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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

methods. Measure out everything care
fully. Do not guess at your half cup
of butter, your cup of sugar, or your
baking powder and fiavoring. Cream your
butter and sugar together until they are
light and thoroughly blended. Whip the
whites of your eggs to stiff froth, the
yolks until they bubble and thicken. Stir
the yolks into the creamed butter and
sugar. put in the milk or water next. then
the flour, into which you have sifted the
baking powder and salt; last tho whites,
alternately with the flour. These are the
general directions. only to be varied from
II the recipe gives other orders.
Beat your cake we'll up from the bottom
with sweeping strokes; have the pans
creased sufficiently and the oven ready
for the cake as soon as it is ready for
the oven. Test the heat of the oven
by thrusting your hand into the open
oven. If you can keep it there while you
count twenty the oven Is in a fit state for
baking. Do not open the oven door to
look at your cake for ten minutes. If it
browns too quickly on top lay sheet Of
imprinted paper over 1t; if the oven seems
too hot set bowl of cold water in it
with the cake to lower the temperature
moderately. Do not slam the oven door
when you are baking cake or bang pots
and kettles down on the stove during
the process. This often means q heavy
cake.
Let me repeat what I have often said
before that everything for cake making
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Menus Without Meat.

Al would like to tell you and other kin
dred spirits that inexpensive editions OF
the writings OF our beloved Mrs A. D. T.
Whitney are on the market. was
brought up on her books: they nourish
and develop that sweet spirituality which
lies in the heart of every young girl In
my almost lifelong work as teacher'I
have found nothing else 50 helpful TO
young girls as Mrs. Whitney's books, al
though the writings Of Mrs. Charles.
author Of The sch3nberg-Cotta Family
come very near. In my little girl days.
nv childhood days, 1 delighted In the
writing Of dear Sophie May, the Little
Prudy stories, and others, ana now am
using them as birthday gifts for our httls
ones of the third generation. The BOOKS
are full of tactful help for the mothers
as we'll as the children. Every week your
Helping Hand gives US family meals for
q week. and I read and note that every
meal calls for either eggs or meat. In
this section few families can afford ieat
more than once day and some not then
Will you kindly give US one weeks menus
calling for meat only once day? One
other item would like to speak Of for
the sake Of those sisters who, like myself.
must make the most Of what they have.
Where live fuel is high and cheap cuts
Of meat take long cooking. A while ago
bought a straight side granite kettle.
nine inches high and nine inches in diam
eter. and also bought a steamer to tit it
exactly. In the bottom OF the kettle put
wire teapot stand; on this place the
meat. pouring In whatever hot water is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

ceive old magazines and make good uss
of them. In this city and i think in all
large cities one can buy four magazines
for, 8. cents; the magazines are a few
months old but the reading is just MS
valuable as ever. I know OF no better
way to obtain good reading at little ex-
pense. f. W.R.p
This whole letter is rich in common
sense and in helpfulness. BY the rules
OF the, paper we cannot print the address
of the publishers Of the inexpensive ed-
ton Of Mrs. Whitney's books. but 1t is
something to us to know. that there is
such an edition on the market. / am
happy to indorse all that the writer says
of the value of the books. of Mrs. Whit
ney and OF Sophie. May in bringing up
children. My own little girls read them
aloud to me and I think l enjoyed the
volumes about as much as the children
did. 1t is q regret to me that SO many OF
the books are out of print. Other house,
keepers will be as grateful as am for
the suggestion about the combination
cooker and steamer as 4 means of saving
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

