1930 The Saloon in the Home

There's a great tree growing o'er us,

It is standing right before us,

Chop it down ! Chop it down!

Chop it down, down, down!

Take a hatchet, hatchet,

Take a hatchet,

And help us chop it down.

(During these last three lines the hatchets are extended handle–

wise to the audience, and then turned to point to the

letters~

Y.W.C.T.U., whz"ch should occupy a prominent place in

the decorations. The follow'ing lines are then sung, complet–

ing the song.)

YWCTU

YWCTU

We'll chop the great tree down!

(Chopping gestures durz"ng the last lz'ne )

Y e H atchet Partie, and Other E nt ertainments.

M ary H. iVlather,

1889.

Washington's Recipe _ for Making Beer

To .make Small Beer:

TakG a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these

3 hours then strain out 30 Gall into a Cooler put in 3 Gall

Molasses while the Beer is Scalding hot or rather draw the

Melasses into the Cooler

Strain the Beer on it while boiling

Hot.let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm then

put in a quart of Yeast if the Weather is very Cold cover it over

with a Blanket

let it Work in the Cooler

hours then put it

into the Cask-leave the Bung open till it is almost done Work–

ing-Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed.

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