Evening star., 1883-09-29

USEFUL RECIPES FOR CITY AND COUNTRY.

If teaspoonful Of turpentine Is put in the
wash-boiler and boiled with the clothes. it will
whiten them perceptibly.
VERY nourishing drink for an invalid is
made of whipped cream sweetened and mixed
with highly-fayOred wine.
To REMOVE "GREEN" FROM PAvEMESrs-
Scrub the pavement with strong solution of
washing soda, hot and then rinse off with hot
water.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WRAP to lay on q
couch or sofa or for use in the carriage on
autumn days is knit in stripes of nine inches
wide, OF blue and wine-cOlOred wOrsted.
STEEL KNIVES which are not in daily use
may ke kept from rusting if they are dipped in
q strong solution of soda-one part of water to
four of soda; then wipe dry, roll in flannel, and
keep in dry place.
If SMALL pieces Of linen that are used for the
baby's bath towels or wash cloths are fringed
around the edge, they will pass through the
weekly wash in safety. but if left in irregular
shape they will very likely be left on the grass
to mildew or be tucked in the rag bag.
PICKLED STRING BEANs.-String beans make
good pickles, though unless they are canned i'm
mediately after picking they will not retain
their freshness longer than for week OF two.
TO pickle them, first remove the strings"
then pour hot vinegar over them. They will be
ready for use in a day or two.
To ANY ONE so unfortunate as to be obliged
to move it may be of value to know that canned
fruit may be transported without fear of ioss IL
the glass cans are securely packed i'm s., ydust,
This must be very firmly pressed down that
the cans really cannot move, or be mOve,i by the
tarring of the wagon or car.
AMONG other pretty ways to finish the edge
OF silk lounge quilt are these: put border of
narrow ribbon on in strips, make point on the
end of each piece of ribbon. and under these
allowing it to show O tritle; below them put a
ruf1e of lace The other way Is to omit the
lace and put taSSel or small ball on each point.
CHOW CH0w.-One quart large cucumbers, 1
quart small cucumbers. quarts onions, heads
cauflOwer, green peppers; quart green to-
matoes, 1 gallon vinegar, pound mustard. 9
cups sugar. cups flour, ounce tumeric. Put
all in salt and water one night; cook all the
vegetables in brine until tender, except large
eucumbers- Pour vinegar and spices over.
Corn bread without yeast or soda is some
times desired as an article of food: sift three
quarts of meal. add tablespoonful of salt, and
mix with just enough water to make thin
batter. Cover this with cloth and let it stand
until it begins to rise, and little bubbles make
their appearance on the top. Then pour it into
well-buttered tin and bake slowly in a mode
rate oven.
USEFUL and even tasteful cover for the
marble slab of the sideboard is made of strip
of canton flannel just the width OF the slab. 1t
should De long enough to hang over at the ends
four or five inches. Trim the ends with white
or colored ball fringe. and if you wish to. a row
or Kate Greenaway figures may be outlined at
each end. Line the flannel with firm white cot
ton cloth, or with turkey red calico.
SOMEWHAT novel way to trim table scarf
Is to put three-cornered pieces of silk or satin
on each end. Have these pieces half yard deep
at the longest side. in the corner embroder
spray OF flowers; where the satin or silk end
Joins the center part Of the scarf put row of
fancy stitches. A dark crimson felt scarf with
one end light blue, the other Of crimson shaded
to brown Is very handsome.
SQUASH PIE-A good squash pie is easily
made if one will take care to observe this rule:
Do not attempt to make squash pie unless you
have ut least three eggs to spare for each pie
Beat the eggs till they are as light as it is pos
slbie to make them, then beat the eggs and
squash together till it all looks fOamy: add milk
enough to thin it sufficiently; bake in a mod
crate oven, and success is certain.
A GALASTiNE OF COLD MEAr-A pretty and
very economical dish may be made by finely
mincng the remains of any cold meat. adding
to it breadcrumbs to half it's weight, and "a
vOred by herbs and wine-glass of strong Lie
bigs essence or good stock. Place these ingre-
dents in small mould and pour over it suffi-
Gent dissolved gelatine to nearly cover it.
Steam for an hour; stand it to cool, and then
turn out.
CHICKEN CUTLETs.-Take the fllets of three
chickens, which will give you six large and six
small ones; fiatten them with the handle of a
knife which has been dipped in cold water; pull
Off the upper skin from the large fillets with the
fak fhn
ones; dip them in oiled butter and place them
In a saucepan. shaking o little fine salt over
them. Have ready prepared rich white sauce,
In which few pieces of veal or chicken shaped
into small balls the size of marble, some mush-
rooms, and few dice of truff1es have been
stewed When it is time to dress the outlets,
fry them lightly and quickly, drain the butter
from them. pour over them q few spOOnfuls of
white sauce, and just at the last spoonful of
thick cream; arrange them In a circle in the
dish. alternately large and a small fillet, fill
Ing the center with the sauce.
THE SATCHEL AS A JEWEL SAFE,-A satchel.
which may be so easily forgotten and left be-
hind in cars or carriage. or be snatched from
the hand. is the poorest of all '.safes for carry
plan is to make bag Of chamOis leather and
sew it firmly inside the dress. or. better STILL
the corset. Valuable jewels can be removed
from their cases, each wrapped in silver paper
Qc"chcis tiSsuc paper anu DuItOneu or Ile0
firmly In the chamos safe. The sort of white
wash-leather bag that the Queen of England
gives the pence in at White Hall to her old pen-
sloners. silver penny for every year of their
ages is the precise pattern needed, Bank
notes. large number, may be carried i'm the
same way, inside the dress. Some western
ladies have been known to use their stockings
a. bank. but this has its inconvenience ANY
of these cOntrivances, however. are better than
the easy-gOing satchel.-PhiLddelphia Ledger.
PICKLEs--Green bell-peppers make an ex-
cellent relish when carefully prepared. Cut the
top off, and with sharp penknife remove the
seeds; then put the peppers, the tops and all, In
an earthen jar and pour cold water, well salted,
over them; let them stand for two DAYS in this
then change the water and make the brine
weaker; let them remain in this day and night;
then take them out and I'LL them with chopped
cabbage seasoned with salt and sugar. If you
can obtain them, put in each pepper tiny Gu
cumber and two or three nasturtum seeds:
crowd the filling In as hard as possible, as it
will shrink when pickled then with a crane
needle and with cotton yarn sew the tops of
the peppers on: pour hot vinegar over them; Law
some horseradish leaves over them In the lar.
and set them in the cellar or In some cool
closet. In a few weeks they are ft for use
With pork and beans and with roast goose OF