Cook book (Methodist church, Garland NC, 1950)

Make Sonny Some Mittens out of that little, worn-out sweater. Put his hand into the wrist-end of the sleeve, with the little finger along the seam (so sweater cuff becomes mitten cuff). Mark shape of hand, generously, with chalk. Baste around chalk line. Machine-stitch 1/4 inch outside basting using small stitch. Machine-stitch again, just inside first stitching. Cut out mitten close to outside stitching. Turn and stitch to a 1/8 inch French seam. If sweater is lightweight, make outing flannel lining. Make A Tiny Embroidery Hoop for your dainty work, with a metal fruit-jar ring. A rubber band will hold cloth over the ring. Initial Your Child's Rubbers on the toes with oil paint, will avoid much searching, and may prevent loss in that afterschool shuffle. Garnish Lettuce Leaves by twirling their edges in paprika which you've sifted on a waxed paper. Or float a sprinkling of paprika on water, and twirl the leaf-edges in that. Make Cookie Place Cards for your child's party. Cut cookie dough in rectangles, bake. Write guests' first names on cookies with icing (use a pastry tube). A dab of icing on a small lace-paper doily will hold the cookie upright. Children love to eat their names. Make A Barber-Pole Container for used razor blades. Paint a condensed milk can in red and white stripes. Cut a slot in the end, large enough for blades to slip through. Keep in bathroom with the shaving materials. Make Slip-Over Boots for the children's sleepers, out of Daddy's cast-off socks. Children can enjoy a bedtime romp without soiling their pajama feet. If the feet swell readily, always buy shoes in the afternoon. By this time the feet have spread to their greatest extent, and the new shoes will be comfortable at all times. The bathtub and other porcelain articles can be quickly cleaned by using half of a lemon rind. To have a better gas flame on kitchen range use an ordinary pipe cleaner to run through each little valve. This will clean the openings of all grease and dirt and make a brighter flame. Mrs. P. B. Heaton. FRUIT PUNCH (Serves 75) 2 dozen lemons 1-1/2 pounds sugar 2 large cans pineapple juice 1 bottle crushed cherries 2 large cans orange juice and juice 1 small can grapefruit juice 2 large bottles Canada Dry 1 gallon of water Ginger Ale Additional sugar and water may be used if desired. Mrs. Milton Carter. SPICED TEA PUNCH 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons tea leaves l/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 cup orange juice 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 cups hot water 2 cups cold water Mix sugar, spices (tied in cheese cloth bag) and hot water and boil 1 minute. Pour over tea leaves and steep 3 minutes. Strain. Add fruit juice and cold water. Serve hot or cold. Mrs. W. B. Lamb. HOT SPICED TEA 1 teaspoon whole cloves Juice of 3 oranges 1 inch stick cinnamon Juice of 1-1/2 lemons 3 quarts water 1 cup sugar 2- 1/2 tablespoons black tea Tie spices in bag and bring to a boil in water. Add tea tied in bag loosely. Steep 5 minutes and remove bags. Heat fruit juices and sugar, add to tea. This will serve 25 people. Mrs. L. A. Warren, Sr.