Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-15
HOME MATTERS.
SOME GOOD RECIPEs-ABOUT "ONLY" CHILL
DREN-REMEDY FOR BAD AIR

WHEN you have no flowers with which to
brighten your dining-room. touch of color
may be given by using bright bordered nap
kins on the sideboard shelves under glasses and
silver.
The sweet pickle made of blackberries is not
only nice for meat sauce but it makes deli
:ious pies. II it is intended for the latter pur-
pose IL should be boiled until thicker than if
FOR sauce alone
GREAT convenience In the bathroom or
above the washstand is spasher made of
enamel cloth. with two or three pockets Bind
the edges with scarlet braid. The pockets are
useful for holding brushes. sponge and other
such articles.
WILLOW BASKETS which have become soiled
or discolored may be made very ornamental
again by bronzing gliding them. The pow
der may be purchased at any drug store. It
should be mixed with a little white varnsh and
be applied with a small and rather soft brush.
A DURABLE CEMENT may be had by mixing
dry white lead (pure) with raw oil; unite the
parts. leaving the cement slightly raised above
the fracture; time will reduce this. 1t will take
six months or year to dry, if the ware is cold:
paint with oil coOrs the places broken. to match.
Red lead. obtained from plumbers, is an excel
lent cement, and defes hot water.
A CURE For A RED NOsE.-In recent issue
Of the Sun a reader asks if some one will sug-
gest q remedy for red nose. A remedy which
/ have used with the best results is the follow
Ing: Take of vaseline one ounce. precipitated
sulphur. two drachmS. Mix well and apply to
the affected part night and morning. rubbing in
well. Continue the application for one or two
weeks. and the redneSs will disappear.
York Sun.
PEAS PUDDING AND ONION SAUCE. - One
quart Of split peas. pepper and salt. Pick the
peas clean, tie loosely in cloth. boil till soft
put them In a bowl. open the cloth and mash
them well; season. tie up again tightly and boil
half an hour longer. IL properly managed the
pudding will retain its form when turned out.
Chop two onions fine and fry them brown in oil
or butter, stir in dessertspOOnful of flour. and
brown that also: then add tbree-Quarters of
pint OF boiling water, pepper and salt. This is
better strained.
PRESERVED GRAPES IN BUNCHES--Take out
the stones from the punches with pin. break
ing them as little as possible; boil some clarified
sugar to nearly candying point; then put in suf
fcient grapes to cover the bottom of the pre-
serving kettle, without laying them each
other. and boil for nearly five minutes. merely
TO extract all the juice; lay them in an earthen
pan and pour the syrup over them; cover with
paper and the next day boil the syrup. skim
ming 1t well. for five minutes; put in the grapes.
let them boil a minute or two; put them in pots
and pour the syrup over them, after which tie
down.
MOULDED MACARONI.-Boil half pound of
macaroniin sailed hot water, drain and let it get
cold. Put 1t when quite stiff In tray and chop
fine, add half cupful of any cold meat YOU
may happen to have in the house. minced very
fine. Have ready a cupful of milk i'm which
halt a minced onion has been simmered ten mini
utes. then strained out. Add beaten egg
pepper and salt to taste. teaspoonful of butter
rolled In like quantity Of flour; cook one
minute and stir gradually into the minced meat
and macarOni. Lastly, put in q tablespoonful
nf fpd Ph.0ap bo iyf into
creased tin mould with top (use a tin pail if
You have nothing better. set in a pot of boiling
water, taking care not to submerge in entirely.
and boil one hour and halt Dip in cold water
one minute to loosen the pudding, and turn out.
STALE LOAF of brown bread may be utilized
In most agreeable fashion. Crate enough of
1t to make the foundation for a bread pudding.
Add to these a quarter of a pound of suet
chopped just as fine as possible Then mix
With this half q pound of thoroughly washed
English currants a quarter of pound of sugar.
four eggs, little cream and brandy. OF sour
cider. Beat the pudding until it seems light.
Then put it into buttered pudding DISH and
after tying cloth over it put it into a kettle of
boiling water and let it boil tor three hours and
q half. half of medium-sZed loaf is suffi-
Gent for the pudding. 1t should be sent to the
table hot with sweet sauce. One excellent use
70 put homemade wines to is to use them for
pudding sauces. They may be delicious sauces
when not very unsuccessful as wines.-Neac
York Post.
MUsH WAFFLEs. - Make a pint of Indian
meal into mush in the usual way. While hot
put In a lump of butter the size of an ordinary
hens egg, and dessert-spoonful of salt Set
the mush aside to cool. Meanwhile beat sep
arafeiy til! very light the white and yelks of
-FOUR eggs; add the eggs to the mush and mix In
gradually one quart of wheaton flour: add half
pint OF buttermilk or sour cream, in which
has been dissolved half teaspoonful of carbon
ate OF soda; lastly bring to the consistency of
thin batter by the addition of sweet milk An
hour should be allowed for the process of wafie-
making, and the cook should. in the beginning
put her irons to heat. that they NAV be in
proper condition to bake as soon as the batter
10 ready. Have a brisk fire. grease the irons
thoroughly but with nicely and bake quickly.
Fill the irons only half tull of batter that the
waffles may have room to rise, or they will De
heavy, despite previous pains in their prepare
ton.
''ONLY" CHILDRES.-An only child who has
10 near playmate sometimes develops certain
nervous peculiarities which occasion consider
able anxiety to the watchful mother and father.
Inls Is especially noticeable if the little one is of
. naturally bright ana quick disposition, and
easily adopts the ways and thoughts of its
elders Inns restlesSneSs, with nervous cough
md incessant movement often have a basis
which may be readily understood and can be
cured What the child needs is childish COM
ranionship. the fellowship of all Innocent Young
knows its mother is watching for a cough will
often "scrape" till its little throat is sore He
does not mean it. nor does he know he is acting
. part butthe consciousness OF being watched
and the unconscious longing for sympathy are
TOO much for his nervous little system. Put
him with other children-the small comrades of
the kindergarten or playground will not notice
MS Decuharities Cthey have too many other
engrossinR thoughts and Oecupations); these
distressing signs will soon disappear cast aside
with discarded toys and outworn clothes. Lit
tie girls, boys and dogs are none the worse
Tor being brought up together. Ina ginatiye
children need live, flesh and blood plavmates
more than all the dolls and expensive TOYS
which are generally idealized personalities aud
reflections Of self TO childish minds-PhiLddeL-
phid Ledger.
BAD AIR--When person has remained for
IN hour or more In a crowded and poorly senti-
lated room or railroad car, the system is already
contaminated to a greater or less extent by
breathing air vitiated by exhalations from the
lungs, bodies and clothing of the occupants
The immediate effect OF these pOsons is to
deoilitate, to lower vitality and TO impair the
natural power OF the system to resist disease
Hence 1t Is that persons who are attacked by
infiammatory diseases, as pneumonia or rheu-
matism. can generally trace the beginning of
the disease to a chill felt on coming out of a
crowded room into the cold or damp air. wear
Ing perhaps thin shoes and insufficient clothing
II these facts were generally understood and
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