Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07
HOME MATTERS.
soME wELL-TEsTED RECIPES AND sEAsoNABLE
SUGGESTIONS TO PRACTICAL HOUSE KEEPERS
HELPFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS FOR THE DINING
ROOM, PANTRY AND KITCHEN.


ROOM, PANTRY AND KITCHEN.
GOOD HOME LINIMEYT for bruises, strains
and rheumatism is made from one cupful of
turpentlne, one cupful of ammonia two eggs
Beat well together and bottle.
A CLoTHIER STATES that the proper way to
wash a flannel shirt is to souse the garment in
hot soap water, never rubbing it, and put it
repeatedly through wringer The garment
should never be wrung with the hands and
never put Ill cold water.
WHEN DRESS WAISTS ARE PAST WEARING
they should be ripped to pieces and the Innings
washed and saved to line little dresses with
CLANS on ToAsT.-Chop up two dozen small
CLANS; simmer for thirty minutes in water
enough to cover them. Beat up the yolks of
two eggs, add little cayenne pepper and a
gill of warmed milk, with half teaspoonful of
flour stirred into little cold milk Sumner all
together and pour over buttered toast.
PALATABLE PLAIN HAsH-Put one quart of
cold cooked meat into stewing pan, add one
onion. grated, and half pint of hot water.
Stew five minutes add two hard-boiled eggs.
chopped fine, u tablespoonful of butter, and q
palatable seasoning of salt and pepper. Serve
Immediately very hot.
SOUTHERN RICE WAFFLEs.-Mix one teacup-
full of hot boiled rice and q quarter of a pound
of butter. Let this cool and add six beaten
eggs, one quart of milk, one and half quarts
OF flour and heaplng teaspoonful of salt
Beat all together and bake ID waffle irons very
hot, but not too much creased, or the wafies
will be less delicate.
SWEET POTATO PUFF.-Boil and mash four
sweet potatoes, add to them two tablespoonfuls
Of sugar, two ounces Of butter, salt and pepper
to taste; beat until light. Fill the cups two
thirds full; brush over the top with a beaten
egg; bake III quick oven until golden brown
Serve hot as q vegetable.
WHEN LINEN HAS TURNED YELLOW cut ND a
pound of fine white soap into gallon of milk
and hang it over fire in a wash kettle or
boiler. When the soap has completely melted
put in the linen and boil it half an hour, have
ready lather of soap and water, wash the linen
in it, after which rinse in two cold waters with
a very little blue in the last.
A NOVEL WAY OF BAKING APPLEs.-Peel a
lemon, cut it in slices and take out the seeds;
lay in a shallow tin pan and on each slice a
pared and cored apple; fill the pan half full of
water and bake until the apples are tender Lift
the apples into a dish and place the pan with
the lemon and water on the stove, add half a
pound OF sugar to every half pint of water;
boil for half an hour until it jells; place slice
Of lemon on each apple, pour the syrup over
them and let them get very cold before serving
For MAKING GOOD CoFFEE.-Most connois-
seurs prefer half-and-half mixture of Mocha
and Java. 10 make for family of four. wash
one egg and break into a bowl, shell and all.
beat with fork until it is frothy, then beat in
pint OF cold water, a little at time. Add
generous half pint of coffee, mix thoroughly
and pour into the pot. Set ON the back of the
range where it will heat slowly half an hour
keeping the spout closed to prevent the escape
of the aroma. Then add about pint and
half of boiling water and bring to boil. stirr-
inn 1ntu tyyia he
at the top. Serve with plain or whipped cream
or with condensed milk preferred.
QUITE IN SEASON Is ''fricasseed chicken a la
Jamaique." Joint very tender chicken; lay
for half an hour in weak vinegar and water and
for another half hour in cold water. Wipe dry.
Chop very fine one onion with sprig of pars-
ley; add salt and black and red pepper and rub
this mixture well over the chicken. Make some
sweet oil or dripping very hot in frying pan
and fry the chicken light brown. Remove to
plate and season with salt. Slice large
onion and brown in little butter; add two or
three tablespoonfuls of tomatoes, some parsley
and a sprig of celery. Lay in the chicken, with
tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce and
simmer, and two or three of water and simmer
for twenty minutes. Serve in a border of
steamed rice.
Soup LA BONNIE FEMME, an extremely whole
some soup which deserves to be better known.
Cut good sized onion into rounds and fry in
- htNsAo ooesSh III iot IthSh from the t0D OF
soups, do not allow it to brown and when half
done add the finely cut leaves Of q tender head
of lettuce and a handful of sorreI also cut
small, season with pepper, salt and grated nut
meg and keep stirring for five minutes longer.
Then add half teaspoonful Of sugar and
cup OF veal stock, give one boil and keep warm
until time Of serving. Meanwhile prepare
dozen and half very thin slices of bread.
about an inch wide and two inches long. dry
these in the oven, free the soup from TAT. II
there is any on it, set it to boil when this point
is reached remove from the fire and stir in
the beaten yolk OF an egg with one gill of cream
or rich milk. In all cases where eggs are
added to soup they must be well beaten and
stirred in slowly or they will curdIe.
CLEANING WISDows.-Two servants emploved
in adjoining houses were talking recently about
their methods of cleaning windows The one
whose windows always looked the brightest
said she selected dull day for the work. or a
day when the sun was not shining ON them.
because when the sun shines it causes them to
be dry-streaked, no matter how much one
rubs. The painters brush is the best article
for this purpose, then wash all the wood work
before the glass 10 touched. To cleanse the
glass simply use warm water diluted with
ammonia; don't use soap. small stick will
get the dust out Of the corners, then wipe dry
with piece of cloth-do not use linen as the
lint sticks to the glass. The best way to polish
il with tissue paper or newspaper. To clean
windows in this way takes much less time than
when soap ID used.