The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

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powdered sugar over it
Panels of satin now have, instead {
plain band of plush across the boz
tom, a scalloped band, one larg
round one in the center, and a hal
scallop at each side of it. The ban
across the top is plain.
Fried lima beans are sometimes i'm
proved in flavor if in addition to tn
butter, pepper and salt usually added
a little parsley rubbed very fine i
put in tablespoonful to quart 0
beans is the proper proportion.
1'idies or covers for stands that ar,
made of ribbons and lace combined
may be finished with antique lace
around the edge, and between each
scallop or point small silk tassel may
be put, or tassels made of crewel with
the crewel picked out with needle SO
that it looks fluffy.
Novel tides are made of one square
of satin, about a quarter of a yard
each way, and for decoration they
have head worked in outline. The
tidy is trimmed around the edge with
lace. For the library pretty fancy
is to have the head of a poet or of
some prose author represented. Other
designs, of course, may be employed,
but the head alone is i newer thought.
Good paste can be made of two heap
ing tablespoonfuls of flour and one
pint of cold water; put the flour into
a saucepan, put in little of the water
and stir until smooth; then add the rest
Of the water and let it boil for two or
three minutes, stirring it constantly.
It is said that if one-third of q tea
ooonful of ground cloves is added to
his after removing it from the fire the
'ast will keep long time without
ouring.
A convenient article for the kitchen
8 a stout tin box, in which may be
.ept the stove polish and brushes, and
loths used about the stove. 1t should
ave handle and cover; it will pay
or itself over and over in lessening
be cleaning of the shelf upon which
rushes and blacking are usually kept,
nd it will be found also that more
ttention will be given to the stoves,
here the necessary means are so
asily carried about from room to.
pom.
A pretty way to make a shade for
lie lamp, or rather cover for the
shade, is to take a narrow
rip of red silk, gather it quite full at
lch edge, drawing it close at the top
it will fit the shade, then trim the
,ttom with antique lace; this should
vt be gathered, but lie smoothly over
c shade; then with heavy embroidery
k draw in fringe all around the
ce; this should be thick and close,
ID should quite conceal the shade.
Cold fowl left over from dinner may
Up to make an excellent side dish;
t it into rather small pieces, put
-ge lump of butter into a saucepan,
d brown the meat in that; sprinkle
PIPER and salt and some flour over it,
d when the meat is brown add half
lint of stock, which need not be
~ rich to be good, pint of peas
lnned ones; heat to the boiling point
l then serve. Mushrooms may be
ID in place of peas, and the proper
rs given above may be regulated by
quantity of fowl which you have.
young goose, not more than four
nths old, is nice cooked in this way
,er dressing and smuggling it careful
sprinkle pepper and salt and little
e in the inside; put lump of but
in also, to moisten it; then put it
D pan, and then into the oven;
to it frequently with water in
ich you have put some butter and
per and salt and little bacon fat.
We with nice brown gravy and
b gooseberry jam or apple butter.
Ter the platter with thin slices of
tered toast moistened with the
opings in the pan; then lay the
Sc upon it.
great deal of attention should be
IN to the proper airing of TIE mat
s every morning, and at least once
eek stiff brush should remove the
which will accumulate, even in
best ordered house, around and
er the tufts of the cotton, or the
of leather or whatever is used to
, the mattress with Attention
aid also be directed to the edge of
mattress, where the braid is sewed
for dust Sits under that. Where
bedroom is also the dressing room,
cannot be avoided, but it may be
east changed, and it need not be
wed to accumulate. ,
n excellent breakfast cake is made
aking large cake of bread dough II
adding small cup of sugar and n
p of butter about the size of half
gg; mix them we'll, and let this
all night; in the morning roll it
into fiat cake and put it into a
cut apples into slices, not too thin,
cover the top of the cake with
q, pressing them down into it just
II as possible so that the top of the
will be nearly smooth; then take
p of sugar with water enough to 6
Dive it and with cinnamon for fla
ng; let this come to a boil, and
pour over the cake; bake in a
k oven. This is nice warm or =,