Fudge Preserved Plums The good old-fnsliionnl oyster soup, made from the famous recipe thnt has been in the family for so many yearn, was served from two immense old white china tureens. Grandpa Perkins, sit ting nt the head of the table, ladled out the soup, and after it was placed nnd every one was seated, grandpa rapped the table with the big horn hnudlc of the carving knife and every head wns bowed in silent prayer while his voice was uplifted in thankful Thanksgiving praise, to which wc all responded with a solemn amen. Heal Old Vermont Oyster Roup For four people. Drain one dozen oysters free from the liquid, then strain the liquid into n saucepnn. Wash and look carefully over the oysters to remove all bits of shell. Chop the ojsters very fine nnd then return them to the oyster liquid. Add one tablespoon of butter and a tiny pinch of thyme; then heat to the scalding point and add two nnd one half cups of scalding lint milk. Let come to a boil, remove from the fire nnd serve. Scald the milk in a double boiler. Boston Brown Bread Place in mixing bowl One-half cup of cornmcal. One-half cup of barley flour. One-half cup of rice flour. One tcaipoon of sail. One-half cup of monjsc.t. One level teaspoon of eoila. One ami one-quarter cups of tour milk. Beat to mix and then pour into well- greased one-pound empty coffee cans' nnd fill them three-quarters full. Cover! and place in a deep saucepan. Fill the saucepan two-thirds full of boiling water. Boil steadily for one nnd three quarter hours then removp the lid from coffee can and plnce in n warm oven for i three-quarters hour to dry out. ' Next come the fish balls not the I great round old-fashioned grense-soaked one of commerce, but the daintiest An Interesting Story of the Preparadon'of Table and Food lor the Annual "Banquet" golden brown lulls the size of bantam eggs, fried (i smoking hot fat nnd laid on snowy white napkins in piles, with sprigs of pnrsley stuck between them. Cousin Hetty's Fish Balls "Time was," said Cousin Hetty, "when wc used to (lake out fish, but since brother and old Amos went into the fish business, we generally use the shredded fish." llcclpo for four people. Open a pack age of nrciiarcd shredded codfish and then turn into a piece of cheesecloth nnd plunge four or five times into u large bowl of hot water. Squeeze dry. Cook nnd then mnsh sullicient pntntoes to measure three cups and then add the prepared fish and, 7'.ro tablespoon of orated onion, Four tablespoons of finely minceil parsley. One teaipnon of paprila, Onc-qunrtcr cup of mills, Tico tablespoons of butter. Beat hard to mix thoroughly nnd then mold into small balls, roll in flour, dip in benten egg and milk nnd then roll in line crumbs and fry until golden brown in hot fat. Bannocks For four people. Plnce in a sauce pan Two cups of boiling catcr, One-half teaspoon of salt. Two tablespoons of maple sugar, Four tablespoons of sirup, Three-quarter cup of cornmcal. Cook until it is a thick cornmcal mush, then let cool. Spread very thin on well-greased baking sheet, brush with melted shortening and bnke in a hot oven. In the dajs of long ago these bannocks were usually baked before the open fire. The fenture of the dinner, three large turkeys, were cooked until golden btpwn nnd juicy tender. Nigh about the com ing of the first of October, Grandma gives strict orders that every morsel of bread crumbs, even though it is just the war bread, bo saved. For you know lots of bread crumbs are needed for the fish cakes and then filling of the birds. This stale bread is thoroughly dried out and then put through the food chopper, then sifted. The coarse crumbs are used for filling the turkey. A FEW ADDITIONS TO A SIMPLE FROCK Please Tell Me What to Do By CYNTHIA The Question Corner Today's Inquiries 1. What unusual crocheted gift would be easy to make for Christ mas? 2. How can the odor of onions be removed from the pnn in which they have been cooked? 3. What is the proper time to leave after a formal dinnpr nt a private' house? 4. Who was George Eliot? 5. In putting silver away in flannel bngs, . what will postpone if not prevent tarnish? G. Describe n pretty and economical way to make a crown for the sport hat. Yesterday's Answers 1. The woman with white hair should remember in using curling irons thnt too hot an iron will make her hair yellowish. 