Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-15
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A SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL advises melon growers
to pct coffee grounds on their lenIon beds
They are said to greatly improve the favor Of
the fruit.
FRIED AsPARAGUS-BaEch the asparagus a
couple OF minutes and then drain it; Dip each
peace in batter and fry il in hot Fat. When done.
sprinkle with salt and serve hot. This is NICE
and easy to prepare.
NEXT to the watercress in the estimation OF
many people, are young mustard leaves; they
make a nice garnish for bToied ham, and when
prepared with salad dressing very appe-
tizing. Omit powdered mustard in the dressing
IL ONIONS which are to be boiled are put in
salted water alter they are peeled, and allowed
to remain in it for an hour before they are
cooked they will loose much of their dis
tinctiYe ia: " that they will rarely remind one
hours after of what he had for dinner. Onions
that are eaten raw Eay be treated in the same
way
F.oTTED ORAXGE CREAN-Make a pint of
cream very sweet; put it over the FIRE. let it just
boil. Put the juice of a large orange, In which
bit of the peel has been previously stepped
into each glass (they must be narrow and deep
like jelly giasses). and when the cream is almost
Cold pour from teapot upon the juice, holding
1t as high as possible.
TIE FOLLOWING proportions are said to give
an excellent rubheT-stamp ink. which, while not
drying up on the pad. will yet not readily smear
when impressed upon the paper. Anime red
(vioiet). ninety 9fct~s; boiling distilled water.
one ounce; glyccr.Ee. halls teaspOonful; treacle
hail IA much rs .sly;esine. The crystals Of the
violet dye TO be p1" dered and rubbed up with
the boiling water and the other ingredients
stirred in.
AH'-IDTT CAXAPf;Ej Cut from stale bread
small slices. making a little hollow in the
ceater OF each oae; fry them light brown in
smoking-hot fIt; w,Ie1 tiley are cold ill eac h
o. With a1chcyy butter. made by mixing one
1curth OF anchoFy Paste with three-fOufthS of
batter; with the caiia.,ces serve Il little EcqUe-
fort cheese and small cups of black Coffee
Juliet CCrsOG.
G..1GN PEAs.-To preserve the flavor peas
sh III be placed in closaJ. bottle in a sauce
pa.l Iuil OF boiling water. In this way they re-
Guire about an hour to cook them and they
Wi; lose the.r cOor. out retain tile full favor of
the vegetable whici is lost ii they are boiled In
wafer little sugar makes a pleasant addition
to tie taste Serve with lump OF butter, and
E.int. if 1t is liked.
M.C4EoNI AND TOMAroES-Peel and cut some
fresh tomatoes. Stew them with butter, salt
and pep.ic.' an a few spoonfuls of strong gravy
o. stock. add one rolled milk cracker. Pass
tic Wi.J!S are ugh sieve, and nix with the
boiled :aec,.roni. Cover the top with grated
Cheese AID :. sPriakl...g of iine bread crumbs.
Place tine til>. Iii the uscn lust long enough to
nicely blown.
iF is surprising that more persons do not grow
lemons in pots and tubs as room ornaments
comparatively young plant will grow from
Twenty-Five to fifty lemons a year. and usually
they are mu.ii better than those we buy We
saw test recently where one was taken from q
tree which yiei.le ,la;sble the quantity OF Juice
TO ffst-e..tss Store fruit-G0roeaers Monthly.
DISCUSSING TIE: Gf..;uAN METHOD of planting
potatoes, wit. a.s;le distance and with eyes
under. so that the steals shall grow wild .iy
apart, foreign CORE ,pondent asserts that it
net only saves in seed. but produces more and
better crops Often III England. he SAYS a dozen
tlJeIs ase used where oae only would be enough,
but II Is difficult to make some new gardeners
believe it.
Day LIMA BEASs.-Wash one quart of dry
Lima beans in two warm waters: soak three
hours. drai9. and put on to cook in enough
boiling water TO cover them. Cover the pot
with tin i'd adding more hot water as it boils
away, boiling rapidly ore and half hours
When there should De only water enough to
come Up to the top of the beans-jlst sufficient
TO make Eice dressing. Five minutes before
taking up season with salt and pepper and stir
LII dressing lIade Of one tablespoon each of
-Four and butter rubbed together until smooth
iniS Is Il delicious Dish.
and ste" N Il covered saucepan till tender:
drain it. return it to saucepan, add gill or
more of rich cream. one ounce OF butter penper
and salt to taste; let simmer two or three lain
ties. then serve. Milk may be used by adding
little more butter: or have deep spider hot
put in the sliced cabbage, pour quickly over it q
PINT OF boiiiii-, water, cover close and cock for
ten minutes. then pour Cffwater. ana half pint
c. rich milk. When the milk boils stir in a tea
spoon of flour moisteued with little milk. sea-
een cook moment aid serve.
RECENT MEDICAL WRITER asserts tha. for
hOt-weather drink nothing equals buttermili.
1T Is, he says, both drink and food. and FOR
the iabOrer is the best known 1t SUPPORTS the
system. and even in fever will cool the stomach
admirably. Ii is also most valuable domestic
remedy 1t viii cure dysentery as veil az and
more quickly than any other remedy known
Fysentery IS really constitution. and is the op-
poste OF diarrhGa. 1t is Inflammation of the
bowels. with congestion of the portal circua-
ton-tne circulation of blood through the
bowels and liver. II is disease always preva-
lent IN the summer and autumn. From cor
siderable observation | feel warranted in saving
that huttcrmilk, drank moderately, will cure
every case OF Il, certainly when taken III the
early stages"
PEA SorP.-Take quart of shel.ed peas: boil
the pods in a gallon OF cold water until ali the
substance is boiled cut Of them: then skim them
OUT dhu put TWO pounds OF beef into the not.
Alter the meat is boiled to shreds skim the SOUP
well. strain and return it TO the pot: adj the
peas, with little parsley. and let IL simmer m
tn the peas are quite tender; season With rep-
per and salt; th;cnea with little butter and
nour. let it boil up once and serve.
CANDIED ORANGE is delicacy which is easily
made Peel and quarter the oranges; make a
syrup in he proportion of one pound of sugar
To one pint Of water; then take it from the FIRE
and dip the quarters Of orange in the syrup:
let them drain on fine sieve placed over
platter. so that the. syrup will not be wasted:
let them drain Thus until cool when the SUGAR
VIII crystalize. These are nice served with the
last course u dinner
Potato CRoQCErTEs are nice for supper. and
arc preferred by some people to the much
praised Saratoga potatoes. Take two cups of
cold mashed potatoes. two eggs lump of but
Ter ha.i the SIZE Of an egg. salt and pepper to
Taste. aud half cupfu- of fine cracker crumbs.
Max we.i' roll with your hands on kneading-
board n round cakes or long ones: scatter a
nttle Hour on the board; drop the cakes in hot
lard and fry them until they are brown.
SALMON AND P0TATOEs.-Take some cold
hHNA