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The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Burnt Sugar Cake.

II am coming to Join the Corner. from
which 1 get SO much enjoyment and help
Some one asked for burnt sugar cake, and
although have watched for 1t have failed
to see an answer. % will send nine 1t
may not be the original one. but 1t nlls the
bill
Three eggs. one cup sugar. one cup lard,
one cup milk or water. two teaspoons bak-
ing powder, one teaspoon vanilla, flour
enough to make batter Of medium stiff
ness. I sometimes put in one cup nuts.
Take one cup sugar and put in pan OF
skillet and burn until dark brown. stirring
all the time: pour in half cup boiling water
and cook until sugar Is dissolved; half Of
this must be added to milk In mixing cake
and the other half reserved to use in the
icing.
Mrs. R B. N. asks for a soap recipe.
any can OF lye She can use craeklings
although I ind salty lard will make good
soap. Just melt it and strain and weigh;
then follow directions on can. Don't stir
too hard or tbe lye and grease Will part
MRS. J. A R."
We are glad to welcome you into our con-
stituency with your helpful budget and
hope that you may return carly and often.
II am not mistaken. a recipe for soap
making has appeared or will shortly be
printed for the benefit Of the seeker for
home made soap. but am glad to put
on the track Of another
method as well. To my mind the use OF
lard seems an expensive process. and my
own Inclination would be to collect my
grease for soap from the left over or un-
desirable fats which gather in the kitchen.
The fat from mutton or lamb. for instance.
or such others as cannot Be utilised In FRY.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

to the stove and the washing machine. We
who are cooks know the trial it is to pre-
pare good food and have It ruined in the
baking. Mrs. J. F. p. is one Of the well
established Cornerites. and think of her
as Of the band Of brave mothers who
struggle to bring up their children in the
right way with insufficient means ANY
--elo that can be offered to her will be d.
rected where it will be Of real service and
receive due appreciation / have her ad-
dress to send to any one who can furnish
what she wants. This Is another one Of the
Illinois contingent, 50 the assist ance should
cole from that part Of the world, or the
cost of transporting the articles she needs
will be too heavy.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Cats in the Nursery.

This danger had never before been put 20
me in such a concrete form. / had founded
my objections 10 cats on other grounds
Without accepting the old nurses theory
that cats suck the breath Of sleeping
children 1 yet feared to admit them to
my nursery while there were babies in it'
Possibly the tales / had feared had af-
fected me. but my own experience had
something to do with il. For We had a
cat which was the delight Of the baby and
was given the run Of his play-room dur
ing his waking hours But one night, when
/ went to look at the child before I retired
and found the cat lying asleep on the little
fellows chest. all the old superstitions
surged up within me. / caught the baby
into my arms to see IL he were still alive
OF II he had had the breath crushed out Of
him by the heavy weight upon his breast
He was all right, to be sure, but after that
the cat was not admitted to his domain.
This alone might not have sufhced to fix
my prejudice against cats in the house with
a child, but the knowledge of their treach-
cry established my opposition TO them.
spare you the grewsome tales l have heard
of their behavior in the house Of illness
and death. They are not needed, for have
known cases less disagreeable to repeat or
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Combread Turkey Stufng.

Il am sending you a good cornbread
turkey stufing. since see an application
has been made for It. / have used the one
1 give all my life. To make the plain egg
bread that Is Its foundation use quar- OF
meal, two eggs. one large cup of milk, a
level teaspoon of soda and the same Of salt.
Make a batter and If It seems too thick
add a little water and bake the bread about
thirty minutes. To make the stuffing use
two parts OF the egg bread TO one of cold
biscuit and to bind it together put in half
q cup Of butter. Season to taste with salt
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But am wandering from the topic with
which started-the undesirabIlity Of dogs
and cats as house companions for children.
1t Is hard on the animals. harder on the
children. They may have some enjoyment
In the association with the pets, but the
Disadvantages connected with this are too
many to assume.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

