New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
HOUSEHOLD TALKS.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR WOMEN.

today Is far better cooked than il used to be- Pre-
ciSey cooking advances fine art does the astheuc
serving Of food become matter OF consideration ~
Is only within the last dozen years that wellformed
m0uds Of American manufacture could be found. II is
true that pressed tin blancmange moulds have been
always with us, but these poor III shape ana
so thoroughly makcshift for the genuine French
mould that they hardly worthy Of mention
4 mould is pretty as well adapted to
the purpose for which it is designed as when Is in
some cOnventionalized or geometrc FORM The hgures
Of birds and animals or flowers are not suitable Tor
this purpose Exquisite forms for mOulds Tor ice
creams and other cold desserts are suggested py te
beautiful gcomcric shapes Of snowlakes under inc
microscope, and various crystalline forms. Even
simple star is agreeable form In which 10 serve
an individual ice than rose. unless 1t Is merely tne
conventonalized form of rose. There is something
positively rcpul,ve in a rabbit any other animal
form for ce-crcam OF the most effective mouids
the French make the simplest Among these Is
their Charlotte Russo mould. 1t also is made IN this
country and the quart size costs only 20 cents.
II is simple oval tin pan, but Is high enough to
lift the form Of jelly Charlotte Russo moulded IN
II well above the platter when 1t is turned out. BY
the use of a pint size and twoquart size together,
transparent Jelly may he served around a bright
! colorcd Bavanan cream, or around blanc-nahge
such a dessert may be served on a low crystal
platter on fine porcelain dish with pierced
borlcr, with excellent effect.
Melon mOulds, curved 10 rPseHlDIc tnc loDcS vi ii
| cantaloupc. are simple. and as they come with
| covers are a pretty and useful form for cold
desserts or for boiled or steamed pnddings. rich
black fruit pudding never looks so well, as when
| served in the pyramid or hafpyrimid mould. Inc
variety with fucd sides is little harder to clean
than plain The half pyramid is more useful
! than the higher pyramid mould, because II VIII III IN
iron pot steamer Of ordinary size, and NAV then
be used for any fruit pudding \ Christmas pudding
| l. en OF In a when D0llpl
in itis FORM There a great many pretty rice
| moullS. ono Of the prettcSt of these Is long
| mould formed with the side and top mad" OF
| number Of semi cylindrical pieces Joined together
! MI the best shaped moulds thus made
| Of number of pieces Of tin. Ihere
| are great many moulds these are
lovely for Bavaran creams. the space in the centre
| being filed IN with whipped cream plain borier
mould ought to De In every family who enjoy seeing
their food served daiutily. With it rice border can
be constructed around chicken blanqut' 'r irlcaSe
dainty dessert is made Of sponge cake baked III Il
| rice border mould spread on the inside with lelF
either quincc or some other sweet jelly the centre
of the cake Is then flied in with peaked mould oil
| lee cream Thi, dessert i, improved in appearance by
being served on a low platter, wrcaihed with whipped
| cream.
| The form Of moulds for boncd turkey differs but
slightly from charlotte mould II Is not A.
| long an oval. There are very pretty little outlet
/
meat may be framed in cake in outlet shape; the
addition Of a little lobster claw or small bone at the
! end completes the illusion. After being formed in
the mould the outlet Is dipped in and bread
| crumbs and fried like croquctte. There are little
cylinder mould 10 assist beginners in cookery 10 form
croqucttcs into proper shaped rolls. bnt such device
| Is not needed By any cook who IS def with her hands
and under lands her business.
jaime Nangc.-A jaime mango Is sometimes useful
in combination with blanc mango and crimson palc
| pink lclcs. H. is also excellent dessert served By
/ it-1f IN wreath If whipped cream Favored with
bitter almonds. II Is made like blanc mango with
/ The addition Of three eggs little salt should be
| beaten with the egg, when they are put in.
AZ th, season Of the year after the spring
hou-c cleaning j, done there are always mum
| Der Of pieces Of furniture on hand which need
| rpo,hng and otherwise rclurb,lng \ simple
| polish for furniture which may be applied Ia
| hard woods with equal satisfaction is made as
| follows: Mix together two parts Of nseed oil, two
parts of alcohol aud part Of turpcntine, and 10
quart IF h, mixture add ounce Of spirits of ether
hi, polish il applied to furniture with hannc cloth
and rubbed In with piece Of chamiO, skin. a thick
piece Of fcIt. II you have no chamois skin II the
polish Is used the noor It should b. applied with
q cloth and rubbed in with iron backed polishing
| brush Of The kind which furnished with a long
| handle and moved back and forward the floor
| like mop.
|
ncn, Of the digestion Of children laid 10 tccthing which
are due to iuudicious feeding or some other neg
| loct Of nature, vital laws there is less doubt
| that little children very liable To dsord
Of varlou, kinds al this period Of their lives The
| best phy -cilus however do not consider that
| we're Hines, must necessarily follow the cutting
| II the exc teeth: that -tomachc trouble follows
inevitably the appearance ~ the stomach teeth More
than twothrls of the trouble, OF "cthing arise from
| taxing the chd's system with some violation OF the
| common sense laws of health. when its system i,
weakened by the tax put upon it By tecthIns.
| \ young mother who AT time describing
the Illness Of her eighteen months baby with teeth
| ng mentioned accidentally that he had had
| cherric, the day before because he cried for
| them what grown individual. who was I'm his
-.n,r, would eat cherries during a fcverlsh sickness
Yct because the dcicatc little Child suffering from
| tccthiug the mother seemed 10 think that the coming
| ~ teeth alone accounted for hi, sickness.
| There is nothing that seem, 10 soothe frverish
| child who is suffering with hi, teeth quickly
a walk or ride in the open the cool of the morn
| ing and evening At such time a this the enid
should breathe the outdoor afr continually, and not
| Dee coopcd mp in close house any more than Is ali
,olutcly necessary. nap under the apple trees or
any dense shade tree will be- far more refreshing TO
tired little one, than any nap within doors, in how
! ever dainty and wellaircj room
| \ warm salt bath at night Is Of meStlmable value
| in soothing a tired child who Is suffering with teeth
| There + no more delicious fruit in creams,
| ice, and custards than the apricot. II i far
superior 10 the peach for cooking. Though the
peach IS more dclciou, than the nccarinc apricot
sliced and served cold eaten fresh from the hand.
II, dccacy of flavor IS cvanesccnt and 1t Is not
| improved by cooking. The peculiar flavor Of the
| apricot seems 10 be brought ont by cooking.
This recipe not lee cream which Is to be frozen
| in a patent freezer but which Is packed I'm q
closely closed can ice and salt and gradually works
| out it, own -olidhcaton. Rub enough thoroughly
ripe apricots through purec sieve to make quart OF
the PURGE add a cup aud a half of granulnted sugar
and two large table poonfls Of gclatlne which have
been soalScd in enough water to cover for two hours
| and melted in half a cup of boiling water. SET the
! saucepan which contains the PURGE In "A basin Of
cracked ice then stir till the gcatne begins 10 set
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