The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-19
WOMAN AND HOME.
Practical Suggestions for Experienced ant
inexperienced houseSives.

6OhAN AND HOME.
Practical Suggestions for Experienced ant
inexperienced houseYives.
Always grease the bars of the grid
iron before broiling with it.
Salt mackerel should be soaked in
milk all night before cooking.
Boiled rice. eaten warm with sugar.
butter and nutmeg is often a pleasant
! dessert.
The proper way to eat oranges is to
cut them in two and scoop out the pulp
with spoon.
Cream toast is an appetizing and
economical supper dish. as it uses up
stray Slices of bread.
Curry is pepper seven times intensi-
fed. and is used by French cooks to
season game. fish. etc.
Boiled cabbage should be drained in
a cola nder fifteen minutes and then put
in the oven for five minutes to heat
again.
Boiled meat is much more juicy ard
sweet if it is allowed to grow cold in
the water in which it was cooked.
Green tomatoes cut in half and put
down in brine make very acceptable
substitute for genuine cucumber pick
les.
Sweet potato pie. in which sweet po-
tatoes take the place of pumpkin or
squash is Southern Gelicacy not prop
erly appreciated nowadays.
Stewed chicken is made better by
being served on toast, or make Il pan
of biscuit. break them apart, hot, and
pour the gravy over them.
Pour boiling water upon onions be-
fore peeling them and You will avoid the
SIN arting eyes Occasioned by the volatile
oil in the juice of the onions.
Picked SISTERS are delicious. Care
must be taken. however. not to have
the spiced vinegar too strong or to
leave the oysters in it more than
twenty-four hours.
The 'pickings'' of roast turkey. duck
or chicken may be chopped fine, and
when covered with salad d ressing make
very pleasant side dish for dinner.
Moths may be killed. if under the
carpet, by wringing Il coarse towel
tightly from clean water. spreading it
upon the suspected parts and ironing
with very hot iron.
Ink stains may be removed from car.
pets by rubbing them with skim milk
until they are almost effaced and then
washing them with cloth wrung out
of boiling water without soap.
Boil fish in salt water. A good way
is to wrap the fish in napkin. SAL
mon and all dark flesh fish require
more cooking than lighter flesh fish.
Salmon requires ten minutes to the
pound, while cod only requires three
minutes.
Soak ham twelve hours before boil.
ing it. Then let it cool half an hour in
the liquor in which it was cooked. The
next day remove the skin and put the
ham, covered with bread crumbs. in
the oven half hour before dinner; it
is most delicious dish.
A good relish for supper may be
made in this fashion: Put Clipped beef.
smoked or dried, on the stove in fry
ing pan with cold water and let it boil.
Then thicken it with flour to the con-
sistency of gravy, and add pepper and
butter. This makes a delicious dish
ard uses up the remnants of dried beef
at the same time.
TartS are easily made by rolling ont
ordinary pie crust quite thin and cut
ting it with round cookie cutter.
Then. in half the number made, cut
four small holes, a thimble is the best
thing for the purpose, and bake in pie
tins. They are then ready for the fill
ing OF Jelly or marmalade, and this IS
simply done. Take plain piece OF
the baked crust, which forms the under
part of the tart. cover it thickly with
jelly or ma rmalade. and place upon it
a piece of crust in which the holes have
been cut before baking. A plate Of
these tarts is welcome addition to
any table. Springfield Union.