The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

Deaten SUN stlr tn6 OulsorS sugar anu cRs5 IT,
to the milk; add one-hali a cake of compressed
yeast dissolved iu lukewarm water, or one-half
a cup of homemade yeast; stir in seven or
eight cups of -four, making 1t just stiff enough
to work easily with the hands; knead until 1t
is smooth and we'll mixed together, and set
away to cool. When well risen and ready to
| shape, roll out until the dough is half an inch
| thick, spread with sugar. sDice, grated lemon
and currants, and roll up like jelly roll, cut
IN inch slices, rise again and bake.
WRITE MOUNTAIN ROLLS.
Mix as for Swedish rolls, then, when the
dough is risen, shape in rolls by cutting out In
rounds and folding, rise again and bake.
EscALoPED FISH.
One pint Of any cold fresh fish. Remove the
skin and bone and flake it. Season with salt
and pepper. Put it in shallow dish; cover
with white sauce made with one and one half
cups Of milk, boiled, in q double boiler, and
stirred slowly into one tablespoonful OF melted
butter, in which ten tablespoonfuls OF -four
have been cooked season with one half a tea
spoonful OF salt, and one half salt spoon Of
pepper, one teaspoonful OF chopped parsley
and few drops of onion juice. Mix ono cup
OF cracker crumbs into one third Of q cup OF
melted butter, sprinkle over the top Of the fish
and bake until the crumbs are brown This iR
a very delicate tea dish, and must be served
hot.
CARMEL CUsTARD.
Put one half cup OF sugar in an omelet
pan, and stir until IL melts and is light brown;
add two tablespoonfuls Of water and stir 1t into
one quart of warm milk. Beat seven eggs
slightly, add one half teaspoonfnl Of salt and
one teaspoonful of vanilla and part OF the
milk. Strain into the remainder of the milk
and pour it in buttered two-quart mould.
Set the mould in pan OF warm water and
bake 30 or 40 inmates, or until firm, and
knife thrust iuto it will come out clean. Serve
it cold with caramel sauce poured over 1t. This
sauce is made By pouring one half cup of su-
gar in an omelet pan aud stirring over the Are
until it is a dark brown; add one half cup OF
boiling water, aud Just simmer, not boil, for .
quarter of an hour; pour over the custard Just
before it goes to the table. This may also bo
nsed for dessert, but i is pretty tea dish to
balance plain soft custArd.
KNITTED SILK MTrTEEs.
Silk mttens are quite fashionable this win
ter, and they are dressy and warm. Ladies
knit them for themselves, and it makes .
pretty piece of catch up work. In knitting
silk, whether for mitlens, stockings, or trim
ming lace, would recommend the Florence
silk as the best, after thorough test Of vari-
ous kinds. The threads are well twisted, SO
the knitting looks smooth and even, the silk
possessing no tendency TO rough up while pas
sing through the fingers, and the wear is ex-
celent. Theirs are only two numbers and the
proper one to use for mittens, Is the No. 800
of which it takes one ounce, which is the same
as two balls, aud if the wrist ia lined the lining
IS made from the No. 500 which L. tho finest
quality Any color may be selected to suit the
Il - H.. al.
good rule, and the work looks Handsomely
1hen com peted, and ii is not difficult to knit.
Use No. 10 knitting needles.
With the No. 300 silk, cast onto each OF
these needles twenty six six stitches, making
seventy-eight in all, and knit five rounds plain.
9Th round, narrow, throw thread over, repeat
all round. Knit seven rounds PLAIN, and begin
the fancy portion OF the wrist as follows: The
design is in thirteen and is complete in ave
rounds.
1st round Slip one stitch, knit two together,
and pass the Slipped stitch over throw thread over
narrow, throw thread over knit one, threw thread
over, knit one, throw thread over, knit QUE throw
thread over narrow it three together, and repeat
until You have knitted the round
I'd, Sd and 4th rounds knit plain
This design is knit ten times for the wrist. In the
tion of the pattern, the fancy stripe for the back
Of the mitten Is begun The pattern for this stripe
requires twenty-five stitches, and is complsts In
Ist round. slip and bind, knit three, throw
thread over, slip and bind narrow throw thread
over, narrow, throw thread over, knit one, throw
thread over, knit one, throw thread over knit one
throw thread over. narrow, throw thread over mar
row, sip and bind, throw thread over, knit three,
ID round. Knit plain
Sd round. Slip and oind knit one throw thread
over, knit seventeen, throw thread over, knit two
narrow.
