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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Hon wife May Help.

l show my old fashioned proclivities still
further when l say that you should well
come children and devote yourself to them
when they come For my own part have
never seen reason to withdraw an utterance
made many years ago that the woman who
fills full the professions OF wifehood and
motherhood has all the ordinary human
being should attempt.
At the same time I am not so retrogres-
sive as not to see the justice of some OF the
arguments brought in favor OF work on the
part of the married woman. Only the other
day heard of an interesting case which
illustrates my point
A woman with two children, boy OF II
and girl of 10, had accepted position
which took her away from home from 2
until s. The mother rose In time to get the
breakfast, clear away the dishes, and make
the beds, with the assistance of the boy
and girl. They went to school, taking a
lunch with them. She and their father went
to the office, the mother doing the market
noon in time TO start the dinner that was
to be ready at 7. The children came home
after school and studied or employed them
selves until their mother arrived.
1t was not an ideal condition. but the hus
bands income was slender. the boy and girl
were determined to go to college, as friends
of theirs were planning to do, and the
mother decided that sooner than thwart
them in this she would sacrifice the con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Pineapple Pie Recipe.

FRESH PINEAPPLE PIE-Fit short
pastry over the outside of pie tin. instead
OF the inside and prick with fork to pre-
vent blistering; then set the pan. pastry
side up, in moderate oven to cook until
done. Let cool; then fill with this mixture:
Heat one cupful of milk to the boiling
point in double boiler; add two teaspoon
fuis Of cornstarch wet with tablespoonful
of cold milk, pinch of salt, and one round
ing tablespoonful OF sugar; stir until the
mixture has cooked five minutes. which
will burst the starch cells. Whip one egg
yolk with a little OF the hot mixture. then
turn II into the custard, stirring until the
egg Is blended Let 1t become COOL then
strain through a sieve and mix with cup
full OF fresh pineapple, shredded or chopped
very fine. Spread in the pastry she'll Whip
the white OF the egg with one tablespoonful
Of sugar and a small bit of salt until II
will keep its shape then add little lemon
Juice to take away the egg taste. Spread
over the pie and place In very moderate
oven to delicately brown. Watch the pie
during this process very carefully, as the
meringue burns very quickly. Serve this
pie cold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

~ UGH are tossed into my lap almost
daily. My faithful coworkers have
taken them up, one by one-family
~ government, domestic service, the
place of the "in-law +" in his or her
new setting, ct cetera, ct cetera-never
shirking their part IN the task.
The following letter. from one of my cher
ished constituency touches upon mat
ter OF SO much general interest that can
not refrain from laying 1t before you for
the benefit of your thought and comment:
II am writing to you for your advice, as
have done before. You gave me some good
counsel at the time OF my engagement and
when l was getting ready to be married,
and have no doubt you can help me again
now.
:. You have so many letters that you may
have forgotten my circumstances. was
an expert stenographer before married
and wished to keep up my work, Dut my
husband did not like the Idea. Now have
. chance to take another position and am
strongly tempted to do it. My husband Is
q doctor. and although he is doing fairly
well, We need more money, especially with
the prospect of educating our little girl and
providing for her. She is years old and
goes to kindergarten. l have good maid
who has been with me for three years and
my baby adores her. Do you see any reason
why I should not go to work when can get
. fine salary by tit is legal work, and
that always pays well-instead Of staying
at home and saving the little can by doing
ny own housework? My husband has come
around to see the necessity of a larger in
come than we have now. and this Is the
only way we can make 1t. Do you think
would be neglecting my child If leave her
from in the morning until in the after
noon? The money make will be for her.
PERPLExED,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Some inexpensive Dishes.

