Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-17
HOME MATTERS.

HENRY NORMAN.
HOME MATTERS.
sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS TO PRACTICAL HOUSE
KEEPERS-HINTs FOR THE HOUSEHOLD, DINING
BOOM, PANTRY AND KIrcHEN-RECIPEs AND
SMALL MATTERS WORTH REMEMBERING.
INFANT POWDER will often check excessive
perspiration. Much bathing of the effected
parts will only increase the trouble.
CAREFUL DIET WILL DO MUCH toward remov-
ing the greasy appearance from your skin. In
addition rut a little borax in the water used
for bathing your face.
If THE FACE seems constantly dry, rub it
with trife of olive oil every night for time;
ii too oily, put little borax in the water used
for bathing.
To Fry FISH WELL.-The secret Of frying
small fish crisp and brown without either egg
or bread crumbs is to dry it well, -four both
sides and plunge into plenty of boiling fat. Be
sure that the fat is boiling and that there is
plenty of 1t, as upon that depends the crispness
and BROWNIES OF the fish.
WHEN CHEESE Is DIaEsTIBLE.-The reason
why many people believe cheese to disagree
with them, says an Albany doctor, is that in
stead of eating it a substantial part of their
meals they take it on top OF a full meal When
one has eaten enough any more Of anything is
apt to ''set heavy on the stomach"
THERE Is NOTHING BETTER for a cut than
powdered resin. Pound it until fine and put it
in an empty, clean pepper box with perforated
top; then you can easily sift it out on the cut,
and put soft cloth around the injured men,
Der and wet with cold water once in a while. 1t
Will prevent Inflammation and soreness.
Eaes AND APPLEs.-Pare and slice apples,
frxy hon in h,,%x IL
stir in beaten eggs in the proportion of three
or four eggs to pint and half of the fried
apples. Melt a little butter in the pan. put in
the eggs and apples, fry, turning over once, and
serve hot.
FEATHER CAxE.-One and one-half cnpsof
sugar, two eggs, well beaten, two tablespoons
ful melted butter, one cup Of sweet milk, two
cups OF -four, two teaspoonsfuls of baking
powder, little SALT One-half tessspoonfuI OF
vanilla. Good in three layers with any filling,
chocolate or cOcoanut.
QUITE DAINrY.-If you only use the white of
eggs for cake, take them carefully out of the
small end leaving the yelks in the shells; stick
clean broom straw in each one; stand them
carefully In pan. and bake them in the stove
until you can lift them out by the straws You
can eat them from the shells, adding q little
salt and plenty OF good butter.
To MAKE COOP Sort SoAp.-Put the con-
tents OF box of good lye, three pounds of
clear grease or its equivalent in kitchen scraps.
and a pint of crude turpentine or resin, in a
large pot, with two pailfuls of cold water. Lei
1t come gradually to a boil and keep up the
same amount OF water until it jellies. When
done put in another bucketful of water and
boil little longer, then pour out while it is
hot.
CREAMED CLAMs.-Drain and cut fifty clans
into small pieces; season them with pepper.
Put two ounces Of butter into a saucepan and
when it bubbles add two tablespoonfuls of
-four; mix until smooth and stir in a half mint
OF the clam liquor and the clans; stir contin-
ually until 1t boils and cooks about two min
utes, then add a half pint of boiling cream:
take Immediately from the fire, add palata-
BILE seasoning OF salt and pepper and serve.
PEACH BUTTER.-Select mellow yellow peaches.
Pare and stone. Weigh, and to every pound allow
three-quarters Of pound of sugar. Put the
peaches in porcelain-line kettle; heat SLOWLY.
Mash and stir the peaches until perfectly
smooth; then press through fine sieve; add
the sugar and boil for fifteen minutes, stirring
constantly. Put into small jars and tie ND.
Plum and pear butter may be made in the
same manner.
POLICEMEN. MAIL CARRIERS AND OTHERS
whose occupation keeps them on their feet a
o..
sore and blistered feet, especially in ex-
tremely hot weather, no matter how COM
fortably their shoes may fit. powder
is used in the German army for
sitting into shoes and stockings of the foot
soldiers, called 'Fusstfenpuloer," and consists
OF three parts OF saiicyiic acid ten parts starch
and eighty-seven parts pulverized soapstope,
It keeps the feet dry. prevents chatting and
rapidly heals sore spots. Finely pulverized
soapstone alone is very good.
SELr-FREEzINa Ice CREAM.-Two ouarts of
rich milk, four eggs, whites and yelks beat in
separately, three cups Of sugar, one pint OF
rich cream, four teaspoonfuls of any Hayoring
desired. Heat the milk almost to boiling. beat
the yelks to stiff froth, add the sugar. and
stir it thoroughly. then add the whites which
have been beaten to froth, and stir again,
then add this little by little TO the hot milk
beating it all the time, stir the mixtures steadily
about fifteen minutes, when quite cold beat in
the cream and the favoring.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT FORMULAS for
preparing beef tea, but the simplest and best
is as follows: Cover one pound Of lean beef
from the round with pint of cold water. Have
the butcher chop it fine as for Hamburger
steak; beat it in the water with silver fork for
ten minutes; place over the fire, simmer for
twenty minutes; strain and set aside to cool,
in order to remove any little fakes Of fat that
may form. When ready to serve, make it hot,
seaeon with salt only, and serve with thin
brown toast, or little wafer crackers.
FoR CLEANING IvoRY.-Ivory ornaments are
quickly cleaned by brushing them with new,
not very sharp tooth brush, to which little
soap is given; then rinse the ornament in luke
warm water. Next dry the trinket and brush
little and continue brushing until the luster
reappears, which can be increased BY pouring
some alcohol upon the brush and Supplying il to
the trinket Should this have become yellow
dry 1t in gentle heat and it viii appear ~ If
new.
Coax ONELEr.-Take well filed ears Of corn
and remove all the silk from between the rows
Cut the kernels down through the center, being
careful mot to loosen them from the cob. Press
ont the pulp with the back Of knife To three
tablespoonfuls Of green corn pulp add the
beaten yelks Of three eggs and little salt.
Beat the whites Of the eggs to stifF froth, mix
with the corn and yelks and pour into hot
frying pan, with little butter to grease II.
Cover 1t once. Set il where il win cook but
not burn. When yet fold oyer thu ounelef and