Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-12

NICE DISH 20. DESSERr-IOw TO MAKE
PICKLES. JEILIEs AND JANS-TIIE WAY To
WASH SUMNER sToCKINGs-A FAMOUS CHOLERA
MEDICINE.
HERE Is ~ EXCELLENT DISH tor dessert Line
\ mould with ice cream, fill the center with
Strawberries corar them with ice cream and
<et in the freeZ'r for about half al hour. IL is
lOt intended that the fruit shall be- literally
frozen. but chilled Any fruit may Of course DE
used.
A PRETTY CLOTH FOR THE TRAY. or in fact to
put or at either end of the table. is made of
toweling of good quality. with band of turkey
red calico put on around it, FeatheY-stitch the
upper edge and buttOn-hOle in medium sized
-calIops the lower edge. For this use canary
colCred marking cotton. or light blue Is very
pretty. The effect of these on the white table
cover is good.
VIRGINIA Corn BREAD.-Dreak into a bowl
two eggs, adding a teaspoon even full of soda
and twice rs much salt. Beat them well. Stir
into this mixture pint Of sour cream or bat
teTm:lk. then add pint OF corn meal and stir to
a smooth batter Put into small baking-pan
\ piece of lard about the size of an egg; heat it
10 irving heat on the top of the stove. Pour
IN the batter. place the pan inside the stove and
bake quickly.
VEGETABLE CURRY.-Cut some onions in thin
slices and Try them good brown in butter, add
q breakfast cupiul of milk, in which a table
spoonful of curry powder has been mixed: let
all boil together for twenty minutes stirring
the whole time; then add the vegetables pre-
viOuSl ' parbolled and let the whole simmer by
the side of the fire Tor about an hour. POta-
toes. peas. beans, carrots and turnips can be
used; but broad beans alone make a delicious
curry.
Day YoUR SoAP.-One of the small econo-
miles. which if constantly practiced will result
in large saving in the course of a year. is to
purchase soap in large quantities and allow it
TO dry before using il. Almost all the soap
found in the stores is freshly made and the
great waste grows out of the fact that when
soft 1t will dissolve rapidly in water. In the
course of the Mondays wash large part of the
bar will melt away with no perceptible re-
suit, unless. indeed, an unnecessary reddening
and sOftenin-s of the hands is taken into &C
count.
A NEW WAY To MAKE CUCUMBER PICKLE is to
CRATE the cucumbers before putting them in the
vinegar Take three dozen good-sized cucum-
bers and six small. white onIOns after grating
sprinkle pepper and salt to your taste over them
Heat enough cider vinegar to cover them and
pour over. Put in large mouth bottles, and
pour melted wax over the cork. If freshly gath
cred cuCuTnbers sliced and laid in salted
water for an hour or twO before serving their
whOles0mencss is much improved. The salt
seems to draw out. il does with the egg
plant, some acrid juices.
THE Best CHOLERA MEDICINE-For more
than forty years what is known as The y. Y.
Stns cholera medicine" mas stood the test of ex-
perience as the best remedy for looseness of the
bowels ever yet devised As was once vouched
for by the New York Journal Of Commerce. mo
one who has this by him and takes it in time
will ever have the cholera" Even when no
cholera is anticipated it is excellent thing for
the ordinary summer complaints collie. diarrhCra
dEsentery. &c. and we have no hesitation in
commencing it. Here it is: Take equal parts
OF tiEeture OF cayenne. tincture of opium, tine
ture of rhubarb. essence of peppermint and
spirits of camphor. Mix well. Dose fifteen to
thirty drops in a wineglaSs of wafer according
TO aye ana violence OF the attack. Repeat every
fifteen or twenty minutes until relief is OF
tanned.
How TO WASH STOCKINGS.-A correspondent
Is experiencing trouble about the color IN her
summer stockings: the black and dark brown
ones give the most ANNOYANCE The best way
known to the writer is to make a very weak
sudS it should hardly be warm at all. certainly
not be heated above the degree known to house.
keepers as ''lukewarm:" little salt added to
this helps 10 sci the color; wash gently witt,
the hands: a ladys stockings of fine quality
should not be so dusty or sOiled as to need more
than this gentle rubbing or rinSing with the
hands. Rinse thoroughly in cold water. with a
little salt in that Just enough salt to give the
"a''I Il IIttH Us OF sat iufn the stockings
wrong side out. and dry them in the shade
Many handsome pair Of stockings and socks is
ruined by the sun, after most careful wash
ing. \. Post.
CHOPS AND TOMATO SAUCE.-Ths Pickwickian
dish is not often daintily served in the average
household. and yet it Is exceedingly eaqy to pre-
pare. For the sauce take some fresh riDe to-
matOes. cut them into quarters. and stew for an
hcur and half IN a pOrceiain-lined saucepan
ngf n N tF1. for
time pass through cullendar and strain out the
sklns and pips. Put the liquid back into the
saucepan over the fire. add large lunp of
fresh tutter-don't be afraid of getting in too
much-and when it boils up s(d pepper and salt
to taste. teacupful OF cream with enough flour
in 1t to make the sauce of the proEer consist
ency-like rather thick custard Broii your
lamb chops-Which should have all the lower
part trimmed of. leaving the neat handle of
oone-and serve quickly on hot platter. witha
lttie chopped parsley scattered over eacn brown
chop, and with the sauce poured around them
A bit OF onion can be stew"d with the tomato for
those who like that fiavOring.-N. Y. Tribune
JELTIEs AND JAMS-CURRANTs AND RAspBER-
hEs-It Is good plan TO make currant ielly OH
the same day with raspberry Jam, because then
You can use to advantage the thcI Juice that il
pressed from the curraGts after the CLEAR for
the jerry mas ceased to run. Stem the currants
ana put them into stone crock, the ordinary
fire In boiler of water. and let the water boil
around the jar When the currants are unite
SOFT ana swollen, dip them out and put them
INTO Jelly ba@.the ordinary dowlas Qinen) pud-
ding bag Will do as well as flannel one Let
all the juice run that will come through py
gently strGkinI the bag If you squeeze if YOU
VIII spoil the Jelly. Before emptying out the
currants. however, squeeze the bag vigorously
into another bowl. Tins will give thick and
cloudy Juice, which will give your raspberry lam
It's delicious tartness- Turn the bag wrong side
out. IN eihptyn@ il. so as to keep all the seeds
that might stick 10 IL on the inside of the baer
t!l again with currantS and repeat the same
process Sb-fOre. Make your jelly first, as this
VIII leave the Kettle clean. A pound of loaf
sugar to each pint of the Juice Skim constant
y and LET II boil twenty minutes only Longer
than tins will make the jelly go back or
candy II. Then measure out OF the thick
juice pint TO every quart of raspberrIes ana II
lbs. OF suIar- This is the proportion for lam
BGI! thirty minutes. FIJI the Jam glasses quite
10 the brlin. a. the jam shrinks very much in
Cooling. This Is delicious conserve for all
Diane manages, rice cups, layer cakes or Spanish
pie.
IN WATERING THE GARDEN Il thorough good
soaking occasionally is said TO be much better
than the light sprinklins every evening. which
Is the popular way. This last has the tendency
TO make the roots seek the surface of the pround
Tor the moisture thus supplied. The New York
EOeHihg Post has florist writer who recon-
nends this plan: When watering is cOntem-
plated. draw the tubs of water in the morning
ana let them stand in the sun through the dav: