Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-02
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mental ornaments In the middle Of the
table. Simplicity is to be the rage. Plsin
| chins, clear glass and silver. The only
new fad is for dsggers, which some host
esses have sub ;tituted for knives. These
are OF the finest steel, and the handles are
richly chased and jeweled.
II dinner is to be served a Is russo,
thst is everything handed by the servants,
the table is prepared IS folio VS.:
When the cloth is laid arrange the
colored mat, o. "Eunner," as it Is now
called, in IFS place evenly down the mid
die. On this set the fruit, flowers, dried
ginger, sslted almonds or BON bons, al in
cut glass, silver or fancy china dishes.
According to Good Housekeeping, which
gives these directions. the runner is
optionsl, but 1t is very efactive.
Now measure with the hand from the
edge Of the table to the end Of the middle
finger and place the first glass. Con-
tinue this measure msns around the table
for each goblet, beside which group the
clsret and champagne glasses, IL wines
are served. Then set 3 plate at each
place, large enough to hold the m, olica
oyster plate Of the first course, which is
removed with the oyster piste. Now ar
range three forks on the left Zone OF
these is the oyster toIkl and two knives
On the right the larger OF
the TWO being used for meat.
The soup spoon and napkin are
also plsced on the right. Fold the napkin
in three cornered pyramid In which lsy
8 roll Of bresd, and before each plate
place small, salt cellar, either OF silver,
cut glass or fine china. II & menu Is used
1t is laid either in front or at the side OF
the plste, beside these. Nothing should
be placed upon the tsols (duless indeed 1t
be grand dinner as everything Is passed
by the maids, ana arranged for before
hard On tie sideboard. An extra supply
of knives, forks, spoons, sauce ladies',
dessert forks, spoons and knives, plates,
wine glasses, dinner plates and napkins
should DE set ready.
RECIPES.
Wedding Cike-Four pounds Of -four,
three Of butter, three O: sugar, four OF
currants, Two Of rai-ins, two dc zsn eggs,
one ounce o. mace and three nutmegs, 3
little citron and q little molfsses. Bake
three hours and toward the last OF the
time keep the losges ctv3red with paper.
Silver Csks-rwo tescapfa!s OF pow
dered white sugar, enc cup Of white
butter, whites OF six eggs oeaten 10 stIh
froth, sufficient e >ur 70 make a cake bat
ter; add good baking powder to the -four
IL desired; hlvor with essence CT vanilla.
First rub the butter and sugar to a cream
then add the other ingredients. Bake In
quick even.
Fruit Csks-Ole cup brown sugar, half
cup butter, beat together ore cup sweet
milk, halt cup molasses, two eggs, three
cups e )ur, one teaspoonfal escn Of all
spice and ground cloves, Que tablespoon
fol of cinnamon, hall Eutmes, one
pound CT rsisins, one cup currsuis Cub
them In -four before usine) two tao.e-
spnonfuls Of cream tartar and one OF
sodR.
Toe following recipe will be found
convenient for making two or three mirce
pies from the remnants OF roaet OF beef:
Oae cuptul Of chopped NEST Ione quarter
Of it fai), two cupfuls CT spp,e, one tea
spoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of
ground allspice, half teaspoorfal- CT
ground cinnamon, half 3 tesspoonful CT
ground cloves, one cupful OF sugar, hsh 9
cup!ul Of raisins, halt cupiul OF cur
rants, one cupful # cider. or, II one has
no cider, use the same amount CT cider
vinegar and water mixsd-anY one-han
OF each.