Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-10
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FIRE SCREENS of tiny bits of mica set in
daintily wrought brass frames form an effect
I've protection from the heat and at the same
time permit a view of the "ftful freight
VIOLET BOXES, made like wedding cake
boxes, OF satiny white paper, are sold, to hold
from dozen to fifty violets and are exquisite
little gifts to friend. The violets must be
freshly picked each morning, and their price
color.
NoURrsHING AND SLEEP-GIvING DRINK
Hot milk and settler water together are good
nourishment for the nerves. Take half
tumbler OF milk, heat very hot, but be sure to
remove from the fire before it boils; add from
the siphon bottle sufficient settler water to fill
up the tumbler stir and drink This Is a good
n1ght-cap.
Coon RECIPE for macaroni: Boil one quarter
of pound of macaroni in sailed boiling water
until 1T is tender. Put in a buttered baking
dish layer of macaroni, then layer of oys-
tiers, continuing until the dish is full. Then
pour the oyster liquor and cup of milk over
all, adding little butter. Cover with bread
OF cracker crumbs and a beaten egg Bake until
a delicate brown, and garnish with parsley and
hard-boiled eggs.
ORANGE Disadvantages are plentiful and
this dessert is easily made. To the Juice and
pulp of three oranges and the juice of small
lemon add one and one-half pints of cold water
and three ounces of sugar. Let all boil up once
and then strain. Mix two tablespoonuls of corn
starch smoothly in little cold water and stir it
INTO !, :, the strained syrup. Set the mixture on
cool ana then set 1t in the refrigerator. Before
serving beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff
frOth and stir into the corn starch 1t NAV be
served in fancy dishes or in cases.
THE SECRET OF ALWAYS HAVING good fish
balls Is to make up the fish with hot potato and
fry it Immediately. Cold mashed potatoes are
heavy; when hot they are like a light batter The
only cooked thing about a fish ball that NAV be
put In cold is the fish, two cupfus, chopped
i ,p or hve potatoes, making just little more
Than the fish; one egg, two tabIespoonfuls OF
80 tnay fIfn IL
teaspooniul OF pepper. Add the fish and sea-
sonng to the mashed potatoes, then the WELL
beaten egg. Shape this mixture into small
balls. Place in frying basket and cook
In hot lard until Observation-Disclosures Ledger
BRUNSWICK STEw.-At ten o'clock put on
two Or three slices of fat bacon and an onion
cut fine; boil until eleven, then put in two
quarts of tomatoes that have been skinned and
masht fine; boil till twelve; then put in a large
pod oi red pepper, two large chickens, cut as for
Trying, and stew till two; then put In half
pound OF butter and two tablespoonfuls of stale
Dread crumbs, Two ears of boiled corn cut from
the cob. and three white potatoes mashed, but
not very hne, With one small tablespoonful of
salt Send the stew to the table boiling hot
There should bes good deal OF gravy. The
chickens should be stewed to pieces, and the to-
inatoes perfectly dissolved. Squirrel may be
stewed In the same way.-Ihe Caterer.
ONIONS FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES onions
have soporific effect upon all persons must be
determined by the use of them. The lamented
MIR. Frank auckland found them beneficial after
onions prepared by the following method have
afforded relief to many persons suffering from
insomnia TO each quart OF onions allow a
quart OF cold water with half a teaspoonful of
salt. Let the onions simmer for two hours
Drain them thoroughly when cooked and let
them become quite cold. Mix one Tablespoons
iui OF butter with one tablespoonful of flour,
adding salt and pepper, and pour on the mix
ture one pint of boiling milk, stirring con-
slantly. Put the onions in the sauce and set
them on the fire until they boiI.--N. Y. CONNER.
cidL.
CLAM SoUP.-To the juice of one hundred
CLANS add three quarts of water season with
pepper and salt, and put on to boil till the
scum ceases to rise Swimming 1t carefully all
Tie time. Then put in a SaltSpOOnful OF either
fresh or dried thyme leaves, the juice of two
small onOns--or let one onion boil in the SOM
and remove it before serving-a quarter of q
pound OF butter rubbed into one tablespoonful
Of flour; let it boil twenty minutes after adding
THESE. Chop the CLAIMS very fine, put into the
soup, and boil five minutes. Then put the soun
where it will keep hot without boiling, and add
Iour eggs beaten very light and stirred into one
pin. of milk which has been boiled. and
allowed to cool sufficiently not to curdie the
eggs. Put in teaspoonful of parsley, if you
Ike the flavor. and a wneglaSs of wine or
MOTT is very good without. Half the above
quantity is quite enough for six or eight
p2opie.-Ihe Cuterer.
Gales HEAD, MOCK TURTLE).-Take q well
cleaned Calls head, cut it open and take out
the brains carefully. put it in pot of cold water
and boil until half done; take it out and pick
the meat off the bones and cut it in small
until done, then put in one teaspoonful each of
sweet marjoTam and parsley, and two or three
large onions, chopped very fine one saltspoon-
ful cayenne and twoof black pepper, one salt
spoonful cloves, and one ounce alispice, one gill
each OF mushroom ana walnut catsup, one pint
OF wine, and half pound of butter. The hook
OF q ham is great Improvement. Let it boil
until we'll done. Beat up the brains with the
white OF an egg, and fry them in small cakes cut
half the liver In thin Slices and fry it Also Gar
nish with hard boiled eggs cut in thin Slices If
the gravy is not thick enough. brown "a tea
butter and put it in. For the forcemeat balls,
take halt a pound of veal, and the tongue
chop fine, and beat in mortar, add half tea
spoonful each OF sweet marjoram and summer
savory chopped fine, the same OF powered mace
quarter OF u nutmeg grated, one saltspoonful OF
pepper, two of salt, and the yelks of two eggs.
Mix well together roll into balls roll in -four fry
brown, and put in the soup. Slice lemon into
the soup, or cut one and let each add Juice to
suit the taSte.-THe Caterer