Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-08

rREAcHERous PRNa wEArHER - sEAsoSAnan
HINTS AND sreeEsIIoSs-A BUDGET on CO.
RECIPES.

LicHr Brown BISCUIT for tea are made q
one pint OF Graham -four, one pint of sour
cream. one teaspoonful Of bicarbonase OF 80.
roii them out as Tor any biscuit, and bake In .
| moderate oven.
To FRY sxELrs: Wash and scrape them. cus
or the fms. dip them in beaten egg and cracker
crumbs. or simply roll them in -four. ffy In bon,
ing fat: garnish with fried parsley or with frcsh
watercTess.
WHEN making molasses candy or when boIl-
ing maple molasses there Is always more or leo
danger of its running over on the stove. A
small lump Of butter dropped in when its bub-
bles begin TO rise will prevent this.
NouRrsHTNG AND PLEASANT DRINK for q
| sick person Is made OF parched rice Brown the
rice the same as you do coffee; then pour boiling
water with little salt in IL over the rice Let
| 1t boil until il is tender: then add sugaror cream
TO it. 1t may be strained or not, according TO
taste.
Coon WAY TO PREPARE APPLES at this
season Of the year. when they are almost taste
less. is 10 pare them, cut them I'm quarters aud
steam until they are tender; then put them In an
eaithen dish aud pour over the sauce little
weak vinegar, just enough to favor them .
trlfie. In this put some unground alspice and
little sugar.
OH LACE CURTAINS that have little holes In
the netting can be made to appear whole when
they are laundried. Take a piece OF lace, or
very thin muslin, and when the curtain ID
starched starch this piece also and put Il over
the spot which needs mending. IT will show
very little, If at ALL and the starch will keep it
| In place.
BOILED TURKEY.-1fa boiled turkey is not
well managed 1t viii oe quite tasteless. Choose
| a hen turkey. Ii must be well trussed and tied.
Cut the legs at the first joint and draw them
| into the body. Fasten the small ends of the
wings under the back, and tie them securely
with strong Irvine. Sprinkle over plenty OF
salt and pepper and lemon juice and put II into
boiling water. Boil it slowly two hours or until
quite tender. Ii Is often served I'm bed of rice
| with oysters; sometimes with caper sauce
celery sauce and Hoandaln sauce. Pour part
| or the sauce over the turkey. Reserve the glib
| lets for giblet soup. 1t can be stuffed or not
| the same as for roasting.
LEMON SHERBET, which is so refreshing 10
the fever patient and which is not despsed by
the well man. is made in the proportion of two
pounds of white sugar and six lemons, to two
quarts of water. Cut the lemons in two parts;
| squeeze every drop of the Juice out: stir the
| sugar, water and lemon Juice together and
| strain through wire sieve. Freeze Just as YOU
do lee cream Orange sherbet can be made In
| the same way by substituting oranges for lem
ons, and some people think il very agreeable il
| half lemons and half oranges are used. This is
| a pleasant ice to serve at the close OF weighty
| dnner.-N. L. Post.
| DELICIOUS FRUIT CANDY is made from this
| recipe: Get one coeoanut, one and one-LaH
| pounds of granulated sugar. wet the sugar with
| the milk of the cocoanut, put it in a saucepan.
| let 1t beat slowly, then boil rapidly for Eve
minutes, add the cocoanut grated very fine, boil
| Tor ten minutes, stirring constantly. Try IL on
a cold plate; if il forms firm paste when cold.
| take il from the fire. Pour part of IL out on
| large tin, lined with buttered paper. To the
| remaining cream add one-quarter of pound Of
raisins. stoned and chopped, half a pound g
oianched almonds, one pint OF peacans, half o
| cup of chopped walnuts. Beat all well together,
then pour it over the other in the tin, and when
cold cut it in bars OF squares.
NEVER let an unexpected dinner make YOU
uncomfortable. always hold the theory that
what Is good enough for my family is good
| enough for my guest, and one of the pleasant
| est homes i'm which l visit is that of young
| couple who live on less than $1,000 a year.
| Their house is so well managed that they can
always afford to give hearty welcome TO any
| friend who comes, and, although going In I'M
| expectedly, have sat down to corn beef cab
bage and potatoes with fruit for desert. q hope
they'll forgive me for telling IT'D can assure you
nothing could have been more acceptable. The
| plainest dinner. well prepared, and served on
| pretty china and seasoned with everyday talk,
| is often enjoyed and remembered.-"Home
OYSTER BLANKET.-This is sometimes called
in the country 'pig in blanket" In England
it is considered so good and "'earty" dish,
| that ii is designated .angels on horseback" It
is new and delicious entree, especially for shy
dinner guests who are thankful for something
to talk about in the first half-hour of dinner
party. Take twelve or more arge-siZed oysters
from their Shells removing their boards; cover
each with very thin slice of fat of bacon dip
ping each slice into hot water. and well driving
it with cloth before rolling it round the oys-
ter then place them on a fine skewer and sus-
pend them before the fire until the bacon 10
nicely cooked. slice of soft buttered toast
should be under them while cooking and on it
they should be sent up very hot to the table. III
not convenient to cook them before the fire they
may be broiled on the gridiron.-N. T. Trsbaus.
CREAM OF CELERY.-Celery is unusually scarce
new, and little of it is well blanched and crisp.
But even the somewhat inferior quality may be
made quite palatable. Cut it into very small
pieces, rejecting the toughest green portions.
Add only water enough to keep il from burning
and boil it i'm a closely covered vessel for an hour
or until perfectly tender Then add a sufficient
quantity OF milk, first thckened with a table
spoonful of flour to each pint. previously rubbed
smooth with two tabespoonfuls Of butter. and
salt and pepper to the taste. very little of the
pepper. Boil and serve soon as the flour is
thoroughly cooked. If made moderately thin
with the milk, flour and butter it can be rubbed
d COlduutT. WHICH IL gives n DELICIOUS.
cream-like soup. Smooth squares of bread well
Drowned are frequently put into the soup when
finished. bowl Of this, eaten with bread. the
same as bread and milk makes an excellent
noon lunch.-Anaericdn Ag,fc,GItlrist.
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR FELoNs AND Bons.-
''Felons," which are usually termed "whitlow"
by physicians we believe are a very painful and
often a very serious affection of the fingers gen.
orally Of the last joints, and often near or nvolv-
ing the nails. As the fingers are much exposed
to bruises, felons are quite common among
those who constantly use their hands at hard
work. If allowed to continue, until matter
(pus) forms. and the periosteum or bone sheath
ing is affected lancing is necessary; but If taken
in time. simple application of Copal varnish,
covering it with a bandage, is highly recon-
mended. If the varnish becomes dry and IN
pleasantly hard, little fresh varnish may be
applied from time to time. When a cure is
effected, the varnish is easily removed by rub
bling into it a little lard and washing with soap
and water. DIR. A. b. lsham details. I'm Medical
Neacs. number of cases Of its application with
uniform success. where formation of pus had not
previously occurred In two cases there was
apparently combination of the 'run-around"