The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Chicken With Spaghetti-Does il
Injure Food to Boil 1t?
TO brighten the CARPET.

II carpet is wiped now and then with
flannel cloth wrung ont in ammonia
and warm water, it will look much
brighter. 1t must be wiped with a clean
CLOTH After carpet has been we'll beaten
It VIII brighten it to wipe it with flannel
cloth dipped in Kerosene, and well wrun9
out. Care must be taken, until perfectly
dry, not to allow any matches or fire IN
the room. Tea leaves or wet bran
sprlnkled over a carpet before sweeping
Will brighten it, but il the carpet is Of
delicate tints either Of these will stain ii
A velvet CARPET is cleaned by sprinkling
il thick ~ with damp bran and brushing
1t of with stin broom -LciCistoae n
Journal.
A Cheese Salad.
A delicious cheese salad for those who
like the high favored deIicacy is made as
foilows:--Chop the salad very fine aud
mix with handful OF tarragon, sprinkle
with coarse white pepper and add quar-
ter Of pound of finely grated cheese
Rocheforr or Parmesan is best-then
dress with a French dressing. from
which the salt is omitted and serve.
DO Not Boil Youi Food.
A great obstruction to improvement in
the art of cooking is the almost universal
misconception that the finer cuts Of meat
are more nutritious than the coarser por-
tons, coupled with an almost universal
prejudice among working people against
stewed food. This prejudice is doubtless
due to the tasteless quality OF boiled meat:
boiling toughens each OF the finer fibers,
and depriyes the meat almost of its dis
tinctiye havor.-AtkiRs0n IN -4rt OF Cook
ing.
Gelatfne Pudding.
Make a cnstard with the yolks of four
eggs, a pint Of milk and sugar to taste.
Soak one-third of a box of geIatine in q
little cold water. Dissolve t by adding
three-fourths Of cup OF hot water. Add
the gelatine and the whites OF the eggs
wen beaten TO the cold custard. Mold
and set In cool place 10 stiaen-
whipped Cream.
Put a pint OF rich cream in a vessel.
aud II the weather is warm, place on
Ice for half an hour. Then beat until
stiff and thick. Good cream may rise
and become stiff IL i've minutes. Cres "a
that does not become stiff after fifteen or
twenty minutes is not good or cold
enough. After it is beaten add four
ounces OF powdered sugar. mixing it
gently, and flavor TO taste. If wanted
very stiff, add half ounce of gelatine
Keep cool until ready to serve.
Chicken with Spaghefti.
Stir four sliced onions in two ounces of
butter till very soft and add one quart of
peeled tomatoes; stew chicken ID water
until lender and pick TO pieces. Add
enough Of the gravy to make quart,
put with the onions and tomatoes. Let it
stew fifteen minutes gently. Put into
boiling water two and one-half pounds OF
spaghetti end a handful or salt: boil
twenty minutes or until tender, drain
this and put in layer on a platter sprin-
kled with grated cheese, and pour on it
stew. Fill the platter with these layers,
reserving the best OF the chicken to lay
on top.
A Sweet Confectfcn.
The old negro cooks made a delicious
CONNECTION known as eonfection cake
Those who lived TO tell of having eaten it
declared that Il was dream. 1t certain
~ leads TO dreams. and bad ones. but il
is worth q nightmare.
IL cups Of sugar.
~ cups OF -four.
Is cup Of butter.
Is cup OF sweet milk.
Whites Of eggs.
small teaspoons of baking powder
Bake In two or three layaz on gridied.
Logic.
Mammas--ttfIe is rich, distinguished.
cultivated. II Is absurd, Mabel to say
that ron cannot love him
Mabel But. mamma, bis teeth are
Manma:.So are your fathers for
thar matter Yoa lore 'Foar father. dosl's
yousn
An Honest oplnson
How do you like that c{earss'
well. cAudidly Hark{as, ia rather
smoke : ham OF q nd herring. - Epoe}l