Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-19
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PRACTICAL ADVICE TO PRACTICAL HousEKxxPxns
MANY LITTLE THINGS WORTH REHRxBERING
TO SAVE TINE AND TaouBLE-soME SIMPLE RE-
crPEs ron rooTHsoME bIsHEs.
Ir THE Gown Is REMOVED from soap dishes
the soap viii not get soft.
WHEN FLArrRoNs BECOME RUSTY, black them
with stove-polish, and rub well with dry
brush.
| Use CHARCOAL TO BRon. WITH. The flames
close the pores quickly and make the meat
| very tender.
SnvEEwARE CAN BE KEPT BRIaHr for months
| by being placed in an alright case with
good-sized piece Of camphor.
A LITTLE SALrPETRE Oh CARBONATE OF SODA
mixed with the water in which flowers are
placed will keep them fresh for two weeks.
Ir BUTTER Is KEPT CovERED tight when put
| in the ice-chest il win not absorb the odor Of
any food lying near, There is nothing SO sem
| sitive as butter.
/ To REMOVE Eco STAINS from silver spoons,
take little common salt between the thumb
| and finger and rub the stain briskly. Then
| wash in hot suds.
WHEN PUTTING AwAY THE SILVER tea or coffee
pot, which is not used every day, lay a stick
across the top under the cover. This viii allow
/ sAAS AAScAA oAA W SOs N oAu pAcvCut nubsuicDcs
CREAM SPoNaE CAxE.--Five eggs, one-half
pound sugar, one-haf pint -four. Bake in
layers. Cream, one-hah pint sweet milk, one
| tablespoonful corn-starch. Sweeten and flavor.
The ASCENT ORA FLIGHT OF STAIRS is accom-
plished with less fatigue by a person with weak
lungs when full breath is taken at the foot
OF the stairs and again at half the distance to
the top.
To REMOVE RUST FRox STEEL forks and knives
vvixb I'll l. "a
remain forty-eight hours; then rub with I'M
slaked lime, powdered very fine, until the rust
disappears.
To REMOVE STAINS FRoM MARBLE mix a guam
tty Of the strongest soap lees with quicklime to
the consistency of milk; lay it on the marble,
and let 1t be for twenty-four hours; then clean
hith soap and water.
gives the following recipe as an oil-cloth re-
storer: Melt one-haf of an ounce of beeswax in
saucer OF turpentine. Rub the surface over
with it and rub in with dry cloth.
THERE Is REVIVAL Of fine, sheer, cream
tinted canvas. Bureau covers of this material
can be bought with beautiful drawn borders
ready for action. The embroidery is in the
old-fashioned simple stitch and oid-fashioned
colors.
LEMON BUTTER FOR TARrs.-Take the rind
and juice Of one large lemon, one cup of
sugar. one tablespoonful of water; put on the
stove. stir in two beaten eggs. cook slowly and
stir constantly until thick. Fill tart shells and
set away to cool.
DRIED BEEF FRIzzLED IN CREAM.-Chip the
beef as thin as paper with very sharp knife,
melt in frying pan butter the size Of an egg,
stir the beef about in it two or three minutes,
dust in little flour, add half teacupful Of
rich cream, boil and serve in a covered dish.
WINDOWS CAN BE CLEANED in winter and the
frost emit irp1v nv a Sx;n of o1o
hol to pint of hot water. Clean quickly and
rub dry with a warm chamois skin. II this
item is Of no practical use this winter, as seems
slightly probable, cut it out and keep it for
next.
BREAKFAST RoLLs.-Rub into pound of -four
half tea-cup fullsof butter; add half a teacup
OF sweet yeast a little SALT and sufficient warm
milk to make stiff dough, cover and put it
where it will be kept warm. and it will rise in
two hours. Then make into rolls or round
cakes. They will bake in quick oven in Is
minutes.
WHIPPED CREAM PIE.-Line a deep pie-tin
with a moderately rich crust. Bake in a quick
oven; then spread it with any soft jam or jelly,
and on this pour teacupful Of cream. beaten
or whipped to a stiff foam; then sweeten and
flavor to taste; the cream will beat more easily
If very cold at first. More jelly can be spread
on the top OF the cream, or serve it without, as
preferred.
CHOCOLATE LAYER CAxE-Cupful sugar, half
cupful butter. two eggs, one cupful sweet milk,
-four. To prepare the chocolate: Take half
cupful Of coffee (miik may be used but is apt
to curdle), one cupful sugar, two blocks Of
German sweet chocolate, a little butter the size
OF walnut; boil about twenty minutes or to q
thick syrup; let cool after stirring in one tea
spoonful of vanilla.
BoRAx WATER WILL INSTANTLY REMOVE all
soils and stains from the hand and heal all
scratches and chafes. To make it put crude
borax into large bottle and fill with water.
When the borax is dissolved add more to the
water until at last the water can absorb no
more, and a residuum remains at the bottom
Of the bottle. To the water in which the
hands are to be washed pour from this bottle
enough to make it very soft. 1t is very cleansing
and healthy. BY its use the hands will be kept
in excellent condition.
A PRETTY DIsH.-Rub half dozen large.
nice apples through sieve (having first grated
them): stir in half cupful Of pulverized
sugar and teaspoonful Of extract of lemon
Beat the whites Of six eggs to a stiff froth and
then add the apples and beat, adding, little
at time, two cups Of powdered sugar. II you
have one Of the modern deep glass plates,
heap the 'apple snow on this; drop it on by
large spoonfuls. IT You prefer it to putting it
all in one pile. Small spoonfuls Of bright
colored jelly add to the attractiveness of this
dish.
SoAkEk OMELEr. - "A quaker Omelet Is a
handsome and sure dish when care is taken in
the preparation. Three eggs, half a cupful of
milk, one and a half tablespoonfuls of corn
starch, one teaspoonful OF salt, one table
spoonful Of butter. Put the omelet PAN and
a cover that will fit closely, on to heat. Beat
well together the yelks Of the eggs, the corn
starch and the salt. Beat the whites to O stiff
| froth. Add to the well-beatenyelks and corn
starch. Stir all together very thoroughly, and
add the milk. Put the butter in the hot pan.
When melted pour in the mixture. Cover, and
place on the stove where it will brown but
not burn. Cook about seven minutes. Fold,
turn on hot dish and serve with cream sauce
poured around it. II the yelks and corn
starch are thoroughly beaten, and il, when the
still whites are added, they are well mixed,
and the pan and cover are very hot, there can
hardly be failure.
Saturday Smiles.
Aids to forgetfulness would be as popular "a
aids to memory are.-NeU Orleans Picaus,se.
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