Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-20
HOUSEHOLDHINTS

| lares and penates is debarred the privilege
| of putting up the summer fruits the
| SUBURBAN housekeeper punctiliously stores
away the summers honeyed sweetness for
future use. Just now she is busy looking
| after her rhubarb jelly Taken in the cool
| of the morning 1t is Eot such hot work as
| might be imagined and the vine-Shaded
porch, with an occs sioral detour to the
| kitchen range, affords a pleasant stage set
| ting for delightful task. The middle or
last of Aug lst is the only suitable time for
| this particular work, as the early spring
| rhubarb positively refuses ito jell." Wash
| the rhubarb wnil, but do not peel it, as the
skin gives cne pretty pink color TO the pre-
pared plant Cut it in inch pieces, never
minding it If it be stringy. Allow half q
| cupful of water to each pound of rhubarb
| and let it stew gently in granite or porce-
| lain kettle until all in shreds. Strain
| through cheesecloth or flannel bag; allow
| a pound of sugar to each pound of Juice
| Let the juice boil gently for twenty min
| uteS, add the sugar, stir until all the Jumps
are dissolved and withdraw the spoon.
Turn into glasses which have been rolled
| In not water and cover closely when cold
and firm. Not only will it be found a
| tasty" jelly but an eXQuisiteIy colored one
| as well, that will add a rosy touch of color
| to the pink tea
The pugnacious yellow jacket is now
| sharpening his effective weapons for Of
| Tense, as many a suburban resident or
| summer boarder has found to his sorrow
Attracted by the moisture about wells or
| by the ripening fruit and housewives pre-.
serving procliyities, they are attracted
| INTO houses in considerable numbers DEFY
ing the housemaids broom and wrath
| There is no way of routing this foe by day.
| ught; out when the shades of night begin
| u Iai, and the wandering insects leave
| their warfare and return to their panerv
dwellings for the night, there is the would
| De destroyer's opportunity. If drug store
| IS convenient a few spoonfuls of chloro-
| form or bisulphde of carbon introduced
| INTO the opening of the nest after the
Wasps are settled for the night will soon
| quiet It's unruly tenants for aye Lacking
| these sedatives, the entrance of the nest
may be expeditiously closed with a heavy
| cIoth, the nest torn down and thrown into
| boiling water or set fire to by lighted
| torch of rags dipped in kercsene and tied
| TO long pole.
| Egg salad is a cool-looking, appetizing
| acdltlon to the summer supper table, when
| not foods seem more or less distastefIl 1t
| is especially effective when the color
| scheme of yellow is to be carried out Boil
| SIX eggs for nfteen minutes, then put into
| cold water. When thoroughly chilled, re-
| move the shells and cut the eggs into
| slices. Arrange these, overlapping each
| other in a salad dish, lined with crisp let
tuce leaves. Cover with French dressing,
| consisting of four tablespoonfuls of olive
| oil. a tablespoonful each of vinegar and
| lemon juice, half a teaspoonful of salt a
| plnch Of cayenne and Tablespoonful of
| German mustard. A few teaspoonfuls of
| mayonnaise and a little finely-chopped
| parsley sprinkled over the top add to its
appearance as well as toothsomensss.
| In the English country houses great at
| tention is paid to the arrangement of the
| flowers the dining table For even the
| ordinary family dinner five vases are al
| ways used. and sometimes nine. set
| for e -I,., +,I>ro
| the other four or eight are placed on either
| side. Sometimes tall vases alternate with
| little ones, each holding a single rose. and
| on other occasions finger glasses set in old
fashioned silver wine holders are used. A
| faVorite bouquet for the library is made
| OF the beautiful red peoples mixed with
tall grasses.
For any one planning a trip to the north
woods or any place where gnats and mos
qu1toes abound, the 'fishermans nett will
| be found an invaluable accession to the
camping outfit. These may be found at
any of the shops where sporting goods are
sold. They are the kind worn by fisher
men, and consist of a common net with
a wire in the top to rest upon the hat. and
shot in the lower edge to hold them in
place. Fastened about the sailor hats of
men or women they form a perfect protec-
ton for the face and neck.
A sandwich, whose popularity grows with
those who feed on 1T, Is the peanut, with
ing made by combining the grated or rolled
peanuts with cream cheese cream and salt
Fruit sandwiches made with filling of
chopped dates and raisins are also held
in high repute for the lunch basket, though
debarred admittance at the more aristo-
cratic 3 o'clock tea table.
The stereotyped and much-maIiened New
England pie is beginning to cast aside its |
under crust, and now frequently appears |
In deep dish with only the top crust after |
iiSh
quartered Sweetened and favored with
nutmeg or cinnamon; plums with their pits |
still in, and peaches halved and sugared and |
tucked under the protecting upper crust. |
are all seasonable and delicious.
Many of the best housekeepers have fore |
sworn the use of stove polish on the kitch- |
en- range, excepting once or twice in sea
son, and grease is the monarch of the kltch-
en- instead. Once week the stove is |
washed off in greasy water and on the |
days between is merely wiped with greasy |
cloth.
When carafes or vinegar cruets take on /
dingy hue that refuses to yield to ordi- !
nary treatment fill with water to which a \
teaspoonful of household ammonia has
been added and allow them to stand over
night. In the morning, rinse thoroughly /
and the glass will be found crystal clear.
To keep pitcher of ice water in the bed |
room all night without any perceptible |
melting Of the ice. wrap in several thick
nesses of newspaper with the ends tightly
twisted together to exclude the air.
If in using sour milk with soda for grid
die cakes or mullins the milk does not foam
as it should to produce the desired light
ness, teaspoonful of vinegar added to the
milk will give the desired result.
Women Who Can Eat.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.