Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-27
DOMESTIC SCIENCE In THE HOUSEHOLD.

..sncws were melting down the vale,
And earth unlaecd her Icy mail,
And March his stormy trumpet blew =.
And tender green came peeping through
Even in so simple matter as the
boiling OF a potato, authorities difer.
Some say that the water must be boiling
in order TO burst the starch granules,
others that cold water, especially II ihe
potatoes are old, gives more mediy re-
suit. Miss Par GA splits the Gordon Knot
by declaring that the result by either pro
cess is the same, but that the boiling water
has the preference in that the me re
quired for the cooking can then pc esu-
mated to the moment. This obvlates
the necessity OF constant Watching anu
s'trying." In boiling water, lhlry
minutes sufiiees for potato Of mouei-
ate size. When the potatoes are put ID,
reduce the heat so that they may h9t
boil so rapidly as to break. When Gone
pour of all the water, and II they are 10
be washed do SO immediately. lhey
they require 10 be kept hot SET IN
basin OF hot water or on the back OF me
range and cover with coarse towel,
which allows the moisture 10 pass
through. IL irAk N2OS~iD
will be heavy, dark and strong Favored.
A nlain. square centre piece OF linen
for EVERYDAY use on the polished lunch
eon table. may be made elective by
having the laundress mark an eighteen
inch square in its centre, and then pass
ing this fold through very narrow nut
in9 machine. Place diamond wise on
the table.
A lamp wick should never be allowed
TO crowd the tube. II tight, pull out
two or three threads lengthwise.
In buying rice, South Carolina is CON
sidered best. Ii the rice is to be used as
vegetable, the grains should be whole
but IL for soup or buildings, the broken
grains answer quite as well, and are less
expensive.
A frequent complaint among house
keepers is that, while using the same
recipes for gingerbread and molass es
cookies that they have always used, the
result, in late years, is not satisfactory
The reason may be attributed to the
molasses. The old Porto Rico molasses
with the distinctive acid taste, is now al
most entirely superseded by the New
Orleans, which is more nearly like syrup.
In the old method OF manufacturing, the
leeching process was SO long as to pro-
duce fermentation and acidity; but the
shorter methods OF today preclude that
chemical change. In order to produce
the same results when using New
Orleans molasses with bicarbonate OF
soda, enough acid must be added to the
molasses to neutralize the alkali of the
soda. lin making the ordinary tin oil gin
gerbread or batch" OF cookies, one
tablespoonful Of vinegar or one tea
spoonful OF lemon Juice should be added
to-the molasses.
With the usual spring exodus to Eu'
rope in prospect, the quantity and dispo-
sitlon OF baggage becomes question oil
absorbing interest. Suggestions offered
to those intending to take one OF the
Cooks tours, is that baggage should con
sist Of one steamer trunk, and a hand
bag, each marked with the owners
name in tull.
Trunks intended for staierooms stoult
not exceed twelve inches in height, two
feet in width and three ieet in length
In all cases of tTansference each attic
Of baggage must be identified by TIT
owner, especially on entering and leav
ing hotels and railway stations, AM
whenever baggage is subject &c custom
examination its owner must be presen
TO answer for it,. For the Atlintlc voy
age warm clothing is advisable, whicl
can be left with steamer chair, rugs, etc
at port OF arrival until the return.
Fer travelling ON land medium'weigh
underc olhing is recommended. 10
travel in the East, warm woolen dress
good waterproof, strong boots, rubbers
leggings and umbrella, will be foun,
necessary. Costly dresses and jewelr
are generally best left al home.
A foreign scientific journal is responsi
BILE for the statement that the raw juic
ofthe poppy applied to the sting OF bee
OF wasps is speedy cure, alleviatin
both the pain and inflammation. II III
poppy is obtainable tue remedy is Gel
iainly worth trial.
A point to remember in bread bakin
is that well.kneaded bread retains II
moisture and keeps much longer.
It seems lamentable thing that eve
to this day some nurses persist in givin
their patients corn starch pudding re
moved from the fire as soon as thicker
ed, under the delusion that it is ligh
''gocs down easily" and is therefor
digestible. Nothing could be more e.
roneous. The "thickening" is no ind
cation that the starch is cooked suiicien
ly, for it is not, and as the gastric juice
have little effect on starch in the RAJ
state, the already weakened stomach
driven from incipient to active rebellion
All starches should be well cooke
(corn starch requiring at least a ha
hour during which time they becon
thinner, and in the case OF atrowroC
transparent. The higher the temper
ture at which they can be cooked, wit
out burning, the better, and they shou
be kept covered during the process.
An appetizing potato salad that
very popular at a large school restlura
is made in quantity this way:
Boil the potatoes with the skins o.
When cold, slice in round slices, sprink
among them Little chopped onion, an
pour over dressing made OF salt, pc
per, half pint OF olive OF, and pr
OF vinegar. Over the top sprinkle |
tie parsley cut fine.
In preparing fresh vegetables for Il
table, the first point to be seen to is tn
they are perfectly crisp. II they ha
lest this essential, it may be returned
great extent by soaking in cold wat,
ice, il possible, The water in VIII
they are cooked shculd be boiling, a
kept SO all the time. II the katie is 1