Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-11
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GEsTIoNs-How TO DRESS THE BoYs-PREPARA-
TIoN FOR CHRISTMAS
| FLAfN CAKE.-Three-Quarter pound OF -four
the same OF moist sugar; quarter pound Of but
ter; one egg; two tabespoonsfuls Of milk. Mix
all together and bake Il.
SCOTCH SHoRrBREAD.-Half pound Of flour,
nall pound Of sugar, half a pound Of butter /;
the butter and sugar to be melted together, and
then the flour dredged in
If foU Put SODA IN THE WATER with which
you are to wash windows you will find that fin
ger-marks, putty stains, &C., will be much more
easily removed than If clear water alone is used
CALIFORNIAN CREAA--Two ounces Of rasp-
berry jam, two ounces Of red currant jam, two
ounces Of sifted loaf sugar the whites OF two
eggs. Put ali in bowl and beat with a spoon
for three-quarters of an hour
PUBDINGs THAT ARE QUICKLY MADE WITHOUT
MUCH ExPENsE.-Beat up four spoonsful of
hour with pint OF milk and four eggs to a good
batter, nutmegs and sugar to your taste butter
teacups, I'LL them three-parts full and send them
20 the oven. quarter Of an hour will bake
them.
MILK PoRRIDGE can be varied 80 that an in
valid will not tire Of it soon. Put q dozen
raisins in about two cups of milk boil for five
minutes; they will flavor II agreeably though
they are not intended 10 be eaten. little nut
meg can be added, or the white of an egg
beaten light may be stirred In Just after the
milk is taken from the stove.
BoNED CHICKEN--Boil a chicken in little
soup stock until the bones can be easily sepa-
| rated from the meat; remove all the skin: slice
| ana mix the light and the dark meat; season with
salt and pepper; boil down the juice. pour IT
upon the meat and shape it like a loaf of bread;
wrap lightly in cloth; press 1t with heavy
weight for a few hours When served cut in thin
slices.
BRoILED PARrRIDGEs. - Time, fifteen to
twenty minutes. Partridges; gravy; butter;
pepper: salt; cayenne. Thoroughly pick and
draw the cartridges. divide each through the
back and breast, and wipe the insides. Season
them highly with pepper. salt and a very little
| cayenne, and place them over a clear bright fire
to broil. When done rub a piece of fresh butter
over them, and serve them up hot with brown
gravy.
To MAKE OYSTER CATsUP.-One hundred Of
large oysters with all their liquor; one pound Of
anchovies; three pints Of white wine: one lemon
with half the peel; boil gently for half an hour.
then strain and add cloves and mace, of each a
quarter OF an ounce, ore nutmeg, sliced; boil
quarter of an hour. then add two ounces of
shallots. When cold, bottle it with the spice
ana shaiots. II the oysters be large they should
be cut.
A VERY DELICATE CHOCOLATE PUDDrNG is
made of one quart of milk boiled with one
unce Of grated chocolate. Sweeten to suit
your taste. and flavor with vanilla After II has
boiled so that the chocolate is thoroughly dis
solved and mixed with the milk, take it from
the fire and let it cool. In about twenty min
utes. and possibly in less time. 1t will be cool
enough to stir in the beaten yoks OF six eggs
Put in pudding dish and let IT bake until il is
OF the consistency OF baked custard. While it
is baking beat the whites of the eggs to stiff
frotn. adding six tablcspoonfuls OF powdered
sugar: then spread this over the top of the pud-
dlhg, and let it brown quickly. This is per-
fectly delicious pudding.
STovEs.-Stoves blackened when entirely cold
Will keep the clean look avery great deal longer
than when they are polished when the stove is
warm. Zine can be frightened by rubbing it
with kerosene oil, but it is much better TO have
Ii painted. as this will save much labor. After
you have swept your carpets quite clean Won
may brighten them with flannel cloth wrung
from beers gall and water. White paint NAV
be cleaned, as well as windows by using whiting
and water. while grained woodwork should be
wiped with flannel cloth wrung out of cold
! tea. Wash pantry shelves with hot alum and
water to rid them Of ants, water-bugs and other
F! troublesome insects.
WARMTH FOR THE LITTLE LORDS OF CREA-
TIoN.-It is problem with some mothers how
to dress the boys warm enough without making
! their clothing mrdensome to them. All chill
Gren now are supposed to wear knit wrappers
and drawers; then long stockings Of the heay-
Ter grades Of yarn. and thick shoes clothe the
lower limbs. For boys from five to eight or
nine it is a good plan to utilize their Outgrown
blouses or flannel. Rip out the pleats and make
plain shirt waists at the side seams the buttons
which hold their stocking supporters can be
securely fastened. Additional buttons can be
put on at the back and front and the knit draw
ers be buttoned to this waist With coat Of
ordinary thickness. closed to the throat the
chest will be sufficiently protected-N. Y. Zoe
ming Post.
! FACTS ABOUT FLOUR.-Flour is peculiarly SEN
sitive to the atmospheric Influences hence, it
should never be stored i'm a room with sour
/ liquids. nor where onions or fish are kept. nor
any article that taints the air of the room in
which it is stored. Any smell perceptible to the
sense will be absorbed by the flour Avoid
damp cellars or lofts where free circulation Of
air can not be obtained. Keep in cool dry,
airy roOm and not exposed to freezing tenn
perature nor to intense summer or to artificial
heat tor any length OF time above seventy to
seventy-ive degrees Fahrenheit. 1t should not
come in contact with grain or other substances
which are liable to heat. Flour should be sifted
and the particles thoroughly disintegrated and
then warmed before baking. This treatment
improves the color and baking properties of the
dough. The sponge should be prepared for the
oven as soon as the yeast has performed its mis-
sion. otherwise fermentation sets in and acidlty
results.-Americdn Miller.
Now FOR CHRIsTMAs.-FrOm this time forward
until Christmas is over more or less attention
must be given to the subject of the gifts we
make. | was an interested listener to a con-
versation which took place in large store in a
western city last year. Yes. ii is hard, +" said
one Of the prOprietOrs to two ladies whose seal
skins and diamonds denoted lives Of what We |
might safely call comparative ease-"it is hard /
Still, II you begin in time and when you see |
what YOU wish take it then, not waiting to be hur-
ried or confused. why you will get through the |
season quite comfortably" This really excel
lent advice may be appropriated by those Of us
who will not be able this year to give the dear |
ones in our homes the costly treasures Of art, |
the books and pictures, and enticing bric-a- |
brac their souls and ours delight in-those of |
US who must confine the expressions of our |
love to the modest gifts of single volumes. |
Of pocket handkerchiefs, and Of TRIES light as !
air, and yet weighed down with good wishes |
Apropos of handkerchiefs, gift to be appreci-
ated by almost any gentleman is that of from |
one to box Of delicately fine ones, with cute
little picture in outline stitch worked In a cor
ner. The patterns for these pictures can be
bought at any fancy store. and the materials for
working. more ambitious and expensive pre-
sent is large willow -chair-not n rockinp -char |