Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-24
H O U S EHOLD HINT S


up in the air as some Of his other fanta-
sizes. but none toQ exalted, when one re-
members how wide-reaching the influence
Of cooking is Herepis what he says:
Cooking means the knowledge of Medea
and Circe and of Calypso and of Helen and
Of Rebekah and Of thedQueen of sheba. 1t
means the knowledge of all herbs and
fruits and balms and spices and Of all that
is healing and sweet In fields and groves
and savory In meats; It means watchful-
ness and willingness and readiness Of ap-
pliance; it means the economy of your
Observation-Disclosures and the science of
modern chemistsSsit means much tasting
and no wasting; At means English thor
pitality; 1t meansy in fine. that you are to
be perfectly and always ladies, loaf CIV
ers, and that you aresto see imperatively
that everybody has something nice to
eat" Yet all this richness Is expected to
come to the average girl by intuition,
since she is schooled in every other art
except that Of embellishing and satisfying
the cravings Of the inner man. "Oh, she
will learn 1t all in time" Is the common
remark Of an over-indulgent mother, who
knows perfectly well that II her daughter
marries 1t will be her lot, in all probable
ity, to do much Of her own work Just
think Of the awful condition. the actual re-
bellion Of the digestive machinery while
she ts practicing on her newly acquired
household! Ponder on the waste Of raw
material, the humiliation Of repeated fail
ures, the exhausted energies Of a not re-
sourceful woman, and then consider the
cost of these post-nuptial experiments. 1t
balances on the wrong side Of the books.
There is a Siberian dish, called "pillman,"
that makes good eating in America on a
Geld day, and can be made to utilize scraps
of cold meat, though the Russian dish calls
for fresh meat. Chop quite fine about a
pound of cold meat-steak, If you use fresh
meat; put with 1t one small onion and sea-
son we'll; then add a cup Of rich gravy. If
the meat Is fresh. cook for few moments
in the gravy. for the American palate likes
well-cooked meats. If the meat has beens
cooked. simply heat 1t through, and set
aside to cool while you make the paste
Beat up one egg; then add 1t to a pound Of
-four, sailed slightly. and work into stiff
tough dough, with as little water or milk
as possible. Roll the dough very thin and
cut out round pieces In the center Of
which put two tablespoonful of the meat
Gather the edges up and pinch together, as
for apple dumplings; then put them in a
kettle Of boiling soup stock. AS soon as
they come to the surface, Of the stock
they are sufficiently cooked. Serve them
with a gray broth, made of melted but
ter. with a dash of vinegar in 1t, or with
q boat of the broth in which they were
boiled.
Teach your daughters that it is more
saving than spendfng-whether money or
anything else-but 1t Is doing both to the
best possible advantage that must be
part Of her education, If she would be
real helpmeet to good man some day.
Triple is considered one of the easiest
kinds of food to digest. because it is the
stomach of the Illuminating animal, and
holds all the digestive secretions. Wash 1t
we'll in cold water, then scrape with
knife and wash again. Then throw into
a pot of boiling water and cook till tender,
which will take at least five hours. The
water in which 1t has been boiled will
make excellent soup. To fry it, wait till
1t is cool; then cut in small strips, salt and
pepper, dip in beaten egg and then in
grated bread crumbs; fry In smoking hot
fat. Fo- 4 dressing, take two tablespoons
full of butter, one tablespoonful of lemon
juice and teaspoonfuTof chopped parsley,
and spread over the hot tripe and serve.
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Suppose you have unexpected company
and only can of salmon in the house for
meat Cases Of that kind are not infre-
quent, and 1t is nice sthing to know Just
how to serve such a dish in an appetizing
manner. Try this: FIJI a buttered dish
with alternate layers of the salmon, which
has been carefully removed from the can
and fiaked. and bread crumbs, sliced hard
boiled eggs and seasoning. Over the top
dust finely powdered bread crumbs season
them and dot with bits of butter, and then
pour over it all hall cup of cream, or
put on more butter and use milk. Bake in
a quick oven for twenty minutes. 1t makes
rich and savory dish.
About the worst thing parents can do is
to discuss the failings of children before
them. The next worst thing is for one
parent to attempt to punish the child and
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action will damage the respect of the child
for one or the other of its parents, and If
there Is one thing more than another that
parents want to preserve 1t is their dig
nifty before their children. A child who
gets the idea that one parent is at va
rance with the other on the question Of
discipline will make both unhappy and rem
der itself decidedly Objectionable by play
ing off one parent against the other. If
you want to have any harmony in the fam
lily get together on the question of disci-
plining the chidren-at least in their pres
snce-and then If you want to quarrel on
methods, do it in the privacy of your own
apartments, where you can have 1t out
without lowering yourselves in the eyes Of
the children.
Do not indulge the habit Of giving your
children money In an indiscrimnate man.
ner, to spend as they like. 1t leads to a
great many Ills, not the least of which Is
an impaired digestion from overeating. A
child who has a penny or a nickel every
time he asks for it can soon make himself
Ill eating the cheap candy and cakes, put
up to look so attractive on the outside,
and then you rush off for doctor and fill
the child up with medicine as O result of
your own selfishness in giving him money
to get rid of his opportunities. Then it Is
apt to make the child grow up with ex-
travagant ideas, and stealing is natural
second step, when parental indulgence has
worn out.