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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
Reeipe for PLanked Fish.

Please let me have a recipe for planked
hsh-especiaIly for small hsh. Must it be
split7
Can you tell me what to do with maya
zines, all In good eondition7 Can you give
me the addresses Of persons who may want
them7 ELEANOR"
PLANKED FIsH-The rules are the
same for large and for small hsh- The hat
ter, however, are seldom cooked In this way.
Clean and wash the hsh and split down the
back as for broiling. Have at hand clean
board OF oak or hemlock Cnever Of pins)
that will at easily into your oven Set It In
the oven to heat, turning It several times
and watching to see that II does not burn.
Rub the fish on both sides with butter,
plenty Of it-snd salt and pepper to taste.
Lay the fish with the back downward and
the open side uppermost upon the beard
and put q tin tack into each Of the four
corners. Lay the plank upon the upper
grating Of the oven, shut the door. and
bake.
Rub It every ave minutes with butter until
It Is done. Test with fork, and II there Is
no sign Of rawness In the thickest part with
draw the tin tacks carefully and slip the
nsh upon q hot platter. Send around
melted butter with It; garnish with sliced
lemon and parsley sprigs.
Ns to the magazines, we could send
you addresses by the dozen II you had given
Us any name in addition to Eleanor" A
stately name, but letter could not be de-
pended upon to 80 straight that bore no
other.
Since we cannot distribute the magazines
for you, I advise you to drop post card
to the headquarters Of the Salvation army
nearest to you and ask that the store OF
magazines in good condition be sent for.
Your request will be promptly complied
with.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

A the period draws near when we must
concentrate our thoughts and labors on
spring dressmaking there Is especial need
for making our heads spare our heels and
our hands. We must get out In advance
the list OF the materials we shall require
for remodeling and making over our last
seasons frocks as well a. for lining and
trimming new garments II we delay until
the drsssmaker II in the house we lose in
her time In our own effort and patience. and
must use our heels and our hands as well as
our heads 10 fatiguing extent to gain the
same result little forethought would have
won for Us at much less cost
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What Is "Polentd" ,

please tell u what r. Spolanta'2 mn
often spoken Of a. an Important part Of the
Italians food when At home. asked an
Italian fruit seller one day what Il was and
he said. scornfuly: In sees oountrse,
none-noP
lis there any article OF human susie
nance or luxury that one may not get in
the land of the free? CuRIouG"
PoIents Is nothing more nor less thar
yellow corn zeal mush. II II left TO gs
old and firm and sold by the pound Cut
into strips or squares II Il fried In oil, and
forms. as you have heard, the principal hot
dish Of the peasants dinner. One never
sees mush for sale here This may account
for the immigrants reply. A more exc
pensiye but still cheap variety Of "polenI
Ia Is ground chestnutA This meal ID
cooked into q solid mass and nodded into
the semblance OF a great cheese. II may
be bought either cold or hot. On q winter
evening one sees It sold In steaming chunks
at the corners Of the crowded streets somsS
times the purchaser takes It home. When.
as often happens. he Is q bareheaded
gamin who win sleep tonight undsa
the arch Of bridge or In q covered alley,
It IL devoured on the spot.
Chestnut polenta IL nutritious and pail
atable. especially when allowed to get cold
and then fried to golden brown That
made Of Indian meal and served upon ouH
tables as . fried mush :" y good enough to
be In more general use among US Eaten
with meat It IL a useful vegetable It oHa<
ciates as q dessert when served piping hoe
and accompanied BY strip or lemon sAno4
Children IKE Il thus-fcr luncheon
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COOPERATION. OF HEAD, HEELS, AND HANDS.

