Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17
aoNESTIC SCIENCE in THE HOUSEHOLD

Il long lltIlt III HOOh NOhbihioh iOi Npch
ing, by covering with water which should
be oIien changed for fresh.
Although the fragrant strawberry is
the concomitant OF the 'shoft-cake,'
facile priuceps, this del cioui supp or
lunche bread should not be aliowed
10 fade itom the family bill o. fare along
with crimson berry, whose name It
b ats. Raspbetrles furnish no mean in
centve t. the best endeavors oil this
dainty dish, whils peaches furnish forth
a feast quite fit for the gods. For this
a sponge cake foundation is better tuan
the biscuit cough, which is the proper
setting for strawnerIies. Bake the cak.
in rsther thin sheets. cover with fresh
peaches sliced and sweeteued, aud
smother in whipped cream. The cakes
may be piled in layers two Or three deep,
or served with but one layer OF cake.
Notwithstanding all the dalribes
whicn periodically and persistently des-
cend upon the humble and unobirusive
dish OF hash, near y every one is fond Of
il il well made and carefully seasoned.
While rned beet makes the best hash,
roast Geef or even beefiteak well
minced and feed from sll the bone,
The proportion of mea and potato may
be equal, or Two paris OF potato may he
allowed to one Of meat a very little
fat is an improvement, and suspicion
OF on on should "animate the whoe."
A New Hampshire addendum VIII CHI
gives zest to this domestic dish is few
sliced beets or the same OF sour apples
chopped with the potato, seasoned 10
taste with salt and pepper. Pat a larg
tablespoonful of butter in a spider, and
add about two tablespoontuls Of hot
water. As soon as the butter mels, put
in the hash and let it sinm n until il has
absorbed the wafer, and TOMS delicate
crust. When this is attained, fold over
like an omelet Have some fresh eggs
carefully polched. serve an egg on each
spoonful hash, nd vou have breakfast
or supper dish Y at Is sure to find VEL
come.
lust here comes plant from the
''clty bosrder." who had gone tor the
summer to farm house among The
Berkshire hills. ait was beautiful To-
cation" sighed this lady. and IT, house
was SO clean and fresh that we al. ielt at
once, mere we can rest anu fairly 's'nT
ourselves away to everlasting bliss, II
we ielt so inclined. But here came "the
rift III the lutte" that left us no acc m
paniment 10 our song. We are not u
fussy family. Our tastes are simple in
the extreme. We do not care for pastry
nor rich cake. We are all very fond OF
fruit, and much prefer it i'll It's natural
state. We like simple puddings or a
plain gingerbread occasionally, but do
not care to have our landlady spend
strength or time in evolving multi
plicity of pies and things" What we
do crave. however, (an1 what we miss,
having been accustomed 10 dine at
night. is something warm at the six
O'Clock supper. We would no. care
how simple the dish might be-baked
potatoes, hash, stewed tomatoes, boiled
corn, eggs in any form, fish, anything,
SO long as it was warm and hearty. This
| suggested 10 the hostess, but sac
frowned me down with the announce
ment Of her platform: "When my din
ner works done" she s5id. my kitchen
fire goes out. You needn't think | am
going TO get up at five IN the morning
, and bake big batch OF pie, an marble
cake an Jelly cake, am gold cake, am
then have hire at night, too. No sr.
Pm goin' TO dress up alter my dinners
! out o. the way, and | shan't cook any
thin after that for nobody. If CITY board
ers aren't satisfied with three kinds OF
| cake an preserves for supper, withou
my hevin' to make ilre an git ali tibet
up they can go back where they came
| from
Sc, this good, New England woman
| still persists m stewing all the delicious
berries, curranis and plums (which we
would infinitely prefer iresh) and stir
| ring up innumerable cakes and multi
tudinous pies, while we suffer the conse-
| quences."
A new alteT-dinner CONNECTION are
dates stuffed with mafshmallows. Wash
the dates thoroughly, make an incision
on one side and remove the pit. Tuck
| in the space thus made bit OF marsh
mallow, close the date and roll in pow
dered sugar.
In serving watermelon, do not forget
that the easiest and prettiest way OF ar
ranging this delicious fruit is to cut 1t in
halves lengthwise, and, with table
! spoon, cut out cones OF the pink centre
Place them on platter lined with grape
or maple leaves, and serve. THIS is
really more economical and vastly more
convenient method than the old-t ME
| dlSpensation, when each person was lett
to struggle with slippery hemisphere,
that overlapped the most conspicuous
dinner plate and lett an amount OF debris
behind it, that put to shame, by its
atlluence, even the most modest con-
| sumer.
In putting up cucumber pickles, cover
the jars with horseradish leaves, as they
contain strong antissptic principles that
prevent mould.
/ EMMA PADDOCK TELFoRD.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
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