Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-22

Rus THE Tks-KErrLx with kerosene nd
polish with dry flannel cloth.
AnxoSIA WILL USUALLY REsroHr CoLons
that have been taken out by acid
BLACK WASH GooDs ARR FRksHrxxp By rins-
ing In water containing . eupful Of I've.
TAsLEsrooSruL OF TuRrrxrrxE boiled
with white clothes viii aid in the Whitening
process.
CEILINGS THAT H,vs BEEN sxoxxp BIZ .
Kerosene lamp should be washed of with soda
To ATTEMPT HARD WORK or close ,sudv
within an hour after eating invite. der.ns,.-
ments OF the digestive organs.
FINE PosIsH ron STEEL articles can be rot
oy using pure lime mixed with alcohol and
appiied with piece of leather
IKE LATEST TREATMENT recommended for
oiphtheria comes from Konigsbere, East
Prussia, where DR.. Arthur Hensny ha. had
very successful results from the use of line
water and ice bags.
An EXCELLENT WAY or COOKING Zoos "a 20
break them in boiling milk, without beating.
cook slowly, stirring..now and then. When
done soft. pour into a dish and add n littls
pepper, salt and butter
VIXEN You Boil CABBAGE tie O bit OF drv
bread in bag and put il in the kettle. French
makes the house smell like an old drain will
be absorbed by the bread
CoLp BEEF Cur IN SLICES and laid in vineesr
over night, and then dipped in beaten egg.
seasoned with salt and nutmeg and rolled in
drled bread crumbs, and fried in butter a deli
cate brown, is an appetizing entree for lunch
MEAr CRoerErrEs.-one pound Of minced
raw beef. one egg, one onion, chopped Ane,
one bunch Of chopped parsely; pepper and
salt TO taste; mix all together; form into small
CAKES, dredge with -four and fry In butter.
WASH WHICH WILL REMOVE the sunburn
acquired by outdoor sports is made by adding
to twelve ounces Of elder water six drains Of
common soda and six drains Of powdered
borax Applied to the skin il viii make /,
clear and soft
CHEESE ToAsr.-Grate some rich cheese.
and pepper to taste, beaten egg and SUN
cient milk to make il Of the consistency of
thick cream. Warm the mixture on the fire.
and when quite hot pour il over some slices Of
not buttered toast; serve immediately
In WAsEINe BUTTER attention should be
given TO the water used. Hard lime water
should not be used, and water containing soda
or magnesia is worse still. Filtered rain water
or soft spring water is best. The brine should
not be very strong.
An EXCELLENT PASTE can be made by boiling
rice powder in water until il attains the proper
consistency. 1t is better than -four paste and
costs very little more. IL is a clean paste TO
work with and is largely used in scrap pasting
PERHAPS it may help some housekeepers 10
know that one can CRATE horseradish without
very badly affecting the eyes by grating ID in
front of the fire. Place il on the hearth and
open the front stove doors. Also prepare
onions in the same way. Try it-you win fnd
1t a great help TO your eyes.
MILK SoUP.-Four potatoes. two onions, two
ounces butter, one-quarter ounce salt pepper
to taste, one Pint Of milk, three tablespoon
fuis tapioca. boil slowly all the vegetables
with two quarts OF water. Strain through the
colander. Add milk and tapioca. Boil slowly
and stir constantly for twenty minutes
LEMoSADE.-Make lemonade by using four
Lemons to pint Of water also sufficient sugar
to make il sweet. Strain carefully through a
cloth and then add one-half box Of gelatine
after having dissolved il in little water; strain
several times, then put in molds and place on
ice to become solid. This is delicious served
with whipped cream
Ice CREAM Is OFTEN THE BEsr Foop 20 take
In certain fevered conditions, and a simple
method Of making it when onlya pint is wanted
is the old-fashioned one of placing tin bucket
inside a larger one OF either tin or wood, and
packing the sailed ice between them The
modern improvement applied TO this way Is to
use an egg-beater TO stir the cream When ii
is thoroughly beaten il will freeze with a fine
gram, and very quickly, the quantity Of cream
being so small
BANANA SALAD.-Slice lengthwise about six
bananas for nine people. Lay these around a
side dish, leaving the center free. Make a
syrup Of sugar and water. rather thick: in this
squeeze the juice Of one lemon; rub two Jumps
OF white sugar on the rind of three dark-skinned
oranges, and let these Jumps dissolve in the
syrup. Cut up the three oranges; pile them in
the center Of the dish. Pour the syrups when
perfectly cold, on all the fruit, then pile mp in
the center, over the oranges whipped cree M.
This Is a delicious dish for either desert or tea
To KEEP EGos.-Pour two gallons OF hot
water over one pint Of lime and half a pint Of
salt. When cold put your eggs in jar and
pour 1t over them. Be sure there are no cracked
ones and that they are keptcovered Another
and perhaps better way, IL you wish to keep
them for q long time, is TO pack them small
ends down, in salt in small boxes, and at least
once a week turn over the boxes. The reason
for this is that by turning the eggs over the
if still, the yelk viii after a while ind its vay
through the white to the shell; then the egg
will spoil.
SoFA PILLOW CovERs.-Take o piece Of
brown linen little larger than the cushion
and turn hem two inches deep. Stitch 10
around three times. Mark the hem out In
blocks and cut out every other one Button
hole around each one that is left, using brown
linen thread. Sew lace under the blocks, max
ing it slightly full. Above the three rows Of
stitching cut slashes in groups OF two, an inch
apart; make the slashes long enough TO allow
ribbon an inch and q quarter wide TO run
through. The center may be ornamentsd
with etching or left plain.
FoB TIRED, ACHING AND WEEPING EYES.
suffering from close application or other
cause, comforting and safe wash may be
made from the purest obtainable water. Into
a two-ounce vial Of water put half teaspoon
full Of essence Of peppermint, and having
shaken well, apply to the eyes 10 find IL IL be
too strong, and II 30, increase the proportion
Of water, and try it again. 1t should produce
for the moment slight warmth, the after
effect being agreeable. cooling and healing.
Apply dd hbtu,n with soft, clean muslin; this
renewed on each application. Dressmaker
and other persons working at night have
found relief in this remedy.
MASeoEs.-Gather the green cantaloupes any
size you wish, and put them in a brine of clear,
cold water and salt. strong enough TO bear an
egg. Leave them in this a week or ten DAYS.
to toughen. Split them half open and take out
the seed Line your kettle with grape leaves
and put in a layer of cantaioupcs. sprinkle
literally with alum. then another layer of
cantaloupes and alum; continue in this wsy
until your kettle Is full. Cover with grape
leaves and put on top cover OF sofae kind
over the whole TO keep IN the steam. simmer