The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-09-27
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

milk, two tablespoons of melted butter,
one teaspoon of vanilla, pinch of salt. one
cup of flour, one rounded teaspoon of
baking powder. Bake in deep square
pan. This serves six persons. Serve with
hard or soft sauce or with plain or
whipped cream. 1 wonder II l may ask
for the recipe for cake called Home
Happiness cake published In this Corner
about two years ago. My request IN
huge joke on me, for / wrote the recipe
myself, had copy Of 1t besides the print
ed one. and have. fear. destroyed them
both. BY some queer trick of mind |
cannot seem to formulate another recipe
for 1t to my satisfaction. ] will gladly
and gratefully reimburse the postage to
any one who can comply with my re-
quest. I find this department source
of great pleasure and profit. So often
one is saved trouble and expense by a
recipe for a cleansing preparation or for
a dish that suits ones taste and purse.
This reminds me. for dishwashing, II vic
tins of the habit will boil scraps of shaw
ing soap or other good soap In the dish
water, then cool 1t to comfortable tenn
perature grease will not annoy and hands
will be kept In good condition II prop
erly dried. Dishes require rinsing, of
course. If you would care for menus for
invalids, recipes for light diet. would
be glad to send them. If so, would be
permitted to state what diet is best for
different ailments? I have made quite
a study of 1t. Isn't 1t pity that We all
live at concert pitch and that in con-
sequence nerves are the prevailing
disease of the age? e. r.. p"
l do not recollect the Home Happi-
ness cake F" for which this correspondent
asks tho recipe, but I am sure hope
some one else can supply 1t. think she
has richly earned It by the contribution
she sends. One question would like to
ask relative to the apple pudding. and
that Is the amount Of -four she puts with
the layers Of apples. She does not men
ton the proportion and It would be de-
srable to know. We will be glad to make
use Of her suggestion as to soap II the
practice Is not already domesticated In
our homes. Nearly every housekecper
has her pet economy or stinginess. and
confess that 1t always tries me to see
fragments Of soap wasted. even although
the financial gain Of saving the odds and
enus Woulu De smdii, put II one can ma Nc
use Of the bits and scraps left over 20
much the better. My method has been
to gather them UP and put them into the
soap shaker. where they serve quite as
well as large. new piece. Certainly we
viii be pleased to receive the recipes for
invalid cookery and also suggestions as
to the ailments for which they are best
suited. Few housekeepsfs have much Of
an idea how to feed the sick person. I
think we all agree with the writer ~ to
the deplorable results of living UP to con-
cert pitch. Have quoted before that
saying Of Mrs. Prsntice7 IF you could
once make up your mind In the fear Of
God never to undertake more work of
any sort than YOU can carry on calmly,
quietly. without hurry or hurry. and the
instant you feel yourself growing nerv-
Gus and like out Of breath. would stop and
take breath. you would md this simple,
common sense rule doing for you what
no prayers or tears could ever accom-
plish." It would b intersstitg to know