The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-15
MUCH INFORMATION.
FOR THE TABLE, &c.

fashionable for trimming.
Gloves and mitts contrast with. in
stead of matching costumes.
Eacetted pearls are much used upon
upright collars Of silk evening toilets.
Heavy Spanish 'guipure in all the
new colors come as trimmings for the
ottoman silks.
Flounces aud ribbons with ragged
jagged edges called cock 's-combs are
coming in vogue.
New fancy grenadines are heavily
brocaded, and closely resemble bro
caded silks and satins
Jersey basqucs will be much worn
with plaid skirts of wool, and wool
and silk mixtures
Black silk stockings are more worn
at present than they have been for
thirty years or more.
In straw hats aud bonncts the color
of crushed raspberry is produced in
delicate shades closely resembling peri
winkle pink
Sultan is the name of new dark red
pense rogue an odd shade of purple:
and vert clair is another peculiar tint
added to the long list of greens.
The prettiest way of using velvet
ribbon Is TO arrange loops Of it that
lap in the shape of a pointed vest, and
edge the basque. neck and sleeves with
three rows OF loops, or two rows loops
with an end of notched velvet ribbons.
Fisu STUFFiNG.-Stufling for
baked fish should be made of fine
bread crumbs, highly seasoned with
pepper, salt and sage. One or two
raw eggs beaten in with it also gives
flavor to it. A little butter is needed
if the fish is not too oily.
MosQUIToEs.-To keep mosquitoes
away dip piece of flannel or sponge
in camphorated spirits, and make it
fast to the top OF the bedstead. A de
coction of pennyroyal or some OF the
bruised leaves, rubbed on the exposed
parts, will effectively keep off these
troublesome insects.
SrlcED BEEF,-Spiced beef, which
is delicious cold and sliced thin, is
easily prepared Choose a piece with
less fat than you would wish to have
in roast; boil this until tender in
water in which you have put salt pep
per, celery seed ana clover; the
amount to depend on your taste.
RICE WAFtLEs-One quart offour ::
half teaspoonful of salt, one tea
spoonful of sugar two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder; one large tablespoon.
full of butter; two eggs one and a
half pints of milk one cuptul of hot
boiled rice. Sift the flour, salt, sugar
and baking powder well together, rub
the butter into the -four, beat the eggs
well, separately, and add the stiff
whites last of all
PINEAPPLE PuDDING-Butte pud-
ding dish, and line the bottom and
sides with slices of stale cake (sponge
cake is the best, pare and slice thin a
large pineapple place in the dish first
a layer of pineapple, then strew with
sugar, then more pineapple, and so on
until all is used. Pour over small
teacupful of water, and cover with
slices of cake which have been dipped
in cold water; cover the whole with
buttered plate, and bake slowly for
two hours.
BUNs,-Two quarts of warm water.
two pounds of sugar, one and a half
pounds of butter, two ounces of ali
spice, six eggs beaten by themselves,
one pint of yeast. Put the flour.
yeast and water together about as
thick as pudding, set by the fire, let it
rise 10 sponge, and mix the sugar
and butter together Then beat the
whole together after rising and knead
in flour enough, but not very stiff +;
make the buns small, and brush them
over with egg just as you put them in
to the oven,
TuE SHINE ON SuK.-A correspon-
dent asks what will remove the ''shine"
from black silk. This cannot always
be done; it depends on how much
worn 1t is; but sometimes it can be
treshened surprisingly by spouging
with cold coffee and ammonia-a tea
spoonful OF ammonia to nearly cup,
ful of coffee. Use very soft sponge
or flannel cloth; rub very gently 4;
and if possible to get along without so
doing, do not iron the silk at all.
Spread it out smoothly while damp,
and pin the edges to an ironing-table
or board. and let it dry in this way
II it is too much wrinkled or folded
lay cloth over the wrong side of the
silk after sponging, and iron it.
KIssEs.-Whites of six eggs, one
pound of pulverized sugar, one drop
OF rose oil. Put the sugar in the dish
first, and drop the whites of eggs Gun.
beaten upon it. Beat them together
thoroughly for two hours. Drop on
tins with teaspoon, turning spoon
round aud round until the cakes are
very high and end in point; this
will give them huted appearance.
When baked and still hot, stick two of
them to gether, using little white of
egg II necessary. Lay them very care
fully upon an inverted sieve to cool.
They may also be squeezed through a
meringue bag like lady, fingers, or they
may be dropped in smooth round
cakes.
TOILET SoAP.-Drippings which accu-
mulate in almost every household, can
be used for the grease. They should
first be boiled in water, and thea left
to cool afterward they should be re,
moved from the-water and boiled alone
until the water is expelled The whit
er the grease can be made the better
the soap will be. The ingredients of
the soap are six pounds of sal soda,
seven pounds of grease, three pounds
of unslackened lime, four gallons of
soft water, and one half pound of Dor
AK. Boil the soda aud lime in the wa
ter until they are dissolved let the
mixture stand over night to settle
pour off the clear lye, to which add the
grease and Dulyeriyad horav and hnu