Evening star., 1885-06-06
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HOW TO PREPARE POTOMAC warrR-Goop
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HOW TO PREPARE POTOMAC warrR-Goop
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TO TREAT Boors-A DELICIOUS cREAM-yARI-
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"A SIMPLE CAKE is made OF one cup Of sugar,
haif cup of butter, one-third OF a cup Of milk,
three eggs, one cup and half of flour and tea
spoonful of baking powder.
SALT PORK may be broiled or fried in the
same manner as bacon. and by many is con-
sidered more wholesome. Cut the pork in slices;
parbo1 IL In boiling water; broil or fry and serve
with slices of lemon.
BIT OF Porous PAPER is better for polish
Ing eyeglasses and spectacles than anything
else. The sort of paper upon which newspapers
are printed Is the best Moisten the glasses and
rub dry with the paper.
Do Nor THROW AWAY the tops of mousque-
tatre gloves, but use them for decorative pur-
poses painting them with any fanciful design.
They will be serviceabie for covering sachets,
boxes aud other articles.
"A CEMENT, said 10 be excellent for alabaster
and marble, is made as follows: One part in
fusoria earth, six parts fine lead six parts
slaked lime, and twelve parts Portland cement,
mixed to a thick paste with silicate OF soda
VERY SIMPLE and nourishing dish Is made
of two pounds of lean round steak, finely
minced, and simmered for three hours in one
quart of water, saited to taste. Served with
boiled rice. Ifliked, curry-powder may be ad-
ded TO the gravy.
Coon ADDITION TO FRIED EGGs.-When
they are taken up from the pan slide them on n
hot dish; add a tablespoonful of butter and
two of vinegar to the Drowned butter in the
pan, boil it together for two minutes, pour over
the eggs and serve.
PUT AWAY THE MILK al once when ii Is
served. In five minutes. an authority says,
milk that Is ieft uncovered and standing near
any drain or ON the bricks by garbage pail
VIII imblhe enough impurities 10 make IL
spoiled for the baby's use.
DELICIOUS CRRAM is made by this recipe:
Mix some raspberry jam or jelly "a small cupful)
with one pint of cream, and strain il into a
bowl Diss we half ounce OF gelatine in e.
very little hos water, and, when just warm, stir
1t Into the cream. Pour the mixture into a
mould; set IL Oh ice, and serve when very cold.
PANsIEs AND WHITE FIELD DAISIES are
now massed together for decoration. The
black or Faust pansy, with deep shades of pur-
pie and maZarine blue that shade off wonder
fully with the other varieties into garnet or
maroon, are all thrown into good relief by the
white mass OF flowers adjoining. The yellow is
In both these plants
THE FOLLOWING fried herbs are served with
the liver: Four handfuls of young spinach, two
OF young lettuce, and two handfuls of parsley,
well washed and drained. Chop fine and add
one handful of young onions, well minced. Put
them in saucepan with one ounce of butter
and some pepper and salt. Cover the pan and
put 1t on the fire, shaking it until it bos; then
set 1t back and let il simmer until the herbs are
tender. Garnish the liver with them.
STRAWBERRY SHoRTCAKE.-The Cuterer gives
this recipe for strawberry shortcake, to be made
with self-raisDg flour: To one quart of selfrais-
ing Hour add four tableSpoonfuls OF butter and
rub it thoroughly through the dry flour bv
hand, then add four tablespOOnfuis OF powdered
sugar, two eggs and one cup and a half of milk.
knead as little as possible Roll thin and bake
In quick oven. After baking. put the fruit be-
tween the layers, sprinhling them with pow
dered sugar.
Gooo WAY TO TREAT YOUR WALKING
BOOTs is to rub all the dust from them with
sponge dipped in little milk; this cleanses
them finely; rub them off well afterwards with
a. clean cloth. They viii need no other polish
when new An eXDert recommends to treat
worn boots with a little oil and ink, mixed (now
this tells of the writing table,, but there 80
many good preparations OF glycerine backing
In very convenient little boxes that il is per-
haps not necessary, except for the enterprising,
To go to the inkstand at ali Tor briiliancy.
ASPARAGUS COOKED this way will be found
far mort agreeable than when boiled whole:
Wash and scrape the asparagus and cut it in
inch pieces until you come TO the hard part
which Is 10 be set aside for flavoring your soup.
Boil until tender in saited boiling wafer aud
servewit:i white sauce or with little butter
and pepper. Careful lhousekeeperS preserve the
water III which the asparagus has been cooked
Tor boiling the tough ends, and Use this and the
pulp, which has been passed through sieve,
Tor the next days vegetable soup. as it imparts
delicious flavor TO 1t. The asparagus must be
cooked in a well-tinned or granite saucepan.
How TO PREPARE PoroMAc WATERPROOF
drinking, IL will be well TO follow this summer
the eIstoIn of some hot countries, and keep it
In porous eartEenware jars. Get a large un-
glazed earthenware jar or tall butter tub Put
cotton cloth on the spigOt of the hydrant to
litter any mud from the water you draw il:
then boil a gallon or two about five minutes
after 1t reaches the boiling point; pour it off
into the eartheD jar, cover il. and its own evap-
oration through the pores OF the jar should keep
IT co4i enough for ordinary drinking water If
you can Keep this jar in the ice chest YOU
Will have what all authorities say is the best of
drinking water, that IS, water cooled by ice
0ronsd 1t, rather than by melted ice in it.
To CLEAN bedroom LoOKING-GLAssEs wash
with soft sponge dipped in warm sOapsuds.
Dry carefully with cloth, and then sprinkle
with fine powdered chalk whiting tied in a
piece of muslin. and polish with leather.
Large mirrors may be done in the same way.
To give even better polish before applying the
Chalk, dip the sponge in clean water and squeeze
1t out, and then dip it into spirits of wine and
sponge does not touch the frames, if unvar-
nished; but If vanished they may be cleaned
with the spirits of wine well the glass; III
white spots appear on vanished furniture a
shovel OF hot Goals held at some little distance
over the part will take them out. Care. of
course. must be taken not TO Scorch them or to
tnjure the surface of the wood. China or glass
vessels are best cleaned with the finest fuiiers
earth. II they have any close smell powdered
Charcoal viii remove it. II washing with il
does not succeed leave the article with the char
coal in ii for few days.