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, 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 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 24 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. [ 59]