- HAVE upon several occasions catch
~ a most delicious pie known as but
ter Scotch pie 1t had a mkringus
! on top.
"wM you. If possible. kindly print
the recipe? Ell
Never having heard of the delectable 2is
until read your letter, cannot produce
it out of hand I can guar antee that you
will see the recipe in this corner soon after
your request reaches the eyes Of our con-
stituency. No notable formula for culinary
purposes escapes them in the long run.
1t occurs to me that what was known at
the south as transparent pudding " in the
ante-bellum days. and is stilled called at
the north Lemon pie" may pass under
the title Of &" butter Scotch " in Kansas. 1t
was compounded OF butter and eggs, and
often had meringue upon the surface. While
waiting for another, and maybe more cor
rect recipe. suppose you try this? If 1t
prove to be the wrong thing. you will have
been amused during the term OF suspense:
TRANSPARENT PUDDING-Half a
pound of butter. one pound OF sugar, six
eggs-whites and yoIks beaten separately.
Juice Of one lemon. grated rind OF two lem
ons, a grated nutmeg. half q glass Of
brandy.
Cream butter and sugar light beat in the
yolks, spice. and brandy, and. last OF all.
fold In the stiffened whites. Bake IN open
crust OF the best puff paste
The above recipe Is a hundred years old
and is as delicious (and as rich) now as
when 1t was inscribed upon the sallowed
leaves OF my grandmother's recipe book.
A note below adds:
IF you would make this into a more ele-
CANT dish. you may beat the whites Of but
four eggs into the mixture and whip the
whites OF four more into a standing froth
with four tablespoonfuls OF fine white sugar
and q little lemon Juice to spread over the
top Of the pies. The recipe should make
two large pies. They are very nice baked
in patty pans. when they are called BY
some cheese cakes Some fanciful per-
sons insist that they were the very cheese
cakes spoken of in the Arabian Nights.
and that pepper IN the tale meant nut
meg"
Wasn't that a pretty conceit? The digres-
sion is more interesting than the recipe I
may venture to observe that have made
nice pudding-or pie-by this recipe. using
four eggs instead Of six
4
Request for Washing Machine.
"wfI you ask II some one has a wash
inE machine to spare me? You got one for
me q year ago, and 1t has been such help
and godsend. but has suddenly collapsed.
and can hardly do washing without 1t.
A kind neighbor gave me a cook stove that
Is large and has huge oven. but cannot
bake decent loaf of bread In IT. Ny bread
is lovely and light when II goes in, but
spoiled when take 1t out II could get
another stove would return this to its
owner. But the thing really need most
Of all il the washing machine
Mrs. J. F. p"
II would be q beautiful thing II We could
supply this correspondents needs. both ~
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
House dogs are moi so bad- BIZ

a woman passenger descend from his car
with dos tenderly claspeG in her embrace
He surveyed her as she made her way to
the sidewalk with her pet in her arms, then
1erked the starting bell with an exclama-
ton OF disgust
"Goshw he said. Babies Is lots nicer"
In which sentiment you and undoubt-
edly concur with him
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

By all means. give your children the
chance to learn kindness to dumb crea-
lures by permitting them to. have dogs,
rabbits. chickens and even cats IL there
II plenty Of outdoors for the youngsters
and for their pets. but don't bring any OF
these into city nat Instead, choose some
thing which will not suffer from the con-
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

farther. Goldfish are not the only creatures
which are content in a glass globe At any
aquarium may be found q variety OF nsh
from which selection can be made. and until
you study the matter you have no idea
Of how attractive q hsh globe may be. Even
u the occupants are decidedly less respon
sivs than . cat or dog. they are not wholly
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Request for Cotton Pieces.

"One OF your correspondents speaks Of
cotton patches she has to give away. I
would be very glad IL could get them
either from her or from any other reader
who has them to spare. Mrs. E. G."
am afraid the patches which were Of
fered a while ago have been already dis
tributed. but am sure there will be others
to meet your call. will hold your address
for them and hope to have a demand for
IL soon
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Hints for Beginners.