With regard to the high cost OF living.
here are three plants that are little known
by the average cook, but think you will
find a lot of palatable and cheap dishes
can be made from them.
First we will take the Kaffir corn. You
ought to be able to get that for about rs
cents a bushed. / am told by a man who
has used lots Of II In his family that his
children preferred 1t to rice. when cooked
in a similar way. and It is claimed to be
fine when boiled in with beef.
Then take what is called COW peas
They are no more COW peas than Is corn
hog corn.' but that is the name by which
they are known Try these instead of
beans, and | think you will find lot Of
fine dishes may be made with them. They
can be gotten at from 30 to s2JO bush
ell and by many will be relished much more
than the ordinary beans.
Then try the soy bean. This Is known
as sofa beam and also as the German
coiiee berry. 1t is a highly valued food in
Japan. You ought to be able to get them
for along about 50 bushel / think you
will find that they are valued along with
cheese and beefsteak. pound for pound.
when made into a kind of cake or cheese
Beefsteak or cheese at not over cents a
pound looks mighty good to a slim pocket
book. / am told that much Of the salted
peanuts now sold are made from soy beans
Try it. Parch few of them. putting In
some butter and salt Then try few for
coffee. II you don't want TO try roasting
them yourself take few of them to the
corner peanut man and get him to do 1t for
you. Inside Of ten years we Will be eating
mighty little beefsteak in this part Of the
country. In fact. lot of US eat but little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Lonelp Child.

At the same time recognize the obliga-
ton of different course In such contingent
cies I have already instanced and In
many others. In the ranks of the laboring
poor such departure from the homo is
taken for granted. My laundress 10 the
mother of a 8 year old boy whom she has to
leave alone when she starts to her work In
the morning. The little chap eats the break
fast she has prepared for him. washes the
dishes. locks the house. and goes to school
with the key of the door tied around his
neck by a string, comes home at noon Tor
the lunch he gets. and clears away Tor
himself, and goes back to school, and after
his return when school closes amuses him
self as best he may till his mother gets
home. Hes just like q. little old mani
his mother said, complacently, when won
dered that she dared leave him to himself
Is there a mother whose heart does not
contract at the thought of the loneliness
and neglect which brought the child to such
maturity? The poor mother could not help
1t and there are many others like her, but
who would force such discipline upon child
if II were in any way possible to avert it2
When the necessity arises we must meet
1t as best we can, but personally would
shrink from the experience
At the same time the question is so large. !
30 farreaching. that feel It to be one upon
which the judgment OF my constituency
might we'll be exercised. I would Ike to
ask you who have given me your opinions
In many other problems to bring your at
teution to bear upon this How do you stand
on the idea of married women going out
to work2 do not refer to the cases OF alb
solute necessity, such as that of the laun-
dress and others placed like her, but to IN
stances where the additional money would
mean better dress. better surroundings,
more freedom from financial care, more
opportunities for education and enjoyment.
for travel and recreation.
Are these worth more than the old ideals
of the home. the standards we have always
held of the wife and mothers place In It?
Does what she earns in the way Of money
compensate for what she and her household
lose, or are these in reality worth more than
what may be merely sentimental theories.
born of long use and custom, and now be-
come outworn and old fashioned?
VIII you think the matter over carefully
and impartially and let me known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
For Stomach Trouble Sufferers.

"In answer to an inquiry for whole wheat
broad send the following. which has been
tr,ed and found to be just the thing for peo-
nle suffering from stomach troubles:
six cups whole wheat flour. two table,
spoons sugar, one tablespoon butter or
shortening, adding salt II fresh shortening
is used, one cup sour milk, to which Is ADDED
scant teaspoon Of soda. Bake In well
creased bread tin for an hour or until 1t Is
Sarad through 1t can also be made with
sweet milk and baking powder. IL you like
Won ran add a cup Of currants or a cupiui OF
underground nuts
These make delicious sandwiches. espe-
cially If spread with peanut butter.
.The following is an excellent recipe for
johnny cake:
tablespoon butter or shortening. adding
teaspoon Of salt II butter is not used; two
tablespoons sugar or molasses. one cup sour
milk, to which you add small teaspoon
baking soda. Mix well and bake in nat
tin in a moderate oven.
This is the first time have visited this
column to help. although have been con-
slant reader OF 1t for years l am gao 10
lend a helping hand. MRS J. D. ""
We are glad to welcome you 20 our band
NJ helpers. and / am espe cially pleased to
have the recipe for whole wheat bread,
which Is steadily gaining favor with sensi-
HE eaters. Mothers have come to under
stand how much more wholesome and nu-
tritjous II is. how much richer in all the ele-
menfs of muscle and bone making than
bread made from overbolted white -four.
To my own taste it is better in flavor than
white bread and when enriched by the
addition Of fruit or nuts 1t pleases children
almost as well as cake and is far more d.
gestible.
Another correspondent sends VI diree-
1dons for making 1t without yeast:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Sauteing and FRYING.

