Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-22
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WHAT 10 EAT AND DEIXK-THg CARE OF PLANTS
AND FLOWERS VARIOUS USEFUL RECIPES,
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

AND FLOWERS - VARIOUS USEFUL. RECIPES,
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
A PALiTaBIE DRINK for fever patient Is
made by pecliag and slicing some good tart
apples. scattering white sugar over them and
poGria. boiling water over them. When cold
pour OF the water and drink.
NEVER hem 2 braize or tissue veil with sewing
silk; take some Of the ravellings of the material
thread a coarse needle with 1t and hem the vea.
Th. stitches viii hot show at all If small ones
are taken.
GINGER POuND-CakE. If made with care. isex-
celleat with coffee for breakfast. Take one cup
and a half Of sugar, one cup Of New Orleans
molasSes. three cups OF -four. four e,gs, one ia
blesp0onful each OF ginger and cinnamon one
teaspoOnfui of soda dissolved In q little hot
wafer. Baae in shallow pans IN a moderate
oven for half an hour.
HERE II SOMETHING especially for the chill
dren: Make light but not rich layer cake
then shave up fine cupful of nice white maple
sugar; aid about two tablespoonfuls of water; let
this boil till. in the LANGUAGE of a cook 1t hairs
from TIE spooD; stir 1t till it begins to cool;
have the white Of an egg beaten to q standing
froth: stir this into the sugar and spread
between the layers of cakes.
A Coon WAY To SAVE WASHING and at the
Is to coTer your turkey-red or blue or pink
comforts with Nottingham lace Very pretty
patterns, either striped or with small figure can
be bought for twelve cents q yard. You have
no idea how 1t will keep dust from the Quilt and
0bviate the necessity of a white spread. For
chiidrens beds this Is highly recommended.
BELIEVER IN COUNTKR-IRRITANTs, and pos
sibiy one who does not believe" will find relief
from toothache and its accompanying neuralgia
by using the liniment made from the following
formula: Take half an ounce each of the oil of
sassafrsas and oil of origanum one ounce and
half OF tincture of caps.cum, and half a pint of
alcohol Wet flannel cloth with it and apply
to the face.
POTATOES la PARISIgNNE.-Peel the pota-
toes, aud with vegetable cutter (three-fourths
OF an inch in diameter) cut as many little balls
as you can from each potato: throw these balls
into boiling hot lard. and fry (about five minutes)
until done when they must be SKINNED cut i'm
mediately. Sprinkle salt over them as soon as
zone Serve quickly. or the crUsts will lose
Their cri5pness- 1t is more convenient to fry
them in a wire basket.
IL. T." Has PAINTED light wood chair
black and wishes to know what kind of varnish
10 USE good authority recommends the fol-
lowing: One ounce best black scaling-wax;
pound it fine. and put it in a four-ounce bottle
containing two ounces of rectiied spirits of
wine. Put this in warm place. but not close
to fire for fear of accidents When the wax ia
entirely dissolved apply with good brush to
your chair. You will need to be very careful
and not put on too much as it will form in drops
and dry sO.-N Y Post.
SrEwSD KIDNEYS help to make variety at the
breakfast table Cut the kidneys lengthwise,
wash and dry them, warm some butter (or use
some beef drippings or bacon gravy if YOU like
the IiiVor) IN saucepan. If yOq have any rich
Drown gravy. add this, then put in the kidneys
Let them cock gently on the top of the stove
until they are tender. then brown them. If you
choose to add little chopped onion. it will
MAYOR them agreeably. If you do not use onions,
lay the kidneys on thin slices of toasted bread
!nicken the gravy with flour and pour over
them.
WHAT To EAr--Students who need food with
little carbon. and women vino live i'm the house,
should always seek coarse bread. fruits and lean
meats, and avoid butter, oils, sugar and mo-
lasSeS. and articles containing them Many stn-
dents aud women using little exercise in the
open ar grow thin AMI weak because the vital
power are exhausted IN throwing off excess OF
food. especially of the cirbonaceous The liver
If especially taxed in such cases being unable to
remove all the excess OF carbonaceou5 matter
from the blood and thus 'biliousness" ens;les.
particularly on the approach of warm weather
when the air brings less oxygen than in cold.
HERE Is AN EXCELLENT recipe for marble cake
and the quantity named will make a large cake
0rtwO good sized ones: For the dark art use one
cup OF butter, two cups of molasses two cups
OF brown sugar, one cup of sour cream. five
cups OF Hour one teaspOOnful each of soda
Cloves. aiispT,e, nutmeg. and cinnamon and the
yo!ks OF seven e@Zrs For the white part use the
whites o: the seven eggs, one cup of butter tw O
OF white sugar. halt cup of sweet milk four
cups OF flour. and two teaspOOnfuls of baking
powder This cake can be baked in LAYERS and
put together with Jelly. you may put some of
the white in the tin and drop from a spoon
some OF the Ozark into it, and SO on until the
TIN is full-N. y. Post
SHADING PLANrs.-Newly transplanted plants
often have hard struggle under our hot sum-
If they can have little help until they 'get
hold of the soil' success is more certain
whether with vegetables or flowers Whatever
VIII shield the newly-set plant from the direct
sun VIII answer; even piece of paper will be of
service. Shingles are exceedingly handy i'm the
garden One may be pushed into the GROUND to
afford shade. or better two may be placed over
the plant Ike roof In the lack of ANYTHING
else at hand We have stuck up blunt stake
put newspaper over it tent-wse. placing earth
on Its edges to hold the paper i'm place. of
course. II Is better to transplant i'm cloudy
time. but sometimes one cannot wait, and a
little shade for day or two will secure sue
cess--Anle11c0n Ag1'ic,atu1-iSt
AFLOwEH BED PoR UsE-In every garden.
no matter how much may be done in the way of
ornament. there should be somewhere a bed
from which the flower lovers of the household
can feel free to cut as they please. Flowers in
masses. and ribbon lines, or as specimen plants
are well. but it is much better to have a place
where those Who really love flowers can 90 and
cut q handful with no gardner to prevent Such
bed should have. of all things an abundance
OF the best kind Of mignonette and if confined
To ANNALS the candy tufts. white and crimson
sweet aiySsuD. sweet peas stocks China as
ters. the annual pinks. and host of Others
Never mind about the arrangements. SO that
there VIII be flowers, aud plenty of them. so
that ali the household can cut and come
again. without feeling that they trespass In
making preparations i'm the flower garden. do
not forget the chdren's bed. If they are old
enough To take care OF it themselves. all the
better, but let there be place filled with COM
mon ana pleasing flowers. where they can 20
and pluck at will. and not be in fear OF the in
Junction. don't touch. "-An,e7ican Ao,1cuL
hsy-lSt
IMPORTANT TO Observation-Disclosures plumb
Ing has been banned, and modern i,Dprove-
ments' in the dwelling house have been round
ly denounced as mere conduits of disease and
death. it is pleasant TO hear from a cool and sa-
lEVn sale t..