Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-04
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR NpusrRIous HOUSE
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In wArERNs PLANTS put . teaspoonful Of am
monia into the water once week.
YOUNG VEAL may be told by the bone In the cut
let. II very small the veal Is not good
BUY PERFECTLY FRESH FRUIT and vegetables, free
from sprouts and only in quantities that admit Of
immediate use
A LITTLE AMMONIA AND BoRAx in the water
when washing blankets keeps them soft and pre-
vents shrinkage.
II TuR WALLS AND CEuINss are lightly brushed
before the room Is swept the paper VIII keep clean
| and fresh much longer.
FRIED OSIoNs.-Slice and boil the onions ten
minutes at time in three waters; drain and fry
In butter; season and serve hot
For HoARsrNEss beat fresh egg and thicken It
with nne white sugar. Eat Of 1t freely, and the
hoarseness Will soon be relieved.
To CLAN ORNAMENTS OF ALABAsrER dissolve
borax In boiling water and apply with q cloth or
sort brush, rinse carefully and dry in the sun.
II QUILTS ARE FOLDED OR ROLLED TIGHTLY after
masher 1t lghtens up the cotton and makes them
| seem soft and new.
BEEF srEw.-Put some stock In a skillet; when
1t heats add some sliced cold potatoes one onion
chopped nne, a little pepper and salt; cook few
minutes and serve very hot
To RAISE THE PILE OF PLUSH OR VELVET damp
| en- on the wrong side with clean cold water, then
hold tight across the face OF hot iron and rub up
| the crushed spot with clean stin brush
TAR MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE HANDS by rub
bling with the outside Of fresh orange or lemon
| peel and drying Immediately. Tue volatile oils
dissolve the tar so that It can be rubbed on.
BAKED BEKTs.-Select nve large beets, wash well,
but do not cut, and bake in q moderate oven for
three or four hours, according to the size. Peel
and slice and season, II liked, with vinegar, pep
| per, and salt.
WAXING FLooRs.-Melt half pound Of rosin,
then add one pound Of beeswax and when well
made OF coarse flannel or felt. and polish with
hard brush and soft rag.
BLACKBERRY PUDDING.-One pint of sifted -four,
! one pint Of blackberries, one teacup Of New Or
leans molasses one teaspoon Of soda stirred in the
m0lasses, one small teaspoon OF salt; stir care
fully with fork, put In a dish and steam three
hours; TO be eaten with sauce.
RICE BREAD.-Boil one pound of whole rice In
enough milk to dissolve all the grains adding It,
boiling, as 1t is absorbed. sift four pounds OF
flour In q pan, and into this pour the rice and
milk adding salt and a large wineglassful OF
yeast; knead and let rise until light. Stake into
! loaves and bake.
BEEF JELLY is tempting TO failing appetite and
Is easily made. One tablespoonful OF gelatin, two
tablespoonfuls OF cold water, one-Quarter pint Of
beef essence. Dissolve the gelatin in water by
heating II, stirring all the while; warm the es-
sence stir 1t into the gelatin and turn into cup to
cool. Serve Ice cold.
SWEET PICKLE PEAcHEs-To seven pounds fruit
tpeeled and stOned) ddthree pounds brown sugar,
one-half ounce whole cloves One-half ounce whole
mace, four large onions; cover with vinegar and
Jet them come TO boil Set aside and repeat this
process three successive days. The last time
scald fruit and vinegar together.
DARKENING OAK-USe ammonia, or soda, or lime
water to stain oak, or bichromate of potash. half
an ounce TO quart Of water. Be careful in the
application First wet that to be matched III 1t is
repairing, you are to match old work), and watch
the application OF the alkali and soon as nearly
dark enough wash 1t on with clean water and a
| soft sponge.
