Evening star., 1896-09-19
H o U S e OLD HINTS

Not many lovers OF plants know it, but
an honest old florist will tell you that IL
you want geraniums to flower in winter
you had better select year-old plants in
the spring and keep them picked clear OF
buds TIL autumn. Then they will blossom
all winter long.
These called corn oysters and al
| most shame the bivalve: Select the bes.
canned sweet corn. when too late for ear
corn. Take one pint of corn, egg one
third Of cupful of flour and three table,
spoonfuls OF thick cream. Season 10 taste
with salt and pepper, fry in sweet butter
or beef suet on very hot griddle and serve
one at time, crispness being a desidera-
tum.
Many little woman nearly cries her
eyes out because her house plants die inch
by inch when she takes such good care of
thcm." The fact Of the matter is, house
plants in gas-lighted rooms simply die a
death of torture. You will have TO give up
gas or the plants.
Docs your mother like to be left so much
alone?" asked quiet girl of her companion
recently, they left the latter's house for
Pn all-day picnic. Il don't know, was the
reply. Il never thought TO ask her and
she never has objected" Yet IL was fact
that the aging mother did get very lonely.
Indeed. Girls OF the age are rather too
careless of the comfort of their elders. If
they can but have good time themselves
they don't seem to care much whether
their mothers drudge and NOPE at home or
not. If Ii Hung Chang were to inquire
into the home life Of the average American
he would be horrifed at the lack of rever-
| ence for tho Sarerts. That is one lesson
that a heather Chinee" could teach us.
1t is said that the rubber bands of fruit
jars Will recover their elasticity If soaked
| few hours I'm ammonia water.
Creamed cabbage is nourishing. Cut
| small, firm head of cabbage In half and
| soak for an hour in ice water. Shake free
| of the water and chop fine after removing
| the heart. Put into boiling water with a
| lump of charcoal the size Of an egg. When
| nearly done drain of the water and cover
| with sweet milk. Simmer till done, then
| drain into hot dish TO be served, and
cover with this sauce which you have been
| making: Melt a large tablespoonful Of but
| ter and stir into II when hot two table,
| spoonfuls of sifted flour and a scant spoon
full of white pepper and salt to taste. When
creamed, add slowly pint of boiling milk.
| cook, and pour over the cabbage.
A piece of horse radish in jar of pickles
| will give strength to the vinegar and keep
| the pickles from getting soft
What to do with dry bread puzzles most
housekeepers. In the first place, cut spar
| ingly. As soon as removed from the table
| wrap each slice by itself in a long, clean
| cloth and IL will do to serve again. After
| that put In the stone bread jar. which
should be cleaned and summed at least
| twice a week. Make up I'm various kinds Of
| toast as fast as possible and never let 1t
| accumulate, for ii molds and is soon ruined.
A delicious "cold morning dish is made
| as follows: Take good dry bread-real hard
| dry-snd cut in inch dice. Pick these out
| of the fine crumbs and put In a tureen and
| place in the warming oven, throwing the
| crumbs away. Set TO boil a quart of nice,
| sweet milk to a quart of the bread dice.
| When hot, put in two tablespoonfuls of but
ter and salt and pepper. rather more than
| for oyster soup. 1t should, in fact, be
| pretty strong of both. Remove Immediate
| ly and pour over the bread. Serve In hot
| sauce dishes and avoid 'mushing" IL.
| II scratch or cut that should heal at
| once remains sore, you may be sure your
blood is impure. simple remedy is sui
| phur In slrup, stirred TO a thick cream.
Keep in glass, ard take a teaspoonful on
| retiring each night for two weeks. Stop q
| week and take two weeks: then quit. Use
a silver spoon, and remove and clean each
| time used Another blood thinner is a tea
| spoonful of salts in glass Of water. Take
a spoonful three or four times day Tor
month. They are simple, harmless, but
| helpful remedies for one In full blood. IL
| run down. tonics prescribed by physician
| must be resorted TO.
If the children get up in the morning
listless and pale and cross, look after the
| ventilation of their sleeping rooms. IL pos
| sible, never put a delicate and robust
| child to sleep in the same bed. The ing
| er child is bound by laws of nature TO sap
the vitality of the weaker. Teach your
children to sleep on moderately hard beds.
and with small no pillows at all. Make
the covering light as possible A sheet.
blanket and thick, downy comfort ought TO
be enough, If the comfort is properly made.
| either Of down of fine, loose cotton.
loosely tackled. Heavy bed clothing Is a
positive la.
A nice little relish is made of stale cheese
| and soda crackers. Always preserve in a
| wfie-mouthed glass jar. covered with q
| thin cloth, all the bits of cheese. III you
| keep them in a dry place they will never
| mold. Crate the cheese fine and sprinkle
| thick on each cracker: then lay in tin in
|. | a hot oven for five minutes. Serve hot, or
they are nice cold, with pickles and sar'
dimes, for lunch.
Too much cannot be said against the In
| discriminate use of the fine comb. It's
| sharp teeth irritate and tear the skin, form
| ing scurf and dandruff, and ultimately
| causes the hair to fall out. Brushing tht
| hair is much more sensible and accom-.
| plishes the same end removing dust ano
| foreign particles. A tiny bit of vasehnt
| rubbed into the scalp is a splendid nan
3 dressing.
, A Drawback.