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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Rose Potpourrii.

"I would thank you to let me know what Is used to make a rose jar. not rose beads Rose petals are put in jar. know, and believe saltpeter is the next layer, but another substance have forgotten. Can you tell me what 1t Is? MRS B. G.
 have a time honored recipe for making potpourri for rose Jars. but 1t does not contain saltpeter. The product made by my directions will hold its fragrance for years if the jar is kept closed most of the time and will be delicious to the end. The following is the recipe: Gather rose pe- tals when the flowers are at their best and pick them when they are dry. not when the dew is on them. They must be fragrant roses. not the climbers or wild roses or others of the varieties which have little perfume. Pack them in a jar in layers two inches deep. sprinking each layer of the leaves with two tablespoons of fine, dry salt. Add to the supply of petals and salt each day until the jar ia full, keeping it in a dry. cool place. A week after the last supply goes in. turn the contents of the jar on platter and toss until they are loosened. Mix with them the following perfumes and set away to ripen: Half ounce each of rose. violet, and heliotrope powder: one ounce orris root, half teaspoon each of cloves. mace. and cinnamon; twenty drops each oil of melissa and oil eucalyptus, ten drops each oil chiris and bsrgamot. four drops oil of roses two drachms alcohol.
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jam may be followed. All red or all black raspberries may be used. or they may be mixed in equal parts or in any other proportions.
 RASPBERRY VINEGAR.
 Pick over gallon of raspberries ard see that they are clean and free from in sects. Put them into a large crock, crush them well with potato beetle and cover an inch deep with good cider vinegar. Set them in the hot sunshine for a whole day. stirring six times during the day. and put the crock in the cellar at night. The next day mash and squeeze the berries. drain off the liquor throw the berries away and put another gallon of berries in the vinegar. Repeat yesterdays treat ment with these. The next morning squeeze the berries and measure all the liquid you have left. To each quart put one pint of water and for each pint of this allow five pounds of sugar. Turn into preserving kettle, set over the fire until the sugar melts, boil up. skim. take from the fire, strain, and bottle while warm. Cork and seal or wire.
 BLACKBERRY JAM
 This may be made like strawberry or raspberry jam.
 GooSEBERRY JAM
 Pick over. top and tall the gooseberries. and proceed as with the other jams given CANNED BLUEBERRIEs OR HUCk-
 LEBERRIEs.
 Pick over the berries. removing stems and leaves; measure them and allow to each quart of the fruit a heaping table spoon of granulated sugar. Put the ber- ries over the fire in the preserving kettle and bring 10 a boil slowly. Should there be a good deal of juice. dip out part of 1t before putting in the sugar. after tho berries have boiled ten minutes. Cook sugar and berries together for fifteen minutes and turn into heated cans. filling each one to overfowing. and screw down the tops immediately,
 CANNED CHERRIES.
 Wash and stem firm tart cherries, allow to each pound of them half pound of sugar. Put with the sugar just enough water to dissolve 1t, set over the fire, and boil 10 thin sirup. removing the scum as 1t rises to the surface of the liquor. When 1t has been well skinned turn In the cherries, cook for five minutes, take them out with skinner. pack into self-sealing jars. All these up with the boiling sirup. and screw on the lids at once.
 PRESERVED CHERRIES.
 Stone and stem tart cherries, saving all the juice which flows from them dur ing the process When the fruit is pre- pared weigh it md allow a pound of sugar to each pound of the cherries. Heat the sugar and juice slowly in a preserving kettle; when melted and well blended add the cherries. cook until the sirup Is thick. and then turn the contents of the kettle Into jars and seal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Government Whitewash.

