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Rhubarb In New and Old Ways.
'Rhubarb is one of the few materials
, for which the
canning is usually
course rhubarb may
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successful,
be canned
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the usual “open pan" or “cooked in
the jar" methods. but tlte simplicity
,’ of the cold' water or boiling water can-
ning is attractive and with ordinary
care the results'are generally good,
says the Portland Oregonian.
First wipe tlte rhubarb if very ten-
der. or string" it a little if necessary,
and cut it into lengths to fit your
Jars. Next rinse the rhubarb under
.I the faucet, or in boiled and
a fwater. if necessary.
It) the jars, fill to overflowing with
boiled water. being sure there are no
. air bubbles, and seal the jars at once.
That is 'all.
leaks. and inspect the rhubarb from
i time to time. Usually “cold water
rhubarb" or ”boiling water rhubarb"
put up as above will keep well into
January or February. when one is glad
of an early rhubarb pie.
As it is neither cooked nor sweet-
ened for canning. it should be used.
' when open. as if it were fresh. and
wili~need cooking and sugar to taste.
Canned rhubarb done by the “open
pan" method is prepared and cut in
f inch lengths and quickly cooked un-
, til tender. with or without sugar, in
~ an ordinary preserving kettle or “bak-
ed" in a casserole. The hot sterilized
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t.,.da.r-s are then filled to overflowing with ,
--the hot_ stewed rhubarb and sealed
at once. with the usual precautions.
Rhubarb “canned in the jar" is
pretty and keeps its shape and color.
_ but is rather more troublesome. Park
' ~prepared. cut up rhubarb into scalded
jars. Fill to overflowing with water
‘ or thin syrup and cover loosely. Place
, on a rack in a wash. boiler and boil 20
I minutes; then open one or more cans
cooled
Pack closely in- 2
Be sure there are no.
and use them to fill up any
Space caused by shrinkage in the
other cans; put on the lids again and
boil about 20 minutes longer, Then
seal tightly. test and store when
cooled. and properly label with the
data, method and note as to whether
the rhubarb is sweetened or unsweet-
ened.
if you ltave plenty of jars and don‘t
care about appearances. you need not
fill up the empty space as shown, but
cook straight on for about 45 minutes
and then take from the boiler and seal
tightly.
Rhubarb Marmalade or Conserve—-
Two quarts cut up rhubarb, 2 pints
sugar, juice and grated yellow rind of
oranges. 1 cup seeded raisins {chopr
ped or whole as preferred) and 1 cup
of broken walnut tneats or lightly
cut blanched almonds.
Either nuts and raisins or both may
be omitted where an inexpensive pre-
serve is desired. Cover the small
pieces of rhubarb with sugar, let
stand over night. Then add the other
fruits. cook until thick and add the
nutsJO minutes before removing froltt
the fire.
Lemon anti Rhubarb Jam—Two and
one half quarts rhubarb, 1 lemon, 2
pounds sugar. Wipe and cut up the
rhubarb, squeeze the juice frotn the
lemon and chop the rind very fine ltt
tile food chopper. Cook rind and rhu-
barb together untll the fornter is ten-
der. then add the sugar and cook on
til thick.
Old-fashioned Rhubarb and (linger
Preserve-fut firttt red sticks of rhu-
barb ln 4-inch lengths. tise equal
weights sugar and rhubarb. Arrange
in layers and let stand two days, with
root or powdered ginger to taste. Bolt
up once and let stand over night. lies
peat this until the rhubarb is firm.
transparent and well flavored with
ginger and the syrup is thick. heavy
and clinging. Then put up in glasses.
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ONS iii HOME HELPS 3|“
DEPARTMENT
Choosing 3 Suit of Shantuna.
The theory that a gown bought in
the.latest style had any chance of
being worn the next season ltas been
One is for-
three
dissipated by experience.
tunate if the style lasts for
months. There is no wisdom in buy-
ing on the theory that one is imperv-
ious to quick changes.
