Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-18

4 Coon WAY To save and Use small slices OF
sol'l meat is to chop them fine. add some bread
crumbs salt. and pepper: nloiS;cn with milk or
with gravy. stoca. Ma.1c this into fiat
canes dip them in egg. and fry them until
brown; or put the meat in pudding-'ilsh or
basin. press IL for two three hours. and slice
IL for tea.
To BRGI!. FISu.-A clear fire is required Rub
the bars of your grltiron with dripping or e
piece of BEEF -urt To prevent tine fish from
sticking to it. Put "A good piroe of butter into
a dish. work into il enough salt ana pepper to
season the fish. Lay the fish on il when it IL
broiled. and with a knife blade put the butter
over every part Serve yer! hot.
OSE Way 70 Cook OYSTERS for an invalid Is
to first drain them in colander. then melt u
little sweet butter in a frying pan. and when it
j. brown put the oysters in. after wpn@ them
dry: tnrn them over la three or four minutes
and "a soon ia the mills turn u1 take them ont
and lay them cn not plate. These will be
relisiict many times when one il tired of OYSTER
broth or soup.
SAUCE To SERVE WITH VEGETABLE LrN-
cHEoN.-Slice large onion; and FRY i'm butter
Til IL Is brown. then cover the onion with rich
oroWh gravy. which Is left from roast beef add
mustard. salt. aud pepper. aBd if YOU choose Il
tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce: let this
Doll up. eGd il too thick. thin it with little
Noch. or gravy, or even a little hOt water with
butter. Pour this when done through fine
seye.
To COOK SoFr SHE'LL. Ca.BS-Open one side
with knife and remove the '.deadmen:'' lift up
the pointed end at the back and pull out the
TUT or whiskers; u. tine head there Is q small
sand-tag: remove that. then. wash thoroughly
IN salt water: dry we'll ali oi this must be- done
While Che crab is alive; fry i'm plenty OF hot but
Ter ami lard mixed Do not keep the crabs all
night before cooking. FOR the shell hardens i'm
tTenty-fOir hours.
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runner Of those other cakes which are found on
most breakfast tables after the first of De-
eember. tn two cups of sour milk allow one
large traSpnonfu of soda dissolve this i'm little
hot water. then stir it in the milk: half tea
spoonful of salt Is required, and enough buck
wheat four to make q stiff batter. Put this i'm a
weii-buttered tin and bake for half an hour i'm
hot oven Serve while warm.
tHiCEES CRDQT ETTEs.-To one chicken chop
PED adj little salt. parsley. pepper, nutmeg.
saitspOOnfui of onion. one cup of cream.
fourth cup of butter and one sertspOonful of
flour. Put the chicken. spices and cream on the
nrc: " hen hot stir in The butter and -four: boil
about five minutes and when cold make info
balls Beat Vi one egg with bread crus::5s dip
the balls i'll and drop in boiling leI,i. Very fine
for breakfast. Veal meg be prepared in the
same way.
GELATiX:; APPLES.-GPiatine apples are en-
eeiient and wholesome. made i'm the following
manner: Peel an,l core the apples leaving
them whole: put in kettle and boil adding q
slice or two ri lemon; a little green ginger and
sugar. Cook the apples till tender Take
them Up carefully, boil down the syrup and
add two tiblr-l,ouEfIi's of sseatine which has
beeH dissolved III four spOOnfulS of water to 4
cup of this syrup Pour this over the apples
and set them where tine whole will cool
A CHRI-iaAS GUT ior u little girl of dolls
nursery can be made ut trifing expense. and
II. Take large pastcboard box. drape cur
tains where windows would naturally be: use
silk brGca.ic. or cratonne for u carpet; then the
dolls and furniture can lie bought for sums to
suit the hunblest means. \ little basket.
finished and furnished as genuine .'baby
basket. would De a feature of great interest:
little towels irnged at the ends the nurse with
cap and large apron. All these little touches
will give delight and he fully appreciated.
CAKES FOR CHILDRESS PARTIEs.-Pretty lit
Gle fancy cakes for the basket. and which are
especially adapted for ehil,lren's parties are
made by mixing three ounces of rice flour with
three ounces o. powdered sugar; beat three
eggs. and add stirring all Thoroughly together.
Spread This mixture ext smoothly on some stiff
writing paper. and bake i'm Il moderate oven for
twenty minutes; then take from the Oven and
cut with fancy cutters in any shape or shapes
you chOose-hearts. cresoents and rings are all
pretty Cover each one with Icing: set them
cOmplished in about two minutes.
'PERFECrLY DELICIOUS. A rich cake which
hpaFfectly delicious. is made ny beating to-
gether half pound Of butter and thrae-auarters
Of pOun1 of sugar. Beat these till thay are
both white and light. Beat the whites and
yolks separately of seven eggs stir the yOlks
ana small Wine-glass OF brandy in with the
butter and sugar. then add the whites of the
eggs. half or three-quarters of q grated nutmeg
and pound and a half of flour: and lastly stir
In nearly pound of seeded and chopped rasins
and a halt pint of thick. sweet cream. Bake
In one or two tins. Line the tins with paper
the sides as We'll as the bottom as the cake is so
rich there is danger of its breaking when lifted
oUt-N. y. Post.
The Use or CHARCOAL IN DIsEAsE.-Preemi-
nent among the uses of charcoal in disease. NJ
Jules Guerin recommends u resort to it i'm the
treatment Of infantile darrhpa. In communi-
cation on the subject. TO one OF the Paris
journals. he states that the affinity he sought to
establish between the ehOlerifOrm diarrhea of
Children and adults, led him to apply to the
former the same treatment he had used so sue
cesSfully with the latter. According to this
NJ Guerin orders the charcoal wood To be put
INTO the feeding bottle-half teaspOOnfu sufii-
eng at the time-and. where tile child takes
the breast. in a little sweetened milk: q tea
spoonin. To be given frequently during the day
Prom this treatment. VI. Guern has seen
Children who were WaStei by seven or EIGHT
days obstinate diarriIoe recover their usuai
healthy expression in three days
CLEANING BLACK STLK.-One OF the things
moi generally known. at least In this country.
Is the Partisan method Of cleaning black silk
The modus operandi is very simple and the re-
suit Infinitely superior to that achieved i'm any
manner The silk must D. thoroughly brushed
anil wiped with cloth. then laid fat on board
OR table and spOngcd well with hot coffee thor
ou9hly freed from sediment 10y being strained
through muslin The silk is sponged on the
side intended to show, it is allowed to become
partially dry. and then ironed on the wrong
side The coffee removes every particle Of
grease and restores the brilliancy of the silk
without imparting to it either the shiny ap-
pearanee or crackly and papery stiffness Oh
tanned by beer. or indeed any other liquid The
elk really appears thiekcned by the process,
AMI this good effect is permanent
FRAMES FOR BEvELLED MIeR0Rs-Eleeant
frames for the beveiled mirrors so much I'm
vogue Just now are made Of velvet or plush A
beautiful one recently made for a wedding Gift
was OF crimson velvet. The glass was to he
hung diaeonaily. and at the lower corner was a
bouquet 80 simple an arrangement of flowers
could Justly be called bououet-of one rose