Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-09
HOME MATTERS.

HOME MAIIERS.
To EErP WORMS AND BCGs of all kinds from
books ~. r,..Nis some insect powder on the
shelves al The back and tie "a small piece of
camphor i'm cotton bag and place I'm the SaIse
place. This camphor bag * ais, a good hing To
place in the piano To Keep moth from the felt
pads.
ENGLISH MUFFISs.-Make up one ouart of
-four vii cold water SOFT as you can bandl.
IL; pui In a te.,spoOnIul of salt and tai les,,uon-
full of yeast and set 1T IN a moderately warm
place In q, me m,rnins beat up the white OF AN
beat IL well Win spoon Bake in large
muftin rings
NEW BKEAKFAsr CUP, or rather a favorite
one OF Napoieon's revived, IS TO blend coffee
and ehocolate together, pouring each from the
pot heid TWO Ieet high above the cup. 1t Is
more restorative tGan coffee alone, and less
nen thah chocolate a'one, and is held 10 be "a
napPy Marriage OF The iwu the Invention was
made, IL II said, 10y Voltaire
70 CLEAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. great
care pianos, anu esi eclaliy upriyhts, Will be-
come sineared and lack IusIre. Do not attempt
70 use any varnishe, or furniture poiisne,, but
taAe iuke-warn water, make soap-euus ana
WASH thoroughly, Small space AT Il tlne,
either with sponge or soft rag, quickly ru1bins
ory with larger Ia. \ piece Vi Ola taoe-
ciotn Is the best iOf tnl> purpose.
Morn PREvENTER.-Bciore putting on cloth
or plush mantle lanUrequins, cut "a sheet OF
taxpayer To lit the mantle shelf; il will prevent
the ravages of early moths. Indeed, with this
precauIlO.s The lam brequ!n may remain up the
entire season with safely. he taxpayer cut in
narrow strips and placeI under tine edges OF
Carpets, is much more effiricious tnan the old
meI bod OF spTIDkilug wlth black pepper
PICKLING CABBAGE-rhis way OF picking
cabbage is recommended: For Two quarts of
finely shredded cabbage allow one pint and "A
bail OF minced bell peppers, tue seeds removed,
one taOiesp"onuio OF fine salt. hall "a >Inaicu piui
OF mustard seed. one smail teaspoUL,ui oil
ground cloves aud the saline amount Ca ground
Cinnamon. Mix wei Together, put in jars, aud
pour over the mINture enough boiling cluer
vinegar To saiursste IL, but To rise ABOVE III.
Cover securely and Keep i'll a cool, dark place.
To Cook A CUTLEr.-Put into Al stew pan one
ounce of sweet beef dr!ppiIgs, one-half ounce
butter, four or hve cloves OF garlic finely
chopped, and IA little salt. When brown mince
up the heart ID wuiie Cabbage, we'll washed,
stir repeatedly, and leave II To sew ior TWO ana
nali hours CuI thin outlets Oh veal, cover
thein with II spoonlui Oh cnoppeu parsley, tue
same oi .nion aud tomato sauce, "a nttie salt
anu cayenne pepper. IlblespoonluAo. vinegar
naked together. Fry Ia oii or putter, lay Oh
the Cabbage mIxtur' aud serve
A Little BREAKFAST DISH.-Take green
bull-nose pepper, remove the seeds and cut IT
up into small pieces; mince an onion, also, ana
fry them together iii SOME good butter until
the ONION Ceglns 10 brOw.s and tne edges OF tue
pepper To cur up. Pu, some hnely-cnlpped
urieu beei into saucepan with suIIcieut
water To cover IL, anu wien IT coInes az me
boil drain The WAGER OH tnoTou7hiy and add a
piece Of butter the size -, u wainu,. Allow IL
10 cooA three or Iour minutes aud tuen SUR IN
tne ininceu pepper anu Onlon together Win d
de>sertsuooniuI oI tomato hetcuup, adding salt
to taste. Spreaa over nice UuLtered toast and
serve uoi--Lhe td.eIer.