"I wish you would give me the for mula for the cement White House paint. I am an old soldiers wife with a great deal of ambition but little money and want to paint my house-or at least my husband does. HEWITT.
 suppose that the preparation you wish is that known as government whitewash. I have never heard 1t given the name by which you speak of it, but the following Is the preparation generally in use upon government buildings and came to me from a trustworthy source. It is not like ordinary whitewash and lasts much bet ter: Stake half a bushel of lime with boiling water; cover 1t during the process to keep in the steam; strain the liquid through fine strainer or sieve and add to it one peck of salt. previously dis solved in warm water. three pounds of ground rice. boiled to . paste ana stirred m while hot; half pound of spandsh whiting and one pound of glue previously dissolved by soaking in cold water, and then hanging over the fire In small pot hung in a larger one nled with water. Add i've gallons of hot water to the mix ture. stir well and let 1t stand few days. covered from the dirt. It should be ap-
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and seal while boiling hot. If there is more juice than is required for the jam. dip it out and use it for jelly.
 STRAWBERRY JELLY.
 Prepare the fruit as for jam and cook until the juice flows freely. At the end of thirty or forty minutes dip out all the juice that will come; then turn the fruit into vegetable press and squeeze out what more juice can be extracted. Put all juice into a vegetable bag and let this drip until all has run through. Measure the juice, allow a pound of sugar to each pint of juice; return to the fire in clean kettle, and cook twenty minutes Turn in the sugar. stirring as it goes in to pre- vent scorching, boil up hard for one min ute after the boil is reached, take from the fire, and put into glasses. Straw berries for jelly should be tart and under ripe. The addition of the inside white peel of lemon to the boiling juice will aid in making it firmer.
 CANNED STRAWBERRIES.
 Pick over, hull and weigh the berries, and to every pound of them allow a quar- ter of pound of sugar Let the sugar and berries stand together. covered. in m earthen bowl or jar for an hour. Turn into preserving kettle with small pinch of powdered alum, cover, cook steadily for fifteen minutes; after they come to boil turn into heated cans of the self sealing kind and close immediately.
 STRAWBERRIES PRESERVED
 WHOLE.
 Pick over the berries carefully, select ing those of uniform size, and hull them Put the smaller berries to one side as you come to them. When all are sepa- rated mash the smaller ones, squeeze the juice from them In vegetable press, and let it drip through jelly bag. To each pint of this strained juice allow one pound of sugar, put over the fire together. and boil for twenty minutes. Weigh the ber- ries you have reserved and allow an equal
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fruit. 6 small amount at a time, and put into q vegetable press or jelly bag and squeeze. Measure the juice; to each pAnt of 1t allow a pound of sugar; put the juice back over the stove, bring to boil. and cook fast for twenty minutes. Skim 1t, turn in the sugar which you may have heated in shallow pans in the oven, stir until the boil is resumed. boil for one minute. and put 1t at once into heated Jelly glasses. Let 1t cool before covering.
 CURRANT BAR-LE-DUC.
 Clean and pick over rpe entrants de- taching them from the stems To each pound of the fruit allow a pound of gran ulated sugar. pour the sugar on the cur rants, set them in a cool place, and leave them over night Next morning turn the berries into a colander carefully so as not to break them and let the juice drip from them. If the mixture is too thick to flow freely, add a little water. Put the sirup over the fire and cook steadily for half an hour, drop in the entrants. and cook slowly for fifteen minutes. Put up in jelly glasses or small jars. This Is nearly as good as the imported bar-le-d and Is better at the end of few months than when first made.
 SPICED CURRENTS.
 Stem five pounds of ripe currents; put with them four pounds of white sugar, one pint of vinegar. two tablespoons of cloves two tablespoons of cinnamon. Put all over the fire together. bring to a boil. and cook them steadily for half an hour after this Put up in small jars or in jelly glasses and seal when cold.
 CURRANr AND RASPBERRY JAM
 Put up by the directions given for straw berry jam. using one-third stemmed cur rants and two-thirds raspberries, either red or black. and allowing three-quar- ters of pound of sugar to every pound of fruit. Proceed In every respect as with strawberry jam.
 RASPBERRY JAM.
 For this also the recipe for strawberry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

MALL fruits are in many respects
 a greater boon to the housekeeper X than the large fruits. With all re-
 spect for peaches. pears, plums,
 quinces, and apples. they would have hard struggle to prove of more service in the home than strawberries. raspperries. blackberries, blueberries, entrants, and cherries. either in their iresn state or when conserved by some method for winter use.
 Perhaps 1t is In the latter form that we most appreciate the value of berries. whether these are made into jelly or jam, converted into refreshing beverages. or canned for use in pies or tarts, they do me service throughout that part of the year when fresh fruits are infrequent and expensive.
 Berries of all sorts are more easily put up than the large fruits because they do not have to be peeled or stoned. Cleansing and picking over and in some cases removing them from the stems are all the preliminary preparations they need before they go into the preserving kettle.
 In the following recipes no attempt Is made to exhaust the number of methods by which berries may be put up for household use. The directions should prove helpful to those who have not had much experience or who lack trust worthy instructions; it is hoped they may also call forth suggestions from other housekeepers of different ways to conserve the small fruits at compara- 
 As strawberries are the first berries on the market, they will have the earliest attention. and such berries as may not yet be ripe will be included with the others. Even if they have not made their appearance In all parts of the country where the Corner is read, when this talk Is printed they will not be slow in coming. and these hints will then be useful.
 STRAWBERRY JAM.
 Pick over and hull straw berries reject ing any that are soft or spoiled. Turn them into a colander and run cold water over them to rinse off the dust and grit that they may have clinging to them. Drain and weigh. For every pound of the fruit allow threequarters of pound of sugar. Put the berries in a preserving kettle, first inverting thick plate in the bottom of the kettle. Do not put in the sugar now. but crush the berries with the back of a wooden spoon as to encourage the juice to flow freely. Heat slowly and cook steadily but quietly for half an 2 hour after the boil is reached. Be on the lookout to see that the fruit does not scorch, and stir often, breaking up and mashing the fruit. Put in the sugar al the end of the half hours boiling and cook for twenty minutes more. with con stant stirring. Dip the fruit out into pint or half pint jars. filling them full.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Needs Material for Fancywork.

