The record-union., 1897-08-15

through a sieve Cook again for one
hour; then add one ounce of ground
sugar, one ounce of mustard, one gill
of salt, half a pound of sugar, and one
quart of vinegar. Cook to the proper
consistency; add five drops of oil nut
meg, and the same of celery, or a table
spoonful of celery seed Bottle, cork
and seal"
Physical culturists set their face
against the popular shirt waist fash
ion Of misses and growing girls. Con-
! venient as il is, it is not hygienic. say
these authorities. The most healthful
clothes for children are blouse and
princess dresses. Where the former is
used the skirt to which it is attached
should be sewed to a sleeveless waist,
thus hanging the weight from the
shoulders, as in the case of the princesse
design. The faults of the shirt waist
costume for young girls are more no
ticeable when their Wearers are off
for their summers outing. The free
dom Of movement which the romping
in field and woods, tramps over country
roads, and other occupations of the
summer al fresco life demand is not
secured with the separate skirt and
waist, needing the snug girdle to keep
the two in place. All advocates of ra-
tional dress inveigh against the grid
ling of the waist at any age or any
season, in active youth and tempting
summer outdoor life, it is a positive cru
city.
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Hostesses who wish to use ice blocks
and trays to serve various things on
sorbets, CLAIMS, frozen fruits, or what
may be, will appreciate a suggestion
to prevent the too rapid melting of the
ice. If the block, or plate is placed on
a mat Of fine white wadding, the furry
side folded uppermost, it will be found
that the ice will not only not melt so
fast, but as it melts the moisture is
absorbed by the mat. The mat should
extend a little beyond the ice all around,
and be iuffed out to give a pretty effect
of snow. The wadding, being a non
conductor of heat as we'll as an alb
sorber Of moisture, is able to perform
these useful offices.
A curious idea for a memorial gift to
be sent to a funeral is an open Bible
covered with flowers of either white or
lavender and purple An appropriate
text is woven across the pages in f1ex-
ible twigs. A trio, heart, anchor and
cross, standing upright, may also be
made of white and mauve flowers, or
almost any one can cover a cross of
laths with first moss and then fatty
| laid flowers secured with thread White
| blossoms may be used here, and laven-
der or purple pansies may make a sin
gle word or initials across the middle.
Iced stuffed tomatoes is one of Mrs.
Rorers suggest ions for an appetizing
luncheon or Sunday night tea relish
Scald and peel six small solid tomatoes.
Cut off the stem end in a slice and
scoop out the seeds before standing
the tomatoes on ice for two hours
When ready to serve chop one small
new onion, a bunch of cress and a
| small bit of parsley rather fine Pour
over this mixture a dressing made from
| half teaspoonful of salt, one-quar-
| ter teaspoonful pepper, and three table
| spoonfuls olive oil beaten together with
one tablespoonful vinegar, and fill it in
| the tomato shells. Serve each on a
lettuce leaf heaped round with finely
| cracked ice.
Tomato figs are both economical and
| tasty. Select the small yellow toma-
| toes; scald. peel and weigh Allow
three pounds of sugar to six of toma-
| toes. Put a layer of tomatoes on the
| bottom of your preserving kettle, then
a layer of sugar, and stand them over
a moderate fire. Cook very gently
until the sugar has penetrated the to-
matoes. Lift them carefully one at a
| time, and spread on a large meat plat
| ter Dry in the hot sun, sprinkling
| them several times with granulated
| sugar. When dry pack them in jars,
with layer of sugar between the lay
! ers of tomatoes. Cover with glass
while drying.
| Eggs poached in milk afford not
only a pleasant variety to the invalid s
| menu, but the dish, besides. offers a
| slight increase in nourishment over the
usual way. The milk should come to
the scalding point, when the egg is
dropped in and cooked. as If in water.
A little of the hot milk is poured over
the toast to soften it before the egg IS
slipped on.
If housekeepers have noticed that the
litter of straw and excelsior at the area
door which used to mark the delivery
of china, glass. pictures, bottles. or any
| sort Of breaka bles is no longer in evil
dence, they viii find the reason in the
new device of the delivery departments
| Of the big shops. This is a burlap top
| to the baskets used 10 carry such ar
| ticles, which is loose and opens with a
/ draw string like our grandmother's re,r-
cules Within this protecting cover the
brittle merchandise may be hunted out
| without any scattering of the material
used for their safe carriage.
!
A strong solution Of potash should
be often used in rinsing out the kftch-
en- sink It is excellent for dispelling
the grease which has such a myster-
ious affinity for the waste-pipes and
| will save many plumbers bill if right
ly employed.
Try frying cucumbers as a variety in
| their serving Pare and slice length
wise, season with salt and pepper. dip
in beaten egg and bread crumbs, and
fry in very hot though not deep fat.
| Serve with tomato catsup.
Ink stains on white material may be
| removed most effectually by washing
first in a strong brine and then wettins