SCALLoPED COLD BEEF WITH HAM.-Mince
the COLD beef very fheiy add to 1t Que
fourth oil It's weight III cold lean ham also finely
minced. Now make "a stock by dIssOlv ny
teaspOonIuI JonnsIou's nutu DeeI in boiling
wate., naVorins II witn :, ht!ie mushroom
keschGp. meat In d Stewp.n over
gentle IRE inoIslening 1T Win the Stock Uu'
adding more Oi III ,ii.n tne meat VIII ABSORB
As sOon IL /, nessted tnoroG4niy, put Tue mix
ture into our scaiiol cover theIn wItii
bread ca lnUS, lay sop Vi each d SIice of
soOu Gutter ana put them tine oven uht the
top, ue.lcateiy biowneo, wiiicu Will take
eagnt or ten iniuCte,- Iusn serve immediately
UTILIZING THE SPAKkow.-A young iriend
who hao grown weary vi the depreua,ions and
bareiaceu impudsnce ul the sparrow> deter
mined To turn Inc saucy, worthless birds to ac-
count Win ID slim ..le Trap ne shared IL dozen,
gave them tue co,ap grace anu nad tneIn PIE
paied l.ne reed Uifu> a, la Cteiuent. IiIese
uaInLy feeders proved laL ana UeicIOu>, ana
tIey Recommended 10 Iiiose WAC are not
averse To- utiIIZIlIs Iuese pests. Inc mead ana
trails Removed The birus well
cieaned. i'll each Uird put large oyster. lake
as LI.,ny g'Io4->Ze-. sweet or lI4sn potatoes as
ihe.e are oiiu>; eut them i'll two, crUsswise, re-
move some u. ,ne Inside and put Il spsrro" De-
tween Iiie Two pieces Va eacn potato; press The
two pieces tJ.e sIer firmly U;lKe Tor nall an
hour III "a Urish oven. ReuIoVe the slTluSs aud
lie Wan SOW Tape or rIDbUn and serve.-N.
l-S0mHeTctuL
IoAAIU kETCHCP-Take any desired guam
thy GA tonaIOes, selec,Iug those winch are
thoroughly Iipe, cut them Ii to slices anu put
late aneIlI in stone js,r, spunKlIIIg little
sail over tIeIu, her ISye tJiuxtIUes,
wIIu Sail, auu repeat Lne layeIS until the jar
three-IOurIus fun. Stand the jar ill !, warm
pace three or louF uay - sIiITlDg tile tomatoes
three or tour tIIn-s a uay. I,ieu press Inen
tufvu, IA II sieve, measure tne Juice. anu put IL
into "a porceiain.iiueu pan, auuiis L. each QUART
Of que OuLee oI UI.i, pc PIPER, uiade vi mace
SIX or eIgAI wnoie Cloves, iiaii all ounce ,. ALI
spIee, anu "A Lr.t-pOoniui Oi pOwutFeu ginger.
bshi lugreuISntS IOr III teen minutes, tnen
Remove from nre, ana Wniie sill WARM I'ur
IL lssIO sOltle> As SOON as iIIe ketcnup UecOiies
cotd co.. the bottles tlgnliy aIIu SCI away iUr
SIN VEGAS, inca oOii IL assIii, stuuinS more oi
the >pI~es to suit the ta,le.-1.se CUT er.
GOLDEN HCsk, OK SMALL YELLOW IONA
easily lake the pace vi the scotch marina.des
at the Oreakfas. table. as tIey Iuay he naSored
with elmer orange or lennon, while stiIl Keep.
in2 tueir own Qualities. ,is,ne syrup ~ dis
soiNI.s Iii "a hal pint Oi wafer One-IlaiI pound
MAJ. es until IeiiUer, remove with d uraluILS
siSOOH, u ii the ~ Iup ndlI an hour lOn-er and
pour over me nun. Iou eItuer puI Iresu
lennon OranSG peel cuS III >quaire dice among
the LOIlaJOes IIIie Cooking, - tue riuuS Oi
the .rt.il Win Tue Jumps sugar uutIl You get
ali The cOiUrI4is I'll GOWN white rIIId
yellow tomatoes are good dred, substitute
Tor rai,Ins, Ia i'.es, puuuinS anu cake. Boil
ruIt III syrup, linen pace ON plates ~ airy.
Next day place again III syrup r. Leai tiiIs
tHTee days, tsIeI OoII Tine TeInei44ns >. rup very
thIe~ pour over iIuIt. For uryI Ie, use
of IrUIl.