Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-28

CLEANING HAlk OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REClPES
GREEN PEPPER PICKLES, sTEwED CUcUM-
BEERS, SALADS, ETC.-HOw TO FREsHEN YEAST
CAKES-rHE CARE OF THE HANDS.
SPoTs may be removed from the carpet by an
application OF OX-gall or ammonia and water.
To REMOVE TAR from the hands, rub with the
outside of fresh orange and lemon peels and
wipe dry Immediately.
To REMOVE MILDEw, rub the spots well with
soft-soap, then cover with mixture ofsoap and
powdered chalk and lay upon the grass in the
sun.
DELICATE LAMBREoUINs for your guest cham
Der may be made at odd moments of the popu-
lar and pretty darned net; trim the edges with
lace, and line with a cQlored silesia which is
pretty and in harmony with its environments
YEAST CAkEs.-If you are afraid that your
yeast cakes are little stale, put one of them in
cup Of warm water with good pinch of hops;
let this stand for an hour or so before using; it
will have an excellent effect on the yeast and
will insure good bread.
VEAL SALAD, II made with care, will actually
take tie place of chicken salad, and will deceive
the epicure. Use at this season of the year a
little lettuce torn in small bits and plenty of
celery salt Make the dressing just the same as
Ii the meat were chicken.
AN ECONOMICAL and appetiAng way to cook
very small new potatoes is to first wash and
scrapa them WELL boil them. and the instant
they are done drain off the water dry them off,
and then in the kettle, right with them, make u
milk gravy. This is q nice dish for breakfast or
supper.
NICE FILLING FOR CHOCOLATE CAKE is
made of five tabespoonfuls of grated chocolate,
five of sugar. and the yelk of one egg; if the
egg does not moisten it sufficiently wet it with
,y1tYv-
dish Of boiling water, and cook like custard
until it begins to bubble.-Ne,o York Post.
A PRETTY CARRIAGE ROBE FOR THE BABY is Of
soft white flannel; finish it around the edge
with a deep hem, feather-stitch the hem with
white or cOlOred silk then make large bow
of No. IL satin ribbon, tie this gracefully, and
lay on the robe near the CENTER aud then with
fancy stitches fasten the bow both loops and
ends. to the flannel; work all around as if 1t
were applique work.
CLEANING HAIR BRUsHEs-The best way in
which to clean ivory hair brushes is with spirits
OF ammonia, as its effect is immediate. No rub
bng is required. and cold water can be used lust
as successfully as warm. Take a teaspOOnful of
the ammonia to quart of water, dip the hair
part of the brush without wetting the ivory,
and in moment the grease is removed; then
rinse in cold water, shake we'll and dry in the
air, but not in the sun. Soda and soap soften
the bristles and invariably turn the ivory yellow.
APPLE SOUFFLE.-One pint of steamed ap-
pies. one tablespoonful of melted butter, half a
cupfui of sugar, the whites of six eggs and the
yelks of three, slight grating of nutmeg.
Stir into the hot apples the butter, the sugar
and nutmeg and the yelks of the eggs, well
beaten When this is cold, beat the whites Of
the eggs to stiff froth and stir into the mix
ture. Butter three-pint dish and turn the
sOuffle into it, Bake thirty minutes in hot
oven. Serve Immediately with any kind of
sauce.
STEwED CUCUMBERs.-Pare six fine fresh Gu
cuinbers. Cut each lengthways into four
pieces; lay them for an hour in cold water; take
a clean stew pan, aud put in the bottom two
tablespoons good butter. Put in the cucumbers
seasoned with little pepper. Add two table
| spoons cold water; set the pan closely covered
on slow fire. and let the cucumbers stew q
half hour or more till well done. Do not take
Off the lid, except to stir the stew; serve hot.
| If you like onion flavor, half an onion sliced
may be added to the stew.
Potato SALAD.-Cut ten or twelve boiled
| potatoes into slices from quarter to halt an
| inch thick, put into a salad bowl with four ia
blespoonfuls Of tarragon or plain vinegar, six
| tabespO0nfuls of best salad OIL one teaspOOnfu
| OF minced parsley and pepper and salt to taste:
| stir well, that all be thoroughly mixed. 1t
| should be made two or three hours before
needed on the table. Anchovies. olives, or any
pickles may be added to this salad. as also bits
of cold beef, chicken or turkey if desired. Blu
it is excellent without these.
REvIvINa FLowERs.-when flowers have beel
carried long distance in close boxes or cases
they often appear withered and worth
less, but with proper treatment they may b.
revived AMI restored to their original beauty
Instead OF being at once put into vases ant
exposed to the hot, dry air Of the parlor. the!
should either be spread out on wet flannel o
moss, and covered with a dish cover or al
inverted box, or else put in pans containing
moss and water or wet sand. In which they Cal
be set upright, and then shut up in the dark TO
a few hours. If they do not regain their fresh
ness under this nursing, there is no hope TO
them, but in all ordinary cases their recover,
is certain.
GREEN PEPPER PICKLES may be made ate
this somewhat unusual receipt: Half bushe
of green peppers, six heads Of cabbage, two
pounds Of mustard seed, one Of black and on
Of white one quarter of pound of cloves an,
of allspice, two ounces Of celery seed. one hea
of garlic. Remove the seeds from the pepper
and cut In slices, chop the cabbage, mix tn
peppers with 1t. and sprinkle salt over ALL an
let it stand over night. In the morning drai
the water from it. Put the spices, etc, in win
egar enough to cover the pickles. Let the vim
egar come to boil. cut the garlic in pieces an
let it boil in the vinegar but skim 1t out befor
pouring over the vegetables Pack in stOn
jar anu COVER Will leaves. u CtOt
over them, and tight cover over all.-Ne,
York Post.
THE NEWEST IMPORTED HAMMOCKs are from
China, and are very light and great improve
ment on those in ordinary use. They are stun
, from cords, but at each end have a light bar q
wood, which keeps them in shape. They are net
ted in soft hemp. in what Ia termed ''treble-dia
mOnd netting" and mary easily be made q
: home. The following is the manner of net
;; ting: rows plain over the mesh; 4th row, wor
the first stitch by putting the hemp twice roun
the mesh, then plain stitches, work alternat,
double and plain stitches; 5th row, net plat
stitch in the long loop. make a long or doubl
stitch, net plain stitches repeat; 9th row, ne
: plain or short loops, then long or dOub
| loop, net plain or short, repeat; 7th row, n,
plain stitches and make double or long loo
E BOILED APPLE DETERMINATIONS pound {
4 flour; half pound of suet, halt teaspoon {
SALT chop the suet in some flour to keep it frol
cak1ng; chop very fine; add flour and mix tho
Oughly; then add cold water enough to make
; paste and roll as thin as pie-crust. A biscu
crust q potato crust can be used for I'll
dumplings; the potato crust, II properly mad
h is excellent it must be rolled rather thick
{ than ordinary paste. Pare eight large apple