Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-26


FOR "CRAzY orILr"-THE CARPET CUES
rIoN-vARIors GOOD RECIPES AND USEFUL
SUGGESTIONS.
If the principal bones are removed from baked
fish before 1t is sent to the table it can be
carved In an irreproachable manner with per-
feet ease.
COOP CEMEST.-The Journal de Pha,naacie
says that mucage composed as follows will
unite wood poreelain. or glass: eight and a half
ounces Of gum arabic In strong solution, twenty
grains of solution of alumina dissolved In two
thirds OF an ounce OF water.
SPICED BEEF: which is delicious cold and
sliced thin, is easily prepared. Choose piece
with less fat than you would wish to have In
roast; boil this until tender in water I'm which
you have put salt, pepper, celery seed and clO-
yer, the amount to depend on your taste.
OATMEAL PANCAKES are good tor breakfast,
and may occasionally take the place OF the Oat-
meal and milk so universally served at that
meal Make them with sour milk with soda to
sweeten it, The batter shoald be stiff The
oatmeal, unless 1t is ground very fine, should
he soaked In water all night.
The paper BAGS which are sometimes sent out
from the tea store with a pound of tea in fur
nish good designs for the Ornamenter of a crazy
quilt. The pictures are exactly adapted for
this work, and are so varied in size and subject
Is TO give good opportunity for choice. The
outlines alone may be worked or the whole
figure applied
MUFFINs made principally of boiled hominy
are excellent for breakfast. To two cups Of
cold boiled hominy allow one cup Of -four q
heapng teaspoonful of salt. two eggs. third
OF a cup of butter. heapinG teaspOOnfu of
sugar. and two teaspOOnfuls of baking powder:
mix this with the flour. beat all together, and
bake i'm quick oven i'm muffin tins. These are
very nice with coffee.
ROLLED PANCAKES Beat six eggs separately
stir the yelks into one quart of warm milk with
atablesp/ bAhl Of melted butter and teaspoon
full of s4ltsf add enough floor to make thin
batter. then sprinkle In one teaspOOnful of Yeast
powder and stir i'm the whites of the eggs: put
q frying pan on the fire. when hot add spoon
fu OF lard. pour In cupful of batter and fry q
light brown. then turn carefully not to
break the cake: when brown on both sides lift
out and spread with ample marmalade, roll I'D
carefully ana lay them on plate, sprinkle with
powdered sugar, serve hot with cream.
DRIED CORN.-Dried corn ought to be made
palatable, and be frequently seen on the dinner
table, but many people who like corn dislike
this stuff because 1t Is not cooked properly; it
should always be put to soak i'm luke warm
wafer the afternoon OF the day before it is
TO be eaten. Do not throw away the water In
which it is soaked. or then you lose much of
the best there is i'm the corn. Then early at least
two hours before dinner. put it in a saucepan
over the fire. and let it cook slowly but steadily
until it Is tender. little cream added to the
milk, butter, pepper and salt are desirable, and
afeaspOOnful of sugar will sometimes do won
Gers In giving flavor to the dish
FUCHSIAS.-Fuchsias like rich soil, freely
drained consisting Ofturfy loan, DID, thoroughly
decayed manure, or leaf-mould in about equal
portions. with good sprinkling of charcoal
dust and sand, and II at hand, a handful of bone
meal may be added at the last shift Should
they be required to bloom for long time and
continuously. they must be well fed. They are
often well grown under vines the moist atlnOs-
phere necessary for their proper development
and the partial shade of the vine foliage SEEM
Ing to benefit them materially; bear in mind
however. that where the vines are closely trained
and the foliage becomes Dense the shade will be
too much for the fuchsas.
CORRESPONDENT asks what will remove the
'shine' from black silk. This cannot always be
done: 1t depends on how much it is worn; but
sometimes it can be freshened surprisingly by
spOnging with cold coffee and ammonia tea
spoonful OF ammonia to nearly cupfu of coffee.
Use a very soft sponge or flannel cloth; rub
very gently; and. if possible to get along with
out so doing. do not iron the silk at all. Spread
II out smoothly while damp. and pin the edges
70 an lroning-table or board, and let it dry in
this way. 1t 1T is too much wrinkled or folded
lay cloth over the wrong side of the silk after
spOnging, and iron tn. Y. Post
CUsTARD PIEs.-TO insure success in making
eustard pies put the crust on the plates and set
the plates in the oven before putting the custard
In When you have found the place where you
wish the pie to remain while baking. pierce the
crust with silver fork In two or three spots but
do not put the fork through the dough to the
Plate. as the cuStaId will then run under the
crust and spoil it. After this is done pour the
custard In; pour it from pitcher so that not a
drop will be spilled on the ring of crust around
the edge OF the plate. Now, if you wish this
ring to brown nicely, rub 1t over with little
milk in which you have dissolved little sugar:
o dessertspOOnful Of milk will be plenty and
half teaspoOnful of sugar. IL your oven is a
good one. the pie will not need to be turned
and this Is a great advantage, as the custard
will not be disturbed when forming.
STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE.-If one partakes
Of strawberry short cake in half dozen different
cafes, it is likely that different preparation will
be served at each. The old-fashOned short
cake Is in many cases replaced by kind of con-
tectiOnery. made with slices of cake somewhat
IKE pound cake) covered with whipped cream
In which few strawberries are inbedded This
Is quite unlike the real thing. AmOngthe recipes
Tor short cake that have been tried, the follow
Ing was preferred: Flour, one quart: butter
three tablespoOntuls; buttermilk, Cor rich sour
milk one large cupful; one egg; white sugar
lpowdered) one tablespoonful soda. dissolved
In warm water) one teaSpOOnftll; salt one salt
lpOGnful- Mix the salt anC: sugar with the -four;
chop up the butter in the -four; add the egg and
Boda to the milk and mix. handling as little as
possible Roll out lightly. lay one sheet of paste
upon the other in a round tin bake. While still
warm, separate the cakes and place between
Them thick layer of Strawberries which should
be abnndanty sugared. Some place layer of
the fruit on the upper cake. 1t is eaten with
sugar and eream--AmericGn Agricultn ist.
CARPETS OR No CARPETs?-This is not a very
easy question to answer. as the circumstances
differ greatly, | can make a few suggestions
that may be of use. There is paper made ex-
pressly for putting on the floor before the carpet
1s laid Ii Is not expensive, and will last lite
time. 1t takes all the dust and makes house
cleaning much easier carpet sweeper is OF
great comfort The ordinary broom sweeps the
dust up into the room and covers the sweeper
as well as the furniture and curtains with dust,
which never gets quite out of the room. An
other plan for keeping clean is to have a carpet
that does not cover the entire floor; space of
two feet is left and the heavy furniture does
not need to bemOved. The carpet can be taken
up and beaten as often as convenient, and the
floor mopped up. If the floor is good and can
lie painted. this Is good plan. Such q carpet
must be heavy, and can be lined with bagging
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