should be in readiness before the mix
and all the ingredients should be assem-
bled and then the beating and the blend
ing may be started. Look over the table
first and be sure nothing is missing. SO
that you may not have to stop at a criti-
cal point to fetch a needed article.
No cake is really cheap. but some sre
expensive, while others which are pleas
Ing, IL less rich, can be provided to meet
the cravings of the family sweet tooth.
You are, wiser to select a simple variety
than to attempt an imitation of one of
the costly kinds.
An excellent and inexpensive cake
which is made without butter, milk, or
eggs, and thus appeals to the housekeeper
of an economical turn is the following:
APPLE SAUCE CAKE.
Work together half cup Of fine white
dripping. or suet and lard, or vegetable
shortening, and one cup of sugar, add to
them one cup of unsweetened apple sauce,
a teaspoon and a half of ground CHINA
mon, quarter of a teaspoon of ground
cloves. one teaspoon of grated nutmeg,
one cup of raisins, one level teaspoon of
baking soda dissolved In little hot water
and two cups of flour. Beat all together
hard until the Ingredients are well mixed
is used for biscuits or into brick bread
pan and bake steadily for forty minutes.
Lay a paper over the top Of 1t when it has
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n a letter about cake making "A After ter
/" describing the difficulties she had
had In getting an even result, tell
ing me of how unequal was her
success. that she could never be sure of
having good product, she inquired with
apparent innocence. do you suppose
That any of the trouble can be due to
my guessing at quantities instead of
measuring them?"
l have no reason to doubt that the cor
respondent wrote in good faith Yet 1t
seems incredible that at this stage of
culinary development, when cookery
schools and Institutes of domestic science
abound from one end of the country to
the other. when every paper of any size
has Its housekeeping column, and when
In each and every one Of them accuracy
Of weights and measures is insisted upon
as an essential to success, a woman who
can cook at all. who can moreover write
an intelligently expressed letter, should
ask such question as this
Still, do know that there are cooks
who pride themselves upon never meas
urinS their ingredients. but upon guess
ing at them I have tasted the food
they have cooked, and sometimes it has
been AZ good as If compounded strictly
according to rule. On the other hand.
there Is never any certainty as to how
their product will turn out. The only
way to be sure Of a uniform result il by
the closest care in measurements and
weights, In following the rules laid down
by those who wrote the recipes.
More even than exactness In these re-
spects IL required for consistent success
In cake making. You cannot always
throw things together " and look for
perfect cake. Even the finest ingredients
will not win success without care In the
mixing.
had this impressed upon me strongly
q few years ago. I was staying in a
farmhouse where the freshest eggs, the
richest and purest of milk, and the best
of butter were abundant. One morning
1 saw the farmers wife mixing e cake.
She had a bowl containing nearly pint
Of cream. and into this she broke cou-
pie Of eggs
Don't you beat your eggs separate
ly?" asked
at always put them in Just so' shs
assured me.
Such was the excellence Of the mate
rails that I anticipated the appearance
Of the cake with agreeable expectations,
but when 1t came on the table it was por-
GUS. tough, insipid. Instead of having the
smooth closeness of texture which should
have been the result of the best Of COM
ponents rightly mixed, it was not as good
as It would have been with ordinary milk
and eggs compounded in the correct pro-
portions and beaten as they should have
been
When you are making cake do not IN
dulge in haphazard methods-or lack of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Wants Louise Alcon's BOOKS.

" VIII you please ask your readers II
any of them have old copies of Louisa
Alcott's books? 1 have four children.
the eldest IA years old. and they would
be so glad to have these books. Or II
any one has old .copies Of any of Mrs.
Gaskell's books 1 would be SO pleased to
get them. have her Crawford havo
been Ill for two years, one year of the
time in bed. and when mother gets sick
books become a luxury. 1 cannot even
pay postage on them. If you think my
request too bold just drop 1t In the waste
basket, but / thought in the clearing up
and rearranging which sometimes follow
Christmas such old books might be
found to pass on to me. MRS. M. c."
This request should meet response
from those who are making room for new
Christmas bookt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
SOME POINTS ABOUT CAKE MAKING.