So. when choosing a suit of linen or
shantung, come as near a short coat
and) a skirt with a long single tunic
as your figure will allow. it the three
tunlcs that drop downward in the back
which assist in making up one of the
mast popular models of the summer
are becoming to you. buy that skirt.
it is in good taste.
Tile short coat is still the fashion.
although the lengthening of the waist
is going on all around us. This kind
of jacket is entirely suitable for stint-
mer. and the fashion will last as long
as the heated season. The fronts are
crossed in some fashion. usually with
two buttons. or they go around to
the back and form a kind of girdle.
Don't touch up such a suit with col-
or. Let others btly the red and strip-
ed collars and girdles. You keep your
suit white or cream or pale tan. the
natural color of shantung. in linen.
have the bleached weave. The un-
bleached threads are unbecoming to
the majority. if you yearn for color.
put it in the shirtwalst. Fashion has
given us the gayest colors in the spec-
trum to play with in blouses.
Sealing wax red. the orange of at
Turner sunset. and lrlsh green are
scale of the unsubdued tints that
wash fabrics come in for the making
of waists to wear with colorless suits.
A watermelon pink linen makes an
attractive combination, with a coat
and skirt' of natural printed sltantuns.
The easiest and simplest word to
use for all these dull tones is “perch.
merit." it exactly describes the. tone
'of many of the new materials intend-
ed i‘or summer use. says a New York 1
Times writer.
Women have found out that cotton
crepes are not cool in service, no
matter how tlley'appear. Tile shops
are full Of them, and they serve well
for a moderate day; but when real
heat or any humidity starts in. it is
better to avoid muslin with starch, or
cotton crepe without it.
The Chinese have the art of dress-
iltg for such weather. They expect
it every year. and they cannot escape
it. so they fashion their clothes of the
materials that stand it best.
One of these is that quality of crepe
which we call crepe de chine. It is
deliciously cool to the eye. and the
touclt. and it defie('ts the rays of‘ the
hottest sun. it comes plain and with
a printed figure. and one can take
one's choice for a frock. it will serve
for a suit. but it is better to let the
other fabrics do duty there.
An everyday frock of this crepe de
chine. either in white or a dark color.
can be simply made and touched off
wlilt organdie. the fashionable fabric
of the hour. in deep blue it serves for
morning and afternoon.
One had better take advantage of
the style for loose bodices while it
lasts and use these materials which
cannot be made otherwise. Chinese
silk is good for a gown that makes no
pretensions anti takes the place of
muslin for the. morning hours. Foulard
has had no rctuln to fashion this sea-
son. although there arc- rrtarty well
dressed women who will always wear
it on ltot days.
The hot suns have brought about
the fashion for larger hills. The small
ones are still in the ascendancy. and
the bravado of them makes the flat
garden but appear mid-Victorian. But
wonten like it. and it certainly coin-
cides with the ruffled skirts and light
bodicea that we see gaining ground
every week.
i Never Rub Woolen Blankets.
Woolen blankets should never be
put away soiled. if they fll‘i not prop-
erly washed and dried. it matters not
how line they are, they will be harsh
and shrunken, and will never regain
their softness, writes Mary ll. Tal-
bot in the Country Gentleman.
Many people wash their blankets as
they do their muslins, using hot wa-
ter and rubbing on the soap. Noth-
ing but lukewarm water should be put
on them, but water being injurious to
the fibers. if any spot is partiCularly
soiled, it may he rubbed with a bruslt.
it is wise to look over blankets be-
fore wetting them, and any place
showing the need of special care may
then be surrounded with a piece of
white thread, never colored. for it
might streak the blanket. Another
preliminary is to shake the blankets
well in the open air to free them from
much dust and dirt.
