Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-01
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| 10 nDusrRioUs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RECIPES 1oa
/ SIMPLE AND SkAsoNABLI DIsHHa
Do NOT go to bed with cold or damp feet.
i cold.
NEvn BEGIN JouRxxY until the breakfast has
been eaten.
TO DIsINFEor Sheets &C., soak In chloride OF
nme solution. wiring out and boil.
| CEssrooIs &C., should be well covered on top
| OF dry sand.
| SILVER NOTES are very sensitive to pungent
sSOud and x pepper sprnkled on the shelves
| NEVER ONT REGULAR BATHING, for, unless the
SKID In regular condition, the cold win Close the
pores and favor congestion or other diseases
| WHEN HoARsE, speak as little as possible until
the noarseneSs Is recovered from, else the voice
may be permanently lost or difnculties OF the
| throat be produced.
| skirts which have become frayed at the edge, or
| from which the trimming is worm, and neatly
bind them with black dress braid for street wear.
| To CLEAN FLooRs AFrKR DrsINYscrINa.-A4 per
cent solution OF good chloride OF lime TO gallon
| OF water Is used to wash wood work, floors and
wooden furniture, after fumigation and ventila-
| ton.
The COMFORT OF Mosr PARLoRs nowadays,
and their beauty, too, does not depend on expen-
sive pieces Of furniture, much in coy chairs
| tive things.
How TO WASH CoRsErs.-Rip out the steels,
wash without wringing or twisting (Which puts
the bones out of shape), starch In good boiled
| starch, and stretch in shape when ironed. They
Will be almost as good as new.
FOR SEA-sIcKNEss.-Make mild decoction Of the
bark OF wild cherry about the strength Of break
\ fast tea, and take wIneglassful before every
meal for three days before going to sea; the last
day take mild aperient
How TO REMOVE A GLASS BOTTLE SroPPER.-Put
| cloth wrung out Of scalding water around the
neck OF the bottle, turn the bottle upside down
over an empty basin, and strike the neck sharply
| with table knife or pair OF scissors.
GREEN CoRN.-Remove the husk and every
| thread Of the silky nber, put into boiling water
and cover 1t with the clean inner husks and cook
| about eight minutes. II corn Is boiled o long
| while 1t Is made hard and its flavor impaired
To BAKE PEARs.-Butter O baking tin rather
| thickly, place the pears whole upon 1t (simply
washed on in their skins). They take long time
| 10 COOK. Sprinkle very little sugar over them
to begin with, and little more when nearly done.
| BACON TOAsT.-Cut some thin slices OF bread
about two or three inches long, and some streaked
bacon in small pieces, dip them into raw egg
beaten up with shred parsley, green onion, sha-
l u
with clear sauce, and little vinegar In 1t.
| For FUMIaATING WITH SULPHUR, three to four
pounds should be used to every thousand cubic
feet air space Burn In old tin basin floating in a
tub OF water; keep room closed twelve hours to
allow the fumes 70 penetrate all cracks. Then
open window from the outside and allow fumes
to escape into air.
| CARE OF PoIsoNs.-An such things as poisons,
acids, medicines, and concentrated I've, should be
kept in safe place, far beyond the reach Of med
|
home should have strict Instructions never for an
instant TO place anything OF q dangerous nature
where little one may suffer harm from 1t.
How TO BAKE BERRY PIEs.-Every cook is aware
how annoying IL Is to have the juice OF the berries
| escape from the pie and muss up the oven while
| baking. To prevent this, Just before putting the
pies in the oven take narrow strip OF white mus.
lin wet 1t in cold water, then bind It firmly around
the edge or the pie. In this way the pie will DO
| juicy. and the oven Will be kept neat and clean.
| GOOD DIsINFECrANT.-AQ quarter OF pound OF
| corrosive sublimate and q pound OF sulphate OF
copper in one gallon OF water makes a concen-
trated solution to keep in stock. For the ordinary
dsinfectiny solution add half pint or this SOlu-
ton to illon OF water This, while costing less
| than a cent and a half per gallon, is a good
strength for general use. Use In about equal
| quantities In dlSnfectiny choleraic or typhoid
| lever excreta.
| ECONOMY IN SMALL Notwithstanding may
be saved by making purchase Of little articles
thread papers OF needless boxes OF hairpins, black
dress braid, hooks and eyes, and similar things
| by the dozen and quantity. 1t costs more In the
beginning, but is Infinitely better than the hand
| tO-mOuth fashion. Then a box with good sup
ply OF these necessities, neatly arranged and put
| away for future use, Is very gratifying to the
thrifty hOusekeeper, who Is often saved trouble
and expense by having all these in stock when
needed.
To REMOVE CAKE FROM TNs.-Supposing 1t to
be loaf OF cake In deep tin. First you must but
ter the tin all around the sides and bottom, then
butter the paper as well Cutting 1t to ut the tin
| exactly. Now when the cake is baked, don't try
to take It from the tin while hot set IT away until
perfectly cold, then returnit TO the re long enough
| TO warm the tin through, then turn IL upside
down on your hand, and tap the edge OF the tin on
the table, and IL Will slip from the tin all right,
and you can take on the paper without any injury
| to the cake.
| PINK WATERMELON PREsERvR-Cut the pink part
OF the melon into squares, removing all seeds with
| q penknife. TO each pound OF fruit allow three
quarters Of pound OF loaf sugar. cover 1t with the
sugar and let 1t stand for two hours Then remove
the fruit and boil the syrup, skimmlng 1t CAREFUL
| ly. You should have previously sliced q lemon
and scraped rev pieces OF green ginger root boil
the syrup after the scum Is all removed and put In
the melon carefully. Cook until the slices clear
| and tender Fasten tight In glass jars as soon as
| IL cOOlS.
THE USE OF QUININE.-We are not so sure that
cheap Quinine is such an unaloyed blessing. 1t has
| come about that nearly every family now has its
Quinine bottle, that 1t Is sold at many general
stores, and that the doctor rarely meets invalid
who has not been thoroughly dOsed with Quinine
| The drug, when taken continuously or excessively
is an injurious one; and It's therapeutic value Is
greatly exaggerated In the popular mind. The
value OF quinine In ''coldS" bronchitis. ephemeral
levers, anorexia, general malaise, and various
other minor Ills, is most Observation-Disclosures
Record.
MUTTON SoUP.-Cut q neck OF mutton into four
pieces, and put It aside, then take a slice OF the
CANNON OF bacon and put 1t in q saucepan with q
quart OF peas and enough water to boil them; let
| the peas boil TO pulp then strain them through
| o Cloth, and put them aside; add enough water 70
| that in which Is the bacon to boil the mutton,
slice three turnips as many carrots. and boil for
an hour slowly, adding sweet herbs, onions, cab
bage, and lettuce chopped small; then stew
quarter OF an hour longer, sufiicent to cook the
| mutton, then take 1t out, and take some fresh
| green peas, add them with some chopped parsley
and ue peas FIRST boiled to the soup, put ia lump
| OF butter rolled In Hour, and stew Till the green
peas are done.
Proverbs from the Talmud.
A FEW INTERESTING BITS OF RABBMICAL LORE
From the American Notes and Queries.