Cook and stir we'll until the compound
thickens. Whip one egg light without
separating the white and yolk and stir
into II half cup of sugar. Pour the
hot cooked cornstarch mixture upon this.
beat we'll. return to the fire and cook for
five minutes. stirring constantly. The
cream should thicken and be a delicate
buff in color. Take from the fire and put
aside to cool: then flavor With one tea
spoon of vanilla or of bitter almond or
lemon. as you prefer When entirely
cold spread between the cakes. Sift fine
sugar over the top layer.
II you wish you may add a tablespoon OF
grated chocolate to the cornstarch cook
ing It until It melts and blends with the
mixture. then proceed as directed above.
NUT CAKE.
Cream together half a cup OF butter
and one of sugar; add to these half cup
of cold water. the yolks of two eggs
beaten light, and then one and a half cups
OF -four with which has been sifted n
heaping teaspoon OF baking powder. alter
nately with tho whipped whites of the
eggs. Last OF all stir into the batter one
cup OF nut kernels-hickory nuts or Eng
Fish walnuts. cut into small pieces and
drcdged in -four
This cake may be baked In a brick
tin n one loaf. but it Is perhaps better II
cooked In small tins or patty pans
CURRANT OR RA1sIN CAKES.
Cream together half a cup of butter and
two cups of sugar add to them the yolks
of three eggs beaten light and a quarter
cup OF milk. Put in three cups of flour
sifted with two teaspoons of baking pow
der alternately with the stiflly frothed
whites of the eggs, season with one tea
spoon of grated nutmeg and last put into
the batter. which has been we'll beaten.
one cup of cleansed eurrants which have
been picked over and dredged with -four
or the same quantity Of stoned raislns
also rolled in -four. II you wish you may
substitute quarter of cup of shredded
citron for part of the raisins. Do not
stir much after the fruit goes in--only
sufficiently to NIX 1t in we'll. Bake in
two small loaves or IN muffin tins.
SPONGE CAKE.
Weigh six eggs carefully. take half
their weight in flour. just their weight
in sugar. Divide the whites and yoks
of the eggs. beat the whites to stand
ing froth. so stiff that the vessel contain
ing them can be turned bottom upward
without their splling out whip the yolks
thick. Beat the sugar into the yolks.
whip into this the Juice and grated peel
of a lemon; next the white. last the flour.
adding this lightly and refralning from
stirring or beating once this Is fairly
mixed in. Bake in one large or tWo small
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

.rIu,>y ,,o,,ro man dealt
-. - 80 ~ 10 ont IN
Nh
~
WIN neu' "'s'~ Ia ny
shoulders ana Win coios' my weight hen
was about 100 pounds, now $50 pounds.
Ihen my shoulder blades were quite
prominent When out OF doors every
time moved chill rushed up ana down
my back. even with heavy clothing on.
1t was then that invented my little over
coat. took piece OF flannel sinches
wide and II inches long, folded it to mako
4x12 inches. Then 1 had a tape sewed
across one end, leaving ends OF tape about
inches long. dropped the piece down
my back between the shoulder blades and
tied the tape around my neck under my
clothes. Immediately the cyclone up and
down my back stopped and my neuralgia
was cured. There is many man that has
to be out in the wind and weather that
would be surprised at the comfort of the
thing. They can be made and sold at
from 10 to 20 cents. There are lots Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

and stand 1t on the edge with cloth
thrown over it to become perfectly cold
before putting it away in the cake box.
This cake is better the second day than
the first and will keep well for some time
If locked up. 1t tastes like spice cake
would suspect its cheapness.
PLAIN LAYER CAKE.
Cream together two tablespoons OF but
ter or one tablespoon of butter and one
of other good sweet shortening with one
cup of sugar. Beat separately the whites
and yolks of two eggs. Mix the yolks
with the creamed butter and sugar, add
two tablespoons of milk and cup of
-four, with which has been sifted heap
ing teaspoonful of baking powder. alter
nately with the whites of the eggs. Beat
all we'll and bake In jelly cake tins, TAX
ing care to spread the batter evenly over
the pan when it goes In that the cakes
may be of uniform thickness throughout.
With such cakes as these you may use
Jelly for filing and either sprinkle pow
dered sugar over the top or spread them
with a boiled frosting or you may make
an apple sauce filling or one of chocolate
or of cream. The last Is one of the best
and most wholesome of layer cakes. The
filling is made as follows:
Heat one cup of milk in double boiler
and stir into 1t two teaspoons OF corn
starch mixed to a paste with cold milk
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Forgot to Give address.

II have novel and couple Of maya
zines which will send to some one who
wants them II you viii give me her ad-
dress or print it in the paper. A. A."
print this letter in the hope that the
friend who writes it may see it and send
me more of an address than merely her
initials and the name Of the town. Her
omission to do more than this renders it
impossible for me to send her the address
of some one who would enjoy the book
and magazines. and 1t is against the rules
Of the paper to print names and adore sses.
30 have nothing else to do in this case
except give A. AS letter az it stands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Children Books to Pass Along.

