Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-29
AACARONt.

There are few article. used upon our
table. In which there IL .o much choice
a. In macsroni. The heat u the import
ed Italian macaroni, which comes from
Naples, where II 1. made In large fac
tories. There L. very little of " brought
10 thi. country. Only = few hrg.
groc,ric. which deal exclusively IN
Italian produce import u. The French
macaronl !. the standard In this country,
and II 4. generally made In Lyons. Our
American groer- prefer ." handle ",
because Il keep. better than any other
Kind. II 4. Ia every way good, trust
worthy article, hut Lacks the nu,iy
favor Impaired by the hard, gluiinou.
Italian wheat. There IL . great deal III
chesp macaronl In this country, made IN
tenement houses, by Italians, aud color
.i With saffron and ,ariou.ly aduitef'
ste,i. Thi. macaroni, which sell. al sl>
cent. = pound, :. not = desirable article
~ food.
MacaronI should h. plunged into sbou,
eight tunes its bulk Of boiling water,
aud should - kert boiling rapidly Tor
twenty -nve minutes. IL should then IT,
drained. and sprinklcd With .ai' aud
cheese, to suit the taste; usually about
-four tea.pooufui. ~ cheese are u.cd Ia
a quarter ~ pound 81 macaronl. This
Il the ordinary way Of cooking u; some
prefer to add small quantity ~ milk
For a richer dish. heat q can 81 toma-
Ia pure, which can b. purchased at the
best Italian grocers'. To prepare The
pure, FRY q piece % garlic or onion IN 4
Tablespoonful 10 butter, aud add table
spoonful of nour. Remove the garlic OF
onion, aud let the -four brown in the
butter. stir thi. mixture Into th. to-
maio pure, and when II IL thorough,
heated, pour II over III. macaronl, NJ
ready cooked az above described. somc
French cook. use tomato paste, Tor
.ale by the Italian groc.r., aud " IL a
good substitute when the PURGE cannot
BE- obtained.
s,ill another way 81 cooking tnacaronl
Z. Ia soak half pound al In t~o
quart. 81 white soup-stock, aud when
III. macaroni has become thoroughly
.oftencd, drain 10, aud cut In sniaIl
piece. about sb inch and half long
put IL In n saucepan With two ounces al
butter, two pibcbes of black pepper, 4
pinch of Cayenne pepper, aud some All
~hlle thi. I. heating thoroughly, shak'
the saucepan occasionally. Slice some
kidney., truiiie., and mushrooms, equal
parts, making Ia all an amount equal IL
the mscaroni. Put In q teaspoonful oi
I.Ieblg'. extract III beef la pint ol
water, add four tablespoonful. OF sie~e,'
tomato, reduc. To one-fourth the quanti'
~ by boiling, aud turn thi. over th,
kidney. aud mushrooms, keeping al
well heated. When ready In serve, pour
thl. over th. macsroni, mix thoroughly
aud turn into she'll OF ple-crus'' gar
ni.hed. or . vegetable dish.
USES or BoRAx.
Borax 1. an invaluable addition "a
every household. II may BE- used as q
substitute for soap, or In combination
With II, and Il !. far superior Ia soda Tor
.oftenlny the water, and will prevent
the red Ia napkins and tablecloihs from
fading. A handful Of borax may IL
added to nine or ten gallons Of water fo'
washing laces or fine f,nnels or cash
merv.. Borsx imparts an extra poli.i
Ia cuff, collars, or other starchc,l
clothes. I.e In the proportion Of Z
teaspoonful 90 borax 10 n Tablespoonful
Of dry starch. II Il also useful In place
81 alum Ia render fabric. hrr-proof
Placed between blankets la storage, oi
scattered about In other places haunted
by insects or moths, IL Invariably de-
stroys them, while II IL harmless To do
nestle pets. 4 small amount, one part
| 10 one hundred, II put In milk, will keel
II sweet for twenty -four hours, without
injury To health. silver of any Kind Ia
daily use may be easily frightened by
immersing In strong borsx water fo'
several hours. The water should b.
boiling when the silver and borax ars
put Ia. Borax-water will also cleanse
silk or wool goods not sufficiently solled
to require washing, u gently applied
with a sponge; make q. strong a'
directed for washing fianDels.
Asa toilet accessory II IL very useful,
cleansing thoroughly the skln and hair.
For TIL. purpose dissolve one-half tea
spoonful Of borax In quart OF water.
| Il IL also recommended for use In wash
ing out a baby's mouth, keeping u fre.h
aud sweet and preventing the lniiictioI'
Of q sore mouth. IL IL . perfect anti
septic aud dlslnfectanf. aud mixed With
giycerine or honey Il IL useful In throat
diseases.