Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-13
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| EVERYDAY SUGGESTIONS AND USEFUL RECIPES
FOR PRACTICAL Observation-Disclosures
HINTS FOR THE DINING ROOM, PANTRY AND
k1rCHEN-THINGs WORTH KNOWING.
Soft BUTTER the size of an egg weighs one
ounce.
allow an inch to a yard
MD SHOES CAN BE KEPT SOFT and free from
cracks by rubbing them once a week with pure
| glycerlne or castor oil.
CHEESE CLOTH makes the best busters. A
wide-meshed kind is sold for the purpose, five
cents yard, and is as soft as silk.
SALERArUs WETTED AND APPLIED Immediately
Is the best thing in the world for a burn. 1t
will prevent blistering and is magical pain
killer"
TEPID WATER Acrs PROMPTLY as an emetic,
and hot water taken freely half an hour before
bedtime is the best cathartic in the case of
constipation.
MUTToN STEw.-Roll the mutton in -four, put
on to boil IN suitable amount of water, season
with salt pepper, and an onion. Cook slowly
three or four hours.
WATERING PLANTs.-Do not water too much;
| plants are much injured by having their roots
water soaked. Wait until the plants show the
need OF water before giving 1t.
WHEN THE RUBBER OILERS of a wrnger be
come sticky, as they very often do after wiring
ing flannel, rub with kerosene and wipe drv,
, and they will be nice and smooth.
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN to remove the
sprouts from the young bulbs which spring up
at the base of callas. This is especially ne ces-
sary II your large plant Is about to bloom.
WHITE PUFFs.-Three and one-half cupfuls
of flour, three cupfuls of milk, whites of three
eggs, one tablespoonful of powdered sugar, two
teaspoontuls of baking powder. Bake i'll cups.
DRIED BEEF "frizzled" with a little milk,
thickened with cornstarch and served with
bordering of scrambled eggs around it, is a
quickly prepared and nourishng dish for a
substantial tea.
SARDINE SALAD.-Bone and skin some sar-
dimes and divide them into fillets; have ready
some lettuce; put them in the center of the
dish; put the tilets all around, alternately,
with French olives washed and stoned.
Miss HoMERsHAM, WHO Is LECTURING in En-
gland on nursing recommends that the sick
room should contain only two chairs. One. a
very comfortable one for the nurse. and very
uncomfortable for visitors who stay too
long.
A DELICIOUS SALAD CAN BE MADE by using
| bleached dandeliOn leaves, either with or with
out lettuce. The method of bleaching is very
simple: Either invert a flower pot over the
plant, or cover ii partly with sand. The leayes
should be well chilled and dressed at the table
with may onnaise dressing.
MUSTARD PLAsTER.-In making a mustard
plaster no water whatever should be used, but
the mustard should be mixed with the white of
an egg; the result will be plaster which will
draw perfectly, but will not produce a blister
even upon the skin of an infant, no matter how
long 1t Is allowed TO remain upon the part.
PoRTEREE.-One pint bottle best porter, two
glasses pale sherry, one lemon peeled and
sliced, one-half pint ice water, six or eight
Jumps loaf sugar, one-half grated nutmeg,
pounded ice. This mixture has been used sat
isfactoriy by invalids, for whom the pure por-
ter was too heavy, causing biliousness and
heartburn.
CHEESE PUDDISG.-Mix a scant pint and
half of flour into a smooth batter with pint
and half of milk, a teaspoonful of salt and
teaspoonful of sugar, and six well-beaten eggs
(no baking POWDER. Crate into this a large
cup of strong, rich cheese; stir well and bake
one hour III a good oven. This will rise very
high and must be eaten at once.
Rust PREvENTIvE.-To preserve bright CRATES
or fire-irons from rust, make a strong paste of
fresh lime and water, and with a fine brush
smear 1t as thickly possible all over the pol
ished surface requiring preservation. BY this
simple means all the CRATES and fire-irons in an
empty house may be kept for months free from
harm without further care attention.
BAKED POTATOES MUsr BE EATEN as soon as
they are done. When they are taken from the
oven they should be put into a napkin or towel
and the skin broken SO as to allow the steam to
escape; this will keep the potato mealy If it
cools without breaking the skin it VIII be
watery and Will have an acrid taste, which is
caused by the retaining Of kind of juice which
lies next the skin.
SooT-WATER FOR RosEs-It is stated that q
rapid growth Of thrifty rose-shoots may be pro-
noted by the use of soot-water. The applica-
ton has, at any rate, the advantage of costing
nothing. Some SCOT is to be collected from a
chimney or stove, put into an old pitcher, and
then hot water is to be poured upon the con-
tents. When cold the mixture is to be used
for watering the plants every few days.
ARNIcA Is SOMETIMES TAKEN by mistake for
something else. To empty the stomach thor
oughly with an emetic, then follow with a gen.
erous dose Of castor oil, if it can be borne. are
the first important steps in treatment Pare
goric will subdue the pain, and, if the headache
persists, employ hot foot-bath, put mustard
paste to the back OF the neck and give one-h alf
teaspoonful of the bromide Of potassium dis
solved in water.
SAvoRY CUsTARD.-Take a quart Of good
six eggs mix with the soup, and season with
salt and pepper; pour this custard mixture into
deep dish; butter very thickly three or four
slices of very thin bread (the slices should not
be thicker than dollar) and only lay enough
to cover the top of the custard (do not put one
slice on the other); bake till firm in the center
and the surface is pale brown. This is q very
nice dish.
COLD FooD, says the Boston Journal of
Health, is much more easily kept on a sensitive
stomach than hot; SO, in cases where it is re-
jected in the ordinary warm::or hot form, it had
better be. tried as nearly frozen as may be
taken. In many fevers this would be decided
advantage. Milk may be administered in q
frozen state, often with positive advantage.
The Sanitary Era adds, from frequent in
stances, that ice-cream suits admirably some
conditions where hardly any other food is ac-
ceptable.
LEMON CHEEsECAKEs.-Taket two large lemons
and rub the rind with one pound of loaf sugar,
so that all the yellow part is removed; place
the sugar in a basin, squeeze the Juice of the
lemons over, then add the yolks of six eggs,
and beat it all well up, and put it by in Jar for
use; 1T will keep for years. Any flavor such
as vanilla or cinnamon, may be added if liked.
When required for use, having made the paste
and lined the tins, mix one tablespoon Of the
mixture with teacupful of good milk, and
place little in each tartlet.
FROZEN PLUM PUDDING-Make a custard of