Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-28

NOVELTIES FOR DESSERT - ADIRONDACK
GRIpDLE CtKEs-A HINT To HUsBAND-sEEK
ERS-yARIOUS USEFUL RECIPES
Coop KEROSENE On. it is now said. makes
the best pOli>h for dingy walnut or other oiled
furniture Rub in with flannel.
Young LADIES who contemplate becoming
wives remember that husbands cant live on
love alone-they must have something more
substantial and, "a rule. they want it we
cooked.-L3dies Home .jOtTHoi.
IF voc want tp tighten your wife's labor see
that the inside OF the house is frequently painted
fresh coat of paint in a room will do more to-
wards making 1t clean and tidy than all the
scrubbing and cleaning that wOman's hand
can give IL
LENTEN FARE.-Lent brings the opportunity
Tor apple dumplings. which are rather satisfy
ing food OF Tire simple variety. An apple dump
ling luncheon is somewhat Of Il novelty to pco
PIE who only know this dish at the summer
farmhouse.
SPOON CAsEs.-Take a strip of the heaviest
Canton flannel, wide enough So that afterIaying
the spoons and forks on it the cloth can be folded
over them Then stitch a band of the materia
70 the upper part of it and tasten. leaving the
silver. u io'pS 'iif0Us" winch 10 SIP '''e
ADIRONDACK CREDIBLE CAKEs.-Mix together
ocer night, one pint OF sour milk and one pint of
flour This is the secret of tine light gridde
cakes which many fishermen remember. In
the morning add une-half teaSroonflIl salt. one
teaSpoUnful soda, two eggs. well beaten. Bake
on hot griddle and the result Is a foamy grid
die cake.
POTATO POUREE.-Take six large white pOta-
toes, pare, boil. mash through collanGer. Add
aquart ofmilk some pepper, salt, sweet mario
ram or sweet basil. heat all together very slowly
and serve. II YOU like mace or bay-leaf it may
be added This is nearly as good as soup q To-
refine, made of chicken breasts and veal, with
cream.
GINGER CREAM-Dissolve one-ouarter ounce
fSip a
quite thick. and add half pint of ginger syrup
Cut up the preserved ginger into very small
dice. and stir it well into the cream: add the
iSinyiaSs and stir il well POur II into n mould
and let II stand until wanted. then turn il out
a you would "a jely.-Phiipoteipi,id Ledger.
IF FLANNEL DRESSES or children's suits are
greasy, add bOrax TO the water in which they
are washed. Dissolve a large tablespoonful of
borax in a pint of boiling water, put about a
third OF IL lii the first >udS in which the garment
Is TO be washed, another third in the next
water, and the rest of it in the rnsing water;
shake the garments thoroughly before hanging
them up to dry.
BUTTERNILK Is a natural koumiss. although
from Its relaxing qualities it does not suit every
one 1t is called a true milk-peptone, that is,
milk partially digested already. and its coacu-
liable portion makes loose and flaky coagIIi:,-
ton, not the frmer substance which is the
result of the action of gastric juice uron the
sweet COWS milk. Delicate or diseased
stOmachs, therefore, find ii both grateful and
nutritious.
VEGETABLE SOUP.-Fin your pot about half
full with water, pare enough potatoes to make
IL not too thick: wash, scrape and CRATE three
goOd-siZeG carrots: CRATE also one sweet trirnip
Put in "a many onions as you judge best. nicely
sliced: add lump of dripping as large an
egg. When your soup is rich and puppy add
pepper and salt, six cloves and pinch of mixed
spice Fat with barley scenes. You may omit
the dripping.
A RICH ADDITION TO SOUP.-Beat five eggs
well: add to them pint of beef essence. made
from Johnston's fluid beef, any clear soup
you have on hand: stir in some salt and a CRATE
of nutmeg; pour il into a well-buttered pudding
mould or tin pan: set this in boiling water and
let it boil an hour. Be sure that water does not
flow into the mould. When done. cut the mass
into thin slices or little pieces and serve in clear
soup. Two or three fresh yelks may be beaten
In the tureen if approved.
