New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16


with mixture Of bread crumbs, pepper and salt,
in due proportions place small piece OF butter on
each half tomato and lay them then close cogeSnef
in a we'll buttered tin. Bake In slow oven about
half an hour and serve. They may be eaten hot or
cold.
PUDDrNas.-An excellent way of using stale bis
cults or cakes is to pound them ne 10 a. linen hn
ter beat all to O cream, pour lnto moulu anu
steam. This is excellent cold with fruit, such as
stewed prunes or apples,
PRETTY WORK BAsKETs.-I have seen ordinary
sized wooden pals converted into receDtacles Tor
work in the following manner; piece OK sa! ii
drawn in frill round tho top, and fastened with
small tacks, and drawn in again with dTaW-string
round the bottom, and again secured; rnche roun9
the top and bottom, and satin ribbon twisted round
the handle top OF t SEvere and fa
of lace attached by arbbon on one side so tnat
it came off, and hung down when the receptacle
was being used, It is not necessary to have ham
die as these pals are generally kept In one place:
by the side of chair, Orin the customary place OF
the lady who owns it, as 1t Is heavy to move. IL Is
extremely useful for keeping woods IN or piece OF
work that is only occasionally taken up. Black
satin with ruche of gold-colored satin round the
edge, with fall of crean-colored lace. looks well
and suits all furniture though all red blue is very
pretty and bright looking. Basket pals can be
had or made at any basket shop and these are much
about in the hand. They are often used now for
carrying lawn.tennis balls on the lawn. piece OF
embroidered crash, sheeting or serge, or broad
band of patchwork can be utilized for covering, or
pretty cretonne They are pretty, also, for keeping
wool in by a drawing room or bedroom fire.
CoRN PUFFs.-Scald five tablespoonful Of Indian
meal, and when hot add lump OF butter the size
of an egg; when cold, add two eggs beaten separ-
atey, two cups of sweet milk and eight tablespoon
fuls of wheat flour.
RASPBERRY TART WITH CREAM.-Roll out some
thin puff paste and lay it IN a patty-psn OF what
size You choose; put in rasp berries strew over
them fine sugar; cover with thin lld, ana tnen
bake. Cut 1t open. and have ready the following
mixture warm half pint Of cream, the yolks OF
two or three eggs we'll beaten, and little sugar;
and, when this added to the TART return it to the
oven for five or SIX minutes.
To Fry SMELTs.-They should not be washed
moro than Is necessary to clean them. Dry them
in a cloth then lightly flour them, but shake it
off Dip them into plenty OF egg, then INTO bread
crumbs grated fine and plunge them into q good
pan of boiling lard; let them continue gently boil
ing, and few minutes Will make them Dright tight
roughness of the crumbs, or their beauty will be
lost.
LUCY's GELATINr PuDDING.-HaIf box gelatine
dissolved III large half pint boiling hot water
when cold. stir in two teacups sugar, the juice or
three lemons the whites of four eggs beaten previ-
ously to stiff froth. Put this in mould to grow
stiff. and with the yOk9 of these four eggs and
quart OF milk make boiled custard. flavor 1t with
vanilla. and when this and tho pudding are cold
serve on the same dish, pouring tho custard round
the pudding. It's O very good and handsome dish
for dessert
STALE BREAD CREDIBLE CAKEs.-Take stale bread,
soak il in water till soft stGain OFF the water
through cullender, beat the bread crumbs lightly
with q fork to one quart of these soaked crumbs
add one quart of milk, one quart of flour and four
eggs. Bake griddle.
AIBUMs-A great mania for albums is cOndu-
Give to the development OF nicely and Ingenious
ness. Ladies who love wit collect spirited sayings
which they frame in appropriate subjects, cOlored
or penCilled the name of the person from whose
lips the tart reply observation fell Is inscribed.
There arc cOlOr-albums, showing the fashionable
shades worn during period of ten years, aud oil
the hucS properly graduated. The autograph, verse
and piOus albums are more intellectual. The plOus
are Christmas and Easter cards, with lace borders,
album Of proverbs IS both amusing and useful, es-
pecially if the collector keep but one subject IN
mind such. for instance, as wOmen's tongues one
cxhaustively treatedi or mems folly, which
would cover pages.
ARTIFICIAL FLOwERs.-Now that natural flowers
are available for the centre Of dnng-rOom tables,
mention must be made of an excellent method for
flowers which have decorated the jdrdiniFres or
china vases, open corbeilles and shallow flower re-
Ccptaclea Instead OF filling the latter with sand
or mould for the purpose OF embedding the wire
stalks therein false lid of cardboard Is cut exactly
flung the inside of the IN this holes are per-
fOratod, and when the stalks are put through they
are cut on tho under side. leaving about an inch
over, which is then bent and glued back to the
cardboard When all the flowers and foliage have
been thus unted, moss Is then gummed on the
upper side of the cardboard to hide the nterstces,
ami the moss should DO Of different COOrs. In this
manner. however elaborate floral arrangement it
all remains In place, and only requires 10 be lifted
from the vase like u cover. gauze IS thrown over.
and II IL put aside in cupboard until wanted.
Some of the decorative plants very eXpen-
svc, and their imitation so perfect, that it is
matter of conscience to preserve them from the
vIcsSiudes Of artificial nature. which are crush,
dust and wear.