IiHuS JOI DeBUUIeTS.
Perhaps as a homekeeper of forty
years experience from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. and from Vermont to Florida, I
may contribute something that will Be OF
help to some other worker starting out as
a beginner. Here Is my first effort. Prob
ably many OF you have oil heaters that
smoke and are therefore Considered of no
further use. was on the point Of piping
the gas to my bedroom when I saw that
stove. almost as bright ard fresh n vhen
1t came from the shop. decided to max.
one more attempt to find the cause Of ,ts
smoking. As it was not broken. was sure
the trouble must be with the wick, the
fame spreader, or the perforation. I put In
q new wick and trimmed 1t carefully. I
had always brushed the flame spreader, but
this time I scrubbed 1t. and then, as the
perforations seemed to be the lungs Of the
thing. I cleared them Of all dust and lint.
Then I filled the reservoir. and lit the lamp,
and was rewarded by q clear flame and no
smoke.
As it costs IS cents to have . wick Dc,
In at the stores. It Is best to learn to do II
oneself. then for q dime a fresh one can
be had every month. and the stove give
better results After the stove IL trimmed
and freshly filled you can bake over IL with
q small sized gas oven. Place the bread
or cake on the lower crate and finish Il on
the upper one.
II think my way Of making bread some
thing better than the usual method Of set
ting the sponge over night and continuing
the bread making and baking all Of the
next day. I set my sponge At noon. mold
my bread Just before retiring At night, and
It Is baked and out OF the way before noon
the next day. think to make home made
bread . success It should be mixed right,
baked right. and taken care OF right. Cut
for the table a. nearly As possible what
will be eaten. and should more Be needed
1t l. an easy thing to supply It. Should any
be left place It on top Of the pile At the mex.
meal: then no one will eat dry bread, and
not slice will be wasted. c. a."
This u the kind Of letter like to print on
this page. for II contains suggestions and
Information which will prove Of use to any
housekeper who u on the alert for ways Of
saving money, time. and effort. The oil
stove II one OF the troublesome comforts
to some housekeepers who have not mas
tered the secret of managing 1t and learned
the help and blessing 1t may be when prop
eriy handled. So the experiences Of c. G.
can hardly fail to encourage some one TO try
again with an oil heating or cooking stove
she has put aside a. Of no good. Also the
hint about the bread may be Of aid to one Of
the young housekeepers who are struE-
Cling to simplify the business Of makins
and baking their own bread at Ae0A
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

One OF the penalties we pay for the city
life 10 abstinence from such natural te-
lights as are afforded by the company OF
live stock and instead OF seeking TO get
this by introducing a dog or a cat into
unnatural conditions We should strive 10
adapt ourselves to circumstances and get
happiness for our children and for ourselves
in some other way
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uninterestins except to those who have
never studied them.
One old lady Of my acquaintance who
was alone a gaod deal found much solace
and compsnionship in her goldfish. She
habitually spoke OF them as her " little
BIRDS" and took as much enjoyment in
feeding them. IN changing the water in
which they lived, in following their motions
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.

DINNER
Vegetable soup.
Roast leg OF lamb with mint sauce.
Peas.
Drowned potatoaa
Butter scotch pie.
Coffee.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
oranses
Cornnakes and cream
Fried smelts.
Hot rolls.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
sesIloped oysters
Saratoga potatoes,
Quick Sally Luna drop caksa
Jam
Tea
DINNER.
Aacsroni soup
Baked bluedsh.
Partisan potatoes with butter ssuc>
String beans.
Bread and raisin pudding
Coffee.
q
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
stswsd prunes.
Oatmeal and cream
Fried apples and bacon.
Toast
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Sliced cold lamb q lsftowerD
Salad Of beets and potatoes q leftov9l
Baked cheese toase.
GtngG snaps
Cheese.
Cocoa.
-. DINNER
Bean soup.
Hamburg steak with baked bananas.
Stewed onions
French fried potatoes
yiS pudding.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
/-HE house cat must 60! Her prin.
- cipal function in most homes IL
that CT a germ bearer. and the

I~SHE house cat must go! her prin-
~ cipal function in most homes is
that CT a germ bearer. and the
house dog is good second in this
line. City apartments are not
qualified for housing domestic pets, unless
they are goldfish or canary birds
Such was the recent utterance OF prom
inent physician before a conference Of
hygiene experts.
Perhaps IL is because OF the strong pref
udice l hold personally against pets In a
city environment that his words impressed
me particularly. / know all that can be
said OF the pleasure a child finds in dog
or a cat / am familiay with the arguments
in favor Of :he comfort adults are reported
to experience In the companionship Of four
legged friends.
The fact that personally / do not know
these Joys. that any satisfaction might
have in association with such animals Is
offset by my appreciation OF the unnatural
conditions to which they are subjected m
the town house or fat is not my only OBJ
lection TO their presence in the home and
especially in the nursery. believe they are
menaces to the health o. the children OF
the family, TO say nothing Of the older
members OF the household and the doctors
dictum that such pets are germ bearers
only serves to confirm my conviction.
repeated the statement I have quoted
to a trained nurse Of long experience.
"a Do you believe he is right?' asked her.
81 know he Isl" she said with conviction
d" House dogs are not So bad. but cats are
real dangers. They convey diphtheria, for
one thing, not by germs in their fur but
in their throats. and other diseases as
well. 1t makes me shiver when see babies
cuddling cats, inhaling their breath. hold
ing them up close TO them. Many case
of disease that seems mysterious has been
conveyed into the family by q pet cat
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. 2
Best PETS for Children.

