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a century of pansies picnics without coid liandouts by florence taft eaton i dont like cold handouts an- eoup add necessary reasonings a nounced a masculine cuest emphatic- good lump of butter and heat serve ally when a hoiuay luncheon in the piping hot with stuffed eggs cold by david churchill i turned the corner of the houseothers growing flower plants under about four this june porning and glass here now rnm on marvs cansv bed all jeweled i he turned but i wouldnt be seen dew ijke thl bloom on grapes trying to sell those they keep down kfove was suggestea instead of on the nieat or bacon yefso7tr and brighte the crystals at fames one bloom dead flowers d table chops and steaks are both delicious yet bouer anu bribuuu i little nnii whnt nilj tmnk that m as a rule do not at pcmvs but they are expensive and blended the purpes and he oranges pmta little jan s whet ails hand aud as menand i hesitate to advocate them for ordi- and red the orchid shades and the themanjtow qf wonmn too nvore altd raore comjnary are ham has an especial lure the too much nitrate of soda when y s to avail themselves- of the chance at outdoor meals buy it shaved in- r st rue- it i starred to call her see ft mary said mean little plants to and th i of s br and there she was an dtessed coming out of two and a half inch pots forced p becwning more and stir some stewed tomato into the pan out through the hadovy porch j in a cold frame and with nitrate seo popular it behooves us menu hvi h a little of the ham fat and when mary and i hung over that bed of this panners to see that our men have the boiling scramble eggs m it pansies tach pointing out some new she scooped out a plant wthlmitss beauty till the eun climbed over the twentytwo iyorywhito deep wines i wanted her to see it before sumac hedge and lighted the wet root was as big as my head petals to a depth and brilliance that j rootlets that hung onto foi made her cry out with pleasure for pounds of my good earth their velvet was not really wet at all shake it off cried neighbor think of all the years we might dont sell them all that good loam have had them before we tried she and manure you bought baid i and lose our reputation for thrifty think of all the people around pansie3 that bloom through the heat hero that are having them this year and up to christmas not much or a n because wo finally did try because that dirt goes with this baby said modern picnic bnskc- we started them last august j mary they might have had the fun of i no wonder they tell me your pan- starting them themselves she said sies stand up half a week in the bas- but they didnt and we did and j kets and go on blooming when they because we have neighbor with hisjare set out neighbor said truck and his business sense about how many pansias can you raise trimming his vegetables with baskets on the 100 by 100 ho asked of pansies lots of folks are going to jwell to make a conservative esti mate somewhere near 5000 wo can really count on more than that with one or two hot dishes an ice- and ash pep- ful hampers dedicated to picnic pex3j rc all in cheesecloth and lay in lunches containing a convenient asj the ice pail with a jar of mayonnaise sortment of near silver and enamel- or we mix a delicate vegetable salad ware salt pepper and sugar shakers an pack icecold in a jar or wide- our hamper holds four sets of table- mou vacuum coffee is carried ware larger families need more this i g mixed with a raw egg and sort of a hamper divides honors with water in the big tin picnic coffee- deep stiff pot at the picnic ground water is and 6trong the shape of a suit case added brought to a boil cooked five this is i admit lighter but it must j minutes settled and served bo stocked with the aforementioned heres a menu for a recent fireless utensils and therefore cannot bo quite picnic as convenient a big dish of spaghetti tomato one energetically picnicking branch sauce and cheese taken directly from of our family purchased a basket of tho oven wrapped in a towel and the same genera shape but much then in thick newspaper and set in a larger to be attached to the running deep basket boiling hot coffee in a board of the automobile this is big vacuum bottle stuffed eggs beef i just want to ask you why you enough to include a frying pan chow- tender long homemade rolls filled have pansy beds as fine as ours doubling last yeatts bed 1 th plant them so close together asked der requisites dishes vacuum bottle liberally with creamed chicken tomato though it is p neighbor those in your own bed and all of the food sandwiches and a hot mince mirv who first i nere j adollt meet not room for mo making the picnic chowdeb pie wrapped as was the spaghetti some to se to set my foot between i always sup- as picnie j must how- a picnic on the slopes of beautiful for a couple of weeks before the seed is planted it was thought of growing getting neighbor to trv them out on p kw th f h ever be reduced to a minimum only monadnock preceded by a long mto- t ii to absolutely necessary utensils must be offered the folowmg his truck of vegetables it was she who saved up her four- pound baskets and lined them with paper and the arrangement of col ors the nurnrper of