The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-06

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bowl the night before, adding cold wa
ter and covering closely. In this way
tie flavor of the chocolate is best ex-
tracteG.
Early morning exercise is denounced
nowadays by the majority of hygenlc
teachers. AT that time, they say vltal-
ity is at its lowest ebb. and needs the
stimulation of food. About mid-after-
noon is the best time for gentle outdoor
exercise. AT this time, too, it is most de-
sirable that mental labor should cease.
An ingenious woman, who became
tired of faHAres with delicate house
plants in the winter, conceived the IDEA
Of turning her winter conservatory into
forcing house for early vegetables. A
window of a small, sunny Sewing-room
was fitted with boxes, one above the
other, and in this she has had the salts
faction of producing a winter vegetanie
garden. She has to-day f1ourishlng beds
of radishes and early lettuce, and is
trying in two of the boxes to produce
dish of strawberries by February. The
strawberry plants We're set out IN NO
venber, and have been carefully
watched and watered The berries are
already in evidence, and, barring some
mshap, will be lusciously ripe by st.
Valentines Day. THE experiment,
she says, has proved interesting. and
it has been quite exciting to pick my
own salad and radishes with the snow on
the ground 1t is an experiment that
any one. probably. could equally well
carry out who has a sunny window to
devote to it.
In the case of small wedding gifts
that are likely to be duplicated, it is
much the wiser plan not to have them
marked and to take the precaution TO
send them in the box of the house from
which they have been purchased. In this
way. it is an easy matter for the bride
to make an exchange if she finds her
self provided with a plethora of tea
balls. bon-bon spoons, and the like. A
wedding gift. too, should be something
that has permanent value, great as is
the temptation, occasionally, to bestow q
beautiful specimen of some prevailing
fad 4 bride of two or three years ago
received wv DldCk velvet StoCh Coiidl
one with a gold slide, the other mounted
ir silver richly engraved. Each rep
resented considerable outlay of money
and was a welcome addition TO the
young brides dressing table al the mo-
ment. To-day, however, they are use
less.
There is legitimate reason for the
preference at dinner for candles as a
means of lighting A single gas-burner
will consume more oxygen and produce
more carbonic acid to destroy the pure
atmosphere of the room than six or
eight candles.
Victoria pudding is a dish very COM
mon at English tables, and is made
from boiled potatoes. Pass them, while
hot and in the mealy stage, through
a sieve and mix with them little but
ter, sugar. two eggs to six medium
sized potatoes, three tablespoonfuls of
cream. and the grated rind of a lemon.
pudding dish is buttered and pre-
served plums or peaches spread on the
bottom. The potato pudding is poured
over and baked in a moderate oven.
Serve hot with powdered sugar sprink-
led over the top.
If a piece of rare beefsteak is left
over from breakfast, it makes an ex-
cellent sandwich filing for luncheon, if
chopped very fine and seasoned with
salt and pepper In this condition 1t
is much more digestible than when re-
heated in the universally detested stew.
The best manicure acid is a teaspoon
full Of lemon juice in q cup of tepid
water This not only whitens and re-
moves all stains from the nails, but it
loosens the cuticle much better than
scissors do A dash of lemon juice,
too. in a glass OF water is an admirable
tooth wash after the use OF oniohs or
anything that will affect the breath
One way to stuff eggs is to boil them
hard, cut them in halves, removing the
yolks. Pound these with butter, salt
and a little anchovy paste. Refill the
whites with the mixture, putting each
half on a square of dry toast Serve
with a white sauce poured around each,
with a dust of Parmesan cheese over 1t.
coat left on bananas after they are
peeled should be removed before eat
ing. 1t is this. like the white. pithy
underskin of an orange, which is indi-
geStible