Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-30

never being allowed to fly upward, as
that sends the dust into the air. Sweep
from the corners and sides to the middle
of the room, using the dust-pan fire.
quently, as the labor is increased and the
work of cleaning hindered by an attempt
to carry before the broom pile of dirt
Some prefer sweeping down the walls
first, but if this is done once a week there
is little dust brushed down, and light
after brushing of carpet will remove it
AnticipatOry of all sweeping or brush
ing, as far us possible, pictures should be
covered, lace curtains carefully shaken
and the ends wrapped III some old cloth
well-wOrn pillow cases are useful here
the bric-a-brac should be covered or,
better still, busted, laid away in drawers
or carried into another room. few
moments of waiting will suffice after
brushing the wainscoting, windOw-siIls
and doors, when the furniture may be
brought back and rearranged,
and the diIigent sweeper will
be only too glad that there
is no further busting necessary The
rugs that have been out in the air and
faithfully beaten and replaced have
look of freshness, and the tired worker in
her caps and gloves is entitled to few
ltSI III lliC tdSltSJ tlldlT sue
can find before she adjusts the scarfs
and other bits cf dainty handwOrk
Those who rank sweeping with drudg-
cry and feel no pride in its well doing,
will do well to remember the saying of
the gentle George Herbert who declares
that whose sweeps faithfully, makes
both 1.-the room and the action fine -
While Charles Sturgeon was willing to
accept as proof of conversion the simple
housemaid S declaration that now she
swept under the mats, thus attesting that
conscientious discharge of duty entered
into her homelest acts.
RECIPES
Mock Waffies-Cut bakers bread into
thin slices, dip them in milk and fry to Il
nice brown on n buttered griddle. As
the slices are done put butter and sugar
and very little nutmeg over them. Lay
them in pile and cover closely for
while before serving.
Frosted Apples-A very nice way of
preparing apples is the following: Pare
and core juicy tart apples, place them in
a pudding dish and bake them until just
done and set away to cool; then make
icing and spread it over the top, return
the apples to the oven and bake to u del
icate brown. Eat cold or hot with
cream.
Mince Meat-Take l bowlful of meat
chopped fine, and bowlfuls of apples,
pound each of raisins and black currants,
l lemon, cupfuls of sugar, nutmeg, 3
tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, l pint of
boiled cider, l cupful of brandy, boil all
together and can while hot.
Flannel Cakes-Scald teacupfuls
sweet milk and stir into it large .tacse-
spoonfuls of butter; then add 9 tsacUs5e
fuls cold milk, the yolks of wsH bea Sen
eggs, half teacupful yeast, Measpoat
fuI salt and Hour enough to nike a Hi
batter. Set in 4 warm plBFe to dc
Just before baking stir in the whitsN of
the eggs beaten stiff. Fry lik$any
griddle cakes. Flour is not addedFafter
the first rising unless it is left toffise a
second time.
Orange Pudding = Peel and cut five
oranges into thin slices, remove all the
seeds, pour over the slices a teaspoonful
of white sifted sugar. Heat pint of
milk by letting it stand in saucepan of
boilinssssyater; add the yolks of three
egesswell Reaten, and one tablespoonful
of csfn J0aRaqade smooth in cold milk.
Stir azEthe FINE, and as soon as thick.
nessster the ait. Beat 81 whites Of