What is the difference between sauteing
potatoes and frying them? And what be-
tween French fried potatoes and Ger
man? KITTY NJ"
To saute {" sotay y anything is to heat 1t
in shallow butter or fat, turning as one
side Is Drowned to let the other color.
Cooked potatoes are often warmed over in
this way
To fry potatoes. croquettes. etc. cook in
deep boiling fat, immersing the object to
be fried while the fat Is at a fast bubble.
French fried potatoes are sliced thin or
cut lengthwse in strips laid In ice water
for half an hour; then dried thoroughly
between two towels and plunged into boil
ing deep fat. slightly salted. As soon as
they are delicately Drowned they are fished
out with split spoon and laid in hot
colander to drain off every drop OF rat
Serve at once.
German fried potatoes are as rule
cooked and cold before they are fried.
Some prefer them to the French. To my
fancy they never get quite rid Of the stale
taste that cllngs to the cold potato The
same may be said of stewed cold, cooked
potatoes. The least Objectionable way OF
serving them as leftovers is to saute them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Whp Business Life Lures.

This same sort of question is, In one form
or another, presenting itself all the while.
The time appears to have gone by when the
woman who married took it for granted that
her husband should labor to earn the money
to run the home while she does her part by
managing the expenditures and doing the
work of the house.
do not believe with certain writer's and
speakers that the change is due to social
unrest and the destruction OF old traditions.
think that it comes from the new depart
ure In the way of woman's work which
makes it as much matter of course for the
daughter to go out and earn her own living
as 1t is for the son, which leads girl to plan
her occupation by the time she is out Of the
primary department of the public school.
and inclines her to feel 1t a waste to put
q fuil stop to her chosen activities when she
naxries
Undoubtedly there are other reasons.
Tho girl who is accustomed to work in
bua1ling business or Office, where she Is
brought all the time into contact with other
workers. naturally feels the contrast when
she Is settled down In a quiet little home
from which her husband Is absent during
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Spots on Nickel Plate.

Please let me know what will take either
paint or calcimine spots from nickel plate
and also mildew spots from shirt
IN A HURRY"
know OF nothing better than turpentine
for removing paint spots. Apply 1t with a
flannel and rub well. Calcimine should
yield to this or to kerosene. or to soap and
hot water. To take out the mildew boil the
shirt In cream of tartar water. rinse 1t out.
and lay 1t in the sun. If the spots are not
all out repeat the operation until they are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Some Novel Recipes.

"A member asked some time ago for a
recipe for graham cracker cake am de-
lighted that have one which may be what
she is looking for.
I take great interest In your Helping
Hand Corner and enjoy trying new
recipes.
am volunteering two other recipes
which, IL you have space in your corner I
should be happy to have you insert I
have baked the cakes often and found
them o. X:
GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE-One
tablespoonful of butter. one and one-quar-
ter cups of sugar, two eggs, one and one
half cups of sour milk in which dissolve a
teaspoonful of soda, a box of graham
crackers. rolled fine; one teaspoonful Ct
vanilla. Bake in two layers.
"SODA CRACKER CAKE Mix together
the yolks of eight eggs. one and three
quarters cups of sugar. rind and juice of
one lemon. Roll dozen soda crackers fine.
crate two bars of sweet chocolate. two
teaspoonfuls Of cinnamon, one teaspoonful
Of cloves. half a pound of stoned dates.
cut fine. Fold ip carefully the whites (beat-
en- stiff of the eight eggs last of all Bake
in loaves or in layers.
- (Note: No butter or milk, and, Of
course % best when eggs are 80 cents per
dozenD
POTATO CAKE-One cup OF butter.
two cups Of sugar, four eggs, half cupful
Of sour milk in which dissolve half tea
spoonful Of soda, two cups of flour, one
cupful of grated raw potatoes; two ounces
Of chocolate. cinnamon, nutmeg. and cloves
to taste, say about half a teaspoonful of
each. Bake in loayes or in layers.
This makes large cake. For our
family usually take half the quantity of
ingredients. This makes a nice sized cake
for US. Mrs. o. c. H."
Three novel recipes which l hope others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