Have ready two tubs of lukewarm
soapy water. rainwater if possible.
about 110 degrees Fahrenheit. allow.
ing half a pound of white soap. shav-
ed and boiled. to four gallons of wa~
fer. This is the allowance for each
blanket. if the blanket is very soiled,
ammonia in the proportion of two ta-
blespoottt‘uls to every gallon of water
may be added. Wash the blankets
one at a time. pressing and kneading
them against the bottom and sides of
the tub. Never rub them; this tends
to entangle the surfaCe fibers and is
one of the causes of harshness. Put
them through a \vrlnger very loosely
adjusted. so that It nterely presses
out the water. bllt does not “.rush the
fibel‘, then immerse in the second tub
of soapy water and repeat the process
Blankets must be rinsed, in plenty
of clean water of the same tempera-
ture as the water in which they were
washed. The fiber of the wool is a
series of entail. irregular sheaths with
serrated edges all running in the same
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REPORT OF NORWALK LIBRARY.
Directors and Librarian Tell of Work
' Done in Past Year.
The commissioners of the First dis-
trict arthoir meeting, last evening. ac-
ooptod the report of the directors of
tug/Norwalk'l’ublic Library. submitted
. lssioners of the First
_. a '_ the City of Norwalk:
than board of directors of the Nor-
‘ Library have the honor of pres-
this their eighteenth annual report.
presenting this report the directors
" pleasure in stating that during
past year, in every way. the if-
‘has fully maintained its past
both as to efficiency and suc-
' Early in the year the library
‘thoifoughly cleaned, the walls and
'3 pointed and redecorated. and
raystem of lighting installed. The
is of these improvements was
by the balance on hand from the
. ‘the Maria P. James estate.
" tiller from Buckingham Post. 0. .. , '
fan to be able to report a good year s,
6 place an historic oak upon
Jag grounds was gladly accept-
with due ceremony the tree
platted by that Post and placed
poattion desired, oil April 9th.
”moodevidence of life and as
'3 will eVer be a testimonial to
,rvic‘e.
,. ‘ practical workings of the
our attention is called to the
' the librarian. herewith sub-
om it you will see that the
' visits to the library has
116,370. and the number of
. «1531.274, an increase of
”Mil from._ that of the previous
0 appropriation for the it-
remained the some. from
L ow to meet these demands.
it should be a source of pride to the
district. By its friends, the grounds
have been made attractive. if is hop-
ed that an appreciation of the good
work done will induce a consideration
of its need.
The directors would again express
tltelr appreciation of the service of the
librarian and her assistants. Through
their Eontmued eflort and unremitting
zeal the success of the library work
has been assured.
Respectfully submitted.
H. E. BISHOP.
' WM. H. HOWARD.
F. B. SMITH.
W. A. CURTIS.
J. G. GREGORY.
J. P. TREADWELL.
T. C. BALCOM.
C. A. HIARSTROM.
J. T. HAYES.
Librarian's Report.
To the Board of Directors ofthe Nor-
walk Public Library,
’ Gentlemen:
It is a great pleasure for your librar-
work in the library and substantial
progress in several ways.
Our circulation reaches 61.274.-show-
ing in this again over last year of 4. -
100. This in spite of the fact that the
re-decoroting hampered us and that
we were obliged to close three days
for this reason. Notwithstanding this
we have kept the library open 248
days. The circulation of books other
than fiction has increased from 12,000
to 18.161. This has been due/in part
to three causes: First. the change in
educational conditions here'and the
unifyingvof our school system under
one responsible head. with the «lo-open
v
Scouts to carry books to “shut-ins."
To persuade some body of active
young people to this service has been
a hope of your librarian. and this spe-
cial organization seems admirably
adapted to it.
