New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-04

The warming pan, nOtW1tnSfa1dln1 Ulc ClDuu uNuct
which has rested for some years. is not 10 be de-
snlsed An article OF genuine comfort II sleeps,
the wsest people do. in cold room, it is little used
today when our houses generally superleated by
furnaces in the winter time state OF things that has
made this country. as physicians tell US, more rull
I'm pneumonia and other throat and hung diseases than
any other land In the world. In the colder climate OF
Boston, warming pans or bed airers,' "a they arc
more commonly called oge not infrequently met with.
they arc also commonly used in the South. where the
houses are ofener heated by open replaees than by
furnaces They consist OF shallow circular pan
covered which is filed either with live Goals or not
water To this pan long handle is attached By means
Of which passed the surface Of the bed between
the sheets This service is performed by the chamber
maid Just before the occupant OF the room retires
heated soapstone such common fifty years ago
IL = cenuiIe comfort at the foot Of the bed cold
nights No one who has suffered from cold bed will
despise such Injuries Where len sheets are used in
winter time the warming pan becomes almost essential
Little footstoves, which hold hot Goals and heated
soapsones are far comfortable in riding in winter
than the foot mus BY which they have been superseded
n considerable extent The japanese use tny stoves
which are heated by punk and are said 10 be so small
that they carry them in a handkerchief or In their
pos kets.
wben a pumpkin Is purchased for family use IL Is
sldom that more than half OF 1t is required This will
make four or five pies. all that an average family IS
likely IN use for some time In order 10 utilize the
remaining half Of the pumpkin il may be either canned
r dried for winter use Canned pumpkin does not re
tain its flavor and makes unsatisfactory pie, ami
drvinr seems To be a better way to preserve il. In
order 10 do this peel the pumpkin and cut 1t In Vaer
like strips put IL in the heatinseo'et under the oven
laid out on pans and plates or set il on tin roof In
the brolIiug hot sunshine. II viii soon become crisp
and dry. When il Is thoroughly 20 put IL in loose
,ac and hang II in a dry stOreelosct In the spring
when all materials for making pies are scarce and
snnles are tasteess very excellent pies may be made
~ this dry pumpkin. soak cup OF 1t in water cook
, nm for an hour In the water In which 1t was soaked
,hen drain il and use it like freshly cooked pumpkin
!, docs not make 80 good pie as fresh pumpkin but
:. 4, f,r better than winter squash for this purpose
The douchty doughnut. Washington Irving cor
LII dsscrjbes II and as It's name duplicates. Is cake
n.de n raised dough with less shortening than any
o,ha, fried cake. The Obey Rock contained more
shor,aninr and was more Of the nature Of cake In
urIcherhocker DAYS The term Obey koek' has passed
o,, q, ne with many other Holland names, though II
smans IN many OF the cook books OF Old families and
che cider members Of the families retain the older name
!, crulIer wa, a much richer cake than either OF
h.se II was formerly raised exclusively with eggs
a. with other rich cakes baked In the oven' thu