The Dickinson press., 1883-09-22

S.iS e.'t Is sili!llap on the pot or mas Just
lett it; for the earth gets hot when the
sun shines on it, and then if cold water
IS poured OIL it,. it will cool off too rapid
y. The best time for watering flowers
IN summer is the evening, and in winter
noon is best. Well water should never
De used, but always use either rain wa
ter or brook water.
Sunshine for Sleepless People.
Sleepless people-and there are many
III America-should court the sun. The
very worst soporifc is lau danum, and
the very best, sunshine. Therefore, It
is very plain, poor sleepers should pass
as many hours as possible in the latter.
Many women are martyrs, and vet they
do not know it. They shut the sunshine
out Of their houses and their hearts,
they wear wells, they carry parasols,
they do all possible to keep off the SUBJ
tlest and yet most potent influence which
IS intended to give them strength and
beauty and cheerlulness. Is it not time
to change, and so get color and roses i'm
our pale cheeks, strength in our weak
backs, and courage in our timid souls?
The woman Of America ere pale and
delicate, they may be blooming and
strong, and the sunlight will be a potent
influence In this transformation.
Cooking Recipes.
A nice way to cook q piece of the
round of beef is to line q saucepan
with thin slices of bacon; then Law the
beef i'll. Cover it with water. Cover
the saucepan, and let the meat cook
slowly for several hours, or until it is
perfectly tender. AS the water boils
lett for gravy. Season highly with salt.
pepper, celery salt or curry, and some
small onions sliced.
New potatoes cookedin this way make
q dainty breakfast dish: Put a large
lump of butter in a %frying-yan, stir in
with it as it softens a tablespoonful of
-four, a small onion chopped fine, and -
little parsley; lastly add Il small cup of
sweet cream. Stir until these arc yell
tatoes, cut in small pieces. Let al boil
together. Serve hot.
PRESERVED ToMAToEs.-Take ripe, but
MOI soft, little yellow tomatoes, and pour
boiling water over them to take off the
skins. Make syrup Of one pound of
sugar to one of tomatoes, putting in oniy
enough water to dissolve the O
Take three lemons to each seven pounds
OF tomatoes; slice, and put in the syrup,
first removing the seeds. When the
syrup is boiled clear put in the tomatoes
and boil gently three-quarters of an
hour.
CARAMEL CAKE.-one and one.half
cups of sugar, two-tnlrds cups of butter,
one half cup Of sweet milk, two eggs,
one-half teaspoonful of soda, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, and two and
cne-fourth cups of flour.
CREAM FOR TIE CAKE.-Two-thirds cup
ofsugar, one-fourth cup of sweet milk,
one-half cup of molasses, one teaspoon
tul of melted butter, one.half tablespoon
full of corn-starch, n tablespoonful of
cold water, %one-fourth cake ofchocolate,
grated. Mix all together and cook the
same as fo1 a custard. WheD cold, add
a small bit of soda, and flavor with vanil-
la. This is very nice.
GERMAN Por RoAsr'-Select a good ten
der piece of either beef OF mutton, veal
and pork can also be nicely roasted in
the same wav; place in your iron sauce
pan or pot one good tablespoonful of
lard, half as much butter and an onion
cut fine; let tae onion fry to q light
brown and put in your meat alter hav-
ing washed, dried and sailed it. Put the
" on and let it stand until it is pref
ty we'll Drowned, then add water. unless
in danger OF burning. Add only enough
water from time to time to keep it from
burning; turn it frequently SO that it
it will come forth brown and juicy. Just
before serving see that there is enough
water in for gravy, or if there is not you
can take out the roast, add enough, not
too much, hot water and then pour it
over the meat.
ToMATo OMELEr.-Peel two or three
tomatoes, cutthem in slices, season, and
fry in butter. Beat up the egg for the
omelet, season with pepper and salt, add
q little minced parsley. warm some but
ter in a pan, pour in the eggs, stirring
we'll to keep them from adhering to the
pan; mix in the tomatoes, fold the I'M
elet over, and turn it out on a plate, or
roll up the tomatoes in the omelet and
serve with tomato sauce.
RICE AKE.-Boil halfa pint of rice very
soft, and when cold sift into it pound
ard.a half of flour; then mix in a quar-
ter of pound of melted butter, and salt
10 your taste. Beat five eggs very light,
and stir them gradually into a quart of
milk; beat the whole we'll. Bake in
muffin rings or ma1He irons. Send them
10 table hot. These cakes can be mace
of rice -four entirely, instead of whole
rice and wheaton flour.
The man who produced some little
commotiou in Washington, recently by
waking up the servants at the British
1ooot;on onI domopdinO old provoo RI