The Portland daily press., 1884-02-20

teaspoonsful of Royal baking powder, and the
whites OF eight eggs beaten stiff. Bake In two
Washington pie plates. When the gaieau is
to be served cut the centre out Of one Of the
rounds, leaving rim an inch and half or
two inches wide put a thin layer of jelly on
the lower round the width of the rim, and put
the rim on the lower round Fill the cavity
with Bayarian or Pineapple cream, heap it
very high and garnish with eandied cherries
This receipt for snow cake is very nice made
In losves with boiled frosting. This frosting
is easier to make than the regular frosting, is
equally good and is much more readily man
aged by the novice in frosting. Boil one cup
OF GRADUATED sugar and one third of cup of
hot water wSthout stirring until the syrup
taken on skewer will thread or rope. When
nearly at that point beat the white Of one egg
until foamy, bat not dry and stiff froth. If
it is allowed to become stiff the frosting will
crumble; pour the boiling syrup very slowly
over the beaten egg, stirring thoroughly all
the while. When the mixture is per ectly
smooth and beginning to thicken, pour it over
the cake and smooth it into place. A half
teaspoonfui of cream of tartar stirred into the
egg before the boiling syrup is added will give
delicate tart flavor to the frosting. Cake is
served with wine jellies and creams, and ap-
pend very nice rule for sponge cake: Five
eggs. the yolks beaten separately; add to the
beaten yolks the grated rind and juice of one
lemon and one cup of pastry -four. When it is
well beaten together and is perfectly smooth,
cut IN, but do not beat, the whites of the eggs.
When the eggs have absorbed the batter put
into paper lined pans and bake. This is one of
the most delicate sponge cakes that ever
tasted.
THE CHIMNEY CORNER.
A very attractive broth at fancy fair may
be made by dressing one corner of the room
like an old-fashioned chimney corner, with the
tall, large fireplace, in which is crane hung
with pots and kettles, huge iron andirons with
logs of wood piled on them, and over the fre.
place the dresser with its rows of polished pew
ter and old delft ware; by the side of the fire.
place the old-fashioned settle. and on the other
side spinning wheel and high backed chair;
tall clock is indispensable also. Of course
the plainest old-fashioned things are sold here,
such as holders of all kinds, knitted stockings
and mittens and the capacious stocking mend
ing bags of calico and cretonne; it is well in
making these bags to use old-fashione1 figured
stuff. In arranging your corner" if you can
have spinner and some kDitters dressed In old
fashioned costumes the effect is heightened.
At one Boston fair feature of the chimney
corner was the genuine old-time election cab Q,
which was sold at ten cents slice. Every body
came for it, the old people because of the mem
ory and the association, the young people from
curiosity, and then old and young came again
because the cake was 80 good. 1t perh APPS goes
without saying that all the attendants wear
the Puritan costume; straight-skirted dresses,
plain bodice waists. with a Marguerite girdle
and pocket, straight sleeves with shoulder
puff, white muslin kerchief and apron, a close
fitting muslin cap, leaving only line of the
huffed and banged hair exposed, and mitts.
You have no idea how picturesque the whole
is.
DISPENSING WEDDING CAKE.
Among the new features at wedding reeep
tions is to have pieces of wedding-cake put up
in neat little boxes, having the initials of the
bride and groom engraved on the top. The
boxes, which are made as attractive and ele-
CANT as possible, are placed upon table in
the hallway in the charge of an usher, who
gives one to each lady as she passes out. Thus
the guest not only has her wedding cake stu
dream on, !" but a dainty souvenir of pleasant
occasion in the box, which after it has been
emptied of its delectable contents may be used
for any purpose which the owner DESIRES or
may be put up among other trifes
as a bit of characterization which has
an added value from its association. This
fashion was first introduced to prevent people
from taking more than their share of the we'd
ding cake; and it is said that at some weddings
the usher who gives out the cake ID frequently
annoyed by ladies who insist upon having more
tnan theil share. Comment on this seems USE
less; but can any one tel why i6 is that persons
who are ordinarily we'll bred will so utterly
forget themselves and grow grasping and
greedy when any delicacy is presented for
their rejection
TRIPLES LIGHT AS AIR. =
Party fans are worn suspended from the side
by ribbon, and are called, from some uu-
known and probably unreasonable whim, the
Portia fan.
Colored silk handkerchiefs, edged all around
Will laCe, WIFI d draw Strlng run round JQ6J TO
escape the corners, make pretty visiting work
bags" Place small pompon or tassel at each
corner and at the end of the drawing strings.
A little silk bag of perfumes is tackled inside.
Pretty round pincushions can be made in
semblauce of a sunfower. Make the petals of
yellow cloth, each one curved and fastened to-
gether like small paper bag with the top open
and pointed, and arranged around stuffed
circular cushion of brown velvet or velveteen,
With frayed row of gold colored silk sewed
on round the centre; which is studded with
pins. The whole is the size OF a large real sun.
flower.
The latest device for raising funds for church
or other benevolent purposes is the ''fapjack
party" at which the supper consists of old
fashioned "fapjacks," we'll buttered and sug-
AIRED, with cup of tea coffee or cocoa. Twen-
ty cents plate is the usual price asked, and
the number of plates that can be disposed of in
an evening is limited only by the capacity of
the guests AS the ingredients are usually Civ
en- by devoted friends of the cause in aid of
which the party is given, and the ladies' are
the cooks and walters. nearly all the receipts