Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-01

PoTATo SALAD.-New small onions sliced
cold potatoes cut in slices. a small head OF let
tuce broken i'm pieces. Serve with border of
small iadlshes aud pour over the whole a salad
dressing.
ORANGE AND CoCoANUT.-TErPe peeled or
anges. Make alternate layers Of orange slices.
sugar and grated eOeoanut until glass dish
Is nlled, having grated cOcoanut on top. pour
ciaret wine over the top to run through the
layers.
STRAWBERRY CREAM.-Take three gills of
strawberry juice. and mix with One-half pound
OF powdered sugar and one-half pint OF thick
cream; whisk until we'll mixed; serve in a glass
| dish. This is delicious dressing for blanc
mango and some kinds of puGdi2gs.
POTATO PUFF.-Str two cupfuls of mashed
potatoes, one tablespoonful of butter and salt
to a fine light and creamy condition. Then add
two well beaten eggs, and half a tea cup of
cream. beat il all well and lightly together pile
IL In irregular form on dish, bake i'm q quick
oven until nicely Drowned.
IcISG.-Use teaeupful of powdered sugar,
one tablespoon of water, one egg the white
only. beat until slightly foanling mix the sugar
gradually with the egg, flavor with lemon or
vanilla Ice the cake very soon after taking
from the oven The Icing made with one egg is
quite sufficient for one ordinary sized cake
For THE ADORNAEST OF PRETTY GIRLS who
aprons of satin are the fancy of the hour A
spray of flowers should be painted at the left
hand-corncr. The pocket may also be decor
ated with a smaller spray of the same flower
The edge of the apron Is simply hemmed, or is
edged with lace.
MOTHERS WHO HAVE TASTE, time. and little
skill can make pretty and suggestive things for
the baby. DamasS spreads for the little bed are
lovely if the pattern Is outlined with crewel
ffsrt1 Niy1Iy oh.
ence to this work. The square patterns are
pretty, outlined with little stars in the center
Plain white spreads may be Ornamented with
border OF buttercupS or daisies. or with simply
one little carefully careless bunch i'm one corner
TorchOn il not only pretty but durable to trim
the pillow-cases fort the baby's bed.-N. y. Post.
PEA Sour can be made so that it will be
relished by almost any one. Look over and
wash one pint OF split peas; let them soak all
night In the morning drain Off this water and
put them on the stove early Ell Ou@h SO that they
may boil for five hours. Have four quarts of
water when you commence. In this put half a
pound of salt pork with little streaks of lean in
1t. cut in slices. tablespoonful of celery seed a
small onion cut in bits; salt and pepper to the
taste When done the peas should have lost
their shape and the soup be smooth and free
from humps.
A NOVELTY To MANY Cooks is called white
fuit-cake- The recipe calls FOR one cup of but
ter, two cups of sugar, two cups and half of
-four, the whites OF seven eggs, two teaspoon
fuis of bakin. powder mot heapina but evenly
inn1. one pound each Of Taisins. figs dates. and
bianched almonds. u quarter of pound of
citron: cut or, better still. chop these all fine
sit flour over and through them. and after mix
in9 the cake. put the fruit in last. This makes
q large cake. and il requires a long time to
bake it; it should be baked slowly so that the
Center may be as well done as the outside
ICED TEA win soon be offered at supper and
at lunch. IfyOu wish to have it perfect. and
without the least trace of bitter. put the tea in
cold water hours before it is to be used: the
delicate flavor of the tea and abundant strength
viii be extracted. and there will not be a trace
II ones taste is the judgc-of the fannie acid
Nhich renders tea so often diSagTeeabe and IN
tflnkable. You need not use more than the
usual quantity of tea. Ii II is to be served at
O'Clock meal, put ii in water soon after break
last, and ice a few minutes before serving Tie
best way is to have ice broken in pitcher apd
put one lump in each glasS.-N, Y, Post.
Delicious DESSERT is made thus: Dissolve
tablespoonful of gelatine in as little water as
possible. then dip as many nice ripe strawber-
hes In 1t as are needed to line a mould the size
suited To your familys needs. then fill the
mould with this: Six ounces of fine sugar and
nearly one quart of strawberries rubbed to-
gether till smooth. pint of whipped cream
and two ounces of geiatine dissolved and mixed
with the cream. Rea, these all together before
pour-aT them iii the mould. Ii the top of your
II arranged so that it isSpossble
set the mould on the ice. Let it stand there
until time to serve. This is nice tor tea also.
OLD-FAsHI0NED Loaf CAKE.-Take three
quarts Of sifted (and well heaped) -four. pint
OF soft butter, one quart of sugar five gils Of
new milk. half pint of yeast. three eggs two
pounds OF raisins. a teaspoonful of Soda gill
Of brandy or wine. two teaspoons cinnamon
anu two Of nutmeg. Scald the milk, cool to
Dlo0d-warm add the Yeast then the flour TO
which all tile butter and half the sugar have
been added; then mix together and let rise
until light 1t Is better To set this sponge over
night. and in the morning add the other ingrc-
dients (foUr the raisns) and let rise again
When light. 1l the bakin@-pans and let rise
again. Bake in a moderate oven. This re-
cipe makes three large leaves and is standard
economical lOaf-cake.-N. y. Tribune
PoIsoS OAK OR IyY.-To persons who are easily
poisoned by the ivy we recommend the follow
Inc, from an old friend whom we have shot and
nshed with IN former years. and who could
hardly go into the woods without being poisoned
and suffering for days or weeks with skin erup-
lions in consequence. On this subject he now
writes from southern Illinois as follows: Il
have found simple and effective remedy for
poison vines. etc. 1t will cure it as quick and
certain "a one can get poisoned but tine sooner
IL IL applied the better. Ii is nothing more nor
less than citric acid. j apply it by wettng a
piece in my mouth and rubbing the parts af-
fected. Have never been obliged to apply it
but once. and have used it on as many as if
teen or twenty different persons. perhaps twice
as many. discovered ii myself; and you know
now sensitive always was to the poison. 1t Is
also splendid for hacking cough and | think
beneficial in q mafaral country where one is
breathing vegetable pois0ns continually. -Froga
Forest and Stream
The KIND OF WIFE TO HAyE.-Speaking of q
clever woman who has had but two new dresses
IN four years. correspondent of the Newark
Daily AdreTttSt7 asserts that the grand secret of
this wonian's new" and stylish appearance is
the perfect care she gives her clothes She
earns her own living and knows the value OF n
dollar. After returning to her home her dress
Is taken OFF and carefully brushed and exam
ined TO see fany stitches are broken. II so the
repairing Is made, the costume folded and
placed IN a large box or trunk mo matter If il
must go on Tomorrow; il keeps it new and
mesh looking. When the braid on the bottom
OF the dress begins TO look shabby, put on a
new one, and if happen to get a spot on. /
get 1t OFF at once. generally with 4 bit of cold
water and clean cloth. If my shoes or leather
belt begins to look work or gray I take aouoI