The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-09-07
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING
HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
BY MARION HARLAND
Cabbage and Mango Salad
Kindness of L. Ed

BY MARIO
Cabbage and Mango Salad
BLINDNESS of L. Ed
~ E11op fine one-half head of medium
sized cabbage. Shred three sweet man.
! goes. Peel and cut into small pieces four
ripe tomatoes. Break into coarse bits one
half cup of English walnut meats Mix
all together. chill thoroughly and cover
with a mayonnaise dressing.
Frozen Delight
BLINDNESS of Correspondent
Crate two ounces sweet chocolate,
blanch and mince coarsely four ounces al
monds, mnce two ounces citron, cut fine
one-half cupful seeded raisins. Dissolve
two teaspoonsfuls gelatin in one-quarter
cup milk. Make a custard of the yolks
of two eggs and two tablespoonfuls of
sugar beaten together and one cup of milk.
Heat the custard to the boiling point,
stir until thick, add half of the dissolved
gelatin, take from the fire and col whip
one pint sweet cream very stiff, add one
half cup graduated sugar. flavor with
vanilla and add the resUof the gelatin.
Put all into the freezer In the Following
order: First a layer of cream, sprinkled
generously with the chocolate, then a
layer of custard sprinkled with the
chopped nuts, raisins and citron. Proceed
in this way until all the ingredients are
used Pack down in a freezer for six
or eight hours, draining off the water and
adding more ice and salt as needed,
Thanks for Gift
ssWrting to a, professional writer for
pleasure is like asking letter carrier to
al IL ,,1a yat n m
committing the faux pas Of addressing
you personally to thank you for the re-
suits of my appeal of some months ago.
Charles b.. has received his shorthand
book, and this morning l received by
registered mail the ear trumpet for the
deaf shut-in and have carried 1t to her,
and she is simply delight holds it in
her arms as a child does a new doll. |
am writing to thank the doner, and
Charles b. has written also to the giver
of the book.
II am able to do little for my part; !
work hard to support my family, and am
not very strong. ] was burned out entire
" in the great disaster of 1906 in San
Francisco and later after coming south,
was a victim of flood which left me
three shirtwaists out of %. and at that,
of course, the very oldest, and other
things in proportion. So l have little
to offer to others. But l am going to APP
peal to my friends who have lived here
for years and ask them to rout out what
ever they may have that might be useful
and i will, for my share of the work,
communicate to you their offers, if they
do not wish to take time to do so, as
they are pretty busy women-mainly with
social or fraternal Should l say sisternalD
societies. 1 hope to secure some good
offerings
II am sending the Mexican stamps re-
= 80 De-
the way, Miss G. would not allow me to
refund to her the stamps for sending the
ear trumpet, as l offered to do. as the
recipient is yet worse off in this world $
goods than am. l sent her some curious
Mexican post cards, which she says are
very acceptable, being unknown where she
IL.
II am inclosing another copy of Little
Barefoot which have located in a book
of old songs which / own. BY the way,
please call on me at any time for the
words of old time songs, as have made
4 collection of about 1000--perhaps more.
am pretty we'll up in the standard or
classic poems, and am at your service
fbr copies wanted. am not always able
to clip the calls from the Corner, and then
they get away from me, after the paper
goes to other people, and thus miss a
few opportunities of sending in little
things asked for, such as these. i am
sending you likewise a few hints which
have been tested by myself land which
are useful
e1,.Read the Little Barefoot song, it may
be provided for the asking, only If you
nreserve on file your letters, / sent you
attached to the first wrote the clippings
referred to which elected it, hence cannot
state herein initials of asker.
please call on me at any time for any
thing I can. do for you and believe me,
am much" pleased at being allowed TO
come into touch, even in this matter OF
fact Cbut certainly practicaD way, with
Me Corner. MRS. A. ii. j."
8 A charming. whole souled letter, have
not the heart to curtail The correspond
ont will not take 1t amiss IL | speak of
her as "a wheel horse" We also know
what that used TO imply. 1t may signify
1less in the age of motor ears The wheel
x1noroe stood to his work. never shirk-
1lng. and lending his best energies to the
null. the long pull. and the hard pull all
fonother-every time! | am as sure that
ii the hour of need we could throw the
{ whole weight of the Corner upon this
kfrled and true coadjutor as that l would
NIT cut my best of will and power in the
1ne ondeavor.
Che IL like her letters. We rejoice and
Z ~ glad In both.
+ remnants
<sGdme time ago l wrote asking you il
+ - of your kind readers had any old pen
E56nf6 theT did not want. AS yet did not
F1c6ix6 any. / offered Gregg Shorthand
tnxt Book and have sent 1t to the young
<Indy whose name you sent to me. | don't
mt you to think ! am rushing you, but
/ 8 SHOULD like to get some pennants. /
E@1{1l Gl4dly pay. expressage or postage on
q 1ESO- GENEVIEvE L.
40 asked for the pennants weeks ago.
- feiter6te the request now You have
Me 1t1sft to expect them VIII not our
q 4unid 4members take to heart the re-
& 1peat{ Applications for what they can do
N{nate5 (ore easily than their elders? And
begin with "Genevieve'' who has waited
+ long and patiently.
81 Shorthand Book
esThis Is to acknowledge the receipt of
= Gh6rthand book which / received a day
~ ~ ngo / am very much obliged to
f0f taking the trouble and expense