The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-03
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
Excellent Recipes and Few Suggestions
for the Busy G. c. Households.

Excellent Recipes and Few Suggestions
for the Busy c. C. Households.
VALUE OF PLANNING.
II our busy housekeepers OF the Loyal Home
Workers are wise they know the importance Of
planning in carrying The business Of housexeep-
ing For business This IS. just any other and 1t
may be carried or with equal facility TO glorious
success iaglorious failure.
There just q few hints that viii make house
keeping light and easy. either in the comparative
Orsuperiaiiye degree. according to the amount and
variety OF work to be done.
As far possible have certain days for certain
work. Monday The invsriable washday of an
earlier time. but many now take Monday Tor
general e!eaning-up dag. thus beginning the
weeks work with = clean house after the Sunday
teaF-up.
AS far a. possible let there be a day for washing
another for ironing another for baking. another
for sweeping ard dustiHc, and so on. Do not
make the mistake OF doing too much drudgery ian
one day. Better sit down for a few hours after
washing ilsan TO try and crowd your ironing into
the same day.
The best rule IS: The morning for hard work;
the afternoon and evening for employment that
exAcs less bodily toll. There is nothing gained by
overwork day but loss Of appetite, aching
limbo. aud headache the next
One advantage in taking Monday for general
STRENGTHENING up 10 that IL gives "a good
ready" Tor washing TUESDAY. The house Is
swept and gafHisheo; the clothes sorted and made
ready; tie boiler placed on the slove and filed so
that not a minute - lost lift imposed.
Then. as soon ~ the morning coffee IL served
washing can 20 on with brisk fingers and light
heart.
Do not make the mistake Of rising earlier on
wash morning than on others You VIII gain notli-
Ing by u H the long run Remember. that steady,
even going Is what gives the stay ing qualities that
Now. Jet us look al the ironing for a moment
The clothes come IN from the line sweet and clean
and fresh. They are carefully spriDkled and fold
ed and covered. ready for the iron. Now, what
will you do with YOUR clothes. Will you spend rs
much time polishing aud finishing kitchen towel
you would cambria apron2 Some foolish per-
sons do these things, but Of course "A good Happy
Householder would think OF n.
Not Al al. You put your best work on the
starcbed clothes. making them fairly laugh in your
iaces as you make your irons fly. But your plain
clothing, your coarse towels. your sheets and com
mon wear. yon just press carefully. remembering
thai IL you lived in rural England you would just
Dsngie your clothes aud not iron them at all
Now, n word about busting. II you sweep a
room wait until the dust settles before you about
busting. Then you must never thrash around with
cloth. or iesthcr buster. getting much dust on
on piece OF furniture IS ySu take off the other.
Take cloth and wipe of The dust carefully Vixen
you are all Through you may go with a feather
buster which sometimes ciesrs carved bits of fur
nilUre which your cloth viii touch.
Never hy from one thing To another unless you
are sometimes forced TO wait as for bread rising.
Finish up tse work in hand before you get out any.
world was made.
Livery Ho"stN eeiser neeus as her STOCK IN trade
the Indispensable implements of order. system
application. knowledge sud cleanliness. Who
ever has these is rich IN ali the materials of success
Strive FOR them; they will all your efforts
with daily rejoicing.
APPLE FRITTERs FOR TEA.
nice supper dish la these days OF early apples
If you have got the appies-is prepared as fol-
lows:
Make batter Of one cup OF sweet milk, one tea
spoonful OF sugar. two eggs beaten separately
two cups OF flour, and one heaping tesspooufui
.s-pQ ne fart aF,fale
add cupfu, and fry ia lard not for fried
cakes sprinkle with fine sugar and serve. Some
Ike apple fritters served with maple strip.
STEAMED CoRN-BREAD.
very nice cOrn-bread is made as follows:
Three cups OF cGrn-meal. cup Of -four, one
cup OF moiasSes two cups of sweet milk two heap
Ing teaspoonfnis Of king powder scald two CUPS
oil eorn-meai. mix tae other cup with the -four ana
bakinR-pewder; stir al together, place la "a but
tered eioid, and steam three hours. This may be
eaten hot or cold