Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-07
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De little thlnner,
Celery becomes better and better with
the approach of winter. The highest au-
thorities now say it should be packed in
crushsd ice an hour before it is eaten.
a .fillet OF veal stuffed with fine herbs
makes an excellent foundation for din
ner, and if nicely Drowned and served hot,
with brown gravy, may well take the place
of chicken or duck.
No two after-dinner coffee cups should
be the same, says an exchange, aud this
will enable china collectors to show what
they have got that is old, new, odd, unique,
exclusive and pretty.
Lemon fritters are delicious. To one
cup of milk and one egg allow the juice
and pulp of one lemon. These may be
served with sauce In that case, add the
grated peel of half the lemon to flavor the
sauce.
Roast ham is noted Pennsylvania dish.
1t is roasted the same as beef, only, being
less juicy, it requires longer time in the
oven. 1t is served cut in thin slices, with
a brown gravy made of beef stock and
brown -four.
Mullins without soda, if baked in hot
one cup of sweet milk, one cup of flour,
one egg well beaten, about third OF tea.
spoonful of salt Have your gem pans
very hot, fill about half full, and bake.
These are nice with butter alone, or with
maple sugar syrup added.
There is no design more graceful for
growing ferns or vines in the drawing
room, says a writer in the New York Post,
than an easel of bamboo, so slitted at short
distances that little pans may be inserted
into the hollow wood. These can be filled
with soil and planted with fanciful growth,
MOSES, ferns, or vines, which will grow
until the bamboo is covered and perchance
the picture on the easel charmingly draped.
a delicious sauce may now be prepared
for winter use it is made of cranberries
and rsisins. To one quart canful of cram
berry sauce allow one good handful of raj
sins they impart delicate flavor, which
is a great Improvement on the cranberries
alone. Cranberries are also excellent
canned alone, with little sugar, for pies
and puddings. 1t is better to put them up
early In the season, as there Is likely to be
more waste later on.
a pretty heading for lace curtain,
be called lambrequin, is made of piece
of handsome goods used to cover furniture
with, 1t may be of any width to suit your
taste. The edges should be cut in points,
and each point and the notch between the
points should have small tassel. These
may be OF silk, or they are very tasteful
made of crewel, and then picked out with
a needle, so that they are soft and fluffy.
A friend whose beautiful plants are the
delight of her life and the envy of all her
acquaintances, revealed the secret of her
success. The soil is about two-thirds good
garden soil, and the rest is sand. 1t is
kept light and loose about the roots they
are watered as they appear to need it, and
not according to any particular rule; but
the chief reason for their wonderful growth
and bloom is this When any of the
leaves wither and fall, instead of picking
them up and throwing them away, make
little rolls of them, and tuck them down
in the earth and let them decay and this
is the only fertilizer l have ever used.
This" she added modestly, "seems to be
Natures way. And the plants that have
the afternoon sun, only, grow and rival
those shat have the morning sun. . New
York Post.
To make CHOW chow, take two large caul.
flowers, two quarts OF green peppers, three
quarts of green tomatoes, three quarts of
green cucumbers, three quarts OF small
onions sliced about half an inch thick
sprinkle with salt, alternate with layers OF
onions. cucumbers and tomatoes. Boil the
caulihower over night until tender then
drain all free from water and put in jars,
making a seasoning as follows Take one
pound Of mustard seed, white; one.half
pound Of allspice, whole one half pound
of whole black pepper, one pint of beef
brine, one gallon of vinegar, one-half tea.
spoonful of curry powder. Boil these in.
aredients for a quarter of an hour and then
pour them over the vegetables. If too
thick add vinegar. Mix the mustard with
the vinegar put the spices in bag closely
tied Mustard and spices must boil to-
gether in the vinegar.
There is no more delicate broth for
family dinner than well made barley broth.
The finer quality of barley should be Sc.
,ected, and leg of lamb or half.quarter
will make it more satisfactorily than large
mutton. Place the lamb in a soup kettle
with q sufficient quantity Of water to cover
it entirely, and a large cupful Of the bar
ley, and let it boil slowly for two hours.
If the lamb is cooked sufficiently st the
end Of one hour, take it out and let the
barley boil steadily for the remainder OF
the time. When it is nearly cooked put
the lamb in again, add seasoning, and then
the dinner is ready place the lamb upon
not dish, mix tablespoonful OF Hour
smoothly with water and add it to the
SOUP give it a boil up, and serve very hot.
Make some perfectly white caper sauce to
pour over the lamb, and it will be found
extremely nice, while the broth IS most ap-
Petizing
How to keep babies warm in Writer is
always a problem. The best way Is not
only to provide them with knitted or
merino underwear, but also with little
sacks to wear outside their white dresses.
These can be easily made, either in fine
checked flannel OF crocheted; they need not
be shaped at all, but simply cut in plain,
straight pieces tor back and front, q space
being lett for sleeves, and = narrow hem at
the neck, provided with fine ribbon string
so that it can be drawn to fit. The sleeves
should be made with hem at the wrist,
so that they can be tied in the same way,
fitting tightly to the little arm. Such lit
tie sacks add immensely to the warmth,
and, therefore, to the comfort of the little
one, and it is impossible to overestimate
the value of warmth in the health of small
children. Circulation is so feeble with
t6eun that heat must be induced by artif.
cial means, Lace caps for outdoor wear,