Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-31
! EVENING STAR.

How TO Cook GREEN PRAs.-Pick the peas
In the afternoon, let them stand until time to
prepare next days dinner, or, IL not convenient
10 shell them, until the day after. Put the
shelled peas into q large kettle of water with a
piece OF pork, and let them cook until they are
boiled out OF their skins That Is how not to
treat peas, and vet IL Is the style In which many
treat one of the most delicate OF vegetables.
Every hour that passes between the picking and
1he cooking of peas Is attended with a deterio-
ration in their quality. Those who buy peas
must submit to having them stale, but those
who raise them have only themselves to
blame II they do not enjoy them at their best.
Feas should be boiled in Just water enough to
cover them 1t should be sailed and boiling
when the peas are put in Allow them to boil
uncovered The time required wares with the
age OF the peas, from IS to 26 minutes. Peas
That require longer boiling, or need the aid Of a
lump OF soda to make them tender, are not to
be considered as green peas. When the peas are
done, skim them from the water or drain on a
with good Jump Of butter The English fire.
quently cook mint with their peas, and the
French stew them with onions, butter, and
parsley. These additions disguise the delicate
flavor. Peas need only salt and butter; sweet
cream Is Acceptable substitute for butter
-Anerican A0rieulturist.
IHon- Thos. s. Martin, OF St Mary,s conn
~, has been suggested as the democratic candl-
date for Congress In the fifth district Of Mary
land.
~Lisbon fashionahles are angry because the
King made an Italian ballet master. Daneisi.
Knight Of the order Of Christ, this Majesty re-
garding dancing as an order of piety.
- MI. Stevens made the astounding q c ara
Ation NJ . recent wOmen's suffrage meeting in
San Francisco, that "women could not become
men IL they tried"
@Ben Bolt has been convicted Of murder in
Cecil, Md He was doubtless driven crazy by
his incessant efforts to remember sweet Alice
by request
1The authorities of Salt Lake city on Satur-
day refused TO allow the United States Marshal
the privilege Of putting United States prisoners
in the city prison there as has heretofore been
the custom. The prisoners were taken to Camp
Douglass
~Sacramento has a Chinese Davenport.
The celestial was caught robbing q hen-roost,
and securely tied to q post while search was
Officers john Chinamsn was gone, and had
taken with him all the chickens he could carry.
~A house at Dayton, Ohio, was burned
down, through carelessness. on the 10Th inst.
and Mrs Frederick Moeller, q German, AMI
five children from eleven to two years OF age.
were sufocated, and an infant four weeks old
badly burned. Mrs Moeller was alive when
rescued, but soon tiied. The baby will recover.
&sPEI. On the morning of the 3lst May, at "a
n m SAMUEL Q. ESPEY, in the 18th year OF his
His funeral will take place from his late residence
No 41o l.t street, near ID street. His friends are
respectfully invited attend his funeral at clock
tomorrow afternoon. Bait. papers cory
BRAsHEARS. Accidentally killed. at Gymont,
the sth inst. WILLIAM II. BRASHEARS, in
abe 24th year Of his age.
His friends and relations respectfully reauest-
I'd to attend his funeral at 10 o'clock morrow,
from his siher residence, No 1917 Al st. south
New York papers copy.