The medical authority to which I have
referred mentions goldfish and canaries as
1T inmates OF an apartment or a town
house. would extend the limits even
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grape fruit
Oatmeal
Jelly and cream
Dsvtlsd kidneys.
Popovers.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cold boiled ham.
Raksd beans.
Lettuce and celery saIad
Thin brown bread and busssP.
Lemon Jelly.
Cookies
Tea
DINNER.
Cel0y soup (made Of outside stalks Of celery
from salad).
Roast beef.
Hominy pudding
Lima beans.
Apple tart
Coffee.
y 4
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges
Xush and milk
Bacon.
Boiled ezra
Toast
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Barbecued ham q leftover).
Baked potatoes
Mush mufnns leftover nush).
- Crackera
Cheese
Tea.
DINNER.
Brown potato soup.
Lsrded beef q leftover.
Large hominy.
stewed salsify
Steamed pudding with raislna
Coffee.
=
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked apples
Shredded wheat and cesaR
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Boy Graves Music Lessons.

II have been a reader OF your Corner for
a long time and have seen how a mum ber
OF people have been made happy by its
means. So turn TO you row for some
thing want very much.
My 10 year old boy would do any thing
to learn music. Day anc night he bess
and Graves to be allowed to take lessons.
He says he will run errands or do any
thing in exchange for any one who would
teach him. Ny husband Is sick nearly all
the time with a complication of diseases
and Is not able to work steadily. 50 that
cannot afford to pay for lessons. have
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

ing, are far cheaper than lard. unless you
live on q farm and kill your own pork.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

Fried pTt with cream gravy.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Mincs Of beef and ham Qeftovers)
Creamed potatoesI
Graham gems.
Goodies.
Cream chsssA
Tea
Dinner.
Cream Of satisfy soup q issssv~).
curried veal anA sisA
chilled hananAA
Spinach.
Chocolate blancmang>
Cofss.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
orangss
Hominy and cream.
Salt mackerel
eeswed potatoes.
Toast.
Tea and cofes.
LUNCHEON.
eausasss and griddls oahsA
New maple sirup.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream Of tomato soup
Baked oalfs Liver.
BestA
Named potatoes
Cottage pudding.
Coffee.
THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grape fruit
OATMEAL and cream
Bacon.
Fried eegal
Whole wheat biscuit
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
lieed liver warned In graSy e isftov93.
Fried bominy q leftovrl.
Toasted biscuit left over from brsakfast.
Hot sinsesbrsAA
CAeeelaAA
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or vice versa Ny effort is to meet the
general wish and to consider the particular
instance as far as can with justice to all
correspondents.
shall appreciate It very much II you will
bear this in mind and not condemn a recipe
appearing in our columns because It does
net appeal to you personally. Some one
else may be delighted with It
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

impulses and devote themselves to puppies
instead Of babies.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
" Babies Is Lots Nice"

Always when 1 see a small dog caressed
and carried by q woman am reminded Of
the car conductor who stood and watched
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

inferior thing to turkey roasted without
previous cooking.
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hnement and will not injure the children BY
its presence
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

- HAVE upon several occasions eaten
81 a most delicious pie known as but
ter Scotch pie 1t had a meringus
on top.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
Cardinals Blank
New York Giants

NEW YORK. Nav 2l.-Caught un-
awares and totally unprepared for any
such display of dazzling brillancy as
that given by the men from the Mound
City. the champion Giants We're forced
to suffer the humiliation of an S-to-0
shutout defeat at the Polo Grounds,
yesterday, in a tiff that marked the
seasons debut of Mrs. Helen Hatha-
way Britton's hirelings at the Polo
Grounds. The defeat itself was not the
most humiliating feature Of the after
noon. What hurt a small crowd Of en-
thusiasts most was the way one Bob
Harmon. a right-hand pitcher of con-
siderable repute, welded me whitewash
brush. sparing no one, and being just
as effective with the kalsomine in the
ninth inning as he was in the initial
frame.
Score by innings: r. II. l.
ST Louis..... O00022 IS ID
New York...... 0 0 0 90 90 , :
Batteries-Harmon and Wingo; Wiltse
Mathewson and Hartley, Meyers.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
GOOD BU7l
FOR SHORT RACE
Griffith Fears Cleveland But Little in the Present Campaign
Lajoie's and Jackson's Hitting Have Kept
Them Up So Far.
By SENATOR"

