Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-22
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O'Clock tea.
Nix little carbonate of soda with the water
IN which flowers are immersed and it will pre-
serve them for fortnight. Common saltpeter
is also very good preservative.
CHOCOLATE BIsCCTs.-Mix some chocolate
powder with white Of eggs and powdered loaf
sugar, into paste. Mould this into biscuits
and bake them at a gentle heat on sheet of
white paper.
Il TABLEsPOoSFUI. OF STRONG COFFEE put in
the gravy of melted butter, pepper and salt to
be poured over bcefsteak impart5 delicious
favor to gravy and meat. 1t makes the gravy
rich brown.
COMMON soda is excellent for securing tin. as
IT will not scratch the tin and will make it look
like new. Apply with piece Of mostened news
paper. polish with dry piece. Wood ashes are
Q good substitute.
TArERcREss SALAD.-Carefully pick over.
wash and drain a quart OF watercresses; dress
them with tablespoonful of vinegar three of
salad-oil. tablespoonful OF salt and quarter salt
spoonful ofpepper.
TAKE a new flower pot. wash it clean. wrap 1t
in wet cloth. and set over butter, it will keep
itas hard if on ice Milk, If put into an earthen
can, Or even a tin one, will keep sweet a long
time. II well wrapped in q wet cloth.
DAINTY AND POPULAR SiDE-pIsH is made of
ffult lengthwise; melt lump of butter large
enough to cover the bottom of the frying pan.
and fry the bananas i'm this till they light
brown; add salt to suit your taste.
PEPsINE has proved quite successful in ward
ing of sea-sickness. AS much pepsine as will
lie on the point of knife is dissolved in wine
glassful of water containing five drops of hydro
chloric acid. This dose is taken three times
dar, and especially if feelings of sea-sickness
threaten.
The London Builder attributes the marvellous
durability of mortar in Italy to the fact that the
lime remains in a pit covered with water for
two years before it is used. whereas in England
lime is sIaked ard used the same day. Most
building specifications even require newly
slaked lime.
A NICE BREAKFAST DIsH.-RemOve the skins
from a dozen tomatoes, cut them up in a sauce
pan. add little butter, pepper and salt, when
sufficiently boiled. beat up five or six eggs and
Just before you serve turn them into the sauce
pan with the tomatoes and stir one way for two
minutes, allowing them time to be done thor
0ughly.
To PREPARE RELIABLE PASTE for use in
prescription books and labels dissolve half an
ounce Of alum in pint of boiling WATER to this
add an equal weight of flour. made smooth in a
little cold water and few drops of oil of cloves.
letting the whole come to a boil. This paste will
3 keep for months Put it in glass or ordinary
ointment jars.
STAINS OF OH PAINT may be removed with BIZ
gulphide of carbon: many by means of spirits of
tupentine; if dry and old. with chOrofOrm. For
these last as well as for tar spots. the best way
IL to cover them with olive oil or butter. When
the paint is softeGed the whole may be removed
by treatment, first, with spirits OF turpentlne.
and then with benZine.
SPICED BLABKBERRIEs.-To six pints of fruit
take two and one-half pints of sugar, one and
one-half pints of vinegar, one-half ounce of cin-
namon, (ground. one-half ounce cloves. one
half ounce allspiee anG a little mace broken in
small pieces. Boil the sugar and vinegar to-
gether, with the spices, putting these last into
muslin bags. Then put in the berries and let
them scald not boil.
SHERRY BIsCUITs-Take one pound of hump
sugar. eight eggs. and a sufficient quantity Of
sherry wine. beat them well together, and then
add pound of flour and half an ounce of corr
ander seeds. Pour the paste into buttered tins,
and bake them at gentle heat for half an
hour; then turn them. and cover their sur
faces with some more eggs and sugar, and re-
place them in the oven for another quarter of
N hour. -
EVERY Cook knows how disagreeable it is to
have the nutmeg cinnamon which is added to
cream and sugar for pudding sauce rise to the
ton Of the sauce. and when it is served to have
the first spoonful taken out too highly favored
and the rest without taste. To remedy this mix
the nutmeg or cinnamon with sugar before
pouring on the cream: it will then be gradually
distributed through the sauce. Pour the cream
on little at time, and the spice will tend to
dissolve.
BITES AND STINGs.-Apply instantly, with a
soft rag. most freely, spirits OF hartshorn. The
venom of stings being an acid, the alkali multi
6es it. Fresh wood ashes. meistened with
water and made into pOultice. frequently re-
newed, is an excellent substitute, or soda or
salaratus. all being alkalies- To be on the safe
side in the case of snake or mad dog bites, drink
brandy. whisky. rum or other spirits as free as
water, a teacupful or pint or more. according
30 the aggrayatiOn of the circumstances.-JOtr-
aal of Health
MANY PERSONS are not aware that glass can
be cut under water with great ease to almost
any shape by simply using pair Of scissors. In
order to insure success the points must be kept
quite level in the water while the scissors are
applied and secondly, to avoid risk. it is better
to BEGIN cutting by taking oil small pieces at
the corners and along the edges. and SO reduce
the shape gradually TO that required. When
the operation goes on well the glass breaks
away from the scissors in small pieces in a
straight line with the blades The two hints
given above. if strictly followed, will always
Insure success.
SCALL0PED CAULIFLOwEH.-CnOO cauli-
flower of medium size, boil in twenty minutes.
Put into q saucepan one ounce OF butter. half
gill Of milk, and one ounce of bread-crumbs-
Add cayenne and salt to taste. and stir till the
bread has absorbed the milk and butter. Beat
an egg and add this to the sauce, but be sure
that 1t does not simmer after the egg has been
added. Butter 2 fiat tia dish take off the fine
leaves of the caglilower and place them all
round on Il; break up the flower carefully and
lay In the center. making it as high as possible;
pour the sauce over this. sprinkle few bread
crumbs on the top, and bake ten minutes.
CrFE FER SGNsrROKE.-As soon as you reach
your patient take hold OF him or her and carry
or drag him or her into the shade. Place the
body In sitting posture. the back against q
wall, with the feet and legs resting upOn the
sideN ak and extended in front of the body. Get
Ice water and n bottle of some strong essence of
ginger. Pour the ice water over the head copi-
Ously. never mind the clothes. Then put two
or three tablespoOnsfuls OF the ginger in about
half tumbler of water. and make the patient
swallow it quickly. Keep the head cool 10y
usng q little of the ice water. and in case there
Is not much Of a glow upon the body give more
ginger. III this recipe is promptly used aud
fully carried out in every case the board of
health win never have death to report from
this cause. 1t is no experiment or quack rem
edy. II costs but few cents and 4 half hour or