plants and all that makes those baskets the prettiest that come into the market of our burg is marys i dont take a bit of credit for it because of the demand that two years of thrifty pansies have made i am making the bed where we grow them for sale just double what it was last year it now measures 100 feet square a century of pansies i be gan yesterday to work in a couple of loads of old cow manure on the top i shall broadcast a hundred pounds of fine bonemeal then let it stand for two weeks at breakfast there beside the coffee lay the packets of pansy seed just wanted them ing to seed if you keep on blooming i can set my foot between mary but really i dont vory often they are mulched when they are small with half rotted leaves and can stand the occasional cleaning up i give them the reason i plant them so close is to keep the ground cool the same rea- ecessary included these besides dishes are a said i couple of long toasting forks a long- handled frying pan a big tin coffee pot and a folding stiffwire rack of good size with top and two sides to be set up over the fire on this the coffee pot and frying pan may be set and on it chops or steak may be broil come from the seed houses one and of housecleaning in all my flower beds a half ounces all told carry along a pail full of mulch and you are forehanded mary this is sort of pet up those that need it only june and you said it would be that is my only secret formula for soon enough to get the seed in the flowers and especially for cool- ground by july fifteenth weather flowers during the heat and david she said it will be less pansies are especially grateful for it than a month before we begin putting ihave had them last two and three in this seed if wo are to have it all years because of it in by the fifteenth of july late that evening neighbors truck of vegetables stood ouiside can i r have another dozen baskets he de- names or cheese invited manded some summer folks just tno dominion dairy and cold stor- gettin up here must have blooms a branch ottawa invites sugges- cant live without em they pester j tions of names for the following types me to death if i dont carry pansies j cheese i try to put them off with my mari- 1- smallsized canadian cheddar gold plants or my asters or snaps 2 processed pasteurized cheese but they dont put off worth a cent- commonly known as kraft from tho neighbors gooonat ured complaint name of a mak put up in 6pound i declare i started out to be a j and l trucker- a vegetable trucker but 3 cheese whlch is nade from ordl what with flower plants and pansies j and bunches of sweet peas and what not i look about as much like a truck er as one of these stores that is all soda fountain and magazines looks son i mulch with leaves in the first ed a narrow strip of hen wire long place they are really coolweather j enough to be held over the coals also plants though with lots of water every j makes a splendid broiler evening during the hot spells of july so much for equipment and august they get through and are our very favorite main dish for a as gorgeous again from september picnic is a chowder made in a largo till snow as in the sprins kettle swung gypsy fashion between i used to keep the old flowers pick- two poles over a fire i must hasten ed but once i got so busy i could not to say however before proceeding do it and they kept right on bloomingj with my chowder that the style of the old flowers falling under the picnic meai served depends entirely leaves on whether a fire is possible some once a week or so i do have a sort property owners refuse to allow fires nary cheese passed through a grinder i and packed in jars or cartons j 4 any other typo of cheese that is not properly named like a drug store in other words you look right up- todate i encouraged him which means that you find out what the public wants before they really know it themselves and give it to them there are no pansy plants sold in this neighborhood before you began carry ing them no nor any other flower plants he rumbled i didnt know what i j and laid aside but not forgotten was letting myself in for plenty of langford a wise man will select his books for he would not wish to class them all under the sacred name of friends j some can be accepted only as acquain tances the best books of all kinds are taken to the heart end cherished as his most precious possessions others to bo chatted with for a time to spend a few pleasant hours with to be built in their woods a fire should always be carefully and surely put out b2fore one leaves it and a bare space scraped around it not even the tiniest ember should be allowed to escape to make a picnic chowder the fish should bo cooked boned and flaked be forehand chilled end carried menu cold roast chicken accompan ied with currant jelly sandwiches ice- cold vegetable salad in n vacuum brown bread sandwiches with cheese a really good apple pie with cheese can hardly bo improved or fresh doughnuts and cheese fruit and cof fee of course dont make too dainty sandwiches for picnics dont trim off the crusts and cut them a bit thicker than for a tea or reception for at a picnic they constitute real food egg sandwiches chopped hardboiled eggs flavored with minced parsley sweet pepper or stuffed