'I live quite a distance from neighbors and have small baby; still there are spare moments in which to do fancy work if only had the materials. For this req son I would like the address of Marie B. and would gladly give her geranium cut tbngs and poppy plants in return if she would care to have them. I would like also to suggest q way of cleansing hair brush. Mix one part of flour and one part of salt and rub thoroughly into the brush. When this has been done shake and comb out the bristles and the brush will be like new. MRS. M. E. D.
 have sent the address of Marie B. to this correspondent. although l am not sure but that the supply of fancy work to give away has been exhausted. Has any other friend articles in this line to bestow on this Cornerite? Her directions for cleansing a hairbrush are also well come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Cripple Ready 10 Help.

am looking eagerly to find trace of Miss Grace Van Court. who sadly needs some information have obtained for her.
 All my endeavors to find her have proved of no avail. know. however. that she always reads Marion Harland's Corner and believe that sentence in the Help ing Hand would meet her eyes and result in much good to her. Will you insert this and if she sees it and writes to you, put her in touch with me? I shall be greatly obliged to you. And now what can do for the Corner? Is there not some act of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Chocolate Pie.

II send you a good recipe for choco- late pie Make the crust first and let 1t cool. The filling is prepared as follows; Half a cup of sugar. one tablespoon of flour, one tablespoon of chocolate or cocoa, one teaspoon of butter. one cup of milk, one egg. Cook all together until the mixture thickens, pour 1t into the baked crust, sprinkle with walnuts or coconut. and serve. MRS E. J.
 We are glad to have this recipe. should think the pie would be better cold than hot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
True Spirii of Hclpfulness.

When saw that Miss B. l.. was not only school teacher but was afflicted with . form of rheumatism which know from personal experience felt that must do what could to allay at least the loneliness. I shall be glad to send now and then . postcard. pressed flower. acorns from some mountain top. shells from the ocean. Wherever so gather these treasures for those whom have on my list of letter friends. have known what 1t is to be i'll. to lie in a hospital at death's door; and am glad to do what is possible to me foe those who cannot do a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

sweet" by means of which she supports herself in her crippled condition. There are many kinds of assistance fully as val uable as the gift of cash. and the spirit back of the willingness to aid displayed by this shutin is bound to find an outlet which will be of genuine service to oth- CTS. I shall be happy to supply her ad- dress to those who wish it, either for cor respondence. to send her rose leaves. or to get or give other aid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
See a Physicfan.

"Can any of the Cornerites give me . remedy for child of or years of age who sucks his tongue? It is done unconsciously, I think, for he does 1t in his sleep. What is the cause of the habit, and how may it be cured? M. A. M."
 This does not impress me as case for amateur prescriptions. The child should be taken to a physician, or at least doc tor should be consulted. To me it seems that the habit must be the result of some nervous condition for which professional observation and advice are demanded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

tie. rinse in clear cold water, and dry in the shade. A comb can be run through the brstles afterwards in order to remove the lint. MRS. E. D.
 am glad to get this direction. I have heard that hot water softens the brstles of brush and there are also times when hot water Is not at hand and it is a con venience to be able to cleanse the brush without it's aid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

piled hot, for which purpose 1t can be kept ip a kettle or portable furnace. A pint of this wash mixture. if properly ap- piled, will cover one square yard. Color ing matter may be added as desired. If you wish instructions for tinting the whitewash let me know and will gladly give them In the Corner. l hope you may find this the preparation for which you are seeking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Painter of " "Lark Picture.

"Will you please tell mo the name of the artist who painted The Song of the Lark? What nationality is the peasant girl in this picture7 am high school pupil and need the answer for my Eng fish work. INTERESTED READER"
 I am sorry that I shall have to refer this question l have seen the picture. but do not know the name of the artist and my recollection of the figure Is not clear enough for me to determine her na- tionality,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Keeps Hanbrush Clean.

