Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-01
ARE YOU DOING YOUR sIFp


The letters that have come this year
are an inspiration to many of US. and
/ hope that the spring rush will not
make the writer's drop again into the
old rut. Many helpful ideas have come
to US and in writing these little items
YOU are helping to win the war. for the
men women and children across the
water are holding their places between
us and the enemy because we can send
them food and fuel
The Farmer hitched Alice and Kate TO
his disc cutaway this morning and is
off to the field As he passed the
house my mind presented TO me pic
ture OF three women in France pulling
A pillow while an old man held the
handles Their young men are in the
fields. their horses and cattle have been
driven away and as they try to till the
land they must also look for cleverly
placed bombs and mines diabolically ar
ranged for their destruction. We have
not such things TO contend with thus
far. but the emissaries OF the kaiser are
here. They have commenced with the
torch. mysterious explosions and whole
consignments of food filled with glass
and tiny fish hooks. and stock feed
filled with disease germs.
Appoint yourself one OF the home
guard and when things look suspicious
have a thorough investigation. Don't
hsrbOr the idea that its all magma
ton It's better to be safe than sor-
~. and this should not be a healthy
time for agents of any sort to travel
about The amUnot of money that is
being paid TO men and women whose
business il is to travel through the
rural districts and disseminate distrust
IN our executives and doubt about the
wisdom OF sending troops abroad would
make some of YOU open your eyes. The
worst OF il is that American-born
people and money made over here does
the dirty work But we will drop the
subject for a time. l want to ask you
to notice the picture of the aluminium
kettle and double boiler that The Jour
nal gives for twelve subscribers, new
or renewals. such premium is worth
working for and l hope that many of
the kettles may go to our readers
homes AS my kitchen utensils have
given out they have been replaced with
aluminium and there is no comparison in
weight or lasting qualities. The alumni
mum seldom burns, and is so easy to
keep. The kettle must be on the stove
anyway and IL is a great convenience
to be able to set vessel in the hot
water and start it to cooking.
When you send in your clubs be sure
and tell them YOU are a Household mem
Der. for l want the names of all who
respond to this by sending in a club.
want you on my roll of honor.
Mrs. Harris, of Munford. Ala, tells Us
that she adds a cup of cold rice and a
heaping spoonful of sugar to her corn
bread and keeps her family from firing
Of the same sort all the time. 1 tried
her suggestion. only L made it into stiff
halter and cooked it on my griddle and
il was voted simply delicious" Three
nights - the week / make griddle cakes
and serve them with butter and molasses
for the evening meal
Usually there is a surplus of grease
left from sausages or the meat. l put
il N a covered vessel and keep it to
use on the meatless days. The milk
Sravy goes fine with pancakes and muf-
fins. I bought a kit of mackerel and
when one Is broiled or boiled for break
fast the farmer wants mis- gravy 20
eat with his cornbread. That corn hoe
cake ana brown gravy is what he starts
mis- breakfast with. after he has fin
ished his oatmeal
some OF the girls who nave boarded
with me have actually said that l make
better cOrnbread than their mothers, SO
/ am going TO give my recipe and meth
cd. for I have had some letters from
the readers saying they could not make
cornbread fit TO eat" One thing that
many people fail TO remember is that
corn meal is a great absorbent. and
that the batter gets stiff if not put on at
once. and stiff batter docs not make
as light bread as the thinner batter
does.
Conversations egg two is betterl,
one pint Of meal. half Of a level tea
spoonful OF soda. one pint of thick
butter milk. Pour tho milk into pan
that has the siftcd meal salt and soda
in IT, stir we'll and then break the egg
in the batter. heat thoroughly. for the
more Won beat the egg the lighter il is,
Of course. Bake in hot. well-Sreassd
muffin rams or in one deep pan as soon
as mixed
vary this by sometimes adding the
cold rice. or I mash two cold biscuits.
pour enough boiling water over them
% soften entirely and add 10 the corn
meal batter This will be thick enough
TO make into Eriddle cakes. An alu-
miuUm griddle does not need greasinS.
I let tine cake set done on one side. turn
10 and spread little butter on the
cooked side while The other is baking.