oiives and very liberally mois tened with mayonnaise are great favorites with us also those spread with broiled hamburg steak put through the meat chopper and mois tened with highly eeasoned tomato sauce cold roast or corned beef or any leftover meat may be used instead of the hamburg icecold tomato sandwches are hard to beat any sort of club sandwich is delectable gyproc advantages fire rrotcctioa low cost caojiot burn saws like lumber nonwarping can be painted or panelled can be alabastined caa be papered vermin proof resists beat and cold easily handled eliminates repairs sanitary will not crack keeps out moisture keeps out dust and dirt easily quickly applied protects your stock ryproc the fireproof wallboard durable as rock and workable as lumber adds inestimably to the value comfort utility and economy of your house and garage gyproc your house and garage this year gyproc does away with the fire hazard it pays for itself by the fuel it saves it keeps out dust and dirt festers health and comfort and increases ths liveability of your house a hundredfold for additional gyproc facts see stouffville planing mill schell stouffcr the ontario gypsdm co limited pvxjs ontario fireproof wilboard why build to burn gyproc docs away with inflammable tooodiincd walls roofs ceilings and partitions clean eggs clean yards clean litter and clean nests nro the greatest ids in produc ing clean eggs if one keeps the yards free from material that will soil the hens feet the hen will enter the henhouse with out carrying a lot of extess filth by keeping tho birds penned up during wet weather this cleanliness may be controlled to a great extent if- a green crop can be maintained in the vicinity of the henhouse the problem is greatly simplified widemouthed vacuum bottle or in a i make it especially for this purpose jar in tho ice pall a basket of po- j potato chips vegetable salad stuffed tatoes onions and a cub of pork with eggs and if possible a transported seasoning and iced milk containing a jar of tho hot corn and tomato or a the litter within tho house should and makes a substantial main course j t replaced as rapidly as it becomes cold welsh rabbit makes an unsur- filthladen or damp dry clean litter passed sandwich filling and i often ac as a doormat for the hen before entering the nests if wire is fastened on the lower side of tho roosts the the english drama the mollusc a chautauqua feature the mollusc is the story or an irresponsible wife who is called a mollusc by her brother because she is laiv no adept at making everyone da the things she wants and should do herself the play is filled with humor- 9j situations mirth and many clever lines it will be prejonted by a professional cast of chicago players stouffville chautauqua july 16th to 20th liberal cube of butter complete tho chowder equipment i pare and slice my potatoes into a pail of water the fire is made and kettle heated then we try out two or three slices of finely diced fat salt pork until reduced to bits stirring then we add about a quart or more of sliced potatoes a cupful of diced onions a liberal dash of pepper and salt and just cover with water sim mer covered until all is tender add the flaked fish a threepound had dock and a good quart or more of whole milk let it just come to a boll add more seasoning if needed and if you can thicken it a bit it is better serve with it an abundance of crack ers clams cooked chilled and brought to the picnic on ice may be substi tuted for the fish ora pint of cut off corn or the same quantity of diced tomato or both makes a delicious chowder we greatly enjoy fresh sweet corn as picnic food and try to always in elude it in season is useful but not essential for last summer when picnicking in a lovely spot where tho owner was obdurate we prepared at home a quart can of cutoff corn cooked it six minutes in boiling highly seasoned tomato added a lot of butter and carried it in a nowspaperwrapped jar i assure you that it didnt go begging to prepare the corn score down the middle of the rows slice off tips of kernels scrape out the pulp and cook in highly seasoned stewed tomato which has been sweecencd dont economlzo with the butter potatoes plus is another excellent hot dish for a picnic this consists of diced cold boiled potatoes browned bacon fat seasoned highly with dish of hot escalloped fish and potato with cheese sauce are fine accompani ments for these hearty saridwiches work of the illustration stations john fixters report for 1924 of the operation of that invaluable aux iliary to the dominion experimental farms the illustration stations in the three prairie provinces and brit- hens will be prevented from walking on the droppings boards five birds this will prevent crowd ing with the consequent soiling and breaking that usually occurs gather the eggs often to insure the highest class product the eggs should remain in tho nests no longer than is necessary the eggs should be gathered at least twice daily dur ing warm weather and once a d during cold weather do not allow the eggs to become overheated or frozen it wouldnt wash out an amusing story is told by mr a j munnings aua whoso picture the coming storm has attracted so much attention at the royal academy con cerning an artist