+" Ny only baby is grown and married
and l have some fine children's books
and stories I would be glad to pass on.
Thank you So much for your interest in
my request for chair or rug. Some Of
the Cornerites would love to help me,
but am too far away from where they
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
To Make Woolens Waterproof.

+. l send with this n copy OF the formula
/ had saved to render wooden goods
waterproof. although l have never tried
it. Should any OF the cornerites test 1t.
will they please tell their experience and
the result obtained? If some homo stu
dent desires lower or higher grade
arithmetic or an algebra, have ono of
each that would be glad to have put to
use. And IL the Cornerite who wished
tho words of the old time nursery song.
Baby, Bye. Here's Fly has not found
them and stll wishes them. can writs
them for her from memory. Can you
give me 4 method of enectually removing
ink or grass stains and not have spot
larger than the stain itself and almost
as undesirable? The following are the
directions for waterproofng wooden. This
simple method was told to me by an old
forester: Have ready two small tubs
In each put eight or nine quarts Of rain
water. In one supply dissolve 100 grains
OF alumni and In the other the same
weight OF acetate of lead When dis
solved pour the two liquids together A
white preciptate will fall. Pour off tho
clean liquid into the other tub, and into
this dip the garments to be treated Do
not wiring them out but hang them up to
drip. When they are dry gray powder
will appear on them, which may be
brushed off. The color OF the goods will
not be affected and the cloth will shed
water for year, when it may be treated
again. Mrs. l.. s."
Thank you for your clear and simple
directions, as well al for tho offer Of the
At - ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Suggestion for Washing Flanncls.


The following suggestion for wash
ing fiannels may be Of help to some house
keepers: Prepare two waters OF the
same temperature, warm but not hot
Make of one water a good lather with
any good white laundry soap. The second
water make slightly soapy. Wash the
fiannels thoroughly through the first
water, squeeze but do not wiring them,
then rinse well through the, second water.
Lift the articles from the water and
hang them up in the sun and air. dripping
wet. In bad weather stretch line
across the bath tub and hang the 1annels,
also other woolens. blankets. bath robes.
ETC., in this way for the last year and
ind 1t to be the only way. N. C. A."
This will interest us all. The idea Of
hanging the flannels out dripping wet Is
novel to me. although knew. of course
that they must be rinsed in water of the
same temperature as that In which they
had their first washing and that they
must be squeezed, never wrung. Iwonder
just what 10 the philosophy of emitting
this squeezing. Can any one tell me?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Has an Opcrsuoolu.

In the paper which has Just come see
my letter requesting Bible. have had
so many offers Of Bibles since the appear
ance OF my first letter asking for one tina
l have had to refuse several. Three have
been sent to me and l am truly thankful
for them; the extra ones will go to per-
sons who need and want one as / did.
am moving now and shall not have bulbs
to supply the good people with and shall
be too busy even to answer letters.
MRS. A. j. NJ"
This Cornerlte was so eager for Bible
that her second request was printed.
Those who have been interested in full
filling her desire Will be glad to know
that her want no longer exists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

Crackers.
Tea.
DINNER.
Mutton broth [leftoverl.
reen peppers stuffed with minced mutton
tleftoverl.
Mashed potatoes.
CreRmsd carrots.
Brown Betty pudding.
Coffee.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Stswsd prunes.
Boiled hominy and milk
Fried porgies.
Toast.
sCoffee.
LUNCHEON.
Dreamed Goldfish.
Potato puff Gleftoverl.
Whole wheat mullins.
Coffee cake.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream OF CARROT soup lieIloterI
Halibut steaks.
Whipped potatoes.
Green peas.
Orange jelly.
Cake.
Coffee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal.
Fried hominy and bacon.
Toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
eausages.
Waffies.
Honey.
Toa.
DINNER.
Raw oysters.
Barbecued rabbit.
CAuaied sweet potatoes.
String beans.
Rice pudding.
Cofsee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Needs a LayeAe.