T think you may like to know of the way in which keep my hairbrush clean. It differs from yours, although 1t may not be any better. You may care to try it, as hot water is not used and some per sons claim that this injures the bristles and softens them. I have used this method many times and have found 1t ex- cellent; Dissolve a teaspoon of baking soda in a teacup of cold water; let the brtIsh-the bristles on1y--remain in the water few minutes. then rub them a lit-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

much sickness and trouble, I cannot af- ford to get one. HOPEFUL
 Perhaps we could have helped this cor respondent by putting her in touch with the friend who offered patches, etc, if she had only given the signature of the writer. As 1t is, the best that can be done is to print this letter here, put "t Hopeful's name and address on file, and trust that some one may write for these with the desire to send what Is needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Need Almost Everything.

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 <<I HAVE had a number of misfor- tb tunes of which I wish to tell you.
 Early in December last my hus-
 ! band fell sick from rheumatism
 and was helpless for six weeks. He has not yet fully recovered from the attack. In April l gave birth to twin girls. Both babies are living and doing fairly well. l now have five children living and three dead My husband has had to do most of the care of me and of the children. sitting up at night ever since I have been sick. He has done no wage earning work and saved no money since last November, and as he is our only support you can well see that we are in need of almost everything. If he could leave me he could get work away from here. but he has been com pelled to care for me while I have been so helpless with heart and kidney com plications. l have neither cradle nor carriage for the babies. If I had a car riage of any sort my eldest child could help me a great deal in the care of the twins He is nearly years old My other children are another boy of 3 and a girl. who is almost 3. MRS. w. A. H."
 This is certainly a hard position. l don't know for which l am most sorry. the wife. laid aside by illness and forced to see her duties devolve upon others: the hus- band, lame and crippled from rheuma- tism. unable to leave home to get work and so trying to do all he canto spare his wife by taking her place in the home; or the ' year old boy who is to be re- lied upon to help a great deal in the care of the children" Poor little chap. In any case assistance is certainly needed. am sure there will be many replies from our warm hearted and generous Cor nerites who will give help and advice to the best of their powers. l shall be happy to send the address of Mrs. w. A. H. to any one who thinks he or she can be of service to this needy house. hold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Does Opn Sepng.

~Having seen insthe Corner an offer of patches. patterns, etc. write to ask you ik' could have these, or part of them. have been constant reader of the paper for years. and I am also a cripple with a family of four young chil- dren. I try to do my own sewing, and this is one reason why I would be so thankful for these and for reading mat ter. If any one has go-cart. would also be grateful for 1t. since, owing to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Would Lille Some Mapazines.

If Mrs. D. II. M. has not already given away the magazines she offers. I would like some of them MRS. K. D."
 am sorry to say that all the magazines offered by this especial correspondent have been bestowed elsewhere. But am positive there are others with periodicals to give away. and shall file the address of Mrs. K. D. in the hope that I shall soon have an application for 1t from those who wish to send her magazines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

l have done and regain a measure of health, As you will note by the address of my letter we live in the sunshine and among flowers, as great fields of vlolets and carnations are in bloom around us. The moclSing bird Is our great friend. No cat comes here, The bird is ever present. peering from the roof, hiding in the grape vines. sitting boldly on top of fig leaf. al- ways singing, always overflowing with joy. You see l must needs send on a part of what l have w. H."
 l am printing this letter not only be- cause 1t is charming in itself, but also because it is overflowing with tho true spirit of helpfulness and the desire to share with others our own joy. l like to believe that this is the true Cornerite spirit and 1t was with pleasure that I sent on the address of the lonely school teacher. sure she would be frightened by messages from this friend. l wish that all of us who have country or seashore Joys this summer might bear in mind those less fortunate than ourselves and follow the example of W. E. II. who gar ners the sweetness of outdoors wherever she finds it for the benefit of those whose lives she can brighten with her pressed flowers, her acorns, or her shells.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.

DINNER Mock turtle soup. Stewed calf's head. Stuffed potatoes Fried eggplant Raspberry cream pe Coffee. FRIDAY. BREAKFAST. Oranges. Cereal. Fried pan-hsh. Graham gems. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Baked eggplant [left overl with cheese sauce. Potatoes mashed and browped. Fruit salad. Crackers. Cream cheese.
 Tea DINNER Vegetable soup, Broiied Spanish mackere New potatoes with cream sauce. String beans. Strawberry float Coffee.
 & SATURDAY. BREAKFAST. Berries.
 Cereal. Mince of calrs tongue Eieft overl. Toast. LUNCHEON Scalloped fish lleft overl. Slowed potatoes Ileft ovsrl. String bean salad left overl. Craccers.
 Tea DINNER Black bean soup Hamburg steak with baked bananaA Young turnips. Caramel custard Coffee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

<I HAVE had a number of misfor- e tunes of which wish to tell you.
 Early in December last my hus- ! band fell sick from rheumatism
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