National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-30

Ard quiet afternoons, you hear afur
Ihe plaintiye loo Of posturc.looking cows
The yielding earth seems rcniai grown and kind,
~, ana carly crocus yields yellow CLEAN;
nc pale. tarked maple CLOVIS with scarlet bloom;
Zen leaness groves not wholly naked seem.
But, looking through them sn,hcringmsts ofgrcen
Obscure the pattern Of each separate limb.
And, where the woods arc thick the sunshRe talla.
tempered with verdant shadows sotly dim.
The-robins, fitting twixt the orchard trees,
bear each straw or NOISY tuft along;
Like rniceml ohspring Of the azure sky
The bluebird fits, and trolls HIS easy song.
And every clerk looks wistful from his deck,
Watching the careless bird, whose mocklng wing
Beekons hin out tosunny bands and fields,
Pied with the earliest 'broidery Of spring.
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Household Hints.
A contemporary observes: During the
first year Of married life wife fills the hus-
bands heart; after that she must fll his
stomach or there will be trouble in the family"
This is discouraging, to say the least of It, to
those sentimental brides.elect who fondly
hope to fill the hearts of their future husbands
brim full of bliss forever, and who would be
supremacy disguised at the bare idea that TO do
this they must devote themselves principally
TO "stuffng" the male stomachs aforesaid.
How much better II would seem to have
romance and reality feeding and feeling more
evenly divided for instance about half the
usual number Of meals during that colour de
rose first year, and part of the superintendent
living thereof saved up to make smooth the
remainder Of life beyond the glamour Of the
honeymoon. 1t is a well-known fact that the
road to any mans soul lies straight through
his stomach, and from time inmemorial wise
wives have had the polite habit Of rescrving
their little rcqucsts-for new bonnets, summer
jaunts, &c.-till
AFTER A GOOD DINNER,
never preferring them before, as they valued
compaisant consent on the part of their lords
If this he true, and the experience Of few
wives will disprove It, IL behooves all girls TO
emulate the example of our much-boasted
Bellies of the Kitchen" and become us pro-
icient as possible beforehand, not only in the
arts Of the cuisine, but in all the secrets Of
home keeping. A well-ordered house and
Widespread table cannot fail TO win'the appre-
citation Of any husband, while the strongest
love could not well withstand the constant
imagining Of slip-shod wife, and would in
evitably grow lean and sickly under a diet OF
muddy coffee, sour bread, &c, until perchance
1t came to an untimely end in some divorce
court. Nearly all men are by nature domes-
tic in their tastes. They like house and
home of their own, and many woman has
builded better than she knew when she set
about making that home the pleasantet spot
on earth for the man she loved.
COOKING AND EATING
are very common place and material things,
which many superficial and wouldbe ethereal
ladies regard as considerations too gross to en-
gage their attention. But, If the old saying is
true that "all men can be and some men must
be managed" that is one consideration In its
favor, IL it can be accomplished by the aid Of
little fine cooking; and another, Of perhaps
greater moment is, that the important desid-
eratum, "a sound mind in healthy body"
depends largely upon the kind and quail.
ity of food we cat, as brain-worken viii
attest. Therefore, the subject is not beneath
the careful consideration Of anybody, and the
more thoroughly housekeeper is posted In all
branches Of her business, oil other things being
equal, the happier and healthier will her fam
lily be.
From time to time we give you household
receipts in this column-nbt those that are col
lected hap hazard from newspapers many Of
which are invented for the sake Of an "item'
by some male bped who knows no more Of the
science of cookery than he does Of the lost arts,
and are impracticable for kitchen purposes',
but which have every one been carefully
weighed in the balance by some experimental
housekeeper and and have not been found
wanting Hence readers of the Corner" may
rely upon them as among the best Of their
kind.
ENGLISH Plum PUppINa.-Hero is some
thing worthy place in every scnp-book
as, like Toodle's coffin, ut is handy to
have in the house, Take an equal
measure q bowl, cup, or basin, according to
the size of your family and the length of timo
you wish 1t TO keep Of sugar, -four, finely
chopped suct, mixed currants, raisins and
citron stir well, and wet with new milk just
enough to make 1t hold together. Season
with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and q teaspoon
full of salt Tie in n well Toured bag, and
keep steadily boiling for five hours. Serve
with lemon or brandy sauce. This pudding
will keep for weeks in winter, and is even
better steamed over than when first boiled.
As Sunday dinner, or unexpected-company
dessert, it is just the thing, as slice large
enough for the purpose can be cut from the
boiled loaf and steamed over in five minutes,
by putting it on q plate in q closely-covcred
steamer over kettle of boiling water.
TRFLEs-Yolk of one egg enough of pre-
pared -four TO make stiff dough; roll very
thin cut in faucitul shapes, and fry in boiling
lard turn them Immediately after dropping
them Ia. They should not remain in the
lard moro than three seconds, when, If hot
enough, they will be Of n light yellow. Drain
them in large, fat dish, and, when cold,
sprinkle with sugar.
BEEF JoAF.-One pound and half Of lean
steak, chopped very fine; two eggs one table
spoonful of salt little tcilspoOmGul Of pcpper;
a small cup Of rolled cracker. Nix well, and
form into n loaf; put BITS Oi bNlICT on tol an"
buky This FERNS nOurishins and delicious
relish for lunch or tea.
OYSTER PIE.--Liuc a huttcrcd lndding-diSh
with rich crust or puf:pas;C: fill it with cyusts
of bread or light crackers; butter well tho
edges of your dish cover the mock pic with n
thick crust, making the edges very heavy. and
bake. Stew the oysters; beat with them vt
least two eggs, aud tEickcn with crtckcr
crumbs cook them les than five minutes. ni:d
have the pic done at the same time, lit M
the top crust, take out the mock filling, AZ in
tho boiling oysters. and serve hot.
HAM CAKE.-.A capital way Of G'slosing Of
the remains "f ham, and makiA2 an excel
lent dish for hrguklas', is Take II pound and
a. half of ham, lat and lean together: INT it
into IL mortar and pound ii, or pass 1t through
"A sausage machine. Soak Il llSgr slice of
bread in 4 half pint Of milk, and lat it and
the ham well together; add one BEATEN -
Put the whole into u !aond and bake Il lich
brown. ,
ORANGE FIotr-Ome quart OF Mator, thn
iuic,. and nulp Of two lemons, one CoE"C-cup
of SUGAR; when boiling add to It four iahlr-
,,oou,[ul Of duryea's improved con starch,
mixed smooth with waite Let 1t boil, stir.
ring ilrrru minutes, and be cUrI Iul Tut it
does not scorch. When r"ni, pour it over nr
pr FIVE sliced oranges; over ,hc top hrr".tl tn"
beaten whites Of three eggs, ""'c',n'I "Nd
Nayorcd by yaniiln To b' eaten VITA cr,'mi.
r,u,,, = ,TrE Mix two ounces of butter