New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13

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boil for hour At the end Of this time break the
flower apart, put layer Of caullnower In the bottom
of porcelain baking dsh sprinkle 1t with httle
| salt. teaspoOnfUl OF grated Parmesan cheese ana
moisten 1t with little or, If You nave H.
Bechamel sauce. Make four layers OF oaunno"er
! seasoned in this way This viii take two table
| spoonfuls OF grated cheese and pint OF sauce
Cover the last layer lightly with bread crumbs, when
have been dyed and sifted. Dot it over with tea
spoonful OF butter cut in bits. Bake the caulhower
for about twenty-five minutes or until IT Is well
Drowned
Housekeepers seem to be learning that in summer
to pack woollens away In trunks or to hang winter
garments In dark closet Is not although plenty OF
moth annihlators be used the most successful way
to insure against finding In the fall ones garments
| In Fragments or Mt least, more or less damaged.
That moths do rot worR III light rooms that they
choose dark II is TO be found-alwsys
being more destructive in darkened rooms-every
| houseleeper of experience knows; and many who
formerly relied upon moth-proof trunks and various
moth powders are battling with them on new
principle.
One way has for few years been successful In
house formerly infested with moths Of different species
and degrees Of destructblllty. This is to take each
spring large room, remove the carpet from the
floor, throw open the window blinds (the more win
TOY. The clothing is suspended from hooks fastened
to the ceiling. none being near enough 10 the side
walls to allow the garments to touch them; neither
are they hung too compactly. For several seasons
Of hanging nway OF winter overcoats and cloth dresses
in this manner none have been injured. The room
) must always be kept light Garments likely to fade
may be loosely covered and carboline or powder
| sprinhed upon them if desired although in the case
! referred TO this was not DONE
| If necessary to air the room by opening the win
dows. a little sulphur smoke used after the room
| is again closed will destroy any moth miller
| that may have gained entrance, or any that may be
| lurking in the room. Many housekeepers use this
at each ANIMAL spring houseceaning considering
that it effectualy destroys vermn OF all kinds; and
when moving to a new house whose former occupants
| were unknown, and which may may not contain
germs of disease, II Is recommended by physicians
| TO smoke each thoroughly as a preventative
against lurking germs of contagious disease It
is easily done by putting few Goals from the kitchen
range in iron pot ash pans. setting the pan in
water arranging in some way to prevent danger
| from fire. and sprinklng upon the Goals small
quantity Of sulphur leaving the room as soon as posi-
BILE and not again entering ii while the sulphur IA
burning, the fumes are injurious to the throat and
| lungs.
IT is not advised to leave clothing careessy hang
| ing about in light rooms where doors and win
dows are constantly being opened but as this plan
is little out OF the usual ORDER II any housekeeper
doubts its being efectual, the clothing at least
he easily examined not being at the bottom of trunks
| forgotten. in the sense Of security left until
| wholly ruined.
A dainty hand screen is in the form of a tambour
| inc. II has n handle. and Is deity painted with
| flowers or landscape.
The lamp shades novel. There IS
apparently formed entirely of autumn leaves In terra
Gotta tones. Another Stimulates rhodOdendrOus. in
| shades Of pink Blue is a difficult color to manage
under artificial light, but special tlnts witch ex
quisite in these shades have been brought out By the
manufacturers. There is also a beautiful pale biscuit
color. which is tinted with pink. One Of the pref
test shades that be found Of pink paper set
a kind Of tale. 1t is made of two shades Of paper
one above the other. Thus bIre is used with white,
or two tlnts Of pink mingled The tale protector
is an important adjunct Of the paper shade 1t slips
inside the shade at the top and efectualy prevents
il from taking fire. In purchasing the brass frame
on which silk lamp shades rest. great care should
be taken TO frame with large space between
the top and the chimney, that the passage Of air
there shall prevent any danger Of confagratlon
Tapestry weaving is new employment for women
OF artistic tastes There portable frames for this
purpose. on which Aubusson tapestries may be woven
by any who has taken few lessons In the work
The great objection 10 the Oldfashioned looms
| the fact that they cumbrous. The new frames
inclosed in box twenty feet by sixteen ana only
three feet deep. The design is traced over the warp
and the wool is with needles threaded with
many colored wool. The dsrnng stitch is the one
most employed for the wool Of GObelln tapestry on
high warp, in which the foundation threads ran
vertically The low warp with threads horizontal
to the ground is required for the weaving Of Aubusson
and Beauvas tapestries.
1t hardly seems possible that nOrrishmcnt can be
in ct
nothing more than lchen growing on the northern
coast Of barren Iceland, is very important article
of diet. not only to the natives who are able to
raise TO other vegetable. but to the people all over
the civilized world 1t grows also on some parts OF
the Irish coast and is sometimes called Irish moss
The succulcnce Of the edible birds nests used in
Chinese cookery l. due to a lining Of similar glutinOus
lchcn with which species Of Chinese seabrd
finishes its nest Moss banc-mange was formerly con
sdered specific by grandmOthers for colds and
vaious lung diseases. 1t possesses. however. very
trfing medicinal powers, but 1t is pleasant. nutr
tious food for invads. To make this blancmange
put cupful Of moss which may be obtained from
the druggist in pint of boiling water let it stand
for ten minutes then wash it out very carefully rinse
it in water. and three quarts Of milk over
IT, Boil il slowly, stirring ii continuously I'LL IL
dissolves and thckons. Add sugar. and Ravorng to
the taste when il seems free from lumps. double
boiler Is very nice to cook in. Strain it through
fine sraner into mould and set it away to become ice
cold Serve it with boiled custard sauce or sweet
cream.
At vantine's you get hinge Japanese UNI
breas with sharppointed sticks to thrust into the
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