New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09


tomatoes firm and cold when cut. After the slices are
prepared lay them In frying basket aud plunge
them for a moment into bo, "a,
announcer way OF cooking tomatoes is to scald them
and skin Them Make little hole in the top OF each
tomato. Set them in dripping pan and let them
bake ul they are thoroughly DONE when clear water
VIII nearly cover them. Take I'D the tomatoes and
pour the juice which was around them into q sauce
pan and boil IL down. STR in a limp of butter and
little -four 10 thicken to the consistency of cream
sauce and season with salt and pepper pour over the
tomatoes and serve.
al should like TO say word about too much ten
MIS- writes mother Of would be athletic girls.
Played for an hour In the morning 1t Is well enough,
and dare say 1t is healthy exercise but my ex
perience Is that If girl goes in as they say, for
1t and practises for really good player she almost
invariably breaks down. II you notice tennis players
are almost always pale; even the men are not gen.
orally young fellows Of much physique l have de-
cidedly come to the conclusion that in spite Of all
that Is said and done it is not very desirable exercise
except in the most moderate way-there is too much
shock to the system do not consider 1t very good
even for man, and for a girl it is in my opinion
positively Injurious. OF course 1 am not speaking
OF moderate playing; II is only where the desire to
excel comes in that it becomes dangerous
At the present time when Madagascar curtains can
be bought low 90 apiece it Is we'll to draw
attention to of the possibilities Of this material
These artstcally striped pieces Of 2rasscloh range
from two 10 three yards in length by about yard and
an eighth in Width the width consisting often OF two
breadths little twenty inches wide The colors
Of these striped curtains terra Gotta, green, gray,
dark-brown and natural ecru, so that they harmonic
with almost any decoration. The peculiar property
of this Madagascar grasscoth Is that it ressts dust
Madagascar women these striped " lambas'-the
native term for these coths-to their heads
and shoulders to protect them from the dust and heat
of the sun. This cloth 10 get dirty, on
account Of its distressing qualities though is said
that IL can be washed IL necessary. II fades little
with time, or rather tones down little In color; but
unless exposed TO the bright sun it does not bleach
out.
We gave weeks ago few notes on the use
OF this material in upholstering rattan furniture
There is nothing more picturesque for upholstering
rattans than this except some Of the cretonncs now
in market II gives quaint and foreign look TO this
furniture. These cloths may be used in the dining
room for curtains and sofa cushions in the bedrooms
for nght-dress cases. for comb bags and for slipper
or shoe bags; in the kitchen for teakettle
holders and iron holders an interlining OF
wool wadding being placed between two layers a this
cool material. 1t may be made into bags also for
busting cloths and indeed all varieties Of bags may
suitably be made of this picturesque, dustresstins
material At this season Of the year, when many
bazaar tables are in progress and ladies preparing
fancy articles for the later bazars before the holidays,
these suggestions may be specially useful little
dash Of red or one Of the brighter coors used in these
stripes given by ribbon. or better yet by cotton, VIII
help TO brighten the effect Of the various articles.
The town Of Banbury, according to that facetious
divine Dr. Fuller, for hundred years before his time
was famous for cakes and zeal. OF the zeal of the
town We can have no doubt, we credit the OLD
Royalist song:
In Banbury I came
profane one,
There ! saw
Puritan one
on Monday
For killing Of a mouse
On Sunday.
OF the Banbury cakes themselves may have
abundant proof If we take journey into Devonshre'
where at the Banbury station the true cakes may be
bought They are dainty little cakes Of paste filed
with sweet spiced mixture Of fruit and candied peel
genuine old English housewife gives the following
recipe for them: Make sufficient quantity Of nice
puff paste roll it ont quarter Of an inch thick; cut
it into circles about four inches across using the cover
of small tin pail to outline the circle and sharp
knife to cut it, The preparation for the inside Of the
Banbury cakes must be made beforehand. 1t calls for
half pound of currants four ounces OF candied cron
shredded four ounces of canded lemon peel cut very
small the yellow rnd OF one orange grated. half
pound of strained honey, teaspoonful OF cinnamon
half teaspoonful of cloves and half teaspoonful OF
sllspice Mix with these ingredients wine glass Of
brandy. Stir them all together. The mixture should
be as stiff as mincemeat. The spices should all be
ground. II the mixture is thinner than mlncemeat
add little more Of the fruit Put two teaspoonfuls Of
this mixture in each Of the circles Of paste and fold
the two opposite sides each other completely TO
inclose it. Lap the ends carefully so that no Juice
can escape This makes pointed, oval cake. Before
putting in the must be slit along the middle
with the scissors three times. 1t must then
be brushed with little white Of egg and dredged
with powdered sugar When baking these cakes should
be covered the top prevent their browning too
much.