Evening star., 1886-09-04
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| HINTS FOR THE HousEHoLD-RECrPEs ToR
NAKING TEMPTING DUHE6THI DEooRA-
TON OF RooNs-THH CARE OF PLANT OUT
TINos-A PRETTY HANGING BASKET.
BURLAPs msy be used with effect for panels
| in ceiling decorations. ArabesQues in gold,
| silver and bronze painted upon It by those
who understand lustra painting are exceed
| ingly rich.
PINE FLOOR washed with 0 solution Of one
pound Of copperas in gallon Of strong lye will
appear very like an oak door. The solution Il
destructive to carpets and other wooden gooda
A CURE FOR IVY Po1soNING.-Twenty drops
OF orom1ne In an ounce Of olive-oil, applied
freely four times day, and the affected part
washed with warm water and CASTLE soap
twice day, Ia said to have completely cured
seventy-five cases OF ivy poisoning.
PINK GINGHAM AND SEERsUcKER are prone
TO fade, and from being q delight to behold are
transformed into dingy, disagreeable tints.
This may be avoided If they are washed in 9
In like mixture, which should have q decid-
edly acid taste.
CocoANUT CAKE.-Mix three-quarters Of .
pint OF powdered sugar with one ounce Of but
ter; add one pint Of -four with one tablespoon.
eoanut and milk enough to make stiff batter.
nut on top.
SLICED APPLE P1K-One pound Of prepared
hour, three-fourths pound OF butter, ice.water
to make stiff dough. Pare, core and slice juicy
Plpp1ns; put . layer within the crust; sprinkle
sugar literally over it, strew half dozen whole
the Ihs 5Her t% more apples until
GRAPE PIE.-Pop the pulps out OF the skins
into one vessel, and put the skins into another.
Then simmer the pulp a little and run it through
acolander TO separate the seeds. Then put the
SKINS s and pulp together, and they are ready
Ior Juggling, or for pies. Pies prepared in this
way can hardly be distinguished from plum
pies.
New POTATOES a Ia creme are nice for break
fast or lunch. Cut some boiled new potatoes in
slices and put them in a stewpan with tour
ounces of butter, one gill Of cream, little nut
meg, pepper and salt and the juice of halt q
lemon. Set the pan ON the fire, tossing the con-
tents while they boil up once or twice. Serve
with ring OF crOutons.
RED LAMP SHADES are Q monstrosity. DIR.
FORBES Winslow gives facts to show how injuri-
Gus to the eyes are the red and yellow rays of
the ordinary oil lamps and gas, and shows that
certain amount Of blue In the lamp shades
will prevent their bad effects. Pink and buff
I0ned paper Tor newspapers are a great mistake.
Inc pest paper for the eyes is that which is
nearly white, with a slight blush or lilac tint.
PLAIN LEMON PIE.-To the grated rind and
juice OF two lemons add two cups Of cold water,
the beaten yelks OF five eggs, two cups of sugar,
and put 1t over the fire. Blend two large table
spoontuls of cornstarch in very little water,
ana add, when boiling, stirring briskly for y few
moments until it becomes thickened. Pour into
good undercrust. This amount makes two
med1um-SiZed pies, and may be enriched by
adding little butter.
A DELICIOUS OMELET.-Into q quarter of q
pound OF dry sifted flour mix one tablespoonful
Of herbs SO finely minced as to be almost pow
DER, a little salt, cayenne pepper and a salt
spoonful OF powdered sugar. Beat three eggs
very light. and add to them one tablespoonful
OF mushroom catsup, the juice OF TWO large to-
matoes and cup, OF warm milk; stir in the
Hour by degrees and fry q delicate brown, This
amount will make two omelats
ONE OF THE MOST nutritious and appetizing
soups known to the German gourmet is COM
posed principally of onions. Put in q stewpan
twelve onions, one turnip, and head of cab
quart OF white stock; stew till tender, add an.
other quart OF stock, pulp the vegetables, and
boil with the soup for half an hour, stirring it
constantly; just before serving stir in u half
pint OF boiling cream and about twenty button
onions, picked and boiled soft in milk and
water. Season with salt and thicken, ii de-
sired, with rjce-water worked with butter.
