Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-01


Pr re AIR NEEDED FOR HEATING-THE WATER
CUEE FOR INDIGESTION - SOME EXCELLENT
COOKING RECIPES
BREaxfAsT WAFFLEs.-WarIn one quart OF
new milk; stir into it two tablespoonful of
neited butter; silt into a pan three cups OF
Hour. one tablespoonful of baking powder.
sf;ed with the flotT: stir the milk into the -four;
then aid the yelk5 and then the whites of six
Eci-Hr3ten eggs; mix we'll together. Bake in
VAIL irons nice brown. Sft powdered sugar
tYer and serve hot.
BRtIHwoRK BAD FOR TEETH-The French
medical Journals have recently been discussing
the relation of the teeth to the BRAIN and their
conclusions are Of considerable Importance tn
eli brain workers. * seems to have been clearly
established that excessive and prolonred mental
labor causes the teeth to decay by consuming
the phosphates which would otherwise nourish
the dental structures.
ENGLISH P0rND-CAKE.-One pound Of Iut+ar
p"aie!i 10 a cream; one pound ofpounded sugar;
ten e@1s (whiteS and yelks beaten separately:
one pound of dried -four; eli ght ounces Of almonds:
elght ounces of candied peel; two wineglasses
o. brandy When all are we'll beaten together
acid three pounds of English currants and one
pound OF rasins. both dred@ed in flour. Set it
1hilf'aiately in moderate oven and bake three
hours at least.
atd four tablespoonful of salt Cut the toma-
toes in quarters AMI let them stand in the salt
over night. In the morning set them on the
fire il porcelain kettle and boil two bours
Take them rom the fire and strain thrO 10Th a
line s.Hye- Then add one pint of vinegar one
ounce of cloves. q little cayenne pepper. three
head7 of chopped garlic, once ounce of whole
pepper corns. allSpice. mace and two ounces of
celery seed Mix ali together and boil one hour
Strain. and when cool bottle it. using small
SIZED bottles and new cOrk5. Keep in a cool,
dry place.
CLEANLINESS OF SINKs.-Ona OF the most
prolific causes of defilement and offensive odors
in ktchen-sinks and their outlets is the
presence of decaying @reese. This comes from
the emptyings of kettles in when meat has been
Cooked. in the dShwater and in the soan The
grease lodges IN every crevice and catches at
every obstruction. remedy NAV be fOund in
the use OF the common alkaies instead of soap
aqua amn0nlain washing clothes and boray in
washing lawns AMI laces and washinc-soda i'm
Cleaning dishes. These alkalies prevent a solid
s"d| rom ioThlln@ In the sink and its pipes and
neufraize all effects of accomplishing tat.
OPEN FIRE-PIACEs are efficient generally
}h promoting the comfort of the family even if
no fires are lighted in them. Air cannot be in
duced to enter a tight room unless some means
OF escape is given it, and the fire-places furnish
that The course fthe air entering the room
from me heating apparatus is to rise TO the
ceiIInG and spread out there. 1t then descends
aiohG lie sides 81 the room exposed to the oHen
air. ard is withdrawn by the fireplace if there
Is any. which thus serves to facilitate the dis
tr.:ui!on OF the heat i'll the lower part of the
fogih- II the opening in the chimney is near the
ceihnT the warm air will 90 out there without
descending to the tloor.-Scniita1y Eaqinecr
SrorrERs For ADHESIVE LIQUIDs-A CORE
sp9ndclt IN Newark, n. j., writes as follows:
IN your article on Glue in January issue.
reference Is made to the fact that after a
tiie great difficulty is experienced in removing
The shoppers from the bottle containing the IL
qtiI Ny method has been, in the case of var
hisheN tsileliac or other). to place on the stop
per whether wood or cork. two or three thick
nesscs oil stout cotton cloth. somewhat longer
than the stopper. well-saturatnd with grease
(n0t OF. or taloW). which Will prevent adbe-
si"a U'itiiit becomes very much coated when
inc inner may b. exchanged for the outer piece
Scse1sce Aetrs
NEED OF Pure AIR FOR HEATISG-It is i'm
p'ftalt, In providing coi1-air nlets for anv kind
U. heating apparatus, to see that they take the
aiF ifon point where it is pure They should
a.so take II from the north or northwest. for
the Coolest winds come from that direction and
the heating o. the house at such times is rnlda
1nuca more convenient and safe if the prevailing
drau4htS are mad. to assist it. fl the inlet,
are on the south side of the house the furnace
is liable to be supplied as is sometimes the case
with air from the northern rooms. enterins the
Rouse through WindOw-cracks or down a
co!d chi'nncT. and sending the heated air
OUT through the cold-air box into the
backyard There are limits. and they are
not very wide. to the horizontal heatinr ca
Iaclty OF the best furnaces. Hence if the rc und-
plan oI the house is extensive two or more
furnaces should be provided rather than to de-
pend upon one--Sasitdy Engineer.
Mock TURTLE SoUP-Ne,o Eecipe-Wash a
calfs heal thoroughly and let it soak in cold
water half an hour Put In soup kettle with
three quarts of beef stock and let it cook SLOWLY
Two hours, removing the scum carefully as it
Uses; take up the head. let il get cold and then
cut the meat from the bones into pieces one inch
square and set them in a cool place Melt one
tablespoonful OF butter in frying-pan. mince
one onion and fry 1t in the butter until nicely
Drowned and add to the stock in which the
head was cooked Return the bones to the
STOCK, SIMMER the soup, removing the scum IN
I'll no more rises. Put in carrot. turDjp.
parsley and a bouquet ofherbs some celery seed,
mace. and two or three slices of lemon. salt to
taste Bel slowly two hours. then strain the snup
Through a flannel cloth Return to the Kettle.
Ibiehth With some Drowned flour Add the
pieces of head to the soup. let them simmer I'M
III quite tender Before serving add some Wor-
cesiefShiFe sauce and a tumberful of mort mr.
kIeiTy and sliced lemon.
free use OF water under some conditions of the
digestive organs. if may be said that no agrnt
can prove safer or more salutary Those who
have morbid conditions of the stomach and
bowels, which do not SO far impair the general
rIgor aSto prevent attention being given TO the
ordinary duties Of life, can often use LARGE
drau9htS OF water. especially nthe morning with
manifest advantage. Obstinate constipation is
Thereby removed. the normal perista,ic motions
OF the bowels are restored aud these cretiOns NAV
be vastly improved. We notice the salutarv in
huence Of water-t,rlnking upon many OF those
VINO resort to the sO-called mineral springs
Which abound in the country. 1t is not neces-
sary That these springs should hold abnormal
quantities of salts of any Kind to effect cures 1t
Is only necessary that the water should be pure
Spring waters that are charged heavily with
saline ingredients. like some of those at Sara
toga. are positively injurious TO nearly or quite
al that use them freely.-B2st0n Journal of
Chemistry.
OCR RECEIPT FOR MAKING SAUER- KgArr.-As
the season is approaching when almost every
famiiy-and we may say with considerable GER
tainty every farmers famlly-puts up for the
winter tub of sauer-kraut we offer again our
receipt FOR preparing this excellent ami whole
some dish We regard our way the best SO far
as Our knowledge goes, and no one we are sure
will he disappointed who adopts it, 1t is this:
IN the first place let Your stand holding from