Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18
COOKING THE MEALS.
Hints for Young Wives in the First
Duty That ConfrOnts Them.
BE SYSTEMATIC ABOVE ALI ELSE.
Personal Appearance, Scrubbing, Scour-
ing and Home Adornment.
RECIPES FOR WHOLESOME DISHES

threshold of her own home, without any
practical knowledge Of housekeeping. If
YOU are possessed Of means the trials and
troubles incident to the management of a
home NAV for time be met by employing
o competent ser want. But the question OF
Servants" is one OF the most perplexing
problems OF the day. They oftimes vanish
without n moments warning, usually at q
time when their services are most needed.
If the young wife has had any domestic
training, and is blessed with good health.
she sees no obstacle in the way when left to
manage her own work. Cheeriully she
takes up the womanly task of housekeeping,
makes bright and cozv the spot about her.
and turns from her fair hands with pride
and pleasure tempting, palatable and diges-
tive food for her husband. To keep his
stomach from O state of rebellion Is her chief
object. On the other hand. the inexperi-
enced one takes up with fear and trembling
the duties before her, which rise like great
mountains whose heights cannot be reached.
That her ignorance Of domestic economy
will cause her many an hour OF regret can
not be doubted.
recall the instance Of young married
woman who attempted to fry eggs by break
not even been creased. Her dismay and
modification at seeing the eggs a scorched
mess caused her to shed tears OF bitterness.
Such ignorance of plain cooking night seem
like an exaggeration, but there are innu-
merable instances quite as deplorable. For
instance, allowing u tinful Of rice or tinful
Of beans for each member in family.
THE BLANK BOOK PLAN.
T l.. 4 LIZ IL
housekeeper, from time to time, q number
Of tested recipes, which, If followed care
fully, will insure wholesome and economical
dishes. A good plan is TO have q small
blank book, with headings for breakfast,
luncheon, dinper and desserts. When you
have been successful with recipe enter it
under the proper heading. In this way
preparing menus can be made q very simple
and pleasant occupation. II you continue
to add to your recipes you may be sure of q
good variety of dishes for the table at all
times. Establish system from the beginning
Ii you would have the domestic machinery
run smoothly. II you keep a servant do not
give loose rein in your government for one
moment, for If you should, the careless one
will at once take advantage OF 1t. Be con-
siderate, and require all about you to be
considerate for those who are expected to
keep your home in order. Systematize your
work so that their lives are not one ceaseless
round of toll. Give them time to write
letter to dear ones at home, to pick up a
good book or a bit of needle-work. A little
thought for their welfare will bring better
labor for you, and will naturally encourage
them to take more interest in the household.
In assuming the responsibilities OF the
home do not allow yourself to become care
less OF your personal appearance If you
would retain the love and respect of your
husband. If you are musical, still singlthe
sweet songs that charmed him before your
marriage, and keep your fingers in full
power to execute runs and trills." Above
all do not lose your taste for reading while
so many good books and newspapers await
your perusal.
TIGHTENING THE BURDEN.
In order to find time for the pleasant rec
reatons of life the labor of the household
must be lessened, especially where the
woman is compelled to do her own work.
The necessary work to be done about the
house is quite enough, without the useless
securing, scrubbing and rubbing engaged in
by so many women, who might be more
proftably employed. To keep home neat
and com ortable, with as little fret and wor-
ry as possible, should be the aim of every
woman whose privilege it is to manage q
family. Let the cooking be good, but plain;
cover the kitchen table with neat oil cloth;
paint or carpet the bare places on which so
much time and strength (not to say anything
of soap and brushes) have been wasted. Use
printing paper for cupboards, sideboards and
pantries, and thus save constant scrubbing.
The use of granite for kitchen utensils,
which has become SO general, has done away
with the tiresome labor incident to the care
of tinware, the securing Of which used tn re-
ouire no many hours of hard rubbing to
reach tho state of brilliancy necessary to
satisfy the tastes Of our grandmothers. who
secured everything In tin, from the baby's
rattle to the barn lantern.
There are many useful inventions for pre-
pairing fruits and vegetables and for general
cooking. Supply yourself If possible with
every article that will Tighten labor In the
kitchen, The use OF the steamer cannot bo
too highly recommended. For vegetables
that fill the house with unpleasant edors II
Il invaluable; for apple.dumplings IL can
not be surpassed; turkeys and chickens are
delleously cooked and require but few
moments In the oven for brownl lag. Several
vegetables can no cooked at the same time
and served In the dishes they are cooked in.
BY use Of the steamer tough meats are made
tender and the juices preserved. The care
iul and thrifty housewife VIII look after
where most leaks occur, and II she has an
eve TO economy In cooking every scrap that
Ia good and clean will be utilized Tor some
savory dish.
Cooking is an art as we'll as a science. No
woman. whatever may be her stntion or cir
cumstances, can afford to be without the
knowledge which pertains to the health, the
comfort and the happiness Of her family.
The following recipes can be relied upon:
BAKED EGGS.
put n small piece of butter In a fiat baking
dish. When IL is melted pour into 1t one-half
dozen fresh eggs, carefully broken. Add one
tablespoonful of cream or milk, and bake In
moderate oven until the whites are set. Season
az table. Should be served on baking dish
HOT sLAw (ExoELLENT).
Ont very fine one small head OF solid cabbage.
Place in q choppiHg bowl and pound thor
oughly.
Three well-beaten eggs.
One tablespoonful OF Hour.
One-half cup sweet milk.
Mix the fiour smoothly with the milk Put
the butter In a warm skillet Add the cabbage
sprinkled with salt, pepper and sugar-Just
little Pour over this the vinegar and dressing
Cook five minutes.
TOMATO SALAD.
Six large tomatoes, (sliced.)
Two hard boiled eggs.
One raw egg well beaten.
One-half teaspoonful salt
One-fourth teaspoonful cayenne.
One teaspoonful made mustard.
One-half teaspoonful sugar.
One'half teacup vinegar.
One teaspoonful olive oil.
Rub yolks to smooth PASTE adding by de-
grees, salt, pepper, sugar, mustard, OIL. Beat
the raw egg and add vinegar; Keep the