CURRIED LIVER Is much liked by those who
are fond OF curry. Cut one-haIf pound OF liver
into pieces for serving; soak ten minutes in
cold water; drain and fry in two tableSpoonfuls
OF butter, with one slice of onion When the
liver i DONE remove it: add to the butter one
tablespoonful of flour one saitspoon of salt a
speck of cayenne, one-half teaspOonful of curry
powder one-hali cup OF stock or water; make
INTO smooth paste. When cooked pour over
the liver. Garni>h with slices of lemon.
PRUNE PUDDING is delicious if carefully
made. Heat a little more than a pint of milk
10 boiling point stir in gradually a little cold
milk, In which you have rubbed smooth heap
ing tablespoonful of corn starch; add sugar to
taste and three well-beaten eggs, about "a tea
spoonful of butter and a little grated nutmeg:
let this come to a boil. and add a cupful of
stewed pruneS with stones taken out pour into
buttered pudding dish and bake fifteen or
twenty minutes. Serve with or without sauce
a little cream poured over each dish as served
improves the pudding.
FERNS IN BASKETs-There Is a demand for
fern baskets to keep fresh and growing for table
center pieces. AS rule those purchasing these
do not have success in cultivating them In
the first place get a hardy Adiantum such as
A. DecOrum, which Is equally as pretty and
much more enduring than A.Cimiatfm. 1t must
De WatereQ at least twice a day with sprinkler
and after il has been soaked the dish or basket
should be tipped up to allow the water to drain
on. Protect ferns as much as possible from
dust, taking them from the room when sweep
Ing l. done. Set them in cool place at night
SALT GOLDFISH IN WHITE SAUCE-Make a
delicate white sauce by putting one tablespoon
ful OF butter in a saucepan, and when it is bub-
bling add two tablespoOnfuls flour; stir well and
add gradually one pint of boiling milk. Have
one pint OF cooked Goldfish faxed (the homeless
fish Is the best to buy: heat the fish in the
white sauce and pour it over six slices of toast.
Into frying-pan half filled with boiling water
drop six eggs Let them cook until the whites
are nrIn then put an egg on each slice of the
TOAST; garnlsh with hard-bOiled eggs or parsley
or points OF toast, and you have good and
pretty dish.
A SHINY CONFERENCE.-THE CAUSE AND THE
REMEDY.-A shiny, polished complexion is due
TO an unusual secretion of fatty matter by the
skin. For this saturated solution of borax
used morning and evening as a wash for the
face is a good remedy. The best remedy for the
Trouble, as well as for the cure of a tendency to
redne>s of the nose and knuckles is the follow
ing: powdered bOrax, One-half ounce; pure
gl|cerlne, one ounce camp hor water. one quart
Nix ana use twice a day. This lotion is Better
than any in the shops according to the opinion
OF a celebrated authority ON skin diseases 1t
prevents cnapped skin. removes sunburn keeps
the pores In fine condition, and is cheap.
NOVELTIES for dessert always make the din
ner ENG pleasantly. baked plum pudding
that Is not too rich is preferred by some to the
English plum pudding. The following NAV me
served with a sauce made with wine fiayorine
or be eaten without. Pare and cut into small
ing pan with one quarter of a pound of well
washed currants, one quarter OF a pound of
Dlanched and chopped almonds, one quarter of
pound OF sliced citFOn, SUGAR To tast and some
cinnamon and allSpice. Let IL stew until il
forms pulp Make paste OF chopped suet
nOur, water, and pinch OF salt, and roll il out
Butter an estrthen dish and strew sugar over il:
then put layer OF dough at the bottom: cover
with a thick layeEof the stewed fruit then
aud finish with the layer OF dough. Put in a
slow oven, and bake two hours; turn it out into
DISH ana return 10 the oven To brown all over
serve hOt-4 Heric0tsl Queen.
HERE is an English bill of fare for Lenten
dinner: Green peas, soup. Potato omelet, cur
ried eggs. French beans, stewed; caulifowers.
with white sauce, and potatoes, plain boiled.
ram rice pudding. Cheese macaroni. Fruit
a French dinner without meat is more
varied. Chestnut soup. curry soup. Raised
eaEOry pie carrot fritteFs. egg patties Potato
balls, brs1ed celery, brown sauce turnips with
white sauce, stewed beetrOOt. Plum pudding