The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-28

only, beware of too much spice, or too much
hayoring OF any kind.
The remainder of the hard beef was thus
potted for breakfast, supper, or luncheon; all
gristle, vein, and skin were thrown away, then
the meat was chopped very fine, the thin shaw
ings in which 1t was cut facilitating this rather
troublesome work; then in a wooden bowl with
q half circular chopper Vt was chopped to almost
dust, then sprinkled with little white pepper
and nutmeg, IL was then beaten up into a hard
mass, with few spoonsful OF stock, then put in
a small pie dish, and finally some clarified butter
was poured on the top. Ipreter butter to mutton
suet, because the former can be eaten, the latter
cannot. And thus by conversion was Kezahs
error obliterated.
1t was tedious trouble day by day to teach
this young girl; and constant watchfulness and
forethought were necessary on my part. And
more than all | had to contend with her
Obstnacy of temper very trying to a teacher.
Keziah constantly endeavored to get the upper
hand in everything, which my utmost hrmness
could scarcely reDress. Sometimes my heart
failed me in my task, but j would tnen recollect
how much comfort and good health were gained
by my family, to say nothing. OF the expense
saved, and the order and regularity which,
spite of occasional lapses, were very apparent.
We disagreed greatly in our ideas Of clesnli-
ness, particularly in the matter of saucepans
and dishes. She would let the former get cold
after the cooking, before she would clean them.
The only way l could conquer her perversity
was to stand by and see the water was thrown
out OF each, then to make her wipe them as dry
as possible before they had time to cool, then to
rinse them again with hot water, and wipe them
with dry cloth; and, after time, seeing how
little trouble this gave her, sne readily adopted
the plan. Now aud then something would burn
on to saucepan; for cleaning this water was
boiled in 1T, and had common birch broom,
with the handle taken out, the twigs bound
tightly, and the fine ends cut short and even;
by using this there was no scraplng WITH the
nails or spoon; the water had sottened the
burnt mass, which the scruboer soon got OIL.
Keziahs dishes and plates were often sticky
and rough, because she washed them in
water in which vegetables had been boiled.
The water now being thrown away, could not
be had for this purpose, and before | left the
kltch en- for dinner, saw the largest saucepan
full of water put on the ire for washing up the
dishes. was compelled to see to this daily, till
the pra ctice became habit with her.
it may seem trivial and unimportant to write
about these things belonging to a scullery- -mads
province; but If sauce-pans are not clean, food
cooked in them will be spoiled; and if dishes
and plates are sticky and rough, why the appe-
tite suffers, and naturally the health is affected.
The girl had great idea OF her own know
ledge in most matters; she had lived for a short
time in place where several servants were
kept, and believe if she had been asked to take
cooks place, would have asserted her perfect
competency for the position. Her astonshment
was unbounded at my desiring her TO wash some
greens IN warm water, not In cold. She persisted
that cold water with salt in it was of all things
the best to kill insects and worms. 1t was no
use my assuring her that the insects might be
killed, but they and the worms would both stick
on, aud that cold water could not get sand and
dirt out of the greens. 1t took less trouble to do
the thing myself than to conquer her unwilling
ness; but made her help me in the work. First
l had pan OF warm water, rather more than
tepld, and a second of cold water. After having
carefully picked the refuse leaves from some
cab5ages, which the rain and hot sun inter-
vening had covered with insects, first took the
worst part of The leaves, which were literally
full of life, and put two or three in the warm
water, to show the girl how readily the insects
tell off, leaving the leaf clean. Her eyes dilated
as If had been cOnjuror. So fresh hot water
was had for the cabbages, each small head lCds
1odShed stngty, and then put INTO cold water; and
IN the warm water each worm and snail and
grub found instantly watery grave. | would
remark here that if green's or lettuces are washed
In the mass. and not each Sangty, the process is
OF little avail yet better than washing them in
cold water. No vegetables lose their crspness,
or if for moment they do, it is Instantly re-
stored by the necessary act OF plunging them in
the cold water. Who has not had their teeth
set on edge by eating gritty spinach, sea.kae,
celery, or leeks which need not have happened
il the cook had only known that to wash these
things In two waters that are warm, and then
Immediately to lay them In cold for an hour,
much trouble and time would have been saved.
This is one bit Of comfort, knowledge of which
cannot be too widely known.
will here make a depression, 10 remark how
necessary it is that vegetables which are to be
eaten raw, such as letuces, waterCresses celery,
endive, ETC., should by means of warm water be
Thoroughly freed from any possibility of animal
life of an injurious character being swallowed
and received into the stomach. A recent scien-
tiic work gives engravlngs of many such;
among them young fluke, which with forty
seven other specimens, were taken from the
BODY OF young girl accustomed to drink pond
water and to eat Waier-cresses lust as she
gathered them, without cleaning; creatures that
usually do not reside in the human body but
yet are found in the liver OF sheep and oxen.
Let any one look minutely on raw vegetables,
and they will find the larvae of this huke insect.
Whch only require fitting vehicle to be con-
yeyed to the stomach Cattle eat their vegeta-
bles in raw state and swallow these insects;
we do not, excepting salading, and here the
danger lies, which can be obviated by washing
vegetables in hot water. Pond, lake, and river
water contain these laTv@; but when the water
Is boiled and suffered to get cold there is no
danger IN drinking It, If one can forget for what
purpose 1t has been so treated. These crea-
lures do not exist in ale or porter because the
water from which these have been made Is first
boiled. But in gineer-beer. lemonade, and soda.
water they may exist, If the water has been
obtained from impure sources, which it would
scarcely be TO the interest of the makers to use
Fruit should never be eaten before the skin is
removed, as on this skin, IN the shape of
'bloom," thousands of these parasites exist,
only waiting a congenial hot-bed to make their
way all over the human body, specially delight
ing-as in beasts-to attack the liver. No pears
or apples should be eaten without FIRST peelng
of the skim so by plums, and even apricots,
nectarines, and peaches. lob.
To return to Keziah, and her daily tasks, and
my hourly patience. Pea-soup was her next
difficulty; 1t required my constant watchfulness
to keep her from what Is termed dr0tcniQg the
pees, and thereby rendering them hard and un-
eatable. 1t was OF little use saying to her you
must rot do this or that; she, of course knew
better than her mistress, aud unless she was
watched would do the very opposite to right.
''The brown pieces must first be picked out
n itu xUill