Atm round. Knit plain.
oh round. Skip and bind knit one, throw thread
over knit two Slip and bind narrow throw thread
throw thread
thread over knit one. throw thread over, knit ono
throw thread over, narrow throw thread over, mar
row, slip and bind, knit two, throw thread over,
knit one, narrow.
18th round. Knit plain.
1th round. Slip aud bind, throw thread over,
knit twenty -one, throw thread over, narrow.
Sth round. Knit plain.
This design is knit ten times for the stripe, and
the finish at the end Of the stripe is knit on the
same twenty-five stitches being complete In six
rounds, as follows
LIST round. Knit five. slip and bind. narrow
throw thread over, narrow, throw thread over knit
one throw thread over, knit one throw thread over
Snit one, throw thread over, narrow, throw thread
over, narrow, S ip and bind knit five.
I'd, 5d, 4th and 5th rounds. Knit plain.
9TH round, Knit seven, slip and bind, narrow,
throw thread over knit one, throw thread over knit
or, narrow, slip and bind, knit seven.
9TH round. KOit plain.
OF course the remainder of the mitten is
knitted plain. Ten or twelve rounds should be
knitted after the wrist is finished, before the
must be taken to start the thumb at such q
point, that the fancy stripe will be in the cen-
ter of the back of the mitten when it is on the
hand. The central stitch of the fancy stripe
should be about one-third the distance around
the hand, measuring from the parted stripe
which outlines the thumb. 1t should
also bs remembered that on the right hand
mitten the thumb must be at the left of the
ripe, while ON the left hand mitten it must be
placed at the right OF the stripe. The thumb
il forr ad hut oh inn tbrao otff
and increasing one stitch in each OF the two
outside stitches, 10 every fourth round, Until
sufficient number of stitches is obtained for
the widest part. One stitch IL to be- purled
each side of the three base stitches In every
round, thus forming the pured stripes which
outline the thumb. The manner Of increasing
is to pick up from the back side OF the work
the lcop which crosses the base Of the stitch in
which the Increase is made, knit new itch
in that loop, and afterwards knit the stitch
tself. This method makes two stitches where
there wss before but one, and leaves the work
solid and neat. Having obtained, by this in
creasihg, the requisite number Of stitches for
the thumb, these stitches not including the
purled one, should be placed upon a piece OF
strong twine, aud tied securely, 80 that the
work NAV be safe while the hand is being fn-
shed, Having obtained the proper length
for the widest part Of the hand, IL
the number of stitches not divisiblo By
nine, narrow in the next round at intervals Of
proceed as follows;
First round: knit plain.
SecoBd round: knit seven. narrow and repeat all
around; knit seven rounds plain.
Tenth round: anti six, narrow, repeat till thu
round is finished, aad knit six rounds plain
seventeenth round knit five, narrow repeat
through the round, and knit nve rounds plain
twenty third round: knit ur. narrow repeat
through the round and knit four plain.
Now narrow once in each needle I'm every
round, until Only four STITCHES are left on q
needle; then narrow twice on each needle and
cast off. When decreasing once each needle
only do not narrow at the same point In every
round, bat different place on each successive
round. To finish the thumb, place the stitches
which are on the twine on three needless knit
as many rounds as necessary to give propsr
length, and finish narrowing once on each
needle In every round, until all the stitcheE
are disposed of. To knit the lining pick nm on
three needles the ssventy-sight looms form,j
by casting In in the beginning and knitting ss
stitches with No 5OO silk in plain ROUNDS nm
til you have tubular web of lengLh 20 cover
aud form a lining to the fancy work In the
wrist. Cast of very loosely portion OF the
stitches leaving enoagh with which TO knit a
fiat web OF width aud length enough to lib-
tie more than cover and form a lining to the
fancy work in the back of the mitten This
will be knit in rows like the heel of q stocking.
When the proper length is obtained, cast off
very loosely, and finish the mitten by sewing
in a manner as will not interfere with It's elss,
ITCHY at the wrist. The lining may DO OF the
same color as the mitten, or of handsome
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