The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-02
THE HOME.
Summer Salads.

Vegetable salads are among the most
fer light summer repast, and as they
are very economical and easy to prepare,
should be served on the family table
once day.
Lettuce, cucum bers, asparagus, cress-
es, spinach, celery, beans, tomatoes,
beats, cauIifower, cabbage, and potatoes
are the most suitable vegetables for
salads; they should be fresh and crisp,
and served icy cold, as soon as prepared
Salads may be varied by different fiavors
delicately added to the dressing
Nearly all salads are best served with
plain salad dressing, though some cooks
insist on using mayonnaise, saying
light salad requires rich dressing.
Amy of the following will be found
suita BILE for all vegeta BILE salads:
Mayonnaise Dressing Put the raw
yolks of two eggs in cold dish, beat
with silver fork; add pinch of salt
dash of cayenne and half tespoonful
of mustard. Work well together. and
add, drop at time, of olive oil until
half a pint has been mixed in, thin with
a tablespoonful of vinegar added gradu-
ally; if too thin, add little more OIL
French Dressing-Put a teaspoonful of
salt and half teaspoonful of pepper in
bowl, add gradually teacup of oil,
stirring rapidly, thin with two table
spoonsful of vinegar, and use at once.
Plain Salad Dressing Put a teacup
OF milk on to boil, beat the yolks of
four eggs and stir in, take from the fire,
add teaspoonful of butter, half cup
of vinegar, with salt and pepper; have
vary cold before uSiup
Cream Salad Dressing-Mash the hard
boiled yolks of four eggs and mix with
the raw yolk of one, work until smooth
with a knife blade, add half teaspoon
full of salt, with pinch of black pepper,
dash of cayenne and tablespoonful of
butter; add gradually half teacup of
thick cream, stir well and thin with two
tablespoonfuls of vinegar: beat until
light and set on ice until ready to serve
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Housekeeping Lessons.
All through the school years, if the
daughter. is led instead of driven, into
the homework, it can be made pleas
ant change from study, says writer in
the Ohio Farmer.
A half dozen lessons in dish washing
are rs good as thousand. 1 notice the
trouble often arises from the fact that
the girls are set to do just such "jobs"
until the monotony of it drives them into
settled dislike. Teach them to sweep
and dust by setting them to do it on days
before they have company. The girl of
ten will sweep and dust room perfectly
and enjoy 1T, if she knows "Jennie" and
Bess" are to visit her tomorrow, and
would observe dust spot. But if the
mother called her from her play and
told her to go sweep the parlor, and
see you sweep it clean, too" the work
would drag dreadfully.
Cooking can be taught without coax
ing. All children love to cook, and are
only too glad TO be allowed to. They learn
rapidly, retain what they learn and are
careful and exact.
Sewing, too, if taken up right after
the doll dress days, can be added TO the
girls education as one of the pleasures
Most all womankind take NATURALLY To
homemaking. 1t is only that the work
is made monotonous ard wearisome to
some children.
Keeping Meat.
A bousekeeper writes to the New Eng
land Farmer, have been surprised to