Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-29
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woRps OF ADVICE 10 PRACTICAL HopsKKElPRRs-A
NunBER or SANITARY suGGEsTI0Ns-LrTTLH THINGS
WORTH Observation-Disclosures FOB szAsoNAsrI
| DIsHEa
Gown PLANTS with newspapers before sweep
| ing.
ALMOND MEAL or oatmeal Is excellent for wash
| ing face and hands
WET ToBAoco applied to bee or wasp sting will
| give instant relief.
| HARrsHoRN WILL USUALLY RESTORE colors that
have been taken out by acid.
ToCLEAN DooRPLArEs use q solution Of ammonia
| In water, applied with rag.
SOLUTION OF PEARL ASH IN WATER thrown upon
fire, will extinguish it Immediately
To TAKE OUT INK on IRON MOULD STAINS from
white goods wet with milk and cover with salt
FOR RoUaHNEsS, caused by exposure to wind,
sponge the face with equal parts Of brandy and
| rose water.
TIE Rooms Of house need ventilation in the
well as In the summer.
For STAINS on the hands nothing is better than
salt, with enough lemon juice to moisten it. rub
bed on the spot and then rtnsed on with clean
DELICIOUS WAFFLEs.-Half pint of cold boiled
farina half pint OF rice flour, two tabespoo nruls
OF wheat nour one pint OF milk one tablespoonful
OF butter, Two eggs, well beaten.
bkkAkFAsT bAC0N-Slice bacon very thin, re-
| move the rind NIL shallow pan with cold, sweet
potatoes sliced cover the potatoes with the bacon
| ana BAKE until crisp; serve very hot.
POTATO GRIDDLE-CAKEs.-FOur raw potatoes
grated, two eggs, yolks and whites beaten separ-
ately, one-hal teaspoonful of salt one-half salt
spq0aial OF pepper one tablespoonful Of iour. fry
TIAPANs-Cut cold roast beef in thin slices,
sprinkle with hour, salt and pepper, put them in
pudding dish In layers alternating with sliced to-
mat0eS and pieces OF butter cover the dish closely
ana bake slowly one hour.
How TO FROST A WINDow-Tie q piece of putty
up In piece OF cheese cloth. Having cleaned the
glass perfectly, rub the putty over 1t in smooth
INES let IL get dry and then varnsh the glass. 1t
Will "stand" considerable steam.
FOR BILIoUsNEss squeeze the Juice of a lime or
small lemon into half glass OF cold water and
stir In little baking soda; drink while 1t foalns.
| TO DE taken when rising in the morning. This
VIII also relieve the sick headache, taken in the
beginning.
GREEN CORN PuDDrNa-Twelve ears of corn
grated, one quart sweet milk, quarter OF a pound
| or butter, four eggs well beaten, quarter OF
pound OF sugar, season with pepper and SALT stir
| buttered dish.
TEA MUST NOT be taken too strong, nor when it
has been drawn too long, for 1t then becomes
ACID, and has bad influence upon the mucous
membranes OF the throat. There is always SEN
Satl0n OF dryneSS after taking q cup OF tea that
| mas been allowed to draw 100 long.
CoCOA.-AS an article OF diet cocoa has been COM
pared to milk. 1t contains large quantity OF fat
| and other nutritive properties, which render it
very nourshing and therefore useful in debilitated
| states OF the system, and for healthy men while
undergoing great muscular exertion.
COFFEE MADE OVER NIGHT.-One and half
tablespoonsfuls Of cofIee for each cup Of coffee
| desired; pour on one cup OF cold water and let 1t
remain all night; In the morning turn on the re-
Qured amount OF boiling water; let It stand five
| minutes where It Will keep hot and not boil.
1 nu.UDu D.
| OF lean beef chopped nne, four crackers rolled,
three eggs well beaten, tablespoonful SALT tea
| spoonful pepper. Use thyme or other herb Mix
| well and mold into brick. Cover with bits OF
salt pork and bread crumbs. Put q coffee cup OF
water In the pan and haste often. Bake one hour.
