New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

genuine East India curry always contains q Ger.
tain proportion Of cocoanut 1t Is especially delicious
made with chickens for foundation Cut up pair Of
spring chickens IN pieces for ffcassec and barely
cover thom with water. Let them boil gently for
twenty minutes Then take up the pieces of chicken,
drain them and dry them with a towel. season them
with salt and pepper dredge them with -four and lay
them aside. Fry an onion and a section Of Glove
garlic in four tabespoonfus OF buttt and take them
out; then fry tic chicken IN the butter Skim the
water In which the chickens boiled. Crate half
cOcOanut on a crater. Put the cacoaaut in q
strainer. strain the water in which the chickens were
boiled through this cocOanut, pour it the chickens,
stir tablespoon Of good curry powder in the mixture
and let the whole stew half hour. Add a table
spoonful Of finely grated cocoanut 10 this curry iust
before serving it, 1t should be served very hot with
a dish Of perfectly boiled rice. The best East India
chGtney 10 be served with it is sweet mangoes."
"A pair Of shoes with indarrubbcr soles are verita
bic comfort board ship says traveller who has
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tain. the and the sailors all envied mine and
declared that they would each and all invest in pair
Of tennis shoes their voyage for could keep
my equilibrium on the slippery deck when the others
could hardly stand"
Where IS there a more delightful Jam than one made
OF rasFLeriies II seems TO be the Jam, par ex
cenence Of childhood and old age. 1t is the thing
In the Preserve closet which the small boy cannot
siSt When made Of the richly favored rcd mountain
berry, OF tlackcaps it needs the addition OF about
pint OF curIaut Juice % quarts Of fruit Pick
over the fruit for this pres carefully, weighing out
pound Of sugar TO every pound Of fruit, but taking
account Os the curr54nt JUICE Put the fruit and
currant Juice III preserving kettle and let ii cook
slowly for hall az hour, stirring it frequently. Then
add the sugar and cook it till II Is thick jam. seal
up when cold IN earthcTn mamalade Jars and set
In cool place The best way of sealing up ali rich
preserves is 10 lay paper dipped IN brandy over the
top pressing il dcwn 10 exclude all air. 1t is
fancy OF the time 10 this paper with layer
Of cotton batting. This T., undoubtedly excellent
method Of protecting the fruit from mould earns
I'm the air. but there IS a dressing in cotton battrS
which might become mingled With the acid Of the fruit.
best always Ia have the branded paper
between tn, batting and the fruit IL Is not necessary
IN Order ~ protect the fruit To put another cover Of
paper over IT, but II better to do So the batting
more liable To become torn displaced than cover
of tough paper seal down the paper cover closely
all around using tie white OF egg for mUcage. and
write The name Of the preserve on the paper. A
currant and blackcap Jelly is very delicious made OF
half raspberry Juice and half cuuants
There has been a fashion of making sofa and chair
cushions in fancisul shapes. Thus VIC have cushions
OF melon shape Others In squash shape with u crook
neck, ar I'm acorn slape-and thus almost ad ntinltum