Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-04

| EVERYDAY SUGGESTIONS AND USEFUL RECIPES
FoR PRACTICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HINTS FOR THE DINISG-Roor. PANTRY AND
KITcHES-THINGs WORTH RENEMHEKrNa.
WHEN COOKING BEANS add one-half teaspoon
| full of saleratus.
NEVER ALLOW FRESH MEAr TO remain in pa
per; it absorbs the juices
WHEN SPoNGE-CAKE BECOMES DRY il is nice
to cut it in thin slices and toast.
SUBDUE TIE PAIN OF oD-BIrsrERs bv inn
| mersng in spirits of camphor for five or ten
minutes
Cold TEA Is THE Best THING with which 10
clean grained wood. Never use ammonia for
| this work.
NEVER PUr SALT INTO SouP when cooking till
1t has been thoroughly SKINNED. as salt pre-
vents the scum from rising.
A NOTED PRACTITIONER RECOMMENDS tightly
closing the ears by pressure and taking several
sips OF cold water TO relieve hiccoughs
kIssEs.-Beat powdered sugar into the whites
OF two eggs until very thick. Bake on buttered
paper, IN a slow oven.
WHEN USING THE ORDINARY old-fashioned
whitewash of Stacked lime add small quantity
of liquid bluing, 1t will give it a pearly white
tint.
To PREVENT TIE JUICE OF Pies from soaking
| into the bottom crust. wash the crust over with
a beaten egg before putting in the fruit.
The SAFEST AND Mosr PLEASANT remedy for
gastric hemorrhage is said to be water. drank
as hot as can be borne in quantities of a half
tumblerful to a tumblerful.
CocoANUT DRoPs.--One grated cocoanut. one
half its weight in powdered sugar. the white of
| one egg beaten stiff. Drop ON buttered paper.
Bake la a slow oven.
FINE liable SALT will remove odors from the
hands after peeling onions or handling fish.
| Simply rub the hands thoroughly with it and
| then wash il Off
CHEESE EGGs.-Boil an egg till hard. remove
the shell. Carefully cut OFF one end with a
! sharp knife. Scoop ont the woke chop il fine
and mix with ii a little pepper salt cheese
| grated. and vinegar. Stuff the whites with this
paste.
CLARET JELLY.-One-half of a box of gelatine
| dissolved, one stick of cinnamon one pint of
boiling water. three-fourths of cupful of
ciaret. one and cne-half cupfuls of sugar
Strain into wet molds.
For An ULcERATINa ToorH take a piece of
old, thin muslin. about one and one-half inches
wide. and as long as desired. wet some ground
haNseed in cold water, place in the cloth. and
fold and basic 1t together. Place this upon the
outside of the gum: IT will soothe the pain in
"A short time and draw the liberation to that
spot, where it can be easily lanced.
SALT DISSOLVED IN ALCOHOL is often found a
good thing for removing grease spots from
cloth. Moasses will remove the grass stains SO
| often found on the summer clothing of chill
! dren. RGb the mOlasses if it were soap on
the stalped place, and then wash the garment
III the ordinary fashion. For cleaning windows
use chamols skin instead of cloth. if You wish
| bright polished surface.
SoUFFLE.-Heat together till thick one table
spoonful of powdered sugar. one tablespoonful
OF butter. the beaten yolks of five eggs, two
teaspoonfuls of corn-starch. juice of one lemon.
| Strain through fine sieve. Stir till cold add
the whites OF five eggs beaten stiff Bake in a
| buttered mold set in hot water. Eat with
| currant jelly.
FOR lNFLAaIED EYES OR EYELIDs. use the
white of an egg beaten up to froth with two
tabiespoonfuls of rose water. Apply on a fine
rag. changing as it grows dry; or. stir two
| drachms of powdered alum into the beaten
| whites of two eggs till a coaSulum is formed.
Place between fold of a soft linen rag and
apply.
LYoNNAIsE PoTAToEs-One quart of cold
boiled potatoes, cut into dice; three tablespoon
fuls OF butter. one of chopped onion. one of
chopped parsley, salt, pepper. Season the po-
tatoes with the salt and pepper. Fry the onions
IN the butter, and when they turn yellow add
the potatoes. Stir with fork being careful
not 10 break them. When hot. add the parsley.
and cook two minutes longer. Serve immedi-
ately on n hot dish.
DROPPED EGGS WITH HAM.-Drop eggs in
boiling sailed water: when done arrange on a
hot platter and sprinkle with, chopped ham
either boiled or fried. which has been heated
hot IN TIN for moment. 4 bit of cold ham
which you would think not enough for one per.
son VIII make good appetiZing meal without
other meat for three OK four when used in THU
way.
CHEESE STRAws-Mix two ounces of flour
three ounces OF grated cheese, half teaspoon
ful OF salt, and dish of red pepper together
Beat the yeik of egg with two tablespoon
fuls OF Ice water, add this to the flour and
cheese, work all into a smooth paste. Roll out
| on board an eighth of an inch thick. Cut
| some of the paste into small rings and the re-
malnder into strips of One-eighth of an inch
| wide and five inches long: place both on CREASED
sheets and bake in a very moderate oven til
| a light brown. Put the straws through the
| rings like a bundle Of fagots
| CREAM OF TOMATO SoUP.-This is a nice spring
soup. Cook one-quart can of tomatoes for half
an hour with a minced onion and some sprics
! of parsley. Rub through a strainer fine enough
II keep back the seeds. Set the saucepau over
| the fire with tablespoonful of butter: stir in a
heaping tablespoonful OF sifted -four and when
smooth add slowly the liquid of tomatoes and a
| scant half teaspoonful OF baking soda Measure
the soda with a very light hand. When the
! foamlng stops add a quart of boiling milk Sea-
son to taste with salt and pepper. and pour at
once INTO the tureen. Serge thin wafer crack
BAKED CREAM FIsH.-Trout and whitefish are
best for this. For fish weighing three or four
pounds take one pint milk. one onion one tea
! spoonful of mace. two tablespoonfuls of butter.
some powdered cracker and little of sifted
| flour; steam the fish; when done pick il up as
! fine as poSsibe; season with salt and pepper:
| put 1t IN baking pan in layers. sprinkle each
| layer with little flour: do not use too much
| flour: boil the onion and mace in the milk add
| butter, and have this sauce ready to pour over
| fish when IL is arranged in the dish: sprinkle
! the fine cracker with some butter over the ton.
and bake the whole in a slow oven for about an
/ hour.
TEA COFFEE, AND Cocoa are three admissible
| drinks, but none in excess. For the voice.
cocoa is the most beneficial. 1t should never
be made too strong, and those cocoas are the
best that have been deprived of their OIL A
cup of thin cocoa, just warm. is to be recon-
mended between the eXertions of singing Tea
must not be taken too strong. nor when il has
| drawn too long. for tea then becomes acrid and
| has a bad influence upon the mucous membrane
that lines the throat. There is ALWAYS n dry
sensation after having a cup of tea that has
! been allowed to draw too long. A vocalist had
better do without sugar in tea and only take
milk with it.