The National tribune., 1885-01-01
LOYAL WOMAN'S WORK
The Household Experience Meeting
Conversation Club.

Among numerous letters received testlfying
to the value of the department devoted to
woman's work are the following, which have
been selected because they contain hints and
suggestions of value not only 10 our contribu-
tors, but to the editor of the department as
well. 1t is always best to be accurate in details
when giving recipes or directions which must
be learned by the book The young housewife
who has had little practical expeT .ence could
not be expected to know by instinct that cot
tage pudding is equally good baked or steamed;
ALSO that should she want to steam il the time
required would be longer than to bake it. 10
steam it would require at least 4o minutes,
while to bake it would take but 20 minutes
Again, the housewife could not be expected
to know that the water must be boiling in the
pot when she puts her pudding TO steam. She
might nut il into a pan or dish and place it in
the steamer over cold water, thinking the pud-
ding would be equally good by the process.
But on the contrary, it might beutterly spoiled
this way The water should be boiling when
the pudding is placed over the fire and be kept
boiling all the time. Then the pudding will
be light and delicate. All this time the lid
should not be lifted, as 1t may make the pud-
ding fail and get soggy. Should she want to
bake the pudding, she might like TO know that
the best way to test whether the oven is hot
to the oven door. If the water makes sizzing
sound the oven is hot enough and ready for the
pudding. 1t will bake very quickly, and the
oven should be tempered as for cake 1t is bet
ter brought TO the table hot as it soon cools. SO
much for letter number one and its excellent
suggestions. Letter number two contains I'M
portant requests, to which our good friends
should give due attention. Let us help one
another, and so make CHEEKY and pleasant
homes for all.
LETTER NUMBER ONE.
DEAR TRIBU1EITEs: Lend me your ear or your
eyes perhaps, will be better. Would it not be a
good plan for those who write recipes for pudding,
etc, to say whether their compounds are TO be
boiled, baked or fried? Sister Ann and take TIE
TRIBUNE in partnership, and she Is stalled over
somebody's recipe for making cottage pudding in
December number, and, beng Just a beginner in
household matters, she does not know how TO get
along as we'll rs older heads-Airs. Anna john
son, Ottawa, Franklin Co, Kan.
LETTER NUMBER TWO.
DEAR EDIToR We like THE TRIBUNE very much,
and the first thing turn to look at Is the seventh
page to examine Loyal Woman's Work. am al
ways anxious 10 if there arc any directions
given for faIicy work, or home adornEents, or em-
ployments, or anusements for the Young. We live
in the far West, in Barton County, Kan, where such
things are com arltvely scarce to what they III
the East, and as we have two boys almost grown
and girl 10 years old, / would he glad If some one
would give Us hint how 10 spend the long " inter
evenings that How upon lis. The young will
seek enioyments elsewhere ifnot found az home. L
am very fond of all kinds OF crochet and knitting,
and can knit almost anything by directions. Now,
ladies' come to the rescue and relieve at once.
VIII the Editor be kind TO also answer ques-
ton for US?
Is IT ETIQUET
for young lay TO dance with any one before dane
ing with her escort, be having q number but not
yet called Mrs. L. E. T., Russell, Kan.
[ 4 young lady owes her first dance to her
escort, and he TO her also. After the first dance
she may accept whatever engagements she
chooses but should accompany her partner to
refreshments In this case the young lady's
partner, it seems could not secure place in
the dance. The young lady therefore should
have waited for him, unless he excused her,
owing to the peculiar circumstances forbidding
him TO take his place in the dance. 1t was
solely matter of courtesy between the two
Ed
DOMESTIC RECIPES.
CornnaeGl Dodgers (scitlom sodo).-Two cupfuls of
white cornneaI, scalded with boiling water that
the meal is all wet but not soft. Add one teaspoon
fu Of butter, one teaspoonu of sugar, half a tea
spoonful of salt two or three tabespoonfuls of
milk. When cold, add two eggs, yoks and
whites beaten separately. The batter should
drop easily from the spoon,-not be thin enough TO
pour nor stiff enough TO be scraped out The pans
in which the dodgers are baked must be set on the
stove, well CREASED and made kissing hot. Turn in
the batter about an inch thick and bake in quick
oven until brown and putty. Should be baked IN
put pans:
lasses, oDe-ia!f cupful OF seft butter, one even
tablespoonful Of ginger, one even tablespoonful of
soda, two tablespoonfuls warm water milk.
Flour to mix soft Roll one-third of AN inch thick
and cut in small rounds The soda should be dis
solved in the milk water and added TO the mo-
lasses and ginger; then add the milk and flour.
Apple SHosr.-Three large tart apples whites Of
three eggs, half cupful powdered sugar, half cup
ful OF jelly. Stew or steam the appies after they
have been cored and quaTtcred bus not pared and
rub through hair sieve. Beat the whites of the
eggs until stiff: add sugar; bea; again; then add
apple and beat 10 snow. Pile lightly in glass
dish and gaInish with Jelly holly leaves. To
be served with boiled clStard.
Boiled C5tstcrd.-One pint OF milk, yolks of three
eggs, three ta5esoonfuls of sugar, half teaspoon
fu of salt. half tesspoonfu Of vanilla Sclld the
milk Peat the yoks, add sugar and salt and beat
to q cream. Pour the hot milk slowly upon the
eggs, stirring a The time, then turn into the boiler
and stir constantly 10 smooth, thick cream Strain
and add the ayoTing when cold il loses strength
and quality by heating. Do not stir the eggs into
the hot milk. as there s danger Of curling and part
of the egg VIII be left in the bowl DO not leave the
custard on the stove instant aer is creamy,
moment viii turn ii to curds and spoil it. Ii will
thicken IN cooling. For very rich custard five
eggs may be used instead of three.