New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20

For a comfortable heat giving small fireplace, where
hard coal fire will las; all day If made in the morning.
there is no better model than the one gwen In 'he
sketch, which is taken from the little sittingroom
in an old country house. and which must be uly ioo
years old IL not MORE Another point to be carefully
cons dered is the placing Of your furnace Tile pipes
mus positively have sharp ascent I'd give ouo hea''
moreover they must not run more ateraly IMAM eau
be avoided. So your furnace must DO as nearly uhdcr
the principal rooms you ire to have heated as pos
sbLe: and if your cellar IS low 1t Is better 10 haVo
an especial pit dug for the furnace to give the pipes
the right height 1t IS easy TO make this below the
level of the cellar floor and brick In the sides Above
all before building study the comfort ana taste OF
every member of the family with especial reference TO
each this may be done In most cases While DuIunBS
by malicious management OF space without ADDING 10
Che expense: and it will give great deal OF pleasure
N vour children Let your furnace pipes so that
they will heat miniature greenhouse In the shape OF
An enclosed bay window for your daughter. Have
small den somewhere for son where he can Keep
his p,ln tools and all the odds and ends that boy
delights in Even small house be arranged so that
each member Of the family can be comfortable In his
or her own fashion, And only after you have arranged
all this detail 10 your entire satisfaction should You
call IN an architect to put the she'll other covering
over your home. And last, but by no means least,
after YOU have made your plans and given your con-
tracts make no changes this always opens the door
for no end n extra expense and unexpected changes.
so expensive; they are never oontented to let well
enough alone'
Concerning the "Christmas Goodies" mentioned in
last sundays Tribune contributor remarks
al have often bought in New-York at the bne
delIcatessen shops the Nurnberg Hongkuchen,'
box of which is supposed to keep an indefinite length
of tme-h locked up ! think MeNgers are the
best-and have have bought them at Metzgers own
stores in Nurnbcrg-and think they are better to cat
1 Nauar halo W n
ehambermad Of the Bycrscher liof in Nurnberg
found my little girl looking pale and Ill one morning.
she pointed to the Of honey cakes on the table
| and Shading her head solemnly, exclaimed 'pie
| bonjgkuchen sind sehr schwerP CIhe money CAKES
| are very heavy And so they are But on now
good I believe however, that few will try the eh'o
crate recipes given for their construction. and 50
want TO conribut recipe for making simple cake
and one that is not quite 'schwer as that OF Ger
| MANY To make almond cakes take eight ounces
4 OF sugar. six ounces OF butter six ounces OF nour
| two ounces Of finely powdered sweet almonds Cwith
n few bitter almonds), the yolks Of six eggs, the
whipped whites OF four, also two whole eggs httie
| salt and n generous wineglass Of brandy Work the
butter to cream and gradually add the other inged
ents-leaving the whipped whites OF eggs until the
last This paste is to be baked In sheets about an inch
! and a half thick.
"whlle baking mix four ounces OF split or coarse
chopped almonds with two ounces OF sugar and half
| the white OF egg. When the cake Is nearly done
spread this mixture the top and return TO the
| oven 10 finish baking. When done the almonds should
be Of a very delicate brown. When the cake is cold
cut IL up into strips about an inch and half wide.
and divide into diamond shaped cakes
| The nougat so skfully made by cOnfectioners Is
not difficult TO construct. Here is rule from an old
| and experienced table decorator and confectloner:
Take one pound Of sweet almonds, threcquarters Of
a pound OF white sugar. teaspoonful of rosewater
BIanch the almonds I'm boiling water: when stripped
OF their skins throw them into cewater for five min
utes. then dry them with towels. shave into thin hits