The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-14

NUT IAKR-Two eggs; one-haH cup
of butter; one cup of sugar. one-nalI
cup Of cold water; one and one-halI cup
of prepared -four; one cnpful OF nut 9er-
nels freed from bitso shell and roll { u
-four. IL almonds are used bianeh them,
let them get cold and cut smah Win
sbarp knife. White or English wainnts
must be cut each into several pieces, ailA
a. with cIp cake. the water taking the
nIaee Of milk and the nuts going IN last.
Bake in small tins or in one loal ~ q
steady oven.
For the benefit Of the lover Of clans
the following directions are gwen Ior
scalIopine clans: Chop them very ilhei
season With pepper and salt, put a layer /.
of fine cracker crumbs in the bottom Oh
n pndding dish, then a layer OF CLAIMS,
md q on. Moisten the crumbs Win
milk 4 l;ttle dash Of curry powder I'M
proves this dish for the taste OF man!
people, and they use 1t IN the Gan,
cbowder also. The excellence OF any
dish made Of clans depends mainly upon
their being chopped fine, or being lhor.
ougbIy cooked; and because TINS mas
not been properly considered, many
bousekeepers never serve them, ana IN !,
fact donot regard them as good to eau
whereas they are nourishing, ana are
sneciallv recommended for children ana
persons with defective digestive organs.
Such pretty little dresses can be
made of the fine qualities or glhghaiIis
or of seersuckers that the children VINO
donot look at least respectfully dressed
must be pitied for they are without douDt
neglected in other directions than cloth
in@ merely. A very simple way to make
! these for small children, from one and
| half to five years, is to lay three broad
nleats. sew them and spread them out;
| then Law the pattern on for tue back OF
the dress; q sack pattern or plain apron
nattern will do for this. Cut 1t out ano
after securing the plcats firmly down as
! far rs the bottom Of the waist, mp ou'
! the stitches holding them below
that. and let them fall loosely, in ordel
ia rive the necessary fullness to thu
skiTf. The fronts may be plated or Oh
perfectly plain with the exception OF
strip down the front, upon when th'
buttons are sewed. 1t Is very oecom
ing if made double-breasted, WITH tW'
| rows of buttons; put a strap across th'
back and a round collar on, and yo'
have a very pretty suit.
Questions in the letter of "a Mar
ried Sister" are: Should the sardines II
the nodded sardine salad for which
recipe was recently given, be cleane'
and have their heads taken off? 1o1
should choose the smallest ones you cal
oet and put them in whole. The guam
tity Of cold meat, biscuits, etc, for
comDanv Of thirty is estimated to b
|. seventy sandwiches, or biscuit, or slice
of bread (the bread should be butfereG
and doubled over. One very sma
ham should be boiled. OF course TINS
= liberal allowance. and you will hav
cold ham left over, but 1T IS better
have too much than to fall short
Won wish to make chicken salad fo
thirty YOU will require six medium-slze
chickens. or five large ones. Ihre
quarts of lemon jelly, three molds G
charlotte russo, three layer cakes, thfe
spopge cakes and two fruit cakes WI
be sufficient. If you have ice-cream, 81
tGuarts will be required. Two larg
tongues sliced very smooth and thlnl
/ viii answer In regard to pickles tn
safest way is to count them and allo.
one and a half to each person, or two
Won are are generously inclined. As fo
olives. the number you can best estimate
but three bottles ought to be suihclen
Allow one large cofiee-cup OF groun
coffee to one quart of water. Measur
your cofIee-cups and see how many 20
can fill with one quart of water, and e
innate taking that as a basis. Wit
! fruit cake and white and yellow spong
cakes. almond layer cake. and the bride
loaf. which is of delicate white cake, 20
| have delectable variety. II for wee
| ding supper, the white cake is to B
substituted for white sponge cake. 1t
A pretty,fancy to tie an ottoman rlbbo
:. to the handle of the broad silver knli
/ which is to be used in serving the sic!
| Of white cake. It should first be cut |
thin slices with a very sharp knlL'
Make a pretty bow of the ribbon, an
| have long ends. OF course it Is Away
proper and in good taste literally to nav
maearoons or kisses or conteeuoner
puffs in baskets, and they are ornameI
| tai on the table-New York EVenin
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