spoonfuls of mustard, one teaspoonful Of
salt, four tablespoonfuls of flour, five table,
spoonfuls of sugar. Mix these ingredients
well, add a little water and the beaten
whites of two eggs. Stir we'll and pour In
gradually the hot vinegar and water Boil
until thick stirring all the time. Put into
glass jars, and when 1t is cold cover with
a close lid. A. j. s..
AS our Georgian housemother observes.
the call for salad dressing that will nos
spoil within twenty-four hours is frequent
and urgent. Our wise cooks will use scis-
sors and paste Immediately upon the above.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

<IN reply to request have seen IN
vi the Exchange for recipe for rhu-
barb marmalade inclose one nave
used and found good:
"Cut in pieces six pounds OF rnu-
barb put it into dish with three POUNDS OF
white sugar. teaspoonful Of salt. the juice
of a large lemon, and the thin cut rind OF
an orange. Let these stand together al
night. The next morning put into stew
non with three more pounds of sugar the
LIQUID you strain from the fruit Boil this
sirun twenty minutes and add to It the other
ingredients, the rhubarb and orange peel
and boil fast for fifteen minutes. Keep It
at a steady boil, but do not stir II Turn
into small glasses and seal as you would
a,har narmaIade. l.. D."
This is a wholesome sweet as well Is
good one. May suggest that the addition
of a few seedless ralsins at the time the
fruit goes into the sirup gives pleasant
favor to the conserve? 1t Is good without
them, but, to my mind, better with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
INCREASING THE FAMIL Y INCOME AT CIIILDS EXPENSE

herself or for others dependent upon her
is too firmly grounded in my mental consti-
tuition for me to get rid of 1T easily, despite
my perception of changed circumstances
and conditions.
Briefly, then. may sum up my personal
position by stating that I deprecate any
necessity which forces a wife and mother
out of the shelter of her home and into the
ranks of the wage earners. Anybody al
most may earn money, but for each family
there is only one mother and IL she leaves
her post II remains empty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of the enormous number Of
ID letters semitic The department ! must ask
contributors TO limit their communications TO
100 uords, except in cases Of formulas or
recipes which require greater space. want
oil my correspondents 10 haze a shouting in
the Corner. and if my request in this respect
is complied wilh II Gill be possible TO print
many more letters. ~
Attention is called 10 the fact that Marion
Harland cannot reeeipc money for patterns.
as she has no connection pih any department
thai sells them. Marion Hnland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Dressing Thai Wil Keep.

Having noticed number of calls for
salad dressing that will keep for some time.
I offer mine. I can testify that It will keep
for weeks II kept in cool place. and be
good at the end Of the time.
SALAD DRESSING-One-third of
pint of good vinegar two thirds Of pint
of water. Bring these to the boil, having
ready the following mixture: Two tea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

give her children and herself benefits which
will make for their improvement in every
way?
Sometimes the way is made easier for her
and her home by the presence in 1t of a
relative-a mother, a sister, or an aunt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

her growing children to the care of even the
tenderest relative pays a big interest on the
money she earns
Even when there are no children In the
home confess to a regret when a newly
made wife leaves her house to become
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

upon most incomes that they are untitled to
meet. Especially this is true In the case
of the great army OF clerks and other work.
ers in similar lines whose salaries have not
risen In anything like an adequate proper
tion to the growth in the expense of rent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
SfuHnp.


