Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
HOME MATTERS,
seasonable Suggestions and Every Day Hints
10 Practical Housewives.

Seasonab1e Suggestions and Every Day Hinta
10 Practical Housewives.
WASH OILcLoTH in borax water
COLD TEA Is THE BEsr VASE to clean grained
wood or natural woodwork.
SoLED WALL PAPER MAY BE CLEANED by first
brushing the dust of and then rubbing down
with pieces OF hight bread.
The UNpLEAsASr SMELL Of uewiy-painted
apartments may be lessened by setting pals Of
fresh water around on the floors.
AFTER CLEANING CLOSETS sprinkle boray
aroand the edges OF the sheve, and floor and
you Will not be troubled with reaches there.
To CLEAN GOLD CaAIN that is dirty and
dull from long use put it in bottle with warm
water grated castillo soap and pulverized chalk.
shake well and rinse in cold water. Rub dry
on clean cloth and polish with a chamois
skin.
MucH ILLNESS WOULD BE AVOIDED if strong
solutions OF washing soda and boiling water
were thrown down the waste pipes weekly or
oftencr.
Fruit CREAMS MAZE Delicious DEssERrs.-
Take haif-pint jar OF pineapple. peach or
other ruarmalale AMI stir until smooth with a
teacupfrl of sweet cream. Soak half box of
gelaiae for an hour in half cup of warmed
milk add pint Of whipped cream and pour
into rnolds. This Is not as expensive IA de.,er.
as might be supposed. as the cream is doubled
by Whipping.
The FOLLOWING REcirE FoRCaocoLArr CARA
NSLs will be found excellent: One cup of sugar,
one OF milk. half s cup Of New Orleans molas-
ses. two ounces OF grated chocolate Pour q
tablespoonful OF boiling water over the choco-
late to melt 1t, then add milk, sugar ard mo-
ias:es. and boil for fifteen minutes or until it
Ii thick. Pour into buttered tin pan and
mark oil in squares.
SzAp Roe SALAD and shad roe croquc..es are
April dainties Boil the roe until it sets in
salted boiling water aad then fry It lightly be-
fore cutting in dice. Rab the salad bowl
around with cut Glove OF garlic or with a
shred OF onion. Cover the shad roe with
mayonnaiss (dressing) and lay it neatly upon
lettuce leaves that have been standing stem
down in bowl Of Geld water ever since they
were pulled apart on coming from tho market
RHusAnD OR 'PIEPLASr. "-Rhnba,b makes Q
delicious deep-dish pie. Remove the skin from
the stalks and cut them into pieces about one
inch long. Have a deep dish. round or oval.
ready with an after-dinncr coffee saucer. OF q
small cup, face downward on the plate; this il
to hold the juice and prevent It running out
over the oven. Put the cut rhubarb all around
the cup till the dish il heaping full, sprinkle
the layers literally with graduated sugar and
cover with a nice paste. Before serving slip .
knife under the center piece to allow the juice
to run out.
LIaRr MAxoxSAIsz.-Put the yolks Of three
eggs into clean cold bowl Beat them lightly,
add half teaspoonful Of salt snd stir for q mo-
n,snt until they begin to thicken. Then add grad
ually, a few drops at time, one-haN pint Of
salad OIL You should have now y perfectly
smooth. very thick dressing. Add dash Of
cayenne pepper a large tablespoonful of vine
ger, gradually. This should still be perfect lv
smooth jelly-hke dressing. Whip ons-half pint
Of cream to very sti6 ffoth; stir il into the
dressing and il 10 ready to use. The cream
must be addsdapuly at the hast minute or in
stead OF the dressing being light and fIuffy.
it will b exceedingly heavy.