Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-01

HINTS HOW fo MAIL FANSi
MATS - SLEEP AFTER EATING NOT UNHEALTH-
FUL.
GINGER CooKIEs-One cup molaSses, one
egg one-haf cup brown sugar. one-half cup
butter one teaspoonful soda, tablespoonful GIN
ger, -four to roll.
HIckoRYNUT CAKE.-One-half cup of butter.
two cups Of sugar and four EGGS, beaten scpa-
rateIy: three cups of -four One-half cup of sweet
milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder two
cups Of hickorynut meats minced, one teaspoon
ful extract Of vanilla.
DINNER CHEEsE.-Neufchatel cheese was al
ways m incOnvenient thing TO serve and un-
slightly on plate. so the new fashion of little
chceSr-cups. like a barrel with small scoops to
eat IT with. is sensible The barrels are in
earthEnware. glass. china or wood, and the
scoop Is CT white wood or silver.
CHEESE BISCUTTs.-Have a little puff or short
ened crust paste made and sprinkle over it a
little cayenne and as much grated cheese as the
dough VIII take double up the paste. roll it out
rather thin. and cut It with a round paste cut
ter. RAE with eg2r. arrange on buttereG tin.
snd bake In sharp oven till of light yellow
color.
DOUGHNUrS--ThrPe eggs. one cup sugar, one
pint oi new milk, salt. nutmeg and flour enough
to permit the spoon to stand upright in the mix
ture; add two tedspoonfuls baking powder and
beat until very E-ht Drop by the dessert
spoonful into boiling lard These will not alb
sort a bit OF fat ami are the least perniciOus of
the dGugh3ut family
THEEE are so many dishes that are improved
by being cooked in & sort of water boat 1T would
Pay every COOK to provide herself with some
such article If made of tin or of iron it will
last Il long time. and the expense is slight COM
parr.i - th the benefit arising from its use. Not
onls CasiariS and cream. but beef teas and broth
of various kinds are adyantageUus!y cooked in
enc.
BREAKFAST EEiL--Butter small oval dish
very thoroughly, and fiji with bits of cold stewed
veal seasoned with pepper, salt and a little nut
meg: put in alternately with layers of cracker
CrUItsba mOiSten with gravy, put bits of butter
over the top. and bake When it is brown turn
out Cf the dish on a hot platter. and garnsh
with parsley. lit is not too moist it will keep
it, form when it is turned out.
DRIED PEACH Plan excellent pie can be
made Of dried peaches. Let the peaches soak
In cold water all night. stew them in the same
water until SO soft that YOU can mash them fine;
add for one pie two tablespooliulS OF sweet
cream and a little more than half j cupOf sugar
too much sugar destroys the flavor of the fruit.
Butter may be used in the place of cream. but if
possible Use cream. it gives such smOOthnesS to
the filing.
WHEN SILK is used for working on CLOTH
succession of slender leaves of picturesque tints
of red and brown should be employed. For this
purpose. the native Indian TuSsore embroidery
silk Is best. For working on merino or CASH
mere. nothing else does well. for it is as light
as feather and has no tendency to draw the
material For embroidery on satin there is no
Kind ri six SO pleasant to use the shiny and
beautiful flof1Oss. in which charming results
Can be obtained.
PAIATABLE Cop LIVER On-Everv one knows
how difficult it is to induce patient to take cod
liver OIL, and how the taste is abhorred by most
people perfectly simple way to prepare it is
to drop the desired dose into a little glass of
cold water: the oil will form a globule that is
easily swallowed. Take swallow of cold water.
then drink rapidly from the glass. keep the
mouth closed tightly for a minute and when
you open it you will be surprised to find that no
unpleasant taste Is left in the mouth.
MAINLAND PIE.-Pare six medium-sized Do
tatoe1 cover with hot water and boil until they
are SOFT. mash them with little milk and salt.
Butter Il small pudding dish. and put some of
the potato around the sides. Law in slices of
cold mutton: that which is a little rare il best
Put IL pepper ana SAT- a wine glass of catsup,
ahd cI;'uGh gravy to make the meat quite moist
Cover with mashed potato. score it with aknife
anu bake III the oven about forty minutes. Just
as 1t begins to brown rub little butter over
the top.
JEIILED CHIcKEN.-To make lellied chicken
OF veal. boil the u,eat til! it tails from the bones
use just as little water as possible when cold
chop it very fine. season with pepper and salt
anu pinch OF curry If YOU like that flavor Then
pun II IN mold with layer of hard-bOled pnrs
either chopped or sliced Boil the water in
which the meat was cooked until it is half
tOliei away; add Il tablespoonful of gelatinp.
wien II Is dissolved. and while still warm. pour
over the meat This will be ready for use the
day after it is prepared
GINGER SNAPS.-One full cup OF shortening
Two cups OF brown sugar. two of molasses:
Doll together short time, and then let cOol
Sit four cups Ofhour with one-half tablespoon
Iul % cinnamon. one tablespoonful of allSpice
TWO 81 ginger. one nutmeg. last of ALL one Ia
nle%i'1oniul OF soda dissolved in hot water:
then i"t cool II is better to use one mart bnt-
ter. Make in small rolls with the hand. then
cut IN pieces the SIZE OF a hickorvnut giving
tnehl plenty OF room in the pans to spread
bake III moderate oven Let them cool be-
fore taking them out of the pans
"bEEiN CAKE i a new production, and will
be welcomed by al lovers of good cake 1t is
baked in three layers. Zach LAYER should be
about an inch and a half thick when baked.
The two layers are frosted with confactinner's
sugar and the white OF an egg; the frostinr for
the bottom layer - favored with lemon the
next layer with vanilla. and the top Iayer is
thickiy covered with cocoanut and is delicately
Favored with a few drops of rose water The
cake may be made by following any good and
sufficiently rich recipe for white cake
III SEEMS to be an unknown fact to most of
our domestic assistants that platters and yege-
table dishes are sure to crack sooner or later if
they are set on the hot stove If they are left
there moment only there is danger of their
good looks being spoiled. 1t is a good plan to
have something on or near the stove where
such dlses may be placed OF course if one
has IL shelf above her range or stove there is no
excuse TOR the annoyance mentioned above. Int
II there is no shelf. a brick NAV be kept I'm the
heater and used when it is necessary, or an iron
natiron folder viii be found useful.
To IAaE FANCY MATS or Tides cnt ont
the required shape in coarse net; obtain q paper
pattern OF flower and leaves for wool work
and snail piece of canvas not too fine Law the
canvas and tack II on to the net; work the pat
tern on IN colOred silk or all in gold color.
then pun away all the threads Of the canvas and
leave the worked design on the net The effect
IL very pretty and the work easy The en-
brOid.ry Is OF course done in crOSS-stftch The
net may be edged with delicate lace or white
silk fringe. This work is Russian. and small
table mats made thus are much used. They are
also pretty, made Of soft white or colored mus
LIN OF satin
SrEwED EGGS.-Boil five or six eggs ten min
Itcs and lot them lie In cold water until they
are rcifeetlycold. Then peel and cut crosswise
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