Third. you recall that. like the Nor-
walk Book Club, the purchase of a re
flectoscope. the machine for showing
both-slides and postal cards, was a pri-
vate venture of your librarian and her
assistant with your consent. it is won-
derful the talent tltls project brought
to light and the aid of people who
either willingly offered money or gave
their service! as speakers. «Except for
the opening course of three highly val-
uable illustrated lectures. by Miss
Mary V. Worstell. of New York. we
have had no paid tilent this winter.
yet between Dec. lot and May 16th.
the sum of $227.56 for the reflecto-
scopo and various lncldentals, was
paid by admission fees of from ten to
fifteen cents and by gifts. There were
also several free talks with no admis-
sion fee. Next year we shall start
without any debt and have regular
days for lectures, this continuing to
stimulate to solid reading and wing:
something for much needed expendi~
titres. Mr. Balcom has given his ser-
vices at awry one of the entertain-
meats.
So’far this has been a summary of
some of our successes. Now for the
reverse. Books. books and still more
books we need.
We would like to organize some
further systematined service with the
schools. but: this, it seem to your li-
brarian. should be in conjunction with
the Board of Education. as neither of
the libraries, with their present in-
will! heartily 03.01811 our aupertntend- come, can undertake such a scheme.
out by the library. This has helped
library to consult no god our stores.
his
one .0"
Speaking for myself and my helpers.
mantis upon it have' the teachers and through them the the nu." rm cheerfully undertake
y. it has been a hard children have come more often to the “a. service an we may be able to per- Rebound books _ ..
form. but none of our scanty funds can
says. there is a cry Secondnue have been happy to help bodivertod. Noporsonlreaiise better puma
and than more books." The two valuable organisations—tho Camp than your honorable board bow ill“! Presented and added to shelves.
nook Club. in a measure. a m. Girls and the Boy Scout- ‘Booh money an been spent for booing. yit Added to um from Norwnlk
. to the district. has not recommended by these organisations. we have added as tat-gear. and you
“Immunities“ which wodidnotatnady have ,nd nwmmuynunmto Bookseddodthlsyuruabon
upon the shame. but wbtobiooouidauortwoaavobonabt. My,
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the course .of your business in New
York some morning and just take a
look into the beautiful 'room for the
children ill the main public library on
42nd street. In New York. you will rea-
lize that we need comparatively little
to equip our pretty room somewhat
similarly. We might have low book
cases filled with children's books in
good order about our roont. and we
should have an attendant there dur.
ing certain hours. By transferring the
Juvenile books we should gain much
needed space in the main stack. We
can do this and i am sure we shall do
it. in some way. because we always
have done what we set out to do.
Your librarian cannot close without
a special personal word of thanks to
the young women in the library. Their
spirit of service and of pride in the "li-
brary is unfailing. To help people find
Just what they need seems to be suf-
ficient reward. But without the conil
denoe and unfailing support of your
honorable board. we could not work
as we do. and of this we often think.‘
and we do heartily thank you.
Yours respectfully.
DOTHA STONE PlNN‘EO...
Librarlap.
Then follows the full tabulated re-
port of the year‘s work. consisting of
visits to library. according to months: .
boks given out. according to months.
and according to classification.
This summarized shows:
Estimated number of visits to
library during the year. . . . . .116,370
Books given out.......;...... 61,274
Increase over last year........ 4,100
‘Book Account.
Lost and paid for by book taker.
Lost and paid for by book taker.
Worn out and discarded. . . . . . . .
Discarded because of contagious.
disease
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Rebound Wines
Book Club .................. 830
count .......................II.III
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direction. \\‘ith heat these minute
Magazines.
Monthlies for adults . ..... ........40
Monthlles for children ............ it
Weeklies for adults ...... ........16
Weeklies for children .. ...... 1
Newspapers.
Dailies ....... ......i:l
‘Wéeklles ........ ..... 3
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Miscellaneous Matters.
Notices of books waiting and over-
due ........ . ..... ””1696
Letters written ........... 303
Bulletins and newspaper notices.. 90
GIFTS.
Newspapers.
Bridgeport Standard.
Catholic Transcript. ‘
Christian Science Journal. Monitor.
Sentinel and «Weekly Moving Picture
World (from S. Kantor).
Norwalk Hour.
New Canaan‘ Advertiser.