2. Chiffon sweaters arc crocheted on very light wool In a loose stitch. 3. An organ pleat is a box pleat that is not stitched down across the top and is not pressed down on the sides, nnd therefore hangs in the shape of nn organ pipe. 4. Sleeve protectors for the kitchen can be made from the upper parts of long gloves of which the hands have worn out. 5. A married woman should sign her full name, not her initials, to a letter. C. A popular design for beaded bags is nn indefinite landscape In cub ist style. Which Shall She Marry7 Dear Cynthia You have helped so many others, I wonder if you could help mc decide a big issue, or may be some of your readers who have had the same experience could. I am twenty-five years old and be ginning to feel that I should look to the future. Now there are two men whom I will call "A" and "B." 1 met "A" about three years ago and have been very intimate ever since. He is about five years my senior. I think I really love him if I rend my heart aright. I always want to be near him nnd am supremely happy when I ex pect to sec him, nnd blue if he does not call when I expect him. I would willingly do anything he wants, no mat ter the cost to myself, and take pleasure in pleasing him. But the fly in the ointment is, I do not think he cares the same for mc. On several occasions he has been very mean to me nnd inflicted much pain by his actions, and he knows lie can hurt me because I care so much. He proposed sometime ago, but as my family never liked bim I thought by waiting I could win them over. Then 'ie told me he would never marry me or my one, as he never will marry. Yet ie sees mc on nn average of once or twice n week, and we are good friends now. No matter what he docs, 1 still care the same, though everyone tells me he is unworthy of a decent girl's affection, because I know he is not what was once my "Ideal man." Then there is "B" whom I have TAl A FRIEND In the kitchen . To avoid waste. T make taste less dishes appetizing. To make warmed-overs absolutely enjoyable. To give cooking a delicious flavor. Use LEAtPERRINS SAUCE hjHC ONIY ORIGINAL WOnCBSTEMHtf It's ft daily aseistant. MFDRD THE WHOLESOME BAKING POWDER Making PowdeB fersaa! s - s w - p" sm 1&. Is wholesome and efficient always gives good results is uniform in value and inexpensive. vt i-i Editor of American Cookery K s.l X. mm W Hill irH jW THE BASHFUL SCHOOLGIRL WHO STAMMERS AND BLUSHES Makes a Brave Resolve to Keep on Trying What One Girl Found Helpful in a Case Like This A TRAGEDY In six words oamc to me llnf InMi. nrtn Tf irna wrlffpn bv II schoolgirl, nnd she said. "I am bash ful and self-conscious." "I study my lessons," the pnthctic little tale went on, "But when tho teacher cnlls upon me to recite I feel ns if some one is choking me, nnd my heart bents so loudly thnt I fear tho pupils sitting ncnr,me must hear it. I forget everything I have learned and nil I can do is stammer and blush," Oh, don't you sympathize with that little schoolgirl? Can't you just feel that blush of self-consclousiie.ss, which for no reason at nil coes on relentlessly to the roots of your hnlr, nnd leaves you hoi, bewildered, miserable, nil alone on n high, high pedestal, with the whole critical laughing, self-confident world staring nt you? There is a remedy, which was used u RS5 kxcia'sivis UIIS ,T .OWKIt COST c H Let us make yon a H fur garment to your ordrr or alter uour ohl furs. TELLIS BROS.Aiirii kt. bv another girl who suffered from that malignant disease, bnshfulncss. Bluff! Not necessarily Muffing others, but bluffing herself. This girl who found It so helpful went through nil- that blushing, stammering misery, and then enc day, to her horror, she was chosen to recite nt n commencement entertain ment. She never expected to live through it, nnd the drend kept her nwako at night, took most of the joy out of her life. Then she found her remedy. It came through a teacher who coached her in the recitation, nnd snt nt the extreme end of a large room, to make sure thnt slit- could hear tho girl's voice, which was very weak from fright and embar rassment. But as the rehearsals kept up, day nfter day, the schoolgirl sud i.euly found thnt she could fool herself, bho pretended that she was "bo worried about making her volco loud enough to be henrd that she hadn't time to be Reared- And It worked I On that fatal day, when she had to fnco that terrible crowd fdoca it make you tremble, little schoolgirl?) she really was, so inter estcd in making her voice reach the other end of the room nnd all the cor ners of it that she forgot to bo fright ened. TDLUFF is a splendid prop for that place in your character that is too weak to stand alone. If you enn fool joursclf. into some kind of a pretense I - .. - -.. Ask rSri'iS ftAi . tw &S JflH'JU ltT Chocolate Golden Vanilla One Package Makes Enough for a Largo Family At Your Grocers, 12c THE MOMUSON CO., Phlla. Tho plain dross shown yesterday is transformed hero by the mero adding of pleated ruffles on tho hide breadths of the skirt, turned-back cuffs and a small neckpiece known for about nine years. Ho can be termed "nn old sweetheart" and still Is. I like him very much indeed, though he cannot call forth in ine the same feeling that "A" can. We are more than friends, for wc are "pals" in every sense of the word, and he would do any thing in tiie world for me. I know lie does not care for any one else as he does for me, and he expects to marry mc as soon as he is financially able, which may be a couple of years. He is n year younger than I nm. Every thing which I do is right, ns I nm al most perfect in his estimation. My question is: Which one bhould 1 marry? Is n woman happier with the man she loves or the man who loves her? I know "B" would make a good and true husband always, but I can not tell whether "A" would be as true, as he is rather selfish even now. UNDECIDED. Wheu it comes to deciding so vital a matter as who is to be your life part ner, it is n decision that no one else should make for you. But be sure you are 'not pursuing something empty for something solid and strong, my dear, and do not marry without love. If you do not intend to marry "B" you should not let him expect thnt you will when his financial status is better. He must be a fine young man. Water Bugs To get rid of these annoying pests put nium in the pnn under the re frigerator and strew powdered borax in all the cracks that the bugs seem to pome out of. Walker-Gordon Just as it comes from the Cow Milk Natural Clean Extra value in milk shows itself like Walker- an unusually P XCEPTJONALLY clean milk, L Gordon Milk, stays sweet for long time. It always has that clean, fresh milk flavor, a smooth creamy consistency, and can be depended upon irom day to day. We know from observation that exceptional cleanliness is practiced on the Walker-Gordon Farms. It covers the cows from the time they are born. It makes sure of the employe's health by daily examination, imposes strict conditions on the care, feeding and milking of the cows and on the bottling of the milk. We get Walker-Gordon Milk by fast express and deliver from our own wagons. Telephone your first order today. SUPPLEE- WILLS-JONES MILK COMPANY Distributing Agents for Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Vicinity Telephone. Poplar 5JI Automatic Cleaner Better Than Electric machines. Now elrloc sat lifactlon In 4S.0O0 liomes. Ho wires: do operating ex pense. Costa less, sarr time, work, carpets. tt js clean a nir FIUSK, 'Phone Market 13(10. Paschall Sales Co 15 S. 8TH ST. I Cash 5 Time 28 I'Klladelphla 1 Hur New. Price advances December 1st W NO "HIGH COST OF HOT WATER" WHERE H 1 1 THERE'S A "LOVEK1N"! Mf I Puttlna up with outof-4ate. unreliable methoda la PAT- Grn- B INO A HIGH PniCB FOH HOT WATEH ualrur a. aa U B" I ii 1 heater which "eats Its head oft" la PATINO A ICIQIt , IB I'HICB FOH HOT WATKO, f R'l I I 3 The Iovekln Automatlo Oas Water Heater uses a I Sic-i M ECONOMICALLY Ita surprising amall a-aa conaumpJloa I Rrf? OH Ls really remarkable. Writs for booklet. I I " 'I! 91 I LOVEKIN WATER HEATER COMPANY I l I 30 Laurel Street Philadelphia, Pa. i l'!C I 1 "P"OJ-" ASCO. ASCO. A Si A S C o A 4 ! o A S' c o. a s c tO f i A s c- o. - A S. c o 1 A. a, c 6" i. A' S' c Oi W T 1 '' " rM!Bf'iQSmm,Tl y T T T asco. x !rffEFVf "4 1 1j asco. asco. asco. m stores co. m m m -v if M ?