Il have never written to tho Corner
before, but 1t has helped me out of so
many tight places by its wise advice that
/ am turning to its helping hand in the
moment of need. l am young, married
girl and before long will become mother.
My husband has been out OF employment
for some time and am not able to get
all the necessary material for the little
things 1 shall need. have thought that
perhaps some OF the mothers who con-
tribute to the Corner might have some
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.

SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Cereal.
Fish balls.
Boston brown bread.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Jellied veal.
Roast sweet potatoes.
Roasted brown bread.
Lettuce.
Preserved pears.
Cake.
Tea.
DINNER.
Clam broth.
Roast chicken.
Boiled rice.
Fried oysterplant.
Tipsy parson.
Coffee.
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal.
Bacon.
Boiled eggs.
Toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Minced veal on toast.
Stswed potatoes.
Toasted English munlnA
Crackers.
Cheese.
Tea.
DINNER.
Giblet soup lleftoverl.
Chicken pudding llsftovsrl.
Rice with green peppers fleftoverl.
Green peas.
Fruit
Coffee.
-
TUEDDAY.
BRy.KFAsT.
Baked apples.
Cereal.
Cresmed eggs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08

''The Chicago Tunnel Co. by its
agreement to sell out to the Bell in
terests violated the terms of the 1899
ordinance and rendered competition
imperative, says the Foster opinion.
He points to Sec. 2 of the ordinance
where the company makes a promise
if it cor any of it's successors shall
either sell out or enter into any
agreement with any existing tele-
phone company doing business in
Chicago, which agreement would
tend to make competition inOpera-
tive, this ordinance becomes void and
the plant of the company with con-
duits, wires and poles, shall be for
feited to the city"
Foster then shows that the tunnel
company on July 8, 1913, made an
agreement with the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. (the Bell
phone trust) to sell it's whole plant
for $6,3OO,OOO.
Walter Fisher read 10000 words
without a single argument in favor of
forfeiture or knocking in any way the
$6,3OO,OOO grab now being attempted
by the Armour and allied interests
that own the Automatic phone sys-
TEN. Fisher appeared as an expert
on public service corporations asked
by Mayor Thompson for an opinion.
To the question whether the Ian
gUage of the tunnel company's ordi-
nance will be taken by courts to
mean that city council has power to
declare a forfeiture for failure of the
company to have 10000 bona-fide
subscribers, Fisher replies:
After exhaustive investigation of
authorities, am compelled to state
that the answer is subject to substan-
tiaI doubt"
He goes on to say that Ralph M.
Shaw, the Armour attorney who
represents ten bOndhOIders, is
about correct in saying 'the law does
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08

to Judge Foster says forfeiture
would stop the telephone business,
disrupt the entire system and entirely
prevent the tunnel company from
carrying out its sale to the Chicago
Telephone Co."
They admit quo warTantO proceed
ings, as suggested by Judge Foster,
are the proper thing, but say ''the end
of quo warranto suit would only be
the commencement of more trouble
about the property.
"Then the city would either have
to try to take possession of what
property twas advised it had a right
to and could get, or abandon the
property and suffer the tunnel COM
pany to dismantle its plant and sell
to the highest bidder"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08
CARPENTERS

THE CARPENTERS SITUATION
The way to peace between carpen-
tiers and the Carpenter Contractors
assn was smoothed at a meeting of
the Carpenters District Council last
night.
The. council. authorized. the. APP
pointment of a special committee
which will be given power to act in
the name of the carpenters. On the
committee will be one representative
from each local. This transfers the
power of the arbitration committee
to the special committee. e..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08
CANE BOY WINS LEE &c

NAWE PS HNllNS LII = MI J ]
Ralph Riley, IA, 41O6 Park av., was
stabbed in the back pursuing a gang
of robbers last November. PaTalyzed
from his hips down he was told that
he had but five days to live.
Yesterday Ralph walked three
steps. His mother carried him back
to the bed and he cried from happi-
ness. Mrs. Riley, a widow, supports
two sons and a daughter.
Yesterday the boy said he had de-
termined to get well so he could help
his mother. Judge Pinckney Of the
juvenile court hear dabout the case
and is now seeking aid for the family.
Riley graduated from school this
spring. He completed his studies in
bed.