Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-21

AND JELLIEs-XOvELrIEs IN TABLE DELI
CACIES-HOJsE DECORATIONS ETC.
MILK PORRInGE is very nourishing if 1t Is
thickened with arrow root instead of -four.
OATMEAL GINGER BREAD is highly recon-
mende,l Tor the chdren's lunch. Use oatmeal
Instead OF Hour.
NEVER USE Soar in the water with which
you clean tin" loOkin9-2iass IL is almost impossi-
bic to polish the glass if soap is used
PROVIDE YOURSELF with little straiaer be-
fore You begin the operation of putting mp fruit;
1t is much more satisfactory to dip with.
An ENTREE OF GREAT MERIT is made by dip
ping slices of ripe tomatoes into batter made
of -four. sweet milk. and an egg and then frying
them delicate brown.
THE FOLLOWING RECEIPT Tor making "cold
cream is said to be excellent. To one ounce Of
glyCe-ine allow ten drops Of carbolic acid; add
one ounce OF rose water
PRETTY PASEI. tor the wall is made OF black
velvet, with owl on branch painted on it.
The bottom of the panel should have gilt fringe
across it. This. if heavy, will help to make the
panel hang as it should
PRETTY CARD RECEIVER for the hall table
or hat stand is in the form of an oval a OblOn9
tray: it Is covered with plush, and has a rose
bud embroidered in each corner, or u spray of
bright cclored flowers in one corner.
solicited BEEF TEA.-One way to beguile
an invalid into taking more beef tea than he is
willing for is to add eel..tlne to it ard let it
cool in mold. When it is hard and like jelly
serve it with salt and waters.
POCKET CAKEs-"Chidren's pocket cakes"
may be made of one pint of -four mixed with
the yelk of one egg; sweeten with cup of soft
brown sugar. flavor with any favOr,te seasoning
cinnamon f.
thin and cut In fancy shapes Bake quickly.
SUMNER DRINK.-Procure two medium-szed
sticks of rhubarb, cut into small pieces, and put
into jug with two good ta6espoonfuls of
sugar, and strip up thiny pared lemon peel
Pour upon it pint or so of boiling water and
let it stand TIL cold. 1t Is most refreshing.
FLESH COLOR AND GRAY combined. are the
new tnts in room furnishing. For wall papers
and ceilings in furniture covers of plain
linens. or In earthenware and stOneware for the
mantel-shen these two cool tones combine we'll
Even gray flax" dresses are made up with flesh
cOlOred lace.
VINEGAR PIE--One and O half cups sugar
large spoon heaping full of flour, a little nut
meg. and a piece of butter the size Of walnut:
stir them we'll together. then nd one cup cider
vinegar and one and a half cups Of boiling
water Boil until it jellies, pour into crusts and
bake Try it.
STRAWBERRY SYRrP.-Take four pounds of
the best dOub,e-refined sugar and one quart of
filtered strawberry juice; put them together in
the bain-mare; stir until thoroughly dissolved
take of the scum and bottle In my opinion the
flavor of this syrup may be heightened by the
addition of a gill OF orange juice to the above
quantity.
A NOVEL,. WAY to serve lettuce Is. after wash
Ing and looking over carefully to pour dress
ing over 1t made by frying out the fat from
slice of ham, cutting the ham in small pieces
before frying; when the fat is at the boiling
point add cup of vinegar. let it boil for minute
or two then pour over the lettuce; garnish with
cold Cooled eggs cut In rings.
SOME HOUsEsEEPERs have adopted a new
method in putting up fruit. They can it, using
alittle sugar; then when cooler days come, and
they are not hurried. they make Jam or pre-
serves This method is highly recommended for
those women who do not have sufficient help
and are obliged to put up fruit hastily and with
many Interruptions, or not at all.
DELICIOUS WHORrLEBERRY PuDDIyG is
made of one pint of molasses one teaspoonful
OF soda. one cup of sweet milk one quart of
berries, flour enough TO make stiff batter: add
spices if you like the flavor. This pudding is to
be boiled for two hours and a-half A rood way
to prepare it for boiling IL to butter the inside
OF u tin pail, put the pudding into it cover it,
ard set into kettle of boiling water Replen-
Ish from the tea kettle when the water evapo-
rates.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE.-One quart Of flour
sifted dry, with two large teaspoonfuls of bak-
lug powder, one tablespoonful of sugar and
little salt. Add three tablespoonfuls of butter
and sweet milk enough To- form soft dough-
Bake in a quick oven and when partially cooled
split open. spread with butter and cover with a
layer of strawberries well sprlnkled with sugar;
lay the other half on top end spread in the same
manner.
COFFEE JELLY which is regarded highly by
some people. and which is best served with wild
duck prairie chicken. is made of one quart of
strong coffee. moderately sweetened with half
box o. Sciatine dissolved in a little cold water
and added tn the hot coffee; strain il through
muslin cloth and put it into a mould; serve on
q small platter with or without whipped cream
This is sometimes served with cake and should
IN that case have whipped cream sweetened
surrounding it.
CsULIFLowER SALAD is an excellent entree
Boil the caulihOwer in sailed water; when ten
der, which will be in about half an hour, drain
every drop of water from it. let it become cold.
then arrange 1t In salad bowl with a rich
mayonnaise dressing poured over it. 1t NAV be
garnished with small rings of picked beets or
with slices of picked cucumbers. and, by the
way. II Is good plan to pickle jar OF large
cucaH:bers SO that you can have them to use for
served with boiled fish.
CANNED PIE-PLAST-A correspondent saws
she has canned pie-pant with good results. by
baking it instead OF boiling it; she cut the
stalks in pieces about an inch long, put in
earthen pudding dishes. or on pie plates scat
tered sugar over 1t abundantlv. and baked:
then she put her cans into pan of hot wafer on
top OF the stove. and when the pie-plant was
tender put 1t and the syrup formed by the
Juice and the sugar in also, and when the can
was full scaled it up. She says that the Juice
thus formed Is much richer. and that it takes
less sugar 10 sWeeten it than is REQUIRED i'm the
boiling proceSs.-N L. Post.
PINEAPPLE PUDDING is novelty much
thought of this season. Line a deep and but
tered pudding-lsh with slices of sponge cake:
slice some pineapple in very thin slices and put
1t into the dish, cover layer of pineapple with
a layer OF cake. and 80 on until the dish is full:
scatter SUGAR Ple2tifully over the pineapple: the
top layer of cake should be mostened with
wafer and have SUGAR scattered over it, II YOU
are the happy pOssessOr of a puddng-diSh with
an earthern cover. put this over the pudding
otherwise cover II with dinner plate and bake
slowly for an hour and three-quarters The
cover or plate should be buttered.-N Y Post
TIE NIGHT-CAP "CHLORAI"-''A Woman"
writes that she too finds perfect cure for sleep
lessness in tying "a large handkerchief gem
.leman's tightly around the temples under the
ears. In a small knot ut the back of the head 3"
The Knot at the back may he adopted or not, to