The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-16
HOUSEHOLD BREvlTIES.

-Creamcd walnu,s may be made r.
havoring the cream with half a tea
spoon of vanilla or two teaspoons of
strong coffee, and dipping the ha Is in
to melted chocolate, using fork to lift
them on to creased or waXed paper.
BY using various navors, variety may
be made, and it viii be cheaper and
much more wholesome than the pasty
stuff bought at the stores.
Stuffed Turnip. Peel and boil in
salted water two or three small turnips;
a soon as tender drain them, cut a
slice fr IN the top of each, scrape out
the mid lie with q spoon; mash the part
taken cut aid pepper, salt and butter
and fill the turnips with the mixture;
place the slice that was cut from the
top back on the turnips, and place Ira a
hot oven a few minutes. serve hot
Home.
-Crvstallized Popcorn together
until it hardens one large half-cupful
of granulated sugar and two table
spoonsful of water: have prepared two
quarts of buttered popcorn, over which
pour the sirup boiling hot Stir it well
to thoroughly crystalline each grain. If
the corn has a tendency to adhere, set
the pan containing it in hot oven
few seconds, then stir it well to separ-
ate the observation-disclosures.
Mashed Potato To cook mashed
potatoes properly, peel and boil in
saltcd water until thoroughly done.
Pour off the water that remains in the
kettle and add milk enough to make
the potatoes smooth and soft, Add a
big "huuk' of fresh butter, and then
beat them vigorously about ten min
utes with n wire potato beater, keep
ing it up until the tubers are light and
frothv. Dish ligltlv, and dredge lit
tie white pepper over the top. Stick
bunch of parsley in the top of the cone
into which you have shaped them, and
serve very hot.-Detroit Free Press.
--Pelan. Boil two fat young chick
ems in just enough water to cover them
and season with salt to taste. When
the chickens are just done rem we from
the pot. Pot into the liquor one slice
nice raw ham and let it boil down to
one pint Remove the ham; wash a
| pintof rice, put it in pan and pour over
| it the chicken liquor, and set the pan
| in the steamer, where it should cook
uutil the rice is tender and each grain
distinct 1t should be stirred OCCASION
ally with a fork. See that the liquor
is salt enough to season the rice prop
erly. Pelan is a charming dish and is
served with meats.-Boston Herald
AT a recent luncheon where the
guests were mostly mothers, one OF
them remarked that she wished there
were some cast-iron rules to bring uI
boys in which case she might hope moi
to 60 aStraY so often. Another mother
thought cast-iron boys would be needed
to fit the rules 81 once met a woman,
she went on to say, ''who had large
family of sons grown to manhood a
the time. How did you bring then
up2' l asked eagerly of her. Well,
she replied, with a smile, L had Mint
sons and nine systems, one to son
There never were two children wht
could stand identical treatment" An!
mother with more than one child vii
, heartily indorse this statement-N. Y
} Times.
: Beef Tea Cut in small pieces tw,
I pounds weight of fresh lean beef, adj
three pints of cold water, when on tn
5 eve of boiling carefully remove tn,
scum, the moment it boils add pint O
+ cold water, then let it boil up agai
and remove the scum as before. If b
this time it is not pefectly clear, tn
same quantity of water may be adde
the second time, which will cause MOI
3 scum to rise. The same remarks appl
+ 10 all other broths and gravies, whic
will always be transparent and finel
: favored If the same rule be observet
Q Beef tea should be allowed TO simme
d not less than three-quarters of an hou
;, and not more than one hour from I'll
l. time it is last skinned -Bostc
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