Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-02
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II You HEAT THE GRIDIROS before putt ing
meat on it to broil you will find 1t an improve
ment over the usual way of putting II on cold.
II YOU FIND THAT Your STOVES that are
put aside for the summer are rustin-. rub them
over with a little Kerosene Apply It with a
fannel cloth. This will prevent rust.
GOOD ADDITION TO S0UP is made by Gu. ting
bread in little squares and frying them in butter
till they are Drowned on every side. About
three minutes before the soup is taken from the
fire ada the bread 80 that it will be favored
with the soup. but will not be soaked so 1t Will
crumble.
TRAY COVERS OF Pure WHITE DAMAsK. If of
the best quality. need but little decoration TO
render them very handsome; but spray of
flowers embroidered on one end adds to their
beauty. When placing articles on the tray
arrange them so that the flowers will not be
covered. stem of bachelors button is a par
ticuiarly pretty decoration
SAUCE MADE Or DRIED PEACHES is excellent
with cold meats of all kinds. Soak the peaches
oil night after having washed them in two or
three waters so that the water in which they
are soaked can be used to stew them in When
they are stewed tender cut them perfectly
smooth with q spoon. sweetcn. and flavor with O
very little ginger
If VOC HAVE TROUBLE to get your.last years
catsup bottles perfectly clean. after washing
them thoroughly in suds and rinsing in clear
water, chop a potato quite fine mix it with a
little warm water. put this in the bottle end
shake it well; it will surely remove any foreign
substance.
1T Is Coon plan when baking new potatoes
to turn them occasionally in the oven as the
skin Is so thin that there is danger of their
burning on one side before they are done on the
other III they are very small, bake them in q
dripping pan; If you do this You will not need to
turn them, but give the pan shake once in
while
II VEGETABLES that are to be picked are put
into cold salt and water and are gradually
brought to the boiling point, it is not necessary
to let them lie the customary three days i'm cold
salt and water. The right proportion to use is
one-quarter of pound of salt to one quart of
water. 1t is sometimes great convenience 10
be able to do up the pickles in one day.
Delicious PUDDING is made by taking
eight or nine good-sized and tart apples; peel
them and cut out the cores. leaving the apples
whole. Fill the space thus made with sugar
and little grated nutmeg or cinnamon. Put
them in earthen baking DISH so large that
the apples will cover the bottom only. Then
make rich custard. allowing four or five eggs
TO one quart of milk; sweeten to
your taste. Pour this over the apples. and
bake until they are tender; try them with
broom splint. Serve with cake or with sweet
biscuit
PRETTY TIDY is made of pale blue Java can
vas Choose that which is all wool. as IT will
not fade. and will wear Well. Fringe it out
around the edge to the depth OF two inches. In
the center apply round fan cut from cream
colOred felt Catch 1t to the canvas with fine
stitches. and ornament in any style you please.
using a good deal of scarlet embroidery silk TO
brighten IT, In each corner apply smaller fans
of a different shape. Make stitches I'm lines
upon them SO that they will appear to be half or
wholly spread For anything so simple. and re-
Quiring so little time and skill to make this is
very effectyc--Nf1C York Post
INJURIOUS SHADE TREES-AttentiOn has been
lately called. in the columns of the Les Nodes
TO the injurious effects on health that are apt to
follow a residence near the common shade tree
known as the "buttOnball or plane tree. The
fact has long been known that stay near these
trees is often followed by an irritation of the air
passages. followed by disarreeable and some
times persistent cough. This is due to the fact
familiar to bOtanists. that the young shoots
leaves and stipules. are covered with a thick
1ne down. composed Of minute-branched rigid
hairs which falls OF as these parts become older
and often floats in the air in large quantities: it
n the inhalation of this that causes the throat
difficulties in question. Besides this it fire.
quently causes serious annoyance to employees in
nurseries where the tree is raised. unless suit
oble precautiOl is taken against it.