Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-01
HOME MATTERS.
sEAsoSABLE SUGGESTIONS foa PRACTICAL HOUSE.
KKEPERs-wELL-rEsTED RECIPES WORTH KEEP
ING AND TRrINa-UsKFuL HINTS ron TER
prNINo-RooM, PANTRY AND KITCHEN.

| sEAsoyABLE SUGGESTIONS ron PRACTICAL HOUSE.
KKEPERs-wELL-TEsTED RECIPES WORTH KEEP
ING AND TRrINa-UsKFuL HINTS ron TEE
prSISo-RooN, PANTRY AND KITCHEN
osr QuARr OF srrrxD FLOUR (wen heaped)
| one pound.
CoLD TEA is TIE BEST thing with which to
this work.
To HAVE PoAcHED Eeos look very nice. cook
each egg in muffin-ring placed in the bottom
OF boiling water.
WHEN MAKING FRosTISa in warm weather.
set the whites Of the eggs on ice for short
| time before using.
CARPETS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY BEATEN on
the wrong side first. and then on the right
| side, 30 as to leave it fresh.
IT rs SAID THAT the repeated application of
oil Of cinnamon will cause those ugly excres-
cences-warts-to disappear.
If THE Zoos roc HAVE TO USE for frosting
are not quite as fresh as you could desire,
pinch of salt will make them beat SITTER
STRONG MURrATIc AcID applied with a cloth
and the spot washed thoroughly with water; is
recommended to remove ink stains from
| boards.
WHEN USING TIRE ORDINARY OLD-FAsHIoNEp
WHITE-WAsH Of Stacked lime add small guam
tity OF liquid bluing. 1t will give 1t a pearly
white tint.
BREAD AND WATER PoULrIcE is made by
dipping piece of bread, after the crust has
been removed, into warm water, lift il out at
once, and apply hot.
VANILLA POWDER has been placed upon the
market, and is claimed to be an improvement
over vanilla extract. 1t is said to be more
ecomical, and that it produces a finer flavor.
DREAMED SwEETBREADs WITH MUSHROOMS
m ha i'll
OF sweetbreads and peas, and another course
might follow, consisting Of chicken croquettes
and peas.
MUSTARD FOR MEAT IS Coop prepared like
this: The yelk of one egg, we'll beaten, one-half
teaspoon salt, one teaspoon butter. one table,
spoon mustard, and enough vinegar to make it
the proper consistency.
A WASH MADE BY ADDING to twelve ounces Of
elder-fower water six ounces of common soda
and six drains of powdered borax, is excellent
Tor removing sunburn; applied to the skin it
Will make it clear and soft
IT Is NOT ALWAYS EASY to start fruit jar
cover. Instead of wrenching your hands and
bringing on blisters, simply invert the jar and
place the top In hot water for minute. Then
try 1t and you will find it turns quite easily.
Ir Is OFTEN A QUESTION what to do with
either the whites or yelks of eggs which are
x. Z.
Either will keep for a day or two if set in a
very cool place, the yelks well beaten and the
whites unbeaten.
For THE TOMATO OMELET prepare a plain
omelet, and just before turning one-half over
the other place in the center three tablespoon
fuls OF nicely-seasoned stewed tomatoes; then
when the omelet is turned out in the center of
the platter, pour around nicely-made tomato
sauce.
BERKSHIRE CooKIEs.-One cupful of moasses
| tie aspoonful of soda; dissolve in half cupful
OF cold water dessertspoonful of salt; a table
spoonful of melted butter, one dessertspoonful
OF ginger. flour enough to roll out to the thick
ness of an inch; bake in quick oven for about
ten minutes.
The WHITE OF AN Eco Is BROKEN into large
tumbler, beat to stiff foam, then add the yelk
and beat more. When all of a foam, sweeten
with two teaspoonfuls of sugar and add, if
liked, either one teaspoonful of sherry wine or
two or three of rich milk. This delicate vel
low FOAM eaten uncooked with a cracker
makes healthy lunch between meals under
almost any state Of weakness.
EGGs ARE VALUABLE REMEDIES for burns, and
may be used in the following ways: The white
OF the egg simply used as a varnsh to exclude
the air; or, the white beaten up for long time
with tablespoonful of fresh lard till little
water separates; or, an excellent remedy is a
mixture of the yelk Of egg with glycerine
equal parts; put in a bottle and cork tightly:
shake before using; will keep for some time in
| cool place.
BIsQuE.-The word bisque was originally ap.
piled to soup made from shellfsh only, in fact
1t was only made from crawfsh, but now, all
| shellfish soups that have a creamy consistency
are called bisque soups. The same word, if APP
piled to meat soups, would mean a soup made
from variety of meats; a mutton bisaue, for
instance, should be made from mutton and
veal or chicken. or from mutton and beef, or
mutton, beef and chicken. The word is applied
10 ice-cream in the same way, me Gaming q mix
ing of favorings.
To PURIFY Room set pitcher Of water in
the apartment and in a few hours it will have
absorbed nearly all the respired gases in the
room, the air of which will have become purer.
but the water utterly filthy. The colder the
water the greater the capacity to contain these
gases. Attn ordinary temperature a pail of water
will absorb pint Of carbonic acid gas and sew
doubled by reducing the water to the tempera-
ture OF ice. Hence the water kept In a room
for a while is unfit to use.
MAKING SCRAP-BooKs.- glue Is best for
picture scrap-books, as it is not SO apt to warp
the page or to 'soak" the paper. For reading
scraps book-binder's paste, or any good cooked
paste, is better than mucilage Spread the
paste thinly and evenly, on the scrap, not on
the leaf and while it is damp lay on an extra
sheet Of paper "a piece of newspaper) over the
page and iron 1t with pretty hot fat-iron till
it is dry. When nearly dry, the flat-ron may
be applied directly to the page, taking care al
ways to look out for the paper or flat-iron stick
ing to the page. By this means the page is kept
smooth, otherwise it will dry in wrinkles. When
glue is used no ironing is needed, but q little
more care is required in applying it.
BRAIN. POWER OF PLANTS.