something which you then have the chance
TO make use OF in some other way. On this
principle the values OF the two maxims J
have spoken OF are great. Your head saves
your heels and you have preserved strength
you can expend In other directions You
carry as you 90 and the next time you are
free TO carry something else that Is wanted
AL helps In that conservation OF time and
force which Is ths great object Of the study
nowadays Of wise men and women In the
nation. in Industries. in economics, and IN
the home
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CdrNy a. you -.
These two axioms were re-
Gently declared by q house
keeper to be the guiding principles Of her
domestic career.
The first has been one OF my OWN pet
proverbs for q long time, while I have
practiced the second II I have not quoted II
It Is close kin to the idea Of letting your
brain spare work to the feet and hands.
Many are the ways in which the saYing
can be put into service The EFFORT 70 CO.
ordinate your work 20 that the head viii
save the heels brings a regulation Of plans.
Let me illustrate:
When sit down TO my desk I arrange
everything in the order In which viii need
It. Pen, bIotter. pad. paper, envelopes are
within easy reach. the stamp box close at
hand, the clips holding letters 20 be an
swered, each marked in blue pencil with
the department for which It Is Intended As
I run my eyes over the array my thoughts
naturally group themselves and stand at
attention II have to stop in the midst of
the work to hunt up something needed q
decree Of mental confusion ensues, and II
I hold my thoughts steady to the subject
Il Is at a cost Of a strain which detrzcts
from the force wish TO put into the BUSH
ness in hand.
This habit Of order applies TO my work
alone? Not In the least It runs through
all the conduct OF ones daily employment
Not every woman has to spend most OF her
days at her desk. See for g, minute how the
principle works in the kitchen
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few bay leaves Cook In enough water to
cover IL until tender.
For dressing cut three or four slices
of fat bacon into small dice and fry brown
and crisp. Add tablespoonful Of Drowned
flour; keep stirring to keep from burning;
add teaspoonful each OF sugar and OF salt.
a tablespoonful Of vinegar and a few whole
cloves Next add the rabbit with the
liquor in which II was boiled. and you have
your hasenpfeIer.
IL had the recipe from German family.
"MRs. c. A"
The recipe Is so much simpler than =
majority of those offered for the prepare
ton Of the many syllabled dish that gladly
insert it. although We have printed several
for the same Wand recently.
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times It is favored with Gniseed- The
batter must have been thin. as the bread
Is In thin vaterlike sheets.
II should be grateful for this recipe.
H. W."
Unless you mean what buy as " Swedish
waters" which are round. as thin as writ
ing paper. and stamped all over. do not
know TO what you refer. 1t Is more than
likely that some Of my colleagues are wiser
and that the recipe will be contributed
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DECA USE of The enormous
ID number of LETTERS sent to the
department / must ask con-
fributors to limit their co1Ir1unica-
tions to 100 words, except IN cases
cftorHuEds or recipes which require
greater space. / want all my cor
respondents tn have showing IN
fhe Corner, and If my request in
this respect is complied with It VIII
bepossibLe to print many more Letters
Attention Is called to the fact
that Marion HarLand cannot receive
money for patterns, as she has no
connection with any department that
sells them. Marion Hdrldnd.
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cupfuI Of water Put these together IN .
porcelain lined saucepan and bring quickly
to the boil Strain the liquid and pulp
through cheese cloth and return the sirup
to the FIRE. Drop IN the orange peehng when
the boil begins again and cook steadily
watching to keep Il from burning.
When the strip has boiled down to one,
half of the original quantity take the sauce.
pan from the IRE and stir In q eupful OF
granulated sugar. Do not put It again over
the FIRE, but stir until Il Is almost cold.
The peel should be thoroughly coated By
then. Pick II out with your fingers, a piece
at time. and lay upon wAxed paper to
cool and get firm
I am gratihed that you Ike the HelpinI
Hand. Let Us have the recipes In return
for those given In response to your request
,
Recipe for Honey Cookies.
Il saw the other day q petition for
recipe for honey cookies. have one va
have used to our satisfaction Can this b
what was wanted?
HONEY COOKIES.-One cupfuI q,
strained honey, one cup each Of sugar, but
termilk. and lard; one tsaspooncul each Of
salt ground cinnamon, and lemon extractI
one heaping teaspoonful Of soda sicted four
times with two cuptuls Of -four. SIR in
enough -four TO make q dough OF the right
consistency. Begin with the two cupfuIa
and proceed cautiously. We lnIs caraway
seed rolled in at the last Somstames wa
substitute anIss SEED. n prevents the cook.
les from being dead sweet NAT"
Whether Or not the recipe be what wa
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Pineapple Pudding Good De,,.rt.

