Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-07


TO MAKE ROSE PERFUME.
SPICED PLUMs are delicious. To eight pounds
OF plums allow four OF sugar, one teaspoonful
each Of cinnamon and cloves, one small cup of
vinegar. Cook until they are thick as Jelly.
A BATH TOWEL that viii do good service is
made OF carpet-warp, crocheted in any loose
stitch 1t is short task to make it. and it will
outlast most other towels used for rubbing
BANANA FRITTERs.--Four eggs one pint milk,
little salt, flour enough to make light batter.
Beat the eggs into the milk. and add salt and
Hour STIR In, pretty thickly, bananas, sliced
thin. Fry In hot lard.
DISH which may tempt falling appetite or
be relished by convaescent Is this: Take two
or three sardines from the box. drain all the oil
from them, and broil them; then lay them on
slices of buttered toast.
BANANAS SLICED and served with Ice cream
are very delicate and dainty. They should be
sliced and have little powdered sugar scattered
over them for about an hour before serving.
Set them in the refrigerator for that length of
time.
ALTHOUGH CHEAP THINGS are not always eco
nomical by any MEANS torchon for the bottom
ofthe baby's short flannel pettcoat is a good as
well as cheap finish. 1t will wash 80 much
tory.
CHOCOLATE JELLY. Four small cakes of
chocolate grated and one and half pints of
milk boiled together. Then add sugar and
vanilla to taste, and one box OF gelatine dis
solved In little water. Boil all together for a
few minutes, then set away to cool.
Coop FOR BREAKFAsT.-For breakfast try this
Take the skin off a nice piece of salt codish
wash 1t In several waters and Law 1t on a grid
Iron to broil 1t should be brOiled for about
twenty minutes, and must be turned often to
prevent burning. This is nice for tea also.
JUMBLEs WHICH WILL KEEP MONTH are
made thus: One pound Of butter, one pound of
sugar, two pounds OF flour, three eggs, nine
feaspoonfuls OF water, three of baking powder.
with salt and favoring to suit the taste Roll
them and bake In quick oven.
AVERY MOE way to make corn starch pud-
ding is to put half a peach In the bottom of a
cup and then pour the corn-starch blanc mango
over it. When ready to serve. turn from the
cup into saucer. Slices or quarters OfOranges
may be used In place of the peach. A thin Gus
fard for sauce is recommended to 60 with the
pudding.
GINGER CORDIAL Is made of four pounds of
red or white currants, eight ounces of ginger
root, two ounces of bitter almonds, one-half
ounce Of sweet almonds. three lemons sliced.
one gallon OF whisky. Mash the currants cut
the ginger-rOOt In small pieces crack and split
the nuts, pour the whisky over these ingredi-
ents, and let it stand for ten days; then pour it
OF carefully, add four pounds of loaf sugar, and
bottle it.
Glove KN0Ts."-Little cakes, called Glove
knots" are nice for tea: Five cups of flour, two
OF sugar, one OF butter, piece of lard the size
of an egg, two eggs. three tablespoonfuls Of
sweet milk, half a teaspoonful of soda; rub the
butter, sugar and flour together fine. add the
other ingredients roll thin, cut In strips one
Inch wide and FIVE inches long lap across in
true-love knots and bake in a quick oven
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DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE PUDDING Is made Of
one quart of milk, three ounces Of chocolate six
eggs, one cup of sugar, and two teaspoonfuls
OF vanilla Boil the milk and stir In the grated
chocolate. When this is dissolved, take from
the fire and stir in the beaten yeks of six eggs:
then add the sugar and vanilla. Bake In a pud-
ding dish for half an hour, and make meringue
OF the whites OF the eggs. with three teaspoon
fuls OF sugar beaten with them.
The SECRET OF success in making white
sponge cake is In the thorough mixing Of the
Ingredients. The -four should be sifted, In the
first pace;then slit the flour and sugar together.
then the one small teaspoonful Of baking
powder. For one loaf use eleven eggs-the
whites only are required-one large cup of
flour, and one and half of sugar II pos
sible do not open the oven door while the cake
Is baking.-N. Y. Post
FROZEN PUDDING.-Boil one quart Of milk and
stir into 1t full teaspoonfu Of arrowroot. moist
ened with milk. When smooth. pour 1t over the
Ten-6eaten yelks Of six eggs stirring hard. Add
strawberry preserves, branded fruits, fruit
cake or plain cake citron, stoned rasins and
currants. Sweeten to taste add half O tumbler.
1ui OF sherry wine and one and a half wineglass-
fuis OF brandy. Flavor with vanilla and freeze
as ice-cream- Mould in a melOn-shaped mould.
After turning the pudding out upon q platter,
spread all over 1t the whites of six eggs beaten
to stiff froth with little sugar and brandy
An INSTANT Remedy FOR PoIsoNING.-N a
person swallows any poison whatever, or has
fallen into commissions from having overloaded
bis stomach, ON instantaneous remedy is a heap
Ing teaspOOnful of common salt and as much
ground mustard stirred rapidly In teacup of
water. warm or cold. and swallowed instantly
IL Is scarcely down before 1t begins to come up.
bringing with 1t the remaining contents of the
stomach; and lest there be any remnant of
poison however. let the white of an egg or a
tea-eup OF strong coffee be swallowed as soon as
the stomach Is quiet; because these very COM
mon articles nuiiiiy large number of virulent
pOisons.
DEyuLED CEABs.-One dozen fresh orabs
boiled and plckled quarter of pound of fresh
butter: one small teaspoonfui of mustard now
der; Cayenne pepper and salt to taste. Put the
meat into bowl and mix carefully with it an
equal quantity OF fine bread crumbs Work the
butter to a light cream, mix the mustard well
with 1t, then stir In very carefully. handful at
time, the mixed crabs and crumbs Season to
taste with Cayenne pepper and SALT fill the crab
smells with the mixture, sprinkle bread crumbs
over the tops, put three small pieces of butter
upon the top of each, and brown them quickly
In hot oven They will puff in baking and will
be found very NICE Half the quantity can be
made.-N. Y. Tribune.
FRUIT STAINs--In the season of fruits. the
napkins used at the table, and often the hand
kerchiefs and other articles, will become stained
Those who have access to good drug store can
procure bottle of Javelle water II the stains
are wet with this before the articles are put into
the wash, they will be completely removed Those
who cannot get Javelle water can make a solu-
fion OF chloride OF lime. Four ounces of the
chloride Of lime Is to be put into Quart of
water In bottle, and after thoroughly shaking
allow the dregs to settle. The clean LIQUID will
remove the stains as readily as Jayelle water but
in using this, one precaution must be observed
BE careful to thoroughly rinse the article to
winch this solution has been applied In clear
water before bringing 1t In contact with soan
When JaVelle water Is used this precaution is
not necessary; but with the chloride of lime
liquid 1t Is, or the articles will be harsh and s,;f