APPLE PUDDlSa-Take half dozen green apples
peel, core, and cut In eighths. Make batter out
Of two eggs well beaten with a halt cup OF sugar,
cup OF milk and piece OF butter as large as nut
meg. Stir in about two cups OF -four, mix with a
heaping teaspoonful OF baking powder, ana lastly
after beating well for a few moments stir In the
apples Turn into wel-buttered tin and bake
In hot oven. II should bake In twenty or twenty
| nve minutes. Rich milk sweetened with sugar
and favored with vanilla extract makes a rich
sauce, or butter and sugar whipped to q cream.
To APPLY THE SoAP-SUDs ON WASH DAYto the
garden beds, an expert says it is well to over
turn the tubs heavily upon the borders Of beds,
beating down and drowning the plants, or soiling
and so choking and running leaves, instead Of be,
Ing distributed In new spots and little In place.
should be sprfnkled on, except for coarse grow
can take IL In quantity. For vines II Is best
poured into holes TO be afterward filled up when
roots are then not tempted to the burning surface
nor Is the surface sealed against air entrance.
TOMATOES DRESSED WITH LEMON JUICR.-Au to-
| matoes used for salad or served raw on the table
should be either peeled with q sharp knife or by
scalding. II the latter, they must be put on the
beating the yelks or two raw eggs with a tea.
spoonful OF mixed mustard and adding to it, drop
gins to thicken; then put In a few drops of lemon
Juice and more Oil; alternating the two until the
sauce has become so thick that 1t will not run.
Stir In teaspoonlu OF salt and tablespoonful of
rich cream, and set 1t away in a covered bowl The
eggs should be cold, the Oil added slowly and the
! success. Garnish with curled parsley or place a
border OF finely shaved Cabbage around the outer
| edge.
srIcKPAsr FOR FLrEs.-Mix together equal parts
| by measure OF melted rosin and castor Oil. Stir
until thoroughly mixed-which Will take only a
minute. While yet little warm spread thin and
! evenly on any strong paper that Is not porous
we use foolscap, writing paper, catalogue covers,
straignt-edged instrument, slightly warmed
Leave narrow border to handle with. Lay the
paper on tables Shelves or any spare places where
! flies are numerous. As soon as they alight they
VIII SLICK last and soon pull themselves down.
| Deep put In the stove and replace with another
one. Be sure TO use no water. The Oil prevents
the rosln from hardening and has the peculiarly
cool Ten cents viii buy enough to xiii ali the
| flies in a house.
| The OLIvE.-The olive has important qualities
to recommend its use for the table-qualitI es
which should certainly secure for 1t there a more
general friendliness than 1t now possesses One
block-and we presume the only one-in the way
Is that TO which We have alre ady referred namely.
| tnat It's taste Is, at first, disagreeabl 10 many
people; but the palate soon gets over the sQueam-
| 1shneSS and in q little time and with very little
practice learns to take the IN with intense relish
But laying aside their paataDlenesS, there is an
| TOO strong claim upon our gastronOm afYec-
| lions TO be ignored; aude to their wholesome
| ness In squirting the digestive machinery when-
ever 1t Is inclined to be any wise sluggish There
lore, let me say to the dySpeptc that II his taste
does not now flourish for the olive, he should lose
no time In cultvatng 1t until 1t does; for he will
| nnd hidden there not only an amount OF delicious
ness he little dreams OF, but also more repairing
and lubrcating material for his weakened inner
| man, than all the pills and medicinal draughts
that were ever invented for the stomach to cOncOc
the south OF Europe, where The olive is extensively
used as an article OF food indigestion Is scarcely
ever heard or; In fact so little known that the
| WORD ltseh has no comprehensive meaning. He
must take this, however, as hearsay evidence for
| speak 1t not OF my own knowledge. Still, from
personal experience OF the whOlesOmeness OF the
| olive, am prepared and willing to believe iC my
| sell. and II can work no serious injury for the
| oyspeptlc 10 do ukewse.-August Table Talk.
The Ctcada.
| Harper. why that strident tune
| flunR upon that urowsy nOOny
| Now that all the meadows lie
| Parched beneath = brazen sky,
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