Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
AFTER THE HONEYMOON is OVER.
HOME MATTERS.

sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS TO PRACTICAL HOUSE
KEEPERs-uINrs FOR THE DINING ROOM. PAN
TRY AND kITHEN-TEsTED RECIPES WORTH CUT
TING OUT AND KEEPING.
FoR NOSE BLEEDING battle the face and neck
with cold water.
IF AN ARTERY IS SEVERED tie a small cord or
handkerchief tightly above it.
FOR GROUP mix the white of an egg with
small quantity OF sweetened water and admin
lister frequently.
WHEN BOILING CoRNED BEEF remove the
1at that accumuiates on the surface OF the water
before putting in the vegetables
FOR SCALDs OR BURNS equal parts of linseed
OIL and lime water is said to be more effective
than all the other remedies put together.
IHE REPEATED APPLICATION OF OIL OF C1N-
NAMoN will cause those ugly excrescences-
warts-to disappear Rubbing them with salt
Is also recommended.
ROAST A LEMON WITHOUT BURNING and when
hot enough cut it and squeeze out juice, which
can be sweetened to taste Dose. a dessert
spoonful when cough is troublesome
BANANA SALAD.-Slice the fruit lengthwise:
the fresh bananas are best fer this; dust them
heavily with castor sugar; mix one glass of
sherry with the juice OF half lemon, pour over
and serve.
No MATTER How LARGE THE Spor OF OIL
any carpet or wooden stuff can be cleaned by
applying buckwheat plentifully and carefully
brushing it into a dustpan after q short time.
and putting on fresh until the oil has all dis
appeared.
For BURN OR ScALD another method is
to make paste of common baking soda and
water, apply at once. and cover with a linen
cloth. When the skin is broken apply the
white OF an egg with a feather. This gives
instant relief as 1t keeps the air from the fesh
CELERY IS Nor INFREQUENTLY COOKED and
is both appetizing and healthful Cut the
| stalks and root into small pieces and stew till
tender in as little water as will suffice. Then
add little milk and butter and thlcken with
Hour to make nice sauce.
Pillow SLAMS ARE No LONGER USED, but
long narrow scarf to throw over the pillows is
used instead. Use coarse lace and cut to suit:
work any pretty darned net pattern across it
and finish the edge with a scant founce of
edging. Line this with buff, pink or blue.
WHEN DEcANTERs AND CARAFEs become SO
discoiored inside that shot or fine Goals will not
cleanse them fill the bottle with finely chopped
potato skins cork tightly and let the bottle
stand for three days, when the skins will fer
ment. Turn out aud rinse. The bottle will be
as bright and clean as when new.
EYE WATER.-Break three eggs into one
quart of clear rain water, stir, let boil then add
one-half ounce of sugar Of lead, stir few min
utes set off to cool. The curd bound on the
eye at night viii draw out all Inflammation and
soreness. The liquid on top Is the best eye
water ever made.
TONGUE ToAsT.-Take cold smoked tongue
that has been well boiled, mince it fine, mix it
with cream and the broken yelk of an egg, and
n no fro ~
cut OFF the crusts, toast very nicely some slices
of bread, and then butter them very slightly
Lay them in a fiat dish that has been heated
before the fire and cover each slice of toast
thickly with the tongue mixture spread on
hot. This is nice breakfast or supper dish.
CAULIFLowER WITH WHITE SAUCE After
trimming off the outside leaves put the cauli-
flower into well-salted boiling water As soon
it is cooked tender take it out, SO it will not
cook to pieces. Put into a saucepan piece of
butter the size of an egg; when it bubbles stir
in not quite half teacupful of flour; stir this
a minute or two to cook the flour, then add two
teacupfuls OF milk or thin cream and stir over
the fire until the sauce is smooth. Pour this
over the caulihower and serve.
MULLIGATAwNY SoUP.-Take cold chicken,
turkey, beef or veal, and put in a soup kettle
with gallon of water. Cut fine four stalks of
celery, two onions and one carrot; fry in but
ter and put in the soup. Stir four ounces of
flour In the skillet from which the vegetables
were taken until brown, add to the soup. Let
cook gently for four hours, season with salt
and pepper, strain and return to the pot add
the meat, free Of bones, with teacup of rice
Simmer half an hour longer and serve
VEAL CRoQUETTEs.-One pint Of cold cooked
veal, chopped fine, season it with teaspoonful
of salt, dash of red pepper, half teaspoon
| full OF onion juice and a grating Of nutmeg.
Put half pint of milk in q farina boiler Rub
together one large tablespoonful of butter and
| two large tabiespoonfuls of -four to a smooth
paste, then add them to the milk and stir con-
! tinually until a thick paste is formed, take il
from the fire, add the seasoned meat mix.
taste to see II properly seasoned. then turn out
shaped croquettes. Dip these first in beaten
egg, then in bread crumbs and fry in smoking
hot fat.
CARAMEL CUsrARD PUDDINa.-Put a handful
Of loaf sugar in saucepan with little water
and set it on the fire until it becomes dark
brown caramel, then add more boiling water
to produce dark liquor like strong coffee
Beat up the yolks Of six eggs with little milk;
strain, add one pint of milk, sugar to TASTE and
as much cold caramel liquor as will give the
mixture the desired color. Pour it into well,
buttered mold, put this in O balm marie with
cold water, then place the apparatus on a
gentle fire, taking care that the water does not
boil. Half an hours steaming will set the Gus
tard. which then turn out and serve. By using
| the white of one or two eggs in addition to the
| six yolks the chances of the custard not break
ing are made more certain.
Miss LIBERTY who holds aloft the torch on Red