Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-02-27
HOUSEHOLD saeVfTIEs.


--Cocoanut Cookies --One and one
half cups of sugar. one-half cup butter,
one-half cup sweet milk. one egg. one
half cup Of cocoanut, one tea-spoonful
of baking powder, -four to roll
Home.
.-Scalloped Potatoes Pare and slice
the potatoes; cover the bottom of =
baking dish with bread crumbs, little
salt pepper and butter, and place upon
these a layer of sliced potatoes and
seasoning. Fill the dish in this way,
then pour over all sufficient quantity
of milk to moisten; place in moderate
oven and bake for nearly two hours
Detroit Free Press
Clear Soup-Place all remnants of
beefstealx left from breakfast, or bits
of roast fatty parts, bones, etc. which
may be on hand, in cold water Let it
simmer for several hours, then add a
sliced onion, two potatoes sliced, sat-
white pepper and half teaspoonful of
celery seed When the potato and
onion are boiled to shreds strain and
serve with squares of stale bread fried
in butter -Housekeeper.
To Prevent M oths.-A large sponge
saturated with turpentine and thrown
into trunks and packing boxes twice
year will keep garments packed in
them free from moths Remove all
clothing, shutting the sponge in two or
three days Clothing to be packed for
length of time must be thoroughly
brushed and beaten. The odor of the
turpentine will uot be perceptible in
the clothing. News
Salmon Soup.-Put a pound of
fresh or a pound of canned salmon in a
saucepan, cover with boiling water,
boil very gently for ten minutes, then
strain; remove the bones and skin,
press through the colander, add pint
of boiling milk and the same of veal
or chicken broth. thiclzen with two
even tablespoonsful of sifted -four,
blended with tablespoonful of butter;
add salt and pepper to taste. Stir all
together until it thickens and serve
| N. Y. World.
| Sometimes simple old-fashioned
remedies are as efficacious as serious
drugs. A cure in use for years for
catarrhal colds and mild bronchial af-
fections in a certain household is to in
hale the fumes of singed mullen leaves.
Scatter the leaves on a hot shovel or
stove lid aud breathe in the smoke
which will arise. In all ordinary cases
it will bring speedy relief. In the
family referred to, the mullen is gath
cred in the late summer and dried, but
the Shaker pressed mullen to be had at
any druggists is as good. Y. Times.
Cheese Straws.-Put into a basin
two ounces each of hnely-grated cheese
(any kind), fresh butter and sifted
-four, add a seasoning of pounded
mace, cayenne and salt, mix thorough
~ and form a stiff paste with beaten
eggs. Roll out this paste just as thin
as possible, then cut part of it into
strips or straws, about four inches long
and not more than one-half inch wide
and stamp out the remainder in rings
an inch in diameter. Place both straws
and rings on CREASED baking tin and
bake for a few moments in a brisk
oven until inst de;icately colored
When doue place az many straws il
each ring as convenient. Her
aid.
Potato salad is the simplest anC
easiest of salads. Chop any amount o.
! potatoes or slice them, sprinkle {
} layer of potatoes with minced onion
add layer of hard-boiled egg, if you
have plenty of eggs; omit it if you hav,
not Make a mayonnaise dressing, AND
spread over each layer of potatoes. i
you wish, capers and olives may b.
added. 1t is quite a go-as-you-pleas,
f salad, and all potato salad is good, bu
some potato said is better than others
Stuffed potatoes are in general merely
potato puff made out of the insides O
baked potatoes, instead of out of boile'
potatoes, and then replaced in tn,
skins. The tops are sometimes var
r nished with egg, sometimes not; some
: times busted with bread crumbs, some
= times brushed with melted butter, an,
! in most cases are replaced in the over
to heat and brown before serving.
is we'll to cut off one end of the pc
tato before baking, in order that
stand in the pan after stuffing. -Bosto