Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-31

WEATHER DRINKS VARIOUS ToOTHsowf,
DISHES AND HOW To MAKE THEM-suGGEs-
TIoSs FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
SIRUP OF vINEGAR-Four quarts VINEGAR
and two pounds sugar boiled until n clear
syrup. Bottle it. Use one or two tablespoons
agreeable beverage
SHELVES OVER Door FRAMEs-Moorfsh fret
work makes an effective finish for shelves over
door frames. These shelves are excellent recep-
tacles for the odd pieces of pottery or porcelain
that would he ''lost 10 sight" i'm the recesses off
some china closet
LEMONADE ALWAYS READY-Sduceze the
juice nom dozen lemons; boil the pulp in a
pint of water and add to the Juice To each
pint put an equal measure OF white sugar and
Doll ten minutes Seal mp. When wanted use
one tablespoon 10 "A glass of water.
CAKES FOR TEA.-These cakes are good with
afternoon tea: Mix for fifteen minutes four eggs
with bali pound ofsugar half grated nutmeg
and as much powder cloves as will lie on the
Up OF dinner Knife. Then add half pound
OF dry ana sitted flour. and mix thoroughly;
nave creased or waxed tin; drop "A table
spoonful OF the dough at intervals upon IL, and
"aNea paie brown III moderate oven.
TOMATO OMELKr.-Peel four ripe tomatoes,
ana cut or chop them Into little dice. Make
heaped Tablespoonful of flour into a-srnooth
paste with little cold milk; add a little salt
ana pepper, six weilbeaten eggs, and the to-
matoes- Beat the mixture thoroughly and try
the omelet in the usual way. IL may be folded
over III uked. but IL must not be turned. IL Will
require from six to eight minutes to cook prop
cry.
WAY To Cook CALF's LIvFR.-ATry this
Austrian method OF cooking calls liver: Re-
move the skin from the liver and cut 1t in
pieces as thick as your finger and Law them Iii
milk for several hours. Then take them out
of the milk and sprinkle them with flour; dip
thein In beaten egg and cover them with Hour
with winch you have mixed little salt. Fry
thefn in not drlppings and served garnished
with minced parsley.
FRIED APPLES. though Il very old-fashioned
dish, taste well for break fast. Lay some small
bits of salt pork the gridtiIe, ana remove
when the griddle Is very hot. and lay pieces of
fair, tart apples, as large can be cut, skin
uppermo>t, ON the gridGie. They must DC laid
stngiy, like buckwheat cakes Cook moderately
last, turn when Drown, and sprinkle with salt.
hen softened thoroughly arrange on II dish.
They will be found very palatable. The apples
should not be mellow.
WoRk-BAGs OF TICKING.-Little work-bags
of blue and white or pink and white ticking
made in the shape of an envelope eight inches
long by SIX wide. The coored stripes have
line OF golden silk in stem stitch. The white
stripes have colOred silk briar. herring bone
and others of the various fancy stitches through
the center. The lining rs oi silk. aud a bow OF
ribbon forms the fastening. Bags in this shape
OF larger size may be made III tine same way or
OF plush, embroidered, we'll ~ OF canvas,
worked with silk.
AIRING HOUSES IN SUMMER.-Every house
closed tor the summer should be opened once a
aired; every waste pipe should be well flushed
with water and have "a generous supply OF dis
1niectants- The cellar should be well aired, and
II the winters supply oil coal be put in during
the family's absence. floor and walls should be
thoroughly swept and the coal dust removed.
not thrown into the COAL bins At least one.
week before the return of the family the rooms
should be ventilated every day and the flush
Ing OF the pipes attended 10.
THE DUsTER AND THE SOFT CLoTH.-The
feather buster fiirter is unequaled and.
wit tasNff
so pronounced AS la blind the eyes To the real
Results The dust hies, and because il flies it Is
regarded as dislOdged permanently. Never
was there more mistaken notion. The feather
buster reaches inaccessible places and is the
least dangerous method of freeing statues and
paintings and ali general ornalnentatirnS of
wall ceiling from the untirin-, and pcnetr,,t-
Ing foe, but unless supplemented 10y the soft
cloth which holds AID can remove tine enemy
the falling cloud simply returns 10 lis former
condition.
