Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21


that II will not taste In the cake or bread
it will under almost any other condi-
lions.
If you want to make clear. pretty belly.
and be perfectly sure that 1t will .,Jell'
without trouble, select for the purpose
fruit that is not quite ripe and which is
without suspicion of rotten about il:
jelly made OF over-ripe fruit is always slow
TO harden. and will never be quite clear do
what you will
1t is often the case that when one is III
with stomach. mouth or throat trouble the
use of solid food is almc ST impossible a nd the
patti mt runs down for lack of nourishrnent
because there SO few OF the spoon
vtctuals that are palatable to him. A long
ago recipe which srnacks of the good cd
time housewife WAS given me recently by a
nice old lady who interests herself in pre-
pairing sppetizing things for the sick. Beat
a raw egg to a stiff froth add a tablespoon
ful OF white sugar and half ElaSs Of
homemade b!ac k5erry or cherry wine. and
beat well. Add half glass of cream,
beat all thoroughly and eat a. once. Ii is
onsiderei Sood meal for invalid, and
Is appetizing and nourishing OF course.
homemade blackberry wine is not always
90 be procured. for, sad to relate. the pure
wines and cordials that were once in the
medicine closets have given way to the
impure stufrs sold over the drug counters.
but II would be well 10 make sure that the
article purchased is perfectly pure The
purity of ali foods and wines used i'm the
sick room should be thoroughly tablishei
! before giving them.
RingwOrms come. often. to a perfectly
healthy person. and with no provocation
whatever. They are stubborn things and
yield to treatment very slowly. One of the
very best remedies is borax. Make a strong
solution of borax and hot water and wash
the ringwcrm three times a day with il:
the ugly thing vii, disappear almost by
magic.
Grass stains sre numerous a this season
Of the year and unless they are rem 1vei
before washing. they almost tneradi-
cable. An old-time remedy Is soft soap and
soda. applied freely to the stain. After let
ting the goods soak in this for an hour,
wash in the usual manner.
tablespoonful of turpentine in a boiler
Of water will go long way toward whiten-
ing the clothes.
Very few housewives seem to understand
that fruit I'm glass cans should be kept In
the dark. Ii You cannot put your fruit
Jars in dark closet, wrap each can in a
about as well. Canned fruit should be kept
moderately cool and at about the same
temperature all the time
II you want to remove the skins OF peach
es without taking large portion Of the
fruit scaid them exactly you would to-
matoes.
To varnish old oil painting wine the
canvas we'll with a soft. damp rag remov-
ing every specx of dust. Use q large fiat
brtstie brush and the best picture vsraish:
apply the varnish with a long. quick stroke
and work rapidly AS the ysrnish dries quick
1y. Be sure that every spot is covered: you
can ascertain by turning the canvas side
~ ~l..
show plainly. ~ ~...---.-
Here is a splendid recipe for green corn
cake Crate from the cob twelve ears of
corn: mix With this two well-beaten eggs
salt and pepper, and a tablespoonful of but
Ter. and bake In a hot oven till brown stir |
ring IL down about twice. Send to the la ole |
hot and well Drowned in the dish in which |
Il Was baked.
Some cooks never know Just what to |
serve with different meats as a relish. Fol- |
lowing IL table OF things considered the |
proper c2per: With roast beef grated horse
radish: roast mutton, curiant Jelly: boiled |
mutton. ca2er sauce. roast pork. apple |
sauce; boiled chicken, bread sauce: roast |
lamb. mint sauce; roast turkey, oyster
sauce: venison or wild duck. black currant /
jelly; broiied fresh mackereI sauce OF 1
ster-ed gooseberries: boiled hlupfsh white |
cream sauce; broiled shad boiled rice aud |
salad: compete of pigeons. mushroom |
s1"ce; fresh salmon, green peas with cream |
sauce; roast goose. apple sauce.
Green corn fritters are A delicious dish I
Crate twelve ears OF corn into four we'll
beaten eggs; salt and slightly pepper: then /
beat into IL enough flour TO make q batter |
almost too thick 20 drop readily; drop |
small spoonfuls In hot lard. ard fry as Won /
would doughnuts. some cooks add a little |
butter. but | like them best without. for 1t |
Is apt 10 make them greasy. |
mother of my acquaintance broke her !
little daughter Of crying I'm a unique man
ner. The child was Ave years old and /
bright as could be. but a Perfect little pest |
because she VAS such cry baDy. One dsy 1
my friend took her to have q pictur. taken
and Minnie howled at some fsncied slight |
or cross word every time she was posed by I,
the artist. Finally the mother Instructed 4
the artist TO take picture OF her CRYING /
He cid so. and on Mlnnie's sixth birthday
which came shortly. afterward her r,other /
had hung in her room, where the waep,ng /
little mad could see il the. moment she \
waAed up every morning. a crayon CODY OF /
the CRYING picture. Minnie is very proud. /
ana when she saw herself, with her face
sn rled into had knot cryias, FOR aotb
Ing IT all. she was heartily sorry ana /
turi Ell ncw leaf at once. III she looks at |
all stormy her mother has but 10 mentI,n
the picture To bring the SUNSHINE prt5c
doc great deal for people sometimes
MncE tae colcr In fabric has been de-
stroyed by acids IT can often be restored
by dipping tho fabric ia emmonta ana then
applying chiorctorm.
The Russians Glenn their furs after this
fashion: Rye hou- is placed In a Dot and
heated upon the stove. with constant stir
ring as long as The hand can bear the heat
The Hour is then spread over the fur and
rubbed tato IL with vigorous hand After
this treatment the fnr IS brushed or bat
ter. Is gently bsatca until rh the f'our is
removed Furs treated In this manner are
said 10 resume their natural .,olo, sni
mSte- and look like new
Remember that withou. phyE.-a! bea.;s !
mental attachments arc no accoln: -ha.-
ever: lei your children lc=5 ha.py care
free lives. such viii strengthen the body
and he sure that the nieatal attributes v.,;
grow with The growth Of he body.
Rcprove and punish Nour ....i,.ir>a for
tale bearing. \ child who will nror tales
from the kitchen to the psr!cT. al: from
parlo: to kitchen, is fairly stared L. make
go'sip ard scand.l iuaaGc-. Nip il in
the bud,
Splaehes Of paint can se renewed tr,..
glass hy voting In s;rous, solatica Of ~
water. Soak that way .-- seine time
then rub with r cloth ~c; in cJ:l oil.