South Norwalk Sentinel.
LECTURES AND GIFTS OF MONEY
TO REFLECTOSCOPE FUND.
I Speakers.
Clinton C. Hubbeil.
L. E. Cauwell.
Miss C. M. Hill.
E. J. Hill.
Mrs. G. Willis White.
Money.
Clinton C. Huhbell.
Miss Ida M. Crowther.
Miss ‘H. L. Curtis. ‘
Miss M. B. Ferry.
Mrs. 0. S. Ferry.
E. L. Refueling.
Miss Elite 1. Lane.
C. E. Miller.
The New Psychology ‘Clau.
Daron Camp Fire Girls.
Mrs. C. II. Raymond.
Illa ll. Taylor.
Ill-a It. a Wilson.
looks and Other Gifts to the Library
In. I. P. Andrus. 1 vol. fiction.
The Author. 1 vol. Milton.
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sheaths expand and reach out over
one another, but with sudden expos-
ure to a lower temperature they con-
tract, catching and knotting and pull-
ing on each otlter. thus producing a
rough effect. To the last water a lit-
tle bluing may be added.
A curtain stretcher is ideal for dry-
ing blankets. They should be measur.
ed before they are wet. and the cur-
tain frames adjusted to those meas—
urements. if the blankets are double.
they must be dried folded. If stretch-
ers are unavailable. be careful to
hang the blankets very straight 'on
the line. which should be very tent.
and clean. and peg them well, so there
will be no chance of their getting out
of alignment. As they are drying,
they should be brushed with a whisk.
brushing the nap lengthwise. not
across.
It is ruinous to a blanket to use lye
or washing soda in the water. They
dissolve the woolen fiber. if, how-
ever. the blankets need whitening.
peroxide of hydrogen may be diluted
to about one eighth of its strength
and the blankets soaked in this solu-
tion over night. This. of course. will
fade any color they may contain.
. The many-colored blankets now
used will come from the tub faded and
ugly unless special precaution ls tak-
en to set their colors. lf’ blue. pur~
pie. mauve or green is the predomin-
ating color. first soak the blanket for
about 10 minutes in alum water, one
ounce to each gallon of water. For'
the red—brown tones and fans, sugar
of lead in like proportion must be
used.
A bright, breezy. sunshiny day is
the best weather for washing blankets
and the forenoon is the best time for
drying. They should. however. not be
flung directly in the sun.
Shoulder of pork is delicious when
stuffed. _ Buy a nice fresh shoulder;
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TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPEC-
|AL OFFER MADE BY F. H.
BAXTER. '.
‘F. H. Baxter, the enterprising drug-
gist is advertising today for fifty men
and women to take advantage of the
special half price offer he is making
on Dr. Howard's celebrated specific:
for the cure of constipation and dys-
pepsia and get a fifty cent package at:
half price. 25 cents. I
80 positive is he of the remarkable
power of this specific to cure these
diseases as well as sick headaches and
liver troubles. that he agrees to re-
fund the money to any customen
whom the medicine does not quickly)
relieve and cure.
if you cannot call at F. H. Baxter's
lstore today, send ltint 25 cents by
mail and he will send you a package
promptly. charges paid. I
F. H. Baxter has been able to se-
,cure only a limited supply of the
lspecific. so great is the demand. and
iyou should not delay taking advan-
tage of this liberal offer he is making
.this week. I
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it. Sew it up tight. roll it in a
cloth and boil it two hours. Then 1‘84
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skirt. it is a three-piece design, slight-
ly draped at the front and having the
upper section stitched down over the
draped pleat; The buttons are of the
same material. To make the skirt re-
quires 2% yards of 54-inch or 4% yard. ~
of 36-inch mntéfial. .
Proceeding with the construction. tho
front is first plentcdz- then pleat back
some and in both instances plnce "T" on
corresponding double. "0" perforations
and tack. Turn under edges of front
gore above pleats on perforations. lap
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