WARM WEATHER DRISKs.-A French medi-
cal Journal says: "Wa alter should be drank cool
but not iced with the juice of quarter or half Il
lemon in 1t. Mineral water should also be
drank with "a dash OF lemon. Watc.- should al
ways be swallowed slowly. 1t il not the stomach
which Is dry, but the mouth and throat. II you
toss off a drink % water you throw il through
your mouth and throat into yOur stomach
without doing the former any good. while You
inIure the latter by loading il with what il does
not require Drink slowly. ANA keep the water
In your mouth Tor "a moment when you begin.
III you work in a not room III hot weather tie Il
not experience bali the cravings for drink you
otherwise would
STUFFED ToMAToEs.-Take a sufficient num-
Der Of ripe tomatoes and cut thin slice from
the stalk of each. Remove the insIdes being
careful not To break the outside OF the fruit.
Press the tomato pulp through d sieve and mix
IL with "a little pepper and salt, two ounces OF
ham previously cooked and finely minced Az
ouiOa choppet Very small. two tatlespoonIu!>
OF siited bread crumbs. SprIu> OF fresh
parsley well washed and shred fine aud :, we'll
It-- ion fhtr In
together. and Nil the tomatoes with the niN-
ture. Place them. with The CIV side Uppermo>t.
IL "A bakng-tin: cover the tops with seasoned
bread crumbs, and bake in It brisk oven tor half
an hour. send little gooi brown gravy To
Table in the dish with them. For a change the
tomatoes may be tiied with any kind of cold
meat poultry or game. finely minced ana
PLEASANTLY seasoned. Prepared i'll this WHY
they form a most delicious ieiIcacy.
BLACKBERRY SHoRTC4KE.-Blackbe berry short
cake may be made by this recipe: Sift half a
pound of Hour with two teaspoOnful> OF baking
powder. Il heap.hg tcaspoonful of sugar and the
same quantity oil salt. Mix with this a quarter
Of a pound of butter. which should he ilrm "a,
Possible, adding, little by Little, half a pint OF
cold boiled milk. The mixing should BE- done
with knife rapidly Place the paste OH Il
Houred pastry board turning II about until it is
covered with tue floar- i."ii il the thick
nvs> pi mail ALI inch and cut IL III round pieces
HE size oi a breakfast pts.tc. This may be done
by iANeTtlug u pate on the paste and cutting
around u. Lay IL" pieces on ii creased pan ami
bake. " hru done. eat around the edge and
put. them apart Lay the black berries on each
hall piece, >prin&iIrg them well with sugar.
Tine berries on iuc top layer should be placed
upright. serve with cream
How To MAKE \ POULTICE.-Dr Brcnton in
BrT6H, the new London periodical gives the
following practical hints this subject: The
common practice IN making pOultlces OF mix
Ing the liu>cti meal with hot water, and ap.ly-
Ing II directly D. the skin, il quite wrong: be-
cause ~ We do not wish To burn the patient We
must wait Gnill g.t AT portion of the heat has
been To-. The f'r'.p.r method i ~ take "a Ham
nei bc the size Oi t4e pOttitice required to filI
this with llnSecd PDu,ticc hot as il can Dos
siblS be made. and To- put between this and the
skin a second piece Of flannel. that there
shall be at least two thicknesscs of flannel be-
tween Tie s-..n aHd the poIltice itself Above
the POultlce should be placed more flannel, or "a
piece o. coltpt-wnpi, 10 prevent IL from getting
cod. by itIi- method We able to apply the
UIs-"d meal boiling hos, without burnirn. the.
patient. stui tAr heat gradually dItIUSiIg
through the flannel. afford d grateful ,s..se of
reitci which CtnHo. be ObtIIIeu by other means
Inrrc arr iew 'S-.y> "a which such marked re-
lief IS given To abdominal pain as by the apDli-
r.-.,ii 81. q pOultlce IN this manner"
Z TATOI~ READY pEELED.-An American
: tiemau residing in France writes: POTATO
cl.tUre - likely 10 receive tn new impetus
since the plan of selling them peeled sliced
.alG dried like certain fruits, seems To hit the
taste Oi The port market The dryIua, of the po-
t.,tOs follow the period of the de>-IcatioI OF
fruits. The method obViate5 decay aud .ermit.-
alton Ot the tuDer and occupying "a less volume
Transport Will toe cheaper and les difficult.
DO .4f,i..~ .lre pe.teu by machinery fteSs