.As this is preaminently the season for
poultry It gives me pleasure to print the
following recipes for poultry stuffing or
dressing sent by one of the constituency:
oyster STUFFING.-Strain the liquor
from a quart of oysters and put with them
enough Drowned bread crumbs to hold them
together, softening the mixture with the
oyster liquor. Pepper and salt are the only
seasonings needed.
ONION STUFFING.-Chop four good
sized onions fine and put with them enough
Drowned bread crumbs to fill the fowl. Sea-
son highly with salt. pepper. thyme. sage.
parsley. and celery seed, and moisten the
whole with warm water. Do not make 1t too
wet. Finely chopped celery may be used as
substitute for the unions by those who do
not like the favor of the latter
"PRUNE STuFFING.-For those who
fancy sweet stuffing. prunes form an excel
lent dressing. Stew pound of prunes until
tender but not broken. seed them carefully
put with them half as many brown bread
crumbs and use as you would any other
stufflng. MRS. J. A. D."
There is certainly good variety here
which should make change OF flavor In
poultry dressings. The oyster stuffing is
particularly nice for the turkey as the onion
is for geese and the celery for ducks. My
own preference In the last would be to use
no water at all. but to moisten only with
butter or with chicken tat ] have never
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

ventional home ideal for the sake of the
good salary which would make their edu-
cation possible. or two undesirable courses
she chose the least disadvantageous.
A like case is that of my correspondent
whose letter supplies the text for my talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK
creamed turnips. cottage pudding.
black coffee.

creamed turnips, cottage pudding.
black coffee
Il. \
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit. wheaton grits and cream, creamed
Goldfish whole wheat biscuit. toast.
tea, coffee.
LUNCHEON
Butternsh. baked potatoes. biscuit warmed up
from breakfast. peach preserves, crackers.
DINNER.
Vegetable soup fried haibut steak. souffie Of
turnips la left oyerl. potato puff orange
pudding. black coffee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST
Apple sauce and cream. mush and milk. bacon
and fried apples, toast tea. coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Fried calfs brains ia left oyerl hot mullins. fried
mush Ia left oyerl. nut cakes and tea.
DINNER
Mock turtle soup lmade from liquor in which
calfs head was boiledl, veal outlets. Dreaded
scaIloped tomatoes. stuffed baked green
peppers old fashioned rice pudding.
black coffees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
The Farmers Standby.


:" A correspondent inquiries how to corn
beef. ! am sending my way, which my
family please me by liking:
TO corn beef-Put two or three pounds
of the under part of round into the bot
tom Of a pot; season with pepper and salt
just enough for thin layer OF salt and
a dash of pepper. Put some Of the season.
ing into the pot first; then the beef, and
sprinkle that with both. Add little piece
of saltpeter. Too much makes the meat
hard.
% make sure the beef Is sufficiently
sated: then cover some inches deep in
cold water. Set in cold place and keep
covered. In five days the meat will be
pink all through and ready TO eat.
Il pickle my pork in the same way. but
put in more salt
"A UTICA IN Y HoUsEMoTHER"
Thank you for SO simple way of prepar-
ing what is the farmers standby in many
sections of the country for six months of the
year. Our Utica chapter is gaining in num-
bers and in usefulness. Good luck at
tend III
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

will try. The soda cracker cake impresses
me as most singular. I should think 1t
would be too friable to hold together with
out the admixture of a little flour. But
we take the word of the writer and believe
in all three recipes until we hear some
thing to the contrary.
My cook surprised US the other day with
a delicious cake made OF potato flour And
why not raw potatoes when grated fine?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

now. It is fast becoming so high priced
that few OF us Will be able to eat II in tho
course of ten years Begians. Holanders,
English, Irish, and Scotch people are able
to buy but little of 1t now. The soy bean
and rice help the Jap. and they will help
us to solve the high cost Of living problem.
Tell the ladies TO try these and report.
REAL ESTATE BrLE>'
A friendly letter from masculine men,
ber that tells It's own story in familiar.
Jaunty style that will insure kindly read
ing. The suggestions are worthy Of con-
sderation.