~ want to tell Mrs. J. F. Nee that IL
she win put aItablespoon, Of melted fat In
her pancakes she need not grease the
griddle. and the cakes Will be better.
Can you let me have one or two recipes
for heavenly haShf
ct inciose q recipe for q nice dessert.
PINEAPPLE PUDDING-Soak half 4
box Of gelatin in half q cup OF cold water
for half an hour. Then add to half the juice
OF can Of pineapple enough water to make
It pint. Stir into this cup Of sugar ard
boil three minutes. Pour, boiling hot. upon
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dressing for her FISH or her boiled potatoes
she has It at hand and does not have TO take
the time to prepare It. She has divers tooth
some cake illlngs which she has concocted
at leisure. and materials served to produce
variety with little cost Of effort or time
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Hon TO Clean Feb.

Here Is a wee scrap Conformation that
may save some member. or members, q
few cents:
FELT HAT cLEANER-Aftsr I had
paid so cents 20 have my daughters white
felt hat cleaned BY the profession q
miiliDerS apprentice eonnded to me that
the cleaning was done with the moderately
soft inner part Of loaf Of stale bread
twheat bread. md upon making the
experiment that It does the work per-
fectly. Ms. @. W. H.
White felt hats may likswiSe b cleaned
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with block msgnesia. made the discovery
not through the incautious talk of mill
liner {, apprentice-but when hat was sent
home from the cleaners with traces OF
chalk or masnesia on the under side of the
brim. I began experiments. based upon
the discovery. and with such success that
I have never had to send felt out Of the
house TO be cleaned since then. Gray felt
may be cleansed with pulverized fuIIer's
earth. Being gray In color. the powder
does not show upon the felt.
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Hon TO Make SDedish BreGdp

