Evening star., 1897-05-01
n o u S EHOuD HINTS

siSeoc"hS hifus 10 ner 8OffOW tn3t on
warm nights these delicious vegetables will
not keep till morning even, II they have
been cooked In milk. There Is something In
tho atmosphere that sours the not always
coed milk in a short time. naturally aided
by the little fiour that goes to thicken tho
gravy. There is a way to obviate this. or
corrse, neither peas nor potatoes should be
cooked to rlush. and even n cut in dice
the potatoes should retain their shape
Just as soon as the meal is over turn the
peas ard potatoes into q fine colander and
pour a lot OF boiling water over them. This
VIII wash away all the thickened milk
ard You can safely set the vegetables In a
cool place. TO use for the rext meal or for
soup or salad. If you want to serve In
milk again, treat them as though they
were just cooked ready for the gravy. and
season them again.
Here Is a nice way. though just a little
Troublesome. perhaps. to serve oranges.
Make a rich. thick syrup of sugar and wa
ter in which you have boiled orange peel
tn 1t is tender. Put the peel aside to use
wnen dried for seasoning other things.
Select large. rather tart oranges peel ard
divide them into single sections without
breaking the skin. Drop a dozen or SO of
these sections into the boiling syrup at a
time. leave few minutes. and then lay
or sieve to drain over a deep dish Treat
oAA lic ScCtlOnS tnls way, ana Dy the time
you have finished the lot the first batch
VIII be ready to dap again. II will take
about half a dozen dips all around to do
the business. When cold serve piled UP In
Ettie glass dishes.
Etiquette" the word that brings us so
much care and worry. has a curious origin,
considering the use to which it is put nov.
In French IL means simply n label! SO
those to whom the term Is applied as be-
Ing Its finished master are simply labeled
IN nfar taNxv .-l.xl.,
serse that it Is used now dates back to
Louis XIV. He had employed a doughty
Scotch gardener to lay out the grounds at
Versailles. The courtiers would wander all
over his smoothly made lawns, and II wor-
rled him till he complained to the king
He told the gardener to place sticks with
iatels on them directing the offenders to
walk only on the paths indicated between
them. walk between the et1auettas'' was
the word that went round, and IL is easy
to SEQ how the meaning has broadened.
Flaxseed lemonade is considered excellent
for cold. To a pint of water use three
teaspoonfuls of faxseed. Squeeze in the
juice of two lemons. being careful not to
let single seed drop in. Simmer the mess
for full ten minutes. then add sugar TO
taste. boil up once, then strain and set
away to cool. A good mouthful at a time is
sufficient to stop coughing. and IL should
not be taken over once an hour. II is a lax
ative.
IL you want to keep the cook in a good
humor. or II you want to save your own
temper II You are your own cook, keep your
knives sharpened. 1t will vex the temper of
4 asa SAINT 10 nave to work about the kitchen
sharpen them yourself IL you try. 1t is
very little trouble and cheaper. A small
fine whetstone should be one OF the con-
comitants OF every kitchen.
If you are putting down your carpets af-
ter spring house cleaning, in the dark rooms
fraf faf nl,a
and where you are troubled with moths I'm
the carpets. sprinkle tobacco over the top
OF the paper. which. Of course. you put next
the floor. 1t is said that this is an excellent
preVentive OF moths In the carpet OF
course, the darkest corners should have the
thickest sprinkle of the weed.
Remember this! In putting away wooden
clothes and furs, that there are not enough
moth balls made to Kill moth eggs unless
you set fire TO the whole lot. What you
must be careful to know is that all the eegs
are beaten out OF the garments, then YOU
can safely put the things away with all the
foul smelling chemicals you like. fbr the
moths Will not bother the chest or trunk.
IL the moths are In the things when nut
away, you may look to find them I'm lace
work when you take them out in the fall.
A lady who does most exquisite embroi-
derry work says that when you button hole
scallops In your embroidery, hold the con-
cave edge toward you. Do not knot your
look rough, but run two or three fine
stitches as you start in.
So simple q thing as q potato is insulted
by half the cooks in christendom. When
potatoes are to be boiled. pure and simple
only vandal will peel them before cooking
Potatoes to boil should be of uniform,
medium size, SO that one will be all that
one person wants to eat, and not any more
than a healthy appetite will demand. Cut
ting them Injuries the flavor for boiling
TEey should be smooth and md
should be scrubbed with a clean sea-grass
brush that is used for no other purpose
They should soak for half an hour in cold
water before being put in boiling water, and
should not cease a good steady boil in a
covered vessel until they are ready TO
serve. Pour on the water, and set on the
back part of the stove with the lid on to let
them dry thoroughly, before serving and
then you will have a nice, mealy potato
well worth the trouble you have taken.
The same rules should be observed for bak-
ing The oven should be moderately hot.
increasing to a good heat rapidly. When
done. which you ascertain by testing with a
fork, take in a napkin and break the skin
on one side. to let the steam escape, crop
a lump Of butter in the break, IL you like,
and return to the open oven for q moment
or two. till ready to serve.
A woman said the other day that she was
getting rusty for a lack of some nice man
to air her graces upon! Said II before her
young daughter, and her hard working rus
Ddnu, WHO every one KNOWS Is Sn2metully
neglected by this beautiful wife, Though she
esteems him highly and would wear mourn
irg weeds full two years IL he were to die.
1t was a thoughtless remark. but full of
meaning. 1t expressed conclusively her
idea that ones own husband was not 4 fit
subject for pretty compliments or tender
nothings; that she did not think 1t neces-
sary to entertain him. and that a stranger
would command more courtesy from her
than the man who had honored her with an
urtarnished name. OF course, she would
have q fit IL you were TO suggest this to her
in so many words, for our thoughts are
ugly things to face sometimes, but she said
ii In substance. Fine philosophy that for q
girl of tender years to imbibe, but Is this
enc daughter the only one contaminated by
such doctrines? 1t is a tiny thing. but
seeds like that sown in girlish hearts some
times grow to ugly weeds.
Natural Loss.
From tho Memphis Scimitar.
'Mr. Heupeck." said the doctor, after ex-