Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-09
HOME MATTERS,
soMK NEW AND sEAsoNABLR RECIPES FOB THE
DININo-RooM AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR
HousrKEKPERs-ArrRAcEv DISHES FOR DIN
NERs AND LUNcHEoNs.

NEVER TAKE WARN DRINKS and then imme-
tliately go out in the cold.
FRESH MILK BOILED WITH CUT SUGAR will
soothe cough when other things fail
BOILED STARCH is much improved by the
addition OF a little sperm salt or gum arabic
| dissolved.
A STRIP OF FLANNEL. or a napkin wrung out
OF hot water and applied round the neck of a
chlio that has Group will usually bring relief in
| ten minutes.
TABLESPOONFUL OF COMMON BAKINa-SoDA
to every five gallons of lard, when cooking, will
| improve the lard 1t should be added when
the lard Is nearly done, and if not carefully
watched will boil over.
MUFFINs WITHOUT YEAsr.-One quart Of sour
milk, four eggs, one teaspoonful Of soda, a
little salt. Flour enough to make a thick batter.
Bake In rings or gem pans.
10 CURE TooTHAcHE, pulverize about equal
parts of common salt and alum. Get as much
cotton as will fill the tooth, damp it, put in the
mixture and place it in the tooth.
battle SPRAIN WITH ARNICA diluted with
water and bandage with soft flannel moistened
with the same. A sprained wrist thus treated
Will grow well and strong in few days.
Towel FOLDED Several TIMES and quickly
wrung out Of hot water and applied over the
seat OF the pain in toothache or neuralgia will
generally afford prompt relief. This treatment
III colo works like magic.
FoR CHAPPED LIPS use beeswax dissolved in
a small quantity of sweet oil, by heating care
fully. Apply the salve two or three times a
day, and avoid wetting the lips as much as
possible.
CURRIED OYsTERs.-To the liquor from one
quart of oysters add one-half cupful of butter,
two tablespoonful of flour ana one of curry
powder. Put in saucepan and let it boil; add
oysters and little salt; boil up once and serve.
ITALIAN CHEEsE,-Boil knuckle until thor
oughly done, remove the bones, chop the meat
fne and mix with it the liquor skinned and
one grated nutmeg and half an ounce each of
cloves, allspice and pepper. Put all on the fire
and boil slowly until it jellies, Pour into a
mold lined with hard-boiled eggs.
FAIRY BREAKFAST BIscUIr- Mix a scant
tablespoonful of butter with pint of -four,
salt to taste and enough water to make dough
that can be kneaded. When sufficiently worked
with the hands roll out the dough as thin as
sheet of paper; cut in rounds with a muffin ring
prick them with fork, and bake for a min
ute IN moderately hot oven.
FRIED CELERY.-Cut the white pieces of
celery into lengths about four inches long; dust
them with salt and peppers dip them into beaten
eggs, then in bread crumbs and fry quickly
Ill smoking hot fat. Drain on brown paper
and serve very hot. This is especially nice
served with boiled fowl or turkey
OLD FURNITURE that has dull, greasy
look should be rubbed with turpentine and
then polished with any good polish. The i'm
provement in its appearance will well repay
you for the trouble. White spots on furniture
can be removed by wetting a piece of flannel
with turpentine and then rubbing the spot
hard. 1t may require several applications of
turpentine and considerable patience.
CREAM PoTAToEs.-The mistake usually made
in preparing this excellent dish is that many
economical housewives use cold boiled potatoes
left from the preceding day. True economy
would have been IN boiling just enough for each
meal, but for potatoes with cream see to il that
they are boiled and afterward cut up while
warm and seasoned with salt and pepper Boil
half pint of cream, add to it a walnut of but
ter, and add the potatoes to it. If milk is used
it may be thickened with little flour.
The COMMON PRACTICE of raising fainting
persons to a sitting or upright position is
often sufficient to destroy the spark of life
which remains. The death of an eminent En-
glish statesman short time ago gave oppor-
tunlty to the coroner for emphasizing this fact,
and OF pointing out how much more reasonable
and sound IL Is to keep such persons in the
prone position, while restoratives and local
means are adopted to enable them, if possible.
to regain consciousness.
DREADED EGGs.-Boil hard and cut in thick
round slices. Pepper and salt; dip each In
beaten raw egg, then in fine bread crumbs or
powdered cracker, and fry in nice dripping or
buster, very hot. Drain off every drop of
grease, and serve on hot dish Have ready
some veal gravy or chicken broth, heat to boil
ing in saucepan with little chopped parsley,
salt, pepper, and three tables poonfuls of cream
to a cup Of broth. Boil up, and pour smoking
hot over the eggs, serving for the table in a
covered dish.
BARBYs WAFFLEs.-One pound and half of
flour, one pint or less of boiled rice, two-and-a-
half pnts sweet rich milk, one teaspoonful of
salt, four eggs. Put the rice in four-auart
bowl, separating the eggs, putting the yelks
with the rice; add the salt, -four and two pints
OF the milk, beating very thoroughly; then the
remaining half-pint Of milk; beat the whites of
the eggs to stiff froth, add them to the batter
and beat them well together. When we'll
beaten. make the batter still lighter by lifting
and pouring 1T with tin cup for five minutes
WITH CARE the hands may be kept smooth,
even by those who handle the dishcloth. For
cleansing the hands use oatmeal instead of
soap, or little ammonia or borax in the water
they are washed in. Be careful to dry them
thoroughly every time they are washed and
then apply little vaseline or cold cream
wping the hands after the application. Oxalic
acld IN weak solution, Will remove stains or,
what is better, bit of lemon, for oxalic acid is
poison, and must not be permitted to touch an
abraided part OF the skin. At night rub oat-
meal over the hands and wear pair of gloves
a size or two too large. This is especially for
those who, after their homework is done, sit
down to the piano or occupy themselves with
fine sewing or silk embroidery.
UMBRELLAS WILL LAST MUCH LONGER if, when
they are wet, they are placed handle downward
to dry. The moisture falls from the edges of
the frame and the fabric dries uniformly. II
stood handle upward. as is commonly the case
the top Of the umbrella holds the moisture
owing to the lining underneath the ring; it con-
sequently takes long time to dry, and Injuries
the silk or other fabric with which it is covered
Umbrella cases are responsible for the wear of
the silk. The constant friction causes tiny
holes that appear so provokingly early. When
not in use the umbrella should be left loose.
and when wet left loose to dry.
CONDO FILEE.-This is one Of the most
economical and excellent forms of soup. Take
the remains of cold roast chicken, remove
the meat from the bones; cot it into dice and
put the bones in soup kettle, and cover them
with two quarts Of cold water. and simmer
gently for two hours; strain and return the
soup to the kettle. Put two tablespoonfuls of
butter in frying-pan and, when hot add the
meat; toss and shake until golden brown and
then add it to the soup; add a half pound of
ham cut into dice, one onion, chopped fine;
one quart Of okra, sliced two tablespoonfuls of
flee powder dried and pounded sassafras
leaves), three tomatoes, peeled and cut into
slices: two cara Of corn Ont from the ooh and