Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
THE HOUSEHOLD.

til 1t is tender then draw off the water
and to third mashed potatoes put two
thirds fish; stir IL so that the potato vii
be evenly distributed. Bake until it is ,
rlcn brown on the top !; serve with q sauc,
OF drawn butter, in which cut two hard
boiled eggs.
LAMB A La BoRDRLAIsE. Roast tb.
lamb before good fire, or bake in a Quick
oven, basting it constantly with butter
When 1t Is nearly done sprinkle it with
bread crumbs and little minced mint and
chopped shsllot haste now with the drip.
pings from the meat sprinkle salt over II
and dish it up; have ready thick brown
gravy, and pour it round, but not over the
lamb add little mint and a teasooonful
OF vinegar to the gravy.
SHADEs.-Blue Holland shades, with in.
sersion and edge of antique lace make a
pleasing change from the red ones which
are and have been SO popular. These
shades are especially adapted for windows
indoors and for bedroom windows. Like
tine scarlet ones, they do not show dust,
aad wear as well as white or cream. colored
ones do. Under white muslin curtains in
bed room curtains of common Turkey
red calico not only answer well for lining,
and give softened light to the room, but
are durable also, as they can be washed
without fading.
! PocKET- pretty wall pocket or sort
OF hanging basket is made of a common
fan, not so-caled japanese fan, but one
that spreads. Take out the wire that holds
the sticks together at the handle, then
spread the fan and fasten the two outer
sticks together, then wind piece of wire
around the sticks at the bottom, tie rib
bon over this, and make bow with short
eads The handle by which the pocket is
TO hang is of rib bon, also OF the same width
and color as the other, and is fastened at
| each side of the pocket with small bow.
LAaIBREoUIN For room which has
prevailing tone OF gray, mantel lambre.
quin of blue velveteen is handsome this
may be frightened with pink flowers. nut
on with silk embroidery, or with delicate
scroll worked in yellow silk, or in the ia.
vorite chenille embroidery, which is very
snowy. Velveteen of good quality does
not cost as much as plush or velvet, and,
for use like this, is perfectly satisfactory.
Cardinal velveteen is also handsome and in
good taste in room like the one men,
toned.
Pillow CAsE.-One way to beautify
baby carriage and to make the young &C.
cupant appear to advantage is to make
piilowcase for his pillow of blue silesia :;
to this may be fastened on the upper side
soft cover of darned net, with an edge of
torchon. Fasten this to the silesia with
email bows of narrow blue ribbon Make
each bow unlike the others. This can be
placed on the pillow when the babyis to be
taken out in mis- best-at other times a
plain white pillow.case edged with Ham.
burg or torchon is good enough for the best
of babies.
CITRoN CAKE.-A rich citron cake is
made OF the whites of twelve eggs, two
cups OF butter, four cups of sugar, four and
half cups of -four, half a cup of sweet
milk, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder
and one pound of citron cut in thin and
small slices. This makes one very large
cake or two medium.sized ones, and unless
you have an excellent oven in which you
can regulate the heat perfectly, it is better
to bake in two tins than one. If one tin is
used, choose one with a funnel or spout in
the center. This does away with the dan.
ger of burnt edges and raw center to the
cake.
EGG CRUEL. Egg Cruel is sometimes
relished by the invalid who is tired of al.
most anything else he is allowed to have.
Beat the yolk of one egg with tablespoon
tul OF sugar till very light; on this pour
two-thirds of a cupful of boiling water on
the top put the white of the egg beaten to
stiff froth, with a teaspoonful of pow
dered sugar; flavor with something as I'M
like other favors he has had as you can
give him. Mulled jelly is another drink
which may be taken with pleasure Beat
tablespoonful OF red or black currant jelly
with the white of an egg and little sugar,
pour over this small cupful of boiling
water, break a cracker in it or a thin slice
Of toasted bread.
A DEVICE. housekeeperg-snd
there are great many of them-who can
not afford to buy the cloth that is made ex-
pressly for pillow-cases and are Obliged to
use common cotton cloth for this purpose,
may hear of something to their advantage
if they read this. Always tear off the
sewage at each end, as it will draw when
sewed lover and over" When making
the cases haste the long seam on the wrong
side, then turn the pillow-case, leaving the
basting threads in of course, and haste
down on the right side if this is done
and the seam is then sewed, the pillow.
cases will be even. and there is no danger
of one side being longer than the other.
PUDDIEG.-A delicious cherry. pudding
is made in this way Make a crust as for
baking powder biscuit roll it out till it ia
about two thirds of an inch thick. Stew
enough cherries so that when they are
spread on the crust they will cover It and
be deep enough to make good layer of
fruit roll the crust up then, taking care
TO keep the cherries from falling off.
Wrap cloth around it; sew it loosely
with coarse thread, which is easily
pulled out. Allow plenty of room for the
crust to rise. Lay this on plate and set
it in steamer, Steam it for an hour and
q half. Serve in slices, with sauce. The
object in stewing the cherries is that the
juice viii not be soaked into the crust
SALAD.-Fotato salad is one of the best
and most easily made side dishes for tea.
Boil the potatoes or steam them with their
jackets on. When they are done remove
the skins, and let the potatoes get entirely
cold, then slice them in thin slices. Make
a dressing of hard. boiled eggs, chopped, g
little onion also chopped, and as much
salad oil, salt, pepper, parsley, ETC., as
your taste dictates. Be careful when mix
ing the dressing with the potatoes not to
break the slices toss lightly with fork,
or, better still, shake the dish which holds
them. Line the salad dish with small let
tuee leaves, pour in the salad, and you
have an inviting dish for the table. Serve
on small plates; put one beside each tea
plate, and have the salad dish passed to
each person.
DRESSING TABLE.-Dressing tables are
to some extent displscing the marble.
topped dressing cases 30 long in use, al
though long glass In which one can sur
yey her figure from the crown of her head
to the sole of her foot, will always be
necessity to every woman with any hope
for a stylish appearance. For the guest.