F0R BURNs.-A burn becomes less painful the
moment air is excluded from 1t. For simple burns,
OIL or the white OF an egg, can be used. One part
OF carbOlic acid to six parts OF olive Oil is found
be invaluable in most cases. slight or severe, and
the first layer OF lint should not be removed until
the cure Is complete, but saturated by the applca-
| ton OF fresh outer layers from time to time.
OYSTER SOUR-Put gallon Of water to a knuckle
OF veal boil 1t until 1t is reduced one-half then
strain 1t and add the juice from quart OF oysters
and salt and pepper to suit taste; Is minutes be-
lore taking II up put In the oysters, Tablespoonful
OF butter, and SIX rolled crackers; when The oys-
cannot boi and add half pint OF milk and serve.
Ice PoULTICE FOR FEvERs.-Spread a layer OF
| lnSeed meal three-fourths or an inch deep on q
cloth Of proper sze and put pieces Of ice the size
of marble on the meal at intervals OF an inch;
| then sprinkle lightly with the meal; cover with a
| cloth, and turn over the edges; apply the thick
| surface TO the skin. The meal protects the skin
and excludes the air from the ice, thus preventing
| melting.
| CANNING CORN ON THE EAR.-Cook the corn, as for
the table, three-quarters Of an hour: then nil your
jars with 1t and pour boiling sailed water TO over
now the jars Screw on the lids and cook for thirty
minutes longer, by standing the jars Immediately
| In a wash-bOiler with hot water enough in II TO
cover up half way up their sides Put the cover
on the Dolier and let all steam lor the time named
| Tightening the lids and using new rubber rings
| OYSTER LoAvEs.-With a pointed, sharp knife
| cut OF the tops OF some small round French rolls;
scrape out the crumbs and fry them crisp In clari-
| ned butter; stew as many oysters as needed.
First, however, remove the fringe or "beard" and
| cut them 10 two. FIJI the roll with oysters, well
mixed with the crumbs, add bit OF butter to eacn
put on the lids and set In the oven to brown
| Served with fried breadcrumbS sprtnkled ever
| them.
| How TO PRESERVE AUTUMN LKAvKs-Have q
| board about eighteen inches square. Lay over It
| twoOr three thicknesses OF yellow wrapping paper
| Have warm f1at-irOn and a cake OF yellow wax
| Place lear on the paper pass the iron over the
wax and iron the leaf on both sides until dry The
iron must not be so hot as To make kissing sound
| on the leaf. ArLer preparing several leaves this
| way there WILL be so much wax on the paper that
to iron the leaf with the freshly iron on one
side Only. the under side, will be sufficient.
| CRAB APPLE PRRSERvE.-To each pound Of fruit
allow pOunu Oh lOal sugar ana one quart OF hot
water TO seven pounds OF irut. Dissolve the sugar
and the water in the preserving kettle, standing
this not over the fire hut on the tea kettle, where
the steam will heat 1t sufficiently. Rub each crab
clean IN its skin with damp cloth, "SLlck" each
several times with coarse uarning needle as skin
and stems are part OF The beauty OF the preserves
AS soon the syrup bOils up add the and set
ali over the re 70 cook until clear and tender. Re-
move the fruit into the jars and boil up the syrup
| again until very rich and jely-ike.
| BROnRD MUsBROOAs.-Thei Ingredients are mush.
room Flaps pepper and salt to taste, butter lemon
| juice. Cleanse the mushrooms by wipng them
with piece OF flannel and little salt; cut on q
| portion or the stalk and peel the tops; brOil
them over clear nre, turning them once
| and arrange them on very hot dish. Put a
| small piece Of butter on eacn mushroom, season
| with pepper ana salt, and squeeze over them
few drops OF lemon juice. Place the dish before
the tire. and when the butter Is melted serve very
hot and quickly. Moderate sized flaps are better
| suited TO this mode OF cooking than the buttons;
the latter are better In stews. Time ten minutes
| for medlum-SiZed mushrooms.
! FALL HOUSE CLRANING.-The most important
part OF the dwelling TO be cleaned in the fall is the
cellar. 1t would be far better for the family to
| neglect the parlor than to leave the cellar un-
| cleaned great deal Of the sickness some fami-
| lies suffer could be easily traced TO the cellar
| which IL Ovpr1OOkp6 mr. n n Nv