and-outer, just like the rest o: the
twirling stan. That isn't the kind Of
pitching to keep a team in front when
every other club in the league is pound
ing away at il. go
The Maps hay,: bsen working the
.uueczc play to death this spring. Eus
now lLe do you suppose they are g..
ing TO get away with that? This Is
not new to baseball, and il can be
broken up as soon as a team comes 10
rely on Il 10 score runs.
40. sir-ree. the Maps are not going
to finish one-two-three at the close Of
the sSs son. They are getting all ;hs
cheers now. but when the real struggle
comes along aboII August ~ S.-pI. IN
be- y"a'll see the n tumbling backward
every day. if they don; begin svCrrs
than that
Manager Griffith. who is considered
pls Il the braGnieSt field s;cnerIls in
baseball cannot lie convinced Ey shy
Ei"g the Maps ~ done to believe
they have chance to win the PEN
nant.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May G.-'The
Maps are going to crack this year just
as the Reds did in 1912. They're a fast
horse for a short race. but mighty
poor slayer in a seasons struggle for
the pennant" says Manager Griffith.
concerning the chances of the Cleveland
club in the present gallop :or the gon-
faIon. Il wish 1 had cnly Cleveland to
think about in this campaign.
THE Maps have got away to fly
ing start. Right now they are hitting
like fools. Any club, given steady pitch
ing and two cleanup hitters like Larry
and Jackson, can win lot of games,
especially from such teams as we have
seen in the West. But wait till the rub
comes These Nap pitchers have beeE
getting the breaks. Wait till the breaks
begin to go the other way. Then you u
see the team collapse and fall by the
wayside.
but they are not built right for a tough
battle. Here's Birmingham and Larry
injured right off the reel. They are 70
frag gile to stand the pace. 1t has always
beer the same story. too. here, the
teams best players cracking before the
outfit could get into the hunt.
I'm a series of. say, fifteen games,
I'd bet all my worldly possessions that
my team could wsllop the daylights out
of the Maps, going as they are now.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
LeaderIess Browns
Fall Before Yankees

ST LOUIS, May 2l.-Playing rings
around the leaderless Browns, the High
landers won the second game of the
series. 6 to 8.
Ragged and listless fielding on the
part Of the Browns was largely re-
sponsible for the size of the score, AL
though on hits alone New York out
classed the locals. The remarkable
finish of yesterdays game seemed to
have taken the heart out of the Browns.
and they played with no initiative.
Score by innings: r. II. f.
Highlanders O23OOOO1 O-S 9 o
ST. Louis .... lOO0O1 100l-3 s >
Batteries-McConnell and Sweeney;
Baumgardner and Agnew.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
BrookIyn's Luck Is
Stopped by Pirates

NEW YORK, May 2L-The Pirates
proved too much for the Dodgers on
Ebbetts Field yesterday afternoon. and
in fine rally in the fifth inning. ran in
three tallies, thus winning the game,
TO l.. Up 70 this time the Pittsburgh
team had been Behind. as the Brook
lyns had scored a run in the first in
ming and under this handicap the vis-
itors had gone through the first four
rnings with blanks.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Pittsburgh. ... 00031n0O-i
Brooklyn......... 90 0N00-l .
Bate ttries-Roblnson and Simon: Stack.
Allen and O. Miller.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
Cubs Have Rally
In Last and Win

BOSTON. May 21.-Chicago scored
enough runs on Perdue's lapses from
form in the second inning yesterday TO
win easily from Boston. to 3. All
seven runs were scored in that session.
three bases on balls and a hit batsman
counting four tallies. Overall held the
Boston hits scattered. two Of the three
locals runs coming in the seventh when
Connolly drove his second home run in
two days over the right field fence.
score by innings: r. H. +.
Chicago 100000 ! 0
Boston .....O O1O0002 zoos
Batteries-OveraIl and Archer; Ru-
dolph, Perdue and Whaling.