Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-18
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SMALL FRUIrS-HOw TO STAIN GLASS, CLEAN
FURNITURE, REMOVE INK SPOTS, ETC., ETC.

If NUTMEG is grated and mixed with the
ginger in hard gingerbread, piquant flavor Is
given to it.
LITTLE TOMATO CATsUP is a great addition
to mixture of cold boiled ham, mustard, ETC.,
for sandwiches.
CREAM CUP CAKE.-Four cups of flour, two of
sugar, three of sweet cream, four eggs mix
hard. Bake in square tins. and when cold cut
In squares ABOUT two inches wide.
One WAY TO Cook SUMNER SQUASH is to cut it
in slices about an inch thick ana boil in sailed
water, using just as little as will answer. When
done drain it well and without MASKING; serve
it with butter. and pepper, and salt
RICH JEMBI.Es.-Rub to a cream pound of
| butter and pound of sugar. mix with pound
and half of -four four eggs, and a very little
brandy, roll the cakes in powdered sugar. lay
them on flat buttered tins, aud bake in a quick
oven.
KIPFEL.-Beat up one pound of pounded
white sugar with the whites of eight eggs and a
little vanilla favoring. When mixed make it
up into the shape of small borseshoes, and hav-
ing mixed one pound of sweet almonds turn
these kipfel round in them. Bake on waters in
very moderate oven.
AN EXCELLENT PUDDING is made of tart
apples stewed. and then put in layers with fine
cracker or bread crumbs While the apples are
still hot stir sugar and a little butter in with
them. This should be baked for half an hour.
little sweet cream is great addition, but it is
good without any sauce.
ORANGE NUTs-Take seven ounces of flour.
seven of sugar and three eggs, one ounce and
half of orange peel, and the same of lemon
peel Beat the eggs with sugar for quarter
of an hour, add the flour and peels. beating it
till no flour is visible. Form them into little
balls and bake them like the others.
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one pound of sugar, one-half pound of butter,
four eggs, and one cup of warm water. Use
prepared -four, or put into the -four, before
sitting it, two teaspOOnfuls of any good baking
powder. The cup of water must be warm, but
not really hot. Beat the eggs separately.
So MANY OF THE SMALL FRUITS, such as black
berries, plums, ETC., are delicious picked that
general rule for making sweet pickle is desir-
able. TO seven pounds of fruit allow two pounds
of sugar. Oneauart of vinegar and spices to your
taste. Cassia buds make a very delicate flavor,
but are somewhat expensive when compared
with other spices
The following directions are given for remov-
ing fnger-maiks from and restoring Iuster to
highly polished but much defaced furniture.
Wash Off the fnger-marks with cloth. or, bet
ter, chamOis skin wet with cold water, then
rub the surface with sweet oil mixed with half
its quantity of turpentne. liberal rubbing of
this mixture will prove effective
ALMOND SWEET NUTS Rub two ounces of
butter into five ounces of flour and five ounces
of powdered lump sugar. Beat an egg with
half the sugar, then put in the other ingredi-
ents. add one ounce OF banched almonds and
few drops of extract of almonds Roll them in
your hand to the size OF hickory nut, and
sprinkle with sugar. Bake lightly.
NEW POTATOES cooked in this way make a
dainty breakfast dish: Put large lump of but
ter in fryng-pan, stir in with it as it softens
tablespoonful of flour, small onion chopped
fine and little parsley; lastly, small cup of
sweet cream. Stir until these are well mixed,
then put in the cold boiled potatoes cut in small
pieces. Let all boil together. Serve hot.
CURRANT. COOKIEs.-One pound of flour, one
halt pound of butter, three-quarters of pound
of sugar. four eggs. One-half pound currants
well washed and dredged. One-half teaspOOnful
OF soda dissolved in hot water One-half lemon
grated rind and juice, one teaspOOnful OF china
mon. Drop from spoon upon baking tin
lined with well-buttered paper, and bake
quickly.
OLD BACHELORS CAKE.-One pound of flour,
half a pound of sugar. quarter of pound Of
butter. four wine-glasses of milk, half pound
OF Sultana raisns, quarter of a pound of cur
rants. the same of canded peel, quarter OF
nutmeg. two teaspOOnfuls of ground ginger,
one OF cinnamon and one of carbonate Of soda.
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moderate oven for one hour and O half.
WEDDING CAKE.-One pound of -four one
pound of brown sugar. one and one-eighth Of
pound of butter, one-half pound of candied
ctrOn, four pounds of currants, four pounds of
raisins, (stOned and chOpped,) nine eggs, one
tablespoonful each of ground cloves, cinnamon,
mace, nutmeg, and three oiIls of peach strip.
Fruit should be rolled In flour before mixing.
Bake in moderate oven. Keep in cool place.
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may be polished by the use of the following
mixture: Dissolve by heat so much beeswax in
spirits Of turpentne that the mixture, when
cold, shall be of about the thickness of honey.
This may be applied to furniture or to work
running in the lathe. by means of piece Of
clean cloth, and as much as possible should be
rubbed OF by using q clean flannel or other
cloth.
SPILLED INK upon carpet or other wooden
article may be entirely removed in the follow
ing manner: While the ink is still wet take
fully soak up all that is possible; then pour a
little sweet milk on the article and sop it up
with clean cotton batting. This must be done
several times, each time soaking the milk up
with fresh batting and using fresh milk. When
the milk is removed wash the spot with clean
soap suds and rub dry with a clean cloth. If
the ink had become dry the milk must remain
on longer and used Oftener. With persever-
ance, however, it will all disappear.
PLAIN COURT PLASTER THAT WILL NOT STICK
AND REMAINS FLExIBLE.-SOak isinglass in
little warm water for twenty -four hours, then
evaporate nearly all the water by gentle heat.
Dissolve the residue in a little proof spirits of
wine and strain the whole through piece of
open linen. The strained mass Shout be stiff
jelly when cool. Stitch piece of silk or sarce-
net on wooden frame with tacks or thread
Melt the jelly and apply it to the silk tinly and
evenly with badger hair brush. A second
coating must be applied when the first has
dried. When both are dry apply over the whole
surface two or three coatings of balsam of Peru.
This plaster remains quite pliable and never
breaks
DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE AND BREAD PUDDING
is made by following this rule: Dry and CRATE
two coffee cups Of bread, or br eak into fine crumbs
until you have this quantity; mix with it twelve
tablespoOnfuls Of grated chocolate. Heat to the
boiling point one quart of rich sweet milk. Pour
this over the chocolate and bread. When It has
cooled little add the beaten yeks of four eggs,
with sugar to your taste. little vanilla is also
always an addition to the unflavored chocolate
Put this in pudding dish and bake for one
hour. When done. spread the whites of the