The National tribune., 1885-01-08
LOYAL W0MbNS WORK
Household Work for IFinter---COn-
VerSatiOn Club, etc.
MTD-wINTER WORK.


The holidays are over. The excitement at
tendant upoa the days of gift-making and
special stitching, sewing and embroidery has
ouieted down. HOasekeepers experience
relaxation ia their labors, since the family
clothing has been provided for the season, and
have time for something more than comes IN
the ordinary line of darning and repairing.
The girls of the family are through with their
dressTnaking and the fitting and fsshioning OF
garments for dress wear. Time is at the dis
posal of all
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH IT.
To this the thrifty, fortified by forethought
and trained by experience, VIII make READY
answer. What, indeed, but to turn presses ana
bureaus wrong side out; inspect the bed linen
and underwear; hold the sheets and pillow
cases up to the light to discover the thin spots
In them; look over the muslin skirts and night
robes: examine the tablecloths and the nap
kins; and. in short, plan for the wear and tear
ofthe long season when, in the household econo-
N.Y. all these things have been overlooked to
meet the pressing necessities of outside wear
for both great and small.
Midwinter is a most suitable time for max
ing up these articles as the soft unbleached
muslin, so easily sewed aud quickly bieached
in the freezing weather, and withal SO dura-
BILE NAV then be turned to the best account.
Made up into night shirts for the men and boys
of the household, and into night dresses and
other undergarmentS for women and children,
and after a thorough soaking III cold water
and scalding in hot suds. it is the most desira-
bic article for common wear. Worn through
the cold weather it will have reached the de-
sired softneJs and fexiSility for Summer wear,
and is used BY many u whom the economy OF
the material is of less moment. crocheted
or knitted edge is the best trimming Ior I'M
bleaehed goods Sheets made of unbleached
muslin soon whiten, iron easily, and do not be-
l., &c ed
TOO MANY SHEETS AND PILLow-CAsEs
cannot be found in any house. Sickness may
enter any day and nothing Will bring more COM
fort TO the patient or be mere conducive of recOy-
cry than frequent change of bed linen. Mid
winter is the time to lay in good supply IN
this line In making plain pillow-cases apretty
way is TO cut them several inches too WIDE Tor
the pillow and too long, sew them up, hem
them, turn right side out and then stitch them
TO the size OF the milo III making sheets
Young housekeeI' emerlber to make
the hem at one Y fir times as Wlde
as at the other dttIug the sheet
upon the bed the -. ways known, at a
glance, from the bottom. -
HINT IN REPAIRING
may not come amiss to the young housekeeper,
and that is, that when sheets grow thin in the
center they may be made to last twice as long
by observing the following rule, before they
middle sew the selvidge edges together and
hem the sides. The ends and sides of table
cloths will also be found to make very good
everyday napkins, which will last long time.
They also make pretty covers for wash-stands
and bureaus, eSeellent splashers. tray covers, or
other articles washed but seldom. These may
be hemmed aud q pretty feather edge worked
around IN red cotton. These are but points for
Midwinter work. which should be well out of
the way before Spring sewing makes its i'm
perative demands.
DOMESTIC RECIPES
Shattered c7sicken.-Clean a tender chicken, too
old for broiling; split down the back and put the
breast upwards III a shallow pan; pour over 1t one
cupful Of boiling water and cover tightly to keep in
the steam. Cook half an hour then basic with the
hot water, rub all with sofened butter, dredge
with pepper and salt. Basic often, keep closely
covered, and cook until tender. The chicken
should be yellow when done, not dark brown.
Thicker the gravy with -four. adding pepper salt.
and chopped parsley ii you ike the iayor, and pour
over the chicken. 30 make the thckening put a
heaped Tablespoonful Of flour in cup and Stir in
cold milk until ii is smooth cream. Then stir
slowly into the pan which should have pint of
liquid in it. A tender chicken will cook in an
hour if the Is hot but ii is safe TO put 1t in the
oven an hour aud a half before serving, the
can be opened when it is done. An under
done chicken j. L failure.
ScaHoped fSsh.-hemnants OF boiled or baked
fish, with the s.using and sauce, should always be
saved. They may be utilized, forming an excel
lent dish as 10 lows: Put the fish and stufIing,
after breaking into bits In shallow dish in alter
nate layers, with the sauce, or a little cream or
butter to moisten cover with buttered crumbs and
bake unit tAe crumbs are brown.
Plymouth I5tdiags-EeaL Puddiag-Mix one cup OF
yellow eorn-lneal one cup OF molasses one tea
spoonful OF salt. Pour quart of boiling
milk and one cup of cold water or Two eggs Bake
in a deep, Wcll-buttered pudding dish, holding at
least three quarts. Bake very slowly for seven or
eight hours. DO not STIR but with plate il
ii bakes too fast One cupful OF currants may give
variety.
Baked zpples.-Core and pare apples. Put
them in a shallow earihen dish, I'll the cavities
with sugar mixed with grated lemon rnd, add
water TO cover the bottom of the dish Bake in a
very quick oven until soft, bastng often with the
strip.