Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
EARLY HOURS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
The Use Of Cooking Thermometers
is on the Increase.
FEW TIMELY RECIPES

1y stated. are: That western pork is better
than the eastern. because it is corn fed.
That in ordering pork for roast you
should always call for young pork.
That the reason some pork cooked with
beans cooks away to a sea of greasy. crum-
bly, fat is because it is from an old hog.
That the way to distinguish young pork
when buying is that salt pork from young
pigs or yearlings is firm, hard and close in
texture and it's skin is thin and smooth,
while that from an old residenter is rough,
scaly and full of bristles.
That clear, white pork is better than
that with a pinkish yellowish tinge.
That pork tenderloin alone is tasteless,
and has to be treated with various high
condiments to be made palatable.
That in boiling a ham you should add
one cup of vinegar and one cup of sugar.
That the liquor in which ham is boiled
makes q good foundation for pea soup.
That it is much cheaper to buy fresh
shoulder of pork and corn it for yourself,
allowing one gallon of salt to five gallons
of water.
That pork drippings make one of the best
frying mediums for chickens or fish. That
apple sauce should always be an accom-
paniment for roast pork.
That cold roast pig. sliced thin, is al
most equal to the breast of turkey.
That the leaf lard from the kidneys is
best. That old or very salt ham should be
parboiled five minutes before broiling
That fried ham cooked too long will be-
come hard and dry.
Sleep and plenty of it is most important
desideratum to the growing child 1t is a
great mistake for mothers to allow any
child under the age of fourteen to get in
to the habit of sitting up until his elders
retire. or until he himself falls asleep on
chair or sofa from sheer WEAKNESS, and
has to be dragged an unwilling captive to
bed. For the little children, let the supper
be light but nutritious; then, after a little
playtime. or a half hour of reading or
story telling, carry them off to bed. Let
them early learn to go to sleep alone
without light, If near the rooms where
the family are sitting, but if some distance
off, with a night light especially If the
For older children . o'clock should be
the limit. and. If possible. books should be
laid aside half hour before that to give
the brain a chance to rest. EARLY to bed
is not only distinct benefit to the chill
dren themselves, but the busy mother spe-
cially needs the evening to herself.
The sale of cooking thermometers for
household as well hotel use is decidedly
on the increase, according to the house
furnishing dealers This IS attributed to
the fact that cooking is coming to be re-
garded more and more as a science, re-
curing accuracy In its prosecution in order
to produce the best results. For some time
1t was necessary to buy the imported Their
NuOIuctcTS, WHICH were very expensive,
American manufacturers have risen to the
OCCASION and excellent ones can now be
purchased here for about So They are
made of iron and porcelain. the standard
holding the mercury inclining backward,
so that the marking can be readily read.
The correct heat for baking various differ
ent foods is thus set down in the Their
mometer: For roasts in ovens: Pork 80
degrees, beef, $40 degrees; veal, 800 de-
grees; mutton, 300 degrees. Puff pastry re-
quires temperature of $40 degrees bread,
$40 degrees; pastry, 800 degrees, and meat
pies. go degrees.
Hickory nuts are again in market, and
hickory nut cake. follows as the night the
day.. Rub to cream one and one-half
cups graduated sugar and one-half cup
butter Add three-quarters of cup of
sweet milk and two and one-half cups of
flour, through which has been sifted two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Stir in one
teaspoonful vanilla and one cupful hickory
nut meats. Lastly. fold in lightly the
whites of four eggs beaten to stiff froth.
Bake in a long tin lined with buttered
paper on the bottom in a medium hot oven
1t will require about an hours baking, and
should rise in the pan to its full height be-
fore 1t begins tC brown.
A tapioca apple pudding recipe that lays
this fiattering JUNCTION to its soul, "All men
are fond of it," halls from Philadelphia
Soak one-half cup of tapioca over night.
In the morning cook until clear and tender
In pint of water not allowing it to be-
come too stiff. When clear, sweeten to
taste, add slices of tart, tender apples, and
put in oven just long enough to brown
Send to the table in the baking dish, and
serve with sugar and cream. This is also
delicious with fresh peaches, cut in little
pieces.
When preparing sandwiches for a large
company, 1t IS sometimes necessary to
make them several hours in advance of
the serving. If a napkin is wrung out of
hot water and wrapped around the sand
wiches which should then be placed in a
cool room. they will keep as fresh and
moist as though just spread.
Hot meats and soups will inevitably spoil
II set away covered closely. There must
always be an escape for the hot air Broths
must be thoroughly cooled before going into
the ice chest, and then only lightly covered
A novel but efficacious method of wash
ing glasses in Turkey is to put them in
cold water and scrub them with green
leaves. usually fig. This gives them a
superb polish, without the use of soap
In baking Brown Betty" try adding a
little molasses. AS a rule Brown Betty
otherwise most admirable-is apt to be
too dry, a defect remedied by this addl-
ton.
Never put meat away in the wrapping
paper in which 1t comes from the butchers
Take out, lay on plate, and cover with a
c.ean cloth kept for that purpose.