Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-24
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I1OME NAL IEflS.
sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS TO PRACTICAL HOUSE,
KEEPERs-soME RECIPES WORTH PRESERVING
| HINTS FOR THE DINING ROOM, PANTRY AND
KITCHEN.
IT TAKES THREE LARGE LEMONS to make
| two quarts of lemonade with the most econom-
ical skill.
For SANDWICH Rolls the bread should be
baked the day before, cut very thin, not but
tered, but spread with beef or ham chopped
fine as if grated and mixed with salad dressing.
Delicious WAFFLEs.-Haif pint of cold
boiled farina, half pint of rice -four, two
tablespoonfuls of wheat -four, one pint of milk,
one teaspoonful of butter, two eggs, well
beaten.
LONDON MEDICAL MAN SAYS: ''Be careful
in your dealings with horse radish 1t irr-
! tates the stomach far more than spice, and an
overdose will bring on an unpleasant sensation
| for days"
ORDINARY PAIN CAN EASILY BE EAsEp at least
by the application of hot. wet cloths or cotton
batting, with dry flannel over-such pains as
neuralgia. pleurisy, collie, and the hke-and it
is always safe.
CORN OYsrERs.-For corn oysters CRATE six
| ears of corn and one egg, yolk and white beaten
separately, one spoonful of -four, two table,
spoonfuls OF cream, pepper and salt to taste.
Fry in butter or lard as you would oysters.
BRoILED ToMAToEs.-Cut small tomatoes in
halves and place upon a wire gridiron. When
the surface is slightly cooked turn them with
skins toward the fire and finish cooking. Serve
hot with butter, salt and pepper upon each
half.
ALUM WATER WILL RESTORE almost all faded
colors. Brush the faded article thoroughly
to free it from dust, cover it with lather of
CASTLE soap, rinse with clear water and then
| alum water and the color will usually be much
| brighter than before.
Coop WAY TO PREPARE SWEET, tender
beef or mutton for invalids: Slice thin, spread
it plate, salt it to the TASTE and let it stand
several hours. Coffee made of rice, nicely
| Drowned, is an excellent remedy for sickness
of the stomach, cholera morbus or diarrh9a.
| WEAK SOLUTION OF COMMON TABLE SALT
| will relieve a cold in the head snuffed up from
| the hollow of the hand. Catarrh is often cured
by the persistent use of this simple means. 1t
| should be used night and morning for several
| months rather warm. A handful of salt added
| to the water in which one il to battle is con-
| sidered good tonic.
| For COLD IN THE HEAD the following Is per-
| haps one of the most efficacious remedies:
| Solution of hydrochlorate of cocaine 80 drops;
glycerine, 60 drops. To which add enough very
| hot water to fill half handball anatomizer
Passing through the tube will sufficiently
modify the heat and render the appli-
cation of this preparation to the irritated mu-
| cous surfaces . most soothing and grateful
expedient.
FRIED PoTAToEs.-Slice raw potatoes into
| cold water. Take one tablespoonful of rem
dered suet and one of butter and put it into q
| shallow saucepan, and fry in it till brown, one
small sliced onion. Drain the potatoes in
| a cullender and dry on a towel. Put them
| into the saucepan, stirring often and when they
| are light yellow pour in half a cup of boiling
water. Cover tightly and stir occasionally till
| the potatoes are done. Sprinkle on salt and
pepper to taste and serve hot.
HoUsEKEEPERs WILL FIND THAT Coop BEEF
DRIPPING is better than lard for some kinds of
pastry and for frying purposes, though for the
latter use it burns sooner than lard Clarity il
| by pouring boiling water on it as it is taken
from the dripping pan, letting it stand till cold
and firm, then taking out the cake of fat and
scraping off the impurities from the bottom:
the rest will be clean and sweet Bacon fat can
also be used in the place OF lard, but mutton
drippings will only answer for frying purposes
and many cooks will not use them even for
that.
To REMOVE FOREIGN BODY from the eve
wrap dry white silk waste around and thor
oughly over the end of q wooden toothpick.
brush with this carefully over the part of the
eve where the substance is lodged and il will
become entangled In the silk. Bits of steel or
any sharp substance which may become en-
bedded in the eyeball may be removed by this
means gentleman once when riding on the
cars window was thrown open in front of him
and he caught cinder that gave him excruci-
ating pain He began to rub the eye with both
hands, when he was directed by friend sitting
near to let the painful eye alone and rub the
other one. This he did and relief followed
soon.
To MAKE A LrNsHED PoULT1oE, pour a
quantity of warm water into a tin basin, stand
on the back Of the range, and scatter in the
linseed meal, stirring with knife until of q
proper consistency. In the use of the water
you. must be governed by the size Of the
hold togetheri il too wet, it is damp and un-
comfortable. II should be moist without being
sloppy. NOW take clean piece Of old muslin
couple OF esiarger all around than the poul-
tice IL to be, spread it with the mixture, cover
with another piece OF muslin, and quickly haste
over an inch all around. Do this without re-
moving it from the hot dish, on which IL should
be carried to the bedside. II it is necessary To
fasten it on, do this with folds Of bandagine.
ana sh cover win compress o. flannel to retain
viii keep moisture from the bed clothes
Miss n. OF EAST WASHINGTON sends the fol-
lowing recipe for mixed pickles: One peck green
tomatoes cut fine, one dozen green and red
peppers cut fine, fifty large cucumbers cut fine,
one dozen small red peppers left whole, seventy.
Ave small pickles LETT whole, one-quarter peck
large onions cut fine, one quart email onions
left whole. one head Of cabbage cut ine; sprin-
lie alternately with salt and let the whole
| stand forty-eight hours, then squeeze ont md
put in large preserving kettle; then add one
gallon OF the best cider vinegar (it wiz not
Keep vol Il you use any other kind), one pound
OF brown sugar, one ounce whole black peppers.
one ounce celery seed, one ounce black mus
- they get shiny; put on the stove and boil
one-half hour from the time it starts 10 boil;
| stir occasionally while boiling. Nads accord,
ing 70 dirsctiona you have delicious piekis.