The record-union., 1897-04-18

ture becomes a nightmare to the mis-
| tress of the house.
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A coffee sauce that a German house
wife uses often with a blanc mango
mold of any sort is made by lnfuslng
the coffee in hot cream. Pour half
| pint of cream, which must be boiling
hot. over two tablespoonfuls of ground
| coffee Cover closely and let stand for
perhaps fifteen minutes, then strain in
| to a saucepan, sweeten and stir in the
yolk of an egg and a scant teaspoonfui
| of cornstarch, and let come to boil
over medium fire. When cold add
| the beaten whites of two eggs and set
| on ice till ready to serve.
| An Association for the Improvement
| of Woman's Dress which exists in Ber-
| lin will have an exhibition in April to
| interest the public in its work. Rec
| ognizing with rare Sagacity, that it is
| the stout and rather elderly woman
who is least amenable to dress innova-
| tons, the association offers a prize of
| S25 for the most stylish spring costume
| suitable for a stout woman of an age
between 80 and 80.
Although dinner authorities announce
| that carving is going out of fashion,
| the joint on the board. is not likely
| soon, if ever, to be wholly banished.
A lecturer in a domestic science course
gives some rules for the proper placing
| of the meat to be carved on the plat
| ter. Roasts of beef, rib and sirloin
should have the back bone at the right
hand of the platter. A filet of beef
should be placed with the thickest end
at right hand side of the platter; calfs
head with face at the right; roast pig
with head to the left; roast or boiled
ham with thickest part on further side
of platter; large birds, as goose or
turkey, with heads to the left Small
birds are placed crosswise with heads
on further side of the platter. A leg
of lamb. mutton or veal is placed with
the thickest part on the further side
of the platter The platter should be
large enough to receive the meat as it
is sliced. or extra dishes should be pro-
vided for the purpose.
Mrs. Rorer, in a diet suggested for
nervous persons, does not veto coffee
altogether Once a day, at breakfast,
without sugar, it appears in the list.
White bread dried out in the oven, and
lean roast beef steak or broiled chops
three times day are permitted Fruit
she advises to he used sparingly, and
never in the latter part of the day
The surprises in the, list are that coffee
should be allowed at all; that meat
should be provided in abundance, and
fruit sparingly. Finally, plenty of green
salad, with all the salad oil in French
dressing made with lemon that can be
taken. Fat around the nerves, she
says, smooths them out very quickly.
The CLASSY finish OF porcelain bath
tubs sometimes proves dangerous
More than one case of broken rib or
serious bruise has been caused by Slip
ping and falling against the iron rim
or side Cork mats or long small-sized
rubber ores are frequently put in the
bottom of such highly finished tubs to
afford a foothold. The rubber mats are
to be preferred, as the cork ones chip
off from frequent soaking, and pieces
are apt to clog the pipes.
Miss Parloa's statement in regard to
the cooking of prunes will be received
with surprise by many housekeepers
who have considered that long soaking
was the most necessary part of the
process of preparing this fruit for the
table. Miss Parloa does not soak them
at ALL though for other dried fruit she
approves Of immersion in cold water
over night. Her method of preparing
prunes is to wash each carefully in
tepid water, letting them stand two or
three minutes in the water to swell:
then to wash a second time and put
on at once in saucepan with cold
water, in the preparation of one and
a half cups Of cold water to one cup
of prunes. They should simmer slowly
for at least two hours, possibly two
and a half. Another new direction is
that no sugar is to be used, the nat
ural sweetness of the fruit being suffi-
,cient if it is properly brought out
Florence Nightingale has come to the
defense of tea in print. She thinks
there is altogether too much said
against tea drinking and says she
would be very glad IF any of the tea
abusers would point out what to give
to an English patient after sleepless
night instead of tea 1t is the almost
universal testimony of English men and
women she continues, who have UNI
dergone great fatigue, such as riding
long journeys without stopping or sit
ting up for several nights in succession.
that they could do il best on an oc-
casiopal cup of tea and nothing else"
If the disagreement of authorities is
frequently a source of perplexity. en-
the other hand it offers quite as often
the opportunity of doing as one pleases
and having good reason for it. Moth
ers of young children have lately been
reading that a baby need never cry.
and that many ways may be suggested
to prevent this condition One exploit
ed by that modern oracle of wisdom a
trained nurse, says that if from the
very beginning, at the first evidence OF
an intention to scream. the infants
nose is pinched between the fingers
and the other hand laid over its month
for an instant. the operation repeated a
very few times as the need arises the
baby will connect the uncomfortable
suffocation with its efforts to cry. and
forthwith desist More than one moth
er has pronounced this an aboininable
remedy, and such Will be glad to adj
here to the teachings of superintend-
ent of a chld's hospital who considers
CRYING the proper exercise for infants
and expects his charges, as an evidence
of health, to cry at least four times a
day.