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10. Rag Carpet. Cut, select, sew, ball, and arrange for the making of, a good rag carpet.
11. Rug. Make single-handed a rag rug – braíded or hooked.
12. Quilt. Make appliqué quilt or patchwork quilt.
13. Sampler. Make a grandmother’s sampler.
14. Cushion. Make, decorate and stuff a pine cushion.
I4a. Ditto, hop pillow.
15. Spinning. Spin enough cotton, flax, wool or hemp to make ten yards of stuff or a dozen pairs of socks.
16. Weave. Ten yards of cloth or rag carpet, or rug or bedspread.
17. Make two pounds of lemon or orange sugar.
18. Candied Fruit. Make two quarts of lemon, citron, or orange-peel or glacé fruit.
19. Rose Jar. Pot-pourri – make two quarts when dried and spiced.
20. Make four quarts of mince meat.
21. Ditto four quarts preserves, pickles, and jellies.
22. Dry, com, spice, salt, or otherwise preserve three kinds of meat for household larder.
23. Dry ten quarts of fruit, or vegetables, for winter use.
24. Make one pint of elder-flower water or one pint cucumber juice toilet wash, or one pint of hazel extract.
25. Brew sage-tea, mullein-tea, boneset-tea, camomile-tea, ginger-tea.
26. Make marigold salve (calendula) and prunella salve (self-heal) and witchhazel salve.
27. Make candied sweet flag (calamus), mint leaves, rose leaves, violets.
28. Tutti frutti. Make one gallon of tutti frutti (N. B. Use no bananas or pineapples).
29. State what fruits can be preserved in clear cold water alone uncooked – and why.
Home Cook
May be conferred on any who take 14 (L. L. 10) of these tests.
1. Make 3 batches of good light bread (yeast raised) and state the importance of thorough baking. Hot breads not unhealthful but underdone starchy foods are bad.
2. Ditto soda-raised, snow raised or other than yeast raised.
3. Make four kinds of wholesome sweet cakes (one cookie, one gingerbread).
