The record-union., 1897-04-25

heel will be found very useful in such
cases, as they can be worn with perfect
comfort.
Now that womankind is growing
more scientific and taking a firmer
grasp upon psychology, we find one OF
its primary laws-that of association
directing the renovation of the modern
kitchen. The old, semi ANNUALLY
| whitened walls that soon succumbed
to the smoke of broiling and the vapors
of boiling are no longer tolerated. Only
| an environment that suggests absolute
freshness and purity can be associated
! in the mind of the diner with the food
that his tickle appetite does not always
even then find alluring. The kitchen
| completely sealed in some light, fresh
looking, natural wood, or, better still,
tiled all over, walls, ceiling and floor,
is almost an absolute law.
If the range is kept in good condition
it must be often blackened This is
necessary, not only for the preserVa-
ton of the material, but also as the
requisite of a brisk fire from a mod
crate amount of fuel. Yet backing i'm
plies dark marks upon dishes set on the
warming shelf, and these dark rings
are transferred in time to the dining
room to appear where the dish has
been placed upon the tablecloth. A
tin plate set upon the shelf upon which
the dish may rest is the only sure way
to prevent the transmission of the ring
of black The wiping off of platterS
at the last moment is not always, even
in the most orderly kitchens, thorough.
Here is a secret as to the making of
chicken potpie crust. Too often chick
en- potpie is served with heavy crust.
If beef suet, chopped until it is foury
and entirely free from strings, is used
for shortening, and the following recipe
carefully followed, the result will be a
crust that will almost melt in the
mouth: Rub a cup of suet prepared as
described, into two of flour, sifted with
a heaping teaspoon of baking powder
and a half teaspoon of salt; do not wet
this until everything else is prepared
for the pie Gt will take about a cup of
cold water and must be like biscuit
dough-, as the raising loses effect If it
does not begin to cook as soon as pos
sible after it is mixed into dough. A
year old chicken is better for this pur-
pose than younger one Have it sent
home jointed, as for fricassee. Put
in a rounded pot lined with the paste,
rolled thin; salt to taste; flavor with
parsley, cover with thin sheet of paste,
with a hole in the center, through which
pour three teacups of boiling water.
Cover and boil slowly but surely, for
one and one-half hours. Remove the
top crust, and add a teacup of boiling
milk or cream, which has been thickened
with a teaspoon of -four rubbed into one
of butter This will be rather thick,
but will become thinner when added to
the broth in the pot. Put back crust,
and turn out on the dish, when sending
to the table, under side UP. Some peo-
pie take out the chicken when thick
ening the broth, but it must be popped
in the steamer, or in a collander, over
boiling water or it will lose Wilderness
Should the broth boil away, more water
must be added, or stock made from
white meat. If a heartier dish is desired.
parboiled potatoes, cut in bits, may be
laid on top of the chicken, then a layer
of chopped ham and squares of paste
may be added.
A delicious hard sauce for buildings is
prepared with maple syrup. 1t may be
served for children, with the certainty
that their elders will not refuse it, on
boiled rice for a nursery dessert Boil
maple syrup till very thick, cool, and