SCOTCH BROTH.-Two pounds of the scraggy
part OF neck of mutton. Cut the meat from
the bones, and cut OFT all the fat Then cut the
meat into small pieces and put into the soup pot
with one large slice Of turnip, two of carrot, Une
onion and q stalk OF celery, ali cut fine half a
cup Oh barley aud three pints OF cold water.
Simmer gently two hours. On the bones put
one pint OF water; simmer two hours. and strain
upon The soup. Cook q tablespoonful Of Hour
and one OF butter together until perfectly
smooth; stir into soup, and add a te;.spooufuI
OF chopped parsley. Season with salt and pep
per.
A GOOD PLAIN SAUCE FOR FRITTERs-Take
half pint OF some we'll favored molasses or
syrup and heat over the fire in u saucepan until
il reaches the boiling point Let it simmer q
few minutes to thicker, and add any aavoring
very suitable, or very little OF powdered
cloves. Just as you are ready TO send the
sauce to table stir IN q little cooking soda On
the end Of u spoon or knile, and beat up the
whole until IL loans nicely. Serve in a pretty
little pitcher or bowl OF china or silver. lfin u
bowl y small ladle is required with which to
help out the sauce.
STAINING FLOoRs.-An artist gives this re-
cipe for red stain, which gives the rich, deep
brOwn-red color OF old wood: Put one pound of
Brazil wood in three quarts of water and boil
one hour; strain and then add one ounce of
cOchineai. Boil this mixture 1or half AL hour
stirring gently. Scrub the woodwork to be
stained with sand and soap, and then Apply the
stain with u brush. AfterW ard Varnlsn 1T with
u mixture OF three ounces OF gum mastic six
ounces Of sandrace, halt a pint of turpentine
varnish and bali pint OF rectltied spirits mixed
over ire. The fine tint will be noticeable in q
few days after the application.
CUTTINGS FROM SOFT PLANTS, such as gera.
NUNS, petunias, coleus aud heliotrope, should
be made from side shoots that are not strong.
having three leaf buds, the cut being made
directly under q bud. Verbenas, ivy calceo-
larias and roses form roots at every point, and
therefore 1t is better to cut them between two
leaf buds. Ii u Dit of the old wood can be re-
tained upon the cutting OF woody plants it is
OF advantage to leave 1t, together with the
large leaf al the point where the cut is made
II should be borne in mind that fuchsias and
lantanaS, which belong " the woody class can
only be propagated by cuttings that are soft.
and that side shoots root more rapidly than the
ends.
A YoIJN0 GIRL whose room in al olr, oo,,,
try house was dsfgured by an ugly wooden
mantel and q fireplace that was not capable
Of improvement except at much expense has
beautifed 1t in simple manner. Sne was the
happy possessor OF a long mirror, SO she had the
the mirror inserted in its space. The ends of
the mantel and the jambs on either side the
mirror she then draped with old gold satin in
hour-glass fashion, adOrning the top with
bright Japanese fans and bric-a-brac. The en-.
tire arrangement Is unique, and no one would
dream that 1t was makeshift to cover q gap
ing, useless fireplace and hide eighteen inches
OF ugly wood.
POTATQ WATER Is announced as a sure cure
for rheumatism. A lady who tried it on her
husband put on half a peck of potatoes in an
iron kettle over the stove and let them boil all
TO pieces. She then, she says, by dint of much
band, got him up and put his teet in soak in
the water, and the pain was relieved as II by
magic. Cloths dipped in the hot potato water
were then applied TO his knees and other por-
tions affected, ana although the application
almost killed him at first, SO sensitive was the
first touch, yet a moments time saw the pain
allayed, and The patient was soon enjoying q
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