- .. .,-. " - Thanksgiving Poultry We regret that owing- to the extreme shortage of Turkeys, Ducks and Geese (not being able to get nearly enough) only a limited number of our meat markets will have a supply. All of our meat departments will, however, have abundant stocks of Large Roasting Chickens Fresh Killed Roasting, Frying and Stewing Chicken lb SLii wm We can give you splendid satisfaction in a roast of Beef Lamb Mutton or Pork Rump and Round Steak 30c S Roast 30" Thick End lb Rib Roast 22' Lean 4 pi Souplbljr Beef "" Delicious Country Scrapple lb 15" Fresh Liver , Pudding lb 22' Genuine Spring Lamb Loin Chops, lb. 45c Rib Chops, lb. 35c Rack Chops, lb. 28c Shoulders . .lb. 25c Neck lb. 18c Breast lb. 10c Genuine Wether Mutton Loin Chops, lb. 33c Rib Chops, lb. 28c Rack Chops, lb. 22c Shoulders ..lb. 18c Neck lb. 12c Breast lb. 8c City-Dressed Pork products ai Eg Shoulders 30c Chops & Roasts 33' Best Cuts 38c lb Sugar Cured Boneless Butts ffi-JELHwtf Pure Pork lb Sausage 40' Fresh Sift Country IbJV Sausage wv like thisf you find after while that tho bluff has become a habit, has crown la with tho substance of that unsteady place, and made it strong enough to so on alone. You need soma kind of n rock, of course, to brace the prop and keep It where you want It. lint Jf you just pilo up enough will-power, you can keep any kind of o prop steady any where. And I nm suro that unhappy little girl with tho weakness that needs so much bolfltcring will win out in spito of her blushes, for she finishes her letter biavcly: "However, I won't glvo up, and perhaps some time I will be able to recite my lessons calmly." Kfcp up that resolve, little schoolgirl, and bluff that bashfulncss into thinking that It's self-confidence I 'I Fish direct from ocean to you I 931 CHESTNUT STREET J We- Have Just Received a Carload of Extra-Good Eats for Your Thanksgiving Dinner A special sale Wednesday of the very best sprjng lamb, fresh hams, little pig shoulders, choice beef and milk-fed veal. 2000 EXTRA-FANCY FRESH-KILLED MILK-FED ROASTING CiO CHICKENS 4oc LB- None better nt any price. Specially priced for Thanksgiving. Fresh Picnic Hams ....... .i.r...t. .v .1 24c lb. Fresh Hams -... . . .. ..-..-. . 30c lb. Pork Loin Roast ....... .T 32c lb. Choice Rib Roast . . . .-.-.- 33c lb. Legs of Spring Lamb 38c lb. Store Open Until 9 P. M. Wednesday Closed Thanksgiving Day! i I s MAIN OFFICE Chicago, 111. PACKING PLANTS Peoria, 111. 65 Meat Markets in the Principal Cities of 14 States 1 i &Hasa$ Make Up Your Mind To Stop Doing The Washing At Home Stop for a minute and compare these two meth ods of doing your washing. With homo washing you have hard, tiring toil. You never can rely on the weather. Your home is all mussed up. And what do you get for all your j labor? With Family Laundry Service there is no work. Your entire family's washing is bundled together and handed to your present laundryman. Jn a few days your clothes come back charmingly clean, as follows : All flat pieces, including bed linen, table linen and towels, washed, smoothly ironed, evenly folded and ready for use. Wearing apparel, all underclothing, dresses, chil dren's garments, crtc carefully washed and dried (and starched where necessary) ready to be damp ened and ironed. Many undergarments may be worn without ironing, due to the method of drying. This will save a great deal of your work in finishing that portion of your wath. The hardships of home laundering is done away with in modern laundries by systematic methods, correct organization, proper apportioning of la bor, and the aid of appliances that do better work than hands, and with Jess effort. TItt nnditiotn which make lamdriu good plan t vori, make (Ann all the place to host year laamttring done. Ask Your Present Laundryman About Family Laundry Ser vice For the Whole Family Laundry ! l lp ll l T T T ' '' HP 'M' f ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. t m tMn ---- -- - - -- - -it! !fii ifh tAsWrisWa.saJhk.attMflftsWstfkfe H rf ..w- marmmsammmm j it m a r ' ,ii SK
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