Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-10

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Two TEAcUps OF sorr BrrrxR lx.u r..l.an
weigh one pound
ONE AND oSE-rHmD PISrs of povdered ,nc.,
weigh one pound
hERosESE WILL SOFTEN Doors or shoe. th.,
have been hardened by water and render thor,
as pliable rs new. '"''A
WHEN WASHING WINDOWS dissolve a small
quantity OF washing soda in the water IL the
glass Is dimmed with smoke or dirt.
In foU HAVE TRoUBLE 20 get your Las, vaa,,.
catsup bottles perfectly clean. after Washing
them thoroughly in suds aud rinsine IN cloan
water, chop a potato quite fine. mix i, with |.
Iittie warm water put this in the bottle and
shake It well; IL win surely remove any foreign
substance.
Zoos AND GREEN CoRS.-Boil dozen ear, of
sweet corn, cut it from the cob season il with
salt and pepper and stir into il Ave well -beaten
eggs. Take II in tablespoonfuls, roll in bread
crumbs and fry brown.
The QUALITY OF TABLE sALr and it, tendency
to pack together in cruets and containers NAV
De entirely overcome by thoroughly drying the
salt and intimately mingIing with il a small
percentage OF dry corn starch and arrowroot
FROM > 70 10 per cent is amply sufficient for the
most humid atmosphere while a much less per-
centage Of the starch is sufficient for ordinary
use.
SCOTCH BARLEY BRorH.-Four pints Of soft
water, two ounces pearl barley. one pound salt
oeef, one marrowbone, six shank bones broken
INTO small pieces, two large onions one stick OF
celery, two turnips, and two carrots. thinly
shced. Set the saucepan containing these in
grednents over a clear FIRE; when IL boils skim
~ ana let II simmer slowly for five hours.
twenty minutes before serving add teacupful
OF chopped parsely and some salt
Hot WATER SPONGE CAKE.-Beat together
until very light two cups of powdered sugar
and four eggs; sift two scant cups of -four and
two level teaspoons Of baking powder together
three times; flavor with one teaspoon of lemon.
ana add, the last thing, four tablespoons OF
boiling water. Bake in a quick oven This 10
white, delicate and very fine grained Ty add
ing two more spoons of boiling water and very
little more -four you have a nice batter for
cream, cocoanut, or jelly layer cake. The
secret of tender, delicate sponge cake is "a
have thin batter.
ONE CAN KEEP FRESH MEAT two davs with tina
thermometer at 50 to los above zero simply bv
shaking finely ground black pepper on each
side to the extent of making a solid coat or COW
erlng' using no salt till time for cooking; then
shaking on the pepper sprinkle on the salt and
proceed to fry, broIl or bake usual
APPLE CREaM.-Peel and core six large an
pies. boil them in a little water. with two
ounces of raisins and the grated rind of lemon.
TIL quite soft; when cold add a glass of sherry,
Lay the mixture IN pie dish. beat up the
whites OF three eggs with a little sugar 90 stiff
roth, spread II over the apples and bake in .
slow oven.
LITTLE RED ANTS cannot travel over wool or
rag carpet. Cover a shelf in the closet or pam
try with flannel, set whatever you wish TO keep
from the ants on it, and they will at once dis
appear. They may be caught also in sponges
into which sugar has been sprinkled: then tho
sponge should be dropped into hot water
GOOD Use FOR HOUSE sLoPs.-If you save all
the slops from the house, the wash-water and
suds of sundry occasions during the week. YOU
Will find that you have a supply of nutriment al
hand 70 draw upon which is far richer than Won
had any idea Ii will not make a poor soil per-
manently rich, but il will afford sufficient nutri-
ment to nourish such plants You grow in il
during the summer IN a very satisfactory man.
ner. Plant some ANIMALS in CLAW and water
them regularly with suds and slops and they
viii surpass in growth and Righteousness those
grown IN the garden.
To WASH BLANKETs-Put three cents worth
OF borax into a tub Of warm water. put the
blankets in and see that they are thoroughly
wet Let them soak several hours, or half a
day even, then squeeze them through the
hands couple of times. wiring rinse in plenty
OF hot suds and they will come out fresh sweet
| and soft. They should be pulled both leneth-
wise and crosswise, finishing with a lengthwise
pull
TAPIocA CREAM.-Soak two tablespoonfuls OF
| tapioca CpearD in water over night In the
morning heat quart Of milk to the boiling
point, turn in the tapioca and let il cook a
| very little. Remove from the fire. Have
ready the yelks of four fresh eggs and half
cup Of sugar, well beaten. Add a very little
cold milk and stir in slowly. PuS the whole on
the range, let IL boil up and remove at once.
Flavor with vanilla. Beat the remaining whites
OF eggs to stiff froth. add a little sugar and
dip by spoonfuls on top of the tapioca cream
Place in a hot oven until brown, which will
take only few minutes. Let all cool and place
Oh ice.
GINGER WAFERs.-Cream a half-pound OF
butter and half-pound of lard together, then
add gradually one pound of brown sugar, mix
well, and add one pint of West India molassos
and half-pint of cold water Mix and add a
tablespoonful OF ground cinnamon, a tea
spoonful of cloves and two tablespoonfuls Of
ginger and one teaspoonful Of soda dissolved
in two tablespoonfuls of boiling water Mix
and add sufficient -four to make a stiff dough.
roll out very thin cut into cakes and bake in q
rather quick oven.
BANANAs-Peel rather green bananas, rub
them over with split lemon, place in pan
with red wine poured over them until it stands
three-quarters Of an inch deep. Drop an six
cloves and few sticks of cinnamon three
tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar and q table,
spoonful of butter cut in bits. Bake IN a quick
oven until light brown. This is the most DELI.
cious way Of cooking bananas.