Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-09
HOME AND HOUSEHOLD.

be sure, there is not much they can do for you
but what they can do is worth very little in it.
self, but just because it develops q generous
thoughtfulness for other peoples pleasure
Children are naturally generous, aud delight tc
make and give presents, until they see their
gifts considered as rubbish. Probably they are,
but great deal of love can be put into very
common things. You keep their birthdays En-
courage them to remember the birthdays Of the
older members of the family, even if their cele-
brations are Troublesome and their presents use
less.
In the family festiva Is, let them have some.
thing to do for somebody else. Do not let the
doing be always on your side. saw another
birthday celebration once, and I shall never
forget it The mothers birthday had come
too soon for the child's calculation, and there
was no preparation made. The oldest, q sensi.
tive, loving child Of seven years was over
whelmed with grief, and sobbed, "Mamma is
always giving US something, and getting up
things for us, and now we have forgotten
her. Oh! dear, dear! Close BY
stood a little basketful of stones
picked up in their afternoon ramble-jus
such stones as you can fud in any. New Eng
land pasture lot, or by any stone wall But
the white, imperfect quartz crystals and the
shining little bits Of mica seemed very beauti-
full to the child. Suddenly she noticed the
basket. There was a hurried consultation
with the younger sister, great parade OF
secrecy and business, a rafting of stones in
about and shouts of Now, mamma, we've
look into that basket! Now, don don'i
guess-oh! you can never guess what it ISL
The next morning at breakfast there was some
thing on mammals plate, heaping up the nap
napkin was lifted there was nothing but the
heap of shining stones, but the children were
as happy as if they had been gold and dia-
monds. Said the youngest: mamma, ]
picked out the very prettiest, the very whltest
and shiny est" and the oldest added, 'sWe
washed them just as carefully last night"
The father said afterwards:
"They came to me in the evening in great
glee, for now they had something for mamma,
and they showed me the stones, all wet and
dripping in the basket-about as pitiful a
thing for q present as can be imagined"
A tri1e, you say, but the love and delight
that went with that wor thless little pile of
stones could not be couuted by dollars No
wonder the mothers eyes grew dim, as she
looked from the stones heaped upon her
plate to the glowing faces of the children, and
that she carefully put the stones away. Tri1es
like these are the very dearest of treasures to
mothers heart, if some day the bright eyes
that shone with delight are forever shut from
her sight, and the busy little hands are folded
still and cold.
You never know how long you and your
children will have each other. At best they
will not be little children always. Make the
life which you live together as happy and as
full of yourself as possible. If you can do
but little, put plenty of love and sunshine into
that little. 1t Is worth a great deal to have
them grow up with the habit of being happy.
If this habit comes-not because every wish is
gratifed, but because they are always busy at
some cheerful or helpful work-never fear
that they will grow up querulous and selfish
Children so trained are not apt to fall into
fashionable listlessness or to give themselves
up to idle grief if disappointment and sorrow
come into their mature lives
Kitchen Keramics.
A handsome and pecular-looking mat for
the top of small table, or to put tete-a-tete
set of china on, on larger table, is made of
felt Cut a center Of some dark-colored felt,
then make deep border of points; for these
you may use as many colors as you choose,
though two will answer well Do not have the
points Of tho same width. These are to be
button-holed with embroidery silk, and be
sewed together at the CENTER and caught with
few stitches where the edges join. The or
namentation on these points is certainly unique,
point sew with the bright-colored embroidery
silk six brass curtain rings, on the narrower
point put five of the rings; the circles enclosed
by the rings are to be entirely filed in with
fancy stitches OF the silk.
Light and very satisfactory milk biscuit are
made from this recipe: One-fourth of pound
of butter, one quart of lukewarm milk, two
wine glasses of yeast, a half a teaspoonfnl of
salt, with flour enough to make good firm
dough. Stir -four in the milk to make q stiff
batter, then add the yeast. Do this at evening.
In the morning, after melting the butter stir
that in and knead in -four enough to make q
stiff dough. Cover it over in pan and let it
rise till perfectly light When this is accom-
plished roll 1t out until little over an inch
thick, cut out the biscuit place them in shallow
baking tins, and set them in Q warm place to
rise. When light enough, pierce the top Of
each one with fork; rub the top with the
white of an egg if you wish to have them
glossy. Bake in quick oven.
stBailey chowder" is dish which is recon-
mended to all lovers Of good dinners. Choose
q black bass fresh and firm, dress with care;
cover the bottom Of the steamer with potatoes
peeled and washed, slice two onions and scat
ter the slices over the potatoes; wrap the fish
in cloth, and lay that on the potatoes; steam
till all are done; pick the meat from the bones,
slice the potatoes; then put in kettle layer
Of buttered crackers, one Of potatoes, with the
''onion atoms," and . little chopped parsley,
salt aud pepper; then layer of fish, and so on
until all the material is used. Pour over this
it heat gradually and simmer gently till it is all
boiling hot In this state it should be brought
to the table.
delicious stufiug for any fowl, but espe-
cally for the delicately favored chicken, or any
of the small fowls, is made by taking about
two dozen oysters; chop them very fine. and
mix them with two cups Of fine bread crumbs,
or powdered crackers. A full ounce Of butter
is required. A tablespoonful Of chopped pars-
ley, little grated lemon peel, plenty of salt
and black pepper, and suspicion Of cayenne
pepper; mix these thoroughly; that is half
the secret of success in cooking, to have the
ingredients which compose dish so blended
that it is impossible to tell precisely of what it
is composed. This stuffing should be moist
ened with little Of the oyster liquor and the
beaten yolk of one egg.
One of the best ways to serve fresh pike is
to wrap it in cloth and boil it, then serve it
with auchovy sauce. A famous caterer says
that an easy and perfectly satisfactory way to
mako this sauce is to melt pint of butter Tor
enough butter to make pint when melted, in
this stir two or three teaspoonfuls of prepared
essence or paste Of anchovy; this can be
bought at any large grocery. Let the sauce
boil for rev minutes; add little lemon
Juice and pour over the fish. If you like
thick eauce, you can add flour, stirring it SO
there will be no Jumps.
One of my neighbors is 80 successful In
keeping lima beans for winter use that her ex-
ample may we'll be followed by others. When
the beans have stopped growing and are ripe
She cuts the stalks off, and, leaving the beans
in the pods, lays them away in a cool. dry
place, and keeps them without gu difficulty One
Tins cannot think how fresh and appetizing
they taste in midwinter.
A plain baked Indian pudding, without
fruit. is surprisingly improved by serving IL
with a rich sauce, and will seem to be anythin
but common dish. Beat two ounces Of sug r