Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-19
TIE EVENING STAR.
ouRs FOR RHEUMATISM.


Battle the parts affected in warm water IN
which potatoes with their skins on have been
boiled, AZ ret az can Be borne, just before going
10 bed By the next morning the pain will De
much relieved, if not removed. One appiioa-
tiop Of this simple remedy has cured the most
obstinate rheumatic pains.
TO PROTECT FANS FROM BtIEs AND BFss.
Grind some black pepper fine, and put in 9
box, and a. soon as tas hams are thoroughly
unoked, take them down and sprinkle the
pepper over the raw part, and hang them
again in the house. No fy or bug win
touch them.
GOLD AND SILVER CAKE.
One coffee CUP Of sugar; one and one-half OF
-four; the whites of four eggs; one for frostiug:
one-half tea-oup Of butter; 0ne-half cup Of milk;
enc tesspoonfuI Of cream of tartar; one-half
tssspoonful of soda. For Gold Cake, use the
above recipe; only use yolks.
eoob RECIPE FOB COOKING EGG PLANT.
We hsve recently come across the two follow
ing recipes for cooking egg plant, and as We
bilow both methods In the culinary depart
msnt Of cur own household, we print them
thus ssasonably as this vegetable makes its
appearance:
FRIED rec PLANT.
Out the plant In thin Slices sprinkle with
salt, and let them stsna half an hour, pO1. Of
the water that the salt extracts, and dry the
plant With towel; beat an egg, dip the plant
b st. then roll in cracker, and fry brown in
butter. Some prefer simply dipping them in
the egg without the cracker, or rolling them
In the four without the egg. Season highly
and cook slowly.
BAKED zee PLANT.
Parboil II until il is soft enough TO stick a
rrsv into the meat; then cut it Just in half
,coop out the inside, leaving the hull; chop
IL very hne, and season very highly with
pepper and salt, good deal Of butter, a very
little onion, ard add crumbs Of bread. Mix
- - m
then strew crumbs Of bread on the top, and
bake It for about an hour. Ifcarefully cooked,
this 10 the best way to eat egg plant 81 dinner.
DEATH TO TIE BUGs.
The following Is said to be infallible:-Take
Two pounds Of alum, bruiss Ii and reduce it
nearly TO powder; dissolve 1t In three quarts Of
boiling water, let IL remain in a warm place
till the alum Is dissolved. The alum water Is
30 be applied hot, by means Of brush to every
joint and crevice. Brush the crevice in the
floor Of the skirsng board If they are suspected
places; whitsua,h the ceiling putting in plenty
Of alum, and there will be an end to their
dropping from thence.
TO CLARITY SUGAR FOR PREsERvIsa.
Put into preserving pan as many pounds of
sugar as you wish; to each pound OF sugar put
half pint Of water, and the white of an egg
TO every four pounds; stir il together until the
sugar 10 dissolved; then set ii over a gentle Ere
stir 1t occasionally, and take off the scum as il
Iso-, after lew oolllngs-up, the sugar Will
ffse % high as to run over the side Of TIE pan;
70 prevent which, take 10 from the fire for a
feY minutes, when it will subside, and leave
time for skimming; repeat the skimming until
. Hight SCUM or foam only will rise; then take
OF the pan, lay slightly wetted napkin over
the basin, and then strain the sugar through
1t; put the skimming into basin; when the
sugar Is clarified, rinse the skinner and basin
with glass Of cold water, and put it to the
SCUM, and set 1t by for common purposes
OA,o Farmer