Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Spinach may be favored ,greeably by
putting in some gravy from roast beef OF
lamb.
Snowballs are made by dipping fried
cakes in the white of an egg and then IN
powdered sugar.
Slices of bread fried in batter made Of
one egg, little milk and -four, are nice
for breakfast, with ham and eggs, or with
bacon and potato salad.
Celery vinegar is made by soaking one
ounce of celery seed in half pint of vine-
gar white wine, or good cider vinegarl.
There is much used to flavor soups and
gravies.
When eggs are not plenty and you dc
not make regular salad dressing for lestuce,
cut a hard. boiled egg in several parts
lengthwise, and lay one piece on each small
plate OF lettuce.
One may utilize old mating, which is NO
longer fresh enough to look well, by put.
ting it under carpets 1t can be cleaned
perfectly by washing it on both sides with
not salt and water hang 1t on line out
doors to dry.
There is nothing better to clean window
skin carefully first after washing the glass
rinse the skin, wiring 1t dry and wipe the
glass with it. No other polishing will be
required.
Never fold gossamer waterproof inside
out. 1t is the inside which should be kept
free from soil of any kind. If You think
this is superfiuous advice, please observe
the manner In which most of your acquaint-
ances fold them.
Pretty lambrequins are made of gray
linen for dining-room mantels, and are
decorated with devices suited to the room !;
for instance, cup and saucer, knife and
fork, pretty shaped bottles and pitchers
put on in outline embroidery are much
used.
Horse.radish sauce is preferred by some
people to the plain grated radish. Take
two table spoontuls each of made mustard
and white sugar, half teaspoonful OF salt,
one gill of vinegar. Beat these together,
and pour over as much grated radlsh as 1t
will moisten sufficiently.
Oysters are appetizing cooked in this
way: Drain them as dry as possible, then
put them in hot saucepan or spider, on
the stove. AS they begin to curl at the
edges add butter, pepper and salt. Serve
on thin slices Of buttered toast, or as gar
nish on the platter with roast chicken or
turkey.
Virginia pone is made of twelve table
spoonfuls of cornmeal, a piece OF butter
the size of half an egg, half a teaspoonful
OF salt pour over this little hot water,
beat well, then add two eggs, first putting
in some cold water so that there will be no
danger of scalding the eggs. Beat the
whole for five minutes. Bake in gem pans
for thirty minutes in moderately quick
oven.
A lovely tidy, which will brighten up
dark chair, is made of two strips of shaded
scarlet satin ribbon. Paint little green
vine and two OF three daisies on the ribbon !;
between the two strips put an insertion
made of hand knit linen lace; on the edge
put lace made In the same way, pulling 1T
at the corners so that it viii lie out fat.
OF course torchon may be used for this,
but the knit lace is little later style.
Tomato sauce to pour over beef tongue,
or in fact over any meat you choose, can
be prepared very easily. Take one quart
can of tomatoes, boil it half away and
strain it. While it is boiling, rub together
till smooth one tablespoonful of butter, one
tablespoonful of -four, half or almost a
whole tablespoonful OF salt tomatoes Will
bear great deal OF saltt. Before taking
the tomatoes from the fire add this and let
it come to boil.