Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-29
HOME MATTERS.
VARIOUS sEAsoNABLE Observation-Disclosures
FOR PIcKLEs-A BATCH OF THINGS WORTH
KNOWING.


peaches and bananas in thin pieces and sprink- |
ing them with sugar and q little lemon juice.
GRAPE WATER-ICE is in season, and is |
oeliclous. Take the juice of four lemons, half
grape juice; mix these well, strain and freeze.
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM.-For one gallon Of ice
cream crate fine about one-half cake Of choco-
iaoe; make Ice cream as for the receipt above;
naVor with vanilla and stir in the chocolate.
CREME FRANGIPANI is prepared in this way:
Mix three tablespoonful of sugar, two OF -four,
three eggs and three crumbled macaroons. Set
one pint of milk on the stove, and as soon as 1t
rises turn the mixture into it, little at a time
1t is all in; then remove from the stove, add q
few drops of any sort Of lavoring essence; let 1t
cool and use for filling.
POTATO FRITTERs are very nice for supper,
and are made in these proportions: Three large
potatoes and three eggs, two tablespoonful of
cream: boil the potatoes and beat them until
they are light beat the eggs very light, ana mix
beat the cream In last. mould the potatoes into
round balls. sift flour over them, and fry until
brown in hot lard; drain them on napkin
before serving.
How TO CHOOSE wArERME1oN.-The adj
vice as to the choosing of a watermelon given
by the old colored woman to her son is sound.
She said: "When We hit de million and he say
punk, he am good ripe, but If he say 'pank,
Gut out q square piece from the blossom end OF
the melon and pour in half tumbler of good
sherry wine. Replace the piece and stand the
melon In the ice for six hours at least before
serving.
THE ORDINARY Stat Cor may be converted
with little difficulty into a very comfortable
lounge. Cover the head and foot pieces with
strong canvas or burlapssand then cover this
with cretonne or any material to suit the fancy.
FaSten a valance that will just clear the ground
| around the frame. Cover the mattress with the
Hfnrfn oil
cred at the ends and finished With a rosette or
bow. You will then have slightly piece OF fur
1 1it which may be used as a bed by the ad-
dltion OF a thick comfortable over the mattress
OLD VIRGINIA PICKLE.-Put all the articles
desired for the pickle in a jar-tiny cucumbers,
onions caulifiowers cut in pieces, ears of young
corn about an inch or two long, etc. Cover with
boiling salt and water allowing them to remain
water, place in thick cloth and expose to the
sun to dry, turning them over occasionally.
cred with cold vinegar, to which has been added
small quantity of tumeric to color them; let
them stand in this for two weeks to drain out
the water and plump them; then pour Oft this
vinegar and add that made by the following re-
cipe. In three months they will be fit for use.
THE PHYSICIANS TEAsPooNFUL.-It is often
asked what is the physicians teaspoonful? 1t is
sixty drops or one drachm. Every family
should have q medicine glass on which the ac
curate measures are marked. AS there are
many teaspoons of many sizes, it is somew hat
than the sixty drops. Indeed it has often hap
pened that the physicians prescription has
failed in Its efficacy or has produced results not
desired, because the person who has admins
tered the medicine has been careless as to the
exact quantity. The physicians directions
cannot be too carefully tolowed.-N. Y. Com
mercidt
To CLEAN PIANO KEYS.-When the white
piano forte keys become discolored we should
remove the front fall and slip of wood just over
them: then lift up each key separately from the
with a white cloth slightly damped with cold
water, and dry off with a cloth slightly warm.
Should the keys be sticky, first damp the cloth
with little spirits of wine or gin. Soap or wash
ing powder should not be used. It is worth
while keeping supply of ammonia IN the
nouSeho e.t,,, IN case we wish 70 remove mnger
Or greasy pans. A teaSpOonful in basin OF
warm water will make hair brushes beautifully
white; but care LnuSt be taken not to let the
backs OF the brushes dip below the surface.
Rinse them with Clean warm water and put in
sunny window to dry.
FRYING PAN-FIsH.-An 'amateur house
keeper" is in trouble. Her husband is fond of
pan-fish, and sometimes catches them and
brings them home, where she spoils them in
the cooking. They will break in pieces, and
the united efforts of husband and wife have
thus far been Intellectual to prevent it. The very
best way to fry pan-fish, and the way adopted
by fishermen and cooks, is to, first, fry some
whether you like pork or not, fish must be fried
in lard anyway, and the fat obtained from the
salt pork is of the best quality. Take the pork
out when fried crisp, leave the frying-pan over
the fire to keep it hot. Then, after carefully
dressing the fish, roll them in Indian meal, put
them into the hot fat; turn with care when one
side is Drowned and you will have no more
trouble about their falling in pieces. This is the
best way, but if you have no pork, or prefer to
use lard. use it. but do not neglect TO roll the
fish in meal.-NeU York Post.
THINGS WORTH KNowING.-It is we'll to
know:
That cistern water may be purified by char
coal put in a bag and hung in the water.
That salt will remove the stain from silver
caused by eggs when applied dry with soft
cloth.
That fruit or rust stains on table linen or
other white cloths may be removed by soaking
in Il weak solution OF OXalic acid.
That hard waters are to be preferred to soft
waters in the teapot as the hard waters dis
solve less Of the tannin OF the leaves.
That the most eftectual remedy for Shiny
and greasy drain pipes Is copperas dissolved
and left to work gradually through the pipe
That plaster of paris ornaments may be
cleaned by covering them with Il thick layer of
starch, letting it dry thoroughly and then
brushing with stiff brush.
MEDICAL OPINION OF THE BREAD REFORM
MovEMENT.-On the part of English physicians
there is said to be Il growing disposition in
favor of the movement in behalf OF "whole
meal bread"-that is. on practical rather than
on theoretical and chemical grounds: it being
held that the bread which contains all the con-
bc nd te pr the the seed
when the appetite for ii has been obtained. to
be more satisfying and digeStibe than the white
product found on most tables It is believed,
too. that tor children the whole meal is prefer
able for sustaining growth and for building up
the skeleton strongly and in perfect form. By
ar improved process in the production of decor
ticated whole meal, the extreme outer coating
OF the wheat grain is cleverly removed; and, on
this abrading process being completed. the
whole of the grain is reduced to q fine flour, in
which arc retained all the substances that are
nutritious and digestible.
PICKLED WATERMELON RIND. - Equal
weight of rind and white sugar; one-half ounce
white ginger to gallon of pickle; one pint vim
egar to every pound of sugar: one tablespoon
full tumeric to q gallon OF pickle; mace. cloves,
you can get pare off the hard green rind, also
the soft inner pulp. Lay the pieces-narrow
strips or fanciful cuttings-in brine strong
enough to float an egg and let them remain in
it ten days. Then soak in fair water, changing
it every day for ten days. Cover them with
clear. water in preserving-kettle, heat slowly,
and boil five minutes. Take them out and
plunge instantly into ice water Leave them in
this until next day. Give them another gentle |
boil OF five minutes in strong alum water. Sim
mer carefully, as hard boil will injure them.
Change directly from the alum to the iced water
again and do not disturb them for
four hours. After a third boil of five minutes |
let them remain all night in the last water to |
make them tender. Next day add to enough |
water to cover the rinds sufficient sugar to |
make 1t quite sweet, but not strip. Simmer |
the rinds in this ten minutes throw the water |
away and spread them upon dishes to cool. |
Meanwhile prepare O second strip, allowing |