Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-03
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Dear Folks: AS we are talking
somewhat about food this week, 1
want to tell you of an experience
[ had. A personal request came in
for a recipe for coffee jelly. gave
/ it very carefully and the reply
came back that none Of the family
liked it, and the only change that
was made in my recipe was the cut
ting in half of the quantity of va
nilla that my recipe called for, as
the family in question was not over
| ly fond Of vanilla. and did think
they might have liked it better
| had all of the vanilla been LEFT out!
No, it is more likely that had
they doubled the quantity of vanil-
| la my recipe called for the family
| would have enjoyed it Immensely
| for a coffee or chocolate dessert with
out sufficient vanilla is an abomi'
nation. You don't get the too strong
vanilla taste. 1t just gives life. to
| the dessert. So remember that'
| housekeepers, for coffee or choco
late desserts there must be vanilla
| If a recipe calls for half teaspoon
| put in a whole one. Cordially,
| AUNT JULIA.
! Blue Eyes; Possibly there is some
other reason than that the boy Is
your third cousin that makes your
parents object to his attentions to
you. l think you are all three too
young to take such matters so ser1
ously Just be friendly, then there
will be no question about their &C
ceptability.
Ca, Rt. 1, Box 10, gives this rule
for removing ink stain from lin 81
Take the cloth to your oxdlis
| pot and take a few Of the fresh
leaves, rub these on the cloth until
the spot is green. then put cloth in
some clear water, no soap, and al
| low to soak three hours. Then wash
in several clear waters and the spot
will disappear.
Smiles LaCenter, KY; Your
| house sounds very attractive, and ]
am glad to have some share in its
planning. You, of course, want te
give as much idea Of space as pos.
sible, so have all of your walls and
all of your draperies and your
floor coverings in the three rooms
alike, as they open into each other
you will find this decidedly the most
attractive, restful method. If
used draperies at all between the
! dining room and living room would
keep them pulled back unless l de-
sired to cut the dining room off at
some certain time. If you Will take
my advice you will muresco or
| kaiSomine your walls a very ligh'
buff, with all the shade you have
this will add to the brightness OF
your rooms; have your side curtains
| Of a bright, lovely cretonne anG
the under curtains may be of net
| This gives you light and style and
a sense of space, especially as you
say your ceilings are lew. Your
entrance hall, of course, wants Ia
| be done in the same colors. prefer
small rugs and stained floors. II
you can buy the rollers for your
| shsades you can make these of the
unbleached muslin, starching them
these, you see, may be taken from
the rods and kept fresh and clean
| by laundering. Be careful in the
selection of your rugs. The soft
! tones of the Oriental rugs may be
| had in the much less expensive
rugs and they go with everything.
For the bedroom, and as far as that
! goes, for all the rugs in a cottage,
1 like so much the old-fashioned
rag rug. 1t has artistic value. Paint
the inside Of your back porch light.
/ like the yellow, not "yaller." If
you can have porch furniture out
here it actually gives you another
room. You can paint the chairs and
table yourself. A good black with
some of the new stencil designs as
ornamentation. Send me a stamped
| addressed envelope and questions
about your hair.
I Don't, for goodness sake, waste
your time reading trash. I know
just as well as if 7 had seen the
| books you have been reading late.
ly that not one of them was worth
cent. You have acQ Tired real
dime novel; notions. Read Gent
Stratton Porter, Ethel Dell if you
wish something more romantic and
not at all heavy" Then there are
sure enough love stores by Fan
ME Heaslip Lea, and many, many
others. Your questions are too fool.
| ish for me to answer.
Mrs. F. ]. Collins, Jayess, Miss.
Rt. 1: I suppose you are referring
to the Masonic emblem most gen
orally used, the square and r.
You would use blue and gold in this