Hand Work: Make frame for com seed testing, make corn-shuck mats. EngUsh : Have pupils keep a notel)Ook in which all the subject matter is recorded and corrected. Include in this stories and poems connected with the discovery of the corn ; its early history, use, etc. Read stories and poems about the corn. "Blessing the Corn Fields," from "Tlie Song of Hiawatha/' by Longfellow "And the maize-field grew and ripened, Till it stood in all the splendor Of its garments green and yellow, Of its tassels and its plumage, And the maize-ears full and .shining Gleamed from bur.sting sheaths of verdure." Whittier's ''Corn Song" Heap hich the farmers' wintry hoard! Heap high the golden corn ! No richer gift has Autumn poured From out her lavish horn ! Simple Courses in Home Economics Let other lands, exulting, glean The apple from the pine, The orange from its glossy green, The cluster from the vine. We hetter love the hearty gift Our rugged vales bestow, To cheer us when the storm shall drift Our harvest fields with snow. Throuiih vales of grass and meads of flowers Our ploughs their furrows made, While on the hills the sun and showers Of changeful April played. AVe dropped the seed o'er hill and plain Beneath the sun of Alay, And frightened from our sprouting grain Tlie robber ci'ows away. All through the long bright days of June Its leaves grew green and fair, And waved in hot midsunnner's noon Its soft and yellow hair. And now, with Autumn's moonlit eves, Its harvest-time has come, We pluck away the frosted leaves. And bear the treasures home. There, when the snows about us drift, And winter winds are cold. Fair hands the broken grain shall sift. And knead its meal of gold. Let vapid idlers loll in silk Around their costly board ; Give us the bowl of samp and milk, By homespun beauty poured ! 55 56 Bulletin of the University of Texas Where'er the wide old kitchen hearth Sends up its smoky curls, Who ■\^'ill not thank the kindly earth, A^d bless our farmer girls? Then shame on all the proud and vain, Whose folly laughs to scorn The blessing of our hardy grain, Our wealth of golden corn ! Let earth withhold her goodly root, Let mildew blight the rye. Give to the worm the orchard's fruit, The wheat field to the fly: But let the good old crop adorn The hills our fathers trod; Still let us for his golden corn, Send up our thanks to God I Recipes Corn Meal Bread Dry Ingredients: % C. white flour 3 t. baking powder 1% C. com meal 1/2 t. salt Mix and sift. Jjiquid Mixture : 1 egg — well beaten 1 C. milk Combine the above mixtures, add 2 T. fat✪ Corn Meal Bread Beat well Bake in moderate oven 1 hour Simple Courses in Home Economics 57 Corn Meal 3Ius]i Sprinkle — 1 C. corn meal into 4 G. boiling: water, to which has been added 1 t. salt. Stir constantly and continue boiling for 10 m. Place in steamer or double boiler. Cook for 3 hours. Note: The mush may be cooked in the fireless cooker. See University Bulletin No. 347. Hominy Grits 1 C. grits 4 C. boiling water 1 t. salt FolloAV directions for corn meal mush✪ Corn Meal Mush. Popcorn Balls % C. sugar 1/2 t. salt ^lelt until amber colored. Pour over 2 qts. buttered popcorn✪ Popcorn Balls Shape into balls. Note: Dip hands into cold water before handling the corn to pre- vent getting burned. Syrup holds the heat for a long period of time. EGGS St'bjfct Matter

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Hand Work: Make frame for com seed testing, make corn-shuck mats. EngUsh : Have pupils keep a notel)Ook in which all the subject matter is recorded and corrected. Include in this stories and poems connected with the discovery of the corn ; its early history, use, etc. Read stories and poems about the corn. "Blessing the Corn Fields," from "Tlie Song of Hiawatha/' by Longfellow "And the maize-field grew and ripened, Till it stood in all the splendor Of its garments green and yellow, Of its tassels and its plumage, And the maize-ears full and .shining Gleamed from bur.sting sheaths of verdure." Whittier's ''Corn Song" Heap hich the farmers' wintry hoard! Heap high the golden corn ! No richer gift has Autumn poured From out her lavish horn ! Simple Courses in Home Economics Let other lands, exulting, glean The apple from the pine, The orange from its glossy green, The cluster from the vine. We hetter love the hearty gift Our rugged vales bestow, To cheer us when the storm shall drift Our harvest fields with snow. Throuiih vales of grass and meads of flowers Our ploughs their furrows made, While on the hills the sun and showers Of changeful April played. AVe dropped the seed o'er hill and plain Beneath the sun of Alay, And frightened from our sprouting grain Tlie robber ci'ows away. All through the long bright days of June Its leaves grew green and fair, And waved in hot midsunnner's noon Its soft and yellow hair. And now, with Autumn's moonlit eves, Its harvest-time has come, We pluck away the frosted leaves. And bear the treasures home. There, when the snows about us drift, And winter winds are cold. Fair hands the broken grain shall sift. And knead its meal of gold. Let vapid idlers loll in silk Around their costly board ; Give us the bowl of samp and milk, By homespun beauty poured ! 55 56 Bulletin of the University of Texas Where'er the wide old kitchen hearth Sends up its smoky curls, Who ■\^'ill not thank the kindly earth, A^d bless our farmer girls? Then shame on all the proud and vain, Whose folly laughs to scorn The blessing of our hardy grain, Our wealth of golden corn ! Let earth withhold her goodly root, Let mildew blight the rye. Give to the worm the orchard's fruit, The wheat field to the fly: But let the good old crop adorn The hills our fathers trod; Still let us for his golden corn, Send up our thanks to God I Recipes Corn Meal Bread Dry Ingredients: % C. white flour 3 t. baking powder 1% C. com meal 1/2 t. salt Mix and sift. Jjiquid Mixture : 1 egg — well beaten 1 C. milk Combine the above mixtures, add 2 T. fat Beat well Bake in moderate oven 1 hour Simple Courses in Home Economics 57 Corn Meal 3Ius]i Sprinkle — 1 C. corn meal into 4 G. boiling: water, to which has been added 1 t. salt. Stir constantly and continue boiling for 10 m. Place in steamer or double boiler. Cook for 3 hours. Note: The mush may be cooked in the fireless cooker. See University Bulletin No. 347. Hominy Grits 1 C. grits 4 C. boiling water 1 t. salt FolloAV directions for corn meal mush. Popcorn Balls % C. sugar 1/2 t. salt ^lelt until amber colored. Pour over 2 qts. buttered popcorn Shape into balls. Note: Dip hands into cold water before handling the corn to pre- vent getting burned. Syrup holds the heat for a long period of time. EGGS St'bjfct Matter

A simple course in home economics for rural schools