Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-17
y Busy Days Work with Recipes.


In many families IL Is not convenient 10 hire
nelr, and therefore II IL neces- ary for the wife
10 arrange her work wisely IN order 20 have
Der afternoons for sowing or calls. In the
mrs ptace II Is very essential 10 have early ris-
iug. and regularity OF meals; an half hour lost
IN The morning cannot be regainpd by ha-te
dnrinc the rest OF he day. Have breasfist at
SIX or ha'f.past; dinner at twelve and tea a.
SIX in The evening. This will enable the nus
t.nd 10 breakfast with his family before going
TO his far m. store, or shop, whichever it may
during the day than If he partook of few
mouthfDls of cold meat. With a cold cup OF
codfre. alone; or IL living in village he went
,oa lunch;room on Ri: way TO his place of
baking day, and the day Of preparation for the
sabbath. Having prepared my sponge for
bread overnight, mix my bread, and place n
In the tins where IL will be kept moderately
warm; and then perhaps. my little boy says
"Please, mamma, take Freddy" which do
as soon as c2n remove the dough from nv
using small nallbrush which i keep IN toe
sink for that purpose. and have none OF the
trouble. OF which 1 hear many ladies COM
pam, That heir hands are soled Win dough
when Unexpectedly called TO the parlor
Having pacifed the little fellow, and set him
10 play with his blocks, with which he will
amnse himself for loag time, then put in
order my bedrooms. In he meantime Willie
who lie older than Freddy. has gone out TO play
and Clara, who is still Older, has washed up
me breakfast dishes. Inow direct her 10 pre-
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zone, she is ready 70 interest Freddy, il nece..
sary. then prepare my cake for the oven
having my fire in good order. This is my re-
cape TOT gngersnaps. Two cups OF molasses,
one OF lard, one OF water, one teaspooniul OF
saieratus, and little salt; knead well, roll
mn, cut out with cak.cutter or te cup, and
oake In quick oven. i mix a loaf Of soft
cake. called "Tip.top- Cake" IN this manner.
Beat we'll together two eggs. one and a half
cups of sugar, a little salt, little nutmeg, one
tablespoonful of butter, ons- half teaspo Inful
m Of
teaspoonful Of cream Of tartar, mixed with
two aud halt cups of flour L, should be
baked as soon as il is mixed. This is my re.
cipe for lemon pies, which bake between two
crusts Take two common sized lemons
squeeze the juice, and chop the rinds very fiue,
with one-balt pound of rasins. or large tea
cupful of DRIED apples soaked overnight three
tahisspoonfuls of flour, three tescups ofmo.
lasses, and four OF water. Ifmy bread has be-
come sufficiently light for baking. bake it
before do my pies; for they require a slow
oven, or hey are apt to stew out. As soon as
my pastry is all baked l renew nv fire and
oake nice piece OF meat, either sparp.rib.
hfef, or veal, having had plenty of time II
prepare il for the oven, as il is seldom thai
a stove even will bake as fast as one q n
prepare The pastry. This gives Va eo,d
piece OF cold meat for Sundays nner; aud by
COOKING a few warm vegetables and making a
cup OF fea You can quickly and silly arr inge
a meal for the day OF rest, which has D. an very
wisely set apart from labor for our good. But
now 10 my household work again, for the hour
for dinner draws near and we must nut in ar
ger me Kitchen aid diniDg.room. We must
alto take lock in the glass and see il wa are
presen liable before going to the Dinner table: il
ho', we must give our hair a brush and make
onlS elves clean and tidy, not only as an EXAM
PIE = the children, out because ali husband
HRe q see iheIr wives neatly dressed. The
Shiloi"n VIII soon he asking for dinner. and
nus bind will bp glad to have il all re1dy for
MIN Wnen he comes in. Dinner over, little re.
mans 10 De Done but 10 sit down to sewing
rms may be done by half.past two or three
o CLOCK, How much better this than being
ca your feet all the day long, getting so t;r i
mat yen are not able to attend church on the |
next day, INC
Tnns II can be seen that by the maur cement |
OF work on good plan, and, of course. nv !
practice, II is very easy to have your after.
Moons TO yourself, and, at the same time neg.
iect no part OF your work. Thus may it be |
through every day of the weeS, excppt in a |
few very large families, in which, on washinr
days, you may be busy until later.-Americq1 |