Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-20
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THE LEoSINE SUNFLowER is again utilized
for pincushions and whisk brush holders. For
the brush holder it must have case Of stout
pasteboard.
GERMAN BIsCUITs.-Mix the yelks of five
eggs thoroughly with eight ounces Of sugar and
stir five ounces Of flour into the mixture. And
The whites of five eggs beaten TO a stif froth,
put into buttered pan and bake slowly.
BISHOPS BREAD.-Beat fourteen ounces of
sugar with the yeIks of six eggs, and the whites
OF three for half an hour. Then add slowly
eight ounces of -four, six ounces of blanched
almonds cut in thin strips, six ounces of rsisins
and three ounces of citrOn cut in fine pieces.
Pour In a well-greased pan and bake slowly.
CHOCOLATE CooKIEs-One cup of butter two
cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs, one
cup of grated chocolate. one-half teaspoonful of
soda and one teaSpoonful OF cream of tartar;
roll thin. This makes a great quantity. They
are better with age.
DAINTY ROUND CUSHION for the nursery
Is made of white linen. The cover is of fine
cambria edged with delicate torchon lace with
tiny sprays OF bluets embroidered in silk. 1t is
kept in place on the cushion by running it with
strings of narrow blue ribbon, masses OF loops
OF the ribbon finishing the cushion on two
sides.
LACE MAY BE WASHED by winding it
around bottles or sewing it on muslin and boil
Ing it in soft water with white CASTLE soap. 1t
should be rinsed in soft water after removing 1t
from the suds. Rice water a thin solution of
gum arabic may be used to stiffen ii. BY press
well. as this process prevents the hattening SO
undesirable in lace.
WHIPPED CREAM with gelatine is an excel
lent dish. Take three pints of rich, sweet cream,
Sweeten TO taste and flavor with three teaspoon
fuls of vanilla; whip TO perfectly stiff froth;
dissolve three-quarters of an ounce of gelatne
in a small teacup of hot water; when cool stir il
the ice-boX.
NEW WAY to make chocolate cake is to
take square, plain cake, TO be about an inch
in thickness, and on top to place one layer of
chocolate about a halfinch in thickness. The
sugar is first boiled almost To candy in little
water By this process granuared sugar may
De used, and the objectionable gritty taste may
be done away with.
RICH GRIDDLE CAKE.-Put half pound of
Hour into a bowl add three ounces of butter and
q little salt. Rub all together with the back of
q spoon; when well mixed add as much rich
milk as will form "a light paste; roll it out, but
touch il as little possible, to half an inch in
thickness. The griddle must be heated thor
Oughly-out not too holland must be creased,
but no oil swimming on it. Place the cake upon
1t. and bake in twenty minutes, turning it once
or twice.
THE BANANA has come to be almost q neces-
sity TO thousands of northern families to whom
1t was unknown few years ago. They are
fried and served as an entree; pies are made of
them, with delicate upper and under crust,
with plenty OF sugar and Il suggestion of spice
but when sliced thin and mixed with chopped
pineapple or with chopped oranges. they are
n
by removing tine skin, cutting the bananas in
two pieces, crosswise, and piling them on q
pretty china or fancy plate.
To KEEP BLACK FURNITURE IN GOOD ORDER.
The best polish for keeping this furniture in
good order is made with half pint of pale raw
inseed oil. and of lac varnish and naphtha 5
or. each; these ingredients to be thoroughly
we'll mixed before using. To keep light oak
bright, take l, Id. of beeswax and about half a
pint of spirits or wine turpentine, mixed
without heat, little more or less of the latter,
NAV be required to bring the mi N he
consistency of butter.
SALT GOLDFISH FRITTERS.-Soak In water
until fresh one-half pound of salt Goldfish; then
boil and pound it in a mortar or chop it very
dne- Add black pepper, some chopped parsley
and tablespoonful OF butter. Chop fine two
onions; Try them soft and brown them nicely
In butter Then add to the onions two tOma-
toes peeled and cut small, and let them stew
down together until intimately Incorporated.
Mix this with the fish. Then beat up Well four
or i've eggs, add them to the whole mixture
and FRY immediately, either in hot oil butter,
toa iignt brown color, dropping the mixture for
Trying into the pan in small cakes.
A LAUNDRY EXPERT gives the following
methods for removing iron mold from white
fabrics, but on noaccount are they to be applied
TO colored materials: Dissolve in a gill of boil
Ing water one ounce of cream OF tarter and one
ounce of OXallc acid. Bottle the mixture and
Keep Tor USE The rust stain is 10 be mOistened
with the mixture, and after short time it will
water Inc following method is quicker but
requires more care: Warm a little muriaxc
the rust will instantly disappear. as the acid
dissolves the oxide. The fabric must be i'm
mediately washed in warm water that it be not
injured by the acid. This method will also re-
move Ink spots--N. Y. Commercial. .,-,..-,
lea DRINKING AND DIGESTION.-Sir w Rob
erts to obviate the retarding effect of tea on
salivary digestion, recommended everybodt to
add pinch of bIcarbonate of soda to the tea
when II is being infused in the teapot. Fle
found that ten grains OF soda added to an ounce
of dry tea almost entirely removed this retard-
Ing influence. 1le Infusion iS
darker than usual, but the flavor is not sensi-
bIy altered Coffee, unless taken in very large
quantity. has very little retarding effect on
salivary digestion; this is explained by the fact
that the tannin of tea is replaced in coffee by
seInbles coffee and has little or no effect on
salivary Digestion; the OF coffee or cocoa is
therefore, preferable 10 that of tea for persons
OIL ieebie Observation-Disclosures Century.
THE MANAGEMENT OF LAMPs.-To insure
good light, the burners of petroleum lamps
should be kept bright. If they are allowed to
become dull the light is uncertain, and, owing
10 inc absorption of heat by the darkened
metal, smoke is the result. Once a month place
the burners IN a pan, covering them with cold
water, 70 each quart OF which Il tablespoonful
OF washing soda should be added and also "A
little soap Boil slowly for one or two hours
and at the end of this time pour oil the black
ened water. Then pour enough boiling water
into the pan to cover the burners adding soan
and soda in the same proportions as before
After boiling again few minutes poIrr off the
water, rinse the burners with clear hot water
ana rub dry with a soft cloth. The burners
must be perfectly dry before the wicks are
introduced Should the wicks become clogged
with The particles OF dust floating in the OIL ard
new ones not be desired, they may be boiled i'm
vinegar and water, dried thoroughly, and put
bach IN the burners. IL wicks have done duty
an winter they should be replaced by ones
In the spring. Nickel burners NAV be boiled as
wei as brass Ones Time spent in the care of
ramps Is never wasted. n perfectly clean lamp
Inat gives brilliant light is a great comfort
:" nat more cherries or depressing than an i'll
Kept lamp, which gives forth an unsteady
IuTldy slSht-destroyinS flame. The paper roses
euelder roses and chrysanthemuIns, so popular
lor decorative purposes, are admirable for
piieihS IN the Iainp-chimnevs To keep OUT
the dust during the day, and the wicks should
De turned a little below the rim of the burner
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