friend of his while on a walking tour in a rural part of sussex tho friend came upon a piece of scenery which so enchanted the nests should be cleaned often him that he felt he must record it there and filled with fresh clean nesting ma- 1 and then teiial wood wool or clean excelsior j ho had all his materials with him ex- is excellent for this purpose the cept an empty canvas so determined nests should bo of sufficient size to not to be baffled he took from his pack enable a hen to be comfortable a a new huen handkerchief stretched it nest about twelve inch- idv by four- across his case and painted on that teen inches deep is ihy large i some weeks later he was showing a enough except for exceptionally largo lady visitor over his studio and pro- duced for her inspection the charming little landscape at the same tlmp tell ing her the story of its origin birds the nets should be placed so that they arc darkened this discourages ish columbia might profitably be in the hen remaining on the nest longer the hands of every farmer in the western half of the country mr fixter is the chief supervisor of the system and he not oniy tells through the different district supervisors of the work that is being done but of how it is being performed these stations which three years ago num- bered 89 last year totalled 145 they by actual demonstration on the spot carry tho work of the experimental system immediately and directly to farmers both individually and collccj here also a fire tively the location of the stations be- ing chosen with a view to attract the greatest attention as nearly as pos sible the whole country is being grad- ually covered there being at present eight of these stations in prince ed ward island thirteen in novn scotia seventeen in new brunswick thirty- eight in quebec eight in ontario eight in manitoba twentythree in saskatchewan sixteen in alberta and fourteen in british columbia one of tho principal functions be ing carried on is encouragement of tho use of good seed in pursuit of this class of work last year there wero sold 20943 bushels of seed grain 3630 bushels of seed potatoes and 9899 j bushels of grass and clover seed i another branch of the work to than necessary which often results in soiling the eggs provide one nest for each four or the lady looked at the handkerchief and then turned a shocked face to the artist youll never be able to wash that paint out she said salt pepper minced parsley and a bit which ospeciul attention is being paid cream it has been proved by every test that it pays you best to ship your cream to us by studying the market prices you will find- that our prices are the highest and our service the best we supply cans we give you correct weight correct test and highest market price we call for your cream or you can bring it yourself in any quantity steady or part of the time if you are not yet a shipper we would be pleased to have you among our many hundreds of shippers open tuesday thursday and saturdayjevcnings stouffville creamery co agents for thebelaval separators phone 18g02 of onion with which two cr three eggs is the improvement of stock by weed- are scrambled and mixed this also ing out the poorest and tho use of the makes a nice homo dish one egg will best types j do for the quantity needed at break- j an illustration in the report show- fast an exceptionally convenient rac- cheese dreams make n tempting stand loader and unloder instruc- food for picnics prepare at home 1 tions for tho making if which are making the sandwiches of buttered supplied tj xr oi airfoi on1 q nmv mrv 5a bread and sliced cheese sprinkled one other among the many useful buy a new masseyhams no 21 mowei and a new no a with a bit of mustard brown over lines of work followed is improvement binder for this years haying and harvest also the famous the picnic fire in some of the bacon in tho housing foedin- and breeding quebec sulky plow that every body is buying don t fail to see masseyharris farm implements repairs fat naturally onomusnt plan too many fried things for the same picnic but it is well to have a variety in mind pbepanino the salad at home slumgullion is a splendid picnic food to make this delicious dish mix a can of peas with a big bowl of cooked rice and add any congenial left overs such as hardboiled eggs cook ed vegetables and so orth moisten all liberally with a can of vegetable of poultry for this purpose in 1924 it before buying we have a full line of repairs on hand with 256 cockerels 198 pullets and 099 set- p shares for every make of plow repairs strictly cash by tinga of hatching eggs from good lay- or 0 the masseyharris co we also have a number of ing strains of barred kecks were sold 6ec01d j machines for sale 2 single furrowed riding plows by the stations g walklno p 1 m 12 hoe drill 1 combination cultivator 1 and drill 1 light spring wagon 2 gang plows a number of found on almost every farm comes in cream separators engines and mowers we are also agents an ordinary cutter such as wil useful to cut long grass vegetabio for john deere mfg co ont wind engine and pump co and tops or bthcr green food in suitable ok potato machinery co lengths for fowls the od ccrn stal3 uisiings 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