May I prefer a request? Can tou or
some member OF the Helping Hand supply
a recipe for Swedish bread. or bareback?
"our sole knowledge OF 1t Is Of the COM
mercial article which is sold IN packages
weighing fifteen ounces. II is made of rye
-four, fancy and no yeast Is used. Some
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re lead on today with q set OF prAc-
A teal recipes written by South
" Omaha, Neb., member. She evi-
IDENTIFY understands herself and
the needs Of fellow house motherA
: IF pie crust be made according TO this
recipe it can hardly be distinguished from
the finest French pun paste:
TO one cupful Of flour add one half
eupful OF butter and iced water enough
to flour TO make a stiff dough. The but
ter should be chopped into the -four with
q knife, and the water added slowly. The
dough should never be touched by the
hands. Roll out and leave in the ieebox
for twsnty-four hours. This quantity IL
Just enough for one pie.
PUMPKIN PIE-Instead Of taking %
much time to cut up and peel the pumpkin.
running the risk. also. Of cutting your
fingers, haIYe the pumpkin. remove the
seeds, set In the oven and let It bake while
you are going on with your work. When
it Is done remove from the oven and scEspe
out the pulp. Il Is OF q much better favor
than when stswed Mash It TO q smooth
paste and It is ready to be seasoned aud
made into pie. II one prefers to stsw
It, cut It up without peeling and cook. The
rind gives II color and flavor.
TO IMPROVE BOILED FRosTTNG
A little vinegar or cream-of-tartar greatly
improves boiled frosting II either be add
ed, the frosting will not be 80 liable to
Grain While boiling and will be smoother
and more creamy than II made In the
usual way.
NEWPORT SANDWICHES Between
thin slices Of bread, from which the crust
has been cut, lay leaf Of crisp lettuce,
slice OF Roquefort cheese, cut as thin as
shaving, layer of caviar. q slice OF
Spanish pepper. and then another crisp,
cool lettuce leaf
PICKLED FRUIT sALAD-chop or
cut into cubes an equal quantity Of picked
peaches, picked pears and picked green
figs. Mix them well with a silver fork,
taking care not to break or crush them. and
cover with a rich French dressing. Serve
upon crisp romalne leaves, with grated ALL
spice over the surface.
Mrs. J. A. D."
It is 50 late In the season now that
pumpkins are dear and Indifferent The
cook saves time and labor BY making the
pies Of canned pumpkin The best pump
kin pies that appeared upon my table last
winter were made Of the canned yegs-
table
Strawberry icing.
A. strawberries win soon be here. per
haps you can use the inclosed- It is the
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the gelatin. Let It stand until II begins to
thicken- Then beat 1t until 1t looks like
white cream. Let Il harden sufficiently to
hold up the fruit. Then add half a cupful
Of chopped canned pineapple. Set In the
See to harden. Turn out Of the mold and
serve with whipped cream. It is good with
out this.
You may make this dessert with any
other fruits. canned or fresh. have many
more good recipes II you would like TO have
them MRS. A N. N"
II our generous readers will send IN rec
Ipes for heavenly hash you shall have them.
VIII that do2
By all means let US have the recipes. II
the quality is as fine as that with which you
favor Us today.
We are TO have II for our Sunday dinner.
using the Incompatible Hawaiian pine
apple. which is canned. ripe and fresh. IN
the field in which It grows.
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SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Cessal md cream.
Plsnksd fresh nsh (sse recipe In Hslping Hand)
Johnny caks.
Toast
Tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Philadelphia Scrappls-
Baked potatoes
Toasted Johnny eaks from 6reA6asa
Fel<lsd fruit saiad
HAtsd cEsoksrL
Pfnsappls pudding Cses recipe In Helping HAND
Tea
DINNER
Cream Of potat5 SOUP
Stuffed breast Of veal roasted
stsWsd tomatoes.
Canned Etrinslsss bsanA
Raisin and date pie
Black conss.
4
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal ana cream.
Bacon and fried green peppsrA
French rollS- :. -
ToAst
Conse and tea
LUNCHEON.
Dreaded and baked sardines
Newport sandwiches tses recipe in HslpinS
Hand.
Heated crackers with cheese
Honey cookies Csee recipe In Helping HAnd).
Cocoa
DINNER.
Macaroni soup with Parmesan cheese
scaIlopsd veal
Tomatoes and rice parity lsftoysr).
Spinach.
Apple dumplings.
Black coffee.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
steved rhubarb.
~ Cereal and cream
Plain omelstte.
Graham bread
Toast.
Tsa and eones
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must be made the subject Of search and
the ice box again visited for butter or lard
for greasing. There Is a chance that mean
while she has kept track Of the ovens.
whether coal or gas. but there IS also .
possibility that she has 70 wait after the
cake is in the pans until the oven is hot
enough to bake.
An ezaggeration7 o. no, not at all We
have all seen Just such experiences as this
In our observation Of the unframed worker.
Compare this with the housekeeper who
has learned TO make her head spare her
heels. When she seeks the icebox for the
butter she bears in mind the later need
Of milk and eggs. She marshals these
on the table with the -four and sugar and
baking powder before she begins mixing.
All the utensils she win need, bowls. meas
uring cups measuring and mixing spoons.
egg beater. tins. are ready and the tins
are creased. Not until all are at hand
does she start IN on her work. and then
she goes on with It steadily until II Is I'm
iShed.
Can you see the difference in the amount
Of wear and tear induced by the two proc
esses? Can you understand how the or
DERBY habit OF mind which the latter meth
cd encourages helps to simplify and tighten
the mental as well as the material part
Of the work.
Valuable Asset of Housekeeper.
This orderly habit OF mind is perhaps
the most valuable asset Of the busy house
keeper.
81 run around after my work all day"
~, ~ Nn,n or,lNr
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DINNER
Yesterdays soup.
Chicken and oyster PIE Cpsrtly . len orsrD.
Sweet potatoes
Fried carrots
Coffee blanc mango
Sponge cake.
Black COFFEE.
=
FRIDAY.
RREAKTAsT.
Apple ss1os
Cereal and cream
Picked up goldfish.
Potato cake.
IoaSs.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Clam frittersL
Pea soufis q lstt over).
Lettuce salad with French dressing.
Crackers.
Jam tArtS
Cocoa
DINNER
Split pea SOUP
Baked shad.
Mashed potatoes
Canned whole tomatoes
Baked floating island.
Black coffee
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal and cream
Bacon and eggs.
Sally Lunn toast
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Mincs Of nSh q left over).
Potato pun q left over,,
Toasted sally Lunn from hrsakfAst.
Fruit salad.
CrackeT1
Hot EinCerbread and oheosA
Tea
DINNER
YsstsrdayS soup with addition Of tomatoes q
left ove-).
Calls head.
Mushroom on toast.
Spaghetti with cheese.
Canned berry pudding with hard SAUCE.
Black oofsA
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Strawberry ieing.

