The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-27
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING
 HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
By MARION KIRKLAND

Then put up hot In small jars and seal. They will be ripe and good within three months and improve with every year keeping.
 If you do not want sweet pickle" use half the quantity of sugar.
 Grape Juice
 Kindly favor me by sending recipes for sun jelly. rhubarb jelly and grape juice that will not break the bottles.
 "A. J. R." . do not know what you mean by sun jelly" Nor have I recipe for rhubarb jelly. Therefore, the queries are referred to our incomparable corps of practical housewives Here is my recipe for:
 Grape Juice.-Stem six quarts of ripe grapes and put them over the fire with pint of water; bring slowly to the boil, breaking with a spoon as they soften. When they are broken to pieces strain through double cheese cloth.
 Return to the fire; bring again to the boil, bottle and seal while boiling hot. When the bottles are cold lay them upon their sides in ground cork or in sand. If the grapes are very tart add a little sugar after strainng the juice, before the sec ond boil.
 To keep the bottles from breaking when the hot liquid goes into them, roll in hot water before filling them. Seal the corks at once.
 Spaghetti
 You often speak of liking Italian cook recipe:
 "A Favorte Dish of Spaghetti-on box of spaghetti, one can of puree of tomato, one small onion, one pound of pork saus- age, ine-quarter pound of cheese. one clove or garlice, sage, sweet maiorium, thyme, paprika and salt. Boil spaghetti until tender, fry sausage mixed with seasoning until done. Mix all together in pudding dish, cover with bread crumbs and brown.
 "A. B. Yours is more a Spanish than an Italian recipe, but the product must be savory Tr is true that no other cooks equal the Italian in preparing macaroni in all it's variations Shaghetti is one of these
 Spanish Sandwiches
 T should like to know how to make Spanish sandwiches I was visiting a sick neighbir several days ago and she said sho just longed' for some Spanish sandwiches l should like to get this recipe that contains chopped ham, onions and red and green peppers, think. NJ. E. R." l have 30 recipes for sandwiches, but alas and alack aday! I do moi find span ish" among them. It will doubtless be sent in by some accomplished contrib- utor. Watch the letter box
 Recipes for the Sick
 If you will allow me to join your circle will be more than glad to send a few suggestions occasionally. To begin, I'm inclosing some recipes for the sick:
 'Chicken Broth.-Cut up fowl and break the leg bones. Put it into a sauce- pan with a quart of cold water, tea spoonful of salt and the same quantity of white vinegar. Boil gently. simmering constantly for four hours. strain into a basin. When cold take off the fat Warm as you need before using
 Mutton th.-Put one pound of scrap of muttoncinto saucepan with two pints of cold water and little salt. Simmer gently for two hours. straing through a sieve, and when cold remove every par ticle of fat. It may be thickened with ar rowroot or ground rice. found the above both good and nourishing for the sick Milk Punch.-Into a tumblerful of milk put one or two tablespoonfuls of brandy. whisky. or Jamaica rum, sweeten and grate nutmeg on top.
 I'm the busy young mother of five chll- dren, but shall always be glad to take time to send in a few of well tried recipes if l am permitted to do so.
 ''Will you be so kind as to tell me if it will be all right for me to ask for the Shakespeare set ali or part of it? When there are so many others who would appreciate it, l can hardly express the gratitude I feel. If I am too late, can l hope for some other good books and a few fairy story books to read to my little ones? M F. G." Your recipes will be fully valued by those who are ofttimes at their wits ends to provide dainty and wholesome dishes for the sick. No other branch of cookery is SO little understood by the average housewife.
 Were the Shakespeare still in our gift it would go to you. It went to another mem- Der long ago. But we will hunt hard for another. and we must get the fairy stories for the dear babesl
 May I not rely upon our mothers and the bigger children to see that the books are found and sent to our mother in Ok lahoma? Postage upon second class mat ter is reasonably cheap.
 Caramel Cake
 q send a recipe for cake of which we are extremely fond. Can you edge it into the Corner?
 Caramel Cake.-One and one-half cups granulated sugar one tablespoonful of butter two GEES, one cup of milk two