The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-02
THE HOME.
Welsh Rabbit"

Now that chafine-dish cooking has be-
come society accomplishment the
Household Hints and Selected
| Menus of the city papers, says Mrs.
Clara Cotton in the Advance, give US
many variations of the original simple
Welsh rabbit, or rarebit, as Webster de-
tines it, namely, "Slices of toasted bread
spread with thick layer of melted
cheese
community in the West. where they made
this now fashionable article as their
mothers back in Wales made it before
them, and, SO far as we know, the for
mula used by them has never appeared
in print. 1t was as follows:
Thick slices of bread, cut across the
whole loaf, spread with layer, at least
half rs thick MS the bread, of rich cream
cheese crumbled fine. On top Of this
was spread evenly thin layer of bacon
chopped very fine; according to taste q
sprinkling of pepper WAS added, and q
wine glass OF ale, or enough to slightly
wet the bread, was poured over the
whole. The slices prepared were placed
in hot oven and left until the bread
was dried through, the cheese melted and
the bacon crisped.
The better families of the Welsh soon
imbibed American ideas Of Temperance,
and omitted the ale. With this exception
the com bination given above was the
rare bit of pabulum which form ell the
standard breakfast In Welsh homes 1t
was washed down with pot of English
breakfast tea almost strong enough to
fl ont an egg. which seemed to serve as d
digester, for no more rosy checked
women and vigorous men could he found
than were these same Welsh.
Winter Moths.
AS every cloud is said to have it's silver
lining, SO every blessing seems to have
its shadow. No sooner has everyone
discovered the blessing of steam-heated
houses than it is found that These homes,
where the heat is kept at wholesome
and uniform temperature during the
cold weather, are places where the
clothes moth luxuriatss.
Under ordinary conditions the winter
puts an end to the ravages Of the moth.
He is usually frozen out by the cold of
winter, and even in houses thoroughly
heated by furnaces or by stoves he is
never Known to affect much activity,
but remains quiescent until the warm
days of April.
In our steam heated houses we have an
atmosphere most favorable to animal and
plant life, and it is discovered that the
common clothes moth, aud especially the
buffalo moth, that pest Of recent impor-
tation, continue their ravages. They do
not die ut their appointed time, and they
even hatch ont fresh generations under
the favorable influence of the heat, SO
that their work Of destr uction goes on
without interruption. Sometimes un-
der such conditions 1t may be necessary
to fumigate with sulphur closet where
this "moth" has taken up his quarters.
Theirs are some portions of the coun-
try where tina buffalo beetle has not yet
arrived, or is just taking up quarters.
For the benefit of ouch localities we give
his description. The grub, which is
the only creature that is likely to he ssen
about the house, is a hairy little creature
not over an eighth Of an inch long, or
as large as a common lady bug. 1t
moves very fast. Benzine poured freely
around the edges OF any carpet that Inns
besn ATTACKED by buffalo moths is an
Of 1~ ofrno
especially fond OF certain colors. 1t has
been known to eat NIL the red figures and
stripes In the border Of carpet and
leave the rest alone. Que housekeeper,
taking advantage Of this popularity.
placed bits of red flannel in the corner
Of closet inhabited by buffalo moths.
aud each day destroyed all she found
collected on the flannel.
The popularity of this moth is that it
may be introduced with hardware, chins,
straw, or in almost anything. In one
new house 1t was discovered that buffalo
bugs were introduced before the house
was inhabited in a box of window
weights. All tho oreviees of the floor
around the weights had become in
habited, and large numbers were found
in the box of weights.
There is no remedy go effectual as q
prompt upheaval Of the carpet where
this pest has become established, with a
thorough scrubbing of the floor. BEN
zine must then be poured around the
edges of the room and in the cracks of
the floor. 1t can be purchased at an oil
store or pain t store at so low a price
that it can be freely used around the
edges of the floor and in any crack where
this bug may lodge. If the room Is well
aired afterward there is NO danger from
It's use.-New York Tribune.
Selecting Bonnet.
People who have high cheek bones
should always select bonnets somewhat
broad and square. never narrower than
the face, and never wear any pointed
headdress; nor should their hair be
parted and fatty drawn back.
Something square rising at each side
of fbo hood oo,oa U hak in the shane of a n