A strawberries VIII soon Be here per-
haps you can use the inclosed It Is the
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Hasenpfefer Recipe,

"HAsENPFEFFER-C a rabbit into
small pieces; add an onion. minced, and .
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

- re lead on today with . set OF prAc-
A teal recipes written by South
. Omaha, Neb., member. She evi-
y IDENTIFY understands herself and
81. n..ds ~ fafLovr hnttae y1ofhers
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yAH AXE your head save your
UNI heels"
N Carry as you go"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-09-26
THR0NG HEARS COL.
ROOSEYFLT'S ADDRESS
OVER 1000 DELEGATES AT
TENDING WATERWAYS CON-
VENTION AT LITTLE ROCK.

Little Rock, Sept. 25.-The feature
of the second days session of the
Deep Waterways convention, today,
was easily the address of Theodore
Roosevelt in the forenoon, on his plan
for the improvement of the Mississip-
pi river. By far the largest crowd
of the convention was present, taxing
the auditorium to its utmost He was
introduced by John M. Parker of New
Orleans.
This afternoon there will be sew
eral noted speakers, Including Sena-
tor Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, and
Nathaniel Butler of the University of
Chicago. The convention will close
Thursday with an address by former
Governor Joseph Folk of Missouri,
anad barbecue at Forrest park.
There are nearly 1000 delegates
present from 16 states, those repre-
scented being Wisconsin, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklaho-
ma, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York,
Colorado and Nebraska.
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God NuaQst Punctures Tire.

A puncture In your automobile tire
isn't always \ misfortune. At least
Joseph Knesbone doesn't think 30. and
he will never kick again when = blow.
out delays him on the road. The req
son for Mr.. Kneebons's philosophy
may be explained In the fact that
while driving to Grass Valley. New.
a day or two ago. with the thsrmoms.
ter at 90 degrees, he suddenly heard
a report which caused him to lose hla
temper.
Getting down from the seat he look.
I'd upon the spectacle OF punctured
tire. and proceeded to AZ 1t. During
the course Of his labors he had COCA
sion to stop near the little stream Of
water that was close by. and which ID
appropriately named Dry creek. His
eyes were caught By = sudden CLINT BE-
tween the rocks. and STOPPING over
he picked up = gold nugget that proved
to DO worth SO. The nugget sKactly
fttsd tho cut In the tire. aud had
caused the puncturs.
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Mysterious Cave DwoIloco.

The sentiment that accompanies the
common desire for the preservation Of
historical relics Of the American In.
dams. who are fast passing away or
being merged into the civilization Of a
now century, 10 now being manifested
In reference to the preservation Of the
homo Of the cliff-dwsiling Indians.
whose history isas mysterious and un-
recorded - that Of the lost tribes Of
Israel. Various theories have bean
propoundsd recording the eit6 dwell
srs. Legends have 1t that they are the
descendants Of Montssuma. The popu-
lar theory II that the Indians began by
living In caves. the homes that nature
had provided! and then. With the
natural Ingenuity of man. proceeded to
sxoayats ceyes high up n ~ side Of
the clihs. whose they might be safe
guarded from attacks and whore their
supremacy would 70 unehallsnSsd.
Americans know very little Of the HE
tory Of the cli6 dwslisrs or Of The
place whore they formerly Mvsd. n
the Indians know. they do not tell
Harriet Quimby In Lssiis's.
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Daimy Oays In Montana.

Bishop N. Luccock. recently named
at the general conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church At Minneapolis
Mimi, will make his home In Helena
Mont, and have charge Of conferences
In Montana. Idaho and the two Da-
kotas. Meeting . citizen from Mon.
tana the bishop. who will have much
travelling to do. asked:
How IL 1t out thers In wintsr!'
"Oh. 1t gets . little chilly. In fact,
quite biting atosS In the carly morn.
Ing" explained the man. but By noon
1t warns up-modsratss consider.
ably.
"Ah. ! sss." smiled the bishop.
Yep" orphaned the Montana man
In all seriousness. you may and II
50 degrees below zero whom you get
up in the morning. and By noon 1t will
have moderated until the thsrmoms-
ter may show only 30 below"
The afternoons of such balmy
days." suggested Bishop Luccock. ARE
given over to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
City Journal.