The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-12-16
LOYAL WOMBN'SWORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
cun1srnAs CAKES AND CUSTOMS.

OF meat favored with poppy seeds. ~ eateH' ~
SaxonV annie salad aud herring; ~ holsien COD
fish preceded by rice soup ana followed 10y ocisen-
a,,een a species OF pancake: la DlSCrmarlS, cab
baTe pigs head and lung sausage; M the lErol'
fritters IN Saxony. STOLEN, an extremely delicious
roll cake: n East 'ricsiand, esonkucheil, answer
ing 10 our waitics, except that pointo Is USED IN
heir composition; IN Nuremberg honig or pleHer
kuchcn. IN Morayia, mohn hrc'zein, cake Favored
with peoples aud iu konlgsbcrg, Danzlc and Luz
beck maizipaii-tllis last made OF ALMONDS, sugar
and rose-water. The almonds are pounded IN
mortar 10 a line paste powdered sugar y added
pound for pound. aud sufficient rose water To mas
ii into stiff dough II is then put into molds ana
baked ia rather cold oven,
NULE CAKE
a. fine Germans famous Christmas cake. and Is
made a. follows. Take one pound of fresh butter,
one pound Of sugar, one pound and hall oi bouf,
two pounds 81 curranis, a glass oi brandy, one
mound OF raisius and citrOn, chopped together quite
finc two ounces Of sweet almonds pounded ~ a
mortar. 10 eggs, quarter oi an ounce oi alisplee
and quarter of an ounce Of cinnamon. Melt the
butter 10 n cream and pat ln the sugar. Stlf u hi
quite light, adding thc alispice aud cinnamoni ~
Qunrter 81 an hour take the golks 81 eggs, WORK
them in two on three at time. aud the whites mus
by tAis Time have been beaten into stu snow READY
60 work ia a. tlic paste must not stand TO chill the
butter. or il wiA hc heavy. Work 40 the whites
gradually; ihcn add the ctron and ri,lns ana cur
rants which must be well mixed with the sweet
almonds: lastly, the sihed -four Bake this Ia TINS
IN a hot oven for three hours. Put ~ sheets oi
paper under Il 10 prevent i's burning. Allh,9ugh
this Nule cake Is troublesome 30 make, u well re-
paws the work bv it, delicious flavor and by ITS ca
pacity for being kept fresh aud delicate.
SMALL CHRISTMAS Plum CAKE.
Ono cup butter. two cups brown sugar, yolks Of
three eggs. whites of two eggs. one-ilnii cup hih;
one-hnif cup dark molas,es one-haf teaspooniui
soda, onc-haf tcaspoouiul cream oil tartar, one
half pound rlisns, stoned and chopped. one-hai
pound currunls, two tabespooniuls amy irult syrup,
four cups -four, two teaspOoniuis mixed spices II
not dark enough, add little melted chocolate.
lsalze Ia small tins. 80 Mary Lennon, soldier 5
daughter.
The Happy Household.
KNITTING CHARACTERS.
Harry Household: In response 10 Mary Field,
take pleasure in giving the terms used IN KNIT
ting: H. knit tlaiu; q. puIl, as IL u sometimes
called, seum; a ar tog, narrow by knitting
together; over, throw the thread over the needle
before inserting Il la the next stitch; tlis makes n
loop which Dr. always TO be considered n stitch In
the succeeding rows or rounds; tw, twist stitch,
insert the needle in the back OF the stitch TO be
knitted aud lsut usual; IL, slip stitch from the
Jeff hand 10 ihc right hand needle without knitting
il n and b. Slip aud bind slip one stitch knit the
next. pass the slipped one over At exactly as IA
binding of a piece of work at the end, Rtarr in
dictates repetition. aud D. used merely 10 save
words. Mould like very much for directions how
10 knit anchor lace.-Mrs Carrie Hayes lpaTa
Fulton Co, III.
PINEAPPLE LACE.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: / have made several new
patterns OF lace from this column, and will send
directions FOR a very pretty pattern, called pine
Isl row-Crochet 3 chain. join, ? chain; 8 bars
IN this ring formed by chain, chain, bars "a
same ring, which forms n shell chain, shell n
last shell aud bar at the point of last shell, chain
and SO on until you have 10 shells.
% row-Ihree chain. turn. shell in second space
2 CHAIN bars ia the 4th space. chain bars in 5tl
space chain shell in 9ih space, chain, join IN the
first sllCll.
I'd row-Turn. $ short stitches in the chain shell
In last shell. chain 3 bars ia the space made by
chain. chain, shell in she'll join with short siitc
cat head Of shell.
an row-Turn. 3ohain, shell in shell 3 chain. iou
at the head 81 first bar chain. join in I'd bar. and
30 on iil you have points, 3 chain, shell in she'll
cham, join at first scallop, turn, all with shor
5tli row-shol in shell. 3 chain join in middle
stitch Of first point chain. chain, join in second
point. on u YOU have points, chain
shell In shell, Lin as before and 50 on till YOU
have point ia center, then turn crochet shell ia
shell. again shell IN shell, join n before 3 chain
join la last shell, chain JOIN Ia next shell. chain
join ut head q last scnilop turn tI each space
made by Chain. with short. which completes
first scaliop Of pineapple. SECOND pineapple made
N tirsl.-Nnnnie Heller, Brownsown, Ind.
WANTS AND WISHES.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: VIII some one kindly Ia.
form no how to skeletonizc flowers MARY l.
l-mery. Boston. Mass
Al this season there are always some friends {,
whom enc wishes 10 give reminders which, Will.
nice m every respect, must be inexpensive AN,
other tian cards. have a list at SUCH and Of thos
quickly and ensy made, and To any one sendiul
me 10 cents VIII SEND directions Tor making sev
eral.-Nina Harrington, Station A, Boston. Mass.
Editors Chat.
Mr.. James T.. Alger, swampseott, Mass. won tn
prize Tor tie fret correct answer 10 Miss Annie /
Marsl'z prize cliRmdc.
Thauks, w. g. Knowles, Spencer, Iowa, 70
pretty Illuminated card Ia ornamental penmansliip
Read Bessie Raymonds letter, and ask Santi
Claus TO intercede for Christmas.
Ia response 10 Mrs Clara Mitchell we give SOM
Christmas cake receipts. The Nue cake Is "a favor
ie IN thc i'athcrand, where Christmas il kept viii
heariiuess and cheer quite unlike anything know
In this country.
"a Clergyman appeared some time since.
Susie Bielcrson will accept thanks for beautiful
pressed flowers and ferns.
John ". Moran, r., Rockton, H.. Annie l. Marsl
Ptcssie CoNHu. laRlcr, Iowa; Wilbur Torrcy Lin
pard, KAN, say, Badge-yes.' In all as
Conversation Club.
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Write subject. .. Write your best
send answers TO all puzzles Tor use Of Editor Fac
week thc names of those writing the best letters
style. composition, spelling. pcnmanship and gen
crHi merit cOusiGcrcn-Wlll bc named at the hea
al this column on the Honor Roll First homo
will include nll Of these requirements. Secon
honor Viii include u deficiency n some one poinl
No oiiIoIe will Dc named.
HoNOR EoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First llonor-w. G. Knowles, Spencer, Iowa
Second Honor
sEARCHERs AND soLvERs
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OUR MISUNDERSTANDING
Presse Cowan Flaelcr iowa father served
90 III isi Iowa Cav, five uuelcs in the warHnd o
killed al Helena, would like letters from sons al
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Shelby, o., would correspond with the &. e.: ii
McCready, lolrsile, Calhoun Co. o. father serv
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daughter Co D, 2th Mich. veteran would like
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Cav, veteran, taken prisoner while serving ~
Gen. kiipaliicll la North Carolina, would d,
from conifudcs and Della from their daughic
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O5 Ernest BiOomcr saltwater, Mimi. 49, son
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