Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-15

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INJURED Job PhAa: Wsekty lem:
Home Topics.
by Faith Rochester, - in Amer. Agriculturist J
COMBINATIONS OF FLAvORs.
A friend who has avai!ed herself of unusual
given me some of the results of her inquiries
and experiments. In Professor BlOt'S book
we were told to use "sprig" of this and a
pinch" of that, with an indefniteness quite
puZZling to the inexperienced. | have seen
recipes for flavOriDg, which were poor guides
for beginners, or indeed for most house
keepers, because the proportions were all
One wishing to follow them, and having no
scales, might possibly buy the exact quaint
ties separately and mix them afterwards.
But my friend has it all reduced to teaspoon
fuls and tablespoonful, of the medium size,
and made just lerel full. She says her pre-
parations are those recommended by the most
celebrated French cooks, only they give them
by weight and she has made them easier for
our use by reducing them to level spoonfuls
larger or smaller amount NAV be made at
one time by doubling or halving the proper
tons. Perhaps it is best to begin with a small
quantity.
The american Aqriculturist gave, while
ago, directions for drying and preserving va
rious sweet herbs, as powders, kept covered
ground spices are those used in these flavor
ing combinations, and after mixing, they
should be kept from the air in the same man
ner. They are used in soups, StewS, haSheS.
etc.
FLAvORING MIXTURE FOR SOUPS.
Four tableSDoonfus each OF Parsley, Sweet
MafiOram, Winter SavOry, Demon Thyme,
powder: also one tablespoonful each of
Thyme, and Bay Leaf; one teaspoonful, each,
of Marjoram and Rosemary
FLAvoRING FOR MEAT HASH AND FORCE
MEAT.
One tablespoonful each of Black Pepper,
Cayenne Pepper: two tablespoonful each OF
Cloves, and OF Nutmeg Keep this mixture
dry and closed from the air. In using it, take
ing mixture to four parts of Salt-a tablespoon
fu of the spiced salt for each pound of chop
ped meat.
KEEPING MEAT IN HOT WEATHER.
Great is the convenience of a good refriger-
ator. But many of us, who live in the country,
have to get along Without such convenience.
the butchers meat, cart for supplies OF fresh
meat, are annoyed by the bother and the
waste that comes Of getting more beef or NUT
ton on hand than they can conveniently use
up before it becameS tainted. The most fool
lSh waste is to eat more of it than you need,
with the idea of saving it = the doctors bill
that may result from ver-lOading the diges-
tive organs is not so good a show of economy,
as the fresh eggs you might coax from the
hens by feeding them any excess of meat.
The meat should first be wiped clean and dry.
Some sprinkle it we'll in all parts with salt.
Others use black pepper pientlfu!ly (washing
and Wiping it well before using it to remove
the pepper or SALT, and then hang it in the
coolest place possible-some in the well,
ton is to wrap it in dry cloth, and cover it
with charcOal-dust. Some say that wood
ashes win answer about as well as charcoal
but only knew the virtues of charcoal will
pVp Cl oh nf tnin
told that mutton is improved, as we'll as pre-
served, for short time, by wrapping it in
cloth wet with vinegar, and laying it on the
bottom of dry cellar. All kinds of meat, in
cluling fish and fowl, may be preserved in
brine for longer or shorter time.
GINGER SNAPS.
Boil together one pint OF MolaSseS (SOrg-
hum is excellent for this one teacup of Short
ening (sOme consider Beef Suet the "Snap-
pieStD, pinch of salt, a tablespoonful OF
ginger; LIE, it really boil for about two min;
two level teaspoOnfuls of Soda, and beat ali
together thoroughly. Add four to make a
90 dough as soft as y9I can roll out very thin.
no., as they ScOrch very easily.
CARE OF CHILDREN FEET.
sympathize much with country. bred child
rem In their scOrn of the notions of clty-bred
MIR weather cit will make the feet grow
larger Thus the little feet, that ought to
grow in proportion as the rest of the body
SIoWS, dIt kept Ill SuOoS tlldG HI aS SQuRly as
possible hence when the body reaches ma
tuI ity it is really deformed, because the little
PORTO ed TO the figure of medium hight and
neight. The Chinese plan is the same, only
more so. The use of tight corsets is ON the
same. principle of false art. So is the fiat
board used by the "Flat-head' Indians to
Improve" the natural shape of the head. 1
am making no plea now for undressed feet,
but would protest against tight shoes for
anybody-least of all for growing children. L
know of children who have cOrns on their
feet in consequence of this abuse. Children
should not wear shoes that hurt them. A lit
tie girl, who turns in her toes when walking
acquired the habit by wearing, when three
years old, shoe that so hurt her that she
could only walk easily by turning in her toes.
caused by shoes with obtrudng pegs, or hard
punches in the thread or leather, which ress
into the sole of the foot.