The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
THE HOME.



be made much of while it is in season.
| The following rules from the Indepen
dent are good:
Boiled Caulif1ower. To each half gallon
of water allow a heaped tablespoonful OF
salt; choose close and white caulifiower,
trim off decayed outside leaves, and cut
stalk off flat at deoayed bottom open
flower little in places to remove insects
generally found about the stalk and let
caulifower lie with heads downward in
salt and water for two hours previous to
dressing them, which will effectually
draw out all insects. Then put iuto boil
ing water, adding salt in above proper
tion, and boil briskly, keeping the ket-
tie uncovered, unless a patent, odorless
kettle which does not boil over is used.
The water should be we'll skinned. When
the caulifiower is tender-that is in
twenty or thirty minutes-take up, drain
and place upright in dish. Serve with
fresh melted butter or cream dressing.
Caulifower with White Sauce Break
a caulifiower in bits and, after cleaning
as in previous recipe, tie up in white net
ting and boil till tender in water to which
half as much milk has been added This
improves the taste and appearance. Salt
just before taking up and hang the caull-
flower up to drain. Arrange the pieces
in dish and pour over it white sauce
made as follows: Melt in saucepan piece
of buttor the size Of an egg without al
lowing it to buril. Remove from the fire
and stir in smoothly two tablespoonfuls
of flour. Heat again, stirring fast until
the mixture turns "a yellowish color,
when it is sufficiently cooked. Thin as
much as is necessary with hot water or
milk.
Picked Cauliflower Break caulifower
heads in small pieces and fill fruit jars
or -mouthed bottles. Cover with salt
and water in the proportion of heared
tablespoonful to pint of water. Let it
stand in cool place two days, after
which scald the caulifiower in the same
brine and spread, after draining, on
plates in a warm place to dry for 24
hours Add pounded mustard seed and
ginger, one ounce of each to three
quarts of vinegar Tie the spice in d
cloth and boil ten minutes in the vine
gar, which is afterward turned over the
cold cauli6ower in The jars. Salt and
keep in cool, dark place.
Convalescent Children,
Every mother, elders SISTER and maiden
aunt knows something of the difficulty
of finding safe and pleasant occupation
for the children who are too we'll to lie
quietly in bed, but not well enough to be
released from the nursery or even from
the couch. Recent experience with a
child of four and half years, under
slight surgical operation, severe burn,
and the measles in quick succession has
brought the question viyidly before me,
and am sure someone will be glad Of
suggestions, writes a mother in Outlook.
A narrow couch over which the sewing
table can be set makes q convenient place
for the child to play without getting un-
covered.
Blunt scissors, flower catalogue and a
bit of mucilage Will amuse the child for
hours. A paper of fashions with crayons
or colored pencils afford a pleasant
change
If the appetite has to be coaxed little
tray with little dishes, even the toy tea
sets, apd play tea party, which mamma
will attend, all "dressed up'' for the
occ aston, will dispose of many a Cruel
ordered by the doctor, but not relished
by the child unless garnished by some
such loving makebelieve. A cup of rice
Dearled barley or tapioea, with a paper
funnel and few wide .lnouthed bottles,
will afford delightful occupation. A
cheap coffee mill, screwed to a heavy
board, with d supply OF roasted rice or
corn. will metamorphose fretful child
into happy miller, who will sell flour
or give it away as the times demand. A
magnet, with few nails and pins is an
other safe and pleasing occupation. Two
or three marbles to roll around the tray
by gentle tippings afford noise enough to
erltify the child without disturbing the
household. Our boy was the happy pos
SCISSOR of marble train, and when the
bell at the station became monotonous to
his ear he substituted his xylophone. in
clining it so that each marble literally
ran down the scale, producing a very
pleasant tinkle
Rust on the Wires of a Plano.
The appearance of rust on the tuning
pins and the steel wires of piano is a
sure Indication that the piano has been
exposed to moisture or dampness. The
time of year or the age or quality OF the
piano has nothing to do with it, as rust
may appear in the night The fact that
the room is heated by stove just outside
of it will probably account for the rust as
the chances are that after the usual cool
ing of fire over night it's heating in the
morning would be likley to cause conden-
sation on the metal, and rust would i'm
mediately appear. Do not use oil or any
greasy substance to